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

As a result of the health damage, you had to undergo sex reassignment surgery and become a woman because your reproductive organs suffered severe damage.

[Player "Zhou Ke'er's" turn ends, current age: 2 years old]

"What the hell? Are you kidding me?"

Zhou Ke'er, who was deep in thought, suddenly snapped out of her daze, her eyes widening in disbelief. "What kind of crazy thing is this? I thought this kind of thing only happened when I was in control of the game..."

So, this is definitely rigged! Absolutely! You probably just did whatever you thought was fun, right? This game doesn't have any specific events set up! You made them all up on the spot!

Although Zhou Ke'er appeared to be making a crazy rant, she actually knew very well what she was doing. This long speech was all a bluff against the game's leader. It could not only verify whether the other party was an intelligent being—although that was almost a certainty—but also infer the guy's faction, such as whether he was Orderly Good, Absolutely Neutral, or Chaotic Evil.

If it's the Chaos Evil, then manipulating players for their own amusement and randomly awarding points... he's absolutely capable of that! Or maybe he'll just award points to whoever pleases him. That possibility isn't entirely out of the question; comparatively speaking, that's fairer.

[Three absolute rules to follow: First, never mention any underhanded dealings! Second, never mention any underhanded dealings! Third, never mention any underhanded dealings!]

Alright, Zhou Ke'er understands. This guy is definitely from the Chaos Evil camp. If you want to win, you have to make him feel guilty.

However, Zhou Ke'er is the last person who would do such a thing. He can only make others feel like they are evading taxes by ruining their mentality. As for making others evade taxes, he has never even thought about it.

However, after careful analysis, Zhou Ke'er still felt that this scoring standard was unlikely.

Because if the mastermind secretly... no, directly decides everything the player encounters, then what's the point of a rating? After all, who they want to mess with or prank is entirely up to them, isn't it?

For those players who are not interested in him and who did not provide any pranks, wouldn't they be destined to lose?

Because if he did that, he wouldn't have the chance to please the game's leader.

But if the rating criteria are different, and there's another method, then what's the point of this behind-the-scenes manipulation by the person in charge? Was it just for fun? For entertainment? And actually had absolutely nothing to do with the game's rating? Was it all just a deceptive act?

Player "Hejian Zhang He" has encountered a death event. The death event you encountered is... Wait! What's going on?! Why is it another death event?! Didn't I already remove it...?

The game's random module encountered an error and is currently being fixed. Please wait...

Repair complete. Resuming random content. You are experiencing a random event.

The incident message reads: You were in a car accident, and despite all efforts to save you, you still died! What happened?! What kind of bastard wrote this program?!

Ah! Fine, that's it then! I want to see how many times you're going to die!

The player "Hejian Zhang He" is dying, and the outcome is being generated based on the events they experienced.

[Player "Hejian Zhang He," due to his unbelievably bad luck, successfully stole the title of "God of Misfortune" and became the new God of Misfortune. You gained a special ability: Designate a player whose turn's cards will always be less than four, with a three-turn cooldown, and you no longer have your age calculated.]

What is this?!

Zhou Ke'er was shocked again; this was too casual!

And what's with this "god of bad luck" thing?! They've actually brought in supernatural elements!

Is it really possible to cultivate immortality and then shatter the void after that?

And... come to think of it, these events weren't just fabricated by the mastermind! They were actually planned from the beginning! I'm sorry, Zhou Ke'er, I misunderstood you. It turns out this guy really didn't pull any strings!

But... can the system actually have bugs? Or does it happen multiple times in a row?

Has the misfortune of Zhang Jun's family reached the point where they can tamper with the system?! That's terrifying!

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but gasp as she realized she had contributed to the greenhouse effect and global warming.

This is bad luck that's reached the level of a law! Is there really such a mysterious thing in the world? It's one thing if there are gods... but luck is something that even gods can't control. Isn't luck just a direct manifestation of fate?

Zhou Ke'er was shocked, but nothing strange happened in the next few rounds.

Zhang He did not use any special abilities, and by consistently throwing numbers of three or less, he rose rapidly through the ranks of the gods, already becoming a third-rank god of misfortune, truly deserving the title of King of Misfortune.

When everyone turned eighteen, Zhou Ke'er anticipated that the ringleader was about to cause trouble, and sure enough, she did.

When it came to the Sand Between Fingers round, the unexpected happened as expected.

Hmm, that's quite a philosophical statement.

【Exit: 7】

[Player "Finger Sand" has activated the marriage module and is currently searching for their other half. Result: 4. Congratulations to player "Finger Sand" and player "Zhou Ke'er" for becoming a couple!]

As soon as the system finished speaking, Zhou Ke'er appeared in the room between her fingers.

"Hey! Wait a minute! Aren't I a woman right now?!"

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137. Surprised?! I'm abstaining!

[Protest denied! No problem! Player "Zhou Ke'er" please be careful with your words! Otherwise you will be punched!]

The system notification immediately refuted Zhou Ke'er's complaints.

"Are you getting impatient? You can even box like this? Are you a sore loser?"

Zhou Ke'er pursed her lips. Any game loses its fun once the host starts messing around.

Of course, unless he himself is the one hosting the reckless event, then that's a different story. After all, being treated like a plaything and having one's embarrassing situation made a source of amusement by others is not a good thing for Zhou Ke'er; he would much rather be the one playing with others' feelings.

Yes, this was all forced upon them by Lin Wen.

Zhou Ke'er guessed that she might also have some mental illness, but isn't it normal for psychiatrists to have mental illnesses? How can you call yourself a psychiatrist if you don't have a mental illness?!

In short, Zhou Ke'er is a little unhappy right now.

