Patient

"That's impossible."

Qin Yiguan's eyes widened. "This is clearly my first time on this map. You couldn't possibly know this information."

However, the two doctors ignored Qin Yiguan and were talking to each other.

"Xiao Li, take a close look, this is a typical case."

"The patient initially experiences various sensory abnormalities, including auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, and visceral hallucinations. These erroneous perceptions intertwine to form a complete, false sensory world."

The young doctor nodded repeatedly.

The older doctor continued, "After this state persists for a while, the patient begins to doubt their own 'existence,' unable to distinguish between the real world and the world of fantasy. They experience terror, a feeling of being pierced by a thousand arrows, and countless thoughts swirling in their mind, unable to discern which is real and which is fantasy."

Qin Yiguan heard all of this clearly and immediately retorted, "This is clearly a hidden map of the Gemini Metaverse. I am one of the millions of users, and I have just 'traveled' to your world."

"Yes."

The older doctor smiled at Qin Yiguan, then looked at the younger doctor, "Xiao Li, look, this case is one in a million, textbook perfect."

Qin Yiguan's eye twitched.

now.

The older doctor began, "Xiao Li, you will be speaking to the patient now. Your task is to help the patient understand their condition in the shortest possible time, while also distinguishing between reality and hallucination."

"Okay, teacher."

The young doctor seemed very nervous, swallowed hard, and rubbed his hands together. "Hello, patient Qin Yiguan, my name is Li Xiang, I'm an intern at the Mirage City Sixth Psychiatric Hospital. If you don't mind, you can call me Dr. Xiao Li."

"Hello, Dr. Xiao Li."

Qin Yiguan nodded reluctantly, knowing full well that it was essential to understand the background of this world through Dr. Xiao Li's description.

"The current date is June 13, 2123."

"This is also your 32nd day of hospitalization and treatment."

Dr. Xiao Li explained meticulously, "You suffer from severe 'dissociative identity disorder,' severe 'delusion,' severe 'paranoia,' and several other mild mental disorders. Please note that 'delusion' and 'paranoia' are two different conditions."

Qin Yiguan thought to himself, "Both are psychologists, but Xiao Li and Dr. House have completely different styles."

"The world you imagine in your mind is based on a system called the ' Gemini Metaverse '."

"I can tell you with absolute certainty that the level of technology in the real world is nowhere near that level."

"Our lives haven't changed much since 2023, 100 years ago."

Dr. Xiao Li said very solemnly, "In the real world, there is no Metaverse, let alone Reality Enhancement."

Qin Yiguan was slightly speechless.

But the older doctor said to Xiao Li, "Your explanation won't work. You're completely overturning the patient's mental world; it's too abrupt. He won't be able to accept it. You need to combine the patient's fantasy world with a step-by-step approach, revealing the truth little by little."

"I'm sorry, teacher."

Xiao Li nodded, composed himself, and looked at Qin Yiguan again. "In the past 32 days, you have returned to the real world three times, but you may not remember the first two times, or perhaps your delusions have unknowingly distorted those scenes."

"Certainly."

Xiao Li added, "What I mean by 'returning to reality' is that your consciousness suddenly becomes clear."

"The first two times..."

Qin Yiguan was somewhat surprised, "Does it refer to the ' Living Brain Era ' and ' Brain-Computer Interface '?"

"Really."

Xiao Li nodded, "Your memory has been distorted."

"Regarding the ' Void Man ' you mentioned, it certainly doesn't exist."

Xiao Li said, "Its essence is a self-protection mechanism within you. Its mission is to Awakening you from a coma. In fact, every vegetative patient has a role similar to a ' Void Man ' in their mind."

"Theoretically speaking, every time Void Man activates his 'ability,' there's a 50% chance he'll wake you up, meaning your consciousness will return to normal."

Xiao Li looked at Qin Yiguan, "Think about it carefully. In your illusion, is the Void Man almost transparent? This is easy to understand; it's a subconscious thing."

Qin Yiguan's Pupil trembled, "This..."

Dr. Xiao Li continued, "If I'm not mistaken, before you woke up this time, Void Man was bound, and he was in a lot of pain, struggling and resisting?"

"Because from a certain perspective, Void Man represents your current state of being."

Xiao Li pointed to Qin Yiguan's body, "In reality, you are being bound, and you are afraid of doctors, afraid of them administering medication to you."

"This..."

Qin Yiguan's eyes darted around. The straps binding his body were indeed the same as those on Void Man's body, both in position and tightness. The only difference was that Void Man's body was bound with Jiaolong's black tattoos.

"Is Void Man actually my subconscious?"

It has to be said that Qin Yiguan's thoughts are somewhat confused right now. "Am I actually a severely mentally ill person? Is this all a world I've imagined?"

Xiao Li said, "Yes, you are a mental patient. But truly severely mentally ill patients don't act crazy. They are very quiet because they possess an independent mental world."

Qin Yiguan was speechless once again.

He just said that to Jiaolong.