Regardless of whether she wanted to curse inside because of a certain shameless elder, Cattleya maintained a polite smile due to her good upbringing and the fact that she couldn't defeat him. She said, "Thank you for your concern, but I don't think I need more rest…"
She turned her head, glanced at the still terrifyingly bright mushrooms on the deck, and quickly averted her gaze, saying, "You seem very satisfied with Frank's work this time?" Perhaps unable to hold back, Cattleya emphasized the word 'work' slightly, as if gritting her teeth.
"I am indeed very satisfied. The appearance of these mushrooms can bring happiness to many people." Lin Ruo chuckled, in a good mood, he looked at Cattleya, clearly not minding chatting more with her on this topic. "I think you should be able to guess where I plan to plant these mushrooms."
Cattleya was stunned for a moment. Lacking key information, she had never connected Lin Ruo's order with the Forsaken Land of the Gods before. At this moment, she finally understood something, her expression instantly becoming complex, and she couldn't help but ask, "So those previous orders were also…?"
"They were indeed prepared for them." Lin Ruo smiled and nodded, with no intention of hiding anything. He said, "Although my abilities are limited and I can't save them, if possible, I still hope to help them lead relatively normal lives."
"You…" Cattleya was somewhat speechless. Although she had already had some understanding of Lin Ruo's character before, at this moment, her heart still couldn't help but tremble.
After a pause, Cattleya sincerely said, "You are indeed just as the Queen said."
Clearly an inhuman Angel, yet possessing incredibly radiant humanity.
"Hmm…" Lin Ruo naturally heard what Cattleya was referring to. Not feeling embarrassed at all, he blinked and said, "However, in the eyes of many, I am a heartless person."
"Uh…" Cattleya's expression froze. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond.
Because, in all fairness, she felt that what he said was, in some sense, entirely correct.
"Haha, just kidding, don't mind it." Lin Ruo laughed. After laughing, he sincerely said, "I also hope these mushrooms haven't caused you too much trouble. If they have, I'm very sorry."
Cattleya didn't know what to say again. She pursed her lips and finally said, "…Actually, there is still trouble. They are too bright. It's fine during the day, but at night, under the illumination of this Holy Light, it's impossible to sleep."
"And Heath has jumped into the sea three times because of them."
"Ah, I hope he hasn't developed any psychological trauma…" Lin Ruo blinked. He, of course, remembered who Heath was—one of the problem children on the Future, a Rose Bishop who didn't know whether to call himself unlucky or lucky.
Clearly, this ship full of Holy Light might be a positive buff for Beyonders of other pathways, but for pathways like The Hanged Man, it was not very friendly.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Ruo looked at Frank, who was hanging at the top of the flagpole, and said, "Frank, perhaps we can refine these sun mushrooms, for example, into those with strong Holy Light effects and those that are not so strong. After all, we also have to consider allies like Heath."
Because of limited conditions, the citizens of the City of Silver are not very picky about pathways; they basically advance whenever they can. There are also Beyonders of pathways like The Hanged Man and Death, which are restrained by Holy Light, in the city. Lin Ruo felt that the living environment of these people still needed to be considered.
"Oh, right, that's also something to consider. Let me think…" Frank almost immediately began to ponder, and soon he was muttering a lot of incomprehensible words. Suddenly, he became excited and shouted to Cattleya:
"Captain! Captain, I suddenly have some ideas. Can you let me down to do research first? I swear to the Mother Goddess that once I'm done with my research, I will hang myself up again, even for several times longer."
Cattleya: …
Cattleya lost her smile, but after glancing at the smiling Lin Ruo beside her, she took a slight breath and nodded, trying her best to keep her tone steady:
"You may."
So Frank returned to his faithful laboratory and began to tinker.
Lin Ruo, Klein, and Danitz, who had been confused and didn't understand the situation but had obediently not asked, went with Cattleya to her captain's cabin to discuss some planned official matters.
"Hmm?" As soon as he entered the captain's cabin, Lin Ruo's gaze involuntarily fell on a certain shadow in the corner. Then, under his gaze, that shadow silently moved deeper into the corner.
"This is Heath, you've met him. The environment on the ship is not very friendly to him now. The entire Future only has the captain's cabin where those sun mushrooms haven't grown, so he's temporarily taking refuge here, waiting for those mushrooms to naturally fade." Cattleya naturally noticed Lin Ruo's gaze and quickly explained.
Lin Ruo, who had actually already discerned the other party's identity, smiled upon hearing this and said nothing. He just suddenly thought of something and said, "Actually, I'm very surprised that you would keep those sun mushrooms. Even if they are difficult to destroy by physical means, it shouldn't be difficult for you to destroy them."
Although Lin Ruo himself was quite happy to see those sun mushrooms, he naturally also knew that this was something ordinary people would find hard to accept. And with so many Beyonders on the Future, it would be simple to destroy those mushrooms using extraordinary means.
"…They are Frank's painstaking effort. Although many people don't really like these mushrooms, Frank wants to keep them and observe them." Cattleya was silent for a moment, then said with a slightly helpless tone:
"So we kept them. Anyway, it's only for a few days, and these mushrooms are harmless this time. Everyone can barely tolerate them."
Lin Ruo immediately looked at her upon hearing this. As her expression showed slight unease, he smiled gently and said, "Frank is very lucky to have met you all."
Cattleya's expression instantly became a bit complex.
Seeing this, Lin Ruo said nothing. He skillfully pulled over a chair and sat down, looking like he was ready to watch a show, and said, "Alright, now let's get back to business."
He looked at Klein and said, "Aren't we going to hunt Admiral of Blood?" The implication was, why haven't you discussed the hunting plan with Cattleya yet.
Klein and Cattleya then exchanged glances, and then Cattleya took the initiative to speak, "According to the latest intelligence, Senior's fleet should be active in this sea area recently…" As she spoke, she took out something similar to a sea chart and pointed to a certain area.
"If you know the Sonia Sea, you should know that this is very close to the end of the Sonia Sea, close to that special and dangerous sea area." Cattleya continued, "Senior seems to be looking for something there, and I suspect he might have some cooperation with Ludwell. If that's true, our plan might need to be adjusted."
"Ludwell…" Hearing this, Klein's mood immediately became subtle, but his expression remained unchanged. He thought for a moment and said, "As for him, perhaps we don't need to worry."
According to Father Azik… bah, almost led astray by Lin Ruo, let's restart.
According to the recent letter Mr. Azik sent him, Admiral Hell Ludwell and the demigod behind him have both sided with Him. Although they cannot be fully trusted yet, they can barely be considered half-allies.
As for whether they can become full allies in the Future, it depends on whether that Admiral Hell is willing to turn over a new leaf and actively atone for his sins.