Chapter 256 Hugo's Adventures in Wonderland (Part 2)

Based on Hugo's experience of entering ordinary people's minds many times, generally speaking, the human consciousness space presents a dark state of nothingness, and there will be many very strange things surrounding it, which are generally what humans have been thinking recently.

The surface consciousness space will be relatively empty, mostly some daily fragments. If you want to use a specific scene to describe it, it is probably a square with many fragments and wonderful objects floating, and under the floor of the square is the deep consciousness of humans.

Under normal circumstances, the structure of human consciousness is not complicated. In addition to the upper and lower floors, there may be some floating small rooms. The properties of these small rooms are different. Some people have a lot, and some people don't. At least among the countless patients Hugo has seen, this is the case.

But today, this consciousness space is different, because the first thing Hugo saw when he landed was a restaurant standing on the square.

It was a very Gotham-style restaurant with a tall and narrow building. There were a few big characters on the doorplate, saying "Iceberg Restaurant", but the difference was that there was indeed a layer of ice around it, and there were a few small icebergs, guarding the door of the restaurant like guards.

At this time, a thin figure walked out of the restaurant. Seeing Hugo, he was stunned and asked him, "Who are you?"

Hugo was also stunned because he had never seen a living thing in the human consciousness space.

If a human being is compared to a peach, then the consciousness space is the peach pit in the middle. The peach pit itself is a part of the peach. No peach will have a complete peach in the peach pit.

The consciousness space itself is a manifestation of personality, so no one will recreate another self in their own consciousness space, at least in most cases.

But now, Hugo has seen this wonderful state. He saw a complete peach in the peach pit. Not only is it complete, but it is also a bit too complete.

The dress of Cobert in front of him is completely different from that in the real space. He is now dressed in a suit, his hair is combed smoothly, he wears shiny leather shoes on his feet, and he has a sleek smile that does not belong to his age.

Hugo has seen many people portray a more perfect self in their own consciousness space, but that is usually not expressed through the image of a complete person, but usually some key items or keywords.

For example, if someone who lacks academic qualifications hopes to have a better academic qualification, then there will be some things in his consciousness space that represent exams, scores, admission letters or degree certificates, or there will be a separate small room to represent his beautiful hope.

The average person's brain is not enough to materialize imagination to such a detailed level, let alone maintain such a detailed fantasy in a hypnotic relaxation state.

It was also the first time that Hugo saw someone imagine another self in his mind, and at the same time, the fantasy was so detailed that it seemed to have a soul.

"Is it you?" Cobert looked at Hugo with a little doubt and said, "Is this what you call hypnosis? You can actually come in here."

Hugo looked at him and the building called Iceberg Restaurant behind him in a daze, but Cobert kept that smile and said, "Since you are here, why not go in and sit down."

Hugo followed Cobert into the interior of the Iceberg Restaurant, and something even more surprising happened to him. Everything inside was as detailed as reality.

This is almost impossible, just like when a person is dreaming, although he feels that he has seen some specific things in his dream, if a second person enters his dream, he will find that most of the things that appear in the dream are very general and hazy, and extremely incoherent.

This is the normal state of the human brain in a relaxed state, ignoring many unimportant details and only conveying some main concepts.

But this iceberg restaurant in the depths of Cobert's consciousness is not like this. From the decoration, layout, and structure of the entire restaurant to the wood grain on the bar and the gloss reflected on the bar chairs, it can be said that if this restaurant appears in reality, it can open for business directly without any repairs.

This is completely beyond Hugo's expectations. Even for an interior designer, it takes countless modifications and adjustments to turn the design and picture in his mind into a design work. If an interior designer can make the imagination in his mind so meticulous, he will definitely be the most successful designer in the world, without a doubt.

Before Hugo could finish his surprise, the door of the restaurant rang and an adult male in a suit walked in. Cobert greeted him: "Professor Freese, why are you here so early today?"

"Oh, Cobert, you are here, how did you finish your course today? Have you learned all the knowledge of Protestantism?"

"I will review it later..."

Watching the smooth conversation between the two, although Hugo was still immersed in shock, he couldn't help but start to analyze that Professor Freese might represent the role of supervising academic studies in Cobert's consciousness. Whenever Cobert wanted to start reviewing and taking stock of his learning gains, Professor Freese would appear.

Hugo walked down and continued to stare at Victor who came in, as if he wanted to find some inconsistencies in him, but he didn't find any. Although he had never seen Professor Fries, he could already tell from the image in Cobert's mind that he was a wise, knowledgeable and elegant professor.

Before he could think of the answer, the door rang again, and a man in a long windbreaker and holding an umbrella walked in. Hugo was a little surprised and said, "Schiller?"

"How is it, Mr. Cobert, has your condition improved? How are you feeling recently? Are you not planning to move yet?"

Hugo could see that Schiller seemed to play the role of a gentle doctor in Cobert's heart.

