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"If the Lord hadn't told me to show mercy back then, I would have directly kept him."
Hearing Medici's words, Lin Ruo blinked, but he wasn't too surprised.
After all, Lin Ruo had long suspected that the Ancient Sun God had shown mercy to races transformed from humans, such as elves and vampires, back then. Now, his suspicion was simply confirmed.
—Just think about it: if the Sun God hadn't shown mercy to these races back then, but instead chosen to exterminate them, how would existences like Lilith and the God of War have been willing to become His allies?
Although he still couldn't be sure when Lilith had swapped out the Giant Queen...
Lin Ruo, whose thoughts had strayed, pondered this question for a second before casting it aside and glancing at Siatas.
The latter's attention was clearly entirely on the Book of Calamity at this moment, completely oblivious to what they were saying. Then, Lin Ruo saw Siatas hesitate, first taking out some Materials from her pocket to cautiously set up protective measures for herself, then reaching out to pick up the Book of Calamity.
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, not stopping her.
Siatas, unlike Leticia, was a mature Sequence 5 and could handle things independently anywhere. Lin Ruo believed she wouldn't joke about her own safety.
The moment Siatas picked up the Book of Calamity, Lin Ruo, Medici, and Klein all felt the Elf Ruins beneath their feet "tremble." This wasn't a physical tremor, but something happening in the Spirit World.
"Oh, wow!" Lin Ruo, who understood the plot, immediately realized what was happening. He silently mourned for Kalvetua, that giant sea snake, for a few seconds, then, while Siatas was closely studying the Book of Calamity, he began to study the connection between this ruin and the Spirit World, as well as its connection to another Elf Ruins, even pulling Klein along.
By the time Lin Ruo had studied enough, even figuring out a positioning ritual, Siatas, who had been studying for a while, finally confirmed something and murmured:
"It really is the Queen... Queen, you're really still alive, that's wonderful, truly wonderful."
Although her voice was low, her tone was very excited, and her hand gripping the book pages was unconsciously clenched tightly at this moment, clearly indicating her turbulent emotions.
Lin Ruo didn't disturb her at this time. He waited patiently for Siatas to calm down before speaking: "Did you contact your Queen?"
"No." Siatas, having composed herself, shook her head and said frankly: "I just confirmed that this book is indeed directly connected to the Queen, but I can't contact the Queen through it, and neither should you. However, the Queen should be able to actively contact us through it..."
Pausing, Siatas seemed to hesitate, and finally said: "I want to take the Book of Calamity. What do I need to pay?"
Although the Book of Calamity originally belonged to the Calamity Queen, Siatas was only impulsive, not an idiot. Of course, she didn't think the Angel of Judgment in front of her would simply give up this item just because it belonged to the Queen.
Even if helping her find the Queen was part of their transaction, the transaction content was only that the Angel of Judgment would help her find clues about the Queen. The other party bringing her to this place had already completed the transaction, and there was no need to give her items related to the Queen.
Lin Ruo's gaze immediately fell on the book in Siatas's hand. To be honest, he had some interest in the Book of Calamity, but not much.
The Book of Calamity was clearly related to the Calamity Queen's backup plan. Carrying it around might be a ticking time bomb. As for using it to locate the Calamity Queen?
If that were possible, the Church of the Lord of Storms would have already raided the Calamity Queen's lair after obtaining the Book of Calamity in the original novel.
Lin Ruo's original intention was just to make contact with these items, establish some connection with them, and see if the Calamity Queen was interested in meeting them.
But having little interest didn't mean Lin Ruo would simply give this item to Siatas, as they weren't that close yet.
So, after thinking for a moment, Lin Ruo said: "Do you have the Storm Pathway Sequence 4 formula?"
"Yes." Siatas nodded. As a maid who once served the Calamity Queen, she naturally had the Sequence 4 potion formula, but she hadn't been able to advance while trapped in the book world due to a lack of corresponding Beyonder ingredients. Now, she had lost the qualification to advance, so knowing the formula was useless.
"Then let's exchange it for that, and add one more condition: when I need it, I can borrow this book at any time." Lin Ruo didn't intend to ask for too much and said directly.
He believed that for Siatas, these were very simple conditions.
And the Storm Pathway Sequence 4 formula was, of course, to be used as a carrot to lure The Hanged Man. Although he might get the Tyrant card after going to the Island of Fantasy later, the relationship between him and Adam was currently complicated, and Lin Ruo couldn't guarantee that Adam would still give this card to Klein later, so he might as well ask Siatas for the Sequence 4 formula now, just in case.
Anyway, there was no loss for him.
"Okay." Siatas visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you."
"It's just a fair trade, no need to say thank you." Lin Ruo smiled, not rushing Siatas to give him the formula now, but simply reminded her: "Although you might not like to hear it, I still need to remind you to pay more attention to this book usually... Never trust the benevolence of deities."
Siatas's expression froze. She instinctively showed an angry expression at first, but then remembered something, and the anger faded. Siatas pursed her lips, her expression a little lost, then gradually became firm.
Lin Ruo could tell she was probably having some internal struggle. A moment later, he heard Siatas say:
"I will always be willing to sacrifice myself for the Queen..."
Her voice was firm, and her expression had completely shed its confusion.
Oh, this.
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, saying nothing more. After all, Siatas was an adult, the two-thousand-year-old kind. He had no right to interfere with decisions she made of her own free will.
Lin Ruo simply decided in his heart to remind Mobet later, then turned and said: "Prepare yourselves, we're going to the next ruin."
"Is it that so-called Sea God's ruin?" Siatas immediately perked up and asked.
"Mm." Lin Ruo nodded, then called Klein over to begin setting up the positioning ritual.
This was not a very difficult ritual, because the Elf Ruins they were currently in and the ruin where Sea God Kalvetua was located were truly deeply connected.
However, even if a normal person obtained the ruin coordinates, it would probably be difficult to find that place. Firstly, Sea God Kalvetua was still alive, and secondly, not everyone could go to the Spirit World. And if they didn't reach the ruin where Sea God Kalvetua was located through the Spirit World, reaching Kalvetua's ruin directly from reality would undoubtedly require more effort.
That's why it made sense that in the original novel, after the Storm Old Pigeons battled Sea God Kalvetua from a distance, Klein got there first and took the spoils.
Who told the Storm Old Pigeons that they were truly not very good at traversing the Spirit World.
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