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"What? You're not going to Oravi Island anymore? Then what about me?"
Early in the morning, when Lin Ruo and Klein informed Apothecary Darkwill about the change in their itinerary, the latter was so shocked that his voice broke. Besides being shocked, he was also clearly a little panicked. "No, you can't do this. You've already taken my deposit… This is unethical of you."
"Sorry, there was a sudden accident, but don't worry, we are professionals with ethics. Even if we don't go to Oravi Island, we will arrange for you and your fat parrot," Lin Ruo said with a smile. He picked up the black tea on the table and slowly savored it, not forgetting to gesture to Klein beside him, "Gehrman, you explain it to him."
Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Apothecary Darkwill's emotions clearly calmed down a bit, and then he looked at Klein with expectant eyes.
Klein glanced at his slacking teacher, and with a helpless expression, he showed Gehrman's polite smile and said, "You now have two choices. First, we part ways here. We will refund your deposit, and as for the Die of Probability, we will personally hand it over to your Council Chairman of the Life School of Thought—this has already received the Council Chairman of the Life School of Thought's approval."
"You can go to Oravi Island alone, or you can go somewhere else to hide, but we do not recommend the former. A storm is about to occur on Oravi Island, and it will not be safe for you," Klein reminded him at the end.
If it were purely Gehrman's personality, he naturally wouldn't offer such a reminder, but with Klein's personality, it was impossible for him to let the other party go to a dangerous place without knowing anything.
This is probably 'you can play anyone but you can only be yourself'… Klein felt the difference between his true self and the persona he was playing, gaining some insight.
"What?" Apothecary Darkwill's eyes widened, clearly shocked by the news Klein told him. At the same time, he immediately felt that he understood why the two people in front of him suddenly changed their minds. This Oravi Island was probably a huge trap, and any wild Beyonder who went there would die.
Fortunately, fortunately, I met Gehrman and the others, and didn't go there without knowing anything… Apothecary Darkwill patted his chest in fear. The parrot on his shoulder then asked, "What about the second one? What's the second choice?"
"Oh right, what's the second choice?" Apothecary Darkwill also reacted and looked at Klein, asking.
Klein, who had just paused purely to let Apothecary Darkwill and the others digest the information, continued, "Second, we will send you to the Council Chairman of the Life School of Thought. For a period of time, you can stay by his side and serve him. This has also received the Council Chairman of the Life School of Thought's approval. As for the Die of Probability, it will be handled in the same way."
What? Doesn't this mean I can directly meet the Council Chairman? That's my teacher's teacher's teacher!
Apothecary Darkwill's eyes widened. He made his choice with almost no hesitation: "I choose two."
# A new patron is right in front of me, how can I hesitate! #
Klein nodded upon hearing this, saying nothing, but a strange meaning flashed in his eyes as he recalled the situation of their dream communication yesterday after locating each other via paper crane.
They had indeed contacted Ouroboros yesterday, and received clear answers regarding the placement and handling of the Die of Probability and Apothecary Darkwill—Ouroboros's meaning was that the Die of Probability was temporarily unsuitable to be placed with him, so it would first be kept by Lin Ruo for a period of time.
Lin Ruo was not surprised by this at all. After all, if others didn't know, how could he not know? Although the uniqueness of the same Sequence was indeed a good thing, it was a complete burden for the Snake of Mercury, who couldn't accommodate it. Otherwise, why would the little snake have entrusted the Wheel of Fortune uniqueness to other members of the Life School of Thought for so many years?
And in the current situation, placing the Die of Probability with Lin Ruo was the best choice.
Of course, despite not being surprised, Lin Ruo only replied to Ouroboros with one sentence: "Do you think there's a possibility, just a possibility, that I've already reconciled with Ouroboros?"
Then Ouroboros was silent for half a minute before nonchalantly saying, "I will take it before you are targeted by Ouroboros. I will not make things difficult for you."
"Alright!" Since he said so, Lin Ruo naturally nodded without any objection, and didn't tell Ouroboros that Ouroboros already knew about it.
Not intervening in the conflict between the two sides doesn't mean truly letting them be. Just as Lin Ruo would still compile a "Hundred Small Tricks for Survival" booklet for Ouroboros, Lin Ruo would still help with such tasks that do not directly involve the Sequence conflict between the two sides.
Since the uniqueness would only be with him for a few days, and it wouldn't affect the Sequence conflict between the two sides, Lin Ruo was naturally happy to help.
However, this was only for a short period. If it were to be with Lin Ruo for a long time, Lin Ruo would also be unwilling.
And after discussing the matter of the Die of Probability, the topic inevitably veered towards Apothecary Darkwill. After Lin Ruo asked how to arrange for him, Ouroboros thought for two seconds and then said:
"Ask him if he is willing to stay with me for a period of time. If he is, I happen to need someone to run errands and cook."
Upon hearing this, both Lin Ruo and Klein's expressions immediately became subtle. However, both of them already had a clear understanding of Ouroboros's true personality, so neither of them was surprised by this.
Lin Ruo merely pinched his chin, sized up Ouroboros, who maintained a height of seven or eight years old, and after a moment of thought, said, "You wouldn't be missing someone to buy you ice cream, would you? Are you restricted by your family on the amount of ice cream you can have?"
Ouroboros's expression stiffened, but he was an old hand after all. He was only embarrassed for a second after being exposed, then he smiled and said, "I'm just an eight-year-old child, isn't it normal to love ice cream?"
"The problem is, you loved ice cream even when you weren't a child," Lin Ruo said seriously.
Ouroboros: …
"I've actually always been very curious, with your emotional intelligence, you should know how annoying your words are, right?" Ouroboros asked suddenly after a moment of silence.
"I know!" Lin Ruo nodded as a matter of course, then smiled brightly and said, "I said it precisely because I knew!"
Ouroboros: …
Ah, why does such a rotten person still have so many friends?
Klein, who was beside him, silently touched his nose.
Coincidentally, he was also very curious.
"Hmm, you might as well ask yourself first why you became friends with me?" Lin Ruo said with a smile, clearly seeing through what Ouroboros was thinking.
"That's probably because my brain was full of water back then," Ouroboros thought for a moment, then answered with a serious face.
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