World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 154 The Eagle Spreads Its Wings and Speaks
Lin An stayed at headquarters for about five more days, during which time he underwent special training with the new inspection team.

Not long ago, he submitted an application to become a branch squad leader, and surprisingly, the Dawn Association approved it.

Although Lin An's initial goal was to stay with Thunderbird, he didn't refuse now that his application had been approved.

After becoming captain, he will have more free time, and the Dawn Association's policies further amplify his freedom.

Lin An is currently still with Simon's team. Once the team members are assembled, he will be able to officially hand over the reins.

With the new inspection team in place, the departments directly under their jurisdiction have also taken on new responsibilities.

Compared to the previous simple and brutal three categories of punishment, control, and defense, it has now expanded to seven types, adding instructors, propaganda, assessment, and advisory teams to the original structure.

Lin An is the first captain of the newly appointed advisory team at the Dietrich City branch.

Facing the department directly is just one aspect of the reforms. The handover between the Dawn Association and Xi Yong brought about various changes, such as the Foundation's most crucial control device—the restraint belt.

The object itself is similar to the "Judge" commandment of Mishnah, and was created by Zion and Joshua together.

Lin An still doesn't understand the principle, but he can roughly guess a thing or two.

The inspection team only selects low-rated mystics; Lady Ava says the Mother of Desire is the only one who can passively raise others' ratings; Thunderbird mentions that Xion gave it an item that transfers pollution values…

All this evidence suggests that one of the key words of the Mother of Desire is "grafting." They can transfer mysterious archetypes, pollution values, and even radiation values ​​from one individual to another, simply and brutally cultivating a group of subordinates.

Zion is a family centered around the "Mother of Desire," and the mysterious archetype of Joshua made a pact with God on Mount Sinai.

Therefore, the previous members of the inspection team were first selected by them and went to headquarters to receive Joshua's "affirmation," just like the deacons of the inspection team. Then, through "transfer," Xi Yong allowed the new mystical archetype to cover the original mystical archetype.

However, there are limitations to this grafting method.

The "offspring" who are blessed by the Mother of Desire cannot surpass the "mother" who performed the ritual, and once given, they cannot be taken back.

Even though Xi Yong gradually withdrew from the foundation, the remaining branch managers and inspection teams retained their original forms.

This is Lin An's tentative conclusion.

With their existence, the manufacture of the restraints can continue, but it will gradually fade from view. Under the governance of the Dawn Association, the controlled mystics are truly treated, their conditions improve, and they regain their senses.

The price is being used as labor by the Dawn Society and the government, working for them for at least ten years.

While completing the simple assessment and special training, Lin An kept an eye on Lord Arthur's emails. Finally, today, the tea master approved Lin An's request.

Lin An requested to borrow the notebook that Mrs. Ava had handed over.

The owner of the notebook is suspected to be a member of a family of "prophets" who came to the West during the Gold Rush, but unfortunately died en route, far from home.

Lin An originally wanted to borrow the original notebook, because it might be an ancient and mysterious object.

Unfortunately, the research department told him that the notebook had been listed as taboo by the inspection team and had been destroyed.

Because the inspection team frequently used taboos as an excuse to destroy, confiscate, or transfer items and materials—Joshua did not want "Comers" to be widely known, nor did he want to treat the out-of-control mystery—several leaders in the research department had the foresight to secretly make backups.

Now that the Dawn Society has opened up its policies, they can finally officially develop them.

Upon receiving a scanned copy of this 19th-century notebook, Lin An read it through that very evening.

The notes are not long, about three hundred pages, two-thirds of which are the author's travel experiences, and only about one hundred pages are about "Comers".

The main topic is how prophets increase radiation levels and maintain beneficial pollution levels.

A prophet's radiation value increases by "creating prophecies," and decreases by "witnessing the moment a prophecy comes true."

This medium needs to mingle among people and society, establish or join religious-like personal organizations, collect the trust and worship of the group, and make people believe from the bottom of their hearts that what the prophet says will definitely become a reality.

