Mystery: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 219 Perception and Self-help

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"Susie, do you think I'm still me?"

The golden retriever was a little surprised when asked this question, but he immediately answered firmly: "You are you, Audrey."

Audrey nodded slightly, paying attention to the surrounding situation from the corner of her eyes: "Thank you, Susie."

"Now, it's time for us to go back...be careful, control the speed, and don't let others notice anything unusual..."

After discovering the influence of extraordinary power in the family castle, Audrey and Susie stopped staying in the corridor, but quickly returned to their bedroom to prevent contact with any "wrong" people and confuse themselves with others. identity awareness.

Audrey leaned against the door, a little nervous, and could feel her heart pounding when she lightly pressed the palm of her chest.

Susie, the big golden retriever, sat at her feet, with her ears pressed against the door, listening carefully to the movement outside.

Even when there was no one around, they did not feel safe.

"Calm down, Audrey, calm down."

Audrey took two deep breaths, used the extraordinary ability of the "psychiatrist" to add "comfort" to herself, and then analyzed the current situation with Susie to get rid of the current anxious mood.

"During this extraordinary event, many people had their memories replaced. They believed from the bottom of their hearts that they were another person and acted as another person. It is difficult for us to judge their authenticity with the naked eye."

"Woof," Susie said.

Audrey frowned: "It's like Tina. Even if the three pieces of evidence you found, Susie, the smell, clothes, and footprints all prove that Tina is now a man, I still instinctively reject calling her 'he'."

"Although I have seen the evidence, I still feel that 'he' is Tina."

"Mom too. I now think that my mother should have short brown hair instead of blond hair like me."

"From this point of view, perhaps not only their memories were replaced, but also other people's memories...or cognition?"

Susie tilted her head, her pupils gradually faded and stood upright. Susie's spirituality spread and touched Audrey's body.

Audrey did not resist, but looked at Susie with scorching eyes. She knew that the other party was using the ability of "psychoanalysis".

After a few seconds, Susie got up, took two steps around Audrey, and shook her head firmly:

"Audrey, your spirit has not been affected, Wang."

This answer made Audrey relax a little, and she was very grateful that Susie became a "psychologist" before today's extraordinary event happened.

However, Susie seemed to realize that there was something wrong with the maid Tina through the smell, and as an extraordinary animal, Susie was not sensitive to the changes in the maids in the family castle, so she discovered the problem by accident.

These changes should have happened not long ago, because Susie, who is still a "mind reader", should also be able to find the problem.But the "Mind Reader" of Sequence 8 can't diagnose my spirit, and can't help me maintain my cognition...

"Maybe it's because the opponent's sequence is higher than ours?"

"It's also possible..." Susie lay down on her stomach, resting her chin on her paws, "Then what should we do now, Audrey?"

The blond-haired and blue-eyed Ms. Hall couldn't accurately grasp what happened in the family castle. She was meditating, and found a cushion by the way, and sat down beside Susie regardless of her image, with her hands on her knees, her eyes staring at the desk lamp opposite. .

"Susie, do you think this could be done by an Extraordinary?"

"Woo..." Susie twitched her tail, "I think it's possible."

"But father, he hasn't expressed any political opinions or led legal votes recently." Audrey leaned against the door in doubt, stretched out a hand to stroke Susie's soft hair, and carefully recalled the recent situation.

The Earl of Hall has lived a life of leisure at the family castle since February, away from the work of the House.Occasionally participated in some important bills by means of letters, and others participated in aristocratic entertainment, horseback riding, hunting and balls.

Very normal.

As for the government employee examination bill and the Backlund environmental protection bill, those were all a month or two ago.

Now these bills have been running smoothly, and have nothing to do with Earl Hall.Even if Earl Hall went mad or even died in this incident, these bills will continue without any impact.

As the Earl's daughter, Audrey already knew these things through her parents' influence and her own conscious understanding.Therefore, logically speaking, Audrey didn't think it was an Extraordinary who committed the crime, but rather an out-of-control Sealed Artifact.

"If it is said that a wild and powerful Extraordinary just happens to be doing experiments in the castle, then this is... we still have to keep this possibility."

While stroking the golden retriever dog, she whispered to herself.

"But it can't explain the reason why I haven't been affected... If it's a Extraordinary, I will definitely let everyone in the castle be affected, and no one will be left behind."

"Wang."

At this time, Audrey suddenly thought of something and stood up.

Susie also stood up: "Audrey, what are you going to do?"

"Susie, I'm going out for a while and I'll be back soon. There is one thing I want to confirm for myself."

As she said that, the necklace on Audrey's neck suddenly shone like a star, and the extraordinary item "lie" that changed her appearance revealed her spiritual power.Audrey's face changed rapidly, as did her golden hair and green eyes.

In just ten seconds, Miss Hall became her second brother, Alfred Hall.

