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If the Machinery Hivemind of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery in the original work showed a style of overwhelming firepower, violent progression, and blatant extravagance when exploring Amon's Mausoleum, then the Nighthawk' actions during their exploration of Amon's Mausoleum completely demonstrated to Lin Ruo and Klein what caution and cooperation truly meant.
The Nighthawks of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, much like the Goddess they believed in, each possessed a bit of a 'cunning old fox' trait. Whether it was their caution during exploration, their teamwork among teammates, or their ingenious use of Sealed Artifacts, everything bore a distinct Church characteristic.
"Indeed, compared to the old pigeon who just spammed normal attacks, this style of action is more to my aesthetic," Lin Ruo genuinely sighed after witnessing how Archbishop Anthony led the Nighthawk to clear Amon's Mausoleum with zero casualties using cooperation and Sealed Artifacts, acquiring numerous items. At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He had actually been a little worried that the Nighthawk might encounter some unexpected incidents during their exploration of Amon's Mausoleum. Fortunately, there was nothing too outrageous within Amon's Mausoleum, which, despite a few twists and turns, meant the entire exploration ultimately went without major issues.
Besides the exciting battles, Lin Ruo and Klein naturally also saw the mural depicting Amon and Adam's birth through the Little Mirror. The scene depicted on the mural was largely similar to the original work. The only thing that made Lin Ruo feel subtle was that he saw himself on the mural.
He was positioned next to the illusory figure of the City of Silver Creator in the mural. Unlike the other Angels surrounding the Creator to create an atmosphere, his appearance on the mural was both like another protagonist and like a bystander.
As a Angel of Judgment, he stood beside the Creator, awaiting the arrival of Amon and Adam, filled with anticipation.
As the unknown, he watched all of this, like observing a painting, completely unmoved.
Lin Ruo couldn't quite describe how he felt now. While certain thoughts that instinctively appeared in his mind weren't surprising, they still made him feel helpless.
Unable and unwilling to ponder what he was, Lin Ruo could only suppress those subtle thoughts and contemplate another matter—why the rumors about him had become increasingly outlandish back then.
No need to say anything else, he already understood. For rumors like 'Creator's Incarnation' and 'Creator's Illegitimate Son' to become popular back then, the Ancient Sun God was at least half to blame!
The other half rested with Dark Angel Sasrir.
Of course, the final outcome for this mural was its complete destruction by Archbishop Anthony. After all, concealing the history related to the City of Silver Creator from that year was almost a tacit understanding among all the True Gods now. Similarly, the Abyss Passage within Amon's Mausoleum was naturally also blown up.
After showing the complete results of Amon's Mausoleum being blown up, the silver-white mirror surface rippled, and a line of text materialized:
"Your loyal and humble servant, Arrodes, has finished reporting, great Master. Are you satisfied with this?"
Next to this line of text was also a simple stick figure drawing, depicting the expression of a humble servant.
Even though he had witnessed Arrodes's enthusiasm before, Klein was clearly still somewhat unaccustomed to it. He coughed softly, but still praised, "You did very well."
The next second, a scene of fireworks exploding appeared on the silver-white mirror.
Evidently, Arrodes was very happy to receive the praise.
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow at the sight and didn't interrupt Arrodes's excitement. After a while, when the fireworks in the mirror finally stopped, he said, "Arrodes, do you know where there's a suitable Judge for me to hunt right now?"
"You should know what my hunting standards are."
The reason he borrowed Arrodes was, on one hand, to watch Little Crow's nest get bombed, and on the other hand, to conveniently get relevant information from Arrodes for free.
No reason not to use it if it's free!
The silver-white mirror paused, then a series of images appeared on it: a pirate gazing into the distance on a pirate ship, a man talking to someone suspected of being a Witch in a sewer, and a middle-aged man seemingly on a colonial island drinking, etc. In total, six people were shown.
Lin Ruo's gaze swept over these individuals one by one, memorizing their faces. He only needed one Judge characteristic, but since these people could be presented by Arrodes, it was clear that every single one of them deserved to die.
He wouldn't eliminate all of them at once now, as that would easily tip off others—he could tell that at least five of the six people in the images were related to the Loen Military—but if he had the chance in the future, Lin Ruo wouldn't mind eliminating them for the good of the people.
Arrodes then displayed on the mirror:
"Respected Mr. Lin Ruo, according to the rules, you need to answer one question for me."
Lin Ruo immediately thought of Arrodes's previous question and couldn't help but say with a smile, "Ask away."
He wanted to see what new tricks Arrodes would come up with this time.
"How can I make the great Master more satisfied when using me?"
Good heavens, it truly is you!
Lin Ruo almost instinctively looked at Klein next to him and, as expected, found that upon seeing Arrodes's question, Klein was slightly embarrassed, yet his expression was also a bit subtle, clearly touched by the Little Mirror's words.
Go, Arrodes, you can do it!
Keep working hard, and you'll be Mr. The Fool's favorite Sealed Artifact!
Lin Ruo cheered for Arrodes in his heart, while also smilingly replied, "Improve your abilities, provide more comprehensive answers to your great Master, and also pay attention to initiative. You can't wait for your great Master to actively seek you out every time; you need to learn to be proactive. Your great Master also prefers proactive Sealed Artifacts."
After speaking, he also poked Klein, who was becoming increasingly embarrassed by his words, and winked at him, saying, "Right?"
Klein, who understood Lin Ruo's meaning as "Hold on, it's all for freeloading off Arrodes," despite being one hundred percent certain in his heart that Lin Ruo was deliberately saying this to torment him, still managed a difficult nod, almost squeezing out a single word from his throat, "Mhm."
Then Lin Ruo saw Arrodes sketching little flowers on the mirror, so excited that the letters of his words were trembling slightly:
"I understand, I will, thank you, respected Mr. Lin Ruo."
"You're welcome," Lin Ruo said, his expression not only showing no embarrassment but even sincerity. "I also hope you can gain the recognition of your great Master soon."
Klein, as the great Master, forced a smile at the words on the silver-white mirror, feeling a bit more guilty in his heart.
Lin Ruo then continued:
"Arrodes, what do you know about that Judge on the pirate ship?"
Considering the Great Smog incident was approaching and the Loen Royal Family might be more sensitive, Lin Ruo decided not to touch the Judges in Backlund for now. Since he was about to meet Frank, he decided to go and eliminate that pirate this time.
Arrodes naturally then displayed more detailed information on the silver-white mirror.
Lin Ruo memorized this information one by one, focusing on the location of that lucky pirate. This time, without Arrodes needing to speak, he proactively said, "What do you want to ask this time?"
"Respected Mr. Lin Ruo, how can I stay by the great Master's side?"
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