World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 254 Thought Gaze

Lin An's education was based on two considerations.

The upper limit for ordinary people is the "strange legend" level. These mysterious prototypes are not very powerful, have many limitations, and are difficult to control due to their low rating.

Lin An's research on the "God of Agriculture" and the "Lord of the Earth" was limited to the platitudes spoken by Lord Arthur.

The key words for the god of agriculture are "providing valuable labor" and the key words for the lord of the earth are "maintaining the old way of life".

Once someone's pollution level exceeds the threshold and they go berserk, Lin An will be powerless to help.

If the person is aggressive, he may have to kill him.

In order to eliminate this problem at its root, Lin An decided to follow the onboarding model of the St. Anilov Foundation, first giving newcomers a few introductory courses on occultism, and then providing them with professional training according to their respective medium preferences.

Combined with the system's [Edit] function, more people can become higher-rated Mystics, greatly reducing the risk of losing control and also converting into more measurement values, allowing him to merge with "Lady with the Lamp" more quickly.

Lin Anke had not forgotten that when the orbits of "Comerth" and Titan completely overlapped, Adria's ritual would be irreversible.

By then, if he hasn't resisted the power of the radical families led by the Black Capital, Lin An will be forever trapped between interstellar orbits, becoming a bridge between two planets, losing his personality and self-awareness.

The specifics of how to do it would have to wait until Lin Hainan came to find him in six months for a detailed explanation, but Lin An felt that he should take advantage of this time to obtain as much power from the Goddess of the Lantern as possible.

Otherwise, going to war with the radicals is one thing, but he also doesn't want to become a pawn of the conservatives.

Perhaps his father deliberately bought him half a year to allow Lin An to strengthen his abilities in the sparsely populated rainforest. As long as his own strength is sufficient, he will not be too passive in conflicts.

Faced with Lin An's request, the Grand Elder pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Popularizing science? No problem. But I have a lot of daily work to do, so I'm afraid I won't be able to manage it all."

"All you need to do is teach them to read."

Lin An reached out, and green data appeared out of thin air. Maye was so frightened that she took a step back, but the Grand Elder remained calm and looked at the code with great interest as it fluttered like a butterfly.

"what is this?"

“World Tree System 1.0,” Lin An said. “It’s the Alpha beta version I made in a week.”

The elder scratched his chin, and a piece of data flew towards her as if by telepathy. Her name appeared in the upper right corner: "Flamy the Lion." She read the information on it.

"'Head of the Advisory Department'?"

“As the Lion Clan grows, we can no longer rely on a simple ‘chief, elder, and leader’ management system. It’s too chaotic and straightforward, inefficient, and the division of labor is unclear.”

"Indeed."

When Lin An was appointed as the captain of the advisory team, he happened to be taking relevant courses at headquarters.

His former employer provided a complete management system, so he simply copied it to Bantu Rainforest, providing a one-stop service including clerical, logistics, research, direct communication, instructors, and consultants.

Lin An eliminated the publicity and assessment departments, making the management system simpler and easier to understand.

In addition, he also planned to establish a "Ranger" system of supervisory groups to oversee the work of various departments.

The basic framework is taking shape; the current difficulty lies in the language.

Since the local language doesn't have a proper written form, Lin An had to use French when working on the data.

During his stay in the lion tribe, he learned that the Bantu people's education relied entirely on "bards".

The singers traveled from one small town to another, telling myths, historical fables, and stories of astronomy and geography, much like the Greek troubadours.

Only a small number of people in the city could receive education through charitable associations and church schools and go abroad for further studies; most of them never returned.

The rainforest has harsh conditions, and bards rarely set foot there. If it weren't for the elder, a master's graduate from Brosel University, who would occasionally give explanations, the Lion Tribe would probably still be stuck in the stage of prenatal education.

Thanks to her, the Lion Clan can communicate in some basic French, but most of them are illiterate because it is not necessary.

Every member of the tribe must learn to read; otherwise, the "World Tree" will not be able to be effectively promoted.

“Actually, I’ve wanted to teach them for a long time, but we struggled to survive before, so learning these things wouldn’t have been very useful.” The elder nodded, then suddenly changed the subject, “Mr. Tulf, Meyer speaks French.”

