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Facts prove that sometimes, the more you want to do something, the more likely unexpected things are to happen.
For example, at this very moment, Lin Ruo felt inexplicably annoyed to death after meeting the Bloated Woman, the fun-loving god, and only wanted to return to the White Agate to rest immediately, when an unexpected event occurred.
Looking at the sudden strong wind outside, which seemed capable of easily sweeping up small children, Lin Ruo took a deep breath, then revealed a brilliant smile that would make anyone familiar with him shiver with fear.
Of course, he wouldn't think this sudden strong wind was a coincidence. After all, the opening of this plot in the original novel was a sudden strong wind, and this also proved that Klein's divination was not wrong; someone was indeed causing trouble in Bansy today.
And, if nothing unexpected happens, the one openly causing trouble is probably the fallen bishop of the Church of the Lord of Storms from the original novel. As for those secretly… Lin Ruo felt he might need Medici to rein in his unfortunate descendants.
But Medici has now recovered to the level of a King of Angels, so coming to Bansy doesn't seem appropriate… Lin Ruo thought, narrowing his eyes.
As expected, it's better to just report them to the Church!
Disobedient descendants who are determined to cause trouble, he would help Medici exterminate them.
Lin Ruo, quite ruthlessly, issued a death sentence to Medici's descendants in Bansy, who, whether they loved causing trouble or not, had definitely run straight into the firing line. He then looked at Klein with a brilliant smile and said:
"Gehrman, let's visit the Storm Bishop here at the church."
The hidden depths of Bansy are truly profound. Neither the potentially existing Weather Warlock nor the City of Calamity are something they can currently deal with, and there's even the Bloated Woman, that big unfortunate one.
But if he can't deal with them, can't Lin Ruo deal with those openly causing trouble?
First, suppress those openly causing trouble, then report a wave to eliminate those secretly causing trouble, and Lin Ruo would feel better.
— Lin Ruo was actually quite annoyed right now. The information revealed in his recent conversation with the Bloated Woman was so vast that he didn't even dare to analyze who he was, didn't want to think about whether the world would end if he didn't maintain his human form, just afraid that overthinking would lead to some unforeseen changes. He only wanted to go back to sleep and pretend nothing had happened today.
Yet, at this critical juncture, someone was still causing trouble?
He was a ready-made punching bag.
"Uh… Mm, okay, but what about here? Should we just leave it?" Klein asked in a lowered voice. He had, of course, also noticed the howling wind outside the window and Lin Ruo's terrifyingly brilliant smile. At the same time, he also noticed the abnormality of the Green Lemon Restaurant at this moment.
Everything was normal before the strong wind started, but after it began, there was a distinctly eerie feeling in the air.
Combining this with today's divination results, Klein was basically certain that someone was already causing trouble.
"This is not our business…" Lin Ruo shook his head. His gaze swept across the entire hall of the Green Lemon Restaurant again. He could see that the diners were still enjoying their food, but that eerie feeling lingered.
Lin Ruo knew what caused this. This broken place, Bansy, was probably influenced by the City of Calamity, and could basically be seen as having two states, much like the 'Otherworld' and 'Real World' in Silent Hill.
When the weather changes drastically or a thick fog permeates, Bansy will enter the 'Otherworld' state influenced by the City of Calamity. It's just that this 'Otherworld' doesn't manifest as obviously as in Silent Hill; it's a state where nothing major will happen as long as you don't court death.
Just like in the original novel, if Klein had kicked open the post office door, it would have basically led to changes and a direct 'game over.' But he didn't do that, and in the end, besides facing the fallen bishop and the monsters they created, he didn't encounter any other dangers and successfully brought Ayrand and others back to the White Agate.
And these diners in front of him were clearly in a situation similar to the man and woman in the post office. Lin Ruo could even confirm that the influence these people received was probably accumulated over many years; they were no different from normal people in the 'Real World,' but became eerie in the 'Otherworld.'
If Tang Na's family hadn't been taken away by Klein in the original novel and had chosen to stay overnight on a windy and foggy night, such a future might have awaited them.
Are these people still alive? Lin Ruo couldn't be sure, and he couldn't do anything about it.
He couldn't solve matters related to the City of Calamity; the only thing he could probably do was report it later.
"Never mind, I'll take those guests back to the ship first." Lin Ruo's gaze fell on Danitz, who was still very confused and out of sync with the situation. He couldn't help but sigh, then stood up, looked around, and his eyes landed on a table of people in the restaurant.
Lin Ruo didn't recognize anyone at this table, but he could see how out of place this family was with the surrounding atmosphere, making it obvious at a glance that they were outsiders.
At this moment, the girl at this table seemed to have sensed something, occasionally looking out the window, then at the other guests in the restaurant. It was clear that she was very nervous, anxious, and vaguely a little afraid.
Next to the girl was a boy younger than her; that should be her younger brother.
Besides them, there was also the father, an adult, and three bodyguards.
Wait, this configuration…
Lin Ruo pinched his chin. He hadn't specifically investigated the identities of the guests on the White Agate, after all, he wasn't a control freak like Batman, and sometimes unexpected encounters were a surprise.
However… sure enough, there must be some strange force maintaining the plot or something, it just temporarily went on strike before.
Lin Ruo inwardly complained, his smile receding slightly, switching to a normal state. He then left the table and approached the table of the suspected Tang Na family, actively lowering his voice and saying, "Hello, are you Mr. Branch?"
"I am Urdi Branch, is something wrong?" Urdi Branch looked at Lin Ruo in confusion.
"Something has happened here, and I hope you can come back to the White Agate with us," Lin Ruo said directly. He didn't intend to waste time here, so he subtly used a bit of his Spectator ability.
"Something happened? Okay, we'll go back with you right away." As an ordinary person, Urdi Branch was naturally easily affected by the ability, immediately believing Lin Ruo's words and standing up.
His three bodyguards, however, frowned in unison at this moment. Clivis stopped his employer, who was about to pay the bill, and said, "Who are you?"
"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I don't want to waste time right now, so, obey."
Lin Ruo looked at the three bodyguards, his blue eyes carrying an undeniable authority.
Lin Ruo actually knew that his current state might be a bit off. Normally, even if he didn't want to waste time, he wouldn't be so simple and crude, but would adopt a softer approach.
But, who cares?
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