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"The new book you wanted!"
When Roselle, with a cold and sour expression, threw the new book he had rushed out in a short time in front of Lin Ruo, Lin Ruo's mood was undoubtedly pleasant.
This pleasure was even, to some extent, on par with being able to see the new book.
One could only say that persecution was indeed the best medicine for Him to maintain His humanity!
As Lin Ruo thought this, the scene before His eyes suddenly froze, then the image shattered, and everything plunged into darkness.
Lin Ruo opened His eyes.
"Hmm?" Lin Ruo blinked, His gaze slightly bewildered and dazed, clearly not yet fully awake.
However, this bewilderment only lasted for a few short seconds; Lin Ruo quickly shook off this state and let out a long sigh.
"It's over."
Clearly, Lin Ruo had finished reading the first unsealed segment of memory.
Unlike when He recovered fragmented memories and stood entirely as an observer, the process of Lin Ruo recovering this segment of memory was less about simply viewing these memories and more about re-experiencing those events in a special state that was both Fusion and detached.
Therefore, Lin Ruo was now almost entirely certain of one thing—He was indeed Angel of Judgment; even if He recovered all His memories, He would still be Him.
Over these past few millennia, He had indeed undergone slight changes in His conduct due to various experiences, but the essence of Him as Lin Ruo had never changed.
"Although I chose to embrace the past long ago, I must admit I still feel a sense of relief…" Lin Ruo mumbled, then suddenly remembered something else and revealed a strange smile, "Speaking of which, how many people have been locked in my Lil' Black room after all…"
"Bethel is confirmed, Solomon most likely also suffered, and that True Creator believer, could it be… the Great Serpent?" Lin Ruo stroked His chin, pondering. Although He felt that given Ouroboros's level of dullness, it might not have reached the point of being locked in a small black room, the number of True Creator believers He knew was limited. If it wasn't Ouroboros, surely it wouldn't be Medici, would it?
That guy didn't look like someone who would engage in literary creation.
As for why Lin Ruo, despite having unsealed a portion of His memories, didn't know who had been locked in the Lil' Black room, the reason was simple—it wasn't in the memories.
Although the portion of memories Lin Ruo recovered was very comprehensive, including visuals, sounds, and even His emotions and thoughts at the time, He was entirely focused on how to persecute the Great Emperor when He was tricking him. He only thought a little about Mr. Door when setting up the trap with Mr. Door's letter, so Lin Ruo really wasn't sure who else had been locked in the Lil' Black room.
The only thing Lin Ruo could confirm was that there was more than one mode for the Lil' Black room. Although it was the same Lil' Black room, it had different modes depending on the danger level of the person locked inside.
And the reason so many modes were developed seemed to be… Bethel's contribution?
"Although I don't have specific memories, it seems I've knocked Bethel unconscious more than once, then thrown him into the Lil' Black room, and then, by engaging in a battle of wits with him, I upgraded my Lil' Black room several times…" Lin Ruo tried hard to recall non-existent memories, and the more He thought, the stranger His expression became.
"Why do I suddenly feel so sorry for Bethel…"
He helped Him build the Lil' Black room, but then He was knocked unconscious and thrown into it. For unknown reasons, He was polluted by Him and could only drift in outer space. The only means to save Him even developed self-awareness, causing the pollution removal plan to be shelved…
"This is too tragic, tsk, I should be nicer to him in the future."
Lin Ruo couldn't help but feel sympathy for Bethel in His heart, then continued to organize the information in His memories.
Although not many memories were recovered this time, the amount of information was still considerable. Whether it was His friendship with the Steam Empress, the truth about Little Bethel, or the fact that He indeed had a deep connection with Sefirah Castle, even being able to go to Sefirah Castle to check the condition of the cocoon, all were very valuable pieces of information.
Lin Ruo analyzed these pieces of information one by one, then categorized them, finally stroking His chin and muttering to Himself: "Now it's basically certain that Steam is an ally. In that case, the possibility of a Sun backstabbing plan is very high, but this matter is not urgent; we can discuss it later once we have more information."
"The secret Little Bethel hid from me was actually a sacrifice… Damn it, has His head still not been cured after all these years?" Thinking of this, Lin Ruo couldn't help but feel a faint stomach ache.
"My connection with Sefirah Castle is not surprising. According to the current information, I will probably only recover memories related to the plot after another deep sleep. In this situation, I would choose Klein as an anchor point… I must have seen something!" Lin Ruo came to a conclusion in His heart.
Although a new Lord of the Mysteries was needed, He clearly didn't have to choose someone who was thrown down from Sefirah Castle. Roselle was the best proof of this.
In this situation, His choice of Zhou Mingrui, who would only be thrown down from Sefirah Castle more than a hundred years later, was likely due to seeing something through His divination ability.
"But how could I be sure that there would be enough time? Was that also seen through divination?" Lin Ruo stroked His chin, somewhat puzzled.
Although Klein was indeed a Genius, even achieving the feat of becoming a god in three years and a Great Old One in ten years, this was truly an anomaly among anomalies.
Under normal circumstances, even the most Genius person would need at least a few decades, if not a hundred years, to advance from an ordinary person all the way to Lord of the Mysteries.
"Hmm… More information?" Lin Ruo was startled, because His recent question seemed to have triggered a contingency He had left behind. Thus, He received new information regarding the historical illusion, and this information resolved some of His doubts.
"So that's how it is. When the anchor point I'm bound to advances to a High Sequence, I can pull the anchor point into the historical illusion through our connection…" Lin Ruo suddenly understood, stroking His chin and saying:
"So I don't have to worry about time at all. As long as I can cultivate the anchor point to Sequence 4 as quickly as possible, I can use the time difference between the historical illusion and the real world to cultivate the other party to Lord of the Mysteries before the apocalypse arrives."
"That's a… good method!"
Lin Ruo curled His lips. Although Klein could achieve godhood in three years and Half Great Old One status on the same day even without the historical illusion, to be honest, when Lin Ruo read the original novel, He felt that such a Klein was too tired, with no time to rest, almost being chased until he became Lord of the Mysteries.
Now with the historical illusion, after Klein advances to a High Sequence, he will undoubtedly no longer need to be so rushed. He can digest the potion at a leisurely pace within the historical illusion, which will also allow Klein to better stabilize his state.
Moreover, the characteristics of the historical illusion also determined one thing… "This way, when I teach Klein in the future, will I not have to hold back?" Lin Ruo's instinct as a teacher stirred.
One must know that neither He nor Klein would truly be injured or truly die in the historical illusion.
The historical illusion, in a sense, was the best place for training.
…
Meanwhile, in the real world, Five Seas.
"Hmm?"
Klein, who was hiding in the shadows with a cold expression, preparing to hunt the crew members of the Admiral of Blood's pirate ship, suddenly felt a chill all over his body without warning.
This made him pause, then immediately become alert, suspecting if he had been ambushed, and began to check his body.
However, the results of the check told him that everything was normal.
Klein: ?
Was it just an illusion?
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