Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 264 Mr. A: Mushrooms taste really good
"[Notice on commending Mr. A for his exemplary role in the Blood Cross Clinic]"

"To all the followers of the Aurora Society:"

"All of you Extraordinary members are the foundation of the secret organization, and are also the key factor in driving the secret organization forward steadily and achieving leapfrog development."

"Cultivating a sense of benchmarking among all members and exploring and promoting the leading role of pioneers and models are of great importance in promoting the cultural construction under the new doctrine of the Aurora Society and improving work efficiency."

"In order to commend individuals who have performed outstandingly at work and set an example, we hereby commend Mr. A from our unit."

"Since Mr. A joined the Blood Cross Clinic, he has always adhered to the concept of 'God loves the world' and has completed every indicator of the Blood Cross Clinic with a highly responsible attitude, constantly improving his personal business capabilities and practicing the 'Way of Redemption' with practical actions..."

"In the past day, Comrade A has demonstrated the outstanding professionalism of a 'Rose Bishop' and the admirable work enthusiasm of a 'Shepherd' in the 'Blood Cross Voluntary Clinic' project..."

"Here, I would like to express my warm congratulations to Mr. A. At the same time, I hope all members will take Mr. A as an example and learn from his spirit..."

"Based on this, I am issuing this statement to encourage you!"

With a sigh of relief, Star stamped the "notice" written by "the most respected 'apostle' of the Aurora Society" and the subsequent "certificate of honor".

Honestly speaking, it doesn't take too much effort to reform the Aurora Society. As long as the highest-ranking comrade God cooperates and takes the lead in promoting the concept of "God loves the world", the Aurora Society will not go astray.

But there are some drawbacks:
The members of the Aurora Society lack the ability to think independently and are extremely fanatical.

At present, Star mainly regards them as a military guarantee for the Beyonders, but even so, the necessary guidance in ideological education cannot be neglected.

But at this time, Star felt that something was still missing in this notice?
what is it then?

Under the dim gas lamp, he picked up the article in the bulletin and the certificate and looked at them in the light.

"Bai Zao" has officially guided the Aurora Society onto this path, and he has also worked hard to make them more aware of good and evil, and to help unify the newly conquered forces in the East District.

But... still a bit loose?
Star put down the articles and certificates he was going to report, walked to the other side of the room, picked up a "Report on the Repair of the Sacred Scriptures Necessary for the Aurora Society to Enter the New Doctrine" on the desk, and began to read it:
"God loves the world. In the presence of the merciful Lord, everyone, regardless of their status, can be saved..."

“For all the suffering that the world experiences—disease, war, disaster, betrayal, even death—the Lord experiences and hurts with Him.”

“For all the sins committed by the world—killing, injustice, anger, quarreling, jealousy—the Lord bears the guilt and punishment together.”

“The Lord does not need the sacrifice of the world, because He is already sacrificing, wishing to liberate the world from sin and suffering.”

……

So, how do you do it?

Star started thinking about it and suddenly realized that what was missing was a specific action plan.

Considering Bai Zao's origin and background, it is clear what to add next.

Combining the original inspiration, he waved his hand and scribbled the following few lines:
"Go to the factories, and the meaning of salvation lies in the iron wielded by those toiling workers."

"Go to the fields, and the meaning of salvation is in the tools held by those diligent farmers."

"Everything is in God, and everything will belong to the Lord. Therefore, the world is in the world in whom the Lord has entrusted it, and the world will eventually return to the world..."

……

Very good, this is consistent with the view that "everything has divinity" that the Aurora Society has always advocated, and it is also in line with the expectations of "Bai Zao".

And the direction to be guided next...

"Just say it, right?"

Star thought with a little satisfaction and called "Bai Zao" over to ask for his opinion.

"In my opinion, the wording here is still a bit conservative."

It can only be said that "Bai Zao" is worthy of being a professional there. After some revisions, he gave Sta some very bold words even in this world:

But it just fits the style of the Aurora Club.

"When it comes to radicalism, you're the one. I thought you'd be more conservative."

Star said with a sigh, then looked at the upside-down man with vertical pupils on the cane. He shrugged helplessly and said:
"Okay, it's fine if you want to change it this way. After all, no matter what kind of belief it is, you understand it better than me."

As they were talking and laughing, someone approached from outside the door, so "Bai Zao" shrank back without leaving a trace.