This kind of strong psychological suggestion can influence the thinking of those around you. Just like the 2012 doomsday prophecy from the Maya, even if it is not true, because it spread so widely, some people still believe that it will definitely happen.

At the same time, the more people trust prophets, the wider and stronger the psychological suggestion spreads through this medium, and the more it can influence the uncertain future.

As the radiation levels increase, even fate itself seems to stand by their side.

The last few pages of the notes also contain annotations from the research department.

The power of a prophet comes from the collective unconscious mind.

To some extent, it represents the entire consciousness of a collective, extending to the level of archetypal, thereby giving rise to the electromagnetic matrix of the spirit within physical reality—and the reflection of consciousness projected into physicality.

"Prophets" rely heavily on the opinions of third parties. They use mysticism to obtain inspiration for prophecies, spread them, and influence the psychology of others. In the instant when the collective recognizes and trusts it, the spirits collectively realize the prophetic result.

This medium is the most mysterious and exemplary of the 11 types of media.

The notes also mentioned discovering the prophet's weakness.

Prophets are embraced by faith and ascend to the altar, but they can also be brought down by faith and suffer irreparable destruction.

Because its power comes from "third-party" observation, when a prophecy is spread, everyone has a mental picture of how it should come to fruition.

For example, regarding the predictions for 2012, some people thought it would be a massive flood, some thought it would be a meteorite impact, and others thought it would be World War III.

Although the result is always "the world is destroyed," there are many possible reasons. After all, prophets can only influence people's thoughts and cannot completely control the specific process by which these people arrive at their conclusions.

So much so that before the official results are revealed, the prophet's calculations will encounter all sorts of problems, and new prophecies will even emerge during this period, eventually overwhelming the prophet himself with the vast causal chain.

The notes suggest that after the arrival of "Comers," the prophet should act alongside the "War Emperor," using their army and territory to perform auxiliary work.

The prophet can easily deal with the Lord of the Earth and the God of Agriculture, and in addition, it claims to be the natural enemy of the "seeker of knowledge".

Those who seek knowledge are easily influenced and trusted by prophets due to their curiosity, and once they realize this, it is difficult to avoid it because their minds are active.

No wonder……

"From now on, I'll run away whenever I see a prophet," Lin An thought.

One of the prophets' natural enemies is the "visionary," whose thoughts are unpredictable and whose actions are uncontrollable.

The owner of the notebook claimed that conflicts with them should be avoided to prevent the prophecy from being distorted, leading to a backlash from third-party observations and unforeseen consequences.

They are also not adept at dealing with the "God of Truth" and the "Lord of Dreams." The former always maintains a state of inaction, remaining unmoved by prophecies; the latter, on the contrary, uses their self-influence to prophesy, like Sun Wukong rebelling against fate, making it difficult to achieve the expected results.

Sun Wukong?
Lin An was taken aback when he saw this. The owner of the notebook seemed to be from Central Continent or had come into contact with the culture of Central Continent.

Could there be a family in Central Continent centered around "prophet"?
Besides the occasional metaphors about the Middle Continent, the notes mentioned a concept that greatly shocked Lin An.

In ancient times, when "Comersh" first appeared, people never called radiation "radiation value." The term was too modern, scientific, and cold.

Four thousand years ago, mystics believed that two opposing energies flowed within the body: divinity and humanity.

Divinity...and humanity?
Lin An put down his notebook, his thoughts wandering.

Radiation is the energy generated by correctly harnessing the medium of the divine, and it is the imitation of the behavior logic of another planet; pollution is the energy generated by misinterpreting the Law of Comors, but this is unavoidable because humans always have emotions and desires.

Machines and artificial intelligence are products devoid of humanity.

Even Lin An, who yearned for "Commerx" to the extreme, could not always maintain the mindset of a seeker of knowledge and remain unchanged.

He is sometimes a bewildered lord of the earth, sometimes a benevolent god of agriculture, a neutral god of truth, a ruthless judge, and a gullible prophet…

Lin An couldn't help but touch his burning forehead.

A few days ago, the Thunderbird landed a cold kiss on it.

"Life is always moving, like water flowing from one place to another..."

