Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Spirituality

In the previous battle in the woods, Dorothy took advantage of the moment when the Mysterious Organization’s dispatched personnel were ambushed by the Hunter squad. She controlled the zombie puppet black dog to snatch the briefcase containing the “reward.” However, she was suddenly noticed by the leader of the Hunter squad. The short sword thrown by the leader injured the black dog that Dorothy was controlling, causing it to fall to the ground.

Just as Dorothy thought her sneaky operation was about to fail, the leader of the Hunter squad was attacked by the tenacious leader of the Mysterious Organization who had managed to survive. The mask of the leader was knocked off, and this scene was witnessed by Dorothy through the viewpoint of the zombie puppet black dog in the bushes.

Dorothy was very familiar with the face of the Hunter squad leader—or rather, the original Dorothy was very familiar with him…

It was none other than her brother Gregor, who had gone to work in the city a few years ago! Although he had grown taller and more mature, Dorothy recognized him at once from her deep memory.

Dorothy never imagined that her own brother, named Gregor, would join the An Yin Bureau and even become the head of a small team?!

So, what he meant by “doing well” in his letter was this?!

“Huh… This counts as joining the system. If Aunt Hannah knew, she would definitely be very happy…”

Dorothy laughed helplessly and shook her head. In her memory, her stepbrother Gregor wasn’t exactly a well-behaved child when they were young; he liked to fight and cause trouble everywhere, which was quite different from the quiet, gentle, obedient, and understanding Dorothy. He often caused Aunt Hannah a lot of worry.

In Dorothy’s memory, Gregor was somewhat impulsive. Although he was good at fighting and no one dared to provoke him in the village, he didn’t like studying much and found it difficult to learn to read. Initially, Aunt Hannah thought he would probably end up working in a factory in the city and maybe become a supervisor if he was lucky. But who would have thought he could actually become a civil servant, and even hold a position of some importance.

“He mainly deals with fighting-related tasks in his job, which suits him well…”

Shaking her head again, Dorothy stopped thinking about Gregor. She focused her attention on the briefcase in front of her. This was what mattered most to her right now.

“Let me see what they call their generous reward…”

With that, Dorothy picked up the briefcase and walked away, gradually disappearing into the night.

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With tonight’s “booty,” Dorothy returned to Wokan Town and made her way back to the inn where she was staying. After entering her room, she locked the door behind her.

Sitting down at the table, Dorothy placed the briefcase on it. After carefully examining it, she opened it. To avoid any surprises, she had already had a zombie puppet open it once outside, but this time she started to truly examine its contents.

The briefcase wasn’t large, and there weren’t many things inside: a bag containing documents, a small booklet, and a rectangular wooden box. Dorothy glanced at the items in the briefcase and first picked up the document bag. After opening it, she quickly flipped through its contents.

There was nothing particularly unusual in the bag: some ink, blank paper for writing, and a map of Igwen County, which was an administrative region of the Prit Kingdom, roughly equivalent to a province. Dorothy was currently in this county.

Apart from the map, the bag also contained several letters written by Edric before them. They didn’t contain anything meaningful, and there were also the photos Dorothy had previously sent.

‘To be able to retrieve this stuff is a good thing…’

Holding her own photos, Dorothy felt relieved. If these things had fallen into the hands of her older brother, the Hunter squad captain, it would have been a huge problem.

After browsing through the contents of the bag, Dorothy turned her attention to the small booklet in the briefcase. This booklet didn’t seem thick and had a dark red cover. On the cover, there was a faint imprint that could barely be recognized as a simple cup.

After a quick glance at the booklet, Dorothy picked it up. However, as soon as she did, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Suddenly, Dorothy felt something strange about this seemingly ordinary booklet. It seemed she could sense something within it…

This strange feeling only caused Dorothy to pause briefly before she opened the booklet. On the first page, she saw a preface specifically written for Edric, who should have received this booklet.

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I am glad you passed the test, Mr. Edric. Your contributions to the society will not be forgotten. As promised, we will give you the reward mentioned earlier. The content in this booklet, although simple, contains precious knowledge in the extraordinary realm, something that ordinary people cannot access. It can guide you into the extraordinary.

First, you need to understand the origin of the extraordinary, which is spirituality. The gathering of spirituality forms the extraordinary. If you ask where spirituality resides, the answer is that it is everywhere. Everything in this world, including yourself, possesses spirituality, differing only in quantity and richness.

Second, you need to know that spirituality has attributes. Different spiritualities can produce different extraordinary abilities. The path of the extraordinary is the convergence of specific spiritualities within oneself, elevating life!

There are six types of spiritual attributes. Each attribute has its unique properties and symbolic meanings. Here I will provide a brief introduction. Of course, this is just a brief explanation; each attribute’s meaning and nature are extremely profound, and even we cannot claim to fully understand them. For now, I can only give you a rough explanation.

The first is the disgusting “lamp,” or called “bright” or “staff,” regardless of how you name it. This attribute symbolizes the positive aspect of things, positivity and ascension, order and landmarks…

The second is the annoying “shadow,” also known as “moth” or “sword,” etc. It represents the negative aspect of things, negativity and descent, chaos and secrecy…

The third is the boring “stone,” also called “coin” or something else… It symbolizes non-living physical objects—mountains, water, various minerals… It is the most materialistic attribute, the most boring one…

The fourth is the great “cup”! The spirit of bl**d! The spirit of flesh! The spirit of desire! It symbolizes vibrant vitality, the pursuit of sensory desires! It is the greatest spirit and has the greatest true deity! This is the path you will embark upon! Praise the bl**d cup! Let us follow the instincts of life under this great spirit…

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Below this is a long series of praise, which Dorothy skipped and jumped to the fifth.

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The fifth spirit, commonly known as “silence,” dangerous “silence”! This is one of the spirits closely related to the soul, symbolizing d*ath and eternal sleep, decay and rot. Be wary of this spirit at all times!

As for the last type of spirit, I originally felt it unnecessary to introduce, because those who can tread the path involving this spirit are extremely rare, so rare that you might not encounter one in your lifetime. Introducing it would be useless, but to maintain the completeness of this article, I’ll mention it briefly. You should know that due to its extreme rarity, ordinary extraordinary beings are completely ignorant of this spirit…

The last spirit is called “enlightenment.” It is said to be another spirit related to the soul. According to rumors, this spirit symbolizes revelation and awakening, profound spirituality, and all knowledge…

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The rest of the text was a lengthy praise, which Dorothy skipped and moved on to the next part.