Chapter 50 Roman Palace
Xiao En slept until three o'clock in the afternoon.
He was awakened by knowledge.
"Master, it's time to get up." Knowledge whispered in the brain.
Xiao En felt his head was a little groggy. He got up, washed his face, made himself a cup of strong tea to refresh himself, and then said coldly: "Shut up, stop arguing."
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In front of the mirror.
A young and handsome man with dark circles under his eyes appeared in front of him. His hair was messy, his expression was a little sluggish, and he had some bags under his eyes. His face was normal, but there was a lot of bloodshot eyes in his eyes. He felt like he was sleeping very much. Heavy, but in fact the quality of sleep is not good at all.
"The master is still so handsome and handsome!..." The knowledge retracted into the brain and whispered.
Shut up.
Xiao En rubbed his temples and sat on the balcony in silence for a while, then slowly stood up and prepared to change his clothes.
Reason has hit the spiritual threshold.
"The madness of extraordinary people is divided into three states, temporary madness, indefinite madness and permanent madness."
The last one is almost hopeless.
In Xiao En's perception, permanent madness is basically equivalent to being completely out of control, and is no longer a human being, because humanity has completely disappeared.
This situation can be regarded as completely becoming a "monster creature". The anchor of self-recognition is no longer a human being, but a monster.
"I should be a sign of temporary madness now."
"Because I came into contact with too many weird existences at once, my rationality has seriously declined, and my perception has touched some crazy essence of the weird country."
Xiao En's brain started to work, analyzing his current situation.
Temporary madness is not terrible, it can only be regarded as a bit crazy. After understanding the nature of the promotion sequence of professionals, in Xiao En's heart, he has understood that it is normal for extraordinary people to be a little crazy occasionally.
Xiao En also guessed why ordinary people are restricted from being promoted to extraordinary beings. This path is indeed not something ordinary people can take.
"Temporary madness is the first mental threshold."
"When rationality drops to a certain level, negative mental states such as auditory hallucinations, paranoia, mania, and insomnia will appear."
Xiao En took out a pen and paper and began to analyze his current mental state.
He doesn't really want to see a psychiatrist.
Xiao En himself had read some psychology books in his previous life, and he planned to rely on his own will to adjust and recover. You can't always have a psychiatrist by your side, and sometimes you have to get through it on your own.
"No one knows how much rationality they have."
"But you can calculate the degree of decline in rationality based on your current state."
It's not bad.
If other people had experienced so many things like Xiao En, and had faced face to face with the ancient and indescribable ancient evil things, they would have gone crazy long ago.
He has been carrying it until now, and only now has one of the signs of temporary madness, auditory hallucinations.
"Everyone should have some mild mental pollution. It's just that extraordinary people have a willpower far beyond that of ordinary people along the way, so the mental threshold they can resist is also higher."
"As long as you don't touch it, The second mental warning line, I should be able to recover quickly.”
If the second warning line is crossed, it will be uncertainty and madness, which is similar to some mental illnesses. Occasionally, there will be sudden onset, and there will be. Self-mutilation tendency. Once this happens, the investigator must take a leave of absence. The night watchman will arrange for a long-term recuperation, and the psychologist must also arrange for it until the mental state slowly returns to normal.
But the haze of the past will not completely dissipate.
This also involves a blind spot in self-awareness, that is, some people are obviously crazy, but they are not aware of it.
"This is the truth about the high suicide rate among investigators." Xiao En murmured.
The madness of ordinary people is more obvious.
There are some differences in the madness of extraordinary people because of their different sequence paths. Extraordinary people who have strengthened their flesh and blood are prone to self-mutilation and mania, while extraordinary people who have strengthened their spirits are more likely to have auditory hallucinations and visual hallucinations. .
The auditory hallucinations are not serious, but the visual hallucinations are very serious.
Because investigators are all highly inspired people, they are more likely to be contaminated than ordinary night watchmen. The higher the inspiration, the more madness they perceive.
There was a knock on the door.
Xiao En stood up and opened the door and saw Benjamin and Daisy.
Benjamin just glanced at Xiao En and said solemnly: "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Xiao En nodded and said: "The impact is not big."
At present, he is normal, but knowledge keeps whispering and he is a little irritable.
This negative state greatly affected his mood.
Benjamin did not relax, but whispered: "Do I need to arrange a psychiatrist for you?"
Xiao En shook his head and said: "Not for the time being."
