Robot Xiao Yi’s eyes projected a faint blue screen into the air, displaying a doctor’s information card in the translucent screen. “Dr. Zhou Hai is your exclusive psychologist. You have three days until Dr. Zhou provides regular psychological counseling for you. Would you like me to schedule it for you in advance, sir?”
Bai Lixin: “Yes, please schedule it in advance.”
It’s only been two days since entering the copy, yet the word “psychologist” had appeared frequently.
Xiao Yi: “Alright, I’ll apply for you now, sir.”
“It has been successfully scheduled. The modified appointment time is adjusted to nine o’clock this morning. I have arranged a taxi for you, which will arrive at the building entrance at eight thirty.”
“It’s a yellow taxi with license plate U493-1.”
“The current time is 7:20 in the morning, so you have plenty of time, sir. You can take a leisurely hot shower now.”
“For breakfast today, I have prepared whole wheat bread and milk cereal for you, with the sweetness adjusted to your taste preferences.”
Bai Lixin interrupted Xiao Yi: “If I have a meeting with the psychologist this morning, does that mean I won’t go to work?”
Xiao Yi: “Sir, your dedication to work makes me feel ashamed. However, rest assured, Dark Steel City values the physical and mental health of its residents the most. Nothing can surpass the basic rights of residents, not even work.”
“You have the privilege of taking leave until your physical and mental health reaches its optimal state.”
“This is a city filled with love, fairness, and order. Your happiness is our happiness.”
After Xiao Yi finished speaking, a sweet smile appeared on the black screen.
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Why does this feel like falling into a pyramid scheme?’
Perhaps due to the difference in departure times today, Bai Lixin didn’t encounter Mr. Kaila, the bald man, at the elevator this time.
When he walked out of the building, the yellow taxi with license plate U493-1 was already waiting there.
The driver was an alien with an oval-shaped head, resembling a giant avocado.
Since yesterday, Bai Lixin had noticed that the residents of Dark Steel City not only had the appearance of blue star people but also many other forms of life, such as the taxi driver in front of him.
He didn’t know if being “talkative” was a universal standard for taxi drivers, but this driver started chatting as soon as he got in the car.
“Brother, do you live around here? Did you happen to see the singer Xingchen’s airship yesterday?”
“You must know about Xingchen, right?” The driver rotated the radio dial, and a song sung by a man suddenly echoed in the taxi. “I really love his voice, our whole family are his fans.”
The man’s singing voice was distant and melodious, and for some reason, Bai Lixin felt a subtle familiarity with it.
It seemed familiar, but when he listened carefully, he was sure he hadn’t heard this voice before.
“Hey, do you know? There are many singers in Dark Steel City, but Xingchen’s popularity is always the highest. He used to hold concerts frequently, but then he didn’t appear in the public eye for a long time. Everyone was worried that he might be sick, but unexpectedly, after such a long time, he suddenly announced a concert yesterday without any warning.”
“The tickets for Xingchen’s concerts are random. Before each concert, he would use airships to distribute tickets. The back of the ticket is engraved with a unique number. Only those who draw the lucky number can enter Xingchen’s concert.”
Bai Lixin remembered the card he casually put in his pocket: “How do you know what the lucky number is?”
Although he had a clear understanding of his luck, it didn’t stop him from being curious about the singer Xingchen.
The driver: “You can find Xingchen’s official website on the StarNet, the lucky numbers will be announced there. You can also hear it on the radio. Calculating the time, it should be about time now.”
As he spoke, he changed the channel on the radio, and a gentle female voice emerged from the speakers.
“The ticket numbers for Xingchen’s concert have been announced. All cardholders with consecutive numbers containing ‘438’ can enter the concert venue of Singer Pris Xingchen with their cards.”
“Wow,” the driver shouted excitedly, “this time it’s lucky consecutive number 438. I envy all the 438s.”
Bai Lixin silently took out the only card from his pocket.
The golden letters on the back shimmered with brilliant light.
48578438.
The driver happened to see the card in Bai Lixin’s hand, and his eyes widened excitedly. “Wow, the lucky 438 is right here with me! You are really lucky!”
Bai Lixin: “…”
He didn’t really want this kind of luck.
—————————
In the live broadcast room.
[Hahaha, God Xin’s luck is good for the first time, and it’s still 438.]
[God Xin: Are you polite?]
[God Xin is speechless. Is this luck good or bad?]
————————–
When Bai Lixin arrived at the psychotherapy center, he was holding the card in his hand, looking somewhat absent-minded.
He just casually picked up a card floating in front of him. Others might not be able to draw the lucky number even if they grabbed dozens of cards, but he happened to get the lucky number with just one card.
