I'm a mentally ill person, and I was chosen to participate in the Rules of the Strange Tales.

Jiang Xiao frowned in dissatisfaction. All three talents were slandering and defaming him as a lunatic, especially the third one!

"So what if you're mentally ill? But look at this third talent! Is it even plausible? It's practically a negative effect!"

An S-rank talent has one special effect, while an SSS-rank talent has three.

Aside from himself, the highest talent Jiang Xiao knew of was the S-level talent of the Beacon Country's Wobju: Deduction.

You can deduce the scenario once in each ghost story game, which is equivalent to having an extra life.

One life is certainly not enough for an ordinary person, but it is extremely important for a professor of reasoning like Walter.

[Ding, the game is about to begin. Please activate your talent effect one: Imagination]

"I'm not some kind of delusional person, are you deaf or something?"

Jiang Xiao jumped up and down in a panic. How could this strange tale be so incomprehensible? He didn't have a mental illness at all!

Strange Tales of Rules: [.]

"Hmph, no matter what, I'm not mentally ill!"

"I just wanted to...uh...cosplay as the pink starfish that lives under the rock at 126 Baker Street, Bikini Bottom, in the Pacific Ocean. You know, that's a perfectly normal thing for a normal person!"

The World of Ghost Stories: [.]

[Patrick Star Effect: Physically immortal, because you have no brain, you are immune to the mental pollution of the ghost story world]

[Negative effect: IQ -88]

I admit I'm a pervert, but this author is also somewhat of a beast.

Chapter 2 Our Chosen One Seems Abnormal

Before Jiang Xiao could even start cursing, he felt as if a pink starfish had taken over 80% of his mind.

[Ding, game started. Enter the world of ghost stories, the divided mental hospital]

[This time, the nine-star difficulty level of the Ghost Stories event disables external notifications.]

The hearts of leaders from various countries sank.

Previously, the outside world could transmit three messages to the chosen ones who participated in the ghost stories.

This time, even the opportunity to pass on information was taken away.

When the screen in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room lit up, all the people of Dragon Kingdom were completely stunned.

What?

Why is this guy on the screen wearing a blue and white striped mental hospital gown?

People have already started discussing it in the comments section.

Uh, can anyone tell me what's going on? Could this Jiang Xiao be...?

[Oh, I get it. This time, the supernatural world is a mental hospital. Based on my personal guess, the chosen one is likely a mental patient, so everyone was given a mental hospital uniform!]

[Holy crap! The guy on the second floor has amazing deduction skills! It's a real waste of your talent that you don't participate in the Rules of the Strange.]

[Haha, keep it low-key, I'm not very good at it, but I do know a little bit about deduction.]

[Oh my god, it's like seven fairies jumping rope! You two are so incredibly bold! One of you dares to say it, and the other dares to believe it.]

[Just got back from another live stream, and everyone there was playing a doctor, not a mental hospital gown.]

Where did he get this outfit?

[How else could it have come from? I suspect it's his symbiotic skin.]

While the other chosen ones had already begun searching for the rules, Jiang Xiao remained sitting motionless on the bed.

The one with the best action-taking ability is Dr. Wobbju from the United States.

He had already seen the note on the table.

Rule 1: You are a psychiatrist, so please always wear your white coat.

Rule Two: Do ​​not provoke your patients; try your best to meet their requests.

Rule 3: Your patient must take the medication on time, six pills a day.

Rule 4: You must pay close attention to the dosage of the medication, and you need to report this to the director every day.

[Rule Five: The only male psychopath is in love with the other two female psychopaths, but you cannot allow the two female psychopaths to meet.]

Rule Six: You must eat lunch at the cafeteria every day at noon, regardless of what the food is.

Rule Seven: Do not go out if you hear any noise at midnight, unless it is security guard knocking on the door.

[Rule 8: The security guards at the mental hospital are not very intelligent, but they are extremely fierce. You'd better do whatever they ask of you.]

Rule Nine: Remember! There are no good people in this mental hospital. Don't believe anyone.

[Completion Objective: Cure your mental illness]

Nine rules, extremely unlucky!

Ghost stories are generally divided into three levels.

The first type requires five rules or less, and the second type requires seven rules or less.

Nine is the ultimate number, and this should be the highest level of supernatural tales that everyone has encountered so far.

At this point, Wobuju had already begun to analyze the situation methodically.

"The rules this time are very tricky. They don't seem to reveal how to cure them. Does that mean we just need to give them their medicine on time?"

Thinking of this, Wobu rummaged through drawers and cabinets looking for the medicine.

Hmm, we found three small, clear bottles, each containing 33 pills.

"If each person takes six pills a day, it will only take five and a half days to cure them?"

"No, no! If that's the case, it doesn't fit the intensity of Nine Star Tales at all. If it were that simple, there would be no need to separately point out the dosage of medicine in Rule Four, because that would be meaningless."

For some unknown reason, Wobuju broke out in a cold sweat.

"That proves that Rule Four is a reminder to the Chosen Ones that they have a maximum of five and a half days; if they can't cure the mentally ill, they'll be finished themselves."

Don't think too much for now, let's get down to business!

The first rule is definitely correct.

Wobb and the rest of the Chosen Ones quickly put on the white coats hanging on the rack to the side.

Then, carrying the medicine bottle, he began walking towards the patient's room.

Regardless, the top priority is to meet with these lunatics.

Meanwhile, on Jiang Xiao's side...

Jiang Xiao, who had been sitting still, finally got up and started rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for something.

Some people in the live chat started complaining, feeling that this chosen one was somewhat unreliable.

I feel like this Jiang Xiao is just like Ke Zhen'e from the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan; he's really blind.

[That huge piece of paper was right there on the table. What was he planning to do without even reading the rules?]

Oops, I feel like I've missed something important.

[Maybe he drew some amazing talent? Like, he knows the rules by prediction, or maybe he has exceptionally good eyesight and has already seen the rules written on the note.]

[Predicting the future? Dude, I feel like you've lost your mind!]

[I'm speechless. Up until now, we've only been learning the rules of the ghost stories from other countries' livestreams. Is the chosen one from China going to be another cripple?]

[Holy crap! He actually found the medicine bottle. Could it be that he really has the power of precognition?]

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Xiao lived up to expectations and took out the medicine bottle.

Then just unscrew it.

He tilted his head back and showed off completely.

Everyone was completely stunned.

Everyone: (д｀) Huh?

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[My god! He didn't even look at the tags, he just showed off?!]

Holy crap! Is Jiang Xiao out of his mind?!

[Oh right! I've finally remembered the question I missed: Why is Jiang Xiao wearing a mental hospital gown?]

Everyone:.

Could it be...? A bad feeling instantly crept into everyone's minds.

After a long while, someone offered some forced words of comfort to everyone.

[Uh, cough, everyone, don't be afraid. Even if Jiang Xiao really is mentally ill, at least he's a good fit for this kind of ghost story.]