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After cleaning up the ritual site, Lin Ruo disguised himself slightly. After confirming that the time agreed upon with Mr. A was almost up, he chose to go out.
Relying on his Traveler skills, Lin Ruo quickly arrived at the agreed meeting place. It was a villa, ostensibly belonging to a businessman with a decent family background. In reality, that businessman was a member of the Aurora Order, and this villa had become one of the Aurora Order's secret strongholds in Backlund.
The Aurora Order had at least six such strongholds in Backlund. After Lin Ruo took over the Backlund branch of the Aurora Order, the relevant information was handed over to him. The same was true for the information on the industries in which members of the Aurora Order participated to earn funds for the organization.
"In a sense, this should also be considered my property?" Standing at the entrance of the villa, Lin Ruo complained, before being greeted by a servant who had been waiting.
As soon as he entered the house, Lin Ruo saw Mr. A, who was obviously already waiting. The latter, upon seeing him, immediately performed the customary greeting, his attitude as respectful and fanatical as ever.
Lin Ruo, already accustomed to the other party's "enthusiasm," didn't mind it. After greeting Mr. A, he led him to the study on the second floor.
"Do you know Botis?" As soon as he sat down on the sofa in the study, Lin Ruo asked directly.
He might be subtle and probing with others, but there was no need to do so with Mr. A.
"Are you trying to learn about the Saint of Secrets?" Mr. A stood in front of Lin Ruo, asking respectfully. Looking at his current posture, no one would be able to tell that he was a crazy member of the Aurora Order.
"Saint of Secrets…" Hearing this familiar title, Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, not too surprised, and said, "Yes, I do want to know about him. How much do you know?"
Mr. A was silent for two seconds, not hesitating, but recalling and organizing his words.
He said, "I am quite familiar with the Saint of Secrets, Botis. He is a Sequence 4 of the Apprentice pathway. As for his Beyonder abilities, they should be…"
Mr. A introduced Botis's abilities and the mystical items he controlled in detail, based on what he knew. Lin Ruo did not interrupt, listening carefully. After he finished speaking, he asked again:
"Botis didn't seem to be a believer of the Lord at first?"
"Yes, the Saint of Secrets originally did not believe in Our Lord. He was a Beyonder raised by the Abraham family. At Sequence 5, he was guided by Our Lord, joined us, and was promoted to Sequence 4 after that," Mr. A narrated, without any intention of concealment.
This sounds no different from the original story. Could it be that this part of the plot hasn't changed?
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, and continued to ask: "Do you know about the Abraham family?"
"I know a little about the Abraham family," Mr. A said, apparently not puzzled by Lin Ruo's jumpy questions, answering:
"The Abraham family has existed since the Fourth Epoch. They have always worshiped a being similar to a god. That being seems to be the ancestor of the Abraham family. I don't know His name…"
As the emissary of the Aurora Order, and the former leader of the Backlund branch, Mr. A obviously knew a lot.
"…But as far as I know, the ancestor worshiped by the Abraham family doesn't seem to provide them with protection. I don't know the specific situation. However, according to records, the Abraham family was relatively active in the early Fifth Epoch, and even clashed with our Aurora Order at one point, being one of our biggest enemies," Mr. A recalled the information he knew about the Abraham family, narrating in detail.
"Hmm?" Lin Ruo became interested. This situation seemed a bit different from the original story.
Mr. A continued: "But later, about one hundred and sixty years ago, the Abraham family suddenly became silent, as if something major had happened. After that, this family rarely appeared in public, and even we found it difficult to find their traces…"
Lin Ruo: Ah, this!
Hearing this, Lin Ruo basically confirmed that the situation of the Abraham family was different from the original story. After all, in the original story, troubled by murmurs, the Abrahams weren't very active from the Fifth Epoch onwards. They wouldn't have had the energy to fight with the Aurora Order, and wouldn't have been active until one hundred and sixty years ago before suddenly becoming silent.
It's just that this time point of about one hundred and sixty years is a bit subtle… Lin Ruo rubbed his chin, almost subconsciously thinking of Roselle.
More than one hundred and sixty years ago, wasn't that the time when the Great Emperor was about to claim the throne?
Or a little earlier?
Lin Ruo thought uncertainly, and asked: "Does the Abraham family have any connection with Roselle?"
Mr. A was stunned. This time, he was silent for a full five seconds before answering: "They shouldn't. There are no records to indicate that the Abraham family had any connection with Emperor Roselle. They should have no intersection."
So it's just a simple coincidence?
Lin Ruo rubbed his chin, but thought of another possibility.
The Abraham family suddenly became silent about one hundred and sixty years ago, and such a large family suddenly becoming silent obviously meant they encountered some sudden disaster…
If the Abraham family was related to him… Could it be that the Abraham family encountered a disaster at that time, and he had to deal with it, so he couldn't dissuade Roselle from flying to the moon?
Lin Ruo's eyes flickered. He had always been very puzzled by the fact that Roselle was still corrupted despite having a good relationship with him—after all, even if he had amnesia before, having lived from the Second Epoch to the Fifth Epoch, he should have known about the Outer Deities and the cosmos. In that case, how could he have watched Roselle court death!
But if he was held up by something at that time… Lin Ruo thought, and asked: "What about later? What is the Abraham family doing now?"
"Later, our contact with the Abraham family became very little… The most recent contact was when the Saint of Secrets joined us. I didn't participate in that operation, but after that, I learned something about the current situation of the Abraham family through the Saint of Secrets. They should have two Saints now, but internally, there seems to be some kind of split due to disagreements in ideology, and they have been divided into two factions, each led by a Saint," Mr. A replied.
"Saints?" Lin Ruo was a little surprised, but not too surprised, "The Abraham family has two Saints now… Which pathways?"
"The faction that the Saint of Secrets was in before is led by a Bizzrro Sorcerer, I don't know the pathway of the other Saint."
It's actually a Bizarro Sorcerer?
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, instinctively sensing something was wrong, and then asked: "What ideological disagreements caused them to split?"
"I don't know about that. If you want to know, I can write a letter to the Saint of Secrets and ask," Mr. A lowered his head, answering respectfully.
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