The Rise To Riches

One

In a quiet hospital room in the heart of Silverbrook City, Robin Zhang lay motionless on the bed, his arms and legs wrapped tightly in white bandages. The twenty-year-old had already spent ten long days in this sterile ward, and today marked his eleventh.

At exactly nine in the morning, Robin slowly opened his eyes and stared at the plain white ceiling above him.

“Where am I?” he muttered in a weak voice.

The nurse keeping watch over him gasped in surprise. “You’re awake! Please don’t move too much. I’ll call the doctor right away!”

She hurried out of the room. Robin tried to shift his body but instantly regretted it. A wave of crushing pain shot through his bones, making him groan softly.

“Argh…”

Suddenly, a flood of memories rushed into his mind. His breathing grew heavy as the painful events replayed clearly — the betrayal, the false accusations, the brutal beating by thugs, and finally being struck by a fully loaded truck. His expression darkened with deep bitterness.

“Evelyn…” he whispered, his voice filled with suppressed anger.

“My life is truly miserable. Betrayed, framed, beaten half to death, and then run over like garbage.”

Just then, the door opened again. The nurse returned, this time accompanied by a middle-aged doctor in a white coat.

“How are you feeling, young man?” the doctor asked seriously.

“Everything hurts, especially my bones,” Robin replied, not hiding the pain in his voice.

The doctor nodded and performed a quick examination. After a few minutes, he spoke calmly. “Your vital signs are stable, but you have several fractures and broken bones. It will take time to recover. Do you have any family nearby we can contact?”

Robin shook his head slowly. “Both my parents passed away a long time ago.”

The doctor fell silent for a moment, looking slightly awkward. “I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay,” Robin said quietly. “It happened years ago.”

After a brief pause, he asked, “Is there any damage to my head, Doctor?”

The doctor checked once more and shook his head. “No issues at all with your head. Why do you ask?”

Robin almost spoke but held back. “Nothing important. I was just thinking about stories where people lose their memory after being hit by a car.”

The doctor smiled faintly. “That usually only happens with severe head trauma.” He scribbled something on his chart and added, “I’ll come back to check on you this afternoon. Try to rest.”

“Thank you, Doctor,” Robin said softly.

Once the doctor and nurse had left the room, Robin stared at the translucent blue screen that had suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

[Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound with the Super System: Daily Login!]

He glanced around the empty private ward to make sure he was truly alone.

“Am I hallucinating?” he thought.

Instead of an answer, the mechanical voice echoed in his mind once again.

[Would the Host like to Log In?]

Robin answered silently, “Log in.”

[Ding! Login successful!]

[Congratulations, Host. You have received 100 million dollars.]

[The funds have been deposited directly into your bank account.]

Robin’s eyes widened in shock, but reality quickly set in — he was trapped in a hospital bed with broken limbs and couldn’t even check his phone.

“Great… I finally got rich, but I can’t even touch the money,” he thought bitterly, staring blankly at the ceiling.

“System… is it really just daily login? Nothing else?” he asked silently.

Several new options immediately appeared before him.

Robin first opened the Status window.

Status

Name: Robin Zhang

Age: 20

Physique: 5 Points

Balance: 100,000,000 USD

Current Condition: Severely injured — multiple fractures and broken bones.

He scanned it briefly, then switched to the Inventory.

INVENTORY ~ Beginner’s Box Activated

Robin’s eyes were immediately drawn to the Beginner’s Box listed in his inventory. Without hesitation, he mentally selected it and opened the box.

[Beginner’s Box successfully opened!]

[Rewards received:]

- Recovery Pill

- 30% Shares of Silverbrook Central Hospital

- Medical Skill: Low Level

Robin’s heart skipped a beat. The rewards were far better than he had expected. However, he hesitated to use the Recovery Pill right away. After all, the doctor had just told him he had multiple fractures and broken bones. Normal recovery would take several months, and the hospital had already planned for him to stay at least seven more days.

Besides, as an ordinary patient, he figured his time here would be short anyway.

A moment later, the system’s voice rang in his mind again.

[Medical Skill is now being installed into the Host’s mind.]

Robin felt a rush of new information flooding his brain. In just seconds, knowledge about various medicines, medical tools, procedures, and basic treatments merged seamlessly into his memory. He suddenly understood things about hospital equipment that he had never learned before.

“Interesting… This system is actually real,” he thought, a small spark of excitement lighting up in his chest.

Meanwhile, in the Director’s office on the top floor of Silverbrook Central Hospital, the atmosphere had turned tense.

“What?! Thirty percent of the hospital’s shares have been transferred to someone else?!” the Director exclaimed, his voice filled with shock.

“Yes, sir,” his secretary replied nervously, handing over a document. “This is the information on the new shareholder.”

The Director scanned the name with a deep frown. “Robin Zhang… Which family does Zhang belong to?”

The secretary shook his head. “I’ve checked everywhere in the city, sir. There’s no prominent Zhang family connected to him. However, I did find out who he is.”

“Tell me,” the Director demanded.

“Robin Zhang is a twenty-year-old orphan. He graduated from a regular high school and was working at a small convenience store. His girlfriend recently betrayed him, after which he was severely beaten by a group of men and then hit by a fully loaded truck. He was brought here — to our hospital — for treatment.”

The secretary paused before adding quietly, “He’s currently a patient in the lower-class ward, sir… Ward 141.”

The Director’s eyes widened in disbelief. “He’s here? Right now?!”

Without wasting another second, he slammed his hand on the desk. “You fool! Immediately move him to the best single exclusive ward we have! Assign the best nurses to take care of him right away!”

The secretary nodded frantically and rushed out of the office.

The Director leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples. He only owned 10% of the hospital’s shares. This young man now held three times as much. The power balance had shifted in an instant.

“I hope this doesn’t bring trouble to the hospital…” he muttered anxiously before hurrying out to meet Robin personally.

Back in his room, Robin had no idea about the chaos unfolding upstairs. He simply stared out the window, feeling bored.

“So dull…” he sighed.

Just then, the door opened and several nurses entered his ward in a hurry. Robin frowned in confusion.

“What’s going on?” he asked.

The head nurse stepped forward, bowing deeply with an apologetic expression. “We’re very sorry, Mr. Zhang. There was a mistake in placing you in this lower-class ward. We will move you to a private exclusive ward immediately.”

Robin was stunned for a moment, but he quickly composed himself.

‘The system really works…’ he thought, his eyes brightening with realization.

“Alright, do as you wish,” he replied casually.

The nurses moved efficiently, carefully wheeling his bed out of the room and toward the exclusive patient floor. A few minutes later, Robin found himself in a much larger, luxurious single ward equipped with a television, comfortable furniture, and better lighting.

“If you need anything at all, sir, just press the button beside your bed,” the head nurse said politely.

“Thank you. You can return to your duties now,” Robin replied calmly.

The nurses bowed once more and left the room.

Not long after they departed, two people entered

the ward.

“Hello, Mr. Zhang,” the older man said with a respectful smile.

Robin frowned slightly, looking at the two unfamiliar visitors. “You two are…?”