Chapter 52 Seven Members



Audrey's right hand paused for a moment, then returned to normal and picked up the personality mask called "Pride".

"A 50% probability is not low." She simply responded to Paulie Dellaude.

This means that choosing the personality mask that Hvin Rambis once wore is not a surprising coincidence.

After saying that, Audrey put on the cold gray mask on her face.

Almost instantly, she felt that there was a "virtual personality" in her mental island.

This did not come from the outside world, but was the amplification and extremism of a certain cognition of hers:

“They have very little education and need my guidance to make the right choices.

“Not everyone is smart enough, on the contrary, the vast majority of people are stupid.

“Those workers act on impulse rather than reason. They are easily tempted by small benefits and are short-sighted. Only I can save them by thinking, guiding and deciding.

“They deserve pity, but not communication.

“…”

These thoughts echoed in Audrey's mind, making her almost believe that this was the truth. After all, this was part of the feedback she received from her previous observations and experiences, and it was not made up out of thin air.

With a glance, Audrey saw herself now from the smooth surface of the long table:

On the cold gray mask, the two eyes moved upwards and fixed on the forehead, as if they were only looking up and not caring about anything else. It gave people a funny, weird and secretly terrifying feeling.

Audrey was silent for a moment, and after several seconds she spoke in a low voice:

"Is this what 'arrogance' is?"

If she had not gotten rid of her cognitive misunderstandings through communication with Mr. "World", Mr. "Hanged Man", Ms. "Hermit" and others, she might have been truly affected by the personality created by the "Pride" mask.

As for what the consequences will be after being affected, she is currently unable to judge.

"You returned to normal much faster than I thought. It seems that you are not lost in the experience of 'manipulating' others." Dellau said approvingly.

Audrey responded thoughtfully:

"Mr. Hvin Rambis has always been a bit arrogant..."

Dellau clasped his hands on his chest and abdomen and said:

"Can you observe that?"

"Only occasionally, some details." Audrey answered with two phrases.

Dellau sighed, smiled and shook his head:

"Hvin Rambis was affected more severely by this personality mask than I expected, and he usually disguises himself very well.

"Under this premise, I am not surprised that he disappeared. Arrogance will make him unable to see the road ahead and will make him look down on Beyonders who are weaker than himself. This often brings great danger."

Audrey suppressed the urge to think about Hvin Rambis's death and asked carefully:

"These seven personality masks can amplify corresponding cognition and emotions, helping us to be aware of our own problems so that we can solve them in a targeted manner. At the same time, they can also bring certain negative effects and unconsciously change the wearer's personality?"

Dellau nodded slightly:

“In the spiritual realm, it is difficult to have pure, harmless external help. There must be sufficient internal strength to avoid the corresponding negative effects.

“The fact that you can recognize this means you are on the right track.”

Audrey was about to take the opportunity to discuss some spiritual issues when she suddenly saw a personality mask on the table disappear.

She subconsciously turned her head and looked towards the church entrance, and saw a figure walking in through the door.

The figure was wearing a formal three-piece suit, holding a half-high silk hat in his hand, and wearing the personality mask that had just disappeared on his face.

The mask's mouth was wide open, all the way to the ears, and was always open, as if to swallow everything that the two eyes saw.

"This is one of the members of our Psychological Alchemy Council, Mr. Gluttony." Dellau introduced Audrey.

Next, the remaining members of the Psychological Alchemy Society's jury arrived one after another, namely Mr. Lust, Ms. Greed, Miss Laziness, and Mr. Jealousy.

As a veteran "audience", Audrey first noticed the differences in their personalities:

Greed is similar to Gluttony, with the mouth stretched to the ears but not open, and the eyes closed.

"Lust" is similar to "Arrogance", except that the eyes are different from those of ordinary people. They sink to the middle of the nose bridge, as if looking at people from below;

The eyes, ears, mouth and nose of the "jealousy" mask are all somewhat crooked, and it has a gloomy temperament;

The "sloth" mask has its eyes tightly shut and its mouth drooping naturally, giving the appearance that the wearer is sleeping.

Seeing that all the original members of the review panel had arrived, Dellau said with a smile:

"We are waiting for another friend. He will be the seventh member of the jury. Oh, the eighth. I forgot to count myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure walked in from the main entrance of the church.

The figure was wearing a shirt and vest inside, a black windbreaker outside, and a half-high silk hat on his head. At first glance, he looked like a very fashionable gentleman.

But after a brief observation, Audrey discovered that under the human clothes was a giant rabbit with bright red eyes and snow-white fur.

The rabbit walked in step by step and stopped at the side of the long table, right next to Audrey.

