Chapter 215 "Actors"
Frank Mo calculated the time and asked in detail:
"What danger does the altar hide? Suzanne. How far has Matisse recovered today?"
As soon as Lumian heard Franka's question, he probably guessed what she was thinking:
If it is feasible, it is better to take this opportunity to destroy the altar and let Susanna, who is still in a weak state, Matisse completely dissipated!
Before coming out of the Breeze Ballroom and tracking down the fake Eve, Lumian had considered a similar problem - because Rentas was taking Charlie underground, he believed that the other party's destination was to Susanna. Matisse hid, so when he was fetching the carbide lamp, he took out a few bundles of detonators from the safe, hoping to take advantage of the special environment to blow up those guys.
There seemed to be a little more sacred on Rentas' blurred and pale face:
"The altar is the altar, only the glory of my Lord, and there is no danger."
When you say that, I feel even more dangerous...... Lumian stood next to the "Spiritual Wall" and muttered.
Rentas continued:
"I don't know the specific situation of Susanna, I only know that she couldn't let us see last week, she could make a sound occasionally, and she was able to communicate with us normally last week, and when we turned on the 'spiritual vision', we were able to see her.
Suzanne was originally the equivalent of Sequence 5 "Fallen Tree Spirit", but now she has regained her strength close to Sequence 6? Lumian made a preliminary speculation based on Rentas' description.
If it weren't for Suzanne's hiding at the altar of the "Mother Tree of Desire", Lumian would have felt that it was worth the risk.
Franka thought for a moment and said:
"Do you usually pray at the altar and receive gifts?"
"Yes." Rentas said in a memorable tone, "Susanna is our priest, allowing us to feel the Lord's love for the world, to feel everyone's truest desires, and to truly recognize ourselves."
Hearing this, Franka rationally gave up further inquiries and instead sought the truth from the details:
"Is the altar usually protected?"
"Susanna has always been there." Rentas' blurred pale face swayed gently on the mirror.
Franka looked at the makeup mirror in her hand and said:
"Is there anyone on the altar to protect Suzanne during the two weeks she has been severely injured?"
The spirit of Rentas answered truthfully:
"No."
Franka couldn't help but turn her head sideways, glanced at Lumian, and found that he also had a look of disappointment and regret on his face.
From Rentas' answer just now, they all clearly recognized a fact:
That altar has a hidden protection mechanism, and it's strong!
Otherwise, it will be hidden underground and difficult to find, and you will have to think about how to guard against bounty hunters and cave adventurers who like to search for treasure in the underground Trier, as well as smugglers and college students who are wandering around temporarily diverted.
Franka exhaled, feeling that the altar and Susanna. It is better to leave Matisse's problem to the officials.
The evil spirit still had two days to recover, and she and Lumian had already asked where the altar was, so there was enough time!
Franka asked about something else:
"How many Bliss Society members are there in the old pigeon cage?"
"Not much." The eyes on Rentas' blurred face flashed green, "But I only know a few, I, Eve, and Hedsey are all under the command of Map. Meyer, he is the theater manager and the person who represents Suzanne in the core affairs of the Beautification after she becomes an evil spirit."
"Why did you choose a man? Isn't it true that women only love women? It's easier to find a woman to communicate with other core members of the Bliss Society." Franka objected.
Are you sure that the communication you are talking about has no hidden meaning? Lumian felt that Ms. "Hidden Sword" was quite excited about this matter.
Rentas replied in a wandering voice:
"Maipu. Meyer used to be Suzanne's lover."
Franka "tsk tsk" sighed:
"The high priest takes the lead in violating the principles of the organization, both men and women love."
As she spoke, she glanced at Charlie, who was dazed and frightened.
Rentas did not replace Maipu. Meyer concealed:
"Before Suzanne joined the Beatitudes, they were lovers, and they were the only lovers who could make Suzanne feel at ease and relaxed. Meyer developed into a membership, but stopped sleeping with him, and when she became an evil spirit, she no longer only loved women, and with Maple. Meyer has restored that relationship, and at the same time, she is still looking for other targets, entering their dreams, absorbing their energy, falling in love with them and killing them."
The more Charlie listened, the whiter his face became, as if he had fallen into a nightmare that he could never get rid of until he died.
"This is a bit perverted." After seriously considering letting her lover Gardner give birth to a child, Franka commented.
She immediately smiled:
"Maipu. Does Meyer like to wear green hats?"
"No, he only wears a black top hat now and waxes the tips of his beard." Rentas denied Franka's guess.
Lumian remembered the case of the death of a woman in the small town of Ornett mentioned at Mr. K's party:
"If Myp. If Meyer receives the gift and becomes a male 'fallen tree spirit', can he enter women's dreams, create spring dreams, absorb their energy, and make them gradually weaken until they die?
