"Tampering with memory?" Jiang Baimian looked sideways at Shang Jianyao and repeated the key words.
Guo Zheng's hysterical scream made her feel a little frightened.
This is not only because of the other person's performance and voice, but also because memory is a person's most private and precious thing.
At that time, you may only be able to take the initiative to join the monk order, reciting "the four are empty", "dream bubbles", and "all appearances are illusory" every day.
Shang Jianyao showed no fear, nodded seriously and said:
"The 'priest' has all the abilities."
"Indeed......" Jiang Baimian came back to his senses and exhaled.
From the information available so far, the three awakened abilities of the true "priest" are:
hypnosis; tampering with memories; the one that creates a common illusion.
Compared to fake "priests", this does not involve physical manipulation or improve fighting ability, but it is more frightening, mysterious and terrifying.
At this time, the fake "priest" Guo Zheng who had finished screaming slowed down and sat there, gasping for breath.
Shang Jianyao looked at him on the screen and suddenly smiled:
"So the question is, since a real 'priest' can tamper with other people's memories, why not just let you remember that you are a real 'priest'? In this way, you don't have to worry about being destroyed by others to destroy the effect of 'hypnosis'."
The words that broke the psychological defense line just now and pierced the false cognition will have no effect.
Guo Zheng was silent and said after more than ten seconds:
"Maybe it's because he doesn't allow fake 'priests' to become real 'priests'. Even if it's just a real 'priest' in my memory, it's not good.
"There can only be one true 'priest', it can only be him."
When a person remembers himself as a true "priest", then no matter what kind of torture he endures, he is a true "priest".
Jiang Baimian just wanted to say that this idea was a bit dangerous and crazy, but Shang Jianyao said quite agreed:
"I accept this reason."
"......" Jiang Baimian quietly rolled his eyes.
She asked instead:
"In addition to the memories that were 'tampered with', can you recall other details related to the real 'priest'? For example, what is the price he paid?"
Guo Zheng shook his head:
"The only thing that is certain is that we should be the same awakened."
Since he did not remind his good brother Shang Jianyao what to pay attention to, it means that the memories related to the fake "priest" Guo Zheng either never existed or something went wrong.
She stopped dwelling on this matter and began to ask about anything else:
"How many elders of the 'Anti-Intellectual Sect' do you know?"
Under the Pope, the elders of the "Council of Eight".
"I have only come into contact with one, the one who presided over our awakening ceremony, and he was the one who gave me orders later." When the topic no longer involved the real "priest", Guo Zheng's condition was obviously much better, "He is a native of Honghe, his name is Buyon, and he is in charge of the area of the original city, well, it is not the sphere of influence of the entire 'original city', but the city and its surrounding areas."
The capital of the "First City" forces The First City is currently recognized as the most prosperous city on the gray earth, also known as the "City of Desire".
"What does he look like, and what abilities does he have? Looking at other people's memories on a large scale should just be some application of one of these abilities." Jiang Baimian's eyes lit up.
This is a big fish.
Of course, this didn't seem like something their "old tune team" could deal with, according to Du Heng, this might be an awakened person who had already entered the "Mind Corridor", both in terms of the scope of their abilities and the number of targets they could influence, it was exaggerated enough.
"Do you think I can remember what he looked like?" Guo Zheng laughed at himself and said, "His nickname is 'Shepherd', and his voice is always a little uncomfortable, similar to a throat injury that has never healed."
Jiang Baimian's thoughts turned and he found a place where there might be a problem:
"Since 'Shepherd' Bu Yong is in charge of the original city area, why were you sent to Wild Grass City simply for the task of assassinating Xu Liyan?" (Note 1)
"Weed City is an area not covered by the sect, and whoever preaches first will be in charge." Guo Zheng explained simply, "Anyway, if you want to come over and assassinate Xu Liyan, then it is better to teach by the way."
Jiang Baimian asked who the pastors under Guo Zheng were, how many believers they had developed, and where they usually got their materials, Guo Zheng only smiled:
"Odic should have already known the corresponding situation through the dream, you can just go to Xu Liyan to report, why do you need me to repeat it?"
"This is the process." It was not Jiang Baimian who spoke, but Shang Jianyao, who dubbed her.
Not bad...... Jiang Baimian nodded slightly and praised silently.
After the fake "priest" Guo Zheng finished answering, Shang Jianyao took the opportunity to ask:
"What do you know about the 'Spiritual Corridor'?
"What happened to the Pope entering the New World? Where is the new world?"
Guo Zheng laughed and said:
"This is all a secret of secrets, not to mention me, even the real 'priest' may not know.
"I only have a vague impression that Elder Bouyon has some magical little items that are said to be the gift of the year.
"Hehe, I am still facing those inner fears in the 'Sea of Origin', and I am still 108,000 miles away from the 'Spiritual Corridor'."
Speaking of this, Guo Zheng suddenly froze and muttered to himself:
"No wonder...... No wonder I couldn't get past that island...... A person who is 'hypnotized' can never succeed......"
Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully and asked about another point:
"When did you know that Lei Yun Song and the others were 'Pangu creatures'? Where did you learn the price paid by Odick? Christina, the vice president of the Hunter Guild?"
"It's not her, it's a 'mute', hehe, maybe it's the real 'priest', the information given to me." Guo Zheng shook his head and said, "I originally just wanted to find a few 'helpers' who had nothing to do with the sect and could be abandoned at any time, but who knew that the 'mute' directly gave me information about such a group of people, and then I had a plan to frame and provoke disputes."
