Chapter 519 – Healing, Rituals, and Gunpowder

Chapter 519 Healing, Rituals, and Gunpowder
After seeing that her new patient was an elf, Heidi felt a bit surprised.

She rarely saw elf patients – not only psychiatrists like her, but also most other “doctors” of various kinds, generally did not deal with elves.

Because the elves as a race have a physical talent that is enviable to other races, in addition to their long lifespan, this race usually rarely gets sick, they are incredibly healthy most of the time, and can survive in all kinds of harsh conditions, and at the same time, along with a healthy body, they are also often quite tough-minded… Perhaps in order to adapt to their long lifespan, the elves’ mental state is very stable, although not as good as the Sanguine, who are known as “stone-hearted”, but much better than humans.

Because of these unique conditions, many excellent pioneers and adventurers throughout history have come from the elven bloodline, and they are good at and dare to move in the “border” sea, and are able to survive and return from those dangerous fogs and illusions, and nowadays almost two thirds of the many city-states on the boundless sea are close to the “Eternal Curtain”. Almost two-thirds of the city-states near the “border” of the “Eternal Curtain” were established by the elven pioneers, and the most famous of them is the “Light Wind Harbor”, which is called the City of Adventure.

In all her years as a psychiatrist, Heidi had never heard of an elf having psychological problems.

Of course, there are always weaknesses in mortals, even for elves with such excellent “talents”. Compared with humans, their growth is slower, their learning ability is lower, and their overly tough mental state makes it difficult for them to be blessed by divine power… -Except for the power of the God of Wisdom, the three gods of the Orthodox Church are of limited use to the elves, and strangely enough, the Sanguines, who also possess a stable spiritual gift, are much better off than they are at this point.

There are many people who have speculated on what factors cause elves to have this “difficult to be sheltered by God’s grace” physique, after all, the Sanguine people’s mental toughness is also very high, but do not have this kind of “shelter weakening” negative characteristics, and among the many speculations, there has been a theory that has been circulated more widely Among the many speculations, there is a theory that has been widely circulated: the old and stubborn cult of heresy in the traditional culture of the elves led them to be rejected by the gods, and only the God of Wisdom was willing to have mercy on them because he was the “patron of all rational creatures”.

Historically, in the “Dark Ages” and “Old City-State Ages” before the New City-State Era began, this “God-forsaken” nature of the elves, coupled with the natural prejudice between the different races, even caused many bloody conflicts – but they were not the only ones who had to fight for their rights. In the Dark Ages and the Old City-State Ages before the New City-State Era, the Elves’ “godforsaken” physique and the natural prejudices of the other races even led to bloodshed – but in the end, the Elves used their invention of steam rifles and high explosives to reach a mutual understanding with the earthly races.

Since then, these long-lived and broad-minded races have graciously accepted the signals of reconciliation between the Humans and the Sanguin, and have coexisted peacefully with the descendants of those short-lived races to this day.

Heidi came to the hospital bed, testing the elf girl’s breath and checking her heartbeat, then opened the medical kit and methodically brought various potions and devices to a small table off to the side.

Those days of conflict and darkness had been turned into history, and the short-lived humans and Sanguinians could only learn the stories of their ancestors from books, while even the long-lived elves had already treated those long ago days as some “insignificant trifles” they had experienced when they were young or their fathers.

Nowadays, the elves’ “God-forsaken” constitution still exists, and many of their ancient families, while accepting the teachings of Rahm, the God of Wisdom, still maintain many mysterious and traditional “heretical beliefs”, but this does not affect them to become an extremely important part of the civilized world nowadays. But that doesn’t stop them from being an important part of today’s civilized world.

As a matter of fact, due to their high attainments in the fields of mathematics, science and mechanics, as well as their deepening connection with the beliefs of Rahm, the God of Wisdom, the elves have already gained a significant position in the era of “steam and electricity”, and if not for the obvious disadvantage of their population, their influence in the infinite sea might have even surpassed that of human beings! The Elves are the most influential people in the Boundless Sea.

In any case, in this era, there is no longer any discussion about the “heretical beliefs” of the elven folk that have been maintained to this day, nor is there any discussion about their physique that is not blessed by the three gods.

The delicate incense burner was lit, and a calming aroma gradually spread out beside the hospital bed, and in the spreading aroma, the elf girl on the hospital bed seemed to slightly relax her eyebrows.

Heidi bent down and opened the girl’s eyelids, holding an amethyst emitting shimmering light in front of her eyes and slowly shaking it from side to side.

“You are still trapped in the dream world, tension and anxiety woven into a self-guarded cage, but you need help now, so you will leave a ‘key’ with someone you are willing to trust, and this person, whom you trust deeply, will appear in your dreams to help you fight together against the things that scare you, or to help you find a way out of the things, or help you find an exit from the dream world ……”

Heidi slowly shook the crystal, accompanied by the gradually rising smoke of incense next to it, and whispered in a low tone that seemed to contain magical power beside the young girl’s ear.