The face is exactly the same, and the temperament is four or five points imitated by Audrey, but it is much thinner than the real Alfred.

"Alfred" was still wearing Audrey's long dress, which was very nondescript, but Audrey resisted the embarrassment and turned around in front of the full-length mirror in the room, confirming that his current image was indeed strange and funny, He looks exactly like Alfred again.

Susie ran over in small steps, looked around at Audrey, and dogs, who were not too sensitive to human clothing, didn't have much reaction.

But Audrey still couldn't hold back, this strange picture like "Alfred in women's clothing" made the corners of her mouth twitch constantly.

Finally, she opened her closet, took out the women's riding clothes she wore when riding, and changed into pants that were easy to move.

Audrey adjusted her face again, using Alfred as a model, turning herself into a male.

The sense of incongruity finally diminished.

"Susie, just wait for me here."

Audrey gave her instructions again, then arranged her clothes, and walked out carefully.

She wore a face that she had fabricated, and was wearing a riding outfit. Anyone who saw her would regard her as a strange young man who was a bit thin.

On the stairs not far from her bedroom, Audrey successfully met a laundry maid.

The laundry maid slowly went downstairs with a basin of washed clothes, probably planning to dry them on the balcony or open space.This maid is also someone she is familiar with. She sees her several times a week, but she can't name her.

Audrey held her breath and put on a serious look as much as possible. At the same time, she was ready to "comfort" and "hypnotize" the other party immediately, so as to prevent the maid from yelling and attracting others when she saw a stranger. .

The laundry maid went downstairs step by step.

The laundry maid noticed the strange boy standing in front of her.

Audrey broke into a sweat, and was ready to deal with any situation.

I saw that the laundry maid didn't show any "surprised" expression, and bent over Audrey very naturally:

"Good afternoon, miss."

Audrey, who was facing the face of a strange man, was shocked, but she immediately and naturally nodded slightly: "Good afternoon."

Afterwards, Audrey turned half a circle "on a whim" and asked the laundry maid, "Does my riding outfit look good?"

The laundry maid only thought that the lady was joking, so she smiled and praised: "This suits you very well."

She can notice the riding outfit, but she won't be affected by my face... Audrey smiled, and walked back to her bedroom step by step at a normal speed as usual.

The moment the door was closed, Audrey let out a sharp breath.

Her face snapped back to normal, her golden hair cascading down.

Seeing this, Susie immediately ran over, first using "psychoanalysis" and then "pacification".It was about to speak, but saw Audrey winking at itself. Susie understood, sticking out her tongue and circling around Audrey.

After about 5 minutes, Audrey finally let go of the hand that was tightly holding onto the armrest.

"Susie, am I still me now?"

Susie stared closely at Audrey's eyes, and confirmed again: "Audrey, you are still you, you have to trust the judgment of the 'psychiatrist'."

Audrey was obviously relieved, and then said:
"Susie, you would never have imagined that even after I became a completely different person, the maid still believed that I was Audrey."

"Obviously, they have some basis to directly confirm my identity."

"We want to overthrow the previous guess. This should not only be modified memory... Well, what is really modified is cognition, or..."

The maid thought the strange man was Miss Hall, and Audrey was convinced that the man was Tina, the pastry maid. What is the similarity between these two things?
Audrey suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She and Susie looked at each other and said in surprise:
"What they were replaced was not cognition or memory, but their identities!"

"So, as long as the identity is still 'Tina', no matter if I become a man, an old man or a child, I will always feel that it is Tina."

Audrey continued to speculate:

"I took the initiative to meet with the maid just now, and now I guessed the truth, but I still haven't been attacked... If this isn't some Extraordinary with a bad personality who wants to torture others, it should be a sealed item out of control!"

In most cases, dealing with out-of-control Sealed Artifacts is more difficult than dealing with Extraordinary ones, because Sealed Artifacts do not have the danger of overdrawing their spirituality and losing control, nor are they afraid of death.

But Sealed Objects often only have instincts and lack wisdom. If they can make good use of the laws, whether it is life-saving or escape, it will be much easier than facing Extraordinary people.

Susie shook her tail happily: "That's right! Woah! Then what should we do now, Audrey?"

"We should call for help immediately," Audrey said.

The closest to the family castle is the Church of the Storm in the northern urban area, but the Hall family are all believers of the goddess. This matter will be transferred to the Church of the Night through the storm, and it will delay some time, not too long.

At the same time, Audrey knew that she had another choice, which was to ask Mister Fool for help.

Audrey looked at Susie who was beside her, waiting for her to make up her mind, and fell into thought.

Mister Fool is a benevolent deity, but I can't immediately seek help from Mister Fool for everything.He values ​​exchange of equal value, and I can’t offer anything valuable other than Roselle’s diary… I always seek Mister Fool’s protection unilaterally in this way, I won’t get any growth, and I will gradually become addicted to it until One day I was disgusted by Mister Fool...

