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After a hearty breakfast and a period of dazed contemplation, Ouroboros left, taking with Him a gift from Lin Ruo—a themed booklet titled "One Hundred Tips for Survival," a special edition personally compiled by Lin Ruo.
This booklet was compiled by Lin Ruo, combining various instances of tempting fate, seeking death, and courting disaster, while fully considering Ouroboros's naive personality and the various situations He might encounter. The entire text emphasized the themes of "survival" and "stability."
Basically, it could guarantee that as long as Ouroboros followed the instructions in the booklet, He would survive until the grand finale, unless Nyarlathotep truly dared to descend mechanically or enter the game with His main body.
Lin Ruo certainly wouldn't worry so much about others. For example, regarding Medici, he would at most give a reminder—not that he didn't care, but Lin Ruo believed Medici didn't need his worry. The Conspirer might stumble once in a pit, but he wouldn't easily fall in a second time.
But Ouroboros… forget it. Instead of hoping He had that kind of brain, Lin Ruo would rather pray that His luck could take effect.
By the way, does Ouroboros really have something like RNGesus by His side?
Lin Ruo quickly reviewed Ouroboros's life experiences that he knew of in his mind and suddenly fell silent.
"Forget it, instead of relying on His luck, I'd rather compile another book, 'The Art of Stability'…" Lin Ruo shook his head, half-jokingly and half-helplessly, then took a sip of the red tea on the table before starting to ponder some matters.
The matter of Alista Tudor back then had been confirmed to have Nyarlathotep stirring up trouble behind the scenes. Lin Ruo no longer wanted to think about Alista Tudor's motive for betrayal; whether it was an imbalance of mind due to excessive pressure or excessive ambition and desire for power, betrayal was betrayal. Even with Nyarlathotep's influence, this fact would not change.
After all, Alista Tudor was not a child, nor was he controlled by extraordinary abilities, nor was he brainwashed. As a mentally complete adult, even if provoked by others, he had to be responsible for his actions.
What's more, He never regretted His betrayal… Lin Ruo closed his eyes, suppressing the sporadic memories and thoughts that emerged, and suddenly remembered another matter.
That was the role Adam and Amon played in this matter.
There's nothing much to say about Amon; it's not strange for His uniqueness to do anything. Just treat it as if He has already colluded with Nyarlathotep, and besides, they are temporarily in a hostile state.
But Adam… Lin Ruo pursed his lips, deciding to ask him about this matter in person later.
However, for now, Lin Ruo did not intend to delve deeper into this, as the amount of information he received today was already too great, and Lin Ruo feared his own state would be affected if he didn't digest it for a while.
And putting this matter aside… "The general direction moving forward doesn't need to change for Nyarlathotep, but as for Mother Tree… hiss, He wouldn't have colluded with Shub-Niggurath, would He?" Lin Ruo thought of a certain possibility and couldn't help but shiver.
In fact, what he recalled this time was not only the part where He killed the Black Pharaoh, but also some other information.
For example, Lin Ruo recalled Shub-Niggurath's attitude towards him.
This entity, who is referred to by a series of titles such as the Goddess of Dark Fertility, the Supreme Mother, and the Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young, and who has indeed given birth to many Outer Deities and holds a prominent position among the Three Pillar Gods in the Cthulhu Mythos, had an attitude towards Lin Ruo that can be summed up in one sentence: "I want to have a child with you."
And regarding this, Lin Ruo's own attitude was, of course, a firm triple denial. Having a child was out of the question, whether Shub-Niggurath gave birth or he did, it was impossible, no way.
It was precisely because of Lin Ruo's resolute attitude that Shub-Niggurath was more inclined to let His divinity take over—His divinity didn't seem to care much about such matters.
—Damn it! Another reason to maintain my humanity!
Lin Ruo took a large gulp of tea with a subtle expression, calming himself down. His fingertips tapped lightly on the table, but he wasn't particularly worried.
The loopholes deliberately left in the agreement were limited, so Nyarlathotep and Shub-Niggurath could not simultaneously descend an Incarnation into this world. Moreover, He had asked Yog to watch over Shub-Niggurath before leaving, and Bubble was very reliable… Hmm, going too far again, brake, brake!
In short, for various reasons, even if Shub-Niggurath really had contact with Mother Tree, the problem should not be too big… right?
Lin Ruo thought with uncertainty, he put down his teacup, and suddenly pulled out the Die of Probability next to him, revealing a thoughtful expression:
"If fate is truly being pushed by Nyarlathotep, He would certainly have anticipated that I would send the Die of Probability to Oravi Island. And in the original plot, Klein was targeted by Mother Tree almost as soon as he arrived on Oravi Island, nearly becoming a father."
"Then, under this premise, if I step into the range of Oravi Island, will it lead to a situation where I give birth to a child for Shub-Niggurath?"
"Shub-Niggurath and Nyarlathotep…" Lin Ruo held the Die of Probability in his hand, ignoring the die's trembling body, his expression becoming increasingly inscrutable: "So that's it, you're warning me, Nyarlathotep."
…
At the same time, Oravi Island, inside the Governor's Mansion.
A beautiful young girl with a black fan covering her face leaned elegantly by the window. She seemed to be enjoying the scenery outside, and her mood looked quite good, even humming an unknown tune.
Behind her, not far from the desk, sat a person. It was a middle-aged man with black hair and blue eyes, whose temperament was very characteristic of the Justiciar pathway—serious and rigid. It was Admiral Emlyn. However, at this moment, the Admiral's eyes were vacant, like a mindles Puppet.
"Tap—"
Footsteps sounded outside, followed by the opening of the door, and a woman wrapped in a black robe from head to toe entered the study.
"When will He finally arrive on Oravi Island?"
"What, are you already impatient?" The Bloated Woman stopped humming and looked back at the woman.
"I'm just worried that I will perish before He arrives," the woman replied.
"Hmm, that is indeed a problem, after all, you can only survive for half a month…" The Bloated Woman nodded thoughtfully, then changed the subject, saying:
"But what does that have to do with me? All I promised Shub-Niggurath was to assist in your birth. As for the rest, I have no obligation to help you, little darling!"
"Perhaps you could try to locate Him yourself?"
The woman, who was called "little darling" and could in some sense be considered the child of Shub-Niggurath and the Mother Tree of Desire, frowned upon hearing this, clearly somewhat angry, but in the end, she said nothing.
The Bloated Woman obviously didn't care about the woman's attitude and continued to hum softly.
P.S.: On the attitude of the Three Pillar Gods towards Lin Ruo:
Nyarlathotep—Chaotic Evil and fearless, indifferent to divinity or humanity, a mischief-maker focused on causing trouble.
Shub-Niggurath—I want to have a child with you. If your human nature refuses, then your divine nature will do.
Yog-Sothoth—You can always trust Bubble.
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