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According to Siatas, after receiving Lin Ruo's letter, they both used the fake identity of archaeologists to inquire about clues to the Elf Ruins, while also searching for the whereabouts of Leticia and others. They successfully made contact with the latter through the former.
—Because Leticia and her group were also searching for elf-related matters under the guise of archaeologists, likely in preparation for entering the ruins later.
The circles related to elves and archaeology are only so big, so by following the clues, Siatas and Mobet were able to find them.
Afterward, at Mobet's suggestion, the two approached Leticia and her three companions. Relying on Mobet's sweet talk and Siatas's own Elf Bloodline, they successfully joined the team.
"Hmm." Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Siatas nodded, then thought for a moment and added, "But I feel she doesn't completely trust us. Mobet has probed her several times these past few days, but hasn't been able to get the exact location of the ruins from her."
At this point, Siatas snorted coldly and said, "I guess even though she speaks nicely, in reality, she only values my Elf Bloodline and wants us to scout ahead for her. If you ask me, it's better to just beat them up and see if they'll talk."
Siatas naturally had no good feelings for Leticia and others who coveted the Elf Ruins, which might be related to the Calamity Queen.
Who would have good feelings for someone who wanted to dig up their ancestral grave?
If it weren't for the Calamity Queen, with Elf Singer Siatas's hot temper of resorting to violence at the slightest disagreement, she would have already taught a lesson to those who coveted the Calamity Queen's tomb.
Ah, is this really you?
Lin Ruo secretly scoffed in his heart. To be honest, he wasn't surprised by this outcome. He just said, "There's no hurry to beat people up. Once the location of the ruins is confirmed, I have no objection if you want to beat her. The key now is the ruins themselves."
Lin Ruo certainly had no objection to Siatas wanting to beat Leticia. After all, even setting aside their identities and how many innocent people Leticia's reckless actions might have harmed, just the fact that she was messing with the Elf Ruins left by the Calamity Queen gave Siatas, as the Calamity Queen's maidservant, the right to beat her up.
"I will restrain myself, so what should we do next?" Siatas clearly knew how to distinguish between priorities.
"Let's wait until tomorrow. If they don't play any tricks, after confirming the location of the ruins tomorrow, we'll take over the place directly. At that time, I will use those ruins to find the ruins where Sea God Kalvetua is located, and then you might be able to find the whereabouts of your Calamity Queen."
Lin Ruo smiled and took a sip of tea, saying, "If they deceived you, then we'll just have to use some strong-arm tactics."
Lin Ruo was not some pedantic person. The matter of the Elf Ruins not only concerned that crazy sea serpent, but also the countless Rebel Army members and commoners who believed in the sea serpent, and the Calamity Queen hidden in who knows where.
The latter was fine; Lin Ruo didn't necessarily have to find her.
But the former two were Lin Ruo's main targets for this trip to the Five Seas.
For these goals, Lin Ruo didn't mind using some strong-arm tactics, especially since Leticia herself couldn't be considered innocent.
Lin Ruo had no sympathy for such secret organization members who not only courted death themselves but also almost implicated many others, and who believed in the Hidden Sage.
Of course, Lin Ruo could also choose to ignore Leticia and let the situation develop, betting that everything would unfold as in the original novel, but that wasn't Lin Ruo's style, and he had no need to gamble.
Siatas naturally had no objection to this arrangement, and even seemed quite eager to try.
But then Siatas seemed to think of something, and her expression darkened.
Lin Ruo could, of course, tell that she was probably thinking of the whereabouts unknown Calamity Queen and the elves who were seemingly almost extinct on the surface, and indeed, there weren't many left.
However, Lin Ruo didn't offer any comfort. Siatas was a strong girl, and comfort from him, half an "enemy," was the last thing she needed.
"Speaking of which, it's time to call Medici over. It's a good opportunity to talk to Him about the Rebel Army." So Lin Ruo just stroked his chin, thinking about other things.
After all, he might have to face a Sequence 3, a former Calamity Queen, and also race against time with the Sea King Kottman… Oh, no, Kottman. How could he not call for external help?
Moreover, if he wanted to develop the Five Seas into a base for the Early Stage of the revolution, managing those Rebel Army members would require professional guidance. Setting aside other things, just in terms of fighting, they couldn't just mess around without knowing anything about war.
—Lin Ruo, after all, was not like Klein in the original novel's Early Stage when he took over the Rebel Army, only intending for them to be good people and casually helping them. He truly intended to use these people as a foundation and develop from there, so he needed to consider many more aspects.
He even had to consider the Storm's attitude… Should he test it out later?
Lin Ruo thought this, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Danitz.
"Is there… something?" Danitz asked doubtfully, but perhaps because he had been too scared recently, his tone subconsciously became a bit timid.
"You should be very familiar with the Rebel Army, right?" Lin Ruo looked at Danitz and said with a smile.
"Ah, yes, I specially contacted them before to collect information about them, so I am indeed quite familiar." Danitz nodded, not understanding.
"That's perfect, I have a task for you here." Lin Ruo said with a smile.
"What task?" Danitz immediately became alert, looking like a small animal bristling with fur as it sensed danger.
"It's a very simple task, but I can't tell you yet, I'll tell you later." Lin Ruo said with a smile, his gentle and brilliant smile making Danitz shiver.
Damn it, tell me later? If you're going to tell me later, why are you saying anything now?!
Danitz inwardly scratched his head, but could only force a smile, nodding and saying, "Okay."
...
After sending off Siatas, Lin Ruo then tricked the muddled Danitz into leaving, telling him to wander around City of Generosity by himself and enjoy his last moments of leisure, then lazily stretched.
"I have a premonition that I'm going to be very busy."
Lin Ruo tilted his head and said to Klein, who was the only one left in the safe house.
"Remove the premonition. We're definitely going to be very busy." Klein retorted. When it was just the two of them, he usually didn't deliberately act as Gehrman anymore.
This didn't prevent him from playing the Faceless; on the contrary, it was this private act of not playing the role that allowed Klein to increasingly distinguish between Gehrman and Klein, and to understand what it means to "You can play anyone, but you can only be yourself."
"Fortunately, I still have a tool I can use." Lin Ruo said with a smile, then, under Klein's gaze, he solemnly chanted Medici's honorific name as always:
"The Great God of War;
The Symbol of Iron and Blood;
The Ruler of Chaos and Strife."
The next second, as always, the style suddenly changed:
"Come out, my best tool, Medici!"
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