Chapter 57 Rules
"So... knowing poison is tempting, and some people will use it to corrupt others?"
In the library, Dorothy summarized what Aldridge had said before, and then asked back, and the other party answered slowly.
"Yes, poison recognition can trigger a desire for the corresponding secret spirituality. As long as the amount of poison is controlled, the secret transmission of poison recognition can indeed play the role of medicine, arousing people's desire and worship for the corresponding spirituality. Many people will also use poison recognition to corrupt others...
"For example, if an ordinary person is slightly affected by the poison knowledge in a secret book about the 'Cup', he will develop a deep curiosity about the 'Cup' and want to know more about it. After gradually taking in more of the poison knowledge of the 'Cup', this curiosity will turn into worship. The person's subjective thinking ability will decline, and his mind and personality will be distorted, becoming easy to control. Some cults use this method to cultivate fanatics who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the cult."
After Aldridge finished speaking, he slowly took a sip of the tea on the desk, while Dorothy was thinking thoughtfully beside him.
'Giving ordinary people a small amount of the poison will stimulate their curiosity about spirituality and even worship it. Their spirits will be damaged by the poison and their judgment will be reduced, eventually turning them into fanatics who are easy to control... Those drivers who sacrificed their lives that day might have been trained in this way...'
After thinking about it, Dorothy determined the harmfulness of corruption, and then continued to ask Aldridge.
"So what are some ways to prevent corruption?"
Aldridge finished his water, then continued to speak the familiar amount without any expression on his face.
"10 pounds..."
Listening to Aldridge's words, Dorothy hurriedly opened her wallet to take out money, and after fumbling in her wallet for a while, her brows couldn't help but frowned.
"Fuck... no money... "
Looking at the only 6 pounds in cash left in her poor wallet, Dorothy couldn't help but swear in her heart. In such a short period of time, she had spent 60 pounds for a few pieces of information, which made her financial situation fall back into poverty.
"Haha... Miss Meshhos, it seems that you are a little short of money at the moment. In that case, please ask more questions next time."
Seeing Dorothy's expression, Aldridge continued to talk with a smile, and Dorothy also closed her poor dry wallet with a cold face and put it away.
"Huh... I guess I have to think of a way to make extra money. Mysticism really makes a lot of money..."
Seeing that Dorothy's tuition was no longer paid, Aldridge stood up from his seat and prepared to leave, but at this time Dorothy suddenly asked him.
"By the way, sir, do you know any specific information about the Crimson Holy Communion?"
Dorothy asked Aldridge, since knowledge can be purchased here, can she buy information about the Holy Communion directly here? If so, she can save a lot of time.
Listening to Dorothy's words, Aldridge was slightly startled, then slowly turned his head and looked at her.
"The Red Holy Communion... Of course I know a lot about them, even more than the Security Bureau. But if you want to buy information about the Holy Communion from me, Miss Meshhos, I'm sorry. According to the rules, anyone who does business with us is a customer, and we will not sell the customer's information no matter how much money they offer..."
Aldridge continued to speak with a smile, while Dorothy continued to ask questions.
"Didn't you say you hated the Holy Communion? So why would you do business with them?"
"Haha... I've told you before, Miss Meshhos. According to the rules of the Artisans' Guild, we will always remain neutral and not stand on any side or trade with anyone. Refusing to trade is also a way of expressing one's stance. Although I personally don't like the Holy Communion, the rules of the group are higher than my personal wishes, and I can't refuse to trade with them."
Aldridge continued to explain, and after hearing what Aldridge said, Dorothy also responded with a smile.
"Rules... It seems that you, the Stones, pay little attention to rules. No wonder some people say that you are stubborn." Dorothy suddenly remembered the evaluation of Gray Hill in the Security Bureau report: stubborn.
"That's about right. After all, 'stone' has the meaning of rules, contracts, trade, etc. on a conceptual level. As a fruit made of 'stone', it must have the qualities of 'stone'..."
"Goodbye, Miss Meshhaus. I have to clean up other places now."
As he spoke, Aldridge picked up the feather duster and walked out of the library. For a moment, Dorothy was the only one left in the quiet library, sitting at the desk and thinking.
"Is it the character of a stone? It's a little annoying, but it can also make people feel at ease."
Dorothy was thinking like this. She was not disappointed when Aldrich refused her request to buy the information about the Holy Communion. Instead, she felt relieved. If Aldrich was really the kind of person who put rules above everything else as he said, that would be the best thing for Dorothy.
After all, if Aldrich could sell out the information about the Holy Communion for money, then he would also sell out himself for money. A money offensive would usually only be defeated by a bigger money offensive.
What's more, Dorothy herself is very poor now, so where would she get any financial support from?
After organizing her thoughts, Dorothy turned her eyes to the envelope in front of her. This was the divination kit she bought for 40 pounds. Now she was thinking about who would attend the divination communion after she learned it.
Dorothy opened the envelope, took out the letter from the envelope, glanced at it, and then suddenly felt a little troubled.
Dorothy's money was not enough, so Aldridge wrote in this letter about the uses of various simple divination techniques, including coin divination, tea divination, pendulum divination, cane divination, etc. The divination method is very simple, but the key is the required props.
Any form of divination requires the participation of two spiritualities, "lamp" and "enlightenment". I have more "enlightenment", but now I don't have any "lamp" at all...
No one knows where to get the secret manual and items of the "lamp". If I buy them from Aldridge, it will definitely cost hundreds of pounds.
"Hiss... I only regret not having enough money when I need it..."
Dorothy sighed, touching her thin wallet.
Now she could only hope to get some spirituality for free in the dream world. In fact, she would explore the dream world every two or three days. However, due to the short time she could move around in the dream world, except for the first time she entered the dream and met the little fox and got the secret teachings out of it, she had gained nothing so far.
"We need to think of a way... to gain spiritual power, or to catch those guys in a way that doesn't rely on divination..."
As she spoke, Dorothy began to organize the existing information and think about the next countermeasures.
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