He wasn’t sure If it was a coincidence or some kind of deliberate arrangement.
S419M: [Lord Host, are you going to the concert of Singer Pris Xingchen?]
Bai Lixin: [Of course, I have never been so lucky before. The lucky consecutive number just happened to appear in my hand, I would regret the 438 it if I didn’t go.]
S419M: […]
‘Why does it feel like the host’s dilemma is on the number 438?’
…
The psychotherapist named Zhou Hai was a man in his early thirties. He had a blue star Eastern face and wore gold-rimmed glasses, giving him a scholarly appearance.
When Bai Lixin entered Zhou Hai’s therapy room, the latter was sitting with his legs crossed, reading a book, with a cup of steaming hot coffee beside him.
Seeing Bai Lixin come in, he gracefully put down the book, as familiar as if he were meeting a friend he hadn’t seen in a long time.
His eyes seemed to contain a smile, making people unable to help but let go of their guard. “Dear Xin, I thought I wouldn’t see you until three days later. How have you been recently? I heard you have been dreaming?”
“What wonderful things did you dream about this time? Would you like to share it with me?”
Bai Lixin looked around Zhou Hai’s face hesitantly. “I don’t remember. I forgot it as soon as I woke up.”
“It’s okay.” The smile in Zhou Hai’s eyes widened. “Dreams are just manifestations of excessive reflection in the cerebral cortex, and forgetting dreams is also a normal phenomenon. So let’s do a little test now.”
Dr. Zhou opened a piece of white paper and dripped a few drops of ink with a dropper, then folded the left and right sides of the paper, and the ink immediately spread into a symmetrical pattern.
He unfolded the ink pattern, “Can you tell me what you see on it?”
Bai Lixin: “It’s just a symmetrical pattern formed by ink smudges.”
Zhou Hai’s smiling eyes gradually sharpened, “What does it look like to you?”
Bai Lixin: “It’s just ink spread symmetrically. I don’t think it looks like anything.”
Zhou Hai paused, and then wrote something on the notebook in his hand, “Alright, thank you for your cooperation.”
“From what I see so far, your mind is temporarily in a tense state, and I haven’t found any unstable factors so far. However, even though it’s the most common tense state, we still need to relieve it.” Zhou Hai turned on the speaker, and a soothing ethereal music filled the room, “Now, please close your eyes and gradually form images in your mind according to my description.”
Bai Lixin closed his eyes as instructed.
Then Zhou Hai’s voice seemed to come from all directions, sometimes ringing in his ears, sometimes hovering over his head.
“Today is a sunny day. You have no work today. Under the summer sun, you walk alone on the soft sand beach.”
“The sun is shining brightly overhead, and the ground beneath your feet is cool, soft sand.”
“The waves wash up to your feet, taking away the heat from your body and the tiredness from your whole body.”
“At this moment, you feel relaxed and comfortable, just wanting to find a place to take a nap.”
“So you walk to the banana grove next to the beach and find a hammock between two banana trees.”
“You lie down on it and sway in the rocking hammock, feeling drowsy.”
“You’re very tired… very tired…”
Zhou Hai’s voice gradually became blurred.
Bai Lixin had already activated his defense mechanism when Zhou Hai started to hypnotize him.
Hypnosis is a science, but it’s also a psychological tactic. When a person has great doubts about the hypnotist, it’s difficult to complete the hypnosis.
Bai Lixin had doubts from the beginning, but he still found his consciousness gradually dissipating as Zhou Hai’s hypnosis unfolded.
He didn’t fully regain consciousness until he felt his body being shaken.
S419M was howling in Bai Lixin’s mind: [Lord Host, you fell asleep just now, and I lost consciousness too. This therapist’s hypnotic ability is so strong! If he had taken advantage of us while we were hypnotized just now, we wouldn’t even have had a chance to resist.]
It said with some fear: [It’s a bit scary.]
A timer was placed on the table, and Bai Lixin looked at it. When he first entered, the countdown was one hour, but now there were only five minutes left.
He had been hypnotized for fifty-five minutes, which meant he had lost consciousness for fifty-five minutes.
Zhou Hai closed the therapy record, “Dear Xin, today’s psychotherapy seems very successful to me. However, you still need to pay attention to work-life balance. I don’t want to receive you in advance again. Even if you don’t care about yourself, you should consider your robot Xiao Yi. If you keep having problems, it will be considered a failure and sent for repair or even scrapped. I have seen your robot Xiao Yi, she’s a very cute robot. You don’t want her to be destroyed, do you?”
