Volume 1 30.Believers and Beliefs
"Allow me to tell you about the organization, Mr. Sillin. Ryan and Kenry led the way, and Eddard, as the only one of the three who was good at negotiating, naturally walked beside Enercillin.
"Well, try to be as detailed. Ernacillin nodded, signaling that he was listening.
"Of course. First of all, there is an introductory session tonight, and I will sign your deed of membership with Mr. Lane and Ken Rui as your introducer. I will then introduce you as your guarantor to the members of the organization at tonight's briefing. ”
"The organization's briefing is different from a normal one, you need to tell them about the things you've done that fit the status of a demonic follower. ”
"Something that fits the identity of the demon's follower?" "Enercillin didn't understand, something that fit this identity?going to a weird dance on a large barbecue grill?
"To put it simply, it's what the association calls a crime. Ed smiled indistinctly, and his description was meaningful, as if to say that the entire organization was a concentration camp for criminals.
"Understood, continue. Anaxirin suddenly motioned for Ed to continue. He wasn't surprised by this way of proof, after all, when Lin gave him an intelligence lesson, he had said that the conditions for joining the Demon Follower Headquarters were much lower, and now it seemed that the conditions for joining the branch were much lower.
"After telling the story, what you have to do is simple, prove to them what you're made of. ”
"The proof is very simple, just kill one person who is present at that time. Ed said this with a mocking tone, as if he was unhappy with the way he joined. "Of course, if someone strikes at you, you can take them out when you fight back. ”
"Got it. "There was no big reaction from Ernacillin, and it was not surprising that a gang that could control a gang organization to trade in human beings and flesh to collect desperate people had such a ritual of joining.
Eddard was satisfied with the person he was dealing with, and he wouldn't interrupt him during his introduction, and he wouldn't say things like "That's it, you demon followers." He happily added something that he wouldn't have told the newcomers:
"Oh yes, if you're strong enough, you'll get a hunting voucher instantly. ”
"Hunting credentials?"
"Yes, this is a voucher to receive a points-based hunting mission. As long as you have this credential, you have the opportunity to get involved in the top of the organization. ”
"Once you have the credentials, you only need to take on the hunting mission and earn a certain number of points to be promoted to the top. ”
"That doesn't seem to be a hard way to get promoted. "Ernacillin really thinks it's okay, as long as he accumulates mission points, he can be promoted, which is much better than the promotion exam of the association, and he is still only a nominal B-level psionic envoy. Since the end of the course, he has not been able to spare time to prepare for the B-level exam. However, it was precisely because he did not participate in the document assessment that he was able to go undercover in the demon retinue organization under the not-so-complete disguise of "Painted Skin". As for the identity of Sirin, what does that have to do with Enaicillin? Xilin is a registered mysterious and powerful psionic envoy, and what does it matter that he interns psionic energy to make Enaxiline?
"Isn't it difficult?" Ed shook his head, "Hunting vouchers are not available to anyone, and a maximum of five are issued every year. If no one deserves this certificate back then, the organization would rather not issue it than give in. ”
"As for hunting quests, this is accessible to everyone, but only those who have a hunting voucher can receive points-based hunting quests. The points that can be obtained for each task are very few, and the points required for promotion start by thousands, and if you want to be promoted quickly, you can only rely on a large number of tasks or directly do those high-risk tasks that can obtain a large number of points at one time. ”
Eddard didn't need to point out the dangers of the high-risk mission, and Ernacillin immediately understood. If you want to get points and promotion quickly, you can, take your life and fight it's yours.
"Trading one's life for one is the easiest way to obtain wealth, and this is a truth that will not change in any era. Mingnuo, who had been silent and listening, expressed his opinion.
Ernacillic agreed with his words: "Yes, so Miss Momo said when she taught me that the quickest way to wealth is clearly written in the Society's death penalty code. ”
While Eneracillin and Minno were chatting, Lane and Ken suddenly stopped in front of a small unremarkable building.
Lane stepped forward, flipped his hands and created a psionic sigil.
The mark is circular in shape, with the upper part of a goat's head black in the eye sockets, and the lower half composed of a number of chaotic and distorted figures. The sigil gives people a strange and cold sense of darkness, but after looking at it for a long time, you will find that this sense of darkness is very pure, and it is not mixed with the rest of the things.
This is the hallmark of the organization, set by the Lord Himself. Access to the organization depends on this sign. Ed turned to Ernacillic and explained.
"It's very different from the logo of the association, which has a complicated feeling. "Anaxirin mentally contrasted the two signs, and felt that the two signs were very different. The difference between them is not the difference between light and darkness as in the picture book of the novel, but the difference between pure and complex.
