The girls said, "Yes! She is really kind. She's gentle and very patient. She even puts up with our mistakes." Natalie didn't say much more. She chatted a bit about other things, then stopped so she wouldn't disturb their work. She went alone to a restaurant she had seen before, took out her phone, and played an offline game. When it was almost time, she went back to the hall. When Natalie returned to her seat, the lesson was almost over. What surprised her was Angus. He had looked down on the Dawnlight cult at first, but now his eyes were shining as he whispered, "This cult leader makes so much sense!" Natalie frowned. Was this guy brainwashed already? She quickly turned to look at Cassian. Cassian smiled and gently pinched her ear. "Relax. I'm not that easy to brainwash." Natalie let out a breath and patted her chest. "That's good." Cassian raised an eyebrow. "You don't trust me that much?" Natalie shook her head. "It's not that I don't trust you. I'm just really impressed by that Fatty." After all, the number of believers was huge. She had thought it took long-term brainwashing to build something like this. But seeing Angus's reaction, that cult leader really had a way with words. She couldn't believe someone's attitude could change so much in such a short time. Before the Great Heat, he would've been a top salesman for sure. Natalie leaned forward and saw the notebooks brought by the people in the front row. The pages were packed full of notes, written line after line.The title at the top was written bigger, so it stood out. Natalie squinted and read it carefully, "The Necessary Link Between Purifying the Soul and Making Offerings." Making offerings? Wasn't this obviously a trick to get people to hand over their food? Natalie pointed at Angus, who was staring ahead with starry eyes, then turned to Cassian and whispered, "How does that Fatty even teach stuff this crazy? How can it be so powerful?" Cassian glanced at Angus, then at the people around them, and lowered his voice as he explained seriously, "He basically says that if you want to purify a body full of sin and escape the Great Heat to rise to heaven, you have to keep practicing. "But practicing the Dawnlight Technique only purifies the surface of the body. Deeper purification needs effort in other ways. "First, you have to get rid of greed and selfishness in your heart. You have to regularly give supplies to the Dawnlight as offerings to the god. This is to train your will and show loyalty. "Second, you should eat and drink less. It's best to survive on snow if you can. If you really can't take it, just hold a tiny bit of food in your mouth. That way, you poop and pee less. "He said poop, pee, and farts are all dirty things. Fewer of them means less sin." At that point, Cassian paused and looked with clear dislike at the cult leader's mountain-like body. "Honestly, I think he makes the most poop and pee of all. Doesn't he eat, like, five pounds of food a day?" Natalie nodded in agreement. "So in the end, it's just another way to take money. Both points mean the same thing—make people give up as much food as possible to the cult." She added with scorn. "No wonder he's that fat. Looks like he ate all the city's supply by himself." She then looked around and thought of the skinny survivors she had seen on the street. No wonder the market was full of supplies, and people looked lively and positive. Everything seemed peaceful and well-run, yet everyone was skinny. So they were all like 'starving immortals', huh? Natalie leaned back and lowered her voice. "If eating and pooping are dirty, then how does the cult leader explain being fat like a pig?" Cassian chuckled at her description. After making sure no one nearby could hear them, he went on, "He actually explained it. He said he's great and selfless, and that he takes on everyone's sins for them. "Of course, he also said he was a messenger sent by Dawnmother. He's different from ordinary people. He exists to absorb their sins and help purify their bodies and minds." Natalie's mouth twitched. "That's way too crazy." She sighed. "Must've been tough for you, listening to him babble like that for so long." She really didn't get it. These lies were so obvious. How could people believe them so easily? Especially Angus. This was his first time here. Before this, he kept wanting to leave, and now he was already brainwashed. Cassian quietly explained, "The ideas sound crazy, but when they come from that cult leader, they don't feel that way." Natalie frowned. "What do you mean?" Cassian looked toward the stage. "He's very skilled. He puts everything into one perfect system, and it all sounds very logical and almost scientific."Seeing that Natalie still looked confused, Cassian gave an example. "When you were little, you didn't know why an apple fell to the ground. But later in school, your science teacher tells you about Newton and gravity."