Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 741 Albinism

Wang Xiaoling hopes she can live.

Before she died, Wang Xiaoling hoped that she could live on with her life... to successfully complete the game, accumulate a million points, escape the Dawn Game, and be reborn.

With such heavy expectations and a life at stake, how could Shi Yuan not think about living?

Poker League emerged around this time.

When Shi Yuan went to the square to watch the live broadcast, his gaze fell on the players who were setting up gambling dens in the dark corners.

Those players all looked to be in great shape, with bright smiles, dressed appropriately, and... they were all women.

Yes, it was all women.

All of them are female players.

The dealers running the gambling dens were all women.

Rather than the traditional role of female dealers as assistants and male dealers as the dominant force, this is not the case in most contexts.

It was at this time that Ruan Qinghe's name entered Shi Yuan's mind.

"Shi Yuan?"

Ruan Qinghe's gentle voice rang out: "Are you spacing out again? Have you thought of something unpleasant this time?"

“…No,” Shi Yuan explained, bowing his head, “I’m just a little flattered.”

"What a lovely excuse."

Ruan Qinghe smiled lightly, "But it's okay, because I like you, so I believe everything you say."

Shi Yuan: "..."

She slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless, it's best to believe it for now.

As for the future... we'll think about it later.

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"The Poker League should have been established even earlier than the Black Robe Church's oversight team."

Anjie accepted the cake from Yu Shijiu and thanked him, then leaned back on the sofa and slowly said:

"It has a long history, well, I guess you could say that? I haven't read many books, so my word choice might not be quite right."

“It’s okay,” Yu Shijiu said, squinting as he took a big gulp of his latte with the straw in his mouth. “I haven’t been to school either.”

Xu Han raised his hand and said, "I don't have any either. I'm in poor health and I'm mostly bedridden at home. My mom only occasionally hires a tutor to teach me so I can learn to read."

He Lingling nodded silently: "I'm about the same. The books I read are probably different from yours."

After all, it's Braille...

The different species of fat cat also let out a loud meow.

"..." Chen Yi, the only one present who could be considered to have studied seriously, said: "...Well, actually, studying isn't necessarily a particularly good thing."

"really?"

Yu Shijiu tilted her head curiously to look at Chen Yi, "Brother Chen, isn't school fun? I used to see groups of people running around in the alleys with their backpacks on their backs, and they said school seemed really good."

"...How should I put it?"

Chen Yi had a headache: "My grades aren't good, so my head hurts when I see books, haha. Maybe I just don't have much talent for this kind of thing... so I haven't learned much."

Yu Shijiu took another sip of his latte, squinted his eyes contentedly, and mumbled:

"So, are we all illiterate?"

"..."

The not-so-spacious living room fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, Anjie, who had started the conversation, coughed several times and forcibly changed the subject.

"Um, was Shi Jiu trying to ask about Ruan Qinghe, the president of the Poker League, just now?"

"Yes."

Yu Shijiu said cheerfully, "Actually, I want to know why she looks so much like the 'angel'."

“…” An Jie was silent for a few seconds, then looked at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi's head throbbed even more from Chen's gaze, and he said with a look of deep emotion:

"How can I explain this in a more accessible way... If I had read more books and absorbed more knowledge, I might not have gone to become a chef and open a restaurant..."

“…” Anjie looked at He Lingling.

He Lingling: "..."

He Lingling pinched the bridge of her nose and said, "In terms of the name of the disease in reality, it is albinism."

Yu Shijiu looked at He Lingling while biting on a straw.

"Ruan Qinghe is an albinism patient."

He Lingling: "We have no way of knowing about her past in reality, but based on the existing scattered rumors, Ruan Qinghe probably didn't have a good life before."

"...How could anyone possibly be doing well..."

Xu Han interjected with a sigh, "Albinism patients suffer a lot. Their skin is white and their pupils are light in color because they are born without melanin. They look quite beautiful, but in reality, they can't be exposed to the sun, and their eyesight is much, much worse than that of ordinary people."

“Hmm.” He Lingling continued, “Although it’s impossible for someone like me to be completely blind… but in my experience, long-term blurred vision is not a good thing.”

Why can't I get some sun?

Yu Shijiu asked curiously, "The sun is so nice. The intern nurses at the sanatorium used to say that sunbathing is good for your health. Feifei and I used to love sitting on the windowsill and sunbathing."

What's wrong with sunbathing?

The intern nurse said that getting more sun can help you grow taller and healthier (questionable). Feifei also likes to lie on the hot windowsill, belly up, and doze off, as does Yu Shijiu.

He liked the warmth of the sunlight on his skin.

It's very warm and can also dispel the strong smell of disinfectant in the ward.

It allows you to... briefly feel free in the sunlight.

There's another very important reason... it will remind Yu Shijiu of his mother's hugs.

It's warm and cozy... carrying the warm scent of sunshine.

"The skin of people with albinism is too fragile. They cannot withstand the stimulation of direct sunlight on their skin, which can cause rashes, and in severe cases, even erosion... Therefore, albinism is also known as 'vampire syndrome.'"

"Because they are like vampires who walk in the dark and cannot touch the sun."

He Lingling added with some pity: "This is still not a very severe case of albinism."

"...but it looks beautiful."

Yu Shijiu wrinkled her nose, looking like she'd learned something, and said, "I thought it was innate."

“It is indeed congenital,” He Lingling said. “Albinism is a hereditary disease caused by gene mutation, which means that from the time he/she is born, his/her genes are completely different from those of ordinary humans.”

"Shi Jiu, do you think Ruan Qinghe is very pretty?"

Anjie, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. Compared to Ruan Qinghe, her skin could be described as "dark," although this skin color was more indicative of a healthy, strong, and powerful appearance.

“Mmm,” Yu Shijiu took the cake fork Xu Han handed her and nodded, “Sister Ruan is really pretty.”

Ange smiled and said, "That's just your opinion."

"why?"

"Because they are different."

He Lingling murmured, "Because of her appearance, which is different from that of ordinary people."

Most people are social animals; they need to blend into the crowd to survive by having an appearance, personality, and family background that are not much different from those around them, and become just another face in the crowd... But people with albinism are different.

Their appearance will completely expose them to the public.