Borrow Ten Thousand, Repay a Hundred Thousand
The remaining people immediately started talking all at once, and the temperature in the small carriage rose from a mere million degrees to tens of millions because of their conversation, and it inexplicably began to feel hot.
"Shut up." Su Luo had no interest in any of this stuff.
The crowd booed.
"I ask, you answer."
Why can't I see through your strength?
This was the first question Su Luo asked.
Whether it was the little girl at the beginning or the hundreds of strange guys in the carriage behind, Su Luo couldn't see through their strength. Even using [Appraisal], all she could find were a bunch of question marks.
If Su Luo hadn't noticed that several people in the carriage were sweating in the tens of millions of degrees of heat, Su Luo would have thought that everyone present was at least a [Demigod].
"[Adrian] has Cognitive Shielding; no one can see through another's strength, and everyone's world is the one they are most familiar with, including other beings."
The doctor in the white coat answered Su Luo with an expression that As It Should Be.
"If you're a pile of shit, then you'll think [Adrian] is a cesspool full of shit. If your world is one where education and training are paramount, then getting hit by a car and seeing the exhaust pipe is a blessing in disguise."
"No matter what you bring in from outside, it's useless unless you use things made locally in [Adrian]. For example, clothes—if you don't wear anything produced in [Adrian], you'll appear naked to others."
This kind of Cognitive Shielding has an extremely high priority, and even directly involves modifications at the real level.
It's unclear whether the change pertains to an individual's senses or to the Real World each individual faces.
From Su Luo's perspective, at least, these guys in front of her were purely humanoid.
"In [Adrian], isn't strength very important?"
After listening to what the doctor in the white coat said, Su Luo deduced an important conclusion.
"Yes."
A man in a suit pushed his way forward, facing Su Luo directly.
"In [Adrian], you can lack everything, but you absolutely cannot lack money!"
"Hey bro, wanna take out a loan? Borrow 10,000 and pay back 100,000, great deal!"
Su Luo felt that the world was a bit crazy.
Before Su Luo could ask any more questions, the mental hospital's vehicle stopped, and a large group of people once again surrounded Su Luo the car.
What's the situation with [Adrian's] currency?
"It's a credit currency issued by [Adrian Academy], it's not exchangeable for external resources, and it doesn't circulate internally or externally," the man in the suit quickly replied.
"So, brother, no matter your background outside, whether you're a powerful emperor who traverses the Starry Sky, a prolific producer who owns several worlds, or Legendary mage who travels the Void, once you come to [Adrian], no matter how wealthy you were before, here you're a pauper!"
"At least people who start from scratch have something to begin with. You came into this world without even clothes. Take out a loan, borrow 10,000 and pay back 90,000..."
"When will you pay me back?" Su Luo asked this time.
Logically speaking, Su Luo here for a little over a month at most. If the loan repayment period is relatively flexible, she could definitely get some start-up capital.
"Our repayment schedule is very flexible. You only need to repay 10% each day, and any remaining balance will be added back to the outstanding amount for interest calculation, settled daily." The man in the suit nodded and bowed.
What a mess! My debts are automatically multiplying tenfold or even ninefold every day.
The most outrageous loan shark I've ever seen.
"Get away from me."
Su Luo entered a pristine white room and began the so-called [Psychiatric Evaluation].
Sitting opposite Su Luo was a middle-aged, balding doctor wearing gold-rimmed glasses, who looked quite professional.
"Hello, [Otherworlder] from a distant world. All beings entering [Adrian] normally undergo a pre-existing Psychiatric Evaluation; you have no prior record of this."
Su Luo was still figuring out how to come up with a reason.
"Of course, we understand that you came here illegally, so we'll provide you with a [Psychiatric Evaluation] free of charge. This might be the only free thing you can get in [Adrian]."
"No need to be nervous, it's just a procedure." The middle-aged doctor was very kind.
Su Luo nodded.
"Name?"
"[Scholar]."
"Gender?"
"[Scholar]."
What are your sexual preferences?
"Aren't you the one who performs Psychiatric Evaluations?"
"Oh, sorry, it's just a professional habit. You don't need to worry about that issue," the middle-aged doctor quickly apologized.
"Okay, next question, what are your thoughts on the foot fetish community?"
"Does this have anything to do with the Psychiatric Evaluation?" Su Luo asked.
"It's alright, I just wanted to know," the middle-aged doctor replied earnestly.
"... Next question."
Do you think someone wants to harm you?
"There should be."
How have you been feeling lately?
"I haven't had any emotional fluctuations lately."
Do you think you have a mother complex?
"No."
You're lying!
The middle-aged doctor suddenly pushed up his glasses, his gaze sharp, as if he could see through everything.
"?" Su Luo asked, puzzled.
I say you have it, so you do!
The middle-aged doctor began banging on the table.
"You avoided answering all the questions I asked before, but Negation this one!"
"It's precisely because you yearn for maternal acceptance, yet have never received it, that you suppress it for so long, and thus seek intimacy through expression!"
The saying goes, "What one desires but cannot obtain, one's heart yearns for harmony."