Heidi was a little surprised after seeing that her new patient was an elf.
She rarely treats elven patients - not just psychiatrists like her, but most other "doctors" of all kinds, generally don't deal with elves.
Because the race of elves actually has physical talents that are the envy of other races. In addition to their long lifespan, this race rarely gets sick. They are incredibly healthy most of the time and can survive in various harsh conditions.
Well, along with a healthy body, their minds are often quite tough - perhaps just to adapt to their too long lifespan, the elves' mental state is very stable, although it is not as good as that of the "stone-hearted" Sen.
The golden people are much stronger than humans.
It is precisely because of these unique conditions that there have been many outstanding pioneers and adventurers in history who were of elven blood. They were good at and dared to operate in the "border" waters, and were able to survive and survive the dangerous fog and illusions.
Returning, among the many city-states on the boundless sea, almost two-thirds of the "border" city-states close to the "Eternal Veil" were established by elven pioneers. The most famous one is the city known as the Adventure City.
"Qingfeng Port".
In Heidi's career as a psychiatrist over the years, she had almost never heard of any elf having psychological problems.
Of course, mortals always have weaknesses, even elves with such excellent "talent" are no exception. Compared with humans, their growth is slower, their learning ability is lower, and their overly strong mental state also makes them difficult to be affected by
The blessing and blessing of divine power - except for the power of the God of Wisdom, which can take effect normally, the protection of the other three orthodox gods has very limited effect on elves. What is strange is that Senjin, who also has a stable spiritual talent at this point,
People are much better off than they are.
Many people have speculated on what factors lead to the elves' physical condition that is "difficult to be protected by divine grace". After all, the Senjin people also have high mental toughness, but do not have this negative characteristic of "weakened protection". In many speculations,
There was once a widely circulated theory: the ancient and stubborn heretical worship in the traditional elven culture caused them to be abandoned by the gods. Only the God of Wisdom was willing to keep them because he was the "protector of all rational creatures".
mercy.
In history, in the "Dark Ages" and "Old City Era" before the new city-state era began, the "god-abandoned" physique of elves coupled with the natural prejudice between different races even led to many bloody conflicts——
But in the end, the elves used the steam rifles and high explosives they invented to reach mutual understanding with the various races in the world.
After that, these long-lived and broad-minded races graciously accepted the reconciliation signals between humans and Sen'jin, and coexist peacefully with the descendants of those short-lived races to this day.
Heidi came to the hospital bed, tested the elf girl's breath, checked her heartbeat, then opened the medicine box, and methodically took various medicines and devices to the small table nearby.
Those days of conflict and darkness have turned into history. Short-lived humans and Senjin can only understand the stories of their ancestors from books, and even the long-lived elves have regarded those long-lasting days as their youth.
Some "trivial things" that I experienced when I was young or when my parents were young.
Today, the "god-forsaken" constitution of the elves still exists. Many of their ancient families, while accepting the teachings of Lachem, the god of wisdom, still maintain many mysterious and traditional "heretical beliefs", but this does not affect them.
It has become an extremely important part of today's civilized world.
In fact, due to their extremely high attainments in the fields of mathematics, physics, and mechanics, coupled with their increasingly profound connection with the faith of Lachem, the god of wisdom, the elves have a decisive position in today's "steam and electricity" era, if not the population
There is a clear disadvantage in numbers, and their influence on the boundless sea may even exceed that of humans.
In any case, in this era, no one is talking endlessly about the "heretical beliefs" that the elven folk have maintained to this day, and no one is discussing their physiques that are not blessed by the three gods.
The exquisite incense burner was lit, and the soothing aroma gradually spread beside the hospital bed. In the diffuse aroma, the elf girl on the hospital bed seemed to relax her brows slightly.
Heidi bent down, opened the girl's eyelids, held a shimmering amethyst in front of her eyes, and slowly shook it from side to side.
"You are still trapped in the dream, and your nervous and uneasy emotions have woven into a cage of self-protection, but you need help now, so you will leave a 'key' to someone you are willing to trust, who is deeply trusted by you.
People will appear in your dreams to help you fight against the things that scare you, or to help you find an exit from the dream..."
Heidi slowly shook the crystal, and with the gradually rising incense smoke beside her, she whispered into the girl's ear in a low tone that seemed to contain magic.
