Chapter 37 Lin Ruo: I don't think fools are good gods
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The next day, Tingen—
After Lin Ruo, who had crammed a night's worth of mystical knowledge, arrived in Tingen, he saw Klein studying the basics of mysticism on his own.
He wasn't surprised by this, after all, in the Tingen Nighthawks team, besides Klein and Old Neil, the Beyonders were basically all combat types.
Asking them to fight cultists was fine, but asking them to be teachers and impart mystical knowledge was too difficult for them.
Therefore, when Old Neil, the quasi-teacher, was quarantined due to the risk of losing control, Klein, the newbie transmigrator, could only study these mystical knowledge on his own until his problem was resolved or the Church sent a new Seer.
Watching Klein holding a book and reading intently, not even noticing his arrival, Lin Ruo rubbed his chin, going over the knowledge he had crammed the night before in his mind, and suddenly felt eager to try.
As someone determined to cultivate Klein into the Lord of the Mysteries, Lin Ruo didn't mind really playing the role of a teacher.
So he chuckled and said, "I think, perhaps you need a temporary teacher?"
"Lin Ruo, you're here?" Klein immediately raised his head, looked in the direction of Lin Ruo, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, activating his Spirit Vision.
"Yes!" Lin Ruo nodded, smiling, "Studying mystical knowledge on your own?"
"Yes." Klein nodded, somewhat helplessly and troubled, "There's no other way, Mr. Neil can't teach me for the time being, and the other Nighthawks are not suitable… I can only study on my own for now."
"It seems you really need a temporary teacher…" As Lin Ruo said this, he took the book from Klein's hand, flipped through a couple of pages, and found that this book was one of those he had read yesterday, mainly introducing various symbols and rituals in the field of mysticism.
As a cheat with a photographic memory, Lin Ruo, who had completely memorized the contents of the book, immediately smiled and said, "Need me to guest star as your temporary teacher?"
Klein was stunned when he heard this, and then his first reaction was surprise, "Can you?"
Compared to self-study, having a teacher to teach is naturally the best.
Moreover, to be honest, although he knew that Lin Ruo's pathway was Hunter, which was more combat-oriented, based on the impression established in the past few days of getting along, Klein was very confident in Lin Ruo's knowledge, and didn't worry about anything.
"Of course, but let me explain first, because my pathway is, after all, the combat-focused Hunter, so the breadth and depth of my mystical knowledge is definitely not comparable to the Seer or Astrologer, who are specialized in those pathways," Lin Ruo said in a calm tone.
"All I can teach you is the most basic knowledge of mysticism, and some small tricks that I know. Of course, besides that, if you are curious about the situation of other pathways, you can also ask me. Although what I know may not be particularly detailed, I still basically know a little about everything."
"When these few days pass, and Old Neil's problem is resolved, or your new teacher comes, you still have to ask them for deeper knowledge in the field of mysticism."
Lin Ruo was giving Klein a heads-up, after all, he wanted to teach Klein with the intention of nurturing him, not to trick him, so he had to explain the situation in advance.
"I know… Anyway, thank you very much," Klein said sincerely.
"Haha, no need to be so polite, we are friends after all!" Seeing him like this, Lin Ruo couldn't help but laugh, and his somewhat heavy mood due to the Secret Order's matter improved, and then he asked, "Speaking of which, you attended that gathering again yesterday! How was it? Did you encounter any trouble, or did you encounter any problems you didn't understand?"
It would have been better if he hadn't asked, but as soon as he asked, Klein, who was already touched by Lin Ruo's initiative to teach, suddenly felt guilty, but he still maintained his composure on the surface, shook his head, and said, "I didn't encounter any trouble…"
After hesitating for a moment, Klein added, "Actually, I feel that Mr. Fool is quite good… Even if he really is some kind of god-level existence, he shouldn't be an evil god."
Klein felt that it was necessary for him to raise the image of the Fool a bit in Lin Ruo's eyes, at least not to let the other party regard the Fool as an evil god.
Otherwise, how embarrassing would it be if his disguise fell off in the future!
Lin Ruo, who could completely guess the little calculation in Klein's heart, almost couldn't hold back his expression at this moment, and showing a serious expression while trying hard not to laugh, he looked at Klein as if in disapproval, and said, "Klein, you are too unguarded, although that Fool has not shown malice so far, that doesn't mean that the other party is benevolent, perhaps…"
He didn't say what perhaps was followed by, but Klein suddenly understood what he meant.
At this moment, Klein seemed to see the hat of an evil god being stubbornly put on his head by Lin Ruo.
For a moment, he felt a bit of a toothache, and after organizing his words, just as he was about to save his disguise, he saw Lin Yan looking at him with an incomparably serious and earnest expression, saying:
"Klein, do you know? In the Fourth Epoch, there was an old saying, never doubt the power of the gods, but never trust their benevolence!"
"This sentence still applies even now, and I hope you can remember it."
Looking at Lin Ruo's earnest and concerned expression, Klein swallowed the explanation that had originally reached his throat.
Klein knew that Lin Ruo was concerned about him and that's why he reminded him, and he knew even more clearly that if he still defended the Fool under such circumstances, then Lin Ruo would probably suspect that he was being bewitched by an evil god.
Let's explain it later… Klein thought silently in his heart.
Lin Ruo, who had completely taken in Klein's subtle changes in expression, was also trying his best to suppress the emotions in his heart that were about to burst into laughter.
He then cleared his throat, but put down the book in his hand, and said, "Since that's the case, then let's have an interesting first lesson—Klein, do you have a pendulum?"
"Uh, not yet… Actually, I'm planning to save money to buy a crystal or sterling silver to make a pendulum," Klein said honestly, guessing in his heart whether Lin Ruo's first lesson was going to teach him related divination skills.
Then, he heard Lin Ruo's voice with a teasing smile.
"That's just right, taking this as an example, let me tell you about our first lesson—how to reasonably and decently file for reimbursement!"
Klein was stunned, his eyes widened slightly, and for a moment he really doubted whether he had heard wrong.
He then thought of what Lin Ruo had said before, "The good thing about staying in the Church is that you can reasonably reimburse and fleece the sheep," and couldn't help but swallow.
Lin Ruo's voice continued to sound:
"As Nighthawks with the Church as our backing, many of our expenses don't need to be paid out of our own pockets. For example, the pendulum you need is itself a standard equipment for auxiliary Beyonders, and is a benefit that can be directly applied for from superiors, and you can completely legally fleece the sheep."
To be fair, although he felt that it was not good for Lin Ruo, as a favored of the gods, to say such a thing, Klein's heart was indeed moved at this moment.
After all, he is the god of poverty himself!
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