the other side.
One day later, in the meeting room of the Delan branch of the Truth Society, Richard met Rommel, the supervisor, who hurriedly arrived.
This time, Rommel did not hold the rabbit in his arms like before. He sat directly on his seat, looked at Richard and asked: "Is the mission in St. Louis City completed?"
"It's done." Richard nodded, took out the copied "Book of the Void" from his arms, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Rommel, "This is the first half of the book he is looking for. It is the original version, as agreed. , I’ll exchange for the second half of the books.”
"Very good." Rommel nodded, took the "Book of the Void" and briefly read it for a few times before putting it away. Without further ado, he flipped his hand over and took out a similar "Book of Void" and handed it over.
Compared with the St. Louis City book, the cover color of this book is darker, purple-black, while the St. Louis City book is dark blue.
While handing over the book, Rommel spoke meaningfully, looked at Richard and said: "Wizard Richard, I hope this is the last time you violate the rules and make a request. After all, you have violated the organization's regulations several times. I hope you get this "Book of Void" and after studying it, you will truly understand that you have been walking on a wrong path and get back to the right path as soon as possible."
"I hope so." Richard responded expressionlessly.
As he spoke, he took the second half of the "Book of the Void" and said without wanting to stay any longer: "Then, if there is nothing else, supervisor, I will leave first."
After saying that, he nodded as a farewell, stood up and walked towards the door.
As a result, just as he was approaching the door, Rommel's voice came from behind, calling him: "Wizard Richard, please wait a moment."
Um
Richard stopped for a moment, frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows, looked at Rommel without changing his expression, and asked, "Director, what's the matter?"
"It's nothing." Rommel stood up, walked slowly over to a parallel position and said, "I just feel that our communication is a little less. As an outstanding member of the branch, although you have not yet entered the core layer, your ability, They all have good potential, and I think it’s necessary to talk to you more. You know, our organization actually pays great attention to its members, but... I’ve been a little busy recently, so I’ve neglected this."
After a pause, Rommel said: "Okay, if you are not busy, come and go for a walk with me."
After glancing at Rommel, Richard's thoughts changed. He was really not sure what the other party's purpose was, so he could only nod cautiously and said: "Okay."
Rommel smiled and took the lead out of the conference room door.
Then go through the long corridor to the base exit and walk out.
…
Outside the base, there is a vast wilderness with many vegetation growing.
Richard walked forward with Rommel. Rommel remained silent and did not speak. He could not guess the other person's thoughts at all, and he was a little wary.
After walking a few dozen meters, Rommel suddenly stopped and looked ahead.
Richard looked over and saw a squirrel appearing on a rock dozens of meters away. It was carefully looking around, as if it was scouting the environment and looking for food.
The squirrel turned his head and looked over. He spotted him and Rommel, and immediately let out a scream, exerted force on his legs, and quickly fled away from them.
Rommel looked at it, raised his hand, and threw out a crystal ice pick of more than ten centimeters. It did not kill the squirrel, but nailed it accurately in front of the squirrel's escape path.
The gray mouse was frightened and suddenly changed direction and ran to the left.
"call out!"
Rommel threw out another crystal ice pick, blocking the squirrel's escape direction.
The squirrel was surprised again, changed direction for the second time, and ran to the right.
"call out!"
Rommel threw out the third crystal ice pick to stop the squirrel.
At this time, the squirrel only had one direction left to run, and in this direction stood Richard and Rommel.
As if he understood the dire situation, the squirrel looked over and screamed a few times in despair, then stiffened and fell straight to the ground.
Suicide? Scared to death? Richard couldn't help but think.
Rommel, who was beside him, suddenly laughed and said, "It's pretending to be dead."
"Playing dead?"
"Yes, pretend to be dead." Rommel walked over with a smile, reached out and grabbed the chinchilla's tail, lifted it up, looked at it for a few times, and then put it on the ground.
The squirrel, which had closed its eyes, carefully opened them, took a look, and then quietly moved away. After moving a certain distance, they felt that Rommel and Richard could no longer be seen, so they ran wildly and disappeared in the wilderness after a while.
"You see, he is pretending to be dead." Rommel watched the squirrel leave and said to Richard with some admiration, "I have to say that this is a very smart animal, with wisdom that is not inferior to that of human children. But at the same time, you have to understand that although they are smart, they still have limitations.”
After hearing this, Richard looked at Rommel with an inner thought. He had a hunch that what Rommel was going to say next was the key point.
Sure enough, the next moment I heard Rommel say: "Wizard Richard, you know, like the gray rats just now, they can never really understand what the world is like. Because no matter how smart they are, they are just a mouse. A squirrel, not a person.
If they want to understand what the world is like, the fastest way is not to explore slowly by themselves, but to find a human wise man, try to communicate with the other person, ask the other person, and then understand everything the other person says. "
"In a sense, we are not just squirrels?" Rommel continued, "But we are just a little stronger. Wizard Richard, let me tell you, I have met many smart people. But no matter how many Intelligence and vision have limitations. And a person must see his own limitations, recognize his own limitations, and admit his own limitations before he can embrace a greater existence. Do you understand what I mean?"
At the end of the sentence, Rommel looked over seriously.
Richard blinked, looked at Rommel and asked, "By the greater being, do you mean God?"
"Ha." Rommel smiled, then became serious again, "You can say that. Of course, from the perspective of our organization, it can also be called the absolute truth."
"Absolute truth?"
"Yes, absolute truth - absolute, infallible truth, is our ultimate pursuit. I hope that one day you can pursue it wholeheartedly, and then you can become a core member of the organization."
"Wizard Richard, when you go back, think about what I said. I hope that some of your ideas will change when we meet next time." Rommel turned to face Richard and said, without saying anything else, he became a person. A golden light shot up into the sky, swept across the sky, and disappeared in the northwest.
Richard watched Rommel disappear, looked away, pursed his lips, and said to himself: "Brainwashing? Preaching? Ha..."