As a psychiatrist, she has many means to help her patients, in the normal process of consultation and treatment, she is of course good at using questionnaires and psychological hints to confirm the patient’s mental state and provide targeted guidance, but when the situation is not so normal …… she also has many techniques of extraordinary utility.

These extraordinary techniques include the smothering stick, gold needles and gunpowder, and of course, incense, magic potions and ritual crystals.

After all, psychiatry is a dangerous profession, and she has to deal with more than just insomniacs and nervous students and office workers – she has to deal with the “dreams” and “imaginings” that pop up from those patients’ minds. The “dreams” and “imagination” of those patients are also the filth that pops out of them.

“Now, you’re starting to feel a little more at ease, because the person who helped you will soon appear in your dreams ……”

Heidi continued to speak gently, and at the same time, she noticed that a faint silver glow had begun to emerge from the depths of the elf girl’s pupils, a characteristic of the blessing of the God of Wisdom, Rahm, beginning to take effect – fortunately for the elves, even though this race had a “divinely forsaken” constitution, it was still able to receive the blessing normally. Fortunately, although the elf race had a “God’s Abandonment” physique, it was still able to receive Rahm’s blessing normally, which made Heidi, who was a follower of the God of Wisdom, a lot more relaxed.

“You left a door for the ‘ta’, that door is very close to you, you have already given the ‘key’ to open the door to the one who helped you in advance, now, you hide in a safe place and quietly wait for that door to Open ……

“You are at ease because you know that it is your most trusted being that walks through that door ……”

Heidi spoke softly, and with her last words, the elf girl’s breathing became noticeably longer and steadier.

It was temporary.

But Heidi was ready for the next step in the “treatment”. She quickly left the elf girl’s side, took the amethyst pendant she had just used to hypnotize her, and lay down on an empty bed next to her.

Clutching the amethyst she had received from her father, she whispered a prayer to Rahm, the God of Wisdom, and slowly closed her eyes.

After a few moments, she opened her eyes and sat up with some confusion.

She had not succeeded in sinking into any dreams herself – the hypnosis had not taken effect?
Heidi rose from the hospital bed, cautiously acknowledged her surroundings, and took another step to the hospital bed where the elfin girl lay.

Her “patient” was still lying there, showing no signs of waking up.

After half a day of double-checking and two futile attempts at hypnosis, Heidi realized that she was unable to connect to the elf girl’s dream world at all.

A sense of frustration surged through her.

She just remained frustrated next to the hospital bed for a while while quietly contemplating other alternative treatment options, and after an unknown amount of time she sighed and got up to walk towards the door of the hospital room while moving her slightly aching shoulder and neck joints.

Before she touched the door, however, footsteps were already coming from outside, followed by the sound of a key turning, and with the turn of the knob, the staff member of the government office wearing a dark blue uniform unlocked the door to the ward.

“Ms. Heidi, how is it going?”

The staff member seemed to have been waiting outside in the “safe area” for a long time, and was now nervously inquiring about the progress of the treatment.

“It hasn’t produced any effect yet – conventional hypnosis failed, I may need to prepare some stronger rituals or magical potions,” Heidi shook her head regretfully, and while saying this, she lifted her hand to hang the amethyst pendant on her chest, and then picked up her heavy suitcase. her own heavy carrying case, “I’ll have to go back and think about the next steps in my healing program.”

“…… Well, I’m sure you’ve tried your best this time,” the staff member sighed, rather understandingly, “There have been other psychiatrists who have tried before, but none of them were able to break through this patient’s dream world –Because the situation is too odd, the priest sent by the church is very worried that this is some kind of weird spiritual pollution brought about by the extinguishing of the sun, and is taking this matter quite seriously …… But there’s nothing that can be done about it, and since an expert such as yourself finds it tricky, then it seems that it really can’t be rushed. ”

Heidi nodded gently.

Vaguely, she felt that the amethyst pendant on her chest seemed to be emitting a slight heat.

“Do you need us to arrange a vehicle to take you back?”

The staff asked politely.

“No need, my car is parked outside.” Heidi shook her head.

“Good, then I won’t see you off, you can just go back the way you came – I’ll check on the patient again.”

Heidi hmmm’d and gave the staff member a friendly smile, then turned and walked towards the long, deep corridor outside.

Behind her, the staff member in the blue uniform also turned toward the still-sleeping elf girl.

Footsteps sounded behind her, currently about five meters away.

Heidi silently lifted the suitcase, her other hand exploring the hidden compartment at the bottom of the suitcase, before turning around with an expressionless face and pulling the trigger.

“Bang!”

The bullet pierced through the back of the blue-uniformed figure’s heart, bursting into a hazy mist of blood.

(End of chapter)