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"Because a lucky me is going to bring luck to an unlucky you!"
Lin Ruo chimed in with a smile, as Will's expression suddenly froze, then said, "Will, terminate this restart, or you'll regret it."
"Terminate?" Will frowned. Of course, he could terminate the restart now, but it would require a small price, which was clearly mentioned in the original work.
"Why?" Will didn't hide his confusion. He didn't think Lin Ruo would trick him for no reason in such a matter. Firstly, there was no necessity, and secondly, Will believed he understood Lin Ruo well enough. Although this fellow had a strong penchant for mischief, he wouldn't joke about something like this.
Moreover, if Lin Ruo really wanted to trick him, the only reason Will could think of was for that stupid snake, Ouroboros. But if it was for that stupid snake, Lin Ruo wouldn't need to make it so complicated—he could just call the stupid snake over after he completely restarted.
"Hmm, as for the reason, it's hard to explain. If you insist on a reason..." Lin Ruo blinked. Of course, he couldn't tell Will that he knew the plot. He just said, "I can only tell you that this is what I've foreseen."
"What you've foreseen..." Will immediately showed a thoughtful expression. Knowing Lin Ruo's uniqueness and that he could also use the power of the Fate pathway, Will was not surprised that Lin Ruo could foresee something.
He thought, he judged, and finally said, "You've really given me a tough problem... I've already discarded the identity of Will Auceptin. Now terminating the restart... Sigh!"
"Of course, you can also choose not to terminate. I don't care," Lin Ruo replied with a smile, sounding quite sincere.
This was true. If Will didn't want to restart, Lin Ruo genuinely didn't care. At most, when the little snake cried for today's decision in the future, he would send him a poem to fit the mood.
"Oh, and I can't fully guarantee that terminating the restart now is the correct decision, but if you terminate now, you'll only waste one or two years at most. If you don't terminate now, you'll probably waste more than just a few years later."
Lin Ruo thought for a moment and then added.
Although saying this was not very auspicious, one must always consider unexpected situations, and Lin Ruo certainly wouldn't speak too definitively.
"Sigh..." Will sighed again, his expression looking like a little adult. "Fine, I'll trust you for now."
Lin Ruo smiled at that, then pushed Klein forward and said,
"As for the opportunity, you should talk to Klein yourself. After all, you'll be allies in the future, so it's good to get to know each other first. And I think you shouldn't mind paying some compensation in advance for future help, right?"
"I'm just a child under ten years old! Are you heartless enough to exploit me?" Will's small face crumpled into a ball, seemingly very aggrieved.
If he were truly a ten-year-old baby, Lin Ruo would certainly not be heartless, but who made Will's essence a several-thousand-year-old old vegetable? (A playful term for someone ancient)
As soon as he thought of this, any softness or reluctance vanished. Lin Ruo directly nodded earnestly and said, "Heartless, yes, what's there to be heartless about?"
"Who would feel soft-hearted towards a several-thousand-year-old old vegetable?"
"I'm a several-thousand-year-old old vegetable, what are you? Are you younger than me?" Will said irritably.
"But I have amnesia!" Lin Ruo said righteously, "In my perception, I am younger than you!"
"Hmph!" Will puffed out his cheeks again in anger, turning his head away, looking sulky, which was very childlike.
Lin Ruo stood by with a smiling expression.
Oh, this!
Watching this scene, Klein didn't know what to say for a moment. After thinking, he still took the initiative to ask, "Your Highness Will, can you tell me what this 'opportunity' you mentioned actually is?"
"Don't call me Your Highness, just call me Will." Will turned his head to look at Klein and said, "As for the opportunity... actually, I'm not very sure what it is, but that will have to wait until you advance to a High Sequence. Before that, I don't mind providing you with some help, as your bastard teacher said."
Will vaguely obscured the information related to the opportunity, then added, "You can contact me later through Dr. Aaron's paper crane. Just write on it, and I'll know."
"A paper crane? Okay." Klein nodded, then thought of something and subconsciously said, "But won't that paper crane be a bit small? What if the words fill it up?"
As soon as he said this, Klein realized something and sure enough, saw Will's meaningful gaze.
"I now understand why Lin Ruo would be willing to take you as a student." Will looked at Lin Ruo, then at Klein, his expression slightly complex. "To use Lin Ruo's words, you two are truly a match made in heaven."
Having spent an entire restart with Lin Ruo, Will naturally learned many modern terms from him.
Klein immediately felt awkward. He had really blurted it out subconsciously just now, mainly because he hadn't recovered from the atmosphere of Lin Ruo teasing Will, and he accidentally spoke his mind.
Of course, although it was a bit awkward, even if he were given another chance, Klein would still ask the same question, but he would try to ask it more tactfully.
After all, the area of a single paper crane is really small; you can't write many words on it at all.
Unlike Klein, whose skin wasn't thick enough yet, so he felt awkward, Lin Ruo's expression was very calm, even spitting out a sentence with a smile:
"Coincidentally, I think so too."
Then he didn't forget to ask a question for his embarrassed student: "So if the paper crane is full, what do you plan to do?"
"I'll fold another one if it's full, alright? Don't you have any shame, exploiting a 10-year-old child like me...?" Will puffed out his cheeks, making his final stubborn stand. "Also, after terminating the restart, I won't be in very good condition for a while, so don't count on me if anything comes up recently."
"Don't worry, we weren't counting on you much anyway," Lin Ruo naturally replied.
Will: "..."
Your subtext is "After all, you're useless," right?
"Why haven't you been beaten to death?" Will said through gritted teeth. Although he had gotten used to Lin Ruo's style back then, re-experiencing it now, he still got angry.
"Probably because when I chat with other people, I generally don't retort to them like this?" Lin Ruo pinched his chin, appearing serious, but actually giving a serious answer.
This was indeed true. Although his words could be quite venomous, Lin Ruo usually only occasionally retorted to Klein, and rarely used such constant sarcasm, except when facing Medici. Such continuous sharp-tonguedness, like when facing the little snake, was rare.
But if you ask him why he's like this?
Heh, he just couldn't help it!
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