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

Zhou Ke'er looked at Porius, hesitated for a moment, and then carefully said, "Actually... well, I'm not the King of the Gods you're talking about, uh... I just happened to meet Him."

Zhou Ke'er hesitated for a moment before deciding to use the title instead of Kronos's name, as she felt he would get angry if she called him by his real name.

Sigh, really... that's why these stubborn, loyal dogs are the hardest to deal with.

"No...no?! How could that be?"

Porius's expression changed instantly, staring at Zhou Ke'er in utter horror. "Impossible, I couldn't possibly be mistaken... You do indeed possess the aura of my god's origin..."

Before Zhou Ke'er could say anything more, Polius stood up, stroking his chin and pacing back and forth, looking deep in thought, muttering to himself, "There's no doubt that it possesses the divine essence of my god. Even the high priest, or even a messenger of the god, could not possibly come into contact with such a noble divine essence..."

"Could it be... I know! My god once went on an exchange trip to the Far East pantheon's celestial office, and upon returning, he mentioned a few times that 'the ability to create an avatar is truly a wonderful skill'... So that's it!"

Polius's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhou Ke'er in shock: "My god actually succeeded! As expected of the lord of the gods! He can even learn the magic of the Eastern pantheon! It seems that you must be... the contingency plan left by my god before he was imprisoned in Tartarus by the usurper! You are my god's avatar!"

"???"

Zhou Ke'er looked completely bewildered.

Wait... he suddenly realized that this guy... seemed to have been imprisoned in that place called Tartarus until now, which meant... he had no idea that the Old Era had been destroyed?!

Hmm, so that's how it is...

"Um... you want revenge, and then rebuild a second Mount Olympus...?"

Zhou Ke'er hesitated for a moment before preparing to tell him the cruel truth.

Polius paused for a moment, then nodded firmly: "That's right, my mission is to help my gods defeat the rebel Zeus and restore Olympus! Since you know this, it means..."

"No, no, no... well, I just wanted to tell you something... you'd better be prepared, don't be afraid."

Zhou Ke'er pondered for a few moments and gave a heads-up beforehand.

"Fear? I am my god, the most faithful servant of the lord of the gods. How could I be afraid of such a thing? Restoring Olympus is my greatest glory!"

Bolius shook his head naturally, looking quite impassioned.

"I just want to tell you... all the gods have fallen."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her cheek.

Although he didn't really understand what happened in the so-called final battle of the old era, based on the information he had now... well, all the gods at that time should have died.

Unless... the god in the God Academy in the game counts too?

"Huh? Huh?! What...what do you mean? What are you talking about?"

At first, Bolius didn't react, but then he suddenly realized what Zhou Ke'er was saying and asked again in disbelief.

"Ah...it means exactly what it says, all the gods have fallen."

Zhou Ke'er explained, somewhat exaggeratedly, that she didn't know how to describe Kronos's current state... In the game, could he really be considered the true form of a god? He was just a string of data, wasn't he...?

"Don't you understand? Let me give you a few examples."

Zhou Ke'er looked at the dumbfounded Polius, who seemed to have suddenly lost his mind. "For example, God, that guy died completely, his godhood was taken away. The Heavenly Court of the Eastern pantheon was also destroyed, as was Zeus's Olympus. In short, it's all gone! All gone!"

This wasn't just Zhou Ke'er making things up; it was a conclusion he had drawn after careful consideration!

After extensive research and verification, it has been confirmed that God died suddenly, based on the photographic stone brought by Xu Qingming, the two GMs in the game, and the words of Mengrikronos.

The game also features a counterfeit God's divine status item, described as being modeled after the original... which means the original is in the hands of that great being...

It's confirmed: not only is the god dead, but even his divine status has become someone else's spoils of war.

Zhou Ke'er sat in her seat, looking very obediently at Porius, who was standing there in a daze.

One second passed.

Two seconds passed!

...

Nine seconds have passed!

Ah, the time stop isn't over yet, Zawaldo is too strong.

Zhou Ke'er nodded firmly, deciding to leave the guy there while she went to make some dinner.

After all, it was already close to lunchtime when she quit the game, and then she took this guy to do so many things, and now it's almost nine o'clock, and Zhou Ke'er still hasn't eaten anything!

Although skipping dinner isn't a big deal, how can you grow tall if you don't get enough nutrition?!

Zhou Ke'er still firmly believes that she can grow taller, at least to 1.7 meters!

When Zhou Ke'er learned that gods really exist in this world, she even wondered if she had been cursed by some "God of Height".

Hmm... It was a gloomy day. As usual, Zhou Ke'er tried to peek under the skirt of Lady Luck, but she didn't expect that Lady Misfortune would happen to pass by at that time... Yes, later she received the goddess's "blessing".

As Zhou Ke'er imagined this scene, she couldn't help but wipe away a tear of bitterness.

It's so tragic, so heartbreaking.

If we could do it all over again, would you love me?

Zhou Ke'er hummed a little tune while eating dinner. She'd heard that humming this song often would attract the attention of Lady Luck.

Hmm... I didn't pass by the market when I got back, and we're almost out of ingredients at home...

Ah, it's been so long since I've had dessert! It's nice to have dessert instead of dinner once in a while, right?