Robot Xiao Yi’s eyes projected a faint blue screen into the air, displaying a doctor’s information card in the translucent screen. “Dr. Zhou Hai is your exclusive psychologist. You have three days until Dr. Zhou provides regular psychological counseling for you. Would you like me to schedule it for you in advance, sir?”
Bai Lixin: “Yes, please schedule it in advance.”
It’s only been two days since entering the copy, yet the word “psychologist” had appeared frequently.
Xiao Yi: “Alright, I’ll apply for you now, sir.”
“It has been successfully scheduled. The modified appointment time is adjusted to nine o’clock this morning. I have arranged a taxi for you, which will arrive at the building entrance at eight thirty.”
“It’s a yellow taxi with license plate U493-1.”
“The current time is 7:20 in the morning, so you have plenty of time, sir. You can take a leisurely hot shower now.”
“For breakfast today, I have prepared whole wheat bread and milk cereal for you, with the sweetness adjusted to your taste preferences.”
Bai Lixin interrupted Xiao Yi: “If I have a meeting with the psychologist this morning, does that mean I won’t go to work?”
Xiao Yi: “Sir, your dedication to work makes me feel ashamed. However, rest assured, Dark Steel City values the physical and mental health of its residents the most. Nothing can surpass the basic rights of residents, not even work.”
“You have the privilege of taking leave until your physical and mental health reaches its optimal state.”
“This is a city filled with love, fairness, and order. Your happiness is our happiness.”
After Xiao Yi finished speaking, a sweet smile appeared on the black screen.
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Why does this feel like falling into a pyramid scheme?’
Perhaps due to the difference in departure times today, Bai Lixin didn’t encounter Mr. Kaila, the bald man, at the elevator this time.
When he walked out of the building, the yellow taxi with license plate U493-1 was already waiting there.
The driver was an alien with an oval-shaped head, resembling a giant avocado.
Since yesterday, Bai Lixin had noticed that the residents of Dark Steel City not only had the appearance of blue star people but also many other forms of life, such as the taxi driver in front of him.
He didn’t know if being “talkative” was a universal standard for taxi drivers, but this driver started chatting as soon as he got in the car.
“Brother, do you live around here? Did you happen to see the singer Xingchen’s airship yesterday?”
“You must know about Xingchen, right?” The driver rotated the radio dial, and a song sung by a man suddenly echoed in the taxi. “I really love his voice, our whole family are his fans.”
The man’s singing voice was distant and melodious, and for some reason, Bai Lixin felt a subtle familiarity with it.
It seemed familiar, but when he listened carefully, he was sure he hadn’t heard this voice before.
“Hey, do you know? There are many singers in Dark Steel City, but Xingchen’s popularity is always the highest. He used to hold concerts frequently, but then he didn’t appear in the public eye for a long time. Everyone was worried that he might be sick, but unexpectedly, after such a long time, he suddenly announced a concert yesterday without any warning.”
“The tickets for Xingchen’s concerts are random. Before each concert, he would use airships to distribute tickets. The back of the ticket is engraved with a unique number. Only those who draw the lucky number can enter Xingchen’s concert.”
Bai Lixin remembered the card he casually put in his pocket: “How do you know what the lucky number is?”
Although he had a clear understanding of his luck, it didn’t stop him from being curious about the singer Xingchen.
The driver: “You can find Xingchen’s official website on the StarNet, the lucky numbers will be announced there. You can also hear it on the radio. Calculating the time, it should be about time now.”
As he spoke, he changed the channel on the radio, and a gentle female voice emerged from the speakers.
“The ticket numbers for Xingchen’s concert have been announced. All cardholders with consecutive numbers containing ‘438’ can enter the concert venue of Singer Pris Xingchen with their cards.”
“Wow,” the driver shouted excitedly, “this time it’s lucky consecutive number 438. I envy all the 438s.”
Bai Lixin silently took out the only card from his pocket.
The golden letters on the back shimmered with brilliant light.
48578438.
The driver happened to see the card in Bai Lixin’s hand, and his eyes widened excitedly. “Wow, the lucky 438 is right here with me! You are really lucky!”
Bai Lixin: “…”
He didn’t really want this kind of luck.
—————————
In the live broadcast room.
[Hahaha, God Xin’s luck is good for the first time, and it’s still 438.]
[God Xin: Are you polite?]
[God Xin is speechless. Is this luck good or bad?]
————————–
When Bai Lixin arrived at the psychotherapy center, he was holding the card in his hand, looking somewhat absent-minded.
He just casually picked up a card floating in front of him. Others might not be able to draw the lucky number even if they grabbed dozens of cards, but he happened to get the lucky number with just one card.
