Learn one small skill every day

"After all, from the current perspective, he has achieved more results than you. At least he has indeed solved a century-old disease. Apart from treating some minor ailments, I haven't seen you cure any difficult or complicated diseases."

Lecter sipped his red wine: "That's certainly true. I've only ever treated minor ailments, but I've certainly been fulfilling my duties as a psychiatrist. And you, Mr. Favre, as a hunter, you've let your prey escape. At least you've failed three times with Dr. Moriarty."

"I...I'll go check on Miss Hearst's recovery..."

Bai Miao dared not stay any longer and hurriedly made an excuse to run upstairs to avoid the impending storm.

Chapter 197 Recovery

Upstairs, she watched over the sleeping Hearst. The dark mist and veins on her face had completely faded, and her breathing was even.

Even in her slumber, Hearst's spiritual form, just like in her active state, is a humanoid form covered in blood vessels.

In contrast, Carlos and Karlrens, who both suffer from nightmares, both experience their minds transforming into complete human forms when they fall asleep.

This difference also led Bai Miao to suspect whether nightmares could alter a person's underlying state of consciousness.

Hearst's example also illustrates that when a person's mind becomes human, that's when the monster within her takes over.

Nightmares can cause a person's mind to become human-like, but the body will not undergo any changes.

This might be a clue.

Of course, Bai Miao still needs samples for control experiments.

After waiting upstairs for more than an hour, the suffocating tension in the lobby finally dissipated, and Bai Miao knew that Lecter had left.

As he walked downstairs, Favre's expression was not good.

"White, we never expected you to be able to cure hemothrombosis, but personally, I don't want you to continue pursuing this area of ​​blood."

Bai Miao straightened up slightly: "May I ask why?"

“You are a descendant of Dr. Morrie, and I know I have no right to demand that you stop pursuing your ancestor’s footsteps, but I can share my understanding.”

Favrell paused for a moment: "The one who gave Robert Morrie the knowledge of blood must be no less than the one who caused the plague. We don't have the energy to deal with two high-level beings at the same time."

"The 'existence' you're referring to... is it the one in Abyss City?"

Favre shook his head: "No... You can't accept this information yet. I can only tell you that Yar City is a place that various parties are fighting over. They check and balance each other, but they don't care about joining forces to clean up any newcomers."

"So as you continue to delve deeper into the research, you are likely to attract unexpected prying eyes."

Favre solemnly reminded him, "It's enough to cure the blood thirst; don't continue."

Bai Miao was still puzzled: "But... I think curing hemothrombosis is just completing the optimization work that Dr. Mori did. He had already invented blood that does not cause hemothrombosis."

Favre scratched his head helplessly: "I don't know how to put it into words, so I asked Lecter just now. Lecter's answer was that the difference between you and Dr. Morrie is that Dr. Morrie is a winemaker who constantly improves his winemaking recipe; while you, you make his wine, mix in other ingredients, and change its original properties."

"This involves a process of moving from stillness to movement; it is change. And change is the thing they least want to see. The city of Yar has its own system, which is the result of long-term checks and balances."

Favre drank three or four bottles of red wine, but was still not drunk at all: "At your current research progress, it won't attract much attention yet. But if you continue, it's hard to say. If you really develop blood without any negative effects, it will be a major event that could overturn the entire medical system of Yar City."

“At that time, no one was sick and no one needed to see a doctor. Such a change was unacceptable to anyone.”

Should we stop the research...?

To be honest, Bai Miao had no intention of continuing the research.

On the one hand, it is still unknown how long the research will take to yield results, and it is also uncertain whether I will have enough time to stay.

On the other hand, Favre felt that continuing was dangerous, so he should listen to advice.

Otherwise, it would make him look like a mad scientist.

If Favre believes he poses a danger to the city of Yar, he will likely be executed.

Bai Miao's spiritual value is increasing every day, and even without using psychoanalysis, it is steadily moving towards 100 points.

Bai Miao thought that this was probably related to the afterimage in front of him.

As long as you look at two images at the same time, your spiritual value will continuously grow under the stimulation.

Bai Miao had a premonition that the moment these two worlds merged together would be the moment he completed his mission.

I did see another city called Yar.

The other world was blurry and had extremely poor visibility, yet it seemed to be intertwined with the city of Yar.

Thinking of this, Bai Miao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Favre, "Okay, I will suspend my research on blood and focus on solving the nightmare syndrome."

At least that's the case for this instance.

Bai Miao will definitely continue to advance the research when he comes back next time.

"Hmm...it seems your mind has indeed not been disturbed."

