Chapter 21 Becoming the Goddess's Favorite
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Dunn then pulled out a piece of paper, scribbled a note on it, and looked at Klein, saying, "Klein, go to Old Neil's and get the materials needed to set up the ritual. No, give the note to Leonard and have Leonard bring them over. As for you, just go back the way you came and do whatever you want, like we just discussed."
The reason for this arrangement was that Dunn considered Klein to be just an ordinary person. If there were any emergencies, Leonard, as a Midnight Poet, would obviously be able to respond more promptly than Klein.
"Uh…" Klein, who had taken the note, was stunned. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Ruo next to him preempted him:
"Sorry, Captain Dunn, due to some reasons I can't tell you, I'm temporarily bound to Klein and can't be too far away from him, but I don't mind you calling Leonard over."
Dunn immediately looked at Klein with piercing eyes, which made Klein feel guilty and embarrassed as he looked away, saying, "Sorry, Captain…"
"Forget it…" Dunn looked at him for a while, and finally shook his head, saying nothing more.
If Lin Ruo was really a Blessed of the Goddess, then all of this would naturally be fine, but if he wasn't, then Klein would naturally need to be investigated further, and there was no need to get angry now.
"I, I'll go get the materials." Klein immediately left the office guiltily, leaving only Dunn and Lin Ruo in the room.
Because neither of them spoke, the office was extremely quiet for a while.
Soon, Klein returned with the materials to set up the ritual, and Leonard also entered the office with him.
Leonard had obviously seen Lin Ruo as well, and raised his eyebrows slightly, but didn't say much.
Soon, in front of Lin Ruo, Dunn created a wall of spirituality and began to set up the ritual to pray to the Goddess for answers:
"You are the Evernight Goddess, standing than the cosmos and more eternal than eternity."
"You are the Lady of Crimson, the Mother of Concealment."
"You are the Empress of Misfortune and Horror, the Mistress of Repose and Silence."
"I beseech Your help, asking to know if the person before me named Lin Ruo is Your Blessed."
As soon as these words were spoken, the flames of the three candles used to set up the ritual suddenly became brighter.
Upon seeing this, Dunn closed his eyes for a moment, and then dripped a drop of the "Full Moon Essential Oil" meant to please the Goddess onto each of the three candles.
Then, he grabbed the imitation parchment used for the ritual, first brought it close to the candle representing "I", lit it, and threw it into the cauldron.
The flames suddenly soared, instantly burning the imitation parchment to ashes.
Two or three seconds later, the flames subsided, leaving only a pile of ashes. The ashes moved without wind, outlining a word:
Yes!
After seeing the Evernight Goddess's response of "Yes", although there was no sense of surprise, Lin Ruo still didn't know whether he should be happy or disappointed.
After all, being able to get a response so quickly basically meant that the Evernight Goddess might have been secretly watching all along.
Lin Ruo didn't know why the Evernight Goddess would do this, perhaps because of his true transmigrator nature, or perhaps because of some other reason he didn't know yet. But no matter what, one thing Lin Ruo was very clear about was that in the world of Mysteries, every gift came with a price.
He just didn't know what the Evernight Goddess wanted to get from him…
But no matter how he felt, Lin Ruo still smiled on the surface, and said leisurely, "Now you shouldn't have any doubts about my identity, right!"
Dunn immediately showed an apologetic expression, saying, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Blessed, I apologize for the offenses before. "
"It's okay, I can understand, and I appreciate your caution. In fact, if you had really believed me just because of my words, I would have been disappointed in you!" Lin Ruo said with his signature gentle smile.
This immediately relieved Dunn, who then asked, "Your Excellency Blessed, is there anything you came here for today? And you and Klein…"
"I do have some things, but because they involve some important things, I can't tell you for the time being." Lin Ruo first smiled apologetically at Dunn, then glanced at Klein, saying:
"As for the relationship between me and Klein, it also involves some secrets. I can only tell you that I am bound to him for a random period of time every day, and the rest of the time I am not, and I will not be in Tingen during that time."
"I can't tell you more, but I can guarantee you here in the name of the Goddess that there is nothing wrong with Klein. He is a very good young man, and I have high hopes for him!"
After saying this, Lin Ruo pointed four times in front of his chest, making the gesture of praying to the Goddess, and said seemingly piously, "Praise the Goddess!"
"Praise the Goddess!" Dunn and Leonard, who were also in the room, immediately completed their praise of the Goddess as well. Only Klein, this not-so-pious follower of the Night, was a beat late, but because everyone's attention was not on him, he was not noticed.
After praising the Goddess, Lin Ruo's gaze fell on Klein again, and he said with a smile, "Actually, you don't need to pay too much attention to my existence, just do what you need to do… Speaking of which, Klein, are you being followed?"
"Uh…" Klein immediately thought of being followed before, and subconsciously looked at the captain. After seeing the other party nod, he quickly narrated the matter.
"Then just follow your original plan first. You haven't been here for very long. If you go back to the church now, the follower shouldn't notice anything unusual." Lin Ruo listened to Klein's narration, and not at all surprised, he only said, "If the conditions are right, I will take care of this tracker."
Since he was already here and had just encountered the plot, there was no reason for Lin Ruo not to participate.
However, for safety, he still said to Dunn, "But if I don't take care of the other party before I leave, then I will have to trouble Captain Dunn."
After all, his range of activity was limited, and the time he stayed here was also limited. In case that member of the Secret Order was always more than a hundred meters away from Klein in a straight line, he would be in trouble.
"I will." Dunn nodded, not feeling troubled at all, after all, this was originally his job if Lin Ruo hadn't been there.
"Let's go, Klein, let's see which little rat is tracking you!" Lin Ruo then said to Klein.
This made Klein glance in his direction, then say goodbye and turn around.
Lin Ruo floated leisurely behind him, and Leonard also went out with them.
Lin Ruo looked at Leonard, who smiled at him friendly after walking out of the office, then caught up with Klein and whispered something, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Because he heard Leonard say this:
"So this is the reason you survived!"
"Looks like you are special enough too!"
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