"Speak like a normal person." Klein, utterly bewildered by Lin Ruo's cryptic words, couldn't help but say.
"Speaking like a normal person means that after version updates and fixes, I can now use Sequence 2 level power, but with a tiny side effect." Lin Ruo stopped beating around the bush, making a gesture for 'tiny' at the same time.
"You mean madness and divinity?" Klein recalled what he had been told, his brows furrowing. Then, realizing something, he added, "But what does that have to do with me… Is it the effect of the anchor?"
"You could say that." Lin Ruo nodded, explaining, "By virtue of our mutual anchor relationship, you can, to a certain extent, help me alleviate madness and divinity. The specific method is divided into two parts…"
Lin Ruo held up one finger, "The first part is that I actively transmit a portion of the madness and divinity to you through our connection. Through this method, you can currently share up to half of it for me. And according to the information I've obtained, because this shared madness and divinity does not inherently belong to you, you don't need to bear 100% of it; you can transfer it."
"For now, you should be able to transfer this madness and divinity to your puppets… However, if you transfer too much, there seems to be a possibility of directly becoming 'widowed'."
"What the hell is 'widowed'? Is that how this word is used?" Klein couldn't help but retort.
"I think it's perfectly fine to use it this way." Lin Ruo recalled the 'widowed' prayers in the original work and answered seriously before continuing, "Although there's a risk of becoming 'widowed' now, in the future, you might be able to transfer it to historical projections, or even directly graft it out as an attack."
Lin Ruo had naturally introduced Klein to the abilities of a High-Sequence Seer.
"No, is this method really mystical?" Klein imagined the scene and couldn't help but ask.
"I also think it's not very mystical. Perhaps it's a method I came up with by exploiting a bug." Lin Ruo analyzed with full agreement, then suddenly changed the subject, saying, "This is what I meant by one suffering, two people bearing it, so each person only needs to bear half the suffering."
"Then what does the happiness refer to?" Klein first nodded in understanding, then suddenly had a bad premonition, asking tentatively.
"This is the second part…" Lin Ruo held up his second finger and said, "Besides the hardcore sharing of madness and divinity, while I am enduring madness and divinity, your abundant humanity can also help me in reverse. This is passive."
"A simple example is, if I'm using my Sequence 2 abilities in a group battle, and you suddenly have your embarrassing teenage angst literature read aloud in front of all Tarot Club members, causing your humanity to explode, your overflowing humanity will then infect me in reverse, helping me stabilize my state."
Klein shivered at the thought of that terrifying scene.
Lin Ruo then placed one hand on his shoulder and said with fervent emotion, "So, my good brother, the time has come to test whether our teacher-student relationship is merely superficial. Are you willing to share joys and sorrows with your teacher?"
"I think our teacher-student relationship might not even be as strong as plastic." Klein said through gritted teeth, expressionless.
Lin Ruo immediately looked at Klein with a shocked and sad expression, saying dramatically, "Are you really going to stand by and watch your teacher endure madness and divinity, slowly degenerating into a god?"
"I'll burn incense at your grave next year." Klein's tone was utterly cold.
"Hmm, theoretically, I shouldn't have a grave." Lin Ruo corrected him, no longer acting, and his tone became serious, saying, "Actually, the second method doesn't need to reach the extent I mentioned. Theoretically, as long as you remain sufficiently clear-headed and maintain abundant humanity while I'm enduring madness and divinity, you can help me to a certain extent, after all, you are my anchor."
"So you were just trying to fool me after all." Klein said with a dark face, not at all surprised.
"Actually, it's not really fooling you. If you truly achieved the level I described, it would certainly be the greatest help to me. So, if one day my humanity is truly overwhelmed by madness and divinity, trying this method might be able to awaken me." Lin Ruo said with a smile, showing no signs of guilt.
Klein, however, frowned and said irritably, "Why are you setting up random flags?"
"Haha, just talking…" Lin Ruo waved his hand. He glanced at the setting sun, which was about to disappear below the horizon, his gaze lingering for a few seconds, wondering what he was thinking. Then he looked at Klein and said with a smile, "So, my dear student, are you willing to share joys and sorrows with your teacher?"
Klein looked at him and said somewhat helplessly, "I've long since boarded your pirate ship. Do you think I can still get off?"
"Hmm, no, you probably can't get off now." Lin Ruo showed a thoughtful expression, then shook his head.
"There you go." Klein spread his hands and said, "Who else would I help if not you?"
"Indeed, you are my favorite kid, Klein-meow, Daddy loves you!" Lin Ruo, deeply moved, gave Klein a fatherly affirmation and a thumbs-up.
"Don't worry, I'll get the fool's scripture going when I get back, and write you a hundred or so fanfics. I definitely won't let down your filial piety."
Klein: …
Damn! What do I do if I suddenly want to commit patricide?
"Get lost!" Finally, Klein cursed and kicked someone, almost sending him overboard.
"Cough…" Lin Ruo, with an exaggerated and pained expression, clutched his stomach and sat at the stern of the boat. After pretending for a while, he suddenly thought of something, sat up straight, and looked at Klein, saying, "Although I don't have precise information yet, since we are mutual anchors, the alleviation of madness and divinity should also be reciprocal."
"You mean that when I also need to use humanity to suppress madness and divinity, I can also rely on you to alleviate it?" Klein, who was contemplating whether to surprise him with another kick to teach a certain unscrupulous teacher who only knew how to write fanfics to torment his students a lesson, was stunned for a moment and then immediately understood.
"It should be that way. Otherwise, there would be no need for us to be mutual anchors. If it were just about sharing madness and divinity for me, then I could simply treat you as a one-sided anchor. Why would I also be your anchor?"
Lin Ruo nodded, analyzing, then smiled again, "This is also a good thing, after all, my humanity is still very abundant when I'm not using my abilities, so sharing a portion of madness and divinity for you is no problem at all. And I should also be able to graft out madness and divinity like you, at most it might consume some historical projections."
"This… Is this really mystical?" Klein couldn't help but voice his doubt again.
"Who knows? As long as it works!" Lin Ruo waved his hand, not intending to delve into the underlying principles.
He had a premonition that this part of the principle might involve some authorities he shouldn't be thinking about right now, so he'd just consider it exploiting a bug.