Favre breathed a sigh of relief: "If you absolutely refuse to stop, I'll have no choice but to stop for you."

Seeing Bai Miao's nervous expression, Favre laughed heartily: "Don't worry! I have high hopes for you now! Lecter taught you psychoanalysis, so naturally I have to teach you something too, but I really don't have that much time right now."

Favreck paused for a moment, as if making up his mind: "Let's go to the clock tower, kid!"

"Didn't you say that the clock tower is a place you can only go after reaching the fourth floor...?"

"That was before. Now, just give me my name, and the clock tower keeper will let you up."

What's inside the clock tower?

"There are things I can teach you, but not me personally. You must be wondering why I always appear and disappear so mysteriously, right? Once you learn them, you can do it too."

Favre possesses an extremely strange movement technique that allows him to appear out of thin air, ignoring walls.

Bai Miao had already learned this lesson the last time.

This guy seems to be feeling the pressure.

Bai Miao didn't know what Lecter and Favre talked about in the past hour, but it was clear that Lecter's attitude must have made Favre quite nervous.

It's like they're afraid I'll run off to Lecter if they don't give them any more benefits.

It's fine to roll it up.

There's no such thing as a free lunch; once you learn it, you're completely tied to Favre.

Bai Miao had nothing to worry about; his motto was to take advantage of someone and then leave without taking any responsibility.

Managing the flow of communication between Favre and Lecter was a considerable challenge for Bai Miao.

Bai Miao wanted to extract as much benefit as possible from these two.

Favre finally had a breakthrough and realized he needed to teach himself something.

Bai Miao then asked, "Should I go to the clock tower first, or deal with the nightmares first?"

"Let's deal with the nightmare problem first. You don't have any outstanding achievements to show for it. Even if my name is on your name, she probably won't be willing to teach you."

"she?"

Bai Miao noticed that this pronoun referred to a woman.

"Don't misunderstand, she is also an excellent hunter, but her area of ​​responsibility is different from mine, and she cannot leave the clock tower."

Is she responsible for ringing the bell every day?

“Ringing the bell is another matter… By the way, may I ask you why you are sometimes so agile? I can’t even catch your movements.”

It would be strange if you could see it if time stopped...

Bai Miao thought to himself, but said aloud, "I find this hard to explain. Perhaps it's the power of Dr. Mori's blood? But the number of times I can activate it in a day is limited."

Favre didn't press further after hearing this: "Quite a good ability. If you combine it with the skill I taught you, you could become an excellent assassin, and no one would be able to detect you."

"Um……"

"Alright, that's all for tonight. I'm leaving now. I'll keep an eye on you after you go to the clock tower."

"slow……"

Before he could even utter the word "leave," Favre had vanished from Bai Miao's sight.

"..."

I have to say, Favre's escape skill is actually quite reliable.

They only let us learn it if it solves our nightmares...

Bai Miao lay on his back on the sofa, reviewing in his mind all his experiences of going to the Healing Cult to treat his nightmare disorder. At the same time, he took out the nightmare content he had written down and compared it bit by bit.

"Nightmare disorder is a mental illness... People infected with it will experience mental changes, but these changes are not currently apparent to them... It is estimated that a spiritual value of 100 points or more is required..."

"Once I reach 100 Spirit Points, the quest may be completed directly, ending this instance..."

Having 100 Spirit Points should be one route to clearing the dungeon, not the only one.

This was, of course, just a possibility, but Bai Miao dared not gamble on it.

Having learned his lesson from the Endless Energy, Bai Miao would never dare to suddenly disappear in a dungeon that clearly has a sequel.

At the very least, one must make proper arrangements for all matters after death, and there must be a plausible reason for leaving.

"Solve the nightmare disorder, learn Favre's skills, and then wait until you have 100 spirit points to complete the dungeon."

Bai Miao has almost finalized the follow-up plans.

"Nightmares...what exactly is the principle behind them...does my mental state change while I'm asleep?"

"And since it's an infectious disease, where is the source of infection?"

Bai Miao didn't know if using traditional disease transmission theories to analyze nightmare syndrome would be effective.

However, in terms of its manifestations alone, nightmare disorder meets the criteria for an infectious disease, and the way it is transmitted is also quite insidious.

All the infected individuals are high-ranking members of the Healing Cult, so why did I get infected?

Was it merely contact with Karlrens's spiritual body?

Is it transmitted through contact?

As Bai Miao analyzed the situation, he made notes in his notebook, which would guide the subsequent investigation.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

Bai Miao sat in the living room all night, lost in thought, completely unaware that dawn was breaking.

"what!!!"