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

However... then again, this success was only possible because Zhou Ke'er had already made a mental preparation beforehand. If Zhou Ke'er had activated her title skill right away, and others didn't even know what God was, how could they possibly believe that Zhou Ke'er was some kind of messenger from God?

Therefore, this title skill can only be used to supplement the dialogue, and it consumes a lot of resources. Just one use, and 60% of her sanity is gone. Although whether her sanity decreases or not doesn't have a big impact on Zhou Ke'er, reaching zero will automatically exit the module, so she still has to be careful.

Under the influence of the title skill, Wayburn, who was originally just listening to Zhou Ke'er and Assassin's conversation while thinking peacefully in his mind, suddenly had a moment of confusion. When he came back to his senses, he didn't realize that he had actually come to believe Zhou Ke'er's words without feeling any sense of incongruity.

"Oh, right, since that's the case... since you are also bathed in God's grace, why don't you... serve as my assistants and help God's Kingdom return to this world!"

Zhou Ke'er stared intently at Dio and Assassin, and said seductively, "Don't you want to eradicate some unknown cult? It's simple. Cults are not allowed to exist under the light of God. As long as you help me spread the glory of God throughout the world, we will naturally help you achieve your goal."

[Sizzle...]

[You are issuing a quest to a player as the "Godhood Holder of the Divine Academy".]

The objective is to help you spread God's teachings and attract believers (at least one hundred).

Please propose the task rewards.

Huh? Is that even possible?

Upon seeing this series of system notifications that suddenly appeared, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and quickly pondered for a moment: it must be because he did not enter this sub-world as a "player participating in this module", but as a "student of the Divine Academy participating in daily assessments".

For players Dio and Assassin, Zhou Ke'er, who entered this sub-world from the main world, was not a player, but an NPC from outside the world who intervened in this module.

NPCs from the main world can, of course, give players quests.

But now the problem is... what about the mission rewards? Zhou Ke'er is penniless right now, she has nothing... what kind of reward could she possibly get?

Squinting her eyes, Zhou Ke'er tried operating it.

The proposed reward is: helping players "Dio" and "Assassin" eliminate the cult they mentioned.

[Reward under review...]

[Approved, task generated, and being published.]

[Published successfully.]

[Note: As this is your first time posting a task, please be aware that if the other party completes the task requirements and you refuse to post the agreed reward, you will incur the wrath of the God of Contracts, and you will bear the consequences. Please choose carefully.]

Goodness, how did it know Zhou Ke'er wanted to break the contract?

With a disgruntled pout, Zhou Ke'er temporarily set aside the reasons why Assassin and Dio were surprised by the sudden mission notification, and turned to Waveron, saying softly, "By the way... you should know, right? What will happen if we let the evil spirits residing in your bodies taint them?"

"Ah...yes."

Upon hearing this, Webern, who was deep in thought, snapped out of his reverie, squinted at Zhou Ke'er, wondering what her purpose was in suddenly bringing this up. He simply replied slowly, "Those spirit users either become nourishment for the monsters or are corrupted into becoming monsters themselves."

Indeed, very few spirit mediums live to Wayburn's age, and most of them become insane due to the extent of their possession by the supernatural, rarely being mentally sound.

In other words, the monster residing in Waveron is a rare auxiliary type, so he doesn't need to participate in monster hunting operations often, and the number of times he uses the monster is always under control.

"What if I told you... a merciful God can purify all unclean things—including what you call evil... what would you think?"

Zhou Ke'er started spouting nonsense again. A smirk played on his lips, like a devil tempting someone into signing an unequal contract. He said seductively, "God can save many of your companions... and all you need to give is faith, nothing else. It's a risk-free, highly profitable deal, don't you think?"

"!"

Upon hearing this, even the seasoned Webern couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring excitedly at Zhou Ke'er, and exclaimed in disbelief, "Is this true?!"

"Of course... but there's one thing I have to tell you. All the monsters that have been purified will disappear completely, and the people who have been purified can only go back to being normal people."

Zhou Ke'er continued to add details, speaking as if it were the truth.

"That's enough, that's more than enough... If this is true, we will definitely do our utmost to help! But... to what extent must we go for God to perform a miracle?"

Waver had already been forced to believe Zhou Ke'er's identity by her title skill, so he naturally had no doubts about her now.

“God doesn’t perform miracles so easily, but… once I reach a certain level and am inspired by God’s glory, I can do it.”

Zhou Ke'er grinned, "At that time, I was like God walking on earth."