But this is normal, Hugo thought. In the records of Cobert's treatment, Hugo did not see any radical treatments, but some conservative psychological counseling and conversations. It is no wonder that Cobert thought Schiller was a good doctor, but Hugo thought that this conservative treatment was completely Schiller's inaction.

At this time, Hugo in reality frowned, exploring in Cobert's conscious world, and whispered: "Come on, let me see what you fear the most..."

As he said, he pressed a button on the machine with his hand, and the machine issued two sharp alarms, and then Cobert's conscious world shook violently.

A fierce howl came from the broken space. Hugo saw that the figure of an old woman covered in blood and holding a sharp knife was extremely huge. One of her fingers was bigger than the entire Pingshan Restaurant. She was covered in blood and wielded a dagger, which shattered Cobert's conscious space in an instant.

Hugo, who was connected to the machine, also screamed, then woke up, sat on the ground and panted for a long time.

Hugo stood up with his forehead in his hand. He whispered, "I should have thought of it earlier... Fear will also be more vivid and destructive..."

Cobert woke up from his chair as if he had a nightmare. The pale-faced Hugo had to force himself to say, "The result is not bad, but your willpower is a little fragile, and you may be disturbed by some images you fear..."

"I know." Cobert said calmly, "Because I often have nightmares."

He saw Hugo, who seemed to be exhausted, and felt a little disdainful. He did not feel that this hypnosis treatment had any improvement on his condition, but the doctor seemed to be very tired.

He shook his head. Before leaving, he thought, I should come again next time when Dr. Schiller is here. This substitute doctor is really not good.

Hugo did not give up after the setback from Cobert. He thought it might be just a coincidence. Cobert was a one-in-a-million genius child, so he was very specific about the details, but he still thought that this could not reach the level of the Palace of Thought. He just imagined his dreams and expectations more delicately.

Another name that was recorded in the medical record made Hugo familiar, that is, Victor Fries.

Hugo once heard Cobert call him "Professor Fries" in Cobert's consciousness space.

The medical record stated that Victor suffered from mild anxiety disorder, and the symptoms were written in a very general way. There was a record of drug treatment, and it seemed that he recovered quickly, but Hugo was still very curious about it. He wanted to see if Victor was the same as in Cobert's consciousness world, so he called Victor again.

As Schiller's colleague, Victor certainly knew that he had resigned, but this time Hugo used the reason that there was a problem with the invoice of the medicine, and hoped that Victor himself would come to communicate.

Invoices, tax payment and insurance are very important issues. Victor didn't think there was anything wrong with it because he had been here once before because of invoices.

Entering the clinic, when Hugo asked for a simple reexamination, Victor didn't think much about it. He thought it might be Hugo's way of confirming that the previous doctor didn't abuse drugs, so he cooperated and lay down on the chair.

Hugo entered Victor's consciousness in the same way, and then, the moment he entered, he was blown to the ground by a violent cold wind.

He was facing a vast and extremely cold ice field. Hugo looked around in confusion and found that there seemed to be no end here.

It was mentioned before that the surface consciousness of human beings is like a square. The reason why it is called a square, not a plain, is because the size of human consciousness space is limited. The margins of most people's consciousness space are at the limit of imagination and thinking, but Hugo walked for a long time in this vast snow field and didn't see the boundary at all.

There are only three things here, ice, snow, and snow that is turning into ice. Perhaps even the wind does not exist, because Hugo did not hear any sound of wind. This is an extremely quiet space.

But silence is not a good thing. It makes it seem even colder. Hugo only had one feeling from beginning to end, that is, cold, extremely cold.

Hugo gritted his teeth and held his breath, trying to crack the secret of this consciousness space, but no matter which direction he walked, how long he walked, what posture he made, or what he shouted, the only response to him was the endless heavy snow and the endless ice field.

There are no abstract concepts, no memory fragments, and nothing that should be in the human mind. There is only ice and snow, only cold.

Just when Hugo was desperate and about to give up, he finally saw a trace of fire at the end of the ice field. He tried to get closer to that direction. He didn't know how long he had walked. When his consciousness was numb from the cold, he finally saw a small campfire.

There were several figures around the campfire, including Cobert who was squatting and warming his hands, Victor who was standing next to him reading a book, and Schiller who was adding firewood to the campfire...

Why is Schiller here again? Hugo thought, why is he everywhere?

But other than that. There was nothing else. Looking at the endless snowfield around him, Hugo's heart was numb, but he still dutifully pressed the button on the machine to see what Victor was afraid of.

Then, he heard a subtle "click" sound from the consciousness space, like the sound of something breaking, and then it got louder and louder...

In an instant, the terrifying storm swept everything.

When Hugo's consciousness returned to his body, he couldn't help but hug his arms and tremble all over, and his teeth were trembling.

In the office that was well heated and had a fireplace, he felt an extreme coldness that he had never felt in his life.