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"Why is this everyone's first reaction to such questions? It makes me seem like a cat owner who secretly keeps other cats behind the back of the big cat…" Lin Ruo couldn't help but inwardly complain.
Amon the Cat theory?
Lin Ruo imagined Amon turning into a cat and immediately shivered.
That would be too strange.
Little Crow is still better off being a good Little Crow.
"He… He should already know I have a new cat, but He definitely doesn't know who my new cat is. Anyway, don't tell Him where I am, or else I'll be finished if He catches me in my current state."
Although he felt strange inside, this clearly didn't prevent Lin Ruo from speaking in a teasing tone, without any hint of fear in his words.
The more he understood the past and himself, the more difficult it became for Lin Ruo to feel any fear towards Amon. After all, setting aside everything else, Lin Ruo was certain he had some trump card to deal with being caught by Amon, even though he hadn't remembered it yet.
Of course, Lin Ruo wouldn't underestimate Amon because of this; after all, this was the God of Deceit, who was as perfectly in tune with Nyarlathotep as thunder and lightning.
"I understand." Ouroboros nodded solemnly, looking at Lin Ruo and saying earnestly:
"I will keep your secret."
Lin Ruo looked at His solemn demeanor, smiled, and then remembering something, said, "As for the matter of that mastermind, you don't need to worry about it…"
He paused, then Lin Ruo, feeling uneasy, added, "If there's nothing important in the future, you'd best not leave the True Creator. Even if there's truly something important you need to do, it's best to tell me before you do it."
It was fine before, but now Ouroboros has clearly entered Nyarlathotep's watch list. To be safe, Lin Ruo naturally hoped Ouroboros would be more careful, avoid being alone, and reduce the chance of accidents. At most, He only needed to stay home until the apocalypse, which isn't very long for a mythical creature, similar to ordinary people staying at home for a few months.
As for what Nyarlathotep said, which seemed to indicate He wouldn't harm Ouroboros?
Heh, Lin Ruo would be a ghost if he actually believed that.
However, Ouroboros doesn't go out much anyway, so it shouldn't be a big problem… Lin Ruo muttered to himself, suddenly thinking of Salted Fish from the original novel, who also avoided being killed because she was too lazy and stayed at home, and couldn't help but smile.
Ouroboros was stunned for a moment. He blinked His eyes in confusion, then slowly nodded, saying, "I will." Then He asked, puzzled, "Do you think that person will make a move against me?"
"The possibility isn't low. In short, be careful." Lin Ruo reminded Him again.
"I understand." Ouroboros nodded again. Then, He seemed to recall something and, uncharacteristically, showed a hesitant expression.
A few seconds later, Ouroboros asked, "If I want to hunt Will, do I have to tell you first?"
Lin Ruo: …
Ah, this!
Good question!
If he didn't know the natural personality of the great serpent, Lin Ruo would probably have thought Ouroboros was using this question to express His dissatisfaction with him.
But precisely because he heard that Ouroboros had no such intention and was merely genuinely curious, Lin Ruo felt even more troubled, and for a moment, he didn't know how to answer.
Facing Lin Ruo's silence, Ouroboros did not rush him, but simply watched him quietly.
"Sigh, sure enough, naturalness trumps cunning…" Lin Ruo slapped his forehead, his tone filled with helplessness.
Then, Lin Ruo rubbed his face, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip of the black tea. When he put down the teacup, his expression, while still helpless, held a hint of seriousness:
"Ouroboros, you know, don't you, that I don't support your advancement to Sequence 0."
Upon hearing this, Ouroboros had no reaction yet, but Klein, who was beside him, immediately straightened up with a jolt.
It was no wonder he reacted this way; Klein had actually understood Lin Ruo's attitude for a long time, but he never expected the other party to say it so directly in front of the person concerned.
Is this… really okay?
Klein swallowed nervously, carefully glancing at Ouroboros.
However, Ouroboros, upon hearing this, remained remarkably calm, showing not even a hint of surprise.
He nodded and said, "Hmm, I know."
"Then do you know why I don't support your advancement to Sequence 0?" Lin Ruo looked at Ouroboros and continued to ask.
"I have thought about this question." Ouroboros also looked at Lin Ruo, "At first, I thought you hated me because of Medici's matter, so you didn't want me to advance to Sequence 0."
"But then I thought for a long, long time…" Ouroboros's eyes showed a hint of recollection. He seemed to return to countless nights of contemplation, to countless moments of staring blankly at the murals, "Then I understood, you just don't want to lose me."
This time, it was Lin Ruo who was stunned.
"You're afraid that after I advance to Sequence 0, my humanity will be completely suppressed by divinity, turning me into someone you don't recognize, just as you don't feel that the current Lord is the Lord, and you also don't feel that I, in that state, would still be me." Ouroboros said earnestly. He looked at Lin Ruo, and at this moment, He finally no longer seemed like a dullard, but a true King of Angels of the Wheel of Fortune pathway, who had lived for thousands of years.
He said, "Don't be afraid, Lin Ruo, I won't become someone you don't recognize."
"Truly…" Lin Ruo pursed his lips. He quickly blinked, processing the emotions that welled up at that moment.
Finally, Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Then prove it to me. However, I still won't help you. At most, if you fail, I'll let you survive as a Sequence 2."
"But you won't help Will either." Ouroboros said with certainty.
Lin Ruo blinked, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.
After all, the Die of Probability was still in his hands, and this was the "package" he was about to send to the Life School of Thought.
Ouroboros, who was usually slow to react, strangely understood Lin Ruo's thoughts at this moment. His gaze immediately fell on the box beside Lin Ruo's hand, then moved away the next second, looking into Lin Ruo's eyes, and said:
"I will personally snatch the uniqueness of the Wheel of Fortune from Will's hands."
At this moment, Ouroboros's tone was resolute and carried a rare murderous Qi.
Lin Ruo's mood, however, calmed down. He naturally wouldn't object to Ouroboros's decision, as the Sequence struggle was precisely like this. Although both Ouroboros and Will were acquaintances of his, they were not friends; on the contrary, they were enemies from the very beginning. In such circumstances, Lin Ruo would not object to either of them fighting for it.
He detested betrayal, but he would not prevent this normal competition.
For example, if Alista Tudor hadn't secretly betrayed Solomon by exploiting his trust, Lin Ruo wouldn't have stopped Him.
In fact, if Alista Tudor had dared to directly tell Solomon, "I'm going to mess with you, and from now on, whoever survives depends on our own abilities," and declared war, Lin Ruo would not have intervened in their struggle.
Just as He, before falling into slumber after deciding on the candidate to be cultivated into the Lord of the Mysteries, had explicitly told Amon and Bethel, who was floating in outer space— "From now on, everyone is an opponent. I hope you will not show me mercy, and I will not show you mercy either."
This might sound foolish, but it was Lin Ruo's uncrossable bottom line.
After all, friends and enemies are ultimately different.
"Good luck!" So Lin Ruo finally just said that. Then he thought for a moment, and realizing there seemed to be nothing else to discuss, he simply said, "Speaking of which, are you hungry? How about we have breakfast together."
Ouroboros tilted His head, and that sharp aura instantly vanished. He thought for a second, then nodded immediately:
"Okay." Still in His slow-to-react manner.
"Then wait for me, I'll get myself ready."
So, after Lin Ruo and Klein got ready, the three of them really went off in a hurry to have breakfast.
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