A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

The system notification sounded, and Zhou Ke'er turned her head to look at the center of the room, where she found a hundred-sided die on the ground.

Zhou Ke'er stepped forward, took a deep breath, and then...

He suddenly raised his foot and kicked the die hard.

"Gurgle! Splash!"

After Zhou Ke'er kicked it, the poor die slammed against the wall and bounced back, ricocheting around the room with undiminished force.

Finally, the die hit Zhou Ke'er's foot and was forcibly (physically) stopped.

The value thrown by player "Zhou Ke'er" is: 99.

[Calculating player throw results and sorting them in order]

[Arrangement complete]

The player's game order is:

1. Sand between fingers

2. Flamingo

3. Spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue

4. Zhou Ke'er

5. Zhang He of Hejian

"Wow, I rolled a 99 and got fourth place, which means the ranking is in ascending order... Zhang He rolled a 100? That guy's incredibly unlucky..."

Zhou Ke'er thought of Zhang He's city-destroying misfortune and couldn't help but shudder. To survive such misfortune to this age, Zhang He must be at least a sect leader level in some respects... Could his right hand be hiding some kind of mysterious power?

Zhou Ke'er silently complained to herself.

Thinking this, Zhou Ke'er looked at the screen displaying the image of the sand between her fingers.

Then, the sand between his fingers picked up the dice from the ground again—the dice had somehow changed from a hundred-sided die to a twelve-sided die—and threw them on the ground.

"Gurgle..."

(Zhou Ke'er automatically provides voiceover for the dice)

【Exit: 8】

Immediately, the door to the room where the sand between the fingers was located was automatically and gently pushed open.

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135. So did you use a voodoo doll on me?

The sand between her fingers carefully slipped through the door and entered the room behind it.

The scene suddenly switched to a perspective filmed in that room.

[Congratulations to player "Finger Sand" on your birth! Based on the dice roll, your family background is "well-off".]

[This is a "Lucky Event". The random lucky event you triggered is: Oh dear, it turns out your real parents switched babies at the hospital when you were born. Fortunately, they found out soon enough, and you were taken back by your biological parents. Your family background has been changed to "Extremely Wealthy Family".]

[Player "Finger Sand" current age: 1 year old, end of turn]

"???"

Zhijiansha listened to the inexplicable game prompts and looked completely bewildered.

What kind of game is this? Are these the rules of Monopoly? Did people from the old era play games this way?!

(Actually, that's not the case...)

"Next up is Flamingo's turn. What kind of gaming experience will she show us? Our reporter Zhou Ke'er will continue to report on this."

Zhou Ke'er shifted her gaze to the flamingo, muttering incomprehensible words to herself.

Flamingo squinted, squatted down, picked up the die, examined it for a few moments, and then gently tossed it to the ground.

The die landed face up on the ground. Because the force was too light, it didn't roll at all, and the result was... 8.

"Oh! Clever! No wonder you're called Flamingo... You're really good at using tricks!"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "He's already thinking of finding loopholes right from the start. He's already taken the path that Honghe was going to take."

Moreover, when there are no other samples and the impact of the size of the dice roll on the events encountered is unknown, it is better to choose to copy the experience of the previous person. As long as the previous person did not encounter misfortune, the benefit is definitely higher than random dice rolls, not to mention that the previous "sand between fingers" also encountered a "lucky event".

[If player "Red Crane" fails to roll the dice, the system will automatically roll again.]

Just as Zhou Ke'er was thinking this, the system notification sounded, and then the die on the ground started rolling on its own without warning.

【Exit: 12】

[Congratulations to player "Red Crane" on your birth! Based on the dice roll, your family background is "the world's richest," how lucky!]

[This is a "Random Talent" slot. Your random talent is: "Always Complaining." That's amazing! Your brain is structured differently from ordinary people, possessing the legendary "complaint-sensing organ"! As long as you sense something is ridiculous, you'll definitely be able to make a sarcastic comment!]

[Player "Red Crane", current age: 1 year old, end of turn.]

"Damn, this talent is full of flaws!"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain out loud. What kind of genius game planner designed this?! And... this is completely different from the instructions! The only thing that's the same as the instructions is using dice! So, should this game be renamed "The Creation of Heaven and Earth: The Great Rift"?! And later on, will we be able to cultivate magic and shatter the void?!

Next is spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue.

Yes, her...

She fell asleep.

[Player detected as unconscious due to "spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue," system automatically rolls dice.]

【Exit: 9】

[Congratulations to player "Spring Sleepiness and Autumn Fatigue" on your birth! Based on the dice roll, your family background is "well-off".]

[This section is designated as an "Unfortunate Event." The unfortunate event you've encountered is "suffering from a serious illness," with the random illness being "severe insomnia." Oh dear, that's terrible! You might have had your brain squeezed during birth, and somehow you developed insomnia! You can't sleep! Get up and have some fun!]

