Chapter 59: ntal and Psychological State Assessnt
When Gu Jun woke from his nightmare, one sentence lingered in his mind. He had only rembered the aning of the sentence, not the exact language that the mysterious whisper used.
Was that just a bad dream?
Gu Jun would not believe it. Ever since the nightmare of the barren ancient tree, Gu Jun had never considered the possibility of it being simple dreams.
A person’s dreamscape had been a target of scientific research. Duke of Zhou of Ancient China had believed that a person reflected his luck and fate, while Sigmund Freud had a differing viewpoint. The founder of psychoanalysis had a different theory. He thought that the subconsciousness of a person could be understood with dream interpretation. For Gu Jun, he believed that both argunts were logical. This year, his fate had been horrible, and he believed that his subconscious was definitely abnormal.
Then, the question returned.
Who was it that was whispering to him? “Son of Misfortune”? Who is Ye?
“Could it be... the banyan tree is calling itself the “Son of Misfortune and speaking to ?” the inconceivable hypothesis popped up in Gu Jun’s mind. It was far fetched but possible. After all, the voice ca from the banyan tree’s direction.
With several questions tornting him, Gu Jun headed to the training center the next day to complete his training.
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Days passed, and soon 2 weeks were over. The dical Departnt never received another batch of Banyan Malformation Disease patients during this period, helping to stabilize the situation. Soon, it was a month since the elite dical students had started their training at Phecda, marking the end of their month-long quarantine training.
“Well done, everyone. You all have done your best during this month!” excitedly, Zhou Jiaqiang announced the training results. “Owing to your spectacular performance, the board of directors has made the decision to promote everyone to G-class mbers of Phecda! Before that, there is still a last assessnt of your ntal states. Just a procedure, it will be fine.”
Of course, Cai Zixuan and the rest had no qualms about sitting for another interview. Still, they were curious about the reason behind it.
On the other hand, anxiety stirred within Gu Jun. An assessnt would definitely include testing the subconscious. The previous ti, he drew the sentence of foreign words. What would happen this ti? To be frank, he was not clear about the happenings within his subconscious.
Would it trigger an illusion? Probably not. He had tried multiple tis over the past 2 weeks to no avail. He did not even feel a hint of the vision related to the monochro photograph. Perhaps, he had to travel to the beachside with actual banyan trees.
As they walked towards the assessnt venue, Brother Qiang fervently explained the details. This test was not about their personality as before. It was to understand more about their ntal and psychological states.
“Well, the older mbers of the Phecda Departnt call this test the S-assessnt, since it tests our spirits and it starts with the letter S. When I first ca here, the na had already been used. No one knows who coined this term. I think it should be nad after ntality though.”
Zhou Jiaqiang chatted with the students casually, livening and lightening their moods. This information was not restricted, and they should be allowed to learn of them with their current ranks. As Gu Jun listened, he smirked.
S probably stood for sanity. They wanted to find out if we are still sane or already walking the tightropes of mania.
“Brother Qiang, would the results of the S-assessnt be a nurical value?” Sun Yuheng asked the question that was swirling on everyone’s mind.
“Yep it is.” As he walked, Zhou Jiaqiang explained further, “It is a combined value. The work in the Phecda Departnt placed a huge risk on our ntal wellbeing daily. Very often, we would be facing the possibility of a ntal breakdown. This would require ti to heal, restore, and recover. Otherwise, the consequences were dire.”
As he spoke, they entered the concierge of the interview and assessnt block. Brother Qiang led the group onto the 2nd floor after greeting the security officer. In the lift, he continued.
“The S value indicated your rationality, perseverance, spirituality, etc. It is based on 100 points. Naturally, the higher, the better. Should you fall below 70, you will need to receive treatnt and will receive a reduced workload. If it’s below 50, they will send you on a mandatory holiday. If you’re under 70 this ti, then you will not be accepted.”
Despite his cheerfulness, everyone could tell that Brother Qiang was making it sound easy. Quietly, they looked at each other. Does the so-called “mandatory holiday” an an imdiate dismissal?
This S value was rigorous.
“You don’t have to pretend. If you are in good condition, that’s good for you.”