## Chapter 373, Section 368: The Sudden Arrival of People from the Academy

[A student has applied to join your daily assessment]

[This applicant is Alex, a candidate for the Western pantheon and the Grim Reaper. Do you approve his application?]

Just then, a system notification sound rang out.

Zhou Ke'er was taken aback upon hearing the voice. After a moment's thought, she remembered... This Alex seemed to be the black-robed young man she had met the first time she went to the Divine Academy... Strange, what was he doing here? And how did he know that Zhou Ke'er was currently undergoing her daily assessment?

Unable to figure things out for the moment, Zhou Ke'er didn't dwell on it; she figured she could just ask him later. So he immediately gave his permission.

The next instant, a dark vortex suddenly appeared in mid-air not far from Zhou Ke'er, and then a gloomy young man dressed in black robes and carrying a scythe of death walked out of the vortex.

"Who goes there?!"

Upon seeing this scene, Dio and the other two, who had been deep in thought, subconsciously looked at Alex and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Ya-ha-lo~ Red..."

Alex completely ignored them, instead greeting Zhou Ke'er with a grin on his face... well, a grin on his face with a gloomy expression.

As soon as Zhou Ke'er heard the first word "red," she suddenly remembered that when he introduced himself at the Divine Academy, he had used the name Red Crane to conceal his identity. So, before he could say the next word, she quickly interrupted him, saying, "Isn't this Alex? Why aren't you doing your job as the Grim Reaper? What are you doing here looking for me?"

As she spoke, she kept giving the other person meaningful glances—but Zhou Ke'er herself wasn't quite sure what those glances meant. After all, the human eye doesn't have a built-in pie chart; whatever she gleaned was entirely up to the other person's imagination.

Fortunately, Alex seemed to be on the same wavelength as Zhou Ke'er, and immediately changed the subject, saying, "It's all because of that old skeleton, the one who registered you last time. He suddenly and inexplicably called me over, saying he wanted me to come and check on things here... I don't know what he wanted me to check on, it's just very strange. Hey, I'm saying... he doesn't owe you hundreds of millions, does he?"

"?"

Zhou Ke'er blinked in confusion. How could such a thing exist?

"Well, never mind... it doesn't matter anyway. He was all fawning and acting weird when he registered you last time. Don't worry, I'm just here to deliver something to you. I'll leave as soon as I'm done."

Alex patted Zhou Ke'er on the shoulder as he spoke, "That old skeleton told me to bring this thing to... Holy crap?! Where's your Godhood?!"

Halfway through his sentence, Alex suddenly stared at Zhou Ke'er in shock, and couldn't help but blurt out a curse.

"I took it to set off fireworks."

Zhou Ke'er casually made up a story to brush it off, then pressed on, "What did you bring me?"

"A crystallization of faith equivalent to that of 100,000 believers... can be used to repair or advance one's divine status..."

Alex swallowed hard, handed Zhou Ke'er a blue crystal, and replied with a single sentence. Then, he couldn't help but lower his voice and say as if he had just realized something, "Now I know why that old skeleton is so eager to please you... He didn't even care that you skipped classes as soon as you entered school... You just destroyed a God's Divine Spark, and you can immediately exchange it for a Time-Space God's Divine Spark to play with... You obviously have connections! Goodness... Dude, do you need any more accessories?"

"You want to know? Then I'll tell you secretly, but don't tell anyone else. For the sake of our relationship, I'll only tell you."

Zhou Ke'er reached out and took the faith crystal, then leaned close to Alex's ear with a mysterious look and whispered, "Actually... the ancient evil god is my second uncle! He just sent me to the Academy of Gods to get a degree certificate and gild my resume. What kind of godhood can't I get? I'm just here to have some fun out of boredom."

"!!!"

Alex stared in shock at Zhou Ke'er's confident words, clearly believing her completely—after all, not long ago there was news that "the newly revived God of Time and Space, Cronus, was killed by Nyarlathotep," and now the Godhood of Time and Space had appeared on this guy in front of him... If this didn't prove anything, then nothing could.

This news is absolutely 300% true!

This news must be...

The moment the thought crossed Alex's mind, he saw Zhou Ke'er's terrifying, half-smiling expression, as if she had seen right through his thoughts, which sent a chill down his spine.

However... in fact, Zhou Ke'er was just amused by how easily Alex was fooled by her.

"..."

