Lin Ruo's prank, intended to startle Medici, naturally failed in the end, and the exploration of Blood Emperor Alista's ruins concluded here.
Although Lin Ruo still had some questions, those insignificant issues were no longer important to him.
Subsequently, the group returned to the Future, and Illysmil was introduced to Cattleya by Lin Ruo. Of course, the introduction was not as detailed as when he introduced it to Klein; Lin Ruo merely roughly stated that this was a Puppet left by Alista.
"So, this Mr. Illysmil isn't human..." Cattleya's eyes instantly lit up, filled with curiosity and a desire to research as she looked at Illysmil.
In the Mysteries World, the existence of Puppets is not particularly rare, because the Earth Sequence can create Puppets that can live for a long time starting from Sequence 4. For example, the Bell Ringer Klein saw in the probability dice in the original work is a creation from this Domain.
However, 'not rare' here is only relative; at least for Cattleya, who has not yet advanced to Sequence 4, artificial humans are still very rare.
Especially since this one was a creation left by the legendary Blood Emperor.
I really want to research it, but no, I can't court death... Cattleya admonished herself in her heart, barely suppressing her desire for the unknown, before looking at Lin Ruo and saying, "Your Excellency Lin Ruo, since you have finished exploring the ruins, can I go inside and take a look later?"
"Of course you can." Lin Ruo nodded. Although the ruins contained murals depicting his story with Alista, they were not something shameful, and he was not afraid of people seeing them.
After a moment of thought, Lin Ruo added, "The door to that ruin will close after a while. After it closes, only I can open it. If you want to go explore, I can send you over now; otherwise, I might not have the time later."
"Then I'll trouble Your Excellency." Cattleya naturally would not refuse such a good offer.
Lin Ruo then simply acted as a "delivery person," sending Cattleya into the ruins before returning to the Future, where he saw Illysmil approaching with several pieces of paper.
"Your Excellency Lin Ruo, I have already drafted the list."
"You worked hard." Lin Ruo gave Illysmil a warm smile without hesitation and began to browse the list.
Gold Coins x 6,666,666 pieces.
Gems x 999 pieces (detailed list of various types of gems below):
Rubies x 26
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Spirituality Materials List as follows:
Moonflower 1000 grams
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Sealed Artifacts List - Grade 2 Sealed Artifacts:
1. Name: "Tear of Charm," Corresponding Sequence and Path: Witch Path Sequence 6 Joyful Witch, Effect...
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...Name: "Life Creation," Corresponding Path: Earth Path Sequence 4 Classical Alchemist, Effect: Able to heal most physical injuries. The user can use this to command Beyonder creatures of low intelligence, create and control unintelligent Puppet, Negative Effect: The holder's reproductive desire will be enhanced, and each use will cause irrational reproduction among surrounding intelligent and unintelligent creatures.
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From gold coins to spirituality Materials, from antiques to Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts, after browsing the entire list, Lin Ruo divided it into two copies, handing one to Medici and one to Klein, and also gave each of them a pen of a different color.
"See what you need and circle it later." Lin Ruo first said to Medici, then looked at Klein and said, "The information on the Grade 2 Sealed Artifacts is all here. You also pick one and see which weapon you like."
"Tsk, you even need a weapon provided by your teacher, small diviner, you really are a child who hasn't been weaned yet! Do you need me, your great master, to sponsor you too?" Medici raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over Klein opposite him. Almost instinctively, he spoke in a sarcastic tone while browsing and circling things on the paper with his pen.
Since he had received Klein's consent, in the ruins just now, Lin Ruo naturally struck while the iron was hot and, after sending Illysmil away, told Medici about The Fool's Vest.
Upon hearing this, Medici did not show much surprise, seeming to have already guessed it. He just shook his head at Klein and let out a 'tsk,' perfectly demonstrating what it means to convey mockery without words.
Fortunately, Klein was already used to someone's temper of dying if he didn't speak sarcastically for a day, so the two ultimately did not quarrel on the spot.
But not quarreling before didn't mean he had to continue enduring someone's sarcasm now, so Klein raised an eyelid, continuing to look at the information while multitasking, "Sponsor me? Sponsoring me with Lin Ruo's things?"
"Alright, strictly speaking, you are both freeloading off me, what's there to argue about!" Lin Ruo had no intention of letting the conflict escalate, and immediately said irritably, feeling a headache.
"Then aren't you, Lin Ruo, also freeloading off Tudor?" Medici didn't even raise an eyelid, the mockery already out of his mouth.
Klein, however, kept his head down and said nothing, focusing on picking items.
"That's right, so we all have bad stomachs. Pot calling the kettle black, stop arguing." Lin Ruo said without any embarrassment, pausing for a moment, he even added, "Strictly speaking, I'm a communal eater."
No problem, he was a social butterfly.
"Tsk! You're quite proud." Medici glanced at him, his expression somewhat disdainful, but he said nothing more, finally focusing on browsing the list.
Lin Ruo, seeing them finally quiet down, breathed a sigh of relief while also feeling a bit helpless.
Sometimes, even Lin Ruo would feel that Medici would sooner or later be hung up and beaten because of his foul mouth.
Although Lin Ruo knew that his own words could sometimes be quite sharp, Lin Ruo was not sharp-tongued with everyone. Usually, only very close friends of Lin Ruo would witness his sharp-tongued side; others would only see Lin Ruo's gentle, distant, and polite side.
Therefore, Lin Ruo was never afraid of being beaten for being sharp-tongued.
But Medici, he dared to mock anyone!
Fortunately, although Klein could sometimes be quite a hunter, he was still a good child most of the time and had inherited my social boldness well.
While worrying about someone's popularity, Lin Ruo felt a little relieved when he thought of Klein, who also had social boldness.
And Illysmil looked at Medici, then at Klein, and then at Lin Ruo, finally deciding to act as if it were mute.
Thus, in this quiet atmosphere, both Medici and Klein finished browsing all the contents of the list. The former circled about a third of the supplies, while the latter picked a Beyonder item in the form of a pistol.