"The Bliss Society has women as its core members, emphasizing that women only love women, and it is unlikely that male members will gain such a high level of power...... That's not a person from the Bliss Society, but they also believe in the 'Mother Tree of Desire'? Or, do women 'love' women?"
Franka continued to ask:
"Why don't you even know how many members of the Bliss Society in the old pigeon cage are? Among the members of the Bliss Society you know, except for Susanna, there are no women?"
Rentas' pale and blurred face seemed to be slightly distorted:
"Only Maipu. Meyer had access to the female members.
"Although I don't know if there are any female members in the old pigeon cage now, I can guess which ones used to be."
"How did you guess?" Franka asked curiously.
Rentas replied:
"Join our old pigeon cage, starting from the supporting actress, her acting skills are getting better and better, and the few who finally leave as heroines should be the core members of the Bliss Society.
"The establishment of the old pigeon cage itself is to give them a safe and reliable place to perform, helping them satisfy their inner desires until they can be initially controlled."
"Why do you have to perform?" Lumian remembered Rentas' various performances.
Rentas struggled for a moment and said:
"The gift we received is equivalent to Sequence 7, which is called 'actor'.
"It gives us the ability to make our targets crave attention and want to express, and it also stimulates our latent desire to express and perform, which cannot be restrained until we truly control the power of the gift, and we must have a formal performance stage to satisfy our desires without doubt.
"Every applause from the audience is an affirmation of us."
Strange sequence...... Just now, I didn't attack Rentas immediately, but chose to confront him, and I didn't use the ritual silver dagger to suppress the explosive desire in time, because I was unconsciously stimulated by the desire to express...... Lumian suddenly realized.
Franka patted his palm and said:
"So that's how it is.
"I just said why I love acting today!"
She asked with a smile:
"Your ability to disguise yourself as Eve and Ciel also comes from 'actors'?"
Rentas' face nodded with a small margin:
"We can change the state of muscles, skin and bones to a certain extent, and have all the abilities required for disguise, including makeup techniques, prop production, etc., at the same time, 'actors' also have the ability to 'imitate', acting like anything, playing an ordinary person, even the star spirit body will become ordinary, playing a soldier, you will be good at fighting and shooting."
"What about playing a woman?"
"What about playing an extraordinary person?"
Franka and Lumian each asked their own questions.
The two finally understood why the fake Eve could hide from the official extraordinary, and why the acting skills of the drama performers in the Old Pigeon Cage Theater were so good.
Playing with real "actors" every day, isn't your acting skills bad?
The spirit of Rentas said slightly confusedly:
"Playing a woman requires making props in advance, fake breasts, fake long hair, etc., etc.
"When acting as other extraordinary people, I can perform his corresponding abilities under the circumstances I have already observed, but there will be no real effect, closer to illusion, if that extraordinary person allows me to observe and study carefully in months, then I can perform some very similar but much weaker abilities."
Sounds a bit amazing...... Lumian sighed and asked in a deep voice:
"Who did you play when you showed great momentum before?"
"Connected to the altar breath, Susannah when she presided over the gift ceremony." Rentas vaguely showed a hint of piety and awe.
Franka and Lumian looked at each other again, glad that they had given up on the idea of going to the altar to clear up the troubles.
Judging from Rentas' answer, Susanna and the altar will show a demigod personality when they are united!
"Do 'actors' have any other abilities?" Franka asked.
Rentas shook his head:
"No.
"But Map. Meyer once warned me, 'Don't get caught up in the role you play.'"
Lumian finally had the opportunity to ask:
"What are the other sequences corresponding to 'actors' called?"
Rentas' voice has a clear sense of eerieness:
"Sequence 9 'Miser', Sequence 8 'Sex Addict', Sequence 6 'Meritorious User', Sequence 5 'Little Eros', and above, I don't know."
It's appropriate...... Lumian, who knows quite well about the abilities of "misers" and "sex addicts", asked:
"What does 'awardee' mean?"
"Desire for success, desire to be recognized by high society or the public." Rentas explained.
Franka asked curiously:
"You seem to be unable to control the corresponding desires in each sequence, and when you reach sequence 5, don't you explode your desires when you see anything?"
"In fact, each sequence can control the corresponding desire at the end, the most important thing for 'actors' is the desire to perform, and the desire for property and the opposite sex is only stronger than normal, so it will not appear morbid and completely uncontrollable." Rentas answered Franka's question using his own example.
Lumian suddenly had doubts:
"Then why were you so stingy when you played Mr. Eff?"
Choose to pick up coins of unknown origin.
Rentas replied naturally:
"Because the real Eve is like that, he has to act like whatever he plays."
(End of this chapter)