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Fool Klein on the Gray Fog naturally knew that Derrick and the others had seen a shadow calling itself Little Shadow in the altar hall.
Although the Gray Fog did not yet have a live broadcast function, Klein noticed the anomaly after Little Sun Derrick fell into a loop and could only observe for a while, not paying attention to them entering the altar hall.
But Little Sun Derrick was a very self-aware child; after returning to the City of Silver, he immediately prayed to The Fool to report the exploration process and arranged a sacrifice ritual to return the Unshadowed Crucifix, without needing anyone to urge him.
On the Gray Fog, Fool Klein placed the recently received Unshadowed Crucifix into the pile of miscellaneous items specifically for Lin Ruo's belongings, his expression subtle as he began to analyze the key points in Little Sun Derrick's recent words.
The matter of falling into a loop, possibly due to the residual power of Angel of Fate, was somewhat unexpected for Klein, but since he had noticed the anomaly while watching from the Gray Fog, he wasn't too shocked, merely lamenting how terrifying a King of Angels was, that even a tiny bit of residual power could almost trip up an ordinary Sequence 4.
But awakening a shadow that called itself Little Shadow and seemed to know Angel of Judgment… "Little Shadow… could it be Dark Angel Sasrir?"
Fool Klein pondered, his expression a bit subtle, and he immediately decided that when Lin Ruo returned, he would share this news with him.
After all, Klein remembered that Sasrir seemed to be a very important existence to Lin Ruo, similar to an old father.
While Klein was wondering if that shadow was Sasrir, in the East Borough of Backlund, Lin Ruo had also finished touring the East Borough with his two companions, Audrey and Viscount Glaint.
During this short half-day trip, they saw vagrants who could only huddle on the ground for a brief rest, old people who suddenly collapsed on the street and could never get up again, laundry women whose hands were soaked in water all day in late autumn, turning purple from the cold, just to wash two more pieces of clothing, children barely ten years old controlled by gangs and living by theft, and workers who were clearly trying hard to live but were almost starving to death…
It could be said that in the East Borough, you could find almost any darkness you could imagine or not imagine. The recorded population living here alone was over a million, and the actual number living there was several times that.
And most of these people had difficulty dying peacefully; a small accident, or even no accident at all, could cause their death.
"They are like straw, falling in swathes with just a gust of wind, and even when there's no wind, they can't find peace," Lin Ruo said softly, standing at a crossroads in the East Borough, watching the people hurrying by on the street.
"Why… they are clearly trying so hard, they are not unwilling to work hard for survival… I don't understand." Audrey's eyes were a bit lost. Before today, she had imagined how people at the bottom lived, but she had never thought the real East Borough would be like this.
Viscount Glaint beside her was also a bit downcast; although not as righteous as Audrey, this young man was not a bad person, and after seeing the various miserable conditions of the East Borough people, he naturally couldn't be happy.
"Perhaps it's because this society is sick…" Lin Ruo said softly, his voice so low that only Audrey next to him could hear it.
"What?" Viscount Glaint, who hadn't heard clearly, asked in confusion.
"Nothing…" Lin Ruo shook his head and said, "Let's go, it's getting late. If we don't go back, your personal servants will explode."
No one objected; after all, they had indeed been out for a long time, and not returning would truly cause problems.
The three then walked towards the carriage stop and arrived at their destination shortly.
Sitting in the carriage, Lin Ruo leaned against the window, watching the scenery outside, when he suddenly heard Audrey's voice.
"Can we help them?"
Lin Ruo paused and looked at Audrey; her mood was clearly very low, and her eyes, which were usually as beautiful as gems, were now much dimmer.
Lin Ruo thought for a moment, then finally said, "I remember you're preparing a charity foundation recently."
"Yes, it's my father's decision; he said it would be good for my reputation," Audrey replied softly.
"Perhaps you can use that money to set up some free schools. Knowledge changes fate. An extra mouthful of food can only let them live a few more days, but learning more knowledge, they might be able to change their future with it," Lin Ruo looked at Audrey and answered unhurriedly.
He wasn't in a hurry to instill ideas of betraying their class into Audrey right now; you eat one bite at a time, and you walk one step at a time. Forcing it was truly unnecessary.
And setting up schools was absolutely necessary, but this was something the Aurora Order couldn't do. After all, their foundation was there; no matter what, the Aurora Order was not suitable for running education.
But Audrey was different; referring to the original work, her advocating for setting up schools would basically face no resistance, and this could indeed change the fate of many people to a certain extent.
With good luck, perhaps some of these educated people might even become SSRs, after all, they were also the group of people who had the most intimate understanding of the lives of the common people, so it was possible for talented individuals to emerge.
In fact, even in Lin Ruo's plan, although he was unsure how to establish a new order after overthrowing the existing order, such as Loen, he had long written down "promote education" as a policy that must be implemented.
"Knowledge changes fate, huh… I understand. I will convince Father." Audrey took a deep breath; she seemed to have adjusted her emotions somewhat and nodded solemnly.
Lin Ruo smiled and said nothing more; he believed in Audrey's ability, and she wouldn't fail at something like this.
The carriage fell silent again, and soon they reached their destination. The three once again entered Viscount Glaint's villa through the side door, and after changing their clothes, both Audrey and Lin Ruo chose to bid farewell.
Viscount Glaint's young mind was clearly greatly shocked and needed some quiet time, so he naturally did not try to keep the two.
When Lin Ruo returned to Sherlock's Detective Agency, he saw Klein looking at him as if he had something to say but hesitated.
This made Lin Ruo raise an eyebrow. After casually putting down his coat, he poured himself some tea and asked, "What's wrong, Klein? Did something happen?"
He wasn't anxious, after all, Klein's expression clearly didn't indicate something bad had happened.
Hmm, it seemed more like something related to him.
Lin Ruo thought slowly. Just as he took a sip of tea, he heard Klein speak:
"When Little Sun and the others explored the True Creator's abandoned temple, they encountered a strange shadow that called itself Little Shadow. It seemed to know you and asked Little Sun to ask you how you were doing."
"Cough!"
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