Doctor: Picking Up Attributes in the Hospital

Chapter 569 - 434: A New System Function Appears?!

PM.Zhao Heng returned to the apartment. Today, Zhao Dad and Zhao Mom had closed up shop early. Recently, business hasn’t been as good as before. They used to stay open until past ten and still have customers, but recently by around 7 PM, there are almost none. So Zhao Dad and Zhao Mom have been coming home early.

The whole family sat on the couch. Zhao Dad was watching a war movie, while Zhao Mom was busy in a newly added neighborhood vegetable-snatching group, snatching vegetables.

Speaking of this vegetable-snatching group, it’s the favorite of middle-aged and elderly people, especially Zhao Mom, who has recently been very enthusiastic about snatching vegetables, as if she found a second job.

If it weren’t for the little shop they ran, the vegetables snatched would be way too much for a family of three to consume.

"Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you."

Zhao Heng started speaking slowly to the elder couple.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dad and Zhao Mom both turned their heads to look at Zhao Heng.

In the eyes of the elder couple, Zhao Heng rarely uses such a formal tone to speak with them. After all, in the atmosphere of this family, many things don’t need to be specifically discussed.

The things Zhao Heng wanted to do were generally well-supported by his parents, and the matters Zhao Dad and Zhao Mom wanted to do were usually agreed upon by Zhao Heng.

So this formal kind of conversation was last used when Zhao Heng was selecting his college major after the entrance exam.

"What’s up, son?"

Zhao Mom was a bit nervous since she rarely saw Zhao Heng speak so formally.

Zhao Dad also picked up the remote and pressed pause, looking at Zhao Heng.

"Dad, Mom, why are you so nervous? What I want to say is that Man Ni and I have discussed finding a time for both sides to meet."

Zhao Heng couldn’t help but smile as he saw how tense his parents got.

"Oh, you child, I thought you were going to say something big, scared me for a moment."

Zhao Mom finally let out a sigh of relief. To be honest, lately, she had been feeling jittery from watching the news. Recently, not only have reports of violence against doctors increased, but there are also stories about a virus outbreak in Africa, which is pretty frightening.

Because of this, Zhao Mom started to worry about Zhao Heng, who is a doctor.

His previous trip to Africa had already left Zhao Mom in a state of anxiety, unable to sleep well for days.

"This is good, but son, you have to check if Man Ni’s family has any special customs for meeting up, as customs vary across different places for meetings between the male and female sides. We shouldn’t make a joke of ourselves."

Zhao Mom thought for a moment and added.

"These things must be clarified. Although our family isn’t wealthy, the necessary etiquettes should still be observed."

Hearing Zhao Mom’s words, Zhao Dad also nodded, seldom agreeing with what his wife said this time.

"Man Ni mentioned that there aren’t any special customs there, it’s just a meet-up for both sides to get acquainted."

Zhao Heng said.

In modern society, there’s no need to follow so many formalities anymore. Of course, there are those who hold onto their outdated views, but that’s a different matter.

"After this meeting, it’ll be engagement, right?"

Zhao Mom said with a face full of anticipation. Engagement leads to marriage, marriage leads to having kids, and that way, her wish to have a grandson or granddaughter can be realized soon.

"Step by step. Young people these days tend to do it later, no need to rush."

Zhao Dad was calm and composed. During his spare time, he would surf the internet on his elderly smartphone, so he had some understanding of young people’s thoughts.

Especially in recent years, the willingness of young people to marry and have children has reached a historic low and might still drop.

In this kind of environment, if the son could find a daughter-in-law and both wanted to get married, that’s already quite fortunate, nothing more should be forced.

"Early or late, it’s still marriage. If it can be done sooner, of course it should be."

Zhao Mom said somewhat disagreeingly.

"Mom, let’s meet first."

Zhao Heng replied.

He didn’t think too much about it. This was just about meeting each other’s parents, a casual mention at best.

After chatting with his parents for a bit, Zhao Heng went back to his bedroom, opened his laptop, and was about to start work.

Suddenly, an overdue voice echoed in Zhao Heng’s mind.

[Ding! After prolonged use by the host, the system has accrued enough energy and is now ready for an upgrade. Upgrade now?]

Huh?

Upgrade?

Since obtaining this system, Zhao Heng thought it was merely a mechanical function for picking up and merging attribute experiences. He didn’t expect a new upgrade feature to pop up now?

[System, what’s with this upgrade? Are there new features after upgrading?]

Zhao Heng asked in his mind.

[This system is an intelligent system capable of self-evolution. The previous system was version 1.0; after upgrading, the original pickup and merge function remains unchanged, while a Limit Breaking feature will be added.]

[Limit Breaking?]

Zhao Heng asked in his mind with surprise.

[Yes, Limit Breaking is about transcending current technological limitations or breaking through the existing technical bottleneck.]

The system explained.

[What conditions need to be met for this Limit Breaking?]

Zhao Heng asked again in his mind.

[Answering the host, when the host’s certain medical technology reaches the world’s pinnacle level and no longer achieves breakthroughs in a short period, the system can help overcome technical bottlenecks. The system will automatically detect the host’s peak medical technology.]