Although they all said they were happy to meet each other, Lin Ruo could tell from their insincere, purely polite smiles that Klein and Illysmil's first impressions of each other were likely not very good.
In fact, it was pretty much the case.
For Klein, this person in front of him was the creation of the Blood Emperor who had betrayed Lin Ruo back then, and even carried his memories and emotions.
Although reason told Klein not to equate him with the Blood Emperor, Mortal emotions are sometimes unreasonable. Even if Klein restrained himself from blaming him because of the Blood Emperor, it was difficult for him to truly face him with a "pleasant" mood.
This was very normal. In fact, even Lin Ruo himself, although he did not treat Illysmil as a substitute for Alista, was not entirely without resentment; Lin Ruo was just trying hard to control himself.
After all, they were all Mortals. If a Mortal's emotions could truly be controlled one hundred percent, then they would not be human, but machines.
And for Illysmil, Klein's appearance actually made him feel quite complex.
As a puppet that carried all of Alista's memories and emotions up until his advancement to Sequence 1, Illysmil, although having a personality issue and being completely different from Alista, was not unaffected by those memories and emotions, as his personality was also formed by them.
That's why Illysmil would occasionally unconsciously call Lin Ruo "Teacher" and refer to Alista as "the main body."
In this situation, suddenly discovering that the "Teacher" from his memories had a new student, Illysmil's mood was imaginable.
Of course, Illysmil would not be hostile towards Klein because of this, but it would definitely take some time for him to recover and not be able to face Klein with joyful and pleasant affection.
"Tsk!" Medici, who also noticed this, clicked his tongue. He leaned against a large box with his arms crossed, his face full of an expression of watching a good show.
"Since you two have already met, let's get down to business!" Seeing this, Lin Ruo smiled and placed a hand on each of Klein and Illysmil's shoulders, saying, "Illysmil, continue writing the list. Klein..."
Lin Ruo paused, withdrew the hand on Illysmil, and instead put his arm around Klein's shoulder in a friendly manner, saying mysteriously, "I have some good things to show you."
"Ah?" Klein was stunned for a moment, then he noticed that there seemed to be many boxes in the secret room. Klein could see that the seals on these boxes had been torn off, as if they had just been opened not long ago, but for some reason, they had been re-covered.
Was Lin Ruo referring to the contents of these boxes as "good things"?
Klein thought this, feeling a bit curious. He then went with Lin Ruo to a large box. The latter withdrew his arm from Klein's shoulder and said with a smile:
"Open it!"
Klein didn't hesitate either. He lifted the lid of the box, then couldn't help but cover his eyes with his free hand, though he left a large gap between his fingers, through which his black eyes stared at the contents of the box.
It was a box full of glittering gold coins that practically blinded the eye under the light.
So many... How many gold coins could there be in such a large box?
Klein couldn't help but ponder. Out of some instinct, he even wanted to pick up a gold coin and bite it to see if it was pure gold, but he restrained himself.
Klein then thought of a crucial question and couldn't help but turn to look at Lin Ruo, whose expression was calm, and asked:
"Are all these boxes filled with..."
"Strictly speaking, only a quarter are gold coins. The remaining boxes contain gems, antiques, Beyonder items, and so on," Lin Ruo said with a smile. He looked at the unconcealed excitement and agitation on Klein's face and couldn't help but shake his head, saying, "Although I know you like money, at least try to control yourself; your face is all red."
"Cough..." Klein immediately coughed, raised a hand to pat his face, feeling a bit embarrassed but still saying, "Isn't it normal to like money? Who doesn't like money?"
Klein felt that his hobby was very normal.
He did like money, whether it was gold coins or banknotes. This was not something shameful. And although he liked money, he would not do anything against his conscience for money, so he loved it even more righteously.
"Coincidentally, I don't like it," Lin Ruo said bluntly, pinching his chin.
Klein: ...
Damn it! He almost forgot that this person in front of him regarded money as dirt.
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Liking money is normal, it's really no big deal," Lin Ruo said, patting Klein's shoulder with a smile. "Come on, let's continue opening the other boxes."
Klein immediately had no time to think about what had just happened and enthusiastically began to check the other boxes. When all the boxes were opened, looking at the room full of gold coins, jewels, and Beyonder items, Klein couldn't help but say:
"The Blood Emperor is really rich!"
Not to mention this life, he had never seen so much money in his previous life.
"Heh!" Lin Ruo couldn't help but laugh and didn't explain anything, only saying, "Although I haven't finished inventorying them, there are quite a few Beyonder items equivalent to the Sequence 5 level among these Beyonder items. Although you now have little hunger, you still lack a handy offensive Beyonder item. You can choose one from here. Even if the negative effects are not good, we can find a way to adjust it later."
Klein's eyes immediately lit up.
Although the Creeping Hunger, this little Divine Artifact, indeed greatly compensated for the Faceless's significant lack of output, little hunger was, after all, a comprehensive Divine Artifact. Compared to a purely offensive Divine Artifact, its destructive power was still somewhat inferior, only barely enough.
So Klein had originally planned to wait until he was promoted to Faceless, then save up some money, and then purchase a suitable Divine Artifact through the Tarot Club or Cattleya's channels. Now, it seemed the plan could be moved forward.
Moreover, the scope for selection was much greater than originally planned. He just didn't know if Lin Ruo would charge for it... Thinking of his wallet, which he had managed to fatten up with great difficulty, Klein felt he could prepare a funeral for his wallet in advance.
"Don't worry, I won't charge you this time. Consider it a reward for your successful hunt of the Admiral of Blood," Lin Ruo immediately said with a somewhat wry smile, seeing through Klein's thoughts.
Although for the purpose of training Klein and some mischievous fun, Lin Ruo always tried to empty his wallet, now that he had made such a large windfall, he didn't mind giving Klein some benefits.
Anyway, he could always empty it again later with potion formulas!