The real "priest" is because Lei Yunsong and the others wanted to visit Xu Liyan, specifically looked through their memories, checked their background, and then "set" a good time so that they could not avoid the fake "priest"? Jiang Baimian made further speculations in his heart.
At the end of the interrogation, Shang Jianyao asked with great interest:
"How do you 'anti-intellectuals' pray and bow?"
This is a lighthearted topic, Guo Zheng exhaled, rubbed his temples and said:
"Prayer is to shake your head before eating, it doesn't matter how many times you do it, it means don't think, the salute is to cover your eyes with your hands from both sides, indicating that you don't see or hear, and the blessing is 'may you also lose your IQ', and when it comes to preaching, you say 'please believe in God with all your heart', and when preaching, you mainly say 'doubt everything, there is no truth', 'thinking is a trap, knowledge is poison'......"
Shang Jianyao took out a small notebook at some point and wrote it down:
"Symbols are people without facial features? What does the Mass look like?"
"Yes, people without facial features." Guo Zhenghou leaned back in his chair and said, "Our Mass is very simple, that is, we preach first, listen to the disadvantages of knowledge and thinking, and then shout slogans with the pastor. What to shout specifically and how loud to use depends on the situation at the time, or applause can be used instead."
Hearing this, Jiang Baimian asked curiously:
"How did you preach? How did those people really believe in it?"
Guo Zheng looked at the screen in front of him and said not too angrily:
"At first, we used food to temptate them, then we went deep into the believers' difficulties, helped them solve some of them, and finally made them completely dependent on us and completely gave up thinking."
"The first half is quite normal, but the back is ......" Jiang Baimian curled his mouth, "I thought you were directly using the 'hypnosis' ability to preach."
"There is no need for that, just during Mass, some arrangements will be made to improve the effect." Guo Zheng said with a slightly complicated smile, "For the vast majority of people on the gray earth, living is a very hard thing, if we can help them think, help them arrange, and let them get a more stable life, then even if they know that there is a problem with the doctrine, they will deceive themselves and choose to believe."
Shout...... Jiang Baimian exhaled and closed his notebook.
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On the second floor of the "Ah Fu Gun Shop", in the damp and dark aisle, Long Yuehong put his hands in his pockets and walked to the staircase step by step.
When passing by a house, he sniffed and smelled the aroma of food.
The uncle who was cooking on the coal stove at the door saw him and greeted him warmly:
"Do you want to try it? I cooked the rest together according to the 'chowder' method you mentioned."
After fighting to protect her home together, Long Yuehong and many people in this courtyard and building have a bit of friendship.
He waved his hand again and again:
"No, no, I just ate it."
He was not embarrassed to eat the family's food at all—they had also suffered and needed relief to make ends meet.
With a smile on his face, he crossed the uncle and entered the stairs.
Pedaling and pedaling, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl ran up from the first floor.
She had a beautiful face, wrapped in a shriveled white cotton jacket, and a yellow nest in her mouth.
"Huh?" Long Yuehong was a little surprised to see the other party at this time.
The girl held the nest head and said hello with a smile:
"Good morning."
She sensed Long Yuehong's question and explained casually:
"There is no business recently, and I have relief, and Teacher An is willing to take a few more classes at a discounted price, so of course you have to hurry up!"
After saying that, she stuffed the nest head back into her mouth, waved her hand with a bright smile, and walked quickly upstairs.
Long Yuehong laughed and went down to the first floor, where she met Aunt Nan at the door opening leading to the yard.
Aunt Nan led a seven or eight-year-old girl and was walking inside.
"Good morning." Long Yuehong took the initiative to say hello, and then asked curiously, "Where is Xiaodong?"
"His grandmother and his mother are still alive, so they took him back, saying that they would sell the shop here and go to the original city to make a living." Aunt Nan said peacefully, "That's fine."
She immediately smiled and touched the top of the little girl's head:
"I won't have children anyway, just make a couple."
The little girl cowered a little, half-hiding behind Aunt Nan's back, her eyes shining.
Long Yuehong gave a heartfelt blessing and entered the yard.
He immediately raised his head and looked at the winter sky, which was not bright but not dark, and was stunned.
"What are you thinking?" Bai Chen leaned over.
Long Yuehong withdrew her gaze and said with a smile:
"Every time I walk in the upstairs aisle, I feel like I'm back in the company, it's a very closed environment, and I can meet acquaintances from time to time and chat a few words on the way."
He looked at the sky with clouds floating again, and said softly:
"It's just that here, as soon as you step out of the stairs, you can see the sky, see the clouds, and feel the wind.
"I'm thinking, I don't know when everyone will be able to live on the ground without worrying about being attacked, say hello, chat for a day, and walk out to see these ......."
Note 1: In the future, the quoted "initial city" will be used to indicate the power, and the original city without quotation marks will be used to indicate the city.
PS: I wish you all a happy Spring Festival~ The plot of Wild Grass City has swept away two or three chapters, and the single watch will start tomorrow, and it will resume on the 10th of the first month, that is, on the 21st, and the 22nd will resume double watching.
At nine o'clock in the evening, I will send a wave of red envelopes on the WeChat public account, and everyone can grab it
(End of this chapter)