Anyway, starches, proteins, and so on, are all converted into glucose and amino acids after we eat them, so it's all the same what we eat. The only difference is that the fat content might be a little higher...

Zhou Ke'er excitedly rubbed her little hands together and opened the special cabinet for dessert ingredients.

Zhou Ke'er had learned how to make desserts a long time ago because... someone tricked her by saying, "Don't you think chefs who can make desserts are all quite tall?"

The naive and inexperienced Zhou Ke'er immediately believed it and actually went to learn how to grow taller, and she studied very seriously.

But the result was...

Forget it, I won't say anymore, it's too tragic.

Making desserts... it will only help you grow longer horizontally, it can't help you grow longer vertically!

However... in short, being able to make desserts is pretty good.

"Hmm... there's a little bit of rose honey left, I'd better use it up, it'd be a shame to let it go bad... Oh? There's still some agar powder left! Hmm... and only a small piece of agar..."

As Zhou Ke'er selected the ingredients, she muttered, "Not bad, not bad, I'll make rose jelly today. It'll be quick and easy to make. Although eating something cold tonight might not be good... Oh well, never mind those details~"

"Which drink should I choose? Coffee... no, why would I drink coffee so late at night? Drinking soda with agar jelly would be too weird, and tea is even worse, that's stronger than coffee. Oh well, I happen to have some milk left over from making agar jelly, so I've decided on you! Hot milk!"

Zhou Ke'er muttered to herself, but her hands moved quickly.

Speaking of which, drinking warm milk at night can also help you grow taller! Having milk even in the cold weather is double the happiness... oh no, I mean double the growth!

Zhou Ke'er firmly believed that if she ate like this a few more times, she would definitely grow to 1.7 meters tall soon! Who says you can't grow taller after the age of twenty?

Come here, stick your head over here, Zhou Ke'er is here to give you a buff!

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109. Not paying rent? ???

"..."

Sitting on the living room sofa, Zhou Ke'er, holding a small plate of rose petals, glanced at Bolius, who was still in a daze.

Hmm... it seems this incident really shocked him. It's been almost half an hour, and he's still looking completely dumbfounded.

Hey, speaking of which... Zhou Ke'er suddenly discovered a key point!

"Um... I mean, how did you get in touch with me?"

With a small fork dangling from her mouth, Zhou Ke'er asked Porius indistinctly.

"...ah!"

Porius then came to his senses, staring blankly at Zhou Ke'er, and slowly replied, "When I was searching for my god, I sensed your aura on a woman. I also overheard that mortals nowadays seem to communicate using something that looks like a small piece of iron."

The woman happened to be holding one too, so I used my divine power to hack into... or, in mortal terms, the internet?

At that time, the woman's scent was quite strong, which indicates that she had just been in contact with you and hadn't been gone for long.

I used the so-called "location system" inside that small metal block to find your address, and upon closer inspection, I indeed detected the aura of divine origin within you... that's how I found you."

"..."

Zhou Ke'er was stunned. Luckily, she caught the small fork in time, otherwise it would have fallen to the ground. "Then... what do you mean by 'monster'?"

"It was that enormous creature that mortals named 'Chariot.' When I saw it rushing towards me, my first instinct was that it was one of Zeus's men, the despicable usurper, who had discovered me and sent this monster to kill me... In desperation, I sent you a distress signal..."

Bolius answered earnestly and methodically, and finally bowed slightly, saying, "I am truly sorry to have troubled you to come and lend a hand for such a matter. It is my fault, please forgive me!"

To panic over such a trivial matter is utterly lax. I let my guard down unconsciously, thinking I had escaped Tartarus and found you. I will certainly reflect deeply on this!

Laziness! Utter laziness!

Zhou Ke'er looked at Porius, who was sitting upright with a serious expression, and then glanced at herself, who was sprawled on the sofa eating dessert...

"Um...why don't you want some too?"

This is so awkward, so incredibly awkward! Zhou Ke'er is completely unable to handle this kind of super serious and earnest guy...

Zhou Ke'er felt awkward all over and subconsciously sat up straight. "Uh...you don't have to be so serious, relax a little...By the way, if I may ask, now that you know that all the gods have fallen, what are your plans for the future?"

"Naturally, I will serve by your side!"

With an air of self-evident certainty, Polius replied earnestly, "Although you say that all the gods have fallen, as long as you still exist, it means that my divine essence has not perished. As long as my divine essence exists, then my divine essence is the meaning of my existence."

"???"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but cover her face. Why would they misunderstand like this?! How could they possibly connect Zhou Ke'er with that so-called avatar?!

So why would Cronus, a perfectly good Western god, bother going to play around in the Eastern Heavenly Court?!

And... does that mean Bolius is just going to stay here and not leave?? And judging from his appearance, it's obvious he's not going to pay rent; he doesn't even have any money!

SHIT!

Zhou Ke'er made the sound of ACT3.

"Uh...why don't you consider rebuilding Olympus yourself?"

Frowning and deep in thought, Zhou Ke'er made up her mind to persuade this guy to get lost.

"No, there is no point in occupying the palace of a usurper, especially a dead usurper. To me, wherever you are, that is Olympus."