[Player "Spring Sleepiness and Autumn Fatigue", current age: 1 year old, end of turn.]

The notification tone faded, and I woke up groggily, feeling drowsy and lethargic. Looking around blankly, I realized I couldn't fall back asleep! I couldn't sleep!

"Hey, hey, hey! This is definitely not random! This is utterly random! You're getting impatient, aren't you?! You're getting impatient, you're getting impatient, you're getting impatient!"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain again. If the dice roll wasn't manipulated, Zhou Ke'er would eat it right there and then! Right there! Eat it! Without even drinking water!

Well, since there was only one person present, he decided to indulge his true nature and take on the noble and great role of "the吐槽役" (tu cao yi, meaning to make sarcastic or witty remarks).

It's Zhou Ke'er's turn now.

"My turn, draw a card! You're chosen! Go! Bulbasaur, Flamethrower, Water Blade, Kachu!"

Zhou Ke'er picked up the dice, vaguely covered half of her face with her left hand, tilted her head back, bent her legs, and struck an extremely bizarre pose. With a sudden flick of her right hand, she threw the dice away.

【Exit: 2】

[Congratulations to player "Zhou Ke'er" on your birth! Based on the dice roll, your family background is "utterly impoverished." Hmm... shouldn't we be congratulating you on your birth?]

[This is a "Major Disaster Event." The major disaster you've encountered is this: Due to a sudden calamity, you've lost all your loved ones, and not only that... all their debts have fallen on your shoulders... Don't despair! Be strong! This is the protagonist's standard!]

[Player "Zhou Ke'er", current age: 1 year old, end of turn.]

"Hey! Something's not right! This is definitely targeting me! This is going too far!"

Zhou Ke'er was shocked. While shouting, she looked towards Zhang He—and then she suddenly realized with great shock! This level of misfortune... it's probably because Zhang He used that equipment on her!

"Chang Wei! You still say you didn't use your voodoo doll on me?!"

Zhou Ke'er rushed to the screen displaying Zhang He's image, pointed at Zhang He in the picture, and spoke righteously and sternly, her brows furrowed in anger, as she angrily denounced him.

He was certain that Zhang He could see and feel his anger!

Zhang He sneezed. Strangely, why did it feel like someone was talking about him?

Puzzled, Zhang He gently lifted his robe, crouched down slightly to pick up the dice, and then gracefully tossed them out.

【Exit: 1】

[Congratulations to player "Hejian Zhang He" on your birth! Based on the dice roll, your family background is "Super Invincible Poor Mother," hmm... such bad luck is rare... Are you cursed?]

[This is a "Death Event". You have encountered...? ? ? Wait, what's going on? Why is a death event happening here? .... A bug has been found in the random program and is currently being debugged... Please wait...]

[This is a "Supernatural Event" scenario. You have encountered a supernatural event and found yourself out of your body! Now, you can choose any player to switch identities with.]

"..."

Zhang He frowned and said coldly, "To harm others for personal gain, what a despicable act! I disdain such a vile thing! I give up exchanging identities."

【...】

This event has been triggered and cannot be refused.

"..."

Zhang He pondered for a moment before continuing, "Then, I'll switch identities with myself. The description says any player, right? It didn't say anything other than me, right? That means I can switch with myself. That's my choice."

[Event successfully completed... Player "Hejian Zhang He" swapped identities with player "Hejian Zhang He".]

[Player "Hejian Zhang He", current age: 1 year old, end of turn.]

The system notification tone conveyed a sense of helplessness.

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136. Women cannot marry each other!

Next, it was Sand Between Fingers' turn, but Zhou Ke'er didn't pay much attention to the situation there. She just watched casually while muttering to herself, "The points that determine the game rankings are not displayed. What is the special purpose of this?"

Obviously, if we're judging the game's outcome by conventional standards, then I, who seem to be having bad luck right now, and Zhang He, who makes one wonder if he even has any luck at all, are bound to lose. Furthermore, if that's the case, then there's no need to hide the specific scores.

To maintain relative fairness, there must be another scoring standard, that is... a scoring standard where even with extremely bad luck, victory is still possible. Speaking of which...…

At this point, he paused, turning to his inner thoughts: "The system notification just now made almost no attempt to conceal that the game was being controlled by an intelligent being, rather than an emotionless judgment program. Could this be related to the scoring criteria?"

Perhaps, the integral is given by it? It's possible...

Soon it was Zhou Ke'er's turn again. He casually tossed the dice and continued to think to himself: "Speaking of which, it seems that one year is grown in one round, and the last round is the hundredth round, so does that mean the default lifespan is one hundred years?"

If a death occurs and the game restarts... does it continue with the previous rounds, or does it reset? No, it might not be a restart. We still don't have enough information..."

【Exit: 4】

[This is a "random event". The random event you encountered is: the infant product you used had a huge problem, which greatly damaged your health. The event attracted widespread social attention, so you received a large sum of compensation, which not only paid off your debts but also left you with a slight surplus.]