Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2812 I'm Not Sick

[Task Evaluation: I'm not sick]

The notification that containment had been achieved arrived as scheduled, and the peaceful Demon Mountain quietly vanished behind them.

As the scene shifts from light to dark, Fu Qian has successfully returned to the warehouse that provided strong support and is now seated in his place.

The subsequent task evaluation sounds a bit...

The best way to prove to a doctor that you are not sick is to make the doctor a patient as well.

Unfortunately, the young Rasik did not grasp this point.

From the very first day she realized she was in deep trouble, she did everything she could to prove herself.

Kindness, harmlessness, rationality... even dark yet humane little thoughts.

However, in the process, she not only gradually realized that there was a force controlling the entire sanatorium, but also touched upon the darkness of people's hearts in more than one place.

The world began to feel unreal, and everyone seemed to be living in lies, thus hiding the monster within their hearts.

When Rashik realized that time could be manipulated by the darkness in people's hearts, his fear swelled to its extreme.

She has begun to lose the ability to distinguish her true thoughts, including the urge to leave.

Staying here doesn't seem so bad?
Unable to accept that such a thought could even arise, she finally disregarded her inner vigilance and used the key, then used the notes in the safe.

Such behavior ultimately led to her downfall. Even if she opens her eyes again, will the person who is sent away from the sanatorium still be her?

In contrast, even with the sword of judgment hanging over your head, you skillfully evaded trap after trap, enjoying the abnormal tranquility of the sanatorium.

Then, the most difficult but also the most reliable method was to violently eliminate all forces that tried to keep you.

What's most remarkable is that, when faced with the Mantra Notes, you never even bothered to verify whether they truly possessed extraordinary effects; as long as they were "useful," that was enough.

This madness and detachment earned you particular recognition, because truth is not the essence of the notes; lies are.

This is also why those dregs from the sea of ​​the soul can stir up the cage projected by it.

[Kills: None]

[Reward: 20 sanity points]

[Special Bonus: Annalise's Lies]

Current SAN value: 155

[Should we play a recap of the event?]

……

It seems like there's nothing I'm most concerned about. Am I being too sensitive?

After listening quietly to the entire summary, although the theoretical evaluation was quite high, Fu Qian still sighed inwardly at one point.

Aside from the somewhat nonsensical title, the task summary is, frankly, quite informative.

Firstly, it might be because I explored the side quests quite thoroughly, and a considerable portion of the story actually focuses on Ms. Lasik.

From beginning to end, it vividly depicts her emotional journey.

The specific operation was similar to what I knew, and I found that Selvis was not lying after all.

After being thoroughly manipulated, he still managed to send the person away. Furthermore, unlike himself, Rashik didn't pose a threat like Judgment Day; all he needed to do was find a way to escape his predicament.

Even the more subtle line, "Is she still the one who leaves the sanatorium?" seems to subtly answer a previous question—if she wasn't the administrator, why was Rashik thrown into the sanatorium?
It sounds like this place was used as some kind of labor camp, and after being tortured, Rashik's "self" underwent a transformation.

For example, having gone through a series of lies, she can no longer distinguish which of her true thoughts is correct.

So it was deliberately processed like this before being sent to the United States and Virtue?
……

This is really too bad. The question is, what's the benefit of processing it?

At one point, Rashik's pitiful state spiked again, and while sighing in sympathy, it seemed difficult to confirm an answer to this question for the time being.

However, the term "lie" is quite interesting, to be honest.

"The essence of the Truth Notebook is not truth, but lies"?
This statement is quite remarkable; it completely overturns conventional wisdom and even alters the meaning of "Abyss Notes."

However, the mission summary was presented with considerable seriousness, even going so far as to explain the existence of the Time Well—

The sanatorium itself is a projection of the Truth Notebook, which is not the pure thing imagined, but rather a product of lies.

So much so that the "dregs" from the sea of ​​the soul can manipulate the projected time.

The term "sludge" might sound a bit abrupt at first, but it's actually quite easy to understand when put another way—it refers to the darkness in people's hearts within the sanatorium.

It seems that the very things I've been carefully avoiding are once again related to the sea of ​​the mind.

No wonder the art style is so dark.

It also sounds like you accidentally completed a special achievement during the mission—without testing the performance of the Mantra Notes.

To put it simply, it means that nothing was written that would be erased from the beginning.

So much so that, as some have lamented, replacing the Mantra Notebook with any ordinary booklet seems to have no difference in effect?
For an item like this, it is indeed a rare achievement.

Although that was not a coincidence.

Yes, although it wasn't done intentionally, it was definitely done before payment.

Something about the sanatorium was off, and the notes found in the safe were even more suspicious.

So when I had already figured out how to use it, I realized that there seemed to be no need to verify the authenticity of the payment beforehand, and I decisively chose not to actively verify it.

No matter how relaxed you may seem, you must never be careless in the crucial areas.

This is a mortal trying to touch the extraordinary; any unnecessary action could very well put him at the mercy of others.

In short, this can be seen as "opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."

I wonder if such a special achievement will elevate the content of the reward a little?

After all, the sanity value didn't increase at all; in fact, it decreased after all the hard work.

Besides that, the biggest regret I mentioned earlier is that there isn't any content related to dates at all.

That's right. For Fang Qian, the reason he had been working so tirelessly and diligently to dig out all the information was partly due to his professional skills, but there was also an additional reason—he had opened his eyes and the mission had started on the 48th.

If I'm not mistaken, aside from the two extra missions I created myself, the numbered containment object assigned to me by the warehouse is exactly the 48th one.

Is it really just a pure coincidence?
If it's not just a coincidence, then what special meaning does the Judgment Day, 13 days later, hold?
Is there only 13 tasks left? Or 13 days?