Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 81: The Deal with Audrey - The Mind-Concentrating Technique

Chapter 81: The Deal with Audrey - The Mind-Concentrating Technique

After hearing Raphael's words, Audrey took a deep breath before saying, "You seem to have a prejudice against nobles, but I want to tell you that..."

Nobles do not easily harm a person.

She knew that most of what Raphael said was true, but she hoped that Raphael could understand that most nobles were people of honor and kind people.

Raphael smiled and shook his head: "I have no prejudice. In my eyes, nobles, merchants, and officials are just some rather harsh rulers."

He shrugged and said, "I'll say it again: I don't have any prejudice against any group, because every group has its own reason for existing."

"But you know perfectly well that the ruling class of the entire North and South continents is extremely vicious, yet you keep whitewashing them."

That's no fun.

Before Audrey could retort, Raphael raised his hand and said, "Nobles do not easily harm a person, because you do not regard them as human beings at all."

Have you heard of the "sheep eating people" incident?

Audrey was taken aback; she clearly hadn't heard of it.

She had never heard of it, of course, because it was Raphael's summary of a similar era before he traveled through time.

He explained, "Because of the rise of the textile industry, the value of wool became increasingly high, so many nobles bought farmland and used it to raise sheep."

"As a result, grain production decreased significantly, and many people starved to death."

"People who lose their land can only come to the city to work, which intensifies the competition in the city, causes many people to go bankrupt, become homeless, and many people die."

"Throughout the entire process, the nobles did not directly harm a single person, but too many people died because of them. At this point, having made money, they would show compassion for ordinary people and donate some money to the workhouse, thus becoming great philanthropists."

Audrey fell silent. She knew about the nobles buying land and donating to the workhouses, but she hadn't connected the dots.

"There's a saying I think is very well said," Raphael smiled and said, "When an avalanche happens, no snowflake is innocent."

"Similarly, in this tragic yet hopeful age, no one is innocent."

He looked around at the wide carriage: "Like your carriage, so luxurious, but who knows how many people's bones were used to piece it together."

Raphael felt his potion being digested faster and faster. He knew that Audrey had not only listened to his words, but that her most innocent side was crumbling.

Then Raphael added fuel to the fire: "So, Miss Hall, why are you questioning me about killing Calvin Thomas?"

"I only killed one person, and I'm just a gang leader. The number of people I've killed is less than one percent of that of an ordinary nobleman."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with the nobles doing this, because this is how the world has always been, and no one can change that."

"But it's pointless for you to use universal values ​​that prohibit ordinary people to question why I do the same things as you nobles."

Raphael clearly saw Audrey's expression momentarily flustered, but she controlled her emotions well and quickly composed herself.

However, Raphael knew that many beautiful things in the girl's heart had collapsed.

It appears to be a perfect work of art, yet some imperceptible cracks have appeared inside.

Raphael didn't feel any regret; on the contrary, he felt great: Damn it, I really am cut out to be a "devil".

A sense of emptiness and shattering appeared, and the "Fallen Angel's" potion was completely digested.

Raphael glanced at the beautiful Audrey: Miss Hall, you really are my lucky star!

After a few seconds, Audrey snapped out of her reverie: "I know there are some things I can't change, but I hope you understand that there is still light and kindness in this world, and you can't let everything in front of you blind you."

Raphael was slightly taken aback: You mean I can still use your light and kindness to digest the "devil's" potion in the future? What a kind person!

He paused for a moment and then said, "But Calvin Thomas is not a 'bright and kind' person."

"I think he should have died long ago."

Audrey frowned and said, "I'll go back and look into it."

Raphael gestured for him to proceed: "Please do as you wish."

He then added, "I have just obtained a method for training the spiritual body and the etheric body, and it is said that this method is specifically designed for extraordinary individuals of the 'Audience' pathway."

"I want to use this method to exchange for the extraordinary characteristics of the 'living corpse'."

These are the first three levels of the "Heart Concentration Technique" that Raphael traded from Bai Feike, a Blood Sect disciple of the "Dongting Heart Sword," in the world of cultivators.

For extraordinary individuals who encounter these techniques for the first time, the benefits they experience are immediately apparent once they have mastered the first level.

"It's possible to train both the spiritual body and the ethereal body?" This was the first time Audrey had ever heard of such a method.

"That's right," Raphael smiled. "Once the 'spectator' pathway's spiritual body becomes stronger, extraordinary abilities will become more powerful, and the risks of advancement will also be reduced."

This pathway rarely results in loss of control due to poor psychological or mental condition, but when they ascend, they are unable to use abilities such as "soothing" on themselves, and they face the same risks as extraordinary individuals from other pathways.

The risk is even greater, because mental health issues that are usually well hidden can suddenly erupt at that time.

Raphael added, "I can give you one-third first, and if you find it useful, I'll give you the remaining two-thirds."

Audrey tried to stop thinking about the issues they had discussed earlier and forced herself into a trading mindset: "Okay."

Raphael took out the first layer of the translated "Great Method of Concentration" that he had prepared long ago and handed it to Audrey.

The translation of exercises is not just about translating the words, but also about translating many concepts. For example, the description of the spiritual world in "Ningxin Dafa" is similar to the concept of the ocean of collective consciousness, but not quite the same.

The practitioners of "Dongting Heart Sword" believe that the "spiritual world" is also a part of heaven and earth, so it can also be explained by the laws of heaven and earth.

They were essentially trying to explain the internal logic of the ocean of collective consciousness, a concept Raphael did not recall having in the Extraordinary World.

Audrey glanced at a few lines and knew it was definitely good stuff; it had both theory and practice, and seemed to be a complete system.

After becoming an Extraordinary, Audrey controlled her extraordinary powers according to spiritual guidance, but she only learned today that there was a systematic, tutorial-like system.

Audrey put it away, intending to study it carefully when she got back.

Then she asked Raphael, "The Aurora Society recently launched a retaliatory operation, which angered the Church of Storms?"