Meanwhile, Zhijiansha was completely unaware of Zhou Ke'er's displeasure. She secretly watched Honghe through the screen and found that Honghe was as expressionless as ever, and she had no idea what Honghe was thinking.

The sand between her fingers felt like it was about to crack. The situation was incredibly awkward, so she could only give up and shrink into a corner, drawing circles and muttering things like "It has nothing to do with me."

(Zhou Ke'er: Hey! So how many times do I have to tell you before you understand that I have absolutely nothing to do with her!)

"Ah, that..."

Zhang He, the true unlucky one, suddenly raised his hand. "Although giving up halfway is definitely not beautiful, delaying someone else's invitation is even uglier, let alone when there is an urgent matter... So I abstain. I have something to do now. I'm very sorry."

After saying that, he brought up the system panel and prepared to exit the game once the abstention request was approved.

It seems someone in real life is calling him, and it appears to be something very urgent.

Although Zhou Ke'er couldn't hear what Zhang He was saying, fortunately the screen was facing Zhang He. Zhou Ke'er, who knew a little about lip reading, realized that he wanted to give up. Her eyes lit up immediately, like a strange light emanating from a fish's eye.

Yeah! You can abstain! Compared to letting others play, it's just a small punishment, so it's no big deal!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er immediately raised her hand and said in a very cheeky tone, "Oh dear, I suddenly remembered that I seem to have something urgent to do. Oh well, it seems I have to give up. What a pity! This game looks so fun!"

With both of them forfeiting, the game should be over by now, if we don't differentiate their individual rankings—Zhang He and Zhou Ke'er are definitely at the bottom anyway.

"Ah! I'm abstaining too! Abstaining!"

While drawing circles with her fingers, Zhou Ke'er was taken aback by Zhou Ke'er's words. Then she quickly realized that Zhou Ke'er was trying to avoid suspicion! To prevent Honghe from misunderstanding, she actually forfeited the competition, even at the cost of punishment!

If she continued to take advantage like this, she would be suspected of being a manipulative woman. Thinking of this, Zhijiansha hurriedly suggested that she also abstain from the game.

(Zhou Ke'er: You idiot! What did you understand?! Avoid suspicion my ass!! You want to get your favorite slap again, don't you?)

[What? You abstain? What happened? Why abstain? The game has only just begun! Abstaining will be punished! Think it over again?]

The host was stunned to see the players abstaining one after another like dominoes, and repeatedly tried to persuade them.

However, despite this, a confirmation panel for whether to abstain still appeared in front of Zhou Ke'er and the others, indicating that the host could not prevent players from abstaining.

Since that's the case, Zhou Ke'er naturally didn't hold back and clicked "confirm" without hesitation.

Zhang He went even further, logging off immediately after confirming the information, seemingly because the matter at Guanshi was extremely urgent and could not be delayed.

Just as Zhijiansha was about to confirm, Zhou Ke'er stopped her: "Two people forfeiting is enough, there's no need for another one. Forfeiting will be punished! Are you in such a hurry to face punishment? Are you stupid? Do you want me to check if you have any mental problems?"

"Hey!" Zhijiansha couldn't help but protest, inwardly frustrated: What's going on! Her character wasn't like this at first! She was supposed to be the brains of the group! Why has she gradually become the comedic relief?! This is terrifying, could it be that just playing games together has infected her with Zhou Ke'er's personality?!

There can't really be a virus in this world that turns people into idiots when they get infected, like the Zhou Ke'er virus!

【Ah! How could this happen! I prepared so much... Damn it! It's all your fault! I've got it! Your punishment is that for the next five games, you'll be forced to change into a female character (and it'll be featured on a loop in the game forum!) and forced to forfeit!】

Zhou Ke'er looked at the punishment she had been given and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This guy is so childish, is he a little kid?! What kind of punishment is this? If they turn him into a female character, wouldn't that make it even easier for him to manipulate other players?!

Ugh, this is clearly a reward! It won't change in reality anyway.

Accompanied by the host's disgruntled mutterings, the secret realm ended before it even began. Afterwards, everyone returned to the safe house.

"Hmm... what are your plans next?"

"Finger Sand" asked aloud. She looked at Red Crane and Spring Slumber and Autumn Fatigue, who seemed not to understand what was going on, so she explained it to them and then asked them.

"I'll go download the next module; it's still early."

Red Crane glanced at the real-time information on the panel before slowly replying.

"I'll take a look at someone who's feeling drowsy in the spring and tired in the autumn... uh, I'll give her a check-up. You guys can do whatever you want, just don't get in the way."

Zhou Ke'er casually waved her hand, shooing them away.

"Alright then, I'll go with Flamingo."

Finger Sand hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhou Ke'er, "If you do anything strange, we'll call the police! Don't think you can take advantage of her just because she's young and sleepy!"

"I'm already twenty years old..."

Chun Tuan and Qiu Fei corrected him in a low voice, sounding helpless.

"???" Everyone looked bewildered.

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In another space, a little girl, who looked no more than seven or eight years old, was rolling around angrily on a large bed, muttering, "I'm so angry! How could these guys do this! It's too much! I worked so hard to prepare so much content, how could they just give up! Waaah, they're bullying me! It's so unfair!"

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Just then, Rael appeared. The mosaic that had been covering his face had disappeared, revealing an unexpectedly gentle face. He smiled, his eyes filled with endless tenderness, and he affectionately patted the little girl's head.

Sometimes, just to survive, even if one has to set aside dignity and betray former friends, one needs a reason to support them and motivate them to do so.

His reason was this little girl.

No matter what, he wanted her to live.

He smiled and listened intently to the little girl's complaints, silently repeating the same resolution he had made countless times in his heart.

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138. The Nightmare of Spring Drowsiness and Autumn Fatigue

"Then, please tell me more about your situation."