Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 81: Mouth of a Madman
Klein flipped through the booklet, his mouth gradually opened wide, and he said in surprise:

"Star, why did you write something like this? Is this something you can talk to him about?"

"Besides, isn't that a good saying? No class will betray itself."

"Besides, the content of this booklet is still too advanced for someone like Sir Videl, right?"

Star did not refute, but just said:
"That's for you to see. What I'll give him then is another streamlined version."

"The world I want is never someone's fantasy."

"To do this, the road must be paved step by step, and we must not just sit there and do nothing."

“There are too many explanations for the world. What’s important is to change it.”

"As the old saying goes, we must first distinguish who our enemies are and who our friends are."

"There will be individuals who betray their class, and at this time we must strive to make as many friends as possible."

"Only by uniting all forces that can be united can we promote the resolution of those problems in the development of this era."

"Besides, for my own personal purposes, I need to win over Sir Videl to help me achieve some goals. As for the consensus I need to reach with him, I will consider my words carefully."

Star remembered that after he wrote this booklet, he suddenly heard some kind of illusory shattering sound in his ears, and found that the "talking patient" in his body was completely dissolving.

Knowing that the "Whispering Patient" potion had been completely digested, he came here not only to find an outlet for the "Madman" potion.

It was also through this subtle temptation that we could know the attitude of the priest who was concerned about the "trend of the times".

After understanding part of the essence of "Between Reality and Illusion" that day, Star already understood: With "Between Reality and Illusion" around, the goddess, Adam and others who knew the truth about the doomsday would not attack him.

Not only was it for the benefit of having an additional important fighting force, but also if he was not there, no one would be able to restrict the "reality and illusion", and then even a new god would not be able to be born on Earth.

The Goddess, Adam and others may not be aware of this fact, but their spiritual inspiration will remind them to turn a blind eye to Sta and try to avoid interfering with Sta.

But this doesn't mean that Star can do whatever he wants. At least he wants to live a good life and be free to do things without any restrictions.

Therefore, his ideas also have to be carried out step by step according to the framework.

As Star was thinking, he heard Klein ask, "What's in your other booklet?"

Star just smiled and said:
"I will tell you when you find out exactly what is troubling Sir Deville."

Afterwards, with Klein's identity as a trainee inspector, and Star's original identity as a well-known merchant who could afford potions and a regular customer of Sir Videl, the two of them had a relatively smooth visit.

They came to Sir Deville's spacious bedroom, and inspiration was reminded at the same time.

Star curiously turned on his "clairvoyance" and tried to get a glimpse of this rare resentment composed of dead female workers.

The pale white figures overlapped and twisted together, accompanied by faint crying sounds.

This frightened Klein so much that he wanted to see what ideas Star had, but he just gestured for Klein to improve his inspiration and looked towards Sir Deville.

Sir Deville was in this bedroom, and pale, distorted shadows flashed around him from time to time, making the light in that area seem slightly dim.

And every flash is inevitably accompanied by illusory crying and groaning that are difficult for normal people to hear.

Since normal people lack the ability to sense things, it is difficult for them to know about this phenomenon during the day. They will only notice it and be frightened at night.

After communicating with Sir Deville and evacuating the crowd, Klein performed a dream divination.

Only then did I understand where those resentments came from - the spiritual remnants caused by the most difficult emotions for humans to let go before death.

It turned out that those were female workers who died from lead poisoning.

Among them, there was a female worker who, under the pressure of her family's unemployment, had to continue going to work even though she had symptoms such as headaches due to lead poisoning. She eventually died with foam at the mouth.

Klein was shocked.

He knew that his brother Benson supported the family with a weekly salary of 1.5 pounds, but he did not expect that there were more workers who earned less than a pound a week, only 10 soli or even less.

And this situation was achieved at the risk of one's life.

No wonder Star's last words that day insisted that I remember to bring change to the world on his behalf... It is hard to say what the evils of this era are, and I believe they will be gradually resolved with development.

Klein suddenly understood what Star wanted to do, and he also wanted to learn from the contents of the booklet.

They eat together, from top to bottom. In this world with multiple forces, they help the poor on the surface and secretly fund labor resistance in various countries, in order to bargain with the upper class of society and improve the lives of the lower class.

He did not rush into the idea that Sir Videl was just having psychological problems, but simply asked Star what to do.

Now he has two ways to help Sir Deville get rid of his troubles. One is to directly set up an altar around the other party and use ritual magic to completely eliminate the "death grudge". The other is to solve the problem fundamentally after using mystical means to find out the source of the problem - such as directly compensating the family of the female worker.

Star said to Klein quietly and calmly:
"Although you have a rule of 'try not to let ordinary people know about the existence of extraordinary powers', Sir Deville is of high status and has heard of similar situations. Since you are already involved in a mysterious incident, it is not bad to reveal some relevant information."

Klein said, "Talk to him directly? And then use ritual magic to exorcise the demon?"

Seeing this, Star added, "Okay. Tell him the relevant situation later. I'll do it."

So, under Klein's advice, Sir Deville understood the reason and underwent a ritual magic.

Star also said:
"Do you remember? A female worker named Hayley Walker died of lead poisoning on her way to work. This was the most direct stimulus for this incident."

"Originally, there have been too many cases of death from lead poisoning in the lead and porcelain factories under your name since they were established. And with each incident, you will gain a little bit of resentment from the remaining spirituality."

"Under the gathering of resentment, it is natural that the situation of being entangled by resentful spirits will occur."

Deville nodded slightly and said, "I understand. I will compensate the family of the female worker."

Star spread his hands and asked, "But I want to know if you are interested in improving this situation further."

Deville frowned:
"You mean to improve the legislation, but, haha, I don't think that's possible because there are still foreign competitors. Legislation will only cause these industries in the kingdom to fall into an overall crisis. One after another will go bankrupt, and a large number of workers will become unemployed. The Poor Relief Organization cannot save so many people."

Star shook his head, took out a prepared notebook and said:

“I understand the need for this kind of job absorption.”

"But have you ever thought that if there is a simple way to bring them more benefits?"

How is it possible... Deville was about to refute, but after checking the contents, he suddenly felt that legislation was much simpler than the methods recorded in this booklet.

He said loudly:

"Are you crazy?"

"You call this uncomplicated?"

Star instead brought up Deville's "Deville Trust Company":
"Sir Deville, do you really understand the lives of the lower classes? Most of the poor are trying their best to make ends meet, but please take a look at the requirements of your trust company. Isn't that complicated?"

Deville was stunned by this and could only defend himself:
"But this is better than what you mentioned in this booklet."

Star's mouth curled up:

"That's not what I was referring to."

"Hey, if those conditions continue, there's no guarantee that this will happen."

“I foresaw them.”

"Sir Deville, considering what you have experienced today, do you still think I am exaggerating?"

Deville is not stupid. He has also thought about running for a seat in the House of Lords and naturally understands the difficulty involved.

Seeing that his eloquence was effective, Sta also said from another perspective:

"If you want to avoid this from happening, it's better to make some practical changes step by step."

"As the electoral power is gradually decentralized and public examinations are held to select civil servants, those who are the first to advocate on their behalf will surely gain a huge voice."

"Sir Deville, you don't want to miss such an opportunity, do you?"

At the same time, as these words were uttered, the "madman" potion in Star's body was completely digested.

(End of Volume 2)
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