Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Liu Xing gazed at his three elementary school student teammates, his heart filled with anticipation for the last team that had yet to emerge, hoping they would possess a useful identity to aid in their grand escape.

Just then, Professor Yang suddenly drew back the curtain and said to Liu Xing, "Liu Xing, you can come in now."

The private room’s time automatically came to an end.

Liu Xing turned around to face Professor Yang, feigning a surprised expression, and asked, "Professor Yang, what about these three patients? If we’re all in the treatment area, won’t they be left unattended?"

Professor Yang chuckled and replied, "Liu Xing, you know what I mean. Don’t worry, these patients are extremely rule-abiding. I’m sure they still remember the Internet Addiction Treatment Center’s code of conduct, which they recited in class earlier, as instructed by Old Luo."

As soon as Professor Yang finished speaking, Zhang Jingxu and the others responded loudly, startling Liu Xing.

Liu Xing understood that Professor Yang’s Internet Addiction Treatment Center must be implementing military-style management, and the so-called "Internet Addiction Treatment Center’s code of conduct" must be extremely strict, otherwise, Zhang Jingxu’s reaction wouldn’t have been so intense.

"Hehe, Liu Xing, you should see their performance now. Moreover, our treatment center has hired twenty retired soldiers as security guards, and the surrounding walls are over 6.6 feet tall. These patients can’t leave the treatment center without my permission, so you can rest assured. Now, come with me, and I’ll teach you how to use the Electric Therapy Device," Professor Yang said with a proud smile.

Liu Xing, seeing the situation, could only nod and obediently walked into the treatment area.

The treatment area at that moment was like a morgue, with the Internet-addicted youths waiting for "electrotherapy" lying quietly on their beds, their eyes tightly closed, their faces tense. Except for some rapid breathing sounds, they didn’t make any other noise.

As for the "Electric Therapy Device" manufactured by Yis People Technology, it was even more advanced and luxurious than the one produced by Earth Technology. The originally square-shaped device had transformed into a small radar, with the radar’s interior facing the Internet-addicted youths on their beds.

"Liu Xing, operating this Electric Therapy Device is very simple. You just need to press this button, and it will automatically transform into its current state within two minutes," Professor Yang said, pointing to the Elder Sign logo on the device and smiling.

Liu Xing had thought the Elder Sign pattern was just a logo, but it turned out to have a switching function as well.

Liu Xing feigned surprise, nodding his head, and said, "So that’s how it is. I didn’t expect foreign technology to have advanced so much, to the point where even medical equipment can transform. I used to think only cars could transform."

Professor Yang chuckled again, patting Liu Xing on the shoulder, "Nowadays, foreign technology is indeed very advanced, but our country’s technological level is also gradually improving. I think that in about twenty years, our technological level will be on par with that of European and American countries."

Liu Xing smiled and nodded, after all, he had also "traveled back" from 2017 and knew that Professor Yang’s words were not empty.

However, Liu Xing suddenly remembered something, which was that according to the Cthulhu Mythos, the Yis People existed on Earth before humans appeared and after humans became extinct. The Yis People living in human society, except for a few who came to human society due to various accidental factors, were mostly summoned by secret societies in Europe and America through certain rituals from the past or future.

These Yis People summoned by secret societies would basically reach an agreement with the societies, with the societies responsible for the Yis People’s living arrangements on Earth, providing them with various kinds of information, and in return, the Yis People would share knowledge and technology that far surpassed the times. Therefore, after European and American countries eliminated certain secret societies, they would often discover various black technologies, which is why many Cthulhu fans joked that Germany during World War II had obtained a large amount of black technology by summoning Yis People, such as UFOs.

Now, Professor Yang’s "Electric Therapy Device" was already leading the technology on Earth by several years, just with its ability to transform.

"Okay, next are these buttons. It’s actually very simple. You can see that there are only three buttons on the Electric Therapy Device, which are to increase or decrease the electric current, and a start/stop button, so it’s very easy to operate. You just need to control the electric current," Professor Yang explained, pointing to the three buttons that appeared after the device transformed.

Liu Xing nodded, but he was still puzzled. Generally, Electric Therapy Devices were explained in terms of "voltage," but now Professor Yang was directly talking about "electric current."

The difference between "electric current" and "voltage" was obvious, and Liu Xing didn’t think that a technologically advanced race like the Yis People would make the mistake of not distinguishing between the two.

Liu Xing thought for a moment and decided to ask the question, "Professor Yang, before I started working at the internet addiction treatment center, I specifically looked up information on electric therapy and found that Electric Therapy Devices usually use voltage as the unit. Why does this imported Electric Therapy Device use electric current as the unit?"

Professor Yang smiled and nodded, "Liu Xing, I’m increasingly impressed with you. You’re willing to do your homework, which makes me very satisfied. What you said is correct. Most Electric Therapy Devices on the market use voltage as the unit, but those devices are for treating other conditions. The one I imported from abroad is specifically designed for treating addiction patients, and you should know that besides internet addiction, gambling and drug addiction are also difficult to cure once they take hold, so we need to use strong medicine to treat serious illnesses. That’s why this Electric Therapy Device uses electric current."

Liu Xing nodded thoughtfully, but his doubts about Professor Yang only increased. He found that he couldn’t see through Professor Yang’s actions at all, because they didn’t seem like those of the Yis People at all.

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