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"Crack—"
With a soft sound, the door behind him closed.
Lin Ruo paused, thought for a second, then turned around and chose to open the door again.
All he saw was an ordinary room, just like the others, ransacked and in a mess.
Lin Ruo was naturally not surprised by this.
He then took out his pocket watch, and the time displayed on it made him raise his eyebrows.
He had checked the time before entering the study, and now, the time was almost the same as when he entered, with only a difference of about ten seconds, roughly the time it took him to enter and exit the door.
And Lin Ruo was sure that although he hadn't stayed in the study for too long, it had been at least ten minutes.
"So, it's not just special in terms of spatial location, but it also possesses temporal properties similar to historical projections…" Lin Ruo pondered, stroking his chin, his expression gradually becoming strange.
"It seems that the past me was really good at inventing and creating… but what exactly is the principle behind this thing?
Space should be the domain through which the door passes, does time involve The Fool or The Error?"
Recalling the pathways among the 22 that were related to the domains of time, Lin Ruo felt that whether it was the historical projection or the study just now, they might have something to do with The Fool and The Error's authorities.
"Sefirah Castle…" Lin Ruo frowned, becoming increasingly certain that he must have some deep connection with the Sefirah Castle.
"Maybe I'll even discover a cocoon I slept in on the Sefirah Castle in the future?"
Lin Ruo said half-jokingly, but his eyes were somewhat profound.
Who knew if that would be the case?
Regarding his own affairs, regarding his own identity, he was becoming increasingly confused.
For example, if he really was… an Outer God, how did he become one?
"But I still want to be a person…" Lin Ruo lowered his eyes, murmuring with a sigh.
He then shook his head, suppressing these thoughts deep within his heart, and began to think about the people he had just encountered and the things he had heard.
"If Little Bertie isn't lying, Mr. Door seems to still have a chance to be saved, I obviously prepared a backup plan for him… but is Little Bertie really that backup plan?"
Lin Ruo thought, narrowing his eyes, his intuition still telling him that something was wrong.
Moreover…
"Little Bertie… that's not a good name…" Lin Ruo chewed on this seemingly innocuous name.
In the world of 'Lord of the Mysteries', names of high-sequence beings possess power.
For example, the true name of the Evernight Goddess inherently carries Concealment; without permission, you can't even speak the name, and if you do, it will be harmonized.
For example, Leodero, the true god of the Storm, whose name, when spoken in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, grants a free storm attack, the kind that even Amon has to avoid.
So, the names of the big shots absolutely cannot be casually uttered, let alone randomly chosen.
For example, in the original story, the witch who was renamed Trissy Cheek became the vessel for the descent of the Primordial Moon.
Although her ability to become a vessel might be related to some of her own special characteristics, renaming her was definitely a crucial part of it.
And knowing himself as he did, even if Lin Ruo was full of wicked humor, he wouldn't casually give his creation such a name.
The name Lin Bao, which Little Bertie mentioned, was more his style.
So, the reason why he gave Little Bertie such a name was worth investigating.
"Vessel…" Lin Ruo pondered, then suddenly sighed, "But he already has self-awareness…"
Lin Ruo understood himself; given his personality, even if he wanted to save Mr. Door, he wouldn't erase a person who already possessed self-awareness.
So, if he created a vessel to save Mr. Door, he would definitely not allow that vessel to develop self-awareness.
"Unless there was an accident…" Certain guesses were forming in Lin Ruo's mind.
"If Little Bertie really is a vessel I created to save Mr. Door, but accidentally gained self-awareness, then I would most likely think of another method, so I instinctively feel that the 'mission' is problematic…"
"But that doesn't make sense either.
Little Bertie would have to be crazy to take it upon himself to save Mr. Door after I gave up.
If a vessel really did that, it would most likely ruin itself; it's not like it's sick."
Lin Ruo felt that he couldn't understand, but he didn't directly rule out this possibility, after all, what if the other party was really crazy?
Moreover…
"Absolute loyalty, eternal loyalty."
Repeating these words softly, Lin Ruo's expression was strange, and what he thought of was the "person" who had spoken to him across time and space.
Who exactly are you loyal to…
Lin Ruo suddenly laughed.
He shook his head and continued to explore the house.
He had already obtained information from Little Bertie about the house, always believing that the young man from the Abraham family had tragically become a master key.
In addition, Lin Ruo still wanted to confirm it himself.
He also wanted to see if he could get the diary of that young man to further understand the current situation of the Abraham family.
As for other issues… let's talk about them later!
Lin Ruo, whose mindset was somewhere between optimistic and resigned, soon arrived at the basement of 32 Verdi Street, South Bridge District.
It had clearly been converted into an alchemy laboratory, and on the table in the center of the room was an open diary.
It had been a long time since anyone had taken care of it, and the diary was covered with a thin layer of dust.
Lin Ruo walked over and flipped the diary to the first page, immediately scanning the contents:
"The first day of running away from home, hahaha, I finally escaped my father's control.
This memorable day deserves to be recorded."
"I, Romier Abraham, will embark on the path to revitalize the family's glory today.
I will definitely become a high-sequence powerhouse in the future, welcome back the ancestors, and make Abraham one of the most powerful families in the world again, a being that other families can only look up to.
Instead of being like my foolish father, who gave up the glory of the ancestors and only wanted to live under the protection of the Angel of Judgment, even abandoning the pathway to ancestral glory."
"Speaking of which, I'm very angry.
I admit that the Angel of Judgment has indeed helped our Abraham family.
Without His protection, we might have all been wiped out in the great disaster more than a hundred years ago.
But I still can't understand what those in the family who want to give up welcoming back the ancestors, change their faith, and become followers of the Angel of Judgment are thinking."
"The ancestors are clearly the glory of the Abraham family, and only they can restore our former glory.
And the Angel of Judgment hasn't responded to us since that great disaster more than a hundred years ago.
He obviously doesn't want to protect us.
Are those in the family who want to betray the ancestors naive fools, hoping that a great being who obviously can't be bothered with us will help us revitalize the family!?"
Ah, this!
Lin Ruo blinked.
There was a lot of information in this diary.
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