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

"Yes, the system notified me that I have completed the main quest. Similarly, Shi's quest should have been completed as well."

The sand between his fingers nodded in confirmation.

"That's right, this method is indeed feasible."

Shi looked at Zhou Ke'er with admiration, "The boss is so selfless, sacrificing himself to help the two of us complete the mission. He is truly a kind person!"

"Hmph, of course!"

Zhou Ke'er was stunned for a moment, then admitted it as if it were a matter of course and she had everything under control.

"..."

Jin Yi turned his head away. Having only been by Zhou Ke'er's side for a short time, his immunity to criticism had been honed to a high level. This level of criticism did not arouse his desire to criticize at all.

"Oh, speaking of which, I was just notified that I completed a side quest."

Zhou Ke'er seemed to remember something, scratched her head and said, "It's that, the second branch, proving that any mentally ill person is a normal person. It seems that you guys being proven to be normal is thanks to me."

"Really?! Why didn't I get it?!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Yi's eyes widened as he asked.

"Ha, a nobody who didn't even get a chance to say a line, who disappeared after saying only two sentences from beginning to end, still wants to get a reward?"

Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes and mocked mercilessly.

"You bastard!"

Jin Yi snorted angrily, but ultimately didn't continue arguing with Zhou Ke'er.

Having learned how to complete the mission, the group had no intention of completing any more side quests. Instead, they went to different locations several more times as planned. The next few times went smoothly, and no troublemakers like the young man emerged. Before long, Zhou Ke'er and Jin Yi also completed the main mission.

All players have completed the main storyline.

[Module is currently being processed for payment]

Exiting the module

As the system notification appeared, an endless mist gradually rose around Zhou Ke'er, enveloping her.

Behind the thick fog, indescribable and ineffable black shadows flashed by at high speed, while a screen of light gradually appeared before Zhou Ke'er's eyes.

Please select the input mode: text mode, voice mode, or consciousness mode.

[Note: There is a small chance of translation errors in voice mode.]

Zhou Ke'er had checked the official website, and it was said that after selecting the consciousness mode, all the thoughts in one's mind would rush to the surface, making it arguably the most intelligent mode. Without further ado, he decisively chose the text mode.

Zhou Ke'er (all): Hey everyone! Can we be friends?

While sending the message, Zhou Ke'er had already sent friend requests to the other three people.

Shi and Zhijiansha quickly agreed, while Jinyi hesitated for a while but ultimately did not refuse.

Settlement complete

[Module Difficulty: Easy]

Incomplete tasks will not be displayed.

[Main quest reward: 10 Sanity Points. (Reward decreases by 1 point each time suspicion is leveled) → Final reward: 8 Sanity Points.]

[Side Quest 2 Reward: Prove that any mentally ill person is normal: 1 person / 3 sanity points (total 2 people) → Final reward: 6 sanity points.]

[Bonus Mission Reward: Prove any mental hospital staff member is mentally ill: 1 person / 5 Sanity Points (total 1 person) → Final Reward: 5 Sanity Points]

Total: 19 Sanity Points

The instance ends here, but players can still chat here for a while. Of course, leaving early is also an option.

Sand Between Fingers (All): Friends can team up to enter the module. Are you guys going to continue later?

Shih's Lion-Eating History (All): Roar! Let's go together!

All members of the "Night Walker in Brocade Robes" group: I... never mind, I'll join too.

Shih's Lion-Eating History (All): Boss, what do you say? Shall we come?

Zhou Ke'er (All): We'll see... After all, I'm still at work. I'll log off and check the situation. If everything's okay, I'll come; if I get caught, there's nothing I can do.

"Wearing Brocade at Night (All): Slacking off at work... Never mind, I'd better not say anything."

Shih's Lion-Eating History (All): But you've already said it.

Sand Between Fingers (All): So how will you tell us whether you're coming or not?

Zhou Ke'er (all): Okay, wait for me for one minute. If I come back, then come. If I don't, then don't worry about me. (By the way, I meant one minute in real time, lol)

Player "Zhou Ke'er" leaves the results page.

Thick fog suddenly gathered in front of her, and a dark figure darted towards Zhou Ke'er.

She subconsciously closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, Zhou Ke'er found herself back in the small house where she had started.

However... when he came to his senses, he found himself sticking his head out of the window, his entire head immersed in a thick, gray fog.

Zhou Ke'er quickly withdrew her head and took a few steps back.

You have undergone your first baptism of the fog, which is considered "easy" for most people.

This is a gift from the mist; it will be your means of survival within it.