Maye, whose name she called out, widened her eyes but quickly calmed down.

“I am happy to serve you, sir.”

"Good, would you like to be a tester for the World Tree System Alpha 1.0?" Lin An asked.

“Okay.” Mayer said succinctly, “Please tell me exactly what needs to be done.”

Lin An originally wanted Maye to be the first test subject. She was the only one of the three siblings who was the medium of the "God of Agriculture", which meant that her personality and behavior were similar to most people.

"We have things to do during the day, so we'll talk to you privately tonight."

Lin An erased the data flying everywhere. The World Tree system was still imperfect and needed multiple tests and modifications.

"Oh."

Mayer's expression was serious; although she wasn't unwilling, it was full of aloofness and businesslike manner.

After so many days, Lin An still couldn't figure out her attitude.

There was no need for wild guesses, so he simply used the [Moon Cracked Lips] skill's [Listen to the Heart of the Believer] on Maye, and a timid voice echoed in his mind.

"She asked me to meet alone. Is there something Lin is unhappy about with me? I really don't want to go... Without Grandma's guidance, I might mess it up. Waaah, why did she have to choose me... I wish I could bring my girlfriends."

Having heard the truth, Lin An looked at her tense face again and suddenly sensed a hint of unease in it.

No wonder that whenever she spoke to Lin An, the fewer people around, the fiercer Maye's expression became, as if she were full of resentment and dissatisfaction.

It turns out she's a hidden super socially awkward person.

Because of her introverted nature, Maye always appears cold and aloof; in reality, she's just afraid of losing control of her facial expressions.

Lin An almost laughed and couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

“Meyer, I also need to speak with Mezzo. Why don’t you bring her along tonight?”

Maye's heart pounded as her thoughts were guessed, and a flush of hot blood flashed across her usually serious face, making her feel embarrassed at being seen through.

But then she thought, if Lin An knew what she was thinking, he'd be overjoyed. Yes, she was still the same decisive and efficient Maye!
As the next successor to the Grand Elder, how can I expose my problem of getting nervous whenever I talk to others!
Having composed himself, Mayer spoke in a solemn tone.

"As you command, sir."

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Back at his residence, Lin An took out the [God's One-Eyed IV] that he had obtained from the hyena-man's hand.

The system's name is usually full of profound meaning. This name means that the two eyeballs are just "strange tales" that have been broken by time and the spread of civilization, and they cannot get a suffix like the Philosopher's Stone Fragment [Paracelsus's Five Matrixes].

Last time, I used [Encyclopedia of Magic II] to create the Philosopher's Stone, but [All-Seeing Eye] and alchemy belong to different systems.

Lin An made a brief attempt, but alchemy could only extract the energy essence from [God's One-Eyed IV], break it down into salt, mercury, and sulfur, and then recombine it.

This clearly deviated from the purpose of tracing the origin, so Lin An had no choice but to abandon alchemy and let more information about the "All-Seeing Eye" flash through his mind.

This symbol has different names in different regions, but its basic form is an eyelid.

From within it, countless beams of light radiate in all directions; it is an omniscient entity, a symbol of the supreme god, and legend has it that it can see everything.

This involves an ancient theological theory.

Beginning with Plato, theologians and philosophers have argued that there is a contradiction between God and his creations.

Since the world was created by God, and all scenes are arranged by God from His perspective, only God knows the true nature of all corresponding concepts in the world.

Augustine believed that God is the standard of truth.

Only through Him does the true "world" appear before humankind.

Everyone can perceive other things, such as size and shape, which Augustine called "external sense," an objective fact.

However, in his theory, the most important factor in understanding the world is intuition.

Augustine used the metaphor of "a wax seal or a ring's mark" to argue that "inner senses" are images and concepts of objects, and under their influence, humans acquire memories of objects.

This object is a similarity to objects perceived by the senses, and because of its spiritual nature, it is separate from tangible, necessary things.

Inner feeling is an "abstract concept" that gives the object a definite meaning.

Augustine explained vision by combining the two senses, calling what a person sees “the gaze of the mind” (species quae fit in acie cogitantis); it constitutes the vision of concepts seen by wisdom.

