The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them-Chapter 48 - Part-time "Gardener"

The art of rhetoric could be freely dissected and used by Su Li, or simply called a tool of persuasion.

The power of language, amplified by something unknown in this world, was not foolish and never habitually ignored anything. Su Li, who chose to play dumb, had long discovered this weapon that others might not even consider a weapon at all.

Even in this place with such strong elemental affinity, when Su Li walked out from behind that irregularly built stone wall, he had already anticipated the current scene.

The people of this world seemed to never have the concept that words could kill.

Su Li observed these people with heavy dark circles under their eyes, yet unable to hide their fanaticism.

They prostrated themselves on the ground, even more dramatically than zealots worshiping their god.

Meanwhile, the bound Qi, while questioning his life choices, watched as the person who had put the sack over his head asked Su Li with near-religious devotion. “What do you think we should do next?”

Their ability to kidnap Qi, and their readiness to use force after finding that threats and coercion were ineffective, proved they weren’t merely mindless fools who couldn’t function without direction.

They simply believed that what Su Li said, and the path he would take, were “correct.”

Su Li was their benchmark for right and wrong, the person who naturally deserved reverence after unleashing his ability to influence hearts.

Therefore, for those who actively chose to submit, they no longer harbored any doubts.

Su Li watched them, feeling genuinely headached.

It wasn’t that he didn’t know how to handle these people.

Su Li had already decided to sentence them to life imprisonment in his mind when they chose to act against Qi, attempting to force his compliance through beating a child for their seemingly intelligence-reducing plan.

But the problem wasn’t this – these people definitely weren’t the organization’s entire visible membership.

If he were to immediately imprison these fanatics after influencing them, it would only confirm to others that they had been influenced, controlled, and manipulated.

But if he wanted to set a trap…

Given that it was already dark and dinner wasn’t even sorted yet, Su Li’s capacity for action was forcibly halved.

Though that was the case, when dealing with people who would absolutely stop their wrongdoings at his word, Su Li could only maintain his desire to send them to prison while instructing these people who couldn’t be arrested yet. “Temporarily suspend this research.”

Before others could raise any doubts, Su Li had already provided his reasoning.

“Unless you want your plan, which should influence the entire continent and be passed down through the ages, to be forcibly tainted with the stigma of human experimentation.”

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“What is right? What is wrong? Correctness isn’t just about results; the process is equally important. And as for wrong, even if the process is correct, getting a wrong result still makes it wrong.”

“Even if all of you are prepared to bear others’ misunderstandings, I don’t think you’d want your descendants to be labeled as children of villains in the future.”

Su Li’s reasoning was too perfect.

So perfect that the leader, after making another deep bow, barely managed to stand up at Su Li’s gesture.

As if suddenly noticing Su Li’s height, he bent his upper body to appear less towering, before saying, “We will certainly do as you say, and become brilliant meteors illuminating the night sky of this era.”

Su Li gave a light chuckle.

There was no special meaning behind it; he simply felt he should laugh at that moment, so he did.

But to his subjects, this smile appeared as satisfaction with their actions.

Even now, though they wanted to shout out their submission to Su Li, because his tone remained steady throughout and never deliberately used pitch changes to manipulate false emotions, the only standing follower tried his best to keep his voice normal while speaking.

At this moment, Su Li’s hand, suspended behind his back, made a slight gesture, and Cyril knew it was his cue to appear.

The well-coordinated companion appeared and pretentiously mimicked the bow that the man had just performed to Qi.

Cyril placed his right hand over his left chest, bowed, and respectfully said “Lord Su Li” before following Su Li’s instructions to untie Qi’s ropes.

The man beside Su Li spoke anxiously, though trying to maintain composure. “The Grand Prince of Amikbi, being both legitimate and firstborn, even if his talent is inferior to his brother’s and he was chosen to be exiled to Sadina City which symbolizes freedom, should still have attendants. If news of his kidnapping leaks, regardless of whether our actions are right, the Amikbi royal family will surely seek the Church’s intervention against us.”

Su Li’s laughter became more apparent.

