Gehrman has connections with the Numinous Episcopate? No, it's more likely due to Your Highness Lin Ruo's connections. Her Majesty mentioned that Your Highness Lin Ruo has a very wide network…
Cattleya, who had heard her Queen mention Lin Ruo many times since their first encounter, now had a clearer understanding of a certain person's mischievousness and social butterfly tendencies. She restrained herself from looking at Lin Ruo, nodded slightly, and said, "If Ludwell doesn't participate, our operation will be much easier."
Klein remained noncommittal.
The two then formally discussed the hunt for Admiral of Blood Senor.
The discussion included, but was not limited to, Admiral of Blood Senor's current subordinates, their respective Sequences, their strengths, possible mystical items they might possess, how to deal with them, and the potential reactions of the Rose School of Thought behind Admiral of Blood Senor after their hunt.
Lin Ruo listened to their discussion, propping his chin with one hand. Since he was merely an observer for this hunt and not participating, he didn't pay too much attention. His thoughts gradually drifted to Medici's reply he had received yesterday.
After discovering a potential trap on Oravi Island, Lin Ruo not only contacted Will and reported the matter to the Church, but also wrote to Medici, warning him not to run around carelessly and to be careful in all matters.
In addition, Lin Ruo also inquired about the progress of the Numinous Episcopate in his letter, mentioned that he had recalled some past events, and had remembered that there was a mastermind behind the former events. He solemnly warned Medici that the mastermind still existed, but it was not something he could casually touch now. If a situation arose, he should not act rashly and must call him immediately.
Then Lin Ruo received a reply from Medici. The content of the letter, setting aside the usual sarcastic and Yin and Yang words, could be extracted and translated into plain language as roughly:
"This expert already knows about the matter you mentioned. I won't go to that broken place, Oravi Island; walking into a trap isn't my style. As for the mastermind… this expert has a sense of proportion and won't do something as foolish as hitting a rock with an egg. However, once I advance to Sequence 0, I will definitely get my revenge."
"The progress with the Numinous Episcopate is going well. The small factions within have basically been won over."
"The secret negotiations with the Artificial Death Faction are also quite smooth. They are probably planning to watch from the sidelines, wanting to see Azik and the Royal Faction clash, and they don't even mind helping Azik. Heh, let them watch slowly; I hope they enjoy the show."
"Some old stubborn members of the Royal Faction who value Bloodline and legitimacy have shown a tendency to support Azik, the 'legitimate' one. I am currently trying to persuade them. However, Sia and her loyal followers are quite troublesome, so when the time is right, I plan to send her to meet her ancestors."
It could be said that, combining the content of this reply with Azik's letters to Klein during this period, Medici and Azik's actions within the Numinous Episcopate were quite smooth.
This was not surprising. Their combination, with Azik as the "legitimate" one and Medici, whose strength had recovered to the King of Angels level, made the Early Stage progress very normal in a secret organization like the Numinous Episcopate, which had no True God backing and whose highest-ranking members were only at Sequence 2.
However, even so, Lin Ruo knew that it would still take a considerable amount of time for them to truly make the Numinous Episcopate their own. Fortunately, Lin Ruo was not in a hurry and could afford to wait.
After thinking about Medici's reply, Lin Ruo glanced at Cattleya and Klein, who were engrossed in their discussion. He thought for a moment, then beckoned to Danitz, who was standing beside him with a blank look in his eyes, clearly empty-headed.
"What's wrong?" Danitz suddenly snapped back to reality and quickly trotted to Lin Ruo's side without hesitation.
"I'm thirsty," Lin Ruo stated his need concisely.
Danitz was stunned for a moment. It was clear he wanted to curse, but in the end, he obediently took out the precious black tea from his suitcase—this was a personal gift from Mr. Kottman of the Church of the Lord of Storms—and then carried the empty teapot from the table to ask Heath nearby for the hot water's location. After about ten minutes of fussing, he finally brewed a pot of tea.
"Your craftsmanship has improved," Lin Ruo praised sincerely after picking up the black tea Danitz had poured, sniffing it first, and then taking a sip.
This is all because you forced me, you devil… Danitz cursed inwardly, but on his face, he forced a smile and said, "You flatter me."
"Don't mutter under your breath; I can hear you," Lin Ruo said suddenly, taking another sip of tea.
Danitz's smile instantly froze, and then his eyes widened, revealing a terrified expression, as helpless as a rabbit encountering a large carnivore.
"…I was joking," Lin Ruo said with a bright smile after blinking, seeing his reaction. "Were you scared?"
"No, no, how could I be…" Danitz's stiff expression softened slightly. He forced another smile, but this time, he was unusually clever.
Saying he was scared at a time like this would be tantamount to admitting he had been badmouthing the other person in his heart.
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow at this, neither saying he believed nor disbelieved. He continued to sip the black tea in his cup, and as Danitz grew increasingly uneasy, he asked, "How is your potion digestion going?"
"Uh…" Danitz was momentarily stunned. Although he didn't understand why Lin Ruo would ask this, he was certainly happy to change the subject. So, after sensing his potion digestion progress, he honestly replied, "About a tenth, maybe a bit more. It was mainly digested during the hunt for "Steel" Maveti."
So little, even less than my Judge potion digestion… Lin Ruo's movement of holding the teacup paused. Although his Judge potion's digestion progress wasn't much due to being too busy recently and constantly encountering unexpected situations, leaving him no time to specifically Act as a Judge, he had only occasionally Acted, yet he had already digested a third of it.
Moreover, as a cheat and with the Historical Void, digesting the remaining part in a short time was truly not a big problem for Lin Ruo.
In fact, Lin Ruo had already decided that during the next Historical Void, besides looking for a vessel, he would focus solely on Acting as a Judge. This way, at most within one month in the real world, he would be able to digest the potion and directly complete the ritual to advance to Sequence 5.
But Danitz… "Although I expected it, you're too slow. And this progress is still from being carried," Lin Ruo glared at Danitz with an expression of disappointment, then resignedly pulled out a small booklet from a nearby bag and handed it to Danitz, saying:
"First, memorize this booklet. Although I don't expect you to suddenly become enlightened, at least you need to be familiar with various schemes, otherwise you won't even react afterwards, which is too embarrassing for a Conspirer."
Danitz immediately looked at the booklet. On the cover, there was a title: "One Hundred Schemes Every Conspirer Must Know."
Below the title, there was another small line: Danitz's Exclusive Edition.
Danitz's expression instantly froze.
Lin Ruo, meanwhile, had already reviewed the small tricks he had pondered for carrying others and decided to give Klein a lesson later, telling him to pay attention while hunting pirates and guide his future Divine Emissary.
As for Acting as a Conspirer, Lin Ruo no longer expected Danitz to accomplish it on his own.