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

Then, Zhou Ke'er followed Alex further inside. The hall was unexpectedly large, and along the way they passed many places that resembled "teachers' offices." After seeing it all, Zhou Ke'er said she had to retract her earlier statement.

This place isn't like a regular university... it's more like a regular high school! You can run into a bunch of students being yelled at by teachers every few steps. It's so miserable. You won't see this at a university.

Now... Zhou Ke'er was starting to worry. Judging from the current situation, if nothing went wrong, she would definitely be registered as a student... But then the problem arose: she wasn't an NPC in the game, and this module would automatically end when its time limit was reached...

Isn't this a very awkward situation? They'll definitely realize later that Zhou Ke'er was actually an illegal immigrant... and the game system also states that this place is the main world.

The world outside the cabin is the main world... So if you leave the cabin and accidentally run into the god of this academy while exploring... oh dear, you're doomed.

"Oh, by the way... Senior Alex, do you know a god named Cronus?"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly thought of the god who had appeared in the game module and also in her dreams, and couldn't help but ask.

"Cronus? You know about that. He was also one of the fallen gods, but... his fall has not been confirmed. In addition, his divine office was stripped before the Academy of Gods was established, so there was no candidate for successor."

Alex glanced at Zhou Ke'er with slight surprise, then began to speak eloquently.

"The Academy of Gods was established... Um, may I ask when exactly the Academy of Gods was established? And why did those fallen gods fall?"

Zhou Ke'er asked in confusion, "No matter how I think about it, I still don't understand why the divine office would disappear. According to you, your academy trains candidates for the divine office, right? So even if a formal god falls, there are still candidates to take his place, right? How could the divine office disappear?"

"Wow, it seems you really have no common sense at all. Here's how it is, generally speaking, after a god falls, the divine office is filled by a candidate god who is then officially appointed."

However, there are exceptions, namely... when the divine essence is destroyed or disappears. In the Far Eastern pantheon, this is called a divine seal... as for some minor pantheons, I'm not sure.

Alex was quite patient, explaining to Zhou Ke'er in detail: "For example, the Far Eastern divine position mentioned before, the Heavenly Joy Star Lord... that divine position has been vacant because the original deity who held the divine office perished, and the divine seal went missing. And God is the same... oh, no, actually there is a slight difference."

Alex paused, turned to look at Zhou Ke'er, and continued, "The Heavenly Joy Star Lord is just an ordinary deity; his absence is not a big deal..."

But the fall of God... In that battle, not only was God's divine status lost, but the divine status of the entire Heaven was also destroyed. Therefore, this pantheon was essentially wiped out, with only a small branch, the Hell pantheon, remaining.

Of course, that Hell pantheon has nothing to do with the Hell pantheon I belong to, so I don't know the details.

"I see..."

Zhou Ke'er nodded thoughtfully. This explanation matched what Reno had said in the memory stone and what Cronus had mentioned in the dream about the death of God...

That makes it clear that the God mentioned here is the God who fell in the final battle of the Old Era! If that's the case... then these gods should also be... no, they might also be data with a pre-defined background, so we can't jump to conclusions yet.

After all... the existence of "reality" from the old era in this game is just too absurd.

Zhou Ke'er would rather not think that way.

Even so... the more Zhou Ke'er learned, the further she strayed from her initial goal of escaping everything, and she inevitably became involved in it all.

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82. Main World - Academy of Gods (Part 4)

"Ah, we're here. This is it."

Alex, who was walking ahead, stopped and pointed to the room at the very end of the corridor. "Go in and tell the teacher at the registration desk about your situation, then register your student status and identity."

Zhou Ke'er noticed that Alex hadn't answered the question, "When was the Academy of Gods established?" But... never mind, now's not the time to press for an answer.

"That's great, thank you so much, Senior Alex. But...aren't you coming in with me?"

Zhou Ke'er pretended to be somewhat embarrassed and asked in a low voice.

"this..."

Alex scratched his hood, hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I can't go in... Actually, it's for your own good... I have a bit of a grudge against the teacher on duty today, and if he finds out I brought you in, he'll probably make things difficult for you..."

