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"Then I'll trouble you to write a letter to Botis and ask him about everything he knows regarding the Abraham family," Lin Ruo said with a smile, slightly emphasizing "for me" when he spoke.
He knew that as a Sequence 5 and an envoy of the Aurora Order, Mr. A, while holding a not-low position within the Aurora Order, was still likely inferior to a Saint.
But it didn't matter. Since the True Creator had forcibly bestowed the identity of a Blessed upon him, Lin Ruo had no reason not to use it.
Specifically emphasizing "for me" was a clear indication that when Mr. A wrote the letter, he shouldn't forget to use his influence to pressure Botis—Botis might not truly believe in the True Creator, but as a member of the Aurora Order, he would still have to give face to a Blessed of the God.
"I believe His Excellency, the Saint of Secrets, will surely inform you of everything you wish to know," Mr. A said, lowering his head, having clearly understood Lin Ruo's implicit instruction, despite being somewhat mad.
Lin Ruo smiled at this and, remembering something else, said, "Do you have the Arbiter's potion formula on hand?"
He no longer needed to worry about Benson's Lawyer potion, because when Lin Ruo discussed the Black Emperor card with Klein before, they had decided that finding the Lawyer potion wasn't urgent.
They would first see if Klein could obtain the Black Emperor card next week. If he couldn't, then Lin Ruo would find a channel to obtain the Lawyer potion.
After all, it wasn't urgent for Benson to become a Beyonder in the next few days.
But since Lin Ruo had already decided to switch pathways, he naturally had to start preparing in advance, and there was no reason not to use the Aurora Order's channels.
"Blessed, please wait a moment," Mr. A clearly didn't intend to ask Lin Ruo why he needed the Arbiter's potion formula. After saying this, he bowed to Lin Ruo again and left the study.
A few minutes later, when Mr. A returned to the room, he had a metal box in his hand.
He bent down and placed the metal box on the table in front of Lin Ruo, then straightened up and said, "This is the Arbiter's potion formula you requested, as well as the related Beyonder materials needed to concoct the potion."
Ah, this!
Is this the efficiency of the Aurora Order? Love it, love it!
Lin Ruo blinked, and while complaining, he wasn't too surprised in his heart.
After all, it was just a Sequence 9 potion formula and materials. As one of the top secret organizations in the world of Mysteries, it was normal for the Aurora Order to be able to directly provide it.
It can only be said that the identity of a Blessed is really useful!
"Very good." In response, Lin Ruo naturally wouldn't refuse, praising Mr. A with a smile before saying, "Then next, we should discuss the action plan for the next period of time."
"Please give your instructions," Mr. A's expression straightened, but his eyes became even more fanatical. He lowered his head again, respectfully waiting for Lin Ruo to issue orders.
...
The things Lin Ruo entrusted to the Aurora Order were naturally centered around the messy affairs of the Loen Royal Family.
For example, investigating the connection between the recent missing persons and MI9, investigating the recent anomalies in the East Borough, and investigating a series of nobles and wealthy merchants related to the Loen Royal Family, who might not know the inside story but were likely involved in the preparations for the apotheosis event.
The reason he used was also very simple, that the Loen Royal Family was going to do something big. Anyway, we have always been at odds with them, so we can intervene, create some damage, and make the situation more chaotic, and so on.
It was logical and reasonable, convincing Mr. A—mainly because the True Creator didn't jump out and say it couldn't be done, so Lin Ruo, as the Blessed of God, had the final say.
After instructing these matters, Lin Ruo also inquired about the recent situation of the Aurora Order and the hidden situation in Backlund from Mr. A, and then chose to say goodbye.
Returning to the office, Lin Ruo casually placed the metal box containing the Beyonder materials for concocting the Arbiter potion on the table, then sat down at his desk, took out a piece of paper, and began to analyze while writing and drawing.
"First of all, the fate of the Abrahams has obviously changed. Combining [My] relationship with Mr. Door and my guilt towards Mr. Door, this change is mostly brought about by me, but I'm not sure to what extent I've done it, whether it's simply isolating them from Mr. Door's whispers, or providing long-term protection at the same time, or just occasionally taking care of them?"
Lin Ruo drew a question mark on the paper and continued to think: "Secondly, the disaster encountered by the Abrahams more than 160 years ago was obviously the turning point in their fate. What exactly did they encounter?"
Regardless of whether the Abrahams have received his protection, since they are able to constantly confront the Aurora Order, their strength back then must not have been weak. In addition, the Abraham family itself has a wealth of resources, including many Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts. What kind of disaster could have caused the Abrahams to suddenly fall silent... Lin Ruo squinted, not too sure, and said:
"Amon?"
Although it might not be Amon who did something, to be honest, Lin Ruo's first reaction was indeed him.
After all, Amon has that strength, and as a bear child with almost no humanity, he obviously wouldn't have any psychological burden to attack the Abrahams because of Lin Ruo and Bethel.
It's more like, if the Abraham family really received Lin Ruo's protection to a certain extent, Amon might be even happier to attack them.
"It's not necessarily Him. What exactly happened might only be clear if we find the real Abraham family members," Lin Ruo thought, and wrote a word on the paper.
"Mr. A said that the Abrahams are now divided into two factions due to disagreements... Which two factions would they be? Could it be that they have disagreements on whether to welcome Mr. Door back?"
Lin Ruo's mind flashed back to the disagreements within the Abraham family after they converted to the Fool in the original book, as well as the Abraham member who courted death by welcoming Mr. Door back to Earth, almost bringing a great disaster. He immediately felt that this possibility was very high.
He then thought of a suspicious point, "And why would the leader of one faction be a Bizaro Sorcerer instead of a Secrets Sorcerer? If the problem of whispers has been solved, why would the Abrahams still cultivate Botis?"
In the original book, Botis's existence was because the Abrahams themselves were suffering from the torment of whispers. In order to revitalize the family, they learned the master-disciple inheritance model of the Life School of Thought and recruited him.
But if the Abrahams had gotten rid of the torment of whispers under his interference, they shouldn't need an outsider to revitalize the family.
Unless... "They haven't completely gotten rid of the torment of whispers?" Lin Ruo had a guess, "Having a Bizarro Sorcerer means that they are not greatly troubled by whispers, but they have cultivated a non-family apprentice... Could it be that the Abrahams can now take other pathways, but cannot take the Door pathway?"
The original book didn't say whether Beyonders of the Abraham family who took non-Door pathways would be troubled by whispers, but Lin Ruo felt that they should be.
After all, Mr. Door's whispers come from the influence of blood. If they could really get rid of it by not taking the Door pathway, then in the original book, the Abrahams wouldn't have been so stupid for so many years that none of them had a bright idea, and they would still be stubbornly clinging to apprentices when the family was about to perish.
But apprentices might have some enhancement in terms of listening to whispers—after all, high sequences influencing low sequences in the world of Mysteries is a common occurrence, and Mr. Door has already reached three plus one, and only needs one ritual to become a god.
"Perhaps I have indeed solved the influence of Mr. Door's whispers on the Abrahams to a certain extent, but it is not completely solved, so that the Abrahams cannot take the Door pathway?" Lin Ruo guessed, writing this guess on the paper, and then wrote a word.
"Then what about the Salted Fish? She obviously had contact with the Abrahams like in the original book. What is the situation of the Abraham member she contacted...?"
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