A more solemn tone intertwined Zhou Jiaqiang’s words as he repeatedly emphasized, “Even if you fool the reviewers, it will be you that will be hurt in the end. You don’t need to pretend. Don’t hide, don’t act. Just show your real states. If you are really facing an issue, you can quickly get the best treatnt. We are all studying dicine, we all understand the reason why we need imdiate treatnt.”
“Yeah.” Cai Zixuan nodded in agreent. Brother Qiang was right, tily treatnt was of utmost importance.
“Ah Jun, Ruoxiang, Yuheng,” Zhou Jiaqiang said again, “especially the three of you. You have been involved in actual surgery. It is normal to be distressed after the first few surgeries. You don’t have to hold it in your heart, you can say it later. ”
“No problem.” Wang Ruoxiang smiled nonchalantly. “There is no stress as of now. It’s already been more than half a month. Even a knife wound would be healed by now.”
Hearing the “Iron Lady” speak, everyone sniggered which mutually ward their hearts.
“What knife did you use? A nail clipper?” Gu Jun threw in the final punchline drawing a peal of uncontrollable laughter from everyone.
Seeing their excellent state of mind, Zhou Jiaqiang could really be at ease. As he brought them out of the lift, he snaked through a few corridors and stopped in front of the waiting area before the interview rooms. The first to be assessed was Wang Ruoxiang, Sun Yuheng, and Cai Zixuan. Accordingly, the trio entered their individual rooms.
Gu Jun, Jiang Banxia, and the others sat on the chairs outside and chatted with Zhou Jiaqiang as they waited.
Naturally, Gu Jun wished that he would pass the test without a hitch. Not only because it would be definite progress in his search for the truth, but also his heart had finally found a ho here. Perhaps, the warmth that Brother Qiang, Surgeon Zhu Ruiwen, and his team had shown him had won his heart. Maybe he saw the long-lost sense of belonging amongst the students that trained with him.
Ever since the day when his family broke apart when he was 10, he never felt the sense of ho ever again. Yet, it was coming back to him right now.
After approximately half an hour, Cai Zixuan ca out of the room. The mont he ca out, he lanted, “Right now, my heart is in an inexplicable bliss and ease.”
Huh? Isn’t this the S-assessnt? What did he go for? A spa?
However, Gu Jun was not surprised. If Zixuan couldn’t get through, then surely everyone could not get through.
After he ca out, Cai Zixuan couldn’t say more and was whisked away by Brother Qiang. After more than ten minutes, Sun Yuheng and Wang Ruoxiang also finished the tests one after another. As they walked out, they all seed quite comfortable, highly likely passed without difficulty.
At this ti, a staff mber asked Gu Jun to enter the inspection room where Wang Ruoxiang had just co out from.
Gu Jun stood up and strode into the open door.
The test room is entirely different from the previous interview room. It was more spacious and elegant with a dimr lighting with warr tones. In the middle of the room was a test recliner with many instrunts and equipnt. The previous three judges were not present. There was only a middle-aged woman, who was smiling amicably, sitting on a chair next to the recliner.
Seeing the young man walk in, she got up and warmly introduced herself, “Gu Jun, have a seat here. I am the assessor, Liang Jiahui. You can call Sister Liang.”
“Nice to et you, Sister Liang.” Gu Jun nodded. In his heart, vigilance surged.
Oh? How friendly. Is this the treatnt thod by Carl Ransom Rogers, the Arican psychologist? The one with the “Patient as the epicentre of treatnt”?
Either way, the arrangent for Brother Qiang to lead the way and explain or the friendly persona of Liang Jiahui was intentional. Undoubtedly, the aim was to put them in a state of relaxation and trust.
However, Gu Jun knew that there must be a more dangerous purpose behind this farce. Otherwise, this would not be any form of assessnt. What’s more, the assessnts for him, Wang Ruoxiang, and Sun Yuheng were definitely more thorough, especially for him.
“Co sit or lie down. Just be comfortable.” Sister Liang smiled. “I will be putting so more instrunts on you, okay?”
“Okay.” said Gu Jun as he walked over. He sat down on the deck chair and then proceeded to lie down flat.
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