Theologian Aquinas believed that "we already knew about things before our senses comprehended them, because God gave us thought, which made what we saw comprehensible."

In other words, the theory holds that God endowed all things with concepts, and ordinary people can only see concrete objects through light, while mysticism provides a way to further interpret these concepts.

The more one studies the nature of God and progresses in spiritualism, the more "truth" one sees.

In the era of "Commerx", this theological theory was particularly applicable, since the energy that could be seen became more concrete as the radiation levels increased.

Based on the occult understanding of the "Eye of God," Lin An speculated that the "One Eye of God IV" would allow him to see more unknown secrets, such as directly "seeing" Zai hidden in the underworld, or foreseeing the actions of the mysterious.

Looking at the unique shape of the two eyeballs, Lin An thought of another scientific discovery.

The Spiral Nebula NGC 7293, also known as the "Eye of God" by astronomers, is located in the constellation Aquarius, about 650 light-years from our solar system.

Its shape is exceptionally beautiful, resembling an open eye, with a blue "pupil" surrounded by a white halo, and a wine-red eye socket that is dreamlike and ethereal, with a diameter of 2.5 light-years.

According to scientists, the Spiral Nebula was formed by a supernova explosion with a mass three times that of the Sun. It is surrounded by the remnants of planets after their life ends, and at its center is the core of a star that will eventually become a white dwarf.

As a galaxy dies, the dust-rich outer layer of a star disperses in space, emitting a dazzling light under the intense ultraviolet radiation from the star's hot core.

Astronomers estimate that in another 50 billion years, the sun will also enter its death phase, causing the galaxy here to gradually develop into a planetary nebula.

At that time, the entire solar system may become an "eye of God," gazing upon the vast universe, awaiting the creation of a new cycle of life and death.

We don't know where "Comermes" is located in the universe, or how many light-years away it is.

By unraveling the legends, Lin An glimpsed a clue to further tracing the origins of [God's One-Eyed IV].

First of all, the All-Seeing Eye is a single eye, not two eyes.

They contain both metaphors of "God is One" and origins from Egyptian mythology, and also represent the all-powerful and all-knowing eye—the Eye of Horus, symbolizing the complete and flawless sun.

Lin An took a deep breath, placed his eyes flat in front of him, and used the [Tarot Card Divination] function from "The Complete Book of Magic V".

This was the method he used to put into the Foundation through a "ghostly box," driving Vanessa insane.

The phantom images of the tarot cards flashed and disappeared, and the two large arcana cards, "The Sun" and "The Moon," appeared one on the left and one on the right above the two eyeballs.

Inspiration struck Lin An, and he brought the Philosopher's Stone close to the "moon's" eyeball. The small world swirled, and a beam of light shot out from the left eye of Hermes, who had both male and female faces and stood on the blue and red sphere, smashing the eyeball into pieces.

Horus's right eye is the complete sun, possessing the power to ward off pain and overcome evil, while his left eye symbolizes the crescent moon, representing the eye of another ancient Egyptian god, Thoth.

In Greek mythology, Thoth and Hermes are co-gods and are known as the Triple Great.

The myths of Egypt, Greece, and the South Pacific converge at this moment, and the world's mysticism shines with endless brilliance through Lin An's collection and research.

"With your testimony, the illustration of [God's One Eye III - Dante's Nine Heavens] has been unlocked."

"This mysterious item absorbed your 'Seeker' source energy during its creation, and the radiation value of the [Mysterious Encyclopedia] has decreased by 1%."

Lin An opened his eyes, and the broken eyeball of the "moon" flowed out with wrinkled, striped, seven-colored patterns, which wrapped around the eyeball of the "sun" on the other side, and a budding rose of light appeared.

Its shape resembles a concentric circle centered on a radiant lake of light, with layers of light radiating outwards. Each layer of petals is constantly surging, growing, and radiating, creating a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

The light at the center was faint, like the stamen of a flower that was gestating something, only a faint glimpse could be seen.

The system display panel revealed the successful creation of the mysterious item.

[Title]: God's One-Eyed III
[Rating]: Disaster Level C

Radiation level: 15.5%
[Pollution Level]: 0%
[Medium]: The seeker of knowledge

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