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"Is it possible to disguise oneself as a Death descendant…?"
Klein was a little surprised. Of course, he didn't think the disguise Lin Ruo spoke of would be simply molding his appearance to look like Mister Azik. The Numinous Episcopate clearly wouldn't rely purely on looks to identify someone; there must be some method to verify Death Bloodline. For Lin Ruo to disguise himself as a Death descendant in such a situation, he would have to disguise the Bloodline as well, and such a thing…
If the person who wanted to do it was Lin Ruo, it didn't seem strange at all.
Klein glanced at Lin Ruo. Having long since labeled him a cheater, he instantly felt that everything made sense.
#What It's Like to Have a Cheating Teacher#
"Tsk, it's good that you know…," Medici said, crossing his arms, clearly not surprised at all that Lin Ruo could disguise himself as a Death descendant.
More accurately, given Medici's understanding of Lin Ruo, he was not only unsurprised that the other party could do such a thing, but also knew that this so-called Plan B had a 100% chance of not being activated. The one who would ultimately infiltrate the Numinous Episcopate would inevitably be Azik Eggers.
What a joke, was Lin Ruo the kind of person who would actively take on work for himself?
If he were, the parchment on Sasrir's desk wouldn't have once piled higher than a mountain.
Medici, who was quite familiar with a certain person's habit of daily delegating tasks to tools, refusing to work 24/7, and never being a corporate slave, then spoke with a slightly lazy tone: "Where is Azik Eggers?"
"Hmm, he seemed to have mentioned that he was in Backlund recently when he last wrote to Klein." Lin Ruo recalled the content of the letter he had glimpsed while next to Klein last time, then paused and added:
"Oh, and Azik's condition isn't very good; his strength has currently recovered to the Sequence 4 level."
"Sequence 4?" Medici didn't seem to care much about that. "Strength doesn't matter. He's essentially a Son of the Death, so his Rank just needs to be Sequence 2."
After a pause, Medici seemed to think of something, and his smile became more unbridled, saying, "On the contrary, it's better if his condition isn't good."
A Death Consul in excellent condition joining the Numinous Episcopate, while it could certainly lead more people to directly choose to follow him, would also more easily arouse the vigilance and caution of the Pale Empress Sia Palenque Eggers and Haiter. The Numinous Episcopate had, after all, been managed by them for many years; it wasn't as if people who originally followed them would defect simply by Azik revealing his identity.
But a low-health one is different. A low-health Angel is still an Angel, and Haiter is the best example. And a low-health Angel joining the Numinous Episcopate is, first of all, very reasonable and won't make people overly wary. In fact, Azik Eggers could even pretend to seek refuge with Haiter under the guise of self-preservation to jointly resist the Pale Empress, first gaining the support of the Artificial Death Faction openly, and then secretly rallying the Royal Faction…
With wicked schemes continuously bubbling up in his mind, Medici, who had already planned several ways to kill the Pale Empress and Haiter in a short time, looked at Lin Ruo and asked, "When shall we meet?"
"Actually, I can write to Azik right now to see if he has time." Lin Ruo smiled. Although he hadn't yet convinced Azik to infiltrate the Numinous Episcopate, letting Azik and Medici meet first, then persuading him, wasn't impossible.
After all, they were going to cooperate, so they would have to meet sooner or later, lest he convince Azik only to find that the two were severely incompatible… Uh.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruo suddenly remembered Medici's disastrous interpersonal relationships and his Yin and Yang-infused mouth that had become instinctive. He immediately looked at Medici and said solemnly, "Medici, meeting is fine, but you must control yourself. Don't speak if you don't have to."
Medici: …
"Tsk—," Medici suddenly scoffed, raising an eyebrow slightly, looking at Lin Ruo as if he were some rare creature. "How can you even say that about me?"
"Although my Yin and Yang Rank is also maxed out, I also excel at the skill of speaking to people like people and to ghosts like ghosts. Is that the same concept as you, who gets beaten up after three sentences?" Lin Ruo was self-righteous and spoke with conviction.
"So the question is, am I human or a ghost?" Medici looked at him and suddenly asked out of the blue.
"Little Red, how can you belittle yourself like that? In my eyes, you are definitely neither human nor ghost!" Lin Ruo had a look of profound heartache, as if Medici had said something demeaning about himself, or as if he was completely unaware of how provocative his words were at that moment.
As Medici's expression gradually darkened, Lin Ruo immediately added:
"After all, in my heart, you are the eternal God!"
"Tsk, do you really think I don't know that's not a good thing to say either?" Medici said, but his intentionally cold expression had softened quite a bit.
"While the words may not be good, the sentiment is true. In my heart, you truly are a divine existence." Lin Ruo's face was full of sincerity, his expression as if he was about to cut open his heart for Medici to inspect, making it impossible to detect any falsehood.
"Because I'm always on call and can help you deal with all your troubles?" Medici, however, clearly saw through the superficiality to the truth.
Lin Ruo, who indeed thought so, said without changing his expression, "Yes, that's right."
"But others won't treat me this way; only you, brother, will. So you are the only God in my heart."
Of course, maybe Klein will be added later? After all, the Lord of the Mysteries can also be a very useful tool God… Cough!
Lin Ruo stopped his thoughts in time, his expression unchanged.
"You're only good at fooling people with that mouth." Medici leaned back, his aura once again tinged with laziness. "Aren't you going to write a letter? What are you waiting for?"
"But you still fall for it…" Having safely passed the deadly question, Lin Ruo perked up again and muttered in a volume Medici could definitely hear. Before the latter's gaze sharpened, he said, "Wait, I'll write the letter now."
With that, Lin Ruo found letter paper and a pen and immediately wrote a letter.
Of course, he didn't directly write about infiltrating the Numinous Episcopate in the letter. Instead, he wrote that he had an urgent matter to discuss with Azik regarding his past and asked if he had time to come over now.
After the letter was written, Lin Ruo, too lazy to set up a Messenger summoning ritual, looked at Klein. The latter understood and took out the Azik copper whistle, blowing hard.
Soon, the tall Bone Messenger appeared in the living room. Lin Ruo wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he always felt that this time the Bone Messenger's movements were exceptionally stiff after appearing, yet it slipped away incredibly fast after receiving the letter.
Hmm, it probably wasn't his imagination… Lin Ruo glanced at the still lazy Medici and silently pitied the Bone Messenger for a second.
Since he wasn't sure when he would receive a reply or simply see Azik, Lin Ruo simply started chatting with Medici about the cooperation between the Numinous Episcopate and the Loen Royal Family.
Unlike the deep cooperation with the Demoness Sect, the cooperation model between the Numinous Episcopate and the Loen Royal Family was similar to that between the Loen Royal Family and the Aurora Order, limited only to the upcoming major event.
This was not surprising, as cooperation is based on demand. The Loen Royal Family might need the help of the Numinous Episcopate, but they clearly couldn't offer suitable compensation, considering that of the three Sequence 1 characteristics of the Death pathway, one was with the Numinous Episcopate, one was with Beibei, and the last one had most likely already been acquired by Evernight.
It's a pity Azik has to sacrifice half of his Soul to maintain his humanity, so he can't advance further… However, once the Numinous Episcopate are brought under control, it might be possible to consider having Leonard switch to the Death pathway.
Pale Bishop Leonard?
Lin Ruo felt this title was excellent, but it didn't quite fit Leonard's somewhat foolish aura.
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