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In a place that did not exist in reality but was closely related to the Spirit World.
"Angel of Judgment... what exactly is your purpose?" Calamity Queen Cohinem frowned slightly. She was clearly deep in thought, but after a long while, she let out a cold snort.
"As expected, I still dislike people who don't speak plainly..."
"No matter what you plan to do, I will not let you threaten the King's resurrection or threaten the elves."
"It's just, I wonder how much he actually knows..." Just after expressing her resolve, a hint of worry reappeared between Calamity Queen Cohinem's brows.
She didn't know why the Angel of Judgment knew about the things in the Book of Calamity, knew that she knew about the Western Continent, and even knew that the King's resurrection's backup plan was related to her. To Calamity Queen Cohinem, this was simply inexplicable. No one else knew these things besides her.
And these were just the things he had revealed. How much more did he know that he hadn't revealed?
Fortunately, the only thing that brought Calamity Queen Cohinem some peace of mind was that although the other party's attitude was somewhat ambiguous and his stance unclear, he didn't seem to hold any hostility towards them.
To Calamity Queen Cohinem, this wasn't surprising. After all, the Angel of Judgment seemed to be in a predicament himself. As for the True Creator and the others... they had been suppressed by the Orthodox Churches for so many years, how could they have the energy to bother with the elves' affairs?
"And Siatas..." Calamity Queen Cohinem suddenly remembered the maid who had been missing for thousands of years but suddenly appeared and came to the Elf Ruins with the Angel of Judgment and others.
To be honest, Calamity Queen Cohinem didn't have much affection for this maid. If she hadn't appeared with the Angel of Judgment, in her current state, she probably wouldn't have given her a second glance.
But since the other party appeared with the Angel of Judgment and even held the Book of Calamity...
"Are you a gesture of goodwill from the Angel of Judgment, or a bait? Let me discern this carefully..."
Calamity Queen Cohinem murmured. She naturally didn't leave that item out of generosity, but as a test.
She wouldn't rashly try to contact Siatas again. After all, her Spirit Body had just been captured once. While her main body wasn't implicated this time, it might not be the case next time.
Suddenly, Calamity Queen Cohinem sighed with a hint of melancholy, not knowing what she had thought of.
"I'm starting to get involved in these roundabout matters too..."
...
After Calamity Queen Cohinem left, Lin Ruo naturally had no intention of staying in the ruins any longer. He quickly called back Klein, Siatas, and Mobet, who were wandering elsewhere in the ruins, and then gave Siatas the item Calamity Queen Cohinem had entrusted him to deliver.
It was a Sequence 4 characteristic. Lin Ruo highly suspected if this was the same one Calamity Queen Cohinem gave to The Hanged Man in the original work, now given to Siatas.
—Although he opposed the resurrection of Elf King Sonia Solemn and knew that one day he might have to fall out with Calamity Queen Cohinem because of it, before that, Lin Ruo didn't mind maintaining a good superficial relationship with her. This would help him gain benefits from her.
Therefore, regarding the item Calamity Queen Cohinem asked him to deliver to Siatas, Lin Ruo naturally wouldn't embezzle it, but promptly fulfilled his agreement with the Calamity Queen.
Lin Ruo also believed that Calamity Queen Cohinem wouldn't easily break contact with him. Firstly, he had revealed a lot of information today and blurred his own stance. Calamity Queen Cohinem must have many questions in her heart at this moment. Given her personality, it was more likely for her to actively probe his background than to ignore these questions.
Secondly, the Book of Calamity was with them. Although it was in Siatas's hands, how much could Calamity Queen Cohinem trust a maid who had been missing for so many years and suddenly appeared with the Angel of Judgment?
At least according to Lin Ruo's observation, this trust was almost nonexistent.
In this situation, it was highly likely that Calamity Queen Cohinem would test Siatas later. In fact, this Sequence 4 characteristic itself was a test.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this characteristic might have problems, and there was a high probability that after consuming it, one would become a sacrifice for Calamity Queen Cohinem's resurrection in the future.
If Siatas wasn't smart enough to see this, it was a gesture of recruitment. If she was smart enough, it was a test, a test of Siatas's loyalty to her faith.
Sacrificing oneself for the deity one believes in is something people in this world would do.
But Your Highness, the Queen, what you don't know is that Siatas can't consume this characteristic... Lin Ruo muttered to himself, his smile remaining on his face.
"Your Highness, the Queen, why are you unwilling to see me...? Did Siatas do something wrong...?" Suddenly learning that the Elf Queen had appeared but was unwilling to see her, only leaving something for her, Siatas's mood was clearly very complex. She held the container with the characteristic, murmuring softly, her expression both excited and slightly bewildered.
Lin Ruo watched this scene, his gaze then falling on Mobet, who was beside Siatas. Although a smile hung on his face, the worry in his eyes was undeniable.
Lin Ruo knew what Mobet was worried about. Even Siatas, that straightforward and irritable older sister, after obtaining the Book of Calamity, could associate herself with the possibility of becoming a sacrifice for Calamity Queen Cohinem's resurrection. Mobet, being a cautious person with many schemes, how could he not think of this layer?
And this feeling of worry was exactly what Lin Ruo wanted.
He indeed didn't intend to interfere too much with Siatas's own decisions, but privately, Lin Ruo naturally didn't want this elf singer, whom he had gone to such great lengths to rescue from the book world, to directly become a sacrifice for Calamity Queen Cohinem's resurrection. That would make him feel like he had done something useless.
And without him directly intervening, the most likely person to persuade Siatas would naturally be Mobet.
At the same time, considering the Book of Calamity, Calamity Queen Cohinem's potential actions towards Siatas, and so on, Lin Ruo also needed someone to help him watch over Siatas, and Mobet was the best candidate.
No one could be more suited for this job than Mobet, who loved Siatas and clearly didn't want her to become a sacrifice.
What if Mobet thought things through later and decided to respect Siatas's choice...? Lin Ruo withdrew his gaze and said with a smile, "Everyone, compose yourselves. We're leaving this place."
Then he would just consider the rescue a waste.
As for whether he and Siatas would become enemies because of Calamity Queen Cohinem... If it really came to that, even if it felt regrettable, I wouldn't go easy on her.
Lin Ruo thought this, smiling ambiguously. Then he took the Sealed Artifact formed by Sea God Kalvetua and his companions and left the Sea God Ruins. After dropping off Siatas and Mobet midway, he returned to the newly acquired safe house from yesterday with Medici and Klein.
"Now that things are mostly done, Lil' Black, shouldn't we have a match?"
Seeing that things were almost resolved, Medici immediately crossed his arms and spoke with a rather ill-intentioned smile.
Lin Ruo's expression stiffened. He then glanced at Klein, whose expression was also stiff, and said, "Klein, I'll leave the Sea God Sect matters to you. I believe you can handle it well."
He then looked at Medici and said, "Let's go. We can't fight here."
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