Seeing Zhou Ke'er's subtle expression, Alex felt his heart, which had long since stopped beating, begin to leap out of his throat from excessive tension. He gritted his teeth, conjured a jet-black mark shrouded in black mist in his hand, and said to Zhou Ke'er, "This...this is my divine projection. I am now giving it to you as proof that I swear I will never let this information out!"

It's important to understand that whether one is a true god or a candidate for godhood, handing over a projection of their divine essence to another signifies submission. This is because once the divine essence is controlled by another, they not only gain some of the god's abilities but also influence the original god to a certain extent.

However... Zhou Ke'er was completely unaware of these matters, and besides, he always avoided things that were closely related to other people—after all, who knew if the other party would tamper with this thing? What if, while using it, the other party suddenly wanted to use it to possess someone else's body? Wouldn't that be troublesome?

Unless it was like when they met Cronus, where they were forced to accept part of the divine power against their will.

So Zhou Ke'er immediately shook her head and refused, saying, "Forget it, what use would I have for this divine projection? Even if I suddenly feel like playing with a kind of divine entity like yours someday, I can just ask my second uncle for help."

Zhou Ke'er thought he meant that he could get Nyarlathotep to create another identical godhood for him, but Alex interpreted it as...

"If you dare to leak the secret, I'll have my second uncle kill you and then dig out your divine essence for me to play with."

Alex's already pale and gloomy face turned even paler.

This is a blatant threat! And he has absolutely no chance to fight back!

"This...this is our family's heirloom death artifact. I'm giving it to you as a small gift. Oh dear, I just remembered I have something urgent to attend to and I have to go now. Sorry, brother, see you next time!"

Startled, Alex hurriedly shoved the scythe he was carrying into Zhou Ke'er's hands, and then quickly disappeared back into the vortex.

"???"

Wow, so generous!

Completely unaware of what was happening, Zhou Ke'er looked bewildered and glanced at the Death Scythe that had been shoved at her. "Goodness... I might as well give this to Red Crane if I get the chance... she uses a Death Scythe anyway."

## Chapter 374, page 369. Like a god walking among men (Part 9)

"...What's wrong?"

Zhou Ke'er didn't even check the attributes before putting the Death Scythe into her backpack. Then, before Dio and the others could say anything, she preemptively accused them and asked them a question.

Because Zhou Ke'er and Alex had been speaking in hushed tones for the latter part of their conversation, Dio and the others perceived the events as follows: a man claiming to be the Grim Reaper suddenly approached Zhou Ke'er, saying he was there to check on her and bring her something. Up to this point, everything seemed normal, but then the situation took a sharp turn. The Grim Reaper suddenly became inexplicably shocked, and in the end, even appeared terrified, handing over his scythe to Zhou Ke'er...

This left them completely baffled as to what had happened.

"just..."

"It was just a very trivial thing that happened, don't you think?"

Assassin was about to ask Zhou Ke'er a question when she quickly interrupted him. He grinned and replied with a sinister smile, "It's just that Satan couldn't wait any longer, so he sent Death to check on my progress. I didn't expect it to be him urging me to do things. It seems the progress is indeed a bit slow."

At this point, Zhou Ke'er paused, glanced at everyone present, and added, "He was just trying to teach me how to do things, saying... the simplest way to make mortals remember and regain their faith in God is to let them relive the suffering God has given them, like... the great flood that swept the world. This time, however, there's no Noah's Ark..."

Dio and Assassin exchanged a glance. Assassin seemed about to say something, but Dio's eyes lit up, and he shook his head to signal him not to speak.

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, Dio's first thought was: if a massive flood were to be unleashed and the world destroyed, it would actually benefit them! Wouldn't the cult they wanted to fight also be wiped out by the flood? As long as they could survive until the mission was complete, the module could be speedrun! As for the other innocent people... what did they have to do with her? They were just data in the game anyway.

Her plan was good, but unfortunately, Zhou Ke'er's words were utter nonsense, purely a way to change the subject and put pressure on Waveron. After all... he didn't actually have the ability to summon a world-destroying flood.

"No! Absolutely not!"

As expected, Webern was taken aback by Zhou Ke'er's words. After realizing the meaning behind them, he didn't even consider whether Zhou Ke'er could pull off such a difficult feat as destroying the world. Without thinking, he immediately tried to dissuade her, saying, "Things that bring people panic and despair cannot become faith! Just like we all fear the supernatural, but we would never make it our faith... This method won't work!"

As he spoke, Webb couldn't help but start to get anxious—the foreign aid he had called early in the morning, why hadn't they arrived yet? What were they dawdling about on the way for!

"Oh? Then tell me, what method would be considered feasible?"