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"...I stood on the deck, gazing into the distance. My vision was clearer than ever before, no longer obscured by Backlund's layers of fog.
I could see waves crashing, the golden-red sunlight reflecting off them, sparkling like diamonds. It was a beautiful sight I had never witnessed before.
Is this the Five Seas?
I was a little excited, a little curious, and a little afraid.
What awaits me ahead?
"I don't know what awaits you ahead, but if you take one more step and fall into the sea, no one will save you."
A familiar voice sounded, and I suddenly snapped out of my emotions, awkwardly stepping back. I then looked at the person beside me, feeling a subconscious sense of guilt and fear.
— Gehrman Sparrow, a bounty hunter with some renown in the Five Seas.
I hired him at great expense, asking him to accompany me through the initial stages of my adventure.
Logically, I shouldn't be afraid of Gehrman. He looks like a refined young man. Although he doesn't talk much, he doesn't seem like a bad person.
But I was inexplicably afraid of him.
And perhaps I'm just neurotic, but sometimes, looking at this young man, I always feel as if something is hidden beneath his gentle and refined exterior."
"Clap—"
"The prologue is done." As the pen hit the table, Lin Ruo lazily stretched and looked at Klein, who had been staring at him since he started writing his new book. He said languidly, "How is it? I didn't persecute you, did I? I'm writing Gehrman's story very seriously, you know!"
— That's right, the above content is from Lin Ruo's new book. Four days have passed since New Year's Eve. In these four days, Klein arranged for his sister and brother and bid farewell to his friends in Backlund.
Lin Ruo, on the other hand, asked Adam and Evernight Goddess to clear the traces he left in Backlund, arranged the members of the Aurora Order's Backlund branch led by Mr. A, wrote a letter to the Elf Singer who was wandering somewhere unknown, and also checked on Mr. Azik's progress in infiltrating the Numinous Episcopate, offering some suggestions.
Finally, after handling all necessary matters, the two quickly packed their belongings, put on their respective vests, and set off again for the Five Seas.
Currently, Lin Ruo and Klein are on a passenger ship sailing from Backlund to City of Generosity, Bayam.
Upon hearing Lin Ruo's words, Klein immediately withdrew his gaze from the manuscript paper. He neither refuted nor agreed with Lin Ruo's statement.
From the current content of the prologue, Lin Ruo indeed hasn't started persecuting him yet.
But not persecuting him now doesn't mean he won't persecute him in the future. Lin Ruo's credibility in this regard has long been bankrupt. In any case, Klein would not easily trust him.
He didn't want to come to his senses and find that everyone in the Five Seas had a copy of "Gehrman and the Three Pirate Admirals' Unspeakable Secrets."
"Klein, you've changed. You don't trust me anymore. As expected, a son grows up and no longer listens to his father!" Lin Ruo could clearly see Klein's attitude. He shook his head dramatically, wearing an expression of "Son, your father is so disappointed in you."
"You keep acting, I'll watch." Klein said expressionlessly, indicating that he was no longer falling for that trick.
"Are you sure? I can cry for you within three seconds, you know?" Lin Ruo didn't really care if Klein believed him or not. He was just habitually being dramatic. Now, hearing Klein's words, he became interested and looked at him eagerly.
Klein: … …
Ah, this!
Even though he understood Lin Ruo well enough, Klein's mouth still twitched upon hearing that.
He didn't doubt that Lin Ruo could genuinely cry within three seconds. This drama queen's talent in acting had long been maxed out, and most importantly, Lin Ruo could truly do such things without any psychological burden.
But while he could do it, Klein couldn't possibly just stand by and watch him act. He immediately took a slight breath and said stiffly, "Is our first stop Bansy? Why go there?"
"Haha…" Lin Ruo didn't answer immediately. Instead, he unceremoniously laughed at Klein's evasion. Only when the latter's fists hardened again did he slowly say, "Bansy, ah, that's a very special place. Medici's descendants live there… Hmm, although they are descendants from dozens of generations ago, Medici doesn't care about those guys anymore."
"So we are going for Medici's descendants? Are you planning to subdue them?" Klein asked curiously.
"No, the reason I want to visit Bansy has nothing to do with Medici's descendants. It's because of something else." Lin Ruo blinked, then said with a smile.
Klein: … …
Emmmmmm
Taking a deep breath to suppress his speechlessness, Klein patiently asked, "What exactly is it for?"
"I can't say, but if you really think about it, that thing has a bit of a connection with your gray fog as well." Lin Ruo said with a gentle and lazy smile, seemingly unconcerned about how annoying his teasing words were.
However, he truly couldn't say. After all, based on the clues revealed in the original work, combined with the speculations of the sand sculpture netizens, and some information he learned after coming to this world, Lin Ruo almost dared to say that there was a 50% chance that Bansy was indeed related to the City of Calamity, and it was even unknown if it was related to an unknown Outer God.
Lin Ruo's detour to Bansy this time wasn't actually to do anything. After all, neither the Original Source nor the Outer Deities were things he could interfere with right now.
Lin Ruo mainly just wanted to take a look. It would be best if he could find something, but it was also normal if he couldn't. In any case, he wouldn't do anything suicidal.
After all… what if the City of Calamity was indeed somewhat related to him?
Lin Ruo thought of the Primordial Demoness who was inexplicably targeting him and couldn't help but curl his lips.
"Gray fog…" Klein frowned, but didn't ask further. He knew that since Lin Ruo said so, it must be something he couldn't tell him right now.
But related to the gray fog… Is it something related to the Cowardly Trio?
Klein couldn't help but guess in his mind.
With severely lacking information, he naturally couldn't guess that the connection Lin Ruo spoke of referred to the Sefirah Castle and the City of Calamity both being among the nine Sephirot.
Lin Ruo then put away the notebook with the prologue written in it and pulled out a map, or rather, a sea chart.
On the sea chart, several islands or port locations were marked in red, and parts of the sea area were also circled.
Lin Ruo pointed at the sea chart and said, "Actually, if there are no surprises, the matter in Bansy isn't important. We're just going there to take a look on the way…"
He paused, then Lin Ruo remembered the changes that occurred in Bansy Harbor in the original work and added, "If there are surprises, we'll resolve them."
Lin Ruo then pointed to the location of City of Generosity on the sea chart and said, "Compared to Bansy, the matter in City of Generosity is more important. Both the Sea God's vest and the Rebel Army are our key targets."
"And once we resolve the matter in City of Generosity, I will start working to retrieve Roselle. At that time, the decision-making power for our travel will be yours. Anyway, I suggest you prioritize dealing with Admiral of Blood. Firstly, they will definitely target you, and secondly, a Wraith Marionett, all Marionettists who have used it say it's good!"
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