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"There's actually an Avatar of Amon next to the Sun? That's too dangerous…" Moon Emlyn White also sighed inwardly, but since this matter had nothing to do with him or the Sanguine, Emlyn White didn't think deeply about it.
As the party involved, Little Sun Derrick, while breaking out in a cold sweat because "Amon was actually next to me," also subconsciously began to ponder the intricacies of the situation.
But he wasn't a master of overthinking like The Hanged Man or Justice. Even though he wasn't inherently foolish, he was somewhat stumped in such a confusing situation with severe information gaps, and his overthinking wasn't very smooth.
Finally, Little Sun Derrick just carefully looked at Mr. Fool in the main seat, then his gaze fell on Lin Ruo, and he had a plan in his heart.
He didn't understand so many grand principles, nor did he understand the exact nature of the game between Mr. Fool and Angels like Amon, but he remembered that Mr. Chariot had warned him many times to be careful of Amon. And the Dark Angel, who was on good terms with the Angel of Judgment behind Mr. Chariot, had taken the dangerous existence of Angel of Time Amon away from City of Silver.
At the same time, Mr. Fool only said not to bother with him, so that Angel of Time should not be Mr. Fool's ally, and might even be an enemy... Little Sun Derrick had made up his mind.
Lin Ruo, who calmly observed everyone's reactions, could easily see through their thoughts. Having anticipated this, he subtly curved his lips.
He had indeed been intentionally setting the stage for Klein just now, not only to watch this grand show of overthinking but also to deepen the Tarot Club members' impression of Amon and make them more aware.
Lin Ruo understood every member of the Tarot Club, so he basically anticipated their reactions. People like Justice and Little Sun, due to his usual reminders and their trust in Mr. Fool's benevolence, would fundamentally not consider Amon an ally in such circumstances.
As for The Hanged Man, it was not surprising that he would guess Amon was an ally, but he was also the one who best understood the saying, "Trust the power of the gods, but do not trust their benevolence." So no matter how he guessed the relationship between Amon and The Fool, it would not affect his wariness of Amon.
Among the others, the attitudes of Moon Emlyn White and Magician Fors, two typical gossip-loving shut-ins, weren't important. What was important was that Lin Ruo was actually using this incident to give a reminder to Star Leonard's Old Man:
Amon has set his sights on those connected to Sefirah Castle, so old man, you'd better take it easy!
It was also meant to put a little pressure on Leonard, lest he remain lazy and unmotivated all the time.
As for whether these two would overreact because of this, Lin Ruo wasn't sure. Anyway, it was just something he did on a whim.
Moreover, this way my "chariot's diary" can add new Materials, truly double the joy… Lin Ruo drafted a new chapter of "chariot's diary" in his mind. Seeing the Tarot Club fall silent for a moment, with no one speaking, he proactively looked at The Hanged Man Alger and said:
"I have a Storm Pathway Sequence 4 potion formula and the corresponding main ingredients here. Do you need them?"
—As for the intelligence exchange between Lin Ruo and Little Sun, a tacit understanding had already been reached. If there was no intelligence concerning the King of Angels, and if it was just ancient god legends and historical travelogues as usual, there was no need to repeat it at the Tarot Club. They just needed to offer the copied information to Mr. Fool after the Tarot Club ended.
What?
Just moments ago, The Hanged Man Alger, who had been brainstorming and marveling at Mr. Fool's terrifying power, wishing he could lower his head to touch the bronze long table, instantly looked up at Lin Ruo with a bewildered expression.
The Hanged Man Alger had never expected that Lin Ruo, after just dropping a bombshell, could immediately follow it with an even bigger one—at least for him. While Mr. Fool's layout and schemes made him increasingly uneasy the more he thought about them, they were ultimately irrelevant to him in the short term. However, the Storm Pathway Sequence 4 formula and its characteristic were precisely what The Hanged Man Alger dreamed of.
But where did Chariot get these things? The formula was one thing, but where did he get the characteristic?
The Hanged Man Alger almost immediately began to recall the Sequence 4 high-ranking members within the Church, and after confirming that every single one of them was still alive, he locked onto another possibility—Sea God Kalvetua.
So the abnormality of the Sea God Sect really has something to do with Chariot, but why would he sell this characteristic to me? Is this his own intention, or… The Hanged Man Alger thought this while looking at Lin Ruo. Even as composed as he was, his voice couldn't help but carry a slight tremor from excitement at this moment:
"What do I need to pay?"
The Hanged Man Alger couldn't help but be excited. Becoming a demigod had always been his ultimate goal, and now the opportunity to achieve his life's goal was right before his eyes. Who could remain calm?
Seeing The Hanged Man's rare loss of composure, Lin Ruo couldn't help but smile, then put on a serious expression and said:
"Three things."
"What?" The Hanged Man Alger was stunned for a moment, not immediately understanding Lin Ruo's meaning.
"If you accept this formula and characteristic, then after you advance to a high Sequence in the future, you will need to do three things for me, even if it endangers your life."
Lin Ruo explained unhurriedly. It wasn't that he didn't need anything, but the things he needed were basically beyond The Hanged Man Alger's ability to provide, so he simply proposed such a condition.
In any case, Alger was his predetermined Church of the Fool bishop, and Lin Ruo naturally didn't mind cultivating him. However, he wouldn't let Alger get a free ride either. Since he mentioned three things, he would definitely make this characteristic worth its value through these three things in the future.
As for where the Sequence 4 characteristic he mentioned came from, it certainly didn't refer to the very problematic characteristic in Siatas's hands, but rather the characteristic that would be separated from the sea god scepter in the future.
The characteristics of the Mystical World generally have downward compatibility in extraordinary abilities. For example, if someone jumps from Sequence 4 to an adjacent Pathway, even if the potion he takes does not contain the characteristics from Sequence 9 to Sequence 5 of that Pathway, he will still have most, if not all, of the abilities he should have after jumping Pathways.
The sea god scepter, as a Sealed Artifact that simultaneously possesses characteristics from Sequence 9 to Sequence 3, if the Sequence 4 characteristic is separated individually, it will have some, but not a significant, impact on the sea god scepter's abilities. It might even have no impact, as the most important thing is the Sequence 3 characteristic. A Sealed Artifact like this inherently cannot fully embody all the abilities of its corresponding Pathway.
Lin Ruo had also discussed this with Klein, and the latter did not object.
Lin Ruo paused, looking at The Hanged Man Alger's surprised and conflicted expression, and continued, "You don't need to answer immediately. You can think it over carefully, after all, you are still far from Sequence 4, and I don't mind keeping it for you for a while."
Hearing this, The Hanged Man Alger took a deep breath and suddenly said, "I agree."
He had many concerns in his heart, worrying that Chariot might make excessive demands in the future, and also suspecting that Mr. Fool was making him choose between himself and the Church of the Lord of Storms... But no matter how much he thought, at this moment, The Hanged Man Alger's answer was still incredibly firm.
Because he knew that if he missed this opportunity, there might not be another.
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