David Carter insisted, saying, “I’ve secured you a compensation of one thousand yuan per day for lost wages and nutrition. If you stay another month, that’s thirty thousand yuan. Later, we’ll also claim for emotional damages and follow-up treatment costs. You don’t need to worry about any of this—your big brother will handle everything perfectly for you.”

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you, Mr. Carter.” Nancy Stewart knew that David Carter had a wide network and plenty of connections. If it were Little Sister trying to get the money, she probably wouldn’t even be able to get the medical expenses.

Nancy Stewart quickly finished a bowl of porridge, finally feeling a bit more comfortable in his stomach. However, this startled Emily Stewart, who began shouting in alarm. According to her, in TV dramas, patients who wake up are always fed with a small spoon, but before she could even feed him, Nancy Stewart had already eaten everything clean.

“As long as you have an appetite, that’s good. Nancy, you rest for a while. I’ve asked your sister-in-law to make some chicken soup, and I’ll bring it to you tonight.” David Carter didn’t mind Nancy Stewart’s way of eating. In his view, having an appetite was a good thing—eating more would help him recover faster.

“Emily, how many days has it been since you last took a shower? Your hair smells weird.”

After David Carter left, Nancy Stewart looked at his sister and said, “I’m fine now. Go home and take a shower, and bring me a few sets of clean underwear. I feel like I’m starting to stink.”

“Okay, then you take care, and call the nurse if you need anything. I’ll leave a phone for you, and I’ll bring your old phone from home when I come back.”

Emily Stewart nodded at his words. Although she was usually carefree, as a girl she still cared about her appearance. She had been taking care of Nancy Stewart for over twenty days, and only when David Carter came could she find time to go home. She hadn’t showered for several days in a row and was starting to feel uncomfortable herself.

【Repair Value: 10 points.】

After his sister left the hospital room, Nancy Stewart took a deep breath and focused his attention in his mind. The repair value, which had originally shown 30 points, now only had 10 left.

But what made Nancy Stewart’s heart surge was that this repair value was indeed useful, and the effect was immediate. He had only slept for about ten hours, yet his body, which had been weakened to the extreme after more than twenty days without water, had recovered in just a dozen hours.

Chapter 8 Faking Illness Is Hard Work

【Repair Value: 10 points】

Looking at these numbers in his mind, Nancy Stewart fell into deep thought. He realized that he seemed to have obtained something extraordinary.

This so-called repair value was simply miraculous and defied logic. It could directly repair physical injuries, and in just a dozen hours, it had restored Nancy Stewart’s body—a recovery that might otherwise have taken half a year.

Although he didn’t have any particular beliefs, Nancy Stewart, who had grown up in a materialist environment, always liked to find scientific explanations for things.

But this time, Nancy Stewart couldn’t use science to explain what was happening to him. What was repair value? Where did it come from? Nancy Stewart had no idea about any of this.

“Could it be that getting electrocuted can activate this system and generate repair value?” Nancy Stewart wondered, picking up the phone his sister had left at the bedside to search online. As for his own phone, it had probably already been fried to scrap in the electric shock.

“Huh? So many people die from electrocution every year?”

He was shocked by what he found.

In just China alone, the number of deaths from electrocution the year before last reached eight thousand, and the number of people killed by lightning was also around three to four thousand. It seemed that getting electrocuted or struck by lightning was far more likely to be fatal than to generate any repair value.

“I wonder if this repair value can be used on others? And how can I get more repair value?”

Unable to figure out the source of the repair value in his mind, Nancy Stewart shifted his thoughts to how he could obtain more. This thing had already proven its usefulness—just the ability to repair bodily functions had benefited Nancy Stewart immensely.

“Why isn’t there an answer?”

After asking these two questions in his mind, Nancy Stewart waited for quite a while, but no new words appeared in his mind. Nancy Stewart started to understand—apparently, this thing had quite a temper. Other than using repair value, it didn’t seem to answer any other questions.

“Should I try getting electrocuted again?” Nancy Stewart licked his lips and glanced at the power outlet by the bed, actually feeling a bit tempted.

“Forget it, my back injury isn’t healed yet. What if I die trying? Who would I complain to then…” Nancy Stewart gave a bitter laugh in his heart. Just now, using the phone had pulled at the muscles in his back, and that burning pain made him suck in a cold breath.

“Use repair value to heal the back injury?” The thought popped into Nancy Stewart’s mind.

【Repair Value: 10 points. To repair back burns, 8 points will be deducted. Proceed with repair?】

The words appeared in Nancy Stewart’s mind again.

“Don’t repair!”