Klein certainly couldn't bring up the "Reader" recipe right away, but he didn't hide the fact that he had other thoughts, after all, the person opposite him was an "Audience," not so easy to fool.
"Has Hood Eugen shown any abnormal behavior recently?" He first asked about the "patient" in the asylum who had recruited Daster Goodrian into the Psychology Alchemists.
Daster examined Klein's eyes, expressions, and movements, thought for a moment, and said:
"No, he's the same as always. Frankly, I think if he wanted to leave the asylum, he could immediately appear very healthy and normal, but he doesn't do that. He still stays inside, seemingly trying to cure every patient. Hmm, those people who are chaotic or violent or with abnormal thinking have improved a bit. Maybe, maybe Hood Eugen is using this method to train his extraordinary abilities."
The "Audience" corresponds to Sequence 7 "Psychiatrist"? Maybe higher... From the fact that Hood Eugen isn't working as an asylum doctor but infiltrating as a patient, it shows that he hasn't truly mastered the "acting method." It should be like Daster guessed, that he is training his extraordinary abilities, and this kind of training is close to the "acting method" and to some extent can alleviate the negative effects of the potion. So Hood Eugen simply made the asylum his home... Klein openly showed that he had thought deeply about Hood Eugen's matter.
Because this would make Daster Goodrian think that he knew a lot, understood a lot, and was unfathomable.
Thinking of this, Klein also deduced another thing: that the Psychology Alchemists hadn't mastered the "acting method," after all, even a powerful member of at least Sequence 7 didn't know— in this era of few extraordinary beings, in any secret organization, Sequence 7 at least counts as middle management, enough to know certain important things, especially those that can effectively help members combat loss of control.
Indeed, the Psychology Alchemists were a secret organization founded only in the last two or three hundred years, or even later. It's normal that they haven't mastered or summarized the "acting method." Currently, the only one that clearly proposes this method is the Mystical Meeting, an ancient organization with a history of over 1,500 years that can be traced back to the last epoch.
Eh, the Church of the Eternal Night is even older than the Mystical Meeting! The "Night Revelation" 's "Saint's Letters" part alone records nearly three thousand years of history, not including the earlier myths and legends... Why hasn't such a church discovered the "acting method"?
In such a long history, within such a huge organization, there would always be uniquely thinking members unconsciously or experimentally trying various possibilities, like Daly the "Medium." They might not have explicitly proposed the acting method, but they started from the names of the potions, touched the right path, and gradually explored some things through good feedback. Accumulated generation by generation, piled up example after example, unless the higher-ups are a bunch of curly-haired baboons, it's impossible not to have summarized the "acting method"!
Klein's thoughts wandered and made associations, and suddenly he was startled.
In the eyes of other Nighthawks who didn't understand the "acting method," people like Daly the "Medium" were geniuses, existences that ordinary members couldn't imitate, so no one would doubt why Daly's experiences were difficult to transfer to themselves.
However, in the minds of those who have mastered the "acting method," this is very strange!
Klein believed that in the long history of the Church of the Eternal Night, Daly the "Medium" was definitely not the first member to quickly digest low-sequence potions using a similar acting method. She might not even rank in the top ten, top fifty!
"This doesn't make sense from a probability perspective... Unless Daly didn't comprehend the 'acting method' herself but had someone else's guidance. That would explain why the Church of the Eternal Night hasn't summarized the 'acting method' because of the old path. All members follow the will of the past, believe in the experiences of predecessors, and dare not rebel in the slightest, since rebellion often means loss of control... Hmm, besides this explanation, there is another possibility: the higher-ups of the church have hidden the 'acting method' due to some problems..."
"I need to look up the corresponding materials, find examples of extraordinary beings of the church who quickly digested potions, and figure out their later fates..." Klein thought solemnly.
Daster looked at his expression, waited for a minute or two, and asked in confusion:
"Officer, is there a problem with Hood Eugen's behavior?"
"Not for now, I just associated to other things." Klein smiled and replied, putting aside his doubts for the moment.
He then asked:
"Does the Psychology Alchemists have any recent activities?"
"No, except for a small gathering in Ahowa County to exchange items and experiences." Daster answered without concealment.
Klein nodded lightly and said:
"Then how are you doing yourself?"
Daster controlled his expression and said:
"Not too good. I still often hear some murmurs and have some hallucinations. If I weren't a psychiatrist, I would think I had developed some kind of illness."
As he spoke, his face became heavier: "I followed your and Hood Eugen's advice not to care about those hallucinations and murmurs, and that made me feel much better. But they still affect my sleep, make me irritable, make me angry, make me not myself. It's as if a new me is growing inside, or it can be described as a new personality. I am very worried and scared about this. Maybe one day, I will suddenly lose control."
Just as I expected, I could have predicted it even without divination... Klein smiled, prepared:
"You don't need to worry. You are now a peripheral member of the Nighthawks, with your own benefits. As an ancient organization, we have many ways to avoid loss of control. They may not be one hundred percent effective, but they will definitely help you."
"Additionally, I am willing to share my experience with you privately. You should know that the gentleman standing in front of you completely got rid of hallucinations and murmurs in just one month, making them never appear again. You should know from Hood Eugen and other companions how difficult this is."
To obtain the "Audience" corresponding to Sequence 8 "Reader," Klein boasted a little, doing so openly and honestly.
"Officer, there are lies in your words, but the main part is true." Daster suddenly spoke calmly, "What do you want from me?"