As the system notification sound faded, a burst of blue light shot out from the mist, landed in Zhou Ke'er's hand, and then disappeared, as if dissolving into Zhou Ke'er's palm.

At the same time, Zhou Ke'er's sanity points on her panel jumped from 0 to 19.

"Wow... the way to enter a mod in this game is by inhaling smog!"

Zhou Ke'er touched her chin with curiosity, but she didn't have much time to study it for the time being, so she hurriedly logged off.

As soon as Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes, she saw a face that dominated her entire field of vision.

"Ahhhhhhh...oh↗oh↘....ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhhh!"

Fortunately, Zhou Ke'er reacted quickly and smoothly changed the scream that came out into the tune of "Tante".

"Ahem... I'm warming up my voice, what are you doing here, Jiazi? Is something wrong?"

Seeing the other person's ambiguous smile, Zhou Ke'er felt a little embarrassed, so she stopped talking, coughed twice, and then asked in a serious tone.

The person opposite Zhou Ke'er was a colleague from the hospital named Hu Tao, whom Zhou Ke'er usually called Jiazi (Clamp). At Zhou Ke'er's strong recommendation, Hu Tao went to the Old Era Literature section of the library to look up this story, and finally thanked Zhou Ke'er and her family.

"It would be more convincing if you took off your gaming wristband first."

Hu Tao sighed and said, "And it must have been really difficult for you to come up with such a ridiculous excuse as practicing your singing here."

"Hey, I'll feel embarrassed if you praise me like that."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head shyly, but quickly regained her composure: "So, is there something you need?"

"Oh, a patient registered to come here for a mental health check, but almost twenty minutes have passed and there's been no response. I haven't seen any other patients go in either. I just happened to be passing by, so they asked me to come and check on the situation."

Hu Tao shrugged helplessly. "Then when I came in, I saw you playing games. I was just about to come over and wake you up when you woke up."

I see, thank you very much.

Zhou Ke'er nodded gratefully, then turned her head away, her expression instantly turning gloomy and ferocious. "Damn it, this guy found out I was slacking off at work! I can't keep her around any longer! It's better to get rid of her!"

"...Um, you drew your thought process box and speech bubble backwards again..."

Hu Tao, seemingly used to it, reminded him without any change in expression, "Now that you're awake, I'll call the patient in."

"Ah... okay, okay, thank you for your help."

Zhou Ke'er nodded quickly.

How outrageous! Why are there so many people who can read minds? Is this a sign of distorted humanity or moral decay?

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11. Shh~ There's a lone traveler here, let's try to capture her!

"Name?"

Zhou Ke'er looked at the short-haired woman sitting in front of her, idly pressing the ballpoint pen, making an irregular "click-clack" sound.

This woman is quite pretty and charming. Judging from her face shape, she would look much better with long hair. I don't know why she cut her hair into such an incongruous short style.

"Chen Tian".

The woman shifted slightly, looking uncomfortable, and placed her hands, loosely clenched into fists, on her knees, which were pressed tightly together, as if she felt the chair was extremely uncomfortable.

"gender?"

Zhou Ke'er started talking nonsense again.

"male."

Chen Tian sighed and replied.

"!"

Zhou Ke'er was taken aback upon hearing this, and instantly perked up. Could this be the legendary cross-dressing master, the cute girl with big dio?

"But you're clearly a woman to me!"

Zhou Ke'er coughed twice, straightened up and sat up properly, and asked again as a precaution.

"You can tell, so why are you asking?"

Chen Tian rolled her eyes and retorted.

Her voice sounded soft, but for some reason her tone always made her sound less like a woman.

"!"

Zhou Ke'er was shocked again. What's wrong with this world?! He's usually the one who's talking back to others, but lately he's always the one getting talked back to!

Okay...woman, you've successfully caught my attention!

Zhou Ke'er touched the tip of her nose, gave a bitter smile, snorted, shrugged, frowned, raised the corner of her eye slightly, clenched her fist, and dug her nails deep into her flesh.

Excellent. In the time it took to even react to punctuation marks, Zhou Ke'er quickly completed this series of actions. Now that he had done these actions, he was invincible! He was backed by countless protagonist halos.

"call..."

Zhou Ke'er let out a long breath, his eyes suddenly sharpening. This skill had once earned him the nickname "a pair of very sharp eyes." He then began to carefully review the medical report. "Oh ho, interesting... Schizophrenia? The second personality insists that he is a time traveler? Wow, what time traveler would end up like you, stuck in a mental hospital?"