join the Church of MissRaven and become a Sequence 9: Reader p atreon.com/KeyofStars for more chapters
"What exactly is it?"
Facing Bernadette Gustav's confusion, Lin Ruo didn't rush to answer. He first took a sip of red tea before slowly saying:
"Little Bernadette, let's first confirm one thing: Roselle is not truly dead. Based on the reliable information I've obtained, Roselle is very likely existing in a peculiar state within a certain mausoleum he built after he became a Black Emperor."
"Mausoleum…" Bernadette Gustav seemed to realize something, then thought of something else. "Right, Father does have a mausoleum whose location is still unknown, so it hasn't been destroyed."
"That's right, and I am very certain that I have made some arrangements for the corruption Roselle encountered. These arrangements will help Roselle get rid of the corruption and return," Lin Ruo said, not directly mentioning the historical projection world but merely glossing over it.
After all, Bernadette wasn't Klein. Even if he had some instinctive trust and fondness for her, Lin Ruo would still keep some things to himself.
"Really?" Bernadette Gustav's eyes lit up almost instantly. Although she tried her best to suppress it, her emotions were still hard to conceal.
"Of course, I don't need to lie to you about something like this; it's a lie that's easily exposed," Lin Ruo said with a smile. "Actually, one of my creations is currently accompanying Roselle in the mausoleum."
"Creation?" Bernadette Gustav was stunned. She seemed to have thought of something and said with a slight hesitation, "Could it be… Lin Bao?"
To use the word "accompany," it must be an active creation, and in Bernadette Gustav's memory, the only active creation among Lin Ruo's creations seemed to be Lin Bao.
Hmm!
Bernadette knows too?
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, not hiding his curiosity: "You know too?"
"I once heard Father mention it," Bernadette Gustav did not hide it and explained, "It's probably because you, Godfather, never created active mystical items before, so after Father helped you create the active Lin Bao that time, he mentioned it to me."
Oh, Roselle actually helped me create it?
Lin Ruo blinked, almost laughing out loud on the spot.
Especially forgetting what little Bertie said, that Lin Bao was a Expediting robot.
Roselle personally helped him complete the Lin Bao that would urge him to submit drafts, hahaha!
Lin Ruo, who was trying hard to suppress his laughter, lowered his head and took a sip of red tea. After adjusting his mood, he said, "Little Bernadette, you should understand the characteristics of the Black Emperor, right?"
"Yes, I specifically investigated this aspect before," Bernadette Gustav nodded. She had specifically learned about the characteristics of the Black Emperor after her father became a Black Emperor.
"Since you understand, then you should know that given your father's current situation, he could indeed return without a new Black Emperor being born. But once a new Black Emperor is born, even with my preparations, I cannot guarantee that he won't completely perish due to the appearance of a new Black Emperor."
Lin Ruo said seriously, "And what I'm going to tell you is related to the new Black Emperor."
Bernadette Gustav's heart tightened, and she asked, "Who is it?"
She knew that since Lin Ruo said so, it meant that someone was already planning to become the new Black Emperor, and the possibility of success was not small.
"The Loen Royal Family, the Augustus Family."
Lin Ruo did not beat around the bush and briefly explained the Augustus Family's plan, finally saying:
"Little Bernadette, this is what I know. The Augustus want a new Black Emperor to be born. For this, they abduct people and collude with secret organizations, including the Demoness Sect, to provide convenience for them, completely disregarding the lives of ordinary people."
"If their actions are allowed to continue, once George III becomes the new Black Emperor, it will not only bring disaster to the common people of the entire continent, but your father will also likely have no chance of returning."
"…" Bernadette Gustav did not speak, but the hand resting on the table had already clenched into a fist. As Roselle's daughter, she had been nurtured by her father and Lin Ruo since childhood to respect life. In terms of alignment, even if she wasn't Lawful Good, she was at least Neutral Good. From any perspective, Bernadette Gustav absolutely could not tolerate the actions of the Augustus.
She bit her lower lip, and after several seconds, she looked up at Lin Ruo and said, "Is there anything I can do?"
"You're too tense, little Bernadette, don't worry, I'm here!" Lin Ruo did not answer Bernadette Gustav's question, but merely comforted her:
"I won't allow a new Black Emperor to appear. After all, I am Roselle's friend, and I cannot watch Roselle's last chance of survival be cut off. Moreover, the Augustus have already gone down the wrong path, and I will not let them continue to make mistakes."
After speaking, seeing that Bernadette Gustav seemed to relax a little because of his words, Lin Ruo continued:
"As for you, little Bernadette, what you need to do next is very simple: stop a major disaster at the right time, and then advance to Sequence 2. Only then can you play a greater role in the final battle to stop George III from becoming a god."
"But when is the right time…?" Bernadette Gustav was a little confused and a little expectant.
Just now, Lin Ruo only told him that the Augustus wanted a new Black Emperor to be born, and even abducted people and colluded with secret organizations similar to the Demoness Sect to help them, but he didn't mention the Great Smog incident that might happen in Loen next. Bernadette was naturally confused about what the right time was.
"As far as I know, within the next few months, the Augustus are very likely to collude with the Demoness Sect to plot a major conspiracy against Backlund. I'm not sure exactly what they will do, but I'm certain that once the conspiracy succeeds, they will inevitably cause tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even more deaths. The Demoness Sect might use this incident to summon the Primordial Demoness, and the Augustus…"
Lin Ruo paused, his gaze cold, "They want to use this to cover up the disappearance of people and their own plot for the Black Emperor."
"So that's how it is…" Bernadette Gustav murmured, subconsciously saying, "So the disaster I foresaw was this…"
The reason Bernadette Gustav came to Backlund at this time was not just to visit Roselle's memorial hall. It was because she had a premonition of a major disaster in Backlund, so she came to see if she could stop it and, while saving people, complete the advancement ritual that had been stuck for her.
But a premonition is just a premonition. Although Bernadette Gustav knew that a disaster would happen in Backlund, she really didn't know what kind of disaster it was before Lin Ruo told her.
join the Church of MissRaven and become a Sequence 9: Reader p atreon.com/KeyofStars for more chapters