Having a grudge against a teacher?! This is so incredibly down-to-earth! Is this really a divine academy?! Have the gods fallen to this level?!

"Oh well..."

Zhou Ke'er had no choice but to nod, knock on the door, and only after hearing "Come in" did she push the door open and enter.

"What are you here for?"

Upon entering, one sees a skeleton dressed in a tattered black robe and a black hood, looking much like Alex, sitting behind a table. He raises his head, two cold flames burning silently in his empty eye sockets, and asks Zhou Ke'er a question.

"Um... I heard that school registration is done here..."

Zhou Ke'er casually closed the door, secretly thinking: If I really enroll, things will get a bit complicated. Luckily, Alex didn't come in, so why not provoke him here... No matter what, he wouldn't dare to make a move at school, right? That way... I can provoke him and make him refuse to accept me... Perfect!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er's lips curled up. He'd been holding back his timid act for so long, and now he was going to unleash his full power!

"It's here. But... why didn't you make it in time for the start of the semester? Why are you only reporting now? Where is the application form?"

The skeletal figure looked at Zhou Ke'er and asked several questions in succession.

"Yakamashi!"

Zhou Ke'er pursed her lips and said impatiently. Then she pulled out a chair in front of the desk and sat down naturally before the other person could say anything. She even crossed her legs, glanced at the skull frame, and clicked her tongue twice: "Can't you see that? Don't you have eyes? Oh, right, you really don't have eyes. That's terrible."

"??"

The skeleton was stunned, never expecting that a god would dare to speak to Him like that, and was speechless for a moment.

"You're supposed to be a god, right? Can't you even sense my condition? Sigh, it's a good thing you didn't participate in that battle, otherwise the academy would be missing another divine position."

Zhou Ke'er shrugged, asked sarcastically, then shook her head and explained, "I'm a candidate for godhood who inherited God's divine status. Now you know why I didn't come during the start of the school season, right?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing these words, the flames in the skull's eye sockets trembled violently, and then the entire skull stood up in surprise, looked Zhou Ke'er up and down, and its jaw even dislocated with a "crack".

"God...divinity!? This..."

The skeletal figure emerged from behind the desk in shock, staring at Zhou Ke'er for a moment before pushing his chin back. Trembling, he picked up the quill pen from the desk and muttered to himself, "So that's it, so that's it! There was actually that being watching... no, I should say, so it really is?! After all, God's divine essence is in that being's hands. Therefore, this student is..."

What are you muttering to yourself?

Because the skull was shaking and its bones were cracking, and its voice was very soft, plus its jaw had just been put back in, making its voice unclear, Zhou Ke'er couldn't hear what it was saying at all. She couldn't help but ask irritably, "Are you going to register or not? What are you dawdling for?!"

"Are you getting Alzheimer's? Or did the umbilical cord get tangled in your skull when you were born, making you stupid? If you can't handle this job, then get out of here!"

"Yeah, to say something like that is practically an insult to a person's... uh, to their divine status! If this guy has any self-respect, he'll definitely be angry!" Zhou Ke'er thought confidently.

"!"

The skeletal figure was startled by Zhou Ke'er's blunt words, thinking to itself, "Just as I thought! Judging from its fearless attitude, even if I were a tutor in this academy, it would still scold me without hesitation... This arrogant feeling must be backed by some great being... Even God gave it the divine title, so it must value it highly!"

The losses in that battle were devastating, leaving only us gods who were originally in reserve. We were utterly helpless against those beings, and could only obey their orders, barely clinging to life...

We can't afford any more trouble, or we'll all be wiped out... So, even if it means enduring humiliation..."

Zhou Ke'er watched as the flames in the skull's eye sockets trembled wildly, wondering what the guy was thinking. She felt a little uneasy: "Tsk...did I touch a nerve with this guy?"

"...What if I really drive him crazy and he tries his best to kill me? But... I didn't say anything particularly offensive, did I? I tried my best not to be sarcastic or sarcastic in what I said just now...it wasn't even a third of my normal level..."

The two people present... no, the human and the skeleton each harbored their own secrets, and the more they looked at each other, the more they felt that they were doomed.