Daisy He raised his little head and looked at Xiao En in front of him, with a slightly less obvious worry on his face. He raised his hands and said, "I couldn't sleep well before and my mind was so messed up that when I heard animals talking, I would run wildly in the forest."
“I ran from sunrise to sunset without thinking about anything until I was exhausted.”
"Go back and take a nap, and you'll feel better the next day."
Huh?
Is this okay?
With a thoughtful expression on his face, Xiao En couldn't help but reach out and rub Daisy's little head. She bared her teeth subconsciously, but didn't move away. She just looked at Xiao En's face. The expression is a bit angry.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Xiao En quickly retracted his hand, with a little fear on his expression.
Daisy snorted proudly.
Benjamin pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You should rest for a while first, and I will apply for a vacation for you."
"When you feel you have recovered, you can go back to the headquarters to report. "
Xiao En nodded: "Thank you, Captain."
Benjamin shook his head, stared at Xiao En in front of him, and said softly: "We should say thank you."
Before Daisy left, she waved and said loudly to Xiao En: "When you feel unhappy, run as hard as you can and fly like a cheetah. This is what the sage in the forest told me."
Xiao En heard this. Couldn't help but smile.
Daisy has a pure heart.
Of course, Xiao En would still be a little scared if she was angry.
3:30 pm.
The sun outside was a little smaller. Xiao En took a shower, changed into looser clothes, took his wallet and went out, and then started jogging along the street on the other side of the big pendulum clock.
He was going to try Daisy's method.
After Xiao En advanced to transcendence, his physical fitness improved a lot. He ran a lap without even breaking a sweat. He went directly to the park and ran along the large artificial lake. Finally, he ran around the park. After running, I finally broke out a little sweat.
“I didn’t expect that my physical fitness has improved so much.”
Xiao En simply ran towards the dock, and finally ran directly along the road of the dock, half way around Dorne City. As we circle around and see some of the scenery of this era along the way, we slowly feel a lot more relaxed.
He broke out in a sweat and felt much better physically and mentally. Maybe it was because he was focused on running that the whispers of knowledge faded away a bit.
Five-thirty in the afternoon.
After running for two hours, Xiao En felt a little tired and slowly slowed down and walked towards the apartment building where he lived.
Knowledge occasionally whispers, but Xiao En's mental state has improved a lot.
“It’s somewhat useful.”
"But running from sunrise to sunset like Daisy, or speeding through the forest, an extraordinary person of the wizard path simply cannot do it." Flying like a cheetah.
Xiao En is not as physically strong as Daisy.
Downstairs in the apartment.
Shaun saw a smoking bearded figure, Hank Brende. He hadn’t shaved for a while and almost didn’t recognize him.
"Going for a run?" Hank handed the cigarette.
Xiao En waved his hand. He would only smoke one when his brain was thinking crazily. However, the investigator smoked a lot, maybe because of too much work pressure.
Hank took back the cigarette case and chuckled: "When William was on duty, I saw you running wildly in the dock area."
"Daisy taught you that, right?"
"Haha. This method is not very useful. Only children like it. Adults have their own ways of relaxing."
"Go take a shower and change clothes."
"I'll take you to a good place."
Hank is actually a very cheerful and talkative person, but he is very indifferent to ordinary people. , looking like a ruthless man in the iron mask.
Xiao En hesitated for a moment and nodded.
He is also curious about the way other investigators regain their rationality, and as a newcomer, it is necessary for Xiao En to have a good relationship with his colleagues, who may be able to save lives at some point.
I took three baths today.
Xiao En changed his clothes. When he went downstairs, Hank bought two ice creams and handed one to Xiao En.
Cream ice cream.
It should be bought opposite the villa area. Only there are more expensive desserts. Most of them are consumed by ladies. An ice cream costs at least 2 dinars.
Hank should be an investigator on the Ranger Path and is good at tracking. Xiao En heard that he is a sharpshooter.
"Go to the Roman Palace."
He waved to stop a carriage and motioned to Xiao En: "Come up."
Carriage is still the main mode of travel in Dorne City.
Trams only have lines in the city center area. Private cars are extremely expensive and not even the wealthy can afford them. Moreover, there is no large-scale mass production.
The driver's handling was very good, and the carriage quickly went around the green path.
The Roman Palace is on the other side of Dorne City, near the Misty Mountains. It is said that there are natural hot springs there. Xiao En has also heard some rumors about the Roman Palace. It is a bit like a combination of a private club and a resort. The most expensive gold-selling cave in En City.
