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While Klein was earnestly giving Leonard a crash course on the The Fool and His Tarot Club, Lin Ruo looked at the Elf Young Miss in front of him and fell into thought.
This was on top of a mountain, where a dark, deep cave beneath the huge black rocks formed a perfect resting place, sheltered from the wind and snow.
And in front of the cave, a black-haired woman with a high ponytail was looking at Lin Ruo with sharp eyes. She wore a brown, ancient-style hunter's jacket and trousers, her facial features were very soft, carrying a hint of the Eastern charm Lin Ruo was familiar with, and she held an ancient, simple bow in her hand.
At this moment, this ancient, simple bow was raised, and an arrow with flowing silver-white light was aimed at Lin Ruo's position.
Undoubtedly, this Elf Young Miss was Elf Singer Siatas, the wife of Mobet, a descendant of Old Man Pallez, the first female elf to meet Giant Groselle in Groselle's Travels, and also the second unlucky person to be sucked into the book.
"Is my luck… good or bad?"
Lin Ruo couldn't help but complain inwardly. To be honest, even he hadn't expected to directly bump into Groselle and their main characters of the book almost immediately after entering.
Should he still go look for Klein?
Lin Ruo fell into thought, then decided after half a second not to look for him yet.
After all, according to the original agreed-upon plan, Old Man Pallez was supposed to take Leonard to find His descendant, while Klein and he would look for Leonard. The final outcome would either be to meet up with Leonard first and then find the book's main characters, or to directly converge at the main characters' location.
In other words, as long as Lin Ruo stayed here, Klein and the others would eventually find him.
"And with Klein's intelligence, if I stay put in one location, he'll definitely guess that something has changed, and he'll come looking even if he hasn't smoothly rendezvoused with Leonard…"
Lin Ruo silently said to himself. Of course, even though he thought a lot internally, only one or two seconds had actually passed in the world within the book at this moment, and Elf Singer Siatas's gaze was already growing increasingly unfriendly, with the arrow seemingly about to be shot.
This was not surprising, as Siatas was an elf of the Storm Pathway, and a volatile temperament was quite normal.
In fact, it wasn't just her; the entire Elf Race, whether influenced by the Elf King or mutated due to corruption by the Storm Pathway's characteristics during the great upheaval, basically all possessed the Storm Pathway, and each of them was a hot-tempered fellow.
Hmm, speaking of which, the Elf King seemed to have fallen at the hands of the Ancient Sun God… Lin Ruo thought this while taking a step back, and at the same time, he loudly said:
"I'm looking for Mobet!"
Although he had the strength to suppress every single member of the book's main characters, Lin Ruo's purpose for this trip was to save people, so there was no need for him to act like a villain.
Upon hearing Lin Ruo's words, Siatas was clearly stunned for a moment, seemingly a little surprised.
And just then, Lin Ruo heard someone ask:
"You know Mobet?"
"Who are you?"
Lin Ruo then took a few more steps back, not out of fear, but because the person speaking this time was slightly, just a tiny bit, tall—it was a nearly four-meter-tall Giant, whose height forced Lin Ruo to look up even after stepping back several paces to confirm his full appearance.
This Giant, over four meters tall, had a grey-blue skin tone. Aside from being thickly wrapped in beast fur around his chest, abdomen, and waist, the rest of his body was generously exposed, clearly a tough man unafraid of the cold.
The Giant also held a greatsword wider than a human door panel in his hand, and his vertical single eye, one of the Giant Race's characteristic features, was looking at Lin Ruo.
"I am William, a friend of Mobet's elder. This time, I came with his elder, Pallez Zoroast, to find him."
Lin Ruo again showed his characteristic gentle smile and said softly.
To eliminate hostility, of course, one must start by building a relationship.
As for why he used a false name, it was, of course, out of fear of causing unnecessary complications.
After all, the fall of both the Elf King and the Giant King was inextricably linked to the City of Silver Creator. Although Elf Singer Siatas and Giant Groselle were sucked into the book very early, Lin Ruo hadn't even met the Ancient Sun God at that time.
And after the third epoch, the truth about history was largely buried. People like Mobet might have heard of the Angel of Judgment, but they probably didn't truly know His background.
But who knew, there was also a Cultivator in the book's main characters. That guy even knew Sasrir, what if he also knew Lin Ruo's true name? How awkward would it be if it immediately fast-forwarded to enemies meeting and their eyes turning red with hatred?
Lin Ruo still decided to play it safe, at least until Klein, Leonard, and the others arrived.
"So that's how it is."
Giant Groselle showed a look of sudden understanding, then seemed to remember something and asked:
"Then will you help us deal with Ulyssan?"
"Yes." Lin Ruo nodded without hesitation.
"Haha, then we are friends." The Giant showed a joyful expression, his laughter slightly simple and honest, clearly taking the stance that as long as you also fight the King of the North, we are good friends.
He then shouted into the cave:
"Mobet, your friend is here to see you."
Elf Singer Siatas, who was beside him, also put away her arrow at this point, but her gaze still held a hint of sharpness. She looked at Lin Ruo, her sight filled with scrutiny, and asked: "You said you came with Mobet's elder, so where is that elder?"
Clearly, despite her volatile nature, Elf Singer Siatas's vigilance was not low, and she didn't completely believe Lin Ruo's few words.
This was also normal, after all, if the main characters were all naive and sweet, they wouldn't have survived until now.
Hmm, considering that Giant Groselle, though appearing simple and enthusiastic, didn't directly invite him into the camp but instead went to call Mobet, this big guy might not be as simple as he appeared.
In the original work, Klein and the others were able to be accepted so quickly, probably largely thanks to Ice Sauce.
Lin Ruo thought this, but he didn't care. He smiled gently and said, "They are behind… We got separated when we entered the book, but they should be able to find their way here very soon."
After Lin Ruo finished speaking, he glanced in a certain direction. Klein could roughly pinpoint their location using their mystical connection, and Lin Ruo naturally could too. So, he could feel that Klein was not far from him now, at most a fifteen to twenty-minute walk.
"What friend of mine?"
Another voice sounded at this moment, and then Lin Ruo saw another person emerge from the cave.
It was a man dressed somewhat peculiarly, appearing to be around thirty years old, wearing a tall, stiff black hat, with his coat buttons fastened haphazardly, neither symmetrical nor coordinated, a style that could instantly drive someone with OCD crazy.
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