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"He will change this world and usher in the age of machinery," the past Lin Ruo continued.
His words were not a lie.
He had indeed seen a glimpse of Roselle's future, though it was only a fragment. It was a capability that should have been suppressed but became increasingly uncontrollable as his humanity wavered, leading to some very fragmented images that leaked out because it wasn't perfectly suppressed. Yet, it was enough for Lin Ruo to confirm that this guy was capable of great things and would very likely initiate the Industrial Revolution in the future, helping the God of Craftsmen completely digest the Perfectionist potion.
Furthermore, after a month of interaction, Lin Ruo had roughly figured out Roselle's personality. He determined that while the guy was a bit chuunibyo and hadn't fully adjusted his mindset as a 'Transmigrator,' his character was decent. So, he simply decided to recommend Roselle to the God of Craftsmen.
After all, it was a win-win situation—the God of Craftsmen needed to digest the potion, and Roselle was not one to be idle, already itching to do something big. Lin Ruo naturally didn't mind giving him a push.
As for Roselle's own opinion? That wasn't important.
"Alas, how can there be such a good person like me in this world? He even wants to report me, yet I'm still helping him so much…" The past Lin Ruo sighed in his heart, feeling moved by himself, and didn't forget to add, "However, although that guy is very capable, he's a bit lazy. You'd best have someone supervise him a bit…"
"Of course, if you don't mind, I can do it. You know, I'm professional in this area," Lin Ruo said this without the slightest bit of guilt, as if he was just casually mentioning it, wanting to help a friend out a little.
"Did he offend you?"
But the Steam God clearly understood Lin Ruo's true nature. After a second of silence, he asked.
"How could that be? Am I the kind of person who holds grudges? How could I be angry with him just because he wants to report me!" The past Lin Ruo immediately said with a smile, not intending to hide anything at all.
Steam God: …
Ah, this!
Almost instinctively, the Steam God silently mourned for a second for the little guy named Roselle, then continued with an unchanging expression and an unfluctuating tone:
"Then I'll leave it to you." He completely ignored what had just been said.
"I will also inform the Church to increase the resources allocated to him," the Steam God continued, pausing for a moment, and finally, out of conscience, added, "Be careful with the boundaries."
"Don't worry, even if it's for the sake of whether you can digest the potion, I won't do anything to him. What's more, I'm still counting on him to write a couple more books in the future." The past Lin Ruo waved his hand, looking as if to say, "You can rest assured, I absolutely won't do anything to him."
The Steam God's eyelids twitched. At this moment, he seemed to see a large "Danger" sign above the head of the unfamiliar little guy named Roselle, and immediately said with complicated feelings:
"Did he delay his manuscript?"
In response, the past Lin Ruo shrugged and said, "It's not quite at that point yet. The deadline I set for him is to finish the new book before the end of this month, but looking at him, he doesn't seem to be taking my words seriously. He'll probably delay the manuscript."
His tone was relaxed, as if he didn't care about it at all, but the Steam God couldn't help but look away, no longer looking at Lin Ruo's brilliant smile after he finished speaking.
It is well known that one should never delay an Angel of Judgment's manuscript. Back in the Solomon Empire, His Majesty Solomon, the Black Emperor, was once chased and beaten by an Angel of Judgment for delaying and cutting off chapters.
There were even rumors that one time, Solomon suddenly secluded himself, refusing to see anyone and staying in the palace for half a month, because he had written a tragic ending in his new book, annihilating the protagonist's group except for the protagonist himself. As a result, he was hung up and beaten by the enraged Angel of Judgment, turning into a pig's head and unable to see anyone, which was why he acted that way.
Of course, the credibility of such rumors is hard to say. The Steam God hadn't followed Solomon back then and didn't know the truth of these matters, but it's unlikely that these rumors would exist if there wasn't any truth to them at all.
"Good thing I don't write books…" The Steam God thought with a hint of relief in his heart. After a moment of thought, out of his remaining conscience, he still said, "Don't delay his advancement."
The advancement here, of course, referred to Roselle's advancement. The Steam God didn't doubt Lin Ruo's prophecy, but he also didn't think a little guy who wasn't even a High Sequence could do anything. Even if the other party could change an era and help him digest the potion in the future, it should be after he advanced in Sequence.
"Don't worry, I know my limits." The past Lin Ruo nodded with a smile, assuring, "I absolutely won't delay his advancement."
"Is there anything else? If not, I have things to do, so I'm hanging up." The Steam God didn't say whether he believed it or not, but simply said decisively to prevent the conversation from continuing and the fire from burning him.
"Hey, don't rush. It's rare to meet, let's chat for a bit more. Aren't you bored too? Usually, you stay in the Star Realm, and there's no one to visit." The past Lin Ruo clearly intended to continue chatting, and with one hand propped on his chin, he said:
"As for the fire burning you? Don't be silly, you haven't offended me, and you don't write, so where would the fire come from?"
The implication was, if I don't chat with you for these two yuan, I've offended you, right? The Steam God clearly understood Lin Ruo's hidden meaning. His eyelids twitched fiercely, and finally, he couldn't help but say, "Sometimes I really feel that it's a very strange thing that you can have so many friends with a personality like yours."
"Child, do you know there's a saying called 'suit the action to the occasion'?" Hearing this, the past Lin Ruo not only showed no sign of anger at all, but instead looked at the Steam God with a compassionate gaze:
"Guess which dish you are?"
Steam God: …
"I have a temper too!" The Steam God's tone suddenly deepened, finally having fluctuations, no longer like an AI as before.
"See, isn't it much more comfortable to talk like this? Why act like a robot when you can talk properly? I don't feel comfortable listening, and do you feel comfortable suppressing your emotions?" The past Lin Ruo, however, was completely fearless, and instead laughed, saying, "Don't you feel much more comfortable now?"
"You—" The Steam God felt that he should be angry, but he couldn't quite get angry. In the end, he could only sigh and say:
"I must have been cursed by the Wheel of Fortune to meet you."
"Coincidentally, the Wheel of Fortune thinks so too." The past Lin Ruo nodded with a sense of shared feeling.
The Steam God fell silent for a moment, apparently also thinking of the two Mercury Serpents who were similarly persecuted and the uniqueness who saw Lin Ruo like a mouse seeing a cat.
After a long while, he suddenly said, "Is it my imagination? After you woke up this time, you seem to be even more unruly."
The past Lin Ruo paused, then said with a smile:
"Just living for the moment."
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