Who knows if this other world had voice-changing problems during growth phases, but currently Su Li’s voice matched his youthful appearance. In normal conversation, it sounded clean, yet when he deliberately lowered it, it became deep and hoarse.

“Is it possible that he’s actually one of us?”

Su Li watched as Qi, now untied, shook his hands to restore circulation. The false smile on Su Li’s lips became somewhat more genuine.

“Coercion and enticement shouldn’t be your methods of choice.”

“What you need to do is inform the world of the profound significance of your actions.”

“And then, see it through from beginning to end.”

“What do you mean?” the man asked breathlessly.

“From the very start, you should make those high-and-mighty nobles beg for your cooperation, rather than lowering yourselves by actively seeking their collaboration.”

Su Li adjusted his sleeve, a meaningless action that further emphasized his certainty that the plan would proceed according to his thoughts and wishes.

“Now, tell me your name.”

Su Li narrowed his eyes again, his hanging smile making him appear much more adorable. However, at this moment, that adorableness only transformed into an indescribable fear.

The fact that someone who saw through everything, someone destined to influence world affairs, was still a child was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

“Castor, Lord, my name is Castor!”

Castor seemed to find indescribable happiness just from telling Su Li his name.

While controlling his twitching mouth, Su Li continued. “In the future, if you’re unsure of your path or if plans change, come to the red brick house in central Sadina City.”

“I live there,” Su Li said, looking directly at Castor.

This time, even when his empty gaze was finally seen, Castor would only misinterpret it as Su Li not caring that they knew his location; on the contrary, he seemed worried they wouldn’t find the right place…

Feeling a warm current in his heart, Castor was delighted that they had found such an extraordinary collaborator.

Or rather than a collaborator, more like a spiritual leader.

Finally, the three children departed openly under the watchful eyes of all the kidnappers.

Only when he was sure that not even the wind could carry their conversation did Qi finally let out a soft breath, then hurriedly said, “Although I’m grateful to you both for saving me, this behavior was really too dangerous. It can’t happen again, understand? Especially you! Su Li, aren’t you always saying how others would have to beg you not to die after taking one of your punches? How did you get so bold now?”

“Just like how you still try to hit me even when I say that, as long as I say those things to them, they won’t hurt me. It’s the simplest cause and effect relationship,” Su Li said fearlessly.

Having known the outcome from the start, even though the process seemed extremely dangerous to the other two children, Su Li knew clearly that in that position, he was actually the safest.

If someone had suddenly attacked that place, those researchers who hadn’t heard Su Li’s complete speech would have become agitated due to the interrupted conversation, even attacking the aggressor with full force.

This was the influence of verbal manipulation.

And Su Li was never affected by this influence in return.

He didn’t realize that what seemed obvious to him appeared as an unrepeatable, unreproducible miracle to the two children.

But they also clearly understood that this miracle in their eyes was something Su Li could create again and again at will.

Cyril, recalling with complex emotions the image of Su Li dancing ballet-like on a tightrope, felt his hair stand on end while simultaneously admiring, “Just now, I even thought what you said made a lot of sense.”

“To the point where I briefly wanted to join those people.”

Hidden heroes are still heroes, whether self-gratifying or contribution-focused – humans aspire to and admire such things.

At this point, Cyril added, as if emphasizing his normalcy. “But I think I still wouldn’t join them.”

He gave no reason.

This indicated that if Su Li hadn’t intervened, Cyril might have actually approached those people.

Beside them, Qi scratched the back of his head and said, “I thought the same thing earlier. I even felt that Su Li was the best testimony to his own words.”

“Complete zero element affinity, Su Li who seems rejected by the world, yet possesses unparalleled wisdom, able to guide those who’ve strayed back to the right path with just a few words…”

This ability was both terrifying and beautiful, yet firmly controlled by Su Li, who always understood that freedom exists within limitations.

Therefore, from whatever angle these two children considered it, they believed there was nothing wrong with what Su Li had said earlier.

But this itself was the biggest problem.

“Standpoint isn’t the standard for determining right from wrong.”

“In my view, their conducting this research itself is a mistake.”

“But how to use wrong flowers to bear right fruit will be the gardener’s job,” Su Li said calmly, “Although I don’t really want this part-time job.”