Chapter 75: First Meeting with Azik
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To be fair, regardless of whether he would relapse in the future, Klein's attitude of admitting his mistakes was at least very sincere after Lin Ruo's outburst.
Knowing the 'seeking death' trait of a certain cat, Lin Ruo didn't force him to make a 'promise to never seek death again.' He simply said lightly, "Since your attitude is so sincere, then write a five-thousand-word self-criticism later. Complete it within this week. No problem, right?"
Ah, this!
Klein's expression immediately turned bitter. The feeling of returning to his senior year of high school surged into his heart again. However, knowing that he was in the wrong, he still nodded and said, "No problem."
"Good that there's no problem."
Lin Ruo nodded and continued with a faint expression, "I told you before, right? I want you to learn Jotun, Dragonese, Elvish, and other languages. What's your study plan?"
"Uh… Not yet."
Although he had a bad premonition in his heart, Klein still honestly said.
Of course, he didn't have any study plan yet, after all, Lin Ruo only told him about this yesterday.
And yesterday afternoon, he followed Captain Dunn and the others to Lamud Town to eliminate evil spirits. Not to mention making a study plan, Klein hadn't even touched the textbooks yet.
"Very good!"
Lin Ruo nodded upon hearing this. He looked at Klein, his gaze becoming sharp. If he wasn't wearing glasses on his face, he would definitely push them up at this moment to create an atmosphere.
"With the current situation of the Nighthawks, apart from me, it is estimated that no one else can teach you these in a short time. How about this, starting tomorrow, in addition to the normal mystical knowledge courses, we will also take some time to learn these languages, striving to master one language per week. What do you think?"
What do I think? I think this is not good at all…
One language a week… Even final exams back then weren't this intense!
Klein immediately felt the burden on his shoulders become heavier. He looked at Lin Ruo in front of him, opened his mouth, wanting to argue for himself, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
On the one hand, he was indeed in the wrong this time. On the other hand, Klein himself didn't actually reject learning these mystical languages.
Just as Lin Ruo said before, these languages that can leverage the power of nature were originally something he had to learn in the future. Although finishing one language a week was indeed a bit terrifying, with his current memory and learning ability strengthened by the Seer potion, it wasn't impossible.
And there was the original owner's foundation… It's just that he probably had to stay up late to study for a while in the future!
Truly, a return to senior year of high school!
Klein thought with a slight helplessness.
"Since you have no objections, then it's settled!"
Lin Ruo was not surprised by Klein's reaction. He nodded and continued, "Now let's go back to the first question, where are you going?"
"Uh…"
Klein, who was originally worried about the learning hell for the next period of time, was stunned when he heard this, and then realized another bad thing—he was now on his way to Khoy University to meet Mr. Azik.
And Lin Ruo was a Blessed of the Goddess, while Azik was suspected to be a senior figure who had lived for who knows how many years.
Of course, although Lin Ruo was a Blessed of the Goddess, he was not equal to the Nighthawks, and he was obviously not the kind of guy who hated wild Beyonders. Otherwise, Lin Ruo would not have taught him how to maintain the Fool's persona, let alone sell the Telepathist formula to Justice at the Tarot Club without any qualms, and tell them about the second Blasphemy Slate and Uniqueness.
Even if Lin Ruo knew about Mr. Azik, he probably wouldn't do anything. And it could add an insurance to his safety—although the result of divination above the gray fog was that Azik would not bring him danger, Klein understood that divination was not omnipotent, and he still had to guard against the unexpected.
So after realizing this, Klein's first thought was not to hide Mr. Azik's matter from Lin Ruo, but to consider whether he should tell the truth.
After all, he trusted Lin Ruo, and this trust was no less than his trust in Mr. Azik.
"You're hesitating… Tsk, let me guess, you should be going to meet some wild Beyonder, or someone you're very close to, right?"
Lin Ruo pinched his chin. In fact, he had already guessed that Klein was probably going to meet Mr. Azik, so he deliberately showed a thoughtful expression and said.
Klein: …
To be fair, I really suspect you can read minds.
Otherwise, how could you guess so accurately every time?
Seeing his expression, Lin Ruo couldn't help but laugh again, patted his shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in stealing the Nighthawks' work. Even if you really have some wild Beyonder friends, as long as they're not some cultists, I have no objections, and I won't lock them up underground."
"So, who are you going to see?"
Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Klein thought for a while and said, "The person I'm going to see is indeed a wild Beyonder…"
He then briefly recounted Mr. Azik's matter, and at the same time mentioned the portrait found in Lamud Town yesterday. However, out of the last layer of protection for Mr. Azik, Klein did not directly say Mr. Azik's name, but used "my friend" as a substitute, and observed Lin Ruo's expression while speaking.
Klein didn't want to harm Mr. Azik.
"Your friend… Is he really related to the first Baron of Lamud Town?"
Observing Lin Ruo's expression, Klein then saw the other party's expression become serious. At the same time, Lin Ruo's words also made Klein realize that perhaps Lin Ruo knew something about Mr. Azik's past.
He couldn't help but say, "I'm not sure… But that first Baron is indeed very similar to my friend. Lin Ruo, do you know something?"
"It's not that I know, it's just some speculation… Klein, take me to meet your friend, don't worry, I have no malice towards him, it's just that there are some things that may need to be said in person."
Lin Ruo said so.
He did plan to meet Mr. Azik. Although in the original plan, this meeting should have been after Mr. Azik saw the remains of his own son, it wouldn't hurt to meet him earlier now.
Klein was silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded.
"Okay."
He decided to trust Lin Ruo.
So, more than ten minutes later, Mr. Azik, who was organizing materials in the office, welcomed two guests.
"Good afternoon, Klein, have you had lunch?"
Mr. Azik, with his bronze skin, gentle features, and eyes that seemed to have an unspeakable sense of vicissitudes, first greeted his student with a smile, and then his gaze fell on Lin Ruo next to Klein.
As a senior figure in the Death pathway, even if he has forgotten most of his skills, Mr. Azik can obviously still directly see the spirit body.
Probably not feeling any malice in Lin Ruo, Azik then greeted with a smile: "Hello, I am Azik Eggers, are you here to find me?"
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