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Though the question was sudden, to be honest, Fors's question wasn't that abrupt.
After all, as a newcomer who had just joined the Abraham Family, it was perfectly normal for Fors to be curious about what kind of existence the Angel of Judgment was.
So, upon hearing this question, Dorian merely smiled kindly and replied, "The Angel of Judgment is a great existence, akin to a deity, and also the faith and salvation of our clan. It forged a deep friendship with Bethel, the ancestor of our Abraham Family, during the fourth epoch, and has protected us ever since our ancestor disappeared…"
His speaking pace was unhurried, but his tone was extremely fervent and pious, much like a fanatic preaching.
Lin Ruo leaned against the wall, quietly listening to Dorian praise the Angel of Judgment. At this moment, he had naturally simulated the corresponding ability and entered the Spectator state, so he could tell that although Dorian acted like a fanatic, his own emotions were not actually that pious.
"But he's not two-faced either; at least he's much more pious than a superficial believer like Lawrence. He should genuinely believe in the Angel of Judgment…"
"Hmm, as expected, I should let Fors observe him more, to see Mr. Dorian's true attitude towards the Angel of Judgment and his thoughts on the current state of the Abraham Family. I hope he's not one of those who extremely hate the Ancestor faction. I can also take this time to secretly observe a few more times…"
After observing a certain result, Lin Ruo pinched his chin and silently made a decision.
If Dorian was truly as pious as he appeared, a loyal believer of the Angel of Judgment, Lin Ruo would naturally take action soon to lure Dorian onto the gray fog.
But since he wasn't that pious, the luring would naturally have to be delayed. He could be added to the candidate list for further observation, and if he was confirmed to be fine, then the matter of luring him onto the gray fog could be considered.
"Speaking of his attitude towards Salted Fish… Tsk, there's some apprehension, but more so anticipation. He has high hopes for Salted Fish!" Lin Ruo muttered to himself, not too surprised. Although the reformist faction of the Abraham Family now seemed to be primarily based on the Justiciar pathway, there were always mystical items of the Apprentice pathway, and it was perfectly normal for there to be divination items among them.
In the original work, Dorian taking Salted Fish as a student, besides the roles played by Lawrence and others, and Salted Fish's own good character, a large part of the reason was actually that Dorian had divined with a mystical item that Salted Fish would bring good changes to the Family.
Now, the Abraham Family was clearly in a better state than in the original work, and it was perfectly normal for Dorian, as one of the high-ranking members, to have similar mystical items.
"However, this makes me feel a bit more at ease. At least for a short period, I don't have to worry about Salted Fish's safety…" Lin Ruo lazily stretched, silently listening to Dorian's praise. Seeing that after discussing the Angel of Judgment, the two naturally arranged a lunch, he decided to leave.
After all, his purpose for this trip had been achieved, and he had confirmed Dorian's attitude towards Salted Fish, so it was time to withdraw.
"Just in time, I'm also hungry. Hmm, I remember Klein seemed to have bought fish today…"
After a final glance at the three and pondering what good things there might be for lunch, Lin Ruo quietly left the room.
And the three in the room naturally knew nothing about it.
…
Confirming the situation with Fors and the Abraham Family was naturally just one of many interludes in Lin Ruo's life. After completing this matter, Lin Ruo resumed his usual busy life.
On Saturday, Lin Ruo, after a good night's sleep, completing his wash, and eating breakfast, first spent some time at the Church of the Evernight Goddess borrowing books to study, and then took some time to tutor Mr. Fool, who had just been drained by a thesis last week and now got a headache at the sight of books.
After completing his teaching duties, Lin Ruo pondered the acting method for the Justiciar pathway and then went to the East Borough for two rounds, selecting lucky gang members for practice. After digesting some of the potion, he then went to visit Mobet and others who had just returned from the book world to reality and were currently catching up on lessons.
And so, the day passed.
On Sunday, due to the approaching Backlund Fog, Lin Ruo specifically met Mr. A to gather various intelligence. At the same time, he also checked the progress of the new tasks he had assigned them when he met Mr. A after seeing Frank previously.
This time, the task was not to destroy entry points or sell strongholds, nor to furiously attack the Loen Royal Family. Instead, after Lin Ruo had sorted out the Aurora Order's wealth and personnel in Backlund, and through his recent actions had made Mr. A deeply trust and obey him, he chose to let this group of lunatics do something beneficial for the people.
He had those Aurora Order lunatics, disguised as a workers' guild, open several relief points in the East Borough, distributing a fixed amount of free food to the people there daily. It wasn't much, but it could at least ensure that those who received it wouldn't starve to death.
The reason given was that everyone in the East Borough could easily become a believer of the True Creator; they were all potential subjects of the True Creator and could contribute to the True Creator's descent, and that they needed to be cared for, and so on. In short, he used persuasion to trick Mr. A and others into doing charity.
Because of this, the quality of life for everyone in the Aurora Order's Backlund branch had recently deteriorated significantly. Mr. A even began selling many temporarily unused spiritual and Beyonder ingredients from the warehouse to maintain a balanced budget.
Lin Ruo himself naturally invested a large sum of money in this, to the point where he couldn't even go to the casino to win money for a short period—it wasn't that he was blacklisted by the casino. The main reason was that the amount of luck that could be blessed within a certain period was limited. Otherwise, those on the Fate pathway would have long been tycoons. Winning money by luck once or twice was fine, but too many times in a short period would cause a backlash that Lin Ruo couldn't bear.
However, even with this, it was still impossible to feed everyone in the East Borough. After all, with such a large population, relying on the power of one person and one secret organization branch was an exaggeration to call it a drop in the bucket, but it truly wasn't possible to provide relief for everyone.
Lin Ruo was helpless about this; besides sighing, he could only meet Justice Audrey, who was again attending a Beyonder gathering, in his identity as Rudy. He discussed this matter with her, which made Audrey determined to sound out her own father later to see if he could encourage other nobles to engage in some charitable endeavors.
This wasn't impossible. Although nobles with a philanthropic heart were almost nonexistent, whether for reputation or other interests, nobles would not reject occasionally doing charity. The charity banquet that Klein participated in after disguising himself as Dawn in the original work was the best example.
Even if this was still a drop in the bucket, it was better than nothing.
And after attending the Beyonder gathering, considering the Church's attitude towards this, Lin Ruo naturally also mentioned to Saint Anthony that the harsh environment in the East Borough could become a breeding ground for evil gods, and that it would be best to make some changes. Seeing Anthony's thoughtful expression, Lin Ruo felt that his words should have had an effect.
Finally, after returning home, he wrote a letter to Frank to discuss the matter of mushrooms.
"I've done my best… The rest is up to Doug!"
After handing the letter to Douglas, Lin Ruo let out a sigh.
And so, Lin Ruo's fulfilling weekend passed.
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