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Although Archbishop Bullock didn't know what His Excellence Angel of Judgement wanted to do with the prayer room, he clearly had no intention of delving into the matter. He quickly prepared the room Lin Ruo requested, then discreetly took his leave.
The past Lin Ruo smiled and watched Archbishop Bullock's back disappear at the end of the hallway, then closed the door and began to take things out of his spatial Beyonder item.
After taking out a pile of mystic Materials and a square black box, the past Lin Ruo began to arrange things around the black box. Soon, a magical ritual centered on the black box was completed.
Then, as Lin Ruo's spiritual power was injected, a howling wind swept through the room. After the wind died down, the square black box suddenly glowed with white light, which then condensed into a projection screen that looked like a virtual reality display.
On the screen, a blurry shadow, as if its special effects had been removed, gradually solidified, eventually clearly showing a person sitting amidst a pile of miscellaneous items.
It was probably a woman with dazzling golden hair and eyes that had an inhuman quality. Her lower face was covered by a mechanical mask, making her appearance unclear. She wore a long dress currently popular in Intis, without any jewelry, and was tapping something with her hands.
"You seem to be in a bad mood?" The past Lin Ruo asked, dragging a chair over to sit down, his tone carrying some concern.
"If it were you, seeing the apocalypse approaching, and you haven't even digested most of your Sequence 0 potion, your mood wouldn't be too good either."
The God of Craftsmen, who later became the God of Steam and Machinery, spoke. His voice was quite mechanical, but not unpleasant. His tone had little fluctuation when he spoke, but the movements of his hands stopped.
"What, do you regret jumping to the Craftsmen pathway?" The past Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow and asked.
"I won't regret it. If I hadn't jumped to the Craftsmen pathway back then, I might have already become part of the Hidden Sage," the Steam God continued, his tone still without much fluctuation.
That's right, jumping to the Craftsmen pathway.
The Steam God wasn't a Beyonder of the Craftsmen pathway from the very beginning. He initially followed the Mystery Pryer pathway, and progressed very smoothly along this pathway, rising all the way to Sequence 1 while eating hotpot and singing songs. Then the Steam God encountered his lifelong enemy, the personified uniqueness of the Mystery Pryer pathway, the Hidden Sage, and was unfortunately ambushed by him.
If Lin Ruo hadn't happened to pass by and helped him back then, the Steam God would have perished that year.
The rest was simple. The Steam God needed to avoid the Hidden Sage's persecution and didn't want to become the Hidden Sage's food, and Lin Ruo happened to need a Sequence 0 ally. So, the two, who had already interacted, quickly got together... bah, reached an agreement and secretly formed an alliance.
It can be said that at least seventy percent of the credit for this world's Steam God silently advancing to Sequence 0 at the end of the fourth epoch goes to Lin Ruo.
However, very few people knew about this, as there were only a handful of people who knew that Lin Ruo possessed the uniqueness of the Steam pathway, and those few who did know tacitly chose to keep it a secret.
So, on the surface, the God of Craftsmen was just a lucky fellow who became a god. Although his relationship with Lin Ruo was good, it was not at all prominent among Lin Ruo's many friends.
No one would have thought that these two, who appeared to be just ordinary friends, would have such a strong bond behind the scenes.
"I was going to say that if you regretted it, you should return the Craftsmen uniqueness to me. Without that thing, it's inconvenient for me to make things now," the past Lin Ruo said teasingly, then paused, and finally couldn't help but say, "By the way, can you really not change your tone? Or at least have some fluctuation? Talking to me like this makes me feel like I'm chatting with an artificial intelligence."
The Steam God had clearly heard Lin Ruo complain like this many times before and had no intention of responding. He just asked, "Did you need me for something this time?"
"There are two main things," the past Lin Ruo clearly didn't care about the Steam God's reaction. However, as if he thought of something, his smile faded a bit, and he said somewhat dejectedly, "One is that I hope you can help me check on little Bethel to see what's wrong with him. He's been driving me crazy this past month."
"I don't think I can check. Compared to the last time I checked, I haven't digested much of my potion. Perhaps one day when I have completely digested the Perfectionist potion, I will be able to discover his problem," the Steam God shook his head, his tone still without fluctuation.
Gods are not omnipotent. Although the authority he wields is professionally relevant, on the one hand, little Bethel himself was a creation Lin Ruo completed with his power, which was an over-the-top project. On the other hand, he hadn't finished digesting the Perfectionist potion, so he couldn't perfectly exert the power of a Sequence 0. Currently, he was only about as strong as a King of Angels, and truly powerless regarding little Bethel's situation.
"Alright, fine," the past Lin Ruo pouted. He was clearly a little disappointed by this answer but not surprised. Soon, his mood seemed to adjust, and he then showed an excited smile, saying, "The other thing I want to tell you is good news!"
"Are you getting married? Who is it? The Evernight Goddess or the Earth Mother?"
The Steam God's tone remained the same, sounding as if he was seriously asking, but with Lin Ruo's understanding of him, how could he not hear that this was a joke? He immediately shook his head and said exasperatedly, "Spreading rumors about me and them in front of me, be careful or I'll punch you."
"And breaking up couples is immoral."
The Steam God immediately looked at Lin Ruo with an expression that seemed to say, "Aren't you spreading rumors? Do you believe I'll tell them later?"
And Lin Ruo returned a brilliant smile that would make anyone familiar with him feel a chill down their spine.
The Steam God immediately withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened, and awkwardly changed the subject, "What good news?"
"Do you know a person named Roselle?" The past Lin Ruo asked with a smile.
"Yes, the Church reported this person," the Steam God nodded honestly.
The current Steam God indeed knew who Roselle was, after all, although the Great Emperor's Sequence was still low, he already had the title of Son of Steam and had been reported to his deity by the Church. However, knowing is knowing, but for now, the things Roselle had created were clearly not enough to warrant much attention from the Steam God, at most an occasional glance.
After all, over the years there had been too many promising Beyonders. Unless they truly created something significant or advanced to a high Sequence, the Steam God simply didn't have the energy to pay too much attention.
"It's good that you know, it saves me from having to introduce him further," the past Lin Ruo seemed completely unsurprised, saying with a smile, "I saw some fragments about his future. This child might be key to your future potion digestion."
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