Mystery: emerging from the wilderness of knowledge

Chapter 518 Communication above the gray fog

Audrey saw that Renekton's expression had softened, and a heartfelt smile appeared on her face. After a pause, her voice was calm, and she spoke with the power to soothe people:

"As your psychiatrist, I need to know what problems you are facing now?"

"If this question involves some of your privacy, we can ask Mr. Fool to communicate alone. I will also swear confidentiality in the name of Mr. Fool."

No, we can't communicate alone above this gray fog. Sometimes knowing too much is also a kind of trouble. Klein cursed in his heart while maintaining an upright posture without squinting.

"No need." Renekton shook his head indifferently, paused, and continued:
"Due to the use of some unconventional means, the divinity in me and the crazy accumulation of primitive instincts derived from extraordinary characteristics are far beyond those of ordinary extraordinary people. Even with the existence of some anchors, my state is still gradually declining."

"I just encountered a very high-level negative impact in a virtual world. It is a bit like the 'spiritual plague' of your 'audience' path. I came into close contact with the source of pollution and was affected to a certain extent on the spiritual level. .”

Audrey listened carefully, put her hands on the edge of the mottled long table, and thought seriously for a while before speaking again:

"I understand, my judgment is that this is the main reason for your mental state to decline, but in addition, your mental state may have some problems itself."

"It's like a dam that stores water. If the dam itself has cracks and holes, it will become a breach when faced with floods, tearing out a larger gap. Even if the flood recedes, the gap will still be there. The water in the dam will still continue to flow out."

"And if there's nothing wrong with the levee itself, everything will be back to normal soon after the flood recedes."

"From my observation, you have been restraining and suppressing yourself. Judging from your performance, this state has been going on for a long time. It is not a behavior that only appeared in the past two days. This shows that when you encounter this problem Before that, your mental state was already not very good.”

It sounds very reasonable, but I never discovered it. Is this the authority of the "audience"? Klein looked back and forth between Renekton and Audrey in surprise.

After straightening his body, Renekton said in a calm tone: "You are really a qualified psychiatrist."

Without waiting for Audrey to ask, he continued:
"There were indeed some problems with my mental state from the beginning, which stemmed from self-doubt and denial."

"Do you know 'Ship of Theseus'?"

"Ship of Theseus?" Audrey shook her head in confusion.

Klein, who was sitting quietly listening, suddenly froze in place. Something flashed through his mind, but he couldn't catch it.

Renekton sat up a little straighter, chuckled and said:

"It's a paradox about identity change."

"Suppose that after the components of an object are replaced, will it still be the original object?"

"Is it still the original object after the components are replaced?" Audrey repeated in a low voice.

Gradually, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and her spiritual intuition produced some subtle premonitions. She could not think deeply about this issue, otherwise problems would arise.

Benedict! Benedict!
A crisp knocking sound sounded at the bottom of the long mottled table. Audrey turned her head slightly and saw a look of worry in the eyes of Mr. World, who had always been gloomy and reserved, with no apparent emotion. look.

Feeling Miss Justice's gaze, Klein cleared his throat and said:

"Don't think too deeply about this problem. You are now a doctor and a patient."

Audrey breathed a subtle sigh of relief, then she nodded slightly towards "The World" and said:

"I understand, thank you for reminding me."

Then she turned her eyes and looked at Renekton in front of her, and asked in a gentle tone, as if she were chatting in daily life:
"What's your confusion?"

Renekton put his hands lightly on the edge of the table and leaned his body against the back of the chair behind him. He folded his hands and said in a low tone:

"A ship keeps sailing on the sea. As time goes by, all the parts on the ship are replaced. Even after several times, is it still the original ship? If it is not the original ship, then the original ship is When was it replaced?"

"We take magic potions to advance and constantly gather divinity, just like that ship sailing on the sea. Because of the habits left over from acting, because of the influence of the extraordinary characteristics themselves, and because of the changes brought about by the extraordinary abilities, we gradually become more and more connected with the most powerful ones. The self that I started with breaks away and becomes more and more like the being at the top of my path.”

