Upon hearing Lin Ruo's words, Cattleya immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, Cattleya didn't have much affection for the legendary Emperor Roselle.
After all, for Cattleya, he was a person from over a hundred years ago.
She might have some admiration for Roselle, like for a historical figure, due to the stories she had heard about him since childhood, but it was limited to that.
However, that person was, after all, the Queen's father, the existence the Queen had always been searching for.
So, even if she herself didn't feel much for Roselle, for Bernadette's sake, Cattleya couldn't possibly ignore matters concerning him.
Therefore, after sighing in relief, Cattleya immediately thought of something else and asked nervously, "Although that one is no longer a Black Emperor, will he want to ascend to that position again in the future? Will he and the Great Emperor… clash?"
Cattleya asked the last half-sentence cautiously, clearly worried about Lin Ruo's stance while she was asking.
Although Cattleya knew that this Angel of Judgment in front of her had a very good relationship with the Queen's family, he was clearly also an old friend of that Black Emperor, Solomon.
"Oh, this…" Lin Ruo blinked, and as Cattleya's expression grew increasingly tense, he said, "Hmm, I'm not sure about the future, but at least for now, Solomon just wants to quietly enjoy his retirement." So, I will get the Great Emperor out as soon as possible, and once that is decided, there will be no problems at all.
Lin Ruo had indeed discussed this matter with Solomon just now.
After all, although Solomon could no longer become a Black Emperor, he could still advance further from Sequence 2, becoming a Sequence 1 or even a King of Angels, and the existence of Nast Solomon meant that Roselle's matter could not be hidden from this former Black Emperor.
So, Lin Ruo simply did not conceal Roselle's matter from Solomon and directly asked him about his plans for the future.
"To be honest, I did think about advancing further from Sequence 2, but then I felt it was meaningless." Facing his inquiry, Solomon's expression was calm with a hint of helplessness.
"I am destined to never ascend to that position again, and this world, which is getting closer to the apocalypse, needs a Black Emperor.
Why should I occupy a position in vain, reducing the chances of victory in future wars?"
"…Is that what you truly feel?" Lin Ruo admitted that, listening to such a "great" reason, he somewhat believed it, but not entirely.
"Well, that's only part of the reason." Solomon did not intend to hide it and nodded, admitting it directly.
He was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm just tired."
"What I said earlier wasn't a lie; I truly feel tired and plan to enjoy my retirement."
Lin Ruo was suddenly stunned, because he could tell Solomon was serious.
He was tired, perhaps because of two deaths, or perhaps because of the many years of futile struggle in the fourth epoch.
Solomon clearly had no intention of continuing to struggle now.
In response, Lin Ruo pursed his lips, and finally smiled, saying, "Actually, I also want to retire, but unfortunately, conditions don't allow it."
Hearing this, Solomon chuckled softly, then perhaps thinking of something, said, "With all due respect, your previous life was already very much like retirement.
I've never seen anyone who could slack off more than you."
Recalling this, Lin Ruo collected his thoughts and continued, "Cattleya, you can write to Bernadette about this matter.
It just so happens that the Five Seas are bound to have big changes soon, so after telling her, we can discuss some things in advance."
Cattleya nodded upon hearing this, then couldn't help but ask, "So you are really going to establish a new order in the Five Seas with Solomon?"
"Yes." Lin Ruo nodded, looking at Danitz, who clearly wanted to ask but didn't dare, and Klein, who was deep in thought, and explained straightforwardly:
"This can be considered a win-win cooperation.
He helps the Rebel Army I support expand, allowing the Rebel Army to extend its influence to various areas of the Five Seas, while I help the Black Emperor truly become the king among pirates and establish a new order."
Although both the Sea God Sect and the Black Emperor had Sequence 3 backing them, their influence at sea was naturally incomparable.
What Lin Ruo valued was the Black Emperor's influence, as well as the power and connections Nast Solomon had cultivated over so many years.
These were things Lin Ruo couldn't achieve in a short time, but they could effectively help the Rebel Army, which was not very large in scale, expand rapidly.
At the same time, Nast Solomon also needed help from Lin Ruo.
After all, Solomon was only Sequence 2 now.
Although theoretically this was enough at sea, considering the tentacles of the Seven Gods reaching into the Five Seas and the existence of various secret organizations, Solomon alone was not enough to allow Nast Solomon to steadily establish a new order at sea.
But with Lin Ruo, it was enough, in every sense of the word.
And the development of the Black Emperor, in turn, could help the Rebel Army continue to expand.
As for why the Black Emperor wanted to establish a new order at sea, there were many reasons, the most important of which were to help Nast Solomon advance to Sequence 2 and to stabilize Solomon's state.
And for Lin Ruo, his facilitation of such cooperation, in addition to expanding the Rebel Army, was also to a certain extent to restrain the chaos of the Five Seas and to prepare for certain future events.
Lin Ruo paused, gave the three people present a meaningful look, and finally smiled, saying, "You are all followers of The Fool, so I won't hide some things from you.
The Five Seas are the designated parish of the The Church of the Fool.
In the future, the The Church of the Fool will establish its first church here as a True God's Church."
"And Solomon and Nast will also be members of the The Church of the Fool."
As soon as these words came out, all three were stunned.
Klein, who had just poured himself a cup of tea, almost spat it out.
What the hell?
The The Church of the Fool establishing a church in the Five Seas as a True God's Church?
This place would become The Fool's parish?
Why didn't I know?!
As the true Mr. Fool, Klein was stunned.
Although he had known for a long time that Lin Ruo seemed to have the idea of spreading his teachings in the Five Seas, and also knew that the other party was already planning how to guide the Rebel Army's faith to The Fool, he really didn't expect the other party to play such a big game.
This was the entire Five Seas, not a few colonial islands, not one or two small cities.
"This, this kind of thing…" Cattleya was already stunned.
She had originally thought that hearing about the resurrection of the Black Emperor Solomon today was stimulating enough, but she didn't expect something even more stimulating to come later.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is this really possible? Will the Seven Gods, will the Seven Gods agree?"
"That's not something you need to consider," Lin Ruo said with a smile.
Will the Seven Gods agree?
Once the God of Combat and the Eternal Blazing Sun are killed, Klein ascends to Lord of the Mysteries, and Medici becomes the Red Priest, the Seven Gods will have to agree whether they want to or not.
Moreover, he wasn't planning to limit The Fool's faith to just the Five Seas; the more anchors there were, the better… Lin Ruo's smile remained unchanged, and he suddenly thought of something and looked at Danitz, who had been silent since just now.
The latter's expression was completely blank, as if he had been scared silly.
It took him a long time to come to his senses after being stared at, and he looked at him, opening his mouth, but after holding it in for a long time, he only managed to squeeze out one sentence:
"So Admiral of Stars also believes in The Fool?"