As for whether borrowing power would be noticed by Azzik? Luo Lin did not need to worry, because the answer was no.
Only Shadows of Time drawn out through a medium possessed self-awareness and could be noticed by the original person. Borrowing strength through favorability would not be detected by the person in question.
"Next, I just need to keep deepening our relationship. Given Azzik's circumstances, it may be easy to build favorability in the early stages, but taking it further will require some effort. Fortunately, I have a trump card." Thinking of this, Luo Lin's smile grew even brighter.
Luo Lin's trump card was naturally using the Shadow of Time skill to summon Azzik's former children, allowing father and children to reunite briefly and thereby increase Azzik's favorability.
However, Luo Lin would not use this move lightly. It was not that he did not trust Azzik, but that he needed to control the pace of Azzik's memory recovery. Otherwise, if Azzik recovered too much at once and switched into Death Consul mode, that would be troublesome.
"Unfortunately, Klein isn't even a Beyonder yet. Otherwise, I could borrow some of his strength too." Luo Lin sighed inwardly, but he was not disappointed. Given Klein's advancement speed, he would become a major player within a few years. His potential was undoubtedly enormous.
"Then next, it's time to visit the Seer Club." Luo Lin canceled his borrowing of Azzik's abilities, wandered around outside for a while, then arrived at one of his safe houses. After changing his appearance once again, he took a horseless carriage to the entrance of a Seer Club.
This was the very "Seer" Club that Klein had joined in the original story. Luo Lin had come here mainly for Hainess Fanenson, a member of the Aurora Order.
Of course, Luo Lin had no intention of simply killing Hainess Fanenson to prevent the coming Tingen crisis. First, judging by the timeline, Megose had most likely already become pregnant with the True Creator's child, so killing Hainess Fanenson would accomplish nothing. Second, the true culprits behind the Tingen incident were Ince and 008. Without dealing with those two, no amount of effort would matter.
The reason Luo Lin wanted to contact Hainess Fanenson was to see whether the True Creator could discover his existence through His follower, and if so, what His attitude would be.
Naturally, the latter was the important part.
It would determine Luo Lin's future policy toward the True Creator and His affiliated organizations.
As for why Luo Lin had not chosen to contact Mr. A in Backlund, the reason was simple—at his current level, Luo Lin could not defeat Mr. A. If the other party harbored ill intent, escaping would not be easy.
Dealing with Hainess Fanenson, on the other hand, was much simpler.
With that in mind, Luo Lin entered the Seer Club. After efficiently registering, paying the fee, and joining the club, he smiled and said, "Ms. Angelica, I had heard of Mr. Hainess Fanenson's reputation long before joining the club. Is he here today? I would like him to perform a divination for me."
Angelica, who worked at the front desk, was not too surprised by this. Hainess Fanenson did indeed have some fame in Tingen's divination circles. She immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Hainess Fanenson is teaching a class right now. It will probably be a while before he can perform a divination for you. But if you are interested, you may sit in on the lesson and raise your hand to ask questions."
"Alright, thank you." Luo Lin thanked her politely, then followed Angelica to the meeting room and took a seat in a corner.
On the podium in the meeting room stood a middle-aged man in a black classical robe, with heavy dark circles beneath his eyes and a particularly distinctive hairstyle. He was rigidly explaining something.
When he saw a newcomer enter, Hainess Fanenson did not pause his lesson. He merely nodded slightly at Luo Lin before continuing his fluent explanation of astrological divination.
Then, at a certain moment, Luo Lin saw Hainess Fanenson tilt his head slightly, as though he had heard something. He even forgot to continue what he had been saying.
This lasted three or four seconds. Just as the other students in the meeting room began showing puzzled expressions, Hainess Fanenson seemed to snap back to his senses. His expression was indescribably fervent, but he quickly turned around to conceal it.
Yet before he turned away, Luo Lin noticed that the Aurora Order member had glanced at him. There was no hostility in his eyes. Instead, they burned with intense heat.
Oh?
Luo Lin raised an eyebrow.
For the remainder of the lesson, it was obvious that Hainess Fanenson spoke at a faster pace. Not long after the class ended, Luo Lin met this Aurora Order member again in a white crystal divination room.
"Your Blessed, what are your orders? No matter what it is, Hainess Fanenson will certainly accomplish it for you." The moment Hainess Fanenson entered the room and closed the door, he dropped to one knee and spoke in a fervent voice.
Luo Lin was not surprised by this. He had long guessed that the True Creator would take such an attitude toward him—if the True Creator possessed memories of interacting with him, He would understand that Luo Lin held a trump card capable of perishing together with the world, while also being able to summon His past self. With such cards in hand, before knowing whether Luo Lin was good or bad for Earth, choosing to win him over was only natural.
Besides, this was no great matter to the True Creator. Perhaps He could even use it to learn more about Luo Lin's circumstances. There was no downside.
Still, even though he had long suspected it, when it was truly confirmed, Luo Lin could not help but laugh. He then picked up the black tea on the table, took a sip, and said calmly, "There is nothing I need you to do."
Then he stood and said, "Remember, you never saw me today."
Luo Lin had no intention of getting involved with Hainess Fanenson. The man had long been written into 008's script and would sooner or later attract the attention of the Tingen Nighthawks team. Luo Lin had no desire to invite trouble.
He had only come today to confirm the True Creator's attitude, nothing more.
As for the fact that Hainess Fanenson would die before long, what did that have to do with Luo Lin?
Luo Lin had no interest in saving a scoundrel with little value to exploit and little connection to him.
"Yes!" Hainess Fanenson froze for a moment. Though he was confused, he clearly did not dare ask the god-blessed one before him, "Then what did you come here for?"
He merely lowered his head and waited for the person beside him to leave, waited for the door to close, waited for the footsteps to fade away. Only then did Hainess Fanenson raise his head and let out a long breath, his expression fervent yet perplexed. "So why exactly did Your Blessed come here? Could it be... could it be that Your Blessed came for the upcoming sacrifice?"
No matter how Hainess Fanenson pondered it, Luo Lin, having left the Seer Club, changed his appearance once more and took a horseless carriage back to the house he rented.
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