Try your best first, Audrey.Susie and I are both Sequence 7, so we can help each other and protect ourselves...Leave here first and pass on the news. If the Church of the Storm or the Church of Evernight does not come in time, I will immediately pray to Mister Fool.

But now, seeking help from The Fool is not the only means.

Wait, I can't easily leave the family castle with the identity of "Miss Audrey Hall".If he insisted on leaving, it might trigger a bad chain reaction.

Audrey looked at Susie.

Susie tilted her head to look at her.

"Susie, I have something to trouble you with." Audrey said with a serious expression, "You must have been looking for tunnels in the garden of the castle during this period of time, right? Did you find anything?"

"Yes, there is a small hole under the fence covered by bushes, but you can't get through, Audrey."

"It's good to have."

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked to the table, picked up a pen and quickly wrote a few lines.Then she folded the note, put it in an envelope, and stuffed it into the little leather bag Susie used to deliver letters.

"Susie, you leave the castle, go outside, and find a way to deliver this letter to the pastor of the Church of Storms."

"I'll wait for you to come back. When you leave, I will stay in the bedroom and use other means to ask for help."

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Amon walked on the road playing with the Tudor Empire gold coin, and his expression was a little ugly.

Behind him, the people on this street stood there quietly, waiting for the parasite's instructions.

The identities of these people are disordered, affected by it.And Amon's parasitism is equivalent to covering the current identity with the identity of "Amon". As soon as the parasitism is over, the residents will change back to their previous appearance, constantly preventing him from approaching the manor area on the outskirts of the city.

Amon is also not good at controlling these residents to perform normal city life with methods like "Master Puppet". They just stand like this and will be discovered by the church soon.

He didn't know if it was his own illusion, but he felt that the sun was not as warm as before.

To be on the safe side, after Amon walks a certain distance, he will let go of the previous parasite and parasite the crowd that is currently preventing him from advancing.

"It stops me like this, probably because it is really hidden there?"

"No matter what, it's not good for me to spend it like this. It just wants to escape, and I have to kill it."

The further you go to the manor area in the north, the greater the resistance you will encounter. Amon feels that this cannot be explained by simple obstruction.

Walking to a corner, three or four "travel vehicles" produced by the Church of Steam rushed out of the noble villa in front of Amon—it was all black, with three sets of twelve wheels, and a chimney on top like a ship. White smoke is coming out.

This kind of steam-powered car is bulky, huge, and has limited load capacity. It has no advantages other than running faster than people. Only fans of steam machinery will buy it.

However, this time, three or four cars ran out and slammed into Amon, blocking the street in all directions, reminding Amon of the tanks in the album.

"You want to stop me in this way?"

Amon immediately stole the thoughts of the drivers of these steam-powered vehicles. For a moment when their thoughts were blank, these cumbersome vehicles collided, making loud noises and explosions.

The shells of these vehicles are strong enough not to fly off and kill passers-by.

But at this moment, Amon suddenly noticed that a small piece of sky above his head darkened, and a dark cloud floated above his head against common sense.

These steam-powered vehicles are not coming for me, but it wants to separate me and expose me to the Church of the Storm?
Well, according to Amon's habit, we will fight the Church of Storms, and try to parasitize the opposite bishop, or parasitize the "punisher" to irritate the opponent and wait for an opportunity to escape.

But am I just an ordinary Amon?
Amon chose to do the opposite. He pretended to touch his head, but in fact, he immediately made the monocle in his right eye disappear. He brushed his hair back, and used hairspray to turn the short black curly hair into straight brown hair.

Then, Amon raised his hands and said to the dark clouds in the sky:
"I'm not hostile, as you can see, I'm being targeted."

"This incident was caused by the theft of my Extraordinary items, which caused casualties in your jurisdiction. I'm sorry."

"If you are willing to give me some help and let me recover my out-of-control Extraordinary items, I am also willing to help you solve this incident."

He was extremely sincere and subdued on the spot—the Bishop of Storms is a group of reckless men who take softness instead of hard work—and he did not use the ability to "deceive the mentor", leaving the judgment to the Bishop of Storms who was watching here.

It has been discovered by the other party, and the other party must have noticed it.And this Storm Bishop didn't immediately strike Amon with lightning, perhaps he is a rare bishop who can think and plan.If you continue to use "fraud" at this time, it will be counterproductive.

Tell the truth, but not quite the truth.

TBC
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Amon: Do you think I will run away?Can't think of it, I surrender!
*Fixed the identity of the Storm Bishop (I wanted to pick up Ace Snake and use it, but it didn't work.)
Corrected from Sequence 3 Ace Snake to Sequence 4 Luermi. (This person really exists, was mentioned by Earl Hall, and is a rare intellectual storm bishop)

(End of this chapter)