Star opened the door and saw Mr. A standing outside respectfully, presenting the dinner dishes to him - since Star had instructed him in advance, he had now returned to his usual three meals a day.

He changed the usual two meals and afternoon tea into three meals a day... and asked another member of the Aurora Society who was trustworthy and had reliable cooking skills to be in charge.

After all, Star often conducts occult experiments here, and it would be bad to let outsiders who have never been exposed to occult stay here to avoid accidental injuries.

However, when Star opened the lid of one of the dishes and took a closer look, he was surprised to find that it contained fried mushrooms with butter.

His expression became slightly strange, and he looked at Mr. A, then heard Mr. A explain:
"Your Excellency, the Holy Envoy, previously rented an area in the suburbs as a 'mushroom cultivation site'. We thought you had a special need for mushrooms, so we specially purchased these fresh mushrooms from the suburbs of Backlund."

Fortunately, this is not Frank's mushroom, otherwise I would have thought they wanted to harm me... Star silently complained in his heart.

Then he looked at this extraordinary person who originally hated mushrooms so much and was very afraid of mushrooms even after death, and felt that life was really wonderful.

Mr. A felt something was wrong for some reason, and thought that the mushrooms were not cooked to the liking of the Holy Envoy, and wondered whether he should ask the kitchen to make another one.

Just smelling the diffuse aroma of fat, Star finally picked up the fried mushrooms with butter and tasted them leisurely, savoring the crispy skin and the tenderness of the inside.

Well, not bad, the mushrooms fried in butter are quite crispy...but it’s hard work for Mr. A.

Star suddenly thought of the progress of the mushroom experiment in the suburbs. Ever since Will said a few days ago that he would speed up the progress, he had put his mind at ease there.

However, the Tarot meeting will be held next week. I wonder what the progress bar is like for Frank?
Looking at Mr. A, Star asked:

"By the way, how far has Mr. Frank's experiment progressed?"

"It is said that it has been completed and the finished product will be delivered in the next few days..."

So fast? But after good fortune comes misfortune. I wonder if Frank can withstand this state of bad luck to continue the experiment... Well, it seems that it is not bad that he can't produce any finished products for a while.

Star was a little surprised, and then heard Mr. A add:
"It's really fast. I heard that Mr. Frank intends to keep up this momentum and conduct a few more experiments nearby."

"He plans to graft mushrooms and chickens together so that the mushrooms can automatically obtain blood and flesh to reproduce..."

As soon as he said this, Mr. A paused, feeling that Mr. Frank's experiment seemed a little too shocking.

Then he saw Star silently put down the plate in his hand.

"What's wrong? Do the mushrooms taste bad?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly don't feel like eating. I'll take the other dishes back and eat them first." Stati put the other food here, then walked into the room without looking back, pulling the handle to close the door.

Finally, he added:
"But you can deal with these mushrooms yourselves."

He appreciated the kindness, but he just felt a little nauseous... Anyway, eating a bite was enough to give him an explanation, right?

Thinking of this, Sta suddenly felt nauseous. Although he didn't have the idea that his stomach was going to fail, he still took a breath and stopped himself from thinking about it.

……

Mr. A outside the door watched Star leave in a hurry, picked up the fried mushrooms with butter, put it to his mouth and smelled it.

He was so slow that he didn't notice anything wrong. Instead, he picked up one of the slices and tasted it:

The crispy and tender texture coupled with the richness of butter makes the mushroom meat inside a soft and juicy taste bud enjoyment while also giving it an unexpected milky aroma.

"Mmm, mushrooms taste really good."

Mr. A said to himself, with a hint of admiration in his voice.

He savored every bite and finally wolfed down the fried mushrooms in butter.

But why did His Excellency the Holy Envoy suddenly not want to eat? Was it because of the "chicken grafted mushroom" experiment I just mentioned?

This is indeed an incredible and crazy idea in the eyes of ordinary people, but Mr. A has not yet experienced the true power of Frank Mushroom, so he feels a little strange at this moment:
Mr. A was surprised when he first heard the idea, but now he has gotten used to it.

But: The Holy Envoy mentioned the dish "Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms" during lunch. Could his behavior just now be hinting at something?
How about learning from Mr. Frank?

Mr. A suddenly had this idea.