As a psychiatrist, she has many means to help her patients. In the normal diagnosis and treatment process, she is of course good at using questionnaires and psychological suggestions to confirm the patient's mental state and provide targeted counseling, but in situations that are not so
Normally...she also has many very useful skills.
These powerful techniques include sap, golden needles, and gunpowder, as well as incense, potions, and ritual crystals.
After all, psychiatrists are a dangerous profession. She usually has to deal with not only insomniac and nervous students and office workers - but also the filth that pops up from the "dreams" and "imaginations" of those patients.
"Now, you begin to feel a little more at ease, because the person who helps you will soon appear in your dream..."
Heidi continued to speak softly, and at the same time, she noticed that a faint silver glow began to emerge from the depths of the elf girl's pupils, which was a sign that the blessing of the God of Wisdom, Lachem, was beginning to take effect - fortunately, the elf
Although the race has a "god-forsaken" physique, it can still receive Lachem's blessing normally, which makes Heidi, a believer of the God of Wisdom, a lot more relaxed.
"You left a door for 'ta'. That door is very close to you. You have given the 'key' to the person who helped you in advance. Now, you are hiding in a safe place.
Quietly waiting for that door to open...
"You feel at ease because you know that the person who walks in through that door is your most trusted person..."
Heidi spoke softly, and with her last words, the elf girl's breathing became obviously longer and calmed down.
This is temporary.
But Heidi is ready for the next step of "treatment".
She quickly left the elf girl's side, took the amethyst pendant she had just used to hypnotize her, and lay down on an empty hospital bed next to her.
She held the amethyst crystal she got from her father tightly, softly recited the prayer of Lachem, the God of Wisdom, and slowly closed her eyes.
After a while, she opened her eyes and sat up with some confusion.
I didn't successfully fall into any dream - hypnosis didn't work?
Heidi got up from the hospital bed, carefully checked her surroundings, and then walked to the hospital bed where the elf girl was lying.
Her "patient" was still lying there quietly, showing no sign of waking up.
After repeated checks for a long time and two futile attempts at hypnosis, Heidi found that she could not connect to the dream of this elf girl at all.
A sense of frustration welled up in her heart.
She sat frustrated beside the hospital bed for a while, while quietly thinking about other alternative treatment options. After an unknown amount of time, she sighed, and while moving her slightly sore shoulder and neck joints, she got up and walked towards the door of the ward.
But before she touched the door, there were footsteps outside the door, and then there was the sound of the key turning. As the handle turned, the Government Affairs Department staff member wearing a dark blue uniform opened the door.
The door to the ward.
"Miss Heidi, how is the situation?"
The staff seemed to have been waiting in the "safe area" outside for a long time, and they were nervously asking about the progress of the treatment.
"It hasn't produced an effect yet - conventional hypnosis methods have failed. I may need to prepare some more effective rituals or potions," Heidi shook her head regretfully. As she spoke, she raised her hand to remove the amethyst pendant.
He hung it on his chest again, and then picked up his heavy suitcase, "I have to go back and think about the next treatment plan."
"...Okay, I guess you tried your best this time," the staff member sighed and said with understanding, "Other psychiatrists have tried before, but they were unable to break through this patient's dream - because the situation was too extreme.
Weird, the pastor sent by the church is very worried that this is some kind of weird spiritual pollution caused by the extinguishing of the sun, and he takes this matter very seriously... But there is nothing that can be done. Experts like you find it difficult, so it seems that we really can't rush
hope for success."
Heidi nodded slightly.
Vaguely, she felt that the amethyst pendant on her chest seemed to be emitting a slight heat.
"Do you need us to arrange a vehicle to take you back?"
the staff member asked politely.
"No, my car is parked outside." Heidi shook her head.
"Okay, then I won't send you off. You can just go back the way you came - I will confirm the patient's condition."
Heidi hummed, gave the staff member a friendly smile, then turned around and walked towards the long and deep corridor outside.
Behind her, the staff in blue uniforms also turned around and walked towards the elf girl who was still sleeping.
Footsteps sounded behind him, about five meters away.
Heidi silently picked up the suitcase, reached for the hidden compartment at the bottom of the suitcase with her other hand, then turned around expressionlessly and pulled the trigger.
"boom!"
The bullet penetrated the back of the figure in the blue uniform and exploded into a hazy mist of blood.