In the local philosophy, God never arranges specific paths for people; they are merely fleeting illusions—a radiant signpost. God then dwells among people, watching the creatures of the earth embark on their life's journey in different ways.

For me, Comors is a "landmark".

But I am not a god of that world, and I need to pursue it in a human way.

I don't want to become Jericho... even though I understand his actions very well and am like him.

Admittedly, I will continue to seek ways to reduce the pollution of the seekers of knowledge and explore the world of the mystics, but before that, I should also carefully consider the balance between the two worlds.

How to obtain divinity from humanity, and how to understand humanity from divinity.

This also unlocks the secret of the interconversion between radiation and pollution levels.

Lin An silently made up his mind.

The journey has been so wonderful, and I feel happier than ever before, not just because of Comors' arrival.

The neon-lit Bodø/Glimt, the international flair of New York, the verdant green of Virginia, the pristine simplicity of the Wolf Tribe, the sand-swept landscapes of New Mexico, the superstitious séances, the joyous, sleepless city of Las Meadows, the gambler's mentality of the MGM owners...

Each place has given rise to its own unique mystical culture.

And I am a knowledge seeker wandering on Titan.

"Drip-drip-"

The phone screen lit up and Lin An saw that Green Bubble had sent a new friend request.

1: Lin An?
Cabin in the Woods: Are you a little canine tooth?

The other person, using the default profile picture, slowly typed text, sending out sentences that were all incorrect. It seemed they could only speak English but couldn't spell it. Lin An chuckled and made a video call.

The little canine tooth was startled at first, then its eyes widened.

"Lin An, how are you? It's nice to talk to you here!"

"I'm fine, how about you? How about Eagle Spreading Wings, Tall Horse, or Guarding the Tent?"

"I'm already in Xia Dongzhou!" Little Canine Tooth revealed a set of snow-white teeth. "Lin An, listen to me..."

She only chatted with Lin An for a few minutes when the sound of wings flapping came from behind her, and Lin An saw the majestic and magnificent figure of the Thunderbird.

It communicated with Little Fang in a swift and decisive manner, and the latter said regretfully, "I have to go, Lin An. I'll continue to chat with you on my phone in the future!"

"I wish you all the best." Lin An waved his hand. "Brother Lei, don't you want to say a few words to me?"

"Gah?"

Comors' energy cannot be transmitted through electronic signals. Although Thunderbird nodded, Lin An only saw a large face that was too close to the camera and occupied the entire screen.

His dark pupils reflected countless versions of himself within the foundation, like a dark, shadowy mirror.

It's unclear what the Thunderbird said at the end, but on the other side of the screen, it spread its wings and soared freely in the azure sky, like a splash of vibrant paint.

Watching its retreating figure, the emptiness raging deep within Lin An finally found a direction to dissipate. Some things didn't need to be said; he already understood.

He pushed open the door and got into a taxi bound for the airport.

A golden dawn rises on the distant horizon, heralding the coming of a new era.

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The Thunderbirds arc has come to an end.

During the writing process, the author also deeply felt his own shortcomings, realizing that there is still much to learn and improve in popular online writing.

The final section, in particular, felt complicated and lengthy due to the large number of settings introduced at once. The author is currently reflecting on this and will try to unfold the mystery more gradually in the next chapter.

The author is not a full-time writer. Due to the pressure of daily updates, looking back at past chapters, there are indeed some parts that were written too roughly and lacked overall detail. The author is also deeply reflecting on this.

In the future, I may reduce the frequency of updates and focus more on refining the quality, hoping to bring you a better reading experience and present my worldview to you more completely.

The birth and growth of this book are inseparable from the love of all the readers. Thank you for your continuous support and encouragement, which has filled me with the motivation to write every day.

A major chapter will be released tomorrow at the same time, marking the most recent minor milestone in Volume One: The New Tower of Babylon.

Lin An will return to the original city of Dietrich to explore the mysteries of his origins and family. Characters such as Ruan Ruyun, Doris, Sasaki, the branch president, the professor, Adria, and the witch will also make their appearances.

Finally, thank you again for your support! ~o(〃'▽'〃)o
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