……

A strange and ominous premonition suddenly enveloped Star's heart. He finished his dinner and looked at the sky:
Through the dim sky, the entire scene outside the window was dyed a light orange by the setting sun.

It was just that the smog in Backlund was so heavy that this dusk was not only not comparable to the one at sea, but was also far different from any area he had known before...

Haze...

Star sighed silently in his heart and thought of the six-digit number.

The more I saw in the East District, the more I understood what the smog meant more than three months later.

After becoming an Extraordinary Person, he did not become like a "thief" named Hazel in the North District, who thought that he was no longer ordinary and had a strong sense of superiority when facing ordinary people.

Even if we don’t mention that the Beyonders themselves have a relatively high proportion of human attributes before becoming high-level beings, even in the later sequences, they are still thinking about maintaining their humanity through various methods.

As long as he is still under the consciousness called "Star", it is impossible for him to ignore his identity as a human being with the same origin as them.

He himself was not a cold-blooded person, otherwise he would not want to make friends with Klein.

Therefore, even if he was motivated by the idea of ​​sympathy for one's own kind, Star did not have the slightest intention of ignoring what happened. Isn't this just like those who think that what they do is the "trend of the times"?

Not to mention that Star has always been determined to be faster and faster and to change the things that can be changed in front of him.

This is his insistence.

Of course, if it comes to other Extraordinary Beings like Bernadette who tend to be orderly and kind, even if it is just to prevent loss of control during promotion, they will have to follow their own humanity and not stand by and watch them die.

It’s just that Star feels that since becoming a Beyonder, he enjoys eating better and sleeps better.

There wasn't even any tendency to lose control - this was actually normal, and consistent with his behavior of taking medication across channels without any trouble.

For this reason, on the contrary, he observes from a higher perspective and experiences more, and is able to understand the beauty and difficulties of the world from the various human fireworks.

“Why do I feel like I’m becoming more humane the higher I go on this path?”

"Is it the so-called influence of the passive role-playing of each sequence?"

However, thinking of his cold behavior before drinking the lawyer potion, Star couldn't help but feel that it was a good thing for his personality to become more spiritual.

At least I don't have to live like a walking corpse like before I drank the potion.

With this thought, Star recalled the scene he had seen before, and gave orders to the "Secret Saint" Butis in his hands, asking him to go to the outskirts of Backlund and bring Frank's mushrooms.

That was the biggest bargaining chip used to exchange with the City of Silver for the important sealed object, "Gift of the Earth".

Compared to this heavyweight product that consumed the efforts of two angels and a talented biologist, the previous gift can barely be regarded as a stepping stone.

From the perspective of Butis who was controlled by Sta, a "Traveler's Door" was opening around him, and then Butis stepped into it and came to the far suburbs.

"By the way, I wonder if that letter can attract Lawrence from the Abraham family to come?"

Star recalled a random arrangement he had made before, which was an arrangement he made on a whim after consulting "Bai Zao", the "small encyclopedia" of the extraordinary world.

……

In the Cherwood area, in the house that Hugh and Fors originally rented.

Fors and Xio were rewarded, but for the time being, without any clues to the extraordinary materials they needed, such as the "Master of Magic", they could only stay calm.

So Hugh started his life as a bounty hunter again, and Fors began preparing for a new book.

But writing a book is not something you can write just because you want to. Fors scratched his hair in annoyance and decided to go out for a walk to find inspiration.

As she walked, she found herself returning to a familiar place without realizing it.

Diagonally in front of her was the Yusuf Clinic, where she first worked, a fairly large private clinic.

After staring for a while, Forsi thought of the old lady who led him into the extraordinary world, so he turned into the alley on the right and took a shortcut to a nearby street.

The street is lined with sycamore trees with falling leaves, making it a relatively quiet place.

Fors remembered that the old lady lived in house No. 39. She would occasionally come to deliver medicine or injections, and even help with some daily chores.

"It's been almost three years. The place should have been rented out again. Maybe it has had several tenants... I still remember that when I came to sort out the relics, I found a lot of notes recording mystical experiences..." Fors walked under the sycamore tree with few leaves left, and slowly approached house number 39.

As she recalled her past experiences, she gradually gained some writing inspiration.

Just then, she saw an old man in a heavy woolen coat and a half-high black hat standing at the door of house No. 39 and rang the doorbell three times.

(End of this chapter)