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"Speaking of which, regarding that matter, is Pallez ready?"
The matter referred to here was, naturally, the retrieval of people from the book "Groselle's Travels."
Upon hearing Lin Ruo's question, the living room instantly fell silent. Klein, who generally knew the situation due to Lin Ruo's prior explanation, also looked at Leonard with curiosity.
The latter, as the center of attention, tilted his head slightly, clearly listening to something. After a few seconds, he said, "Your Excellency Lin Ruo, the old man says he is basically ready, but before rescuing them, he still needs some help from you."
"Tell me," Lin Ruo said seriously, setting down his teacup.
Although Lin Ruo had a strong mischievous streak, when it came to rescuing people, he was never ambiguous.
Even though Lin Ruo's initial desire to save the people in "Groselle's Travels" was mostly to inquire about information related to his own memory, in addition to making up for regrets and showing goodwill to Pallez Zoroast, now that he had met many people and recovered some memories, he theoretically no longer needed to inquire about information from those people. However, this still did not affect Lin Ruo's desire to save them.
"The old man says he still needs a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact from the Moon or Mother pathways that can heal others and modify bodies. And he needs Your Excellency to prepare substitutes for those trapped in the book in advance." Leonard relayed honestly, though he frowned slightly when he spoke the last part.
After all, the phrase "substitutes" sounded rather sinister, making Leonard think of some evil deeds.
"I understand. I will prepare them." Lin Ruo had no objections to this. He just happened to have the life scepter borrowed from the Earth Mother, which he might as well use. As for the substitutes—while Lin Ruo was always lenient towards the innocent, he never showed any mercy to those scumbags who were utterly evil and unforgivable.
In his opinion, using the lives of those scumbags to save the lives of better people was the best possible outcome.
However, the old man's request... is he planning to play the fate-swapping game?
Lin Ruo, who had some understanding of the Marauder pathway's Angel-level abilities from the original plot, almost instinctively began to speculate.
But while speculating, Lin Ruo naturally also noticed Leonard's discomfort and immediately comforted him with a smile, "Leonard, if you encounter a cultist who has killed countless people during a mission, would you kill him?"
Leonard immediately nodded. As an official Nighthawk, a Red Glove, Leonard had no ill will towards ordinary wild Beyonder, but he truly had no good feelings for evil cultists.
"The people I choose as substitutes are precisely the kind of people you would choose to kill. They are already destined to die, and their continued existence would only cause more harm to others. So why don't we let their deaths become something more meaningful?" Lin Ruo said with a smile.
Leonard was stunned, probably convinced. "It seems that is indeed the case..."
Lin Ruo continued to drink tea, glancing at Klein beside him from the corner of his eye.
Klein clearly accepted this explanation as well.
This was not surprising, as Klein himself would transform into Gehrman to punish those fortunate pirates. Although he was kind, he would never extend his kindness to those who deserved to die and did not warrant sympathy.
"Then let's set a date. After I've prepared everything, how about we set the time for entering the book to rescue them after Klein advances to Sequence 6?" Lin Ruo said with a smile. There was a reason for him setting this particular time.
Firstly, Klein was indeed close to advancing; it was basically a matter of this month. They were not in a hurry to enter the book and rescue people in these few days.
Secondly, this was also a form of training for Klein. At the same time, after Klein's advancement, Lin Ruo's own abilities could also be further improved, which could more effectively prevent accidents when entering the book later.
Lin Ruo wasn't worried about the Frost Dragon as the villain, but mainly concerned about whether the book "Groselle's Travels" itself might undergo an anomaly.
"The old man says he has no problem... Hey, wait, advancing to Sequence 6?" Leonard first acted as an obedient mouthpiece, then finally realized something, looking at Klein in disbelief, his eyes wide. "Klein, when did you advance to Sequence 7? No, have you even digested the Sequence 7 potion?"
"No, but it's certainly close." Klein showed a modest smile, though even if he didn't intend to humblebrag, the smile at this moment seemed very much like it.
"My Goddess!" Leonard was clearly startled, saying with a gasp, "I remember you haven't even been a Beyonder for four months, have you? The entire Church probably can't find anyone who advanced faster than you."
He didn't have any feelings of jealousy, just pure surprise.
Klein smiled even more modestly. Although there was a tiny bit of pride, he wasn't carried away by the words at all.
Because Klein knew very well what he would face in the future, and what his teacher would face.
Sequence 7? Sequence 6?
This level, among ordinary Beyonder, or in the lower ranks of the Church, was indeed impressive, but in front of their enemies, it wasn't even cannon fodder.
Klein, who was very aware of these things and therefore under a lot of pressure, only hoped that he could advance faster and gain the power to protect himself and important people sooner.
"After all, Klein is my student. Excellence is inevitable." Lin Ruo's lips curved, showing no intention of modesty.
He was always like this. If it was something related to himself, he might be modest for a couple of sentences, but when it came to his students, the kids he acknowledged, Lin Ruo was always openly proud.
However, while being proud, Lin Ruo did not forget to pat Leonard's shoulder, encouraging him, "But Leonard, you don't need to be too disheartened. You also have a cheat code. Work hard, and your future is equally promising."
He still hoped Leonard would step up, and of course, he would offer encouragement.
It's just a pity that the Evernight pathway seems to have no Angel slots left. Hmm, but the Death path does. Perhaps Leonard could become an Angel of the Death pathway in the future?
Lin Ruo felt that such a future was worth anticipating. If the conditions were right, he wouldn't mind giving a push in the future.
Having one more Angel friend, whether for him or for Klein, was a good thing.
Leonard's character was also not the kind of person who would be ungrateful.
Huh? Wait..." Lin Ruo's expression became a bit strange, because he felt that the way he was thinking about this operation seemed very familiar.
He seemed to have really done this before, and more than once.
"No wonder I have friends all over the world... Besides exchanging benefits, I'm afraid a part of them were personally pushed by me. Is this the benefit of a long life?"
Lin Ruo sighed inwardly. Since the main business was concluded, he simply continued to chat with Leonard and Klein for a while before bidding farewell.
After sending Klein back to the Sherlock Detective Agency, Lin Ruo did not return to his own residence but used Travel to arrive at a desolate area he had previously scouted.
There was clearly no human habitation here, and the nearest city was several kilometers away.
Lin Ruo looked around, confirmed there was no one else, and then began to prepare to summon Medici.
—He would reset his account here.
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