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After getting the information he wanted from Bernadette Gustav, Lin Ruo chatted with Bernadette for a few more sentences, showing concern for her current life as an elder, and then chose to end this conversation.
However, both parties left contact information. Bernadette Gustav even stated that she would stay in Backlund for a period in the future. Besides matters related to the Loen Royal Family, if Lin Ruo needed her help in any other areas, he could contact her at any time.
Naturally, Lin Ruo expressed his gratitude for this and bid farewell to Bernadette Gustav.
Stepping out of the coffee shop, Lin Ruo glanced at the sky outside. It was already nearing dusk.
Clearly, they had chatted for an entire afternoon.
This was not surprising, as they had discussed many things, whether it was Roselle's various pieces of information or matters concerning Lin Ruo; none of them could be finished in a few words.
"If I had known we'd chat this late, I would have eaten first." Lin Ruo rubbed his stomach. He had only drunk tea all afternoon, not eating any solid food, and was now quite hungry.
Lin Ruo then looked at Medici next to him and casually asked, "Want to go grab a meal together?"
"No, what's the point of eating with a baby like you? Even drinking isn't fun." Medici glanced at him, choosing to refuse in a sarcastic tone.
"Besides, do you really think I'm as idle as you?"
"I'm not idle; I've been as busy as a dog lately." Lin Ruo rolled his eyes, not caring about Medici's words. He just thought of something and said, "Oh, right, Medici, you're still cooperating with those Numinous Episcopate guys recently, aren't you?"
"Something wrong?" As Medici said this, he pulled a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
"You should know about the Numinous Episcopate' Artificial Death plan." Lin Ruo said frankly. He never habitually concealed his intentions when facing Medici. "I need related intelligence."
"Again for one of your friends?" Medici took a puff from the cigarette in his hand, and then the white smoke made his features a bit hazy.
"Yes." Lin Ruo nodded, paused, and then said seriously, "If you have any intelligence you want to know, you can tell me, and I will help you as well."
"Tsk!" Medici clicked his tongue, then suddenly extinguished the cigarette in his hand, threw the butt on the ground, and casually ground it with his foot, saying, "I'll keep an eye out, no guarantees on how much I can get."
"As for the intelligence I want to know..." Medici paused for a second, perhaps thinking, then said:
"During this time, help me keep an eye on the actions of the Demoness Sect and the Augustus."
"Okay." Lin Ruo nodded. He knew why Medici wanted this information. After all, he had once told the other party that Augustus had a conqueror characteristic and seemed to be planning to trade it with the Demoness Sect.
"I'm leaving." Medici waved his hand, and his figure began to become transparent.
"See you next time then!" Lin Ruo watched him disappear, said with a smile, and then lazily stretched.
"So hungry!" Lin Ruo then rubbed his stomach again and decided to go to Klein's house for a meal, and casually check if he had planned his "card stealing" operation for the evening.
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Backlund, Cherwood Borough.
"I'm so full, it's all this restaurant's delicious desserts." Fors covered her mouth and burped, complaining but clearly not genuinely, rather savoring the deliciousness from just now.
"I feel like if I come here a few more times, I'll definitely get fat." Fors whispered, asking with a playful question.
"Believe me, if you keep refusing to go out and exercise, even if you don't come to this restaurant, you'll still gain weight." Xio also said playfully. After speaking, she hesitated and then added, "Fors, I'm serious, you really need to go out more. You've been staying at home for too long lately."
"That's because I have a lot of manuscripts to rush lately. I need to earn money to buy Beyonder ingredients for Sequence 8 advancement, and..." Fors retorted, then paused again, thinking of someone terrifying in her mind, and said, "And I don't want to be hounded by Rudy for manuscripts."
But you don't go out much even when you're not writing... Xio silently said in her heart, looking at her friend's anxious expression, she didn't say it out loud, only saying, "Actually, I don't think Rudy is that scary... Those words of his should just be to scare you, uh, probably."
"What if it's true?" Fors said with a bitter face, "And I can confirm that Rudy was serious when he said those words. If I don't finish the manuscript on time, he might really do those terrible things to me."
Like being locked in a small dark room, or falling from a great height...
Just thinking about those terrifying "punishments" made Fors feel scared.
She suddenly remembered something again and said, "Speaking of which, Rudy also said that I and a member of the Abraham Family would meet soon, and I don't know when that will be."
She didn't doubt Rudy's words. After all, as a high Sequence, and as Fool's favored, Rudy had no need to deceive a mere Sequence 9 like her.
Fors's only curiosity was probably when exactly Rudy's "soon" would be.
Xio's movements also paused when she heard this. She naturally knew about the task Fors had taken on, to contact a member of the Abraham Family, because Lin Ruo had indicated that Fors could freely choose whether or not to tell Xio, her good friend, about this matter, and Fors naturally chose to tell her.
After all, firstly, this was not something that needed to be hidden from Xio, and secondly, as a bounty hunter who frequently took on tasks and traveled around, Xio's experience in dealing with various people was definitely richer than Fors's. If anything happened when contacting a member of the Abraham Family in the future, Xio knowing about it would at least allow Fors to consult her.
And Xio was indeed a very good consultant. For example, at this moment, after hearing Fors's words, she thought for a moment and then said:
"Do you want to go to Mrs. Aulisa's house to check? If a member of the Abraham Family has already arrived in Backlund, there's no reason for them not to look for Mrs. Aulisa. This way, we might be able to determine whether the Abraham Family has come to Backlund by the traces near Mrs. Aulisa's house."
After a pause, Xio added, "Besides, aren't you full? It's not far from here to Mrs. Aulisa's house. Walking there would be perfect for digestion, just like a stroll."
"Okay." Fors did not object. Although she felt a little nervous about contacting a member of the Abraham Family, as the saying goes, 'sticking your head out is one cut, pulling it back is also one cut.' While Fors didn't know this idiom, she understood the principle. Her mindset at this time was actually closer to:
Since I've already agreed to Rudy to contact a member of the Abraham Family, then why not contact them sooner.
And after she agreed, the two ladies turned around and walked towards Mrs. Aulisa's house.
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