He wasn’t sure If it was a coincidence or some kind of deliberate arrangement.
S419M: [Lord Host, are you going to the concert of Singer Pris Xingchen?]
Bai Lixin: [Of course, I have never been so lucky before. The lucky consecutive number just happened to appear in my hand, I would regret the 438 it if I didn’t go.]
S419M: […]
‘Why does it feel like the host’s dilemma is on the number 438?’
…
The psychotherapist named Zhou Hai was a man in his early thirties. He had a blue star Eastern face and wore gold-rimmed glasses, giving him a scholarly appearance.
When Bai Lixin entered Zhou Hai’s therapy room, the latter was sitting with his legs crossed, reading a book, with a cup of steaming hot coffee beside him.
Seeing Bai Lixin come in, he gracefully put down the book, as familiar as if he were meeting a friend he hadn’t seen in a long time.
His eyes seemed to contain a smile, making people unable to help but let go of their guard. “Dear Xin, I thought I wouldn’t see you until three days later. How have you been recently? I heard you have been dreaming?”
“What wonderful things did you dream about this time? Would you like to share it with me?”
Bai Lixin looked around Zhou Hai’s face hesitantly. “I don’t remember. I forgot it as soon as I woke up.”
“It’s okay.” The smile in Zhou Hai’s eyes widened. “Dreams are just manifestations of excessive reflection in the cerebral cortex, and forgetting dreams is also a normal phenomenon. So let’s do a little test now.”
Dr. Zhou opened a piece of white paper and dripped a few drops of ink with a dropper, then folded the left and right sides of the paper, and the ink immediately spread into a symmetrical pattern.
He unfolded the ink pattern, “Can you tell me what you see on it?”
Bai Lixin: “It’s just a symmetrical pattern formed by ink smudges.”
Zhou Hai’s smiling eyes gradually sharpened, “What does it look like to you?”
Bai Lixin: “It’s just ink spread symmetrically. I don’t think it looks like anything.”
Zhou Hai paused, and then wrote something on the notebook in his hand, “Alright, thank you for your cooperation.”
“From what I see so far, your mind is temporarily in a tense state, and I haven’t found any unstable factors so far. However, even though it’s the most common tense state, we still need to relieve it.” Zhou Hai turned on the speaker, and a soothing ethereal music filled the room, “Now, please close your eyes and gradually form images in your mind according to my description.”
Bai Lixin closed his eyes as instructed.
Then Zhou Hai’s voice seemed to come from all directions, sometimes ringing in his ears, sometimes hovering over his head.
“Today is a sunny day. You have no work today. Under the summer sun, you walk alone on the soft sand beach.”
“The sun is shining brightly overhead, and the ground beneath your feet is cool, soft sand.”
“The waves wash up to your feet, taking away the heat from your body and the tiredness from your whole body.”
“At this moment, you feel relaxed and comfortable, just wanting to find a place to take a nap.”
“So you walk to the banana grove next to the beach and find a hammock between two banana trees.”
“You lie down on it and sway in the rocking hammock, feeling drowsy.”
“You’re very tired… very tired…”
Zhou Hai’s voice gradually became blurred.
Bai Lixin had already activated his defense mechanism when Zhou Hai started to hypnotize him.
Hypnosis is a science, but it’s also a psychological tactic. When a person has great doubts about the hypnotist, it’s difficult to complete the hypnosis.
Bai Lixin had doubts from the beginning, but he still found his consciousness gradually dissipating as Zhou Hai’s hypnosis unfolded.
He didn’t fully regain consciousness until he felt his body being shaken.
S419M was howling in Bai Lixin’s mind: [Lord Host, you fell asleep just now, and I lost consciousness too. This therapist’s hypnotic ability is so strong! If he had taken advantage of us while we were hypnotized just now, we wouldn’t even have had a chance to resist.]
It said with some fear: [It’s a bit scary.]
A timer was placed on the table, and Bai Lixin looked at it. When he first entered, the countdown was one hour, but now there were only five minutes left.
He had been hypnotized for fifty-five minutes, which meant he had lost consciousness for fifty-five minutes.
Zhou Hai closed the therapy record, “Dear Xin, today’s psychotherapy seems very successful to me. However, you still need to pay attention to work-life balance. I don’t want to receive you in advance again. Even if you don’t care about yourself, you should consider your robot Xiao Yi. If you keep having problems, it will be considered a failure and sent for repair or even scrapped. I have seen your robot Xiao Yi, she’s a very cute robot. You don’t want her to be destroyed, do you?”
