Hearing this answer, Lin Ruo's hand, holding the pen, paused. He then looked at Illysmil and said with a bright smile, "Since you have a list, why didn't you say so just now?"
"...You didn't ask." Illysmil flinched slightly and replied in a small voice.
Lin Ruo: After confirming with my eyes, this puppet is beyond redemption.
"Hmm, that is indeed my mistake." Lin Ruo said with a smile, twirling the pen in his hand under Illysmil's increasingly fearful gaze, and said, "Then please give me a copy of the list later. Do I need to provide paper and a pen?"
"Yes." Illysmil nodded quickly. He looked at Lin Ruo and asked, a little scared yet a little curious, "Are you angry?"
"Not really." Lin Ruo shook his head. He really wasn't angry over such a small matter.
Illysmil immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then heard Lin Ruo say:
"Oh, right, give me a copy of your own information later as well. You should have your own information, right?"
"I do, my main body has input these." Illysmil nodded quickly.
Lin Ruo said nothing more, but continued to write a line of text on the paper before closing the notebook.
Through the gap between the pages, words like [Puppet], [Personality], and [Danger Assessment] were faintly visible.
Lin Ruo then stretched lazily and said to Medici, "You wait here, I'll go call Klein over."
Since the inventory wasn't urgent, the next thing to consider was naturally the moving work.
Of course, Lin Ruo was also very curious about Klein's expression when he saw these Treasure Troves.
At the same time, on the sea, aboard the Future.
The bloodstains on the deck had been washed away, and the spoils of war were being inventoried. Because of the absolute victory, the Future was filled with joy everywhere, and only the two figures standing at the end of the deck were excluded from this joy.
"...Actually, there's no need to worry too much. His Highness Lin Ruo is not someone without a sense of propriety, and He is also accompanied by that War Angel. Even if the Blood Emperor truly set up some traps, it shouldn't be a problem for Them." Cattleya suddenly spoke. She seemed to be comforting Klein beside her, and also seemed to be convincing herself.
Generally speaking, your behavior is called setting a flag... Klein complained in his heart, but he did not refute Cattleya's words.
Klein actually wasn't too worried about Lin Ruo's situation. After all, he and Lin Ruo had a mystical connection, and if something really happened there, he would sense it immediately.
Klein just didn't like the feeling of his best friend going on an adventure while he could only wait in place, unable to do anything.
Sure enough, I still need to advance as soon as possible. I've already digested seventy to eighty percent of the Faceless potion, and the Admiral of Blood's Beyonder Puppet is also in hand. The next focus will be on acting, and incidentally, hunting evil...
While Klein was thinking about his schedule for the next period of time, he looked at Cattleya and asked, "There seems to be a sea area nearby where Merfolk are active?"
Cattleya was clearly stunned, obviously not expecting Klein's thoughts to jump so much, but as a captain who had a ship full of problematic children, she quickly answered calmly:
"There are indeed legends of Merfolk in this area, but the more specific location probably needs to be a bit further east. I'm not particularly familiar with this sea area, so I can only delineate a general range... Are you interested in Merfolk?"
"You could say that." Klein did not deny it, saying, "Actually, if it's convenient, in about two months, I might need the Future's help to find those Merfolk."
Gehrman needs Beyonder Materials from Merfolk? Is he preparing to advance to a Demigod?
Cattleya couldn't help but guess in her heart, but she nodded and said, "I think the Future will be very convenient to help you with that at that time."
"What are you talking about?" Just then, a familiar voice sounded, and the two immediately looked in the direction of the voice with surprise, and sure enough, they saw a familiar figure.
It's good that you're back!
Klein and Cattleya simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
"We were just talking about finding Merfolk. I plan to ask the Future to help find Merfolk after some time." Klein explained, and then asked curiously, "Have you finished exploring the Blood Emperor's ruins?"
This question was also what Cattleya was curious about.
"Yes, I've finished exploring it. Actually, there's not much to explore, but there's still some finishing work that might need your help." Lin Ruo nodded with a smile and said to Klein.
"Me?" Klein was stunned, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what in the Blood Emperor's ruins would require his help.
"Going?" Since Cattleya was still there, Lin Ruo didn't explain, but just placed his hand on Klein's shoulder and asked.
"Go!" Klein nodded firmly. Whether he needed help or not was secondary. Since Lin Ruo had confirmed that the ruins were fine, Klein was quite eager to go inside and take a look.
In fact, Klein wasn't the only one curious; Cattleya, beside him, was already as curious as a cat with catnip.
As a Mystery Pryer who craved knowledge and longed to explore the unknown, the Blood Emperor's ruins held an attraction for Cattleya like catnip for a cat. If it weren't for her remaining rationality, Cattleya would have wanted to say, "Take me with you."
"Cattleya, don't worry. After Klein and I finish the finishing work in the ruins, I'll let you visit, although I feel there's nothing much to see." Lin Ruo could clearly see Cattleya's longing, and before initiating the travel, he casually comforted her.
"...Thank you, Your Excellency Lin Ruo." Cattleya felt surprised and quickly thanked him.
"You're welcome." Lin Ruo smiled, and his figure, along with Klein's, disappeared from the spot, appearing at the entrance of the ruins the next second.
The two then entered the vortex, passed through the tunnel, walked up the stairs, and arrived in the secret chamber.
"Your Excellency Lin Ruo, you're back. And this is?" Illysmil, who was writing the list by hand, looked at Klein and asked curiously.
"This is my student, Klein." Lin Ruo gestured to Klein, and then introduced to the latter:
"This is Illysmil, a puppet made by Alista."
After a pause, Lin Ruo added, "Illysmil carries all of Alista's memories and emotions up until his advancement to Sequence 1, but you don't need to see him as a copy of Alista; you can see him as Alista's child."
Illysmil: ...
Klein: ...
Ah, this!
At this moment, Illysmil and Klein, by coincidence, did not speak. They looked at each other, and a few seconds later, Klein smiled and said:
"Hello, Mr. Illysmil, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Klein."