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Although he only said it casually to divert Klein's attention, Lin Ruo was serious about writing a book.
After all, he was a fun-seeker. One "chariot's diary" a week was no longer enough for him, and writing a biography of Gehrman was also a good pastime. Not only could he directly torment the The Fool, making his humanity more stable, but after the Church of the Fool was officially established, it could also be widely promoted as a story for the Punisher Angels, helping Klein gain more anchors.
Why not (loudly)!
Of course, since it was a story to be officially published in the future, Lin Ruo would certainly be more restrained and would not torment him too harshly in the book.
Hmm, should I just write it from a passerby's perspective?
Lin Ruo pondered, looking at Klein, who was "glowing with murderous intent" because of his words, and shamelessly changed the subject:
"Although our main purpose for going to the Five Seas this time is to avoid the Augustus Family's pursuit and Amon, who might follow us to Backlund, there are still quite a few important things to do."
Klein was startled. Although he was still worried about what kind of story Lin Ruo would write to torment him, he also became serious and entered the state of discussing business.
"First, regarding advancement, you are already Sequence 6. The connection between you and the gray fog is quite obvious in the eyes of pathways related to the Spirit World and fate," Lin Ruo said unhurriedly. He always had the habit of arranging things in advance and did not intend to hide anything from Klein.
"To put it bluntly, any High-Sequence from the three major Churches can spot you, the most dazzling one, in a crowd. Although they may not be able to confirm your relationship with the gray fog, this is undoubtedly a very troublesome matter, as many covet the gray fog."
"To change this state, you must advance to Sequence 4. The Five Seas is a good place; it will be the best place for you to digest the potion." After a pause, Lin Ruo looked at Klein and added, "Also, many things you want to know, I can only tell you after you advance to Sequence 4."
Klein naturally knew the seriousness of this matter, and he actually had many questions waiting for Lin Ruo to answer. He immediately nodded firmly and said, "I will digest the potion and complete the advancement as soon as possible."
"Go for it!" Lin Ruo symbolically encouraged him, then smiled and said, "Also, because I will be busy with Roselle's matter, I might not be around for much of the upcoming Five Seas journey. Be careful yourself; you can be wild, but don't go overboard, especially beware of the Mother Tree of Desire and her minions."
Previously, being busy with the Backlund Fog, Lin Ruo had basically not entered the historical illusion again, fearing that if there was a major change, his absence would delay things.
However, now that the major event was over and they were about to flee to the sea, Lin Ruo naturally put the matter of rescuing Roselle on the agenda. Rescuing Roselle earlier would not only gain another ally but also thoroughly bring Huang Beibei and Bornova onto the warship.
By the way, Lin Ruo also planned to use the time difference between the historical illusion and the real world to digest the potion. After re-walking the Judge Sequence, although he had also taken time to act during this period, the time was too short, and he had to start digesting from Sequence 9, yet he himself was busy. It really wouldn't work without using the historical illusion to create a time difference for potion digestion.
Lin Ruo even suspected that the reason he created such a historical illusion, besides rescuing Roselle, was precisely to give him time to digest the potion.
After all, the later the potion, the slower the digestion and the longer the time required. Cases like Klein, who can basically digest at least half of the potion on the spot from a High-Sequence, are ultimately exceptions among exceptions; there might only be one such case in thousands of years. For normal people digesting High-Sequence potions, spending a few years is considered fast, and it is very normal for it to take decades or even a century to not finish digestion.
Lin Ruo didn't think he still had decades to digest the potion, so the historical illusion was the best place to digest the potion.
"But it's not certain. After all, I created the Judgment Sword before. Maybe this counts as pre-digesting the Hand of Order potion, allowing it to be instantly digested?"
Lin Ruo thought with uncertainty. Potion digestion is sometimes very subjective, and he wasn't sure if something from so long ago could produce an acting effect.
Anyway, even if it couldn't, he could calmly act in the historical illusion, no rush.
At the same time, Lin Ruo was actually planning to let go to a certain extent and try to let Klein, this fledgling, soar freely.
While training before, considering Klein's low Sequence, lack of combat experience, and other factors, although Lin Ruo was ruthless enough to let him face life and death directly, he always provided a safety net.
But now that Klein has been trained, gained combat experience, acquired God-level equipment, and his Sequence is no longer low, it is natural to switch to free-range mode.
After all, what Lin Ruo wanted Klein to become was the Lord of the Mysteries who could shoulder great responsibilities at the end of the world, not a hothouse flower.
Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Klein was stunned for a moment. He had already prepared to be tormented by Lin Ruo throughout the journey as before, but it seemed that he might be alone for most of this sea trip?
This… didn't it mean he wouldn't be tormented?
Klein immediately became happy, but also felt a little lost. It was like a high school student who was used to hearing his teacher nagging him every day suddenly realized that he was about to graduate; a sense of loss and unaccustomedness were inevitable.
However, Klein was not a child who couldn't fly without a teacher. On the contrary, because he was always tormented by Lin Ruo, he had already developed a strong heart and quickly adjusted his mindset.
"I will try my best to avoid the Mother Tree of Desire's believers," Klein said, then concerned himself with another key point in Lin Ruo's words, "Can the Great Emperor really be rescued?"
"Don't worry, I'm confident about that," Lin Ruo smiled, then showed a playful expression and said, "I just hope Roselle has written more manuscripts in the past 150 years, otherwise, hehe…"
Klein immediately mourned for the Great Emperor in his heart for one second.
Lin Ruo continued, "Besides these, we have one more important goal for this Five Seas journey."
"To take control of the Rebel Army in those colonies in the Five Seas and make them our people."
Klein was not surprised by this, as he had already learned about the arrangements in this regard.
"As for other minor goals, there are many, such as going to the end of the Sonia Sea to confirm the situation there, supervising Frank's mushroom research…" Lin Ruo counted on his fingers. There were too many trivial things like that.
After speaking, Lin Ruo looked at Klein and said, "And our first stop, I've set it in City of Generosity. There's a crazy sea serpent there that's about to kick the bucket, a Sequence 3 level, and it's one of the identities you'll be using later."
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