The emblem of the demon's retinue feels like sheer coldness and darkness, nothing mixed with it, endless darkness.
The association's logo feels much more complicated. Although the main body is a cross representing the true God, and the upper part also has a star and moon representing pure light, the cross is surrounded by thorns, and there are strange and mysterious incantations around the stars and moon, which gives people a very complex and strange feeling, but I think it is very reasonable.
"The Lord has ordained, and it sounds like your Lord is very much on you. Although Enacyrin contrasted the two signs in his mind, he still maintained the same unchanged expression on his face. He controlled his tone, revealing a hint of jealousy and envy, like a believer who has never received a response from the gods and is thinking about whether to convert.
"Of course, our Lord not only cares for us, but also gives us regular responses and oracles! He is always watching us!" Ed heard his jealousy and envy, and his expression was extremely fanatical. At this time, he finally gave Ernacillic the feeling that he was indeed a true demonic retinue. Like the rest of the demonic followers, he was a fanatical believer. But Eneracillin had a feeling that his fanaticism was different from that of other demonic followers, that it was pure, and only for his belief in the gods.
Although both the Guild and the Demon Followers have their own beliefs, there are very few true believers like Eddard among the members.
Needless to say, demonic followers, most of them can only be considered pseudo-believers, and their beliefs are not so much about a god as their beliefs are sadism itself.
There are two beliefs that the association promotes, and the fanaticism of the believers is two extremes. One is to believe directly in psionic energy as a god, which is also the belief of most people in the association. People who believe in psionic power are not destined to become fanatics, because the Guild warned people when they brought people into psionic power that they should never believe in psionic energy unconditionally, because they have no consciousness and no instincts, and too close to Him will lead to unpredictable dangers.
Another belief that the Society promotes is the One True God. He doesn't have many believers because He rarely responds to believers. But interestingly, the percentage of His followers who are fanatical is frighteningly high. If there is one fanatic for every 50 other believers, then there will be one fanatic for every 10 of his followers. It's a strange phenomenon, but all fanatics have said, "The Lord's servant God has been protecting us for the Lord." ”
According to information from nowhere, Mo Mo is a faithful follower of this god, and the teachings that are currently circulating are written by her and several ancient families.
But these have nothing to do with enacillin.
He had no faith. In other words, he is more willing to believe in reality than in faith. He respected the believers and their faith, but he did not accept any proselytizing. He was naturally insensitive to the existence of the gods, and he felt that it would be a strange and terrifying thing if he was watched by the gods all the time.
"Alright, let's go inside. Tonight is the introductory meeting of this month, and it will take time to draw up the membership contract. Rien turned and motioned for them to enter.
The entrance to the Demon Follower is on the wall of the building. After passing the circle that verifies the seal, a peculiar small door will appear in the wall.
After Enacyrin entered the interior of the small building through the small door, he found that the door led to the underground part of the small building. In addition to the normal camouflage part of this small building, the interior of this small building also extends many floors underground, which is the main body of the demonic follower organization.
He raised his eyebrows, no wonder this place was not discovered by the association, who would have thought that such an inconspicuous small building would actually use a magic circle to hide such a large space?
"This is our branch in Nalto. Although we are not a big part of the headquarters here, our branch is already a second headquarters. You know, we were built right under the nose of the association's headquarters. Ken Rui is very proud to talk about this, he is the patriarch of the organization, and he has a deep understanding of those days when he watched the establishment of the Narto branch.
Enacillin nodded, "Sounds amazing." "Isn't it powerful, supporting a Mafia to be a shield in front, and the organization is secretly slowly developing to this scale, and it is impossible to feel at ease if you don't get rid of them Enaxiline.
"But that's not all, let Kenry describe it to you, no one knows this building better than he does. Ed took off his hood to cover his face as soon as he entered the building. Outwardly, he is not very old, at most in his twenties. He gives people a very unique feeling, his expression always remains like a smile and not a smile, unruly, but his demeanor and conversation are like a well-educated aristocratic young master.
"Trouble. Although Annacillin was expressionless, he nodded politely. Although the character of Xilin is a little gloomy and crazy, the etiquette must not be missing. In order for the set character to deceive the audience, it has to be brought to life. This is the basic literacy to play a role.
"My pleasure. Kenry also took off his hood, he looked to be in his thirties, and his skin was so white that it looked like a layer of wall ash. Ken Rui is a veteran of the organization, and he has been here since the construction of the branch began.
"Counting the top floor, there are nineteen floors here, and the lower you go, the bigger the number of floors......"
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