Chapter 1262: Chapter 1234 For the Sake of Drool Fish (Extra for 400+ monthly tickets) Chapter 1262: Chapter 1234 For the Sake of Drool Fish (Extra for 400+ monthly tickets) “Dreams?” Edward Farmbright paused, then flashed a mischievous smile, “Tell Senior Brother, was it snakes, hats, or dark alleys that you dreamt about…”
“Senior Brother, you think you're the only one who understands Sigmund Freud? If you try to use those unsatisfied dreams to pick on me, all I can say is, what lies outside stems from within. The world you see is only what your heart envisions! You think others are a certain way, but in reality, that's how you are. Senior Brother, I know of a brand with some great toys, I'll buy some for you, how about a DIY night?”
Edward Farmbright was referencing dreams that Freud believed were related to sex, and Kiara sharply retorted, their tit-for-tat almost a regular occurrence whenever they met.
“You're just not cute at all, unlike Aka, who just doesn't understand whatever you say.”
“Then go teach Aka, I never said you had to hang around me. Camden is making boiled fish for me tonight, if you're here, there won't be enough. So please leave promptly.”
“Boiled fish… Is that the same as that 'fish soaked in drool'?” Upon hearing the name, Edward Farmbright immediately straightened up out of respect.
Last time Camden made it, it was so incredible that he craved it every day. Kiara casually mentioned it was also called Drool Fish, and not even this fooled the slick rascal – he remembered the name.
“Exactly, that one!”
“Junior Sister, I feel it's my obligation as your Senior Brother to take care of you. Please, let me escort you upstairs and resolve the crisis in your dreamland. Senior Brother is just too loving.”
“…” To think that he would openly beg for boiled fish, coming up with all sorts of excuses made Kiara scoff inwardly in bold letters.
At home, Mario Yuno was already wearing an apron and cooking. Today's class was scheduled for the evening, so he would be back just in time for dinner. Seeing Edward Farmbright, Mario Yuno wasn't surprised at all; this guy surely had the gall to come for a free meal.
“Junior Sister said she hasn't been sleeping well lately, I've decided to help her. Don't thank me, we're fellow apprentices after all, doing this is only right–this strange fragrance, could it be the boiled fish from last time?”
The self-righteousness shown earlier was all revealed to be pretext at his last sentence.
“She has indeed been dreaming a lot recently, waking up without any recollection. You give it a good look, and if you succeed, there will be an extra pair of chopsticks for you tonight.”
Mario Yuno's words left Edward Farmbright quite satisfied, and he gestured to Kiara 'please,' while she rolled her eyes, thinking, 'I hope your craving starves you.'
In the room, Edward Farmbright was really going all-out for the sake of a meal, no longer teasing Kiara, but asking seriously.
“You've been having the same dream repeatedly and then forgetting it upon waking, haven't you?”
“Yes, do you have a way to help me? I'm rather resistant to hypnosis.” Kiara was unable to treat herself, and being stuck in this dream was quite bothersome.
“Let me try. Come, lie down in a comfortable position, and I'll see if I can unlock your subconscious to find out what this dream is really about.”
Up to this point, both Edward Farmbright and Kiara believed it was just an ordinary dream, little knowing that for the sake of a meal, they were about to uncover quite the dramatic saga!
Hypnosis has a certain probability of awakening forgotten memories, and lured by the powerful draw of boiled fish, Edward Farmbright was ready to help Kiara extract her dream to find out why she was having the same dream every night.
Following Edward Farmbright and Kiara's analysis, dreams should reside within the hippocampus in the brain. The hippocampus is the area where many short-term memories are housed, which can be quickly overwritten, retaining only the most recent one.
Therefore, at the beginning of the hypnosis, Edward Farmbright focused on extracting short-term memories. As Kiara mentioned, she was indeed challenging to hypnotize, and it took some time for Edward Farmbright to guide her into a state of brief hypnosis.
He asked her what she had eaten the previous day, and Kiara detailed it meticulously.
Edward Farmbright had wanted to delve into the main topic when suddenly he smirked, thinking of something fun.
“How often does Mario Yuno…?”
Kiara gave a number, and Edward Farmbright was struck hard.
Good grief, he shouldn't have asked that; the chef outside was just inhuman!
Usually, Kiara wouldn't talk about this, it seemed they were able to extract short-term memories.
So Edward Farmbright asked.
“What did you dream about last night?”
“Dreams…earthen bed in the city, two kids in split pants, several adults standing below talking…”
“Talking about what?” Andrew Farmstead continued to ask.
“…I forgot.”
“Did you forget, or did you not hear?”
“I forgot.”
Andrew found it a bit strange that someone could forget something while under hypnosis, which was a bit odd.
He snapped his fingers to wake Kiara, and when she woke up, she asked about the matter. Andrew recounted the situation to her, and Kiara also remembered.
“Right, I remembered this dream one day, but I forgot it later because I couldn't recall the incident, and I also couldn't remember what the conversation was about.”
“I'll try again, this time I want to extract your permanent memory.”
When the memories in the hippocampus are used repeatedly, they will reside in the cerebral cortex, which is the so-called permanent memory. This kind of permanent memory isn't easy to extract, and can only be done through deep hypnosis.
While preparing, Andrew complained, “Eating your family's boiled fish for a deep hypnosis memory extraction, I'm at a loss this time.”
Just then, Mario Yuno came in to bring fruits, and overhearing this, he casually said, “Come over tomorrow, and I'll make Dry Pot Duck Head for you.”
Dry Pot Duck Head!
Edward Farmbright's spirits lifted immediately.
“I am always so fraternal with my peers, how can I bear to see my junior sister entangled in dreams, come on, let's start the deep memory extraction!”
Round: When it comes to the art level of green tea, Eldest Brother definitely outclasses everyone.
Mario planned to leave after setting down the things, but Kiara called out to him.
“Husband, can you stay? If I act unusual, wake me up.”
This was just the superficial reason; the real reason was that once she entered deep memory extraction, Kiara wasn't at ease with Edward Farmbright possibly tampering with her memories, even though they were on decent terms at the moment. Apart from Mario, she didn't trust anyone completely.
Understanding Kiara's intention, Mario pulled up a chair and sat in a place not too far from Edward and at a distance that would not disturb their hypnosis session.
Whether or not Edward noticed Kiara's cautiousness, he just tugged at the corner of his mouth without saying anything and soon started the hypnosis on Kiara.
Mario watched from the side, having never seen these people perform hypnosis before.
The process was protracted because Kiara wasn't someone who easily went into hypnosis, and it took even longer for Edward to get her into a deep state than it did the last time.
Once he saw Kiara enter a deep state, Edward asked about the dream again.
“What did you see in the dream?”
“An earthen bed in an Urban Village.”
“Why do you know it's Urban Village?”
“A feeling, it's not the countryside.”
“What's on the bed?”
“Two kids, little girls.”
Chapter end
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