"Unfortunately, you only have one choice." Dellau pointed to the "Rage" mask on the table with a smile.

The rabbit made a male human voice:

"I've always been very gentle, so this is a good opportunity for me to experience the feeling of being furious."

As it spoke, it picked up the personality mask and put it on its face.

The mask has wide-open eyes and a wide-open mouth, as if it will roar at any time.

When the "Angry" gentleman sat down next to Audrey, Dellau clapped his hands and said:

“I would like to formally introduce to you the two new members of the review panel.

"This is Miss Arrogance, and this is Mr. Wrath. They are both demigods with deep attainments in the spiritual realm.

"Among them, Miss Pride is in charge of the Backlund region of the Kingdom of Loen."

Having said that, Dellau looked at Audrey and said:

"You may not know that we are rooted in the groups of psychologists, psychiatrists and related enthusiasts. Our strength is mainly concentrated in big cities, not small towns and villages. Therefore, each commissioner is responsible for a city and the surrounding areas."

Dellau continued:

“Mr. ‘Rage’ is in charge of Azshara, the capital of Renburg;

“Mr. ‘Lust’ is in charge of Trier, the capital of Intis;

“Ms. ‘Greed’ is in charge of Saint Miron, the capital of Feysac;

“Miss ‘Lazy’ is in charge of Feynetport City, the capital of Feynetport;

“Mr. ‘Envy’ is in charge of the city of Dilis in the Republic of Intis;

"Mr. Glutton is in charge of the city of Constanton in the Kingdom of Loen."

After the introduction, Dellau added two sentences:

"The purpose of our Psychological Alchemy Society is to explore, discover and research. We don't care about the scope of influence, the number of members, the degree of resource possession and other things. Therefore, we don't have any jury members in the Misty Sea, the Violent Sea, the Sonia Sea, and the Southern Continent. Of course, there are often members who go to the sea and the Southern Continent to explore ruins and trace ancient history. Haha, I forgot that I am the 'King of the Black Seat' above the Five Seas."

Saint-Milon, Constant, Dilis... nearly half of the members of the Psychological Alchemy Society are in the Inter-Sea area... Audrey keenly sensed a problem.

She was born into a noble family and received a good education since childhood. She was familiar with the geographical locations of various cities in the Northern Continent. She knew that Saint Milon in Feysac, Conston in Loen, and Dilis in Intis were all large cities on the coast of the Interstellar Sea.

Although they are not as big as the three major cities of Backlund, Trier, and Feynaport City, they are all large in size, and there are many medium-sized cities around them, which makes the coast of the Sea of ​​​​the Middle Sea the most economically developed and populous area in the northern continent.

Under such circumstances, it was not surprising that the Psychological Alchemy Society focused on Jianhai. What Audrey did not expect was that the Psychological Alchemy Society did not seem to have much interest in expansion.

After several members of the jury got to know each other, Dellau turned his head and said to Audrey:

"Ms. Arrogant, due to the war, Backlund's Psychological Alchemy Society has suffered considerable losses, and many members have lost contact. I will give you the specific list later. You are responsible for determining the whereabouts of those members and reorganizing them.

"In this process, I suggest you not use your real image and real name, but create one or more identities to complete these tasks. Hvin Rambis did not do well in this regard. I think he is indeed a little arrogant."

Audrey nodded slightly and agreed.

Dellau immediately retracted his gaze and said:

“The second thing we are going to discuss today is the whereabouts of the giant psychic dragon in East Chester County of Loen Kingdom.

"The dragon worship custom in Hedlak Village has not weakened at all in the past two years. I suspect that the psychic dragon is still influencing the place in some way. Perhaps we can use this to find its whereabouts.

"Who is willing to handle this matter?"

After asking the question, he remembered that the newly joined Miss "Arrogant" and Mr. "Angry" did not have enough understanding of the corresponding situation, so he briefly talked about the previous exploration done by the Psychological Alchemy Society and the death of all members of the subordinate archaeological team.

Audrey had actually participated in some of the previous events, and now that she saw a suitable reason to intervene, she couldn't help but feel excited.

She didn't really want to hunt the psychic dragon, but she hoped to communicate with it and gain more knowledge and secrets of the psychic realm.

However, she did not rush to raise her hand and take on the task. As a member who was attending the jury meeting for the first time, she would rather miss it than rush to perform.

"This is Loen's business. It's not appropriate for us to interfere." Mr. Lust looked around and said, "Unless Miss Pride and Mr. Gluttony really don't have time."

Audrey waited for a few more seconds, and when Gluttony didn't speak, she looked at Dellaude and said,

"I'll try to look into it, but I need more details."


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