"So... Spirit Sight is tempting, and some societies use Spirit Sight to corrupt others?"
In the library, Miss Dorothy summarized Aldrich's previous words, then asked back, and the other party slowly replied.
"That's right, Spirit Sight can arouse a craving for the corresponding secret transmission Spirituality. As long as the one-time intake is controlled, a secret transmission with Spirit Sight can indeed act like a drug, arousing a person's desire and worship for the corresponding Spirituality. Many societies also use Spirit Sight to corrupt others..."
"For example, if an ordinary person is slightly affected by the Spirit Sight in a 'Cup' secret transmission, he will develop a deep curiosity about 'Cup', wanting to know more about 'Cup'. After gradually taking in more 'Cup' Spirit Sight, this curiosity will turn into worship, the person's subjective thinking ability will decline, and their mind and personality will be distorted, making them easy to control. Some societies use this method to cultivate fanatics who can sacrifice themselves for the society."
Aldrich finished speaking, then slowly took a sip of the tea on the desk. Miss Dorothy also thought thoughtfully beside him.
'Taking a small amount of Spirit Sight for ordinary people will stimulate their curiosity and even worship for Spirituality, their spirits will be damaged by the torment of Spirit Sight, leading to a decline in judgment, and eventually developing into easily controlled fanatics... Perhaps those coachmen who sacrificed their lives that day were trained this way...'
Thinking, Miss Dorothy confirmed the harmfulness of corruption, and then continued to ask Aldrich.
"So, is there any way to prevent corruption?"
Aldrich finished drinking water, then continued to speak expressionlessly, stating the familiar amount.
"10 pound..."
Listening to Aldrich's words, Miss Dorothy quickly opened her wallet to get the money, and after fumbling in her wallet for a while, her brows couldn't help but furrow tightly.
'Damn... No money left...'
Looking at the pitiful 6 pound cash left in her wallet, Miss Dorothy couldn't help but curse in her heart. In a short period of time, she had spent 60 pound for a few pieces of information, which directly plunged her economic situation back into poverty.
"Hehe... Miss Meisihuos, it seems you are a little tight on money right now. If that's the case, let's ask more questions next time."
Seeing Miss Dorothy's expression, Aldrich continued to say with a smile. Miss Dorothy also closed her pitifully thin wallet with a cold face and put it back.
'Phew... It seems I have to find a way to earn some extra money in the future. Dealing with occultism really costs money like flowing water...'
Seeing that Miss Dorothy's tuition was empty, Aldrich stood up from his seat and prepared to leave, but at this moment, Miss Dorothy suddenly asked him again.
"By the way, Mr., do you know any specific information about the Red Communion Society?"
Miss Dorothy asked Aldrich. Since she could buy knowledge from Aldrich, could she directly buy information about the Holy Communion Society here? If she could buy it, she could save a lot of effort.
Listening to Miss Dorothy's words, Aldrich was slightly startled, then slowly turned his head to look at her and said.
"Red Communion Society... Of course I know a lot about them, even more than the An Yin Bureau knows, but if Miss Meisihuos, you want to buy information about the Holy Communion Society from me, then I'm very sorry. According to the rules, anyone who does business with us is a client, and we will not sell client information no matter how much money is offered..."
Aldrich continued to say with a smile, while Miss Dorothy continued to ask.
"Didn't you say you hated the Holy Communion Society? Then you still do business with them?"
"Hehe... I already told you before, Miss Meisihuos, according to the rules of the Craftsmen's Guild, we will always maintain a neutral stance, not taking any sides, and trading with anyone. Refusing to trade is also an act of expressing a stance. Therefore, although I personally dislike the Holy Communion Society, the society's rules are higher than my personal wishes, so I cannot refuse to trade with them."
Aldrich continued to explain, and after listening to Aldrich's words, Miss Dorothy also replied with a smile.
"Rules... It seems that your'Shi' (Stone) society attaches great importance to rules. No wonder some people say you are stubborn and unyielding." Miss Dorothy suddenly remembered that the An Yin Bureau's evaluation of Gray Hill was stubborn.
"Almost. After all,'Shi' (Stone) has the meaning of rules, contracts, trade... etc. on a conceptual level. As a'Shi' (Stone) society, it naturally has the character of'Shi' (Stone)..."
"Goodbye, Miss Meisihuos. I should go clean other places."
While speaking, Aldrich picked up the feather duster and walked out of the library. For a while, only Miss Dorothy was left sitting at the desk in the quiet library, starting to think.
'The character of'Shi' (Stone)? Although it's a bit annoying, it's also reassuring.'
Miss Dorothy thought like this. Although Aldrich refused to sell her information about the Holy Communion Society, Miss Dorothy did not feel disappointed, but rather felt relieved. If Aldrich was truly a person who valued rules above all else, as he said, it would be best for Miss Dorothy.
After all, if Aldrich could sell information about the Holy Communion Society for money, he could also sell her out for money. A monetary offensive is usually only defeated by a larger monetary offensive.
What's more, Miss Dorothy herself was a pauper right now, so where would she get any monetary offensive?
Organizing her thoughts, Miss Dorothy focused on the envelope in front of her. This was the divination technique she bought for 40 pound. Now she was planning to learn divination and then divine the people of the Holy Communion Society.
Opening the envelope, Miss Dorothy took out the letter paper inside and scanned it, then suddenly felt a little troubled.
Miss Dorothy's money was not wasted. Aldrich wrote in the letter about the usage of various simple divination techniques, including coin divination, tea leaf divination, pendulum divination, staff divination, etc... The divination methods were simple, but the key was the required tools.
Any form of divination requires the participation of both "Light" and "enlightenment" Spirituality. She had plenty of "enlightenment", but now she didn't have any "Light"...
She didn't know where to get the "Light" secret transmission and items. If she were to buy them from Aldrich, they would definitely be sky-high prices of hundreds of pound.
"Hiss... You only regret not having enough money when you need it..."
Touching her thin and weak wallet, Miss Dorothy sighed.
Now she could only hope to get some Spirituality for free in the Dream World. In fact, she would go to the Dream World to explore every two or three days, but because the time she spent in the Dream World was too short, she had gained nothing so far, except for the first time she entered the dream and met Little Fox who repaid her with a secret transmission.
"I have to find a way... to obtain Spirituality, or to catch those guys without relying on divination..."
While speaking, Miss Dorothy began to organize the existing information and think about the next countermeasures.