Chapter 238: Benefits of the Followers
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Hobert opened Selena's letter again. This little girl was quite clever. Seeing that Hobert hadn't refused her request to be her occultism mentor, she began to ask Hobert about occult knowledge.
However, all her questions were about how Brown Stars operate and what they represent, how Red Stars operate, and how to interpret them.
Hobert smiled helplessly: This mentor doesn't know these things either!
In fact, occultism is divided into two types: ordinary occultism and Beyonder occultism.
"Ordinary occultism" is basically occultism in the eyes of ordinary people. Ordinary people's spirituality can actually feel the existence of the mystical world, but their feelings are very vague and they can only observe the superficial phenomena of occult phenomena.
Take rituals as an example. Ordinary people who burn the correct herbs and recite the correct spells also have a certain probability of receiving a response from the gods.
They would think that the response was entirely due to the herbs and spells, and would think that those herbs had the function of pleasing the gods.
Beyonder occultism, on the other hand, can explain the principles behind rituals. Herbs can only help establish a channel to the gate of the kingdom of God. The main thing is the spirituality of the petitioner and the spell, which establish the correct channel.
When there is a mystical connection with the gate of the kingdom of God, the gods will hear the prayer and respond using the established channel.
What Selena had learned before was obviously just some ordinary occult knowledge, and Hobert didn't know much about it. He was better at extraordinary occultism.
After thinking for a while, Hobert replied to Selena, telling her that these were all superficial aspects of occultism, and inviting her to visit Backlund.
After replying to the letter, Hobert rested for a while, went home for dinner, and then picked up his cane again and took a carriage to 16 Wanbo Avenue.
After nightfall, there were few people on this street, but fierce dogs were kept in the courtyards. The carriage passed by, startling a series of dog barks.
Hobert put on his mask in the carriage. After getting off the car, he found that Upton had already arrived.
Upton's hair, which had been burned off in the previous battle, had grown back. His whole temperament had also changed a bit. He no longer looked like a playboy, but looked much more mature.
Hobert stepped forward and asked, "Why didn't you go in first?"
Upton smiled: "I inquired about it in the afternoon. This is a haunted house."
Sure enough, he has made a lot of progress. He even knows to inquire about the meeting place in advance.
"Let's go, there is only one messenger here." Hobert opened the door and entered as if he were back in his own yard.
Messenger?
Upton pondered Hobert's words and quickly followed.
Arriving at the dilapidated hall of the house, neither of them used electric lights or lit candles.
In the darkness, they could see each other's outlines and approximate expressions.
Hobert asked Upton about his recent experiences. He didn't expect that Upton would play the "Barbarian" by becoming a gang leader.
However, according to Upton's feelings, he also received feedback on the digestion of the potion, but compared to Hobert's approach of antagonizing a class, the digestion speed was slower.
"The knowledge to help you stay away from losing control is a benefit only available to the favored ones of the 'Creator'." Hobert said: "Don't publicize it everywhere."
"I understand." Upton breathed a sigh of relief. He was considered a favored one of the "Creator", so there should be no danger.
After talking about this topic, Hobert said: "I need you to set up a company and use that company's name to buy two steam pumps.
"As for the reward, I mentioned it before: part of the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Briber'."
He paused and then said: "There are two forms of reward. One is that you pay for the two pumps, which is about 1,000 pounds. The reward you can get is two-thirds of the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Briber'.
"Generally speaking, the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 7 are worth 1,200 pounds, but most of the time, they will be priced up to 1,500 to 1,800 pounds during transactions.
"As a favored one of the 'Creator', you can also enjoy the benefit of the Beyonder characteristics at the lowest price, provided that I have the Beyonder characteristics you need here."
Upton nodded: "Praise the Creator!"
This kid finally has a bit of consciousness as a believer.
Hobert continued: "Two-thirds of the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Briber' is equivalent to 800 pounds, but you can also get the qualification of general distributor of 'Keen Mechanical Firm', which is a channel that cannot be bought for 200 pounds.
"The second form is that I will pay the cost of 1,000 pounds, just use your name to register a company, and after buying the two pumps I need, the commission will end.
"However, you can only get one-eighth of the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Briber', and your company will not get the qualification of general distributor. Well, as far as I know, there are only five general distributors of this company in the world.
"You can think about how to choose the reward."
Upton asked: "The 'Keen Mechanical Firm' you mentioned, is it the large steam engine company on Nikola Street?"
"Yes."
"You actually have such a channel?"
Hobert smiled, deliberately not making his words too clear: "It's not necessarily that I have such a channel."
Upton nodded: "I understand, it may also be the channel of other favored ones."
Hobert thought to himself: It's good that you understand.
These days, it's not only tiring to play the role of an evil god, but also to play the role of a favored one of an evil god.
"I choose the first commission mode." When Upton had the idea of doing business before, he had done some research. He had heard of "Keen Mechanical Firm" and also knew the weight of this general distribution.
Hobert smiled: "A wise choice. If I hadn't heard that you wanted to do business, I wouldn't have given you this commission."
He said: "After the commission is over, I will accumulate your rewards and distribute them to you after you accept my commission again in the future and earn another one-third of the Beyonder characteristics.
"Or, if you are in a hurry to advance, you can also use 400 pounds to make up the difference, and you can also get the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Briber' from me."
Upton nodded: "Although my condition is much better now, I still need to be a 'Barbarian' for a while before I have the confidence to advance."
Hobert "hmm"ed and then said: "After the company is established, contact me by praying to the 'Creator' and pick up the goods according to my instructions.
"Then find a secluded warehouse and sacrifice the water pump to the 'Creator'."
Upton was stunned: "The, the Creator, sacrifice to the Creator?"
Does the god still need a water pump?
"The Loen Customs checks this kind of machinery very strictly. I can only ask the 'Creator' to give it to other favored ones tens of thousands of miles away in the form of a gift." Hobert mentioned this matter now to make an explanation and maintain the image of the "Creator".
Then he reminded: "The sacrifice is paid by the buyer, you just need to sacrifice it."
Upton nodded, and his vigilance against the "Creator" was greatly reduced. Even if sacrifices were needed, the "Creator" was willing to help the favored ones with such small favors. He was a kind evil, uh, god.
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