"When this similarity reaches a certain level, the extraordinary person can become a vessel for the gods to descend."

"If this similarity goes further, the fallen existence can be directly resurrected from the body of the extraordinary."

On both sides of the mottled long table, Audrey and Klein, who were listening quietly, looked a little moved, and they swallowed unconsciously.

"The process of growth is the process of change. No matter how much we change, we are still ourselves."

Audrey's voice had a natural affinity and appeal, and even Klein, who was quietly serving as a listener, felt that he had been emotionally comforted.

As she spoke, she once again gave Renekton a "comfort". Seeing that the tangled and stubborn look on his face had softened, she breathed a sigh of relief. Renekton leaned against the back of the chair, holding half of his face with his right hand, and gently placed his index finger under his temple. He spoke in a low and confused tone:

"I thought so at first, until I discovered some problems later."

"For a while, I felt that I was a vessel prepared in advance for God to descend. Later, I rejected this idea, but because of this, I began to doubt whether I was still the person I thought I was."

Audrey's body was a little tense. She first said "comfort" again, and then continued:

"As extraordinary beings, our changes are affected by many aspects, and we will involuntarily move in a fixed direction, but this does not mean that we become that 'him'. We are still ourselves, just a little bit insignificant. Commonality.”

"No matter what you suspect, it is real now, including your existence, your network, and the impact you have on this world."

"So you don't need to deny yourself. If one day you find something different, it's just another identity."

"Just like me, I am not only the 'Justice' of the Tarot Club, but also a noble from Loen."

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Renekton rubbed his forehead and was silent for a long time. Then he suddenly stood up from the high-backed chair, saluted "Justice" Audrey and thanked:
"Thank you for your help. My condition has improved a lot. I'll stop here today."

Audrey looked at Renekton carefully for a while, then stood up from the seat with a smile, raised her skirt and saluted:

"No problem. In fact, I didn't provide much help. You have always been in control of your mental state. You only need some guidance and comfort, and you will be able to get back on track naturally."

"But as your psychiatrist, I still need to remind you: You don't need to be too harsh on yourself. It is more beneficial to you to relax your mind appropriately."

"I can feel that your mental state has been tense. You are always paying attention to whether there is a problem with your mental state. Sometimes, relaxing yourself and letting nature take its course may have unexpected results."

Renekton nodded and said with a smile:

"No problem, I will pay attention. Ha. I will find you for psychological counseling in time."

Audrey nodded slightly, then turned to look at the top of the mottled long table, which was still empty.

When she had the idea of ​​leaving the palace, a voice belonging to Mr. Fool suddenly sounded in her mind:

"I heard it."

A crimson light instantly rose, and Audrey's body melted into the light, disappearing into the space above the gray mist along with the light.

After sending Audrey away from the space above the gray fog, Klein looked sideways at Renekton with some hesitation and said:
"She doesn't seem to have asked for the consultation fee yet?"

Renekton said calmly:

"It has been paid in advance."

"What was the deal you just talked about?"

Klein moved his body on his seat and then said:

"I met Gilcias, the second mate of the 'Immortal King' Agaritu, on Tuscat Island. He has now become my marionette. I want to buy the scissors from you, the dead marionette. Don’t worry about those negative effects.”

"You didn't exchange his head for a bounty. That's not your style."

"Well, 1 pounds, do you accept it?"

Renekton sighed and then gave a price.

I was still sighing yesterday about the gold pounds I had saved so hard. Even if I didn’t cash out Gilcias, I would still be considered a rich man. All the money I had saved was all spent in one fell swoop. . Klein pressed his chest with his right hand and sighed in his heart while nodding his head to agree to the deal.

"You can just keep it when Mr. Azik sends that magical item above the gray fog, or you can ask him to help you make a certain seal so that it can be used better."

"Although the marionette is essentially dead, it is best not to use that pair of scissors to harm yourself. If the fatal characteristic is triggered, your marionette may directly disintegrate into a pile of minced meat, or weather into white bones."

Renekton briefly explained a few words, and then asked Klein to send him away from the space above the gray fog.

The crimson light instantly flooded his entire sight, and then quickly faded away.

(End of this chapter)