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"Ah?" Little Sun Derrick was utterly bewildered, clearly stunned by Lin Ruo's words.
What did he mean by if he believed it, he wouldn't be the City of Silver Chief, but would choose to believe it because he was the City of Silver Chief?
Having not experienced much yet and not yet having been corrupted by the old schemers in the Tarot Club, Little Sun Derrick clearly couldn't understand the hidden logic.
In fact, he wasn't the only one confused; Magician Fors and Star Leonard were equally bewildered.
Justice Audrey and The Hanged Man Alger, who were always the Tarot Club's intelligence backbone, wore thoughtful expressions, clearly having some ideas about it in their minds.
As for our The Fool, he naturally maintained his usual calm smile, but in his heart, he also had some guesses, just like Justice and The Hanged Man.
"Mr. Sun, first, let's clarify one point: City of Silver has been in darkness for over two thousand years, and has never received a response from a normal deity, right?" Lin Ruo naturally saw the confusion of the two celestial idiots and Salted Fish. He wasn't surprised by this and spoke unhurriedly.
"Of course, Mr. Fool needs to be excluded here, as the other people in City of Silver don't know about your connection with Mr. Fool."
"Yes, apart from Mr. Fool, City of Silver has never received a response from a normal deity since it fell into darkness. Even if someone was previously misled by evil existences into praying or sacrificing, there were basically no good outcomes; they either turned into monsters on the spot or met an even more tragic end." Although he still didn't understand Lin Ruo's meaning, Little Sun honestly replied upon hearing this.
Over the years, there had certainly been people in City of Silver who were misled by evil gods and demons, but without exception, these people met tragic ends—this was also hinted at in the original work, for example, when City of Silver Chief prayed to The Fool for the first time and received a normal response, there was mention of this aspect.
I think I understand what Mr. Chariot wants to do… Although Little Sun hadn't reacted, Justice Audrey, who had been thoughtful, clearly had further conjectures.
The Hanged Man Alger had the same reaction as her.
"And besides not receiving a response from a deity, City of Silver also hasn't found any clues related to a path to the outside world, right?" Lin Ruo patiently continued to guide him.
In the original work, City of Silver first learned of the outside world when they encountered the little boy named Jack during their exploration of the True Creator's temple, only then did they get clues about this. In fact, even then, they didn't truly know of the outside world's existence.
It could be said that City of Silver at this moment was completely an isolated island in the darkness.
"Yes…" Little Sun Derrick nodded, "We have never found a path to the outside world."
"So do you understand, Mr. Sun? City of Silver has long been an isolated island in the darkness. To be practical, no one knows when this isolated island will encounter danger, when it will face destruction, or when it will see light again. The people of City of Silver cannot see where hope lies, and neither can your Chief."
Lin Ruo looked at Little Sun Derrick and said:
"But when you appear before the Chief with that mystical item, you are that hope, at least one of the hopes."
"Your Chief will, of course, see that you have problems, and he won't put all his eggs in your basket, but for the sake of City of Silver, at least until you clearly show your danger, he will not extinguish this hope of yours."
"So that's how it is… It's actually like this… I understand…" Little Sun Derrick suddenly understood. He wasn't stupid, just lacked experience. Now that Lin Ruo had explained it so thoroughly, how could he not understand?
Magician Fors and Star Leonard naturally showed the same expression as Little Sun.
Justice Audrey, while enlightened, seemed to have thought of something and spoke with a slight worry: "But this way, Mr. Sun will inevitably receive special attention from that Chief, and even be monitored…"
"Yes, that's inevitable." Lin Ruo didn't deny it and nodded directly. He looked at Little Sun Derrick and said: "The advantage of doing this is that Mr. Sun becomes the object of the Chief's gamble, and in the future, he will receive more resource allocation, and even be regarded by the Chief as a bridge for City of Silver to communicate with a suspected Angel of Judgment."
"The downside is that you may no longer be trusted, will be suspected, and monitored. Once that Chief determines you are too dangerous, you might even be killed."
"So what is your choice, Sun? If you are unwilling, I can also find a way to help you avoid this mission."
Everyone fell silent at this moment. Even Star Leonard, who hadn't fully grasped the situation, felt the tension at this moment, realizing that this might be a crucial moment.
For Mr. Sun and for City of Silver, it was the same.
Little Sun Derrick didn't remain silent for long. After about one or two seconds, he suddenly reached out and scratched his head, seeming a little nervous yet also having made some kind of decision.
"City of Silver needs hope, and if I become that hope, I can save City of Silver better, right!"
Little Sun Derrick wasn't stupid; he had certainly understood that Mr. Chariot, or rather, the Angel of Judgment behind Mr. Chariot, seemed to want to do something to City of Silver through him.
Little Sun didn't know what they ultimately wanted to do, but he trusted Mr. Chariot, and he also believed that a Angel of Judgment who hoped they could eat their fill wouldn't be a bad person.
And since that was the case, why wouldn't he become that hope!
"Have you really decided? It might be more dangerous than you imagine." Lin Ruo looked at him and asked again.
"I want to become the Sun of City of Silver."
Little Sun Derrick said firmly, something seemed to be shining in his eyes.
"I want to… save everyone!"
This wasn't the first time Little Sun had said this at the Tarot Club, but each time it was more resolute than the last.
"You truly are a very good child." Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Then it's decided."
"However, pay attention to one thing: regarding your abnormality, you can actively let your Chief know, but try to keep it secret in front of others."
"Of course, that Chief will probably help you keep it a secret too."
"I understand, thank you, Mr. Chariot." Little Sun Derrick thanked him sincerely.
"You're welcome…" Lin Ruo smiled, then suddenly thought of something and asked: "By the way, Mr. Sun, you've already tasted those mushrooms I sent you before, right? How do they taste?"
The mushrooms were, of course, sent to everyone after seeing Frank the week before last, but because Lin Ruo had just gone through a terrifying mushroom incident and was extremely resistant to such things, he didn't actively ask about it last week. Now that his PTSD wasn't so severe, he naturally remembered to ask.
Upon hearing this, the other members of the Tarot Club, except for Fool Klein and Star Leonard who knew nothing, almost simultaneously showed subtle expressions. Only Little Sun Derrick seemed to recall something delicious, showing a reminiscent expression and praising:
"Those mushrooms are amazing, I've never eaten anything so delicious."
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