Fortunately, just before Zhou Ke'er was about to say something, the skeleton saw that Zhou Ke'er was about to open her mouth and, fearing that she would become impatient, quickly spoke first: "Ah, I see. I didn't realize it before. I'm sorry. I'll register you now. May I ask your name?"

"???"

Zhou Ke'er was completely dumbfounded after hearing what the skeleton had said. What's wrong with this guy? Is he a masochist?! Why is he using honorifics?!

The more you curse Him, the more respect He shows Zhou Ke'er? What kind of bizarre deity is this? Are they out of their minds?

And without a single question, they were ready to register him without even thinking about it?

Zhou Ke'er's eye twitched involuntarily.

The skeletal frame keenly caught Zhou Ke'er's expression, and alarm bells rang in its mind: Sure enough! It's getting impatient! And it's unhappy about being interrupted! Oh no... if this continues, I'll become a sinner for all eternity!

"I'm so sorry! It was so presumptuous of me to ask your name! I'm so sorry for offending you! Please wait a moment while I fill in the rest of the information for you. You can submit it yourself after you've finished filling it out, without having to show it to me!"

The skeletal figure hurriedly stood beside Zhou Ke'er, holding a quill pen, and bent over the table to quickly fill out the form for her, saying, "This will assign you to the best class in the Western pantheon and give you the best dormitory... Okay, all the unimportant parts are filled out. You just need to add a few more details."

"???"

"I don't want to go to school!" Zhou Ke'er screamed internally. Why?! What went wrong?! What's wrong with this plan?! Why is this skeleton a masochist?! Who would have thought?! Who can handle this?!

Zhou Ke'er forced her trembling hands to stop, took the sinful quill pen, quickly scanned the contents of the paper, found nothing wrong, swallowed hard, and shakily signed Honghe's name.

Damn it! How did things get to this point?!

"Ah, that works."

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er wasn't causing trouble, the skeletal figure breathed a sigh of relief. With a wave of his hand, a card and a watch appeared in his hand, which he solemnly handed to Zhou Ke'er. "This is your student ID card. Please keep it safe. Also, if you have any other questions, you can ask this watch, and you will get an immediate answer."

"oh oh..."

Zhou Ke'er was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously took the student registration card and watch.

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83. Main World - Academy of Gods (Part 5)

Zhou Ke'er walked out of the room in a daze, holding her student ID card and watch in her hand.

Why is this happening...?

"Oh, Red Crane, you..."

Alex, who was waiting outside, saw Zhou Ke'er come out and subconsciously asked a question. But before he could finish speaking, the voice of the skeleton came from behind Zhou Ke'er.

Then the skeletal figure emerged and said to Zhou Ke'er, "If you need anything, just tell me... Hmm? Alex, what are you doing here? Haven't you finished writing your self-criticism yet?"

Alex glanced at Zhou Ke'er in surprise, then at the skeleton, and asked Zhou Ke'er, "Wow, what's going on? Red Crane, why is this old skeleton acting so respectful towards you? This is really big news!"

"What are you talking about...?"

Upon hearing Alex's words, the skeleton instinctively wanted to say something.

However, Zhou Ke'er instantly seized this golden opportunity! Haha, she had only insulted Him in a private place, so He probably didn't react much, either because He was a masochist or had a good temper...

However, now that Alex is here, not only has He lost face in front of the students, but Alex also seems to have some issues with Him... In that case, He might really get angry and expel Zhou Ke'er from school!

This plan has finally gone through!

"Old Skull?"

Zhou Ke'er feigned innocence, repeated Alex's words, looked at the skull frame, and said in a very smug tone, "You're the legendary Old Skull? I've heard so much about you!"

"Hey? Red Crane, you've heard of Him?"

Alex asked, puzzled.

"How could that be? Of course not. He's not some famous god, probably just some nobody. I was just flattering him a bit because of you."

Zhou Ke'er explained to Alex without any attempt to hide her feelings, not lowering her voice at all, clearly intending to let the skeleton hear her.

If things have come to this point and this guy still isn't angry... then he really is a masochist.

"Hey! Red Crane, even if you're really straightforward, you shouldn't say that in front of people. Otherwise, he, a nobody, will lose face and make things difficult for you!"