The boss behind the scenes is said to be a well-known socialite, the kind of person with extraordinary skills, who is very well-connected among dignitaries.
But investigators will also go there, and Xiao En feels that things are not that simple.
“Let’s go.”
Half an hour later, a luxurious building complex built near mountains and rivers appeared in front of us. Hank must be a regular customer here, because he just walked to At the door, a waiter came to greet him.
Xiao En walked into the spacious courtyard and was faced with a large garden with secluded grass and trees, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water. Directly in front of him was a small fountain. The sculpture was quite artistic, a bit like Venus, and there was a hint of art in it. Luxurious and extravagant.
This looks like a luxurious and expensive resort.
Hank took off his coat and handed it to the waiter, took out a sign and handed it to the other party: "Let's make arrangements."
Xiao En was already a little confused.
The architectural style of this place is very Roman. It is made of marble and paved with inlaid stones. It is very spacious and bright. There are murals and statues on both sides, which are close to the artistic style of ancient Greece and Rome. The house is very tall, with three floors, using round arches. The interior is magnificent, with hanging crystal lamps and murals and statues complementing each other. There is also a gym and two fountains on both sides, covering a large area. The bathing area is divided into three types: cold water and hot water steam, each occupying a house.
"What the hell? Isn't this a large bathing center?"
"No."
"The bathing culture in Rome seems to be very popular!" Xiao En was confused and had the idea to go to the north. The illusion of a top-notch large bath.
This place is basically designed in the style of the Roman Royal Baths.
There are entrances, changing rooms, massage rooms, steam rooms, etc. on both sides. Because the history of the Kingdom of Dorne is quite special, it belongs to the Roman Empire that was connected by faults (historical falsification), so the Many people claim to be Roman orthodox.
There is a dedicated lounge outside the large bath, as well as service areas that provide food, leisure, fitness, massage, etc.
Hank took Xiao En directly to the back of the villa.
Over there is an open-air hot spring, scattered with small pools separated by separate compartments. It is equipped with independent changing rooms, rest rooms, activity areas, and provides services such as wine, food, and massage. , the steam room is at the corner, and the waiters at the door have been replaced by a group of beautiful girls.
Xiao En was really shocked.
He didn’t expect to see a top-level entertainment venue that was even more luxurious than modern society. No wonder Hank said this was the most famous gold-selling cave in Dorne City.
Perhaps because he was afraid that Xiao En would not adapt, Hank asked for two similar hot spring cubicles.
"How is it?"
"Are you feeling more relaxed?" Hank asked the maid to prepare some wine for him, and lazily soaked in the open-air hot spring. His voice came from the other side of the room. came from time to time.
Xiao En nodded silently and breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "I really didn't expect that there is such a good place."
Hank smiled and said mysteriously: "Then you There are many things I don’t know.”
"It is said that there is a place in Dre called Phantom's Dream."
"Hehe."
"But Dre is too far away from Dorne. I have only heard about it and have never been there. Go over there."
Dele?
Daisy’s hometown is indeed quite far away.
Hank poured himself a glass of wine, found a comfortable position to lie down, and said softly: "I'll arrange a masseur for you. Just go to the second floor after you finish your bath."
"You are the first Come at once."
"The hostess here should come to see you. You can think about it yourself whether you want to go to the third floor."
Huh?
Is there a third floor area here?
Xiao En's ears perked up, but at this time Hank was already humming a tune to himself, slowly drinking a small drink, and lying in the opposite cubicle, he fell asleep.
Xiao En is now very comfortable, and his knowledge is also very honest.
"Use positive emotions to suppress negative emotions? In order to curb further outbreaks of madness? And slowly restore your own spirit and rationality?"
"If this is the case, every investigator does They all have different ways of recovery.”
Xiao En is very curious about this.
Hank brought him here specifically at this time. It shouldn't be that simple. It definitely wasn't just a matter of enjoying it.
Xiao En's whole body felt lazily, and his spirit was very happy and relaxed. Knowledge seemed to be infected by positive emotions, and they swayed lazily in Xiao En's brain. It seemed that when he became more nervous and depressed, Knowledge becomes more active and restless.
"You can relax, but you can't indulge." Xiao En warned himself silently.
This is a weird country.
Crash.
Xiao En stood up, put on a white bath towel, and was about to go to the second floor to take a look. Hank's loud snoring could be heard next door. He must have stayed up all night yesterday.
Investigators have been teetering on the edge of madness all year round. Under the accumulated pressure, many people eventually suffered mental breakdown.
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(End of this chapter)