Chapter 112: How to Play the Clown

Chapter 112: How to Play the Clown

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After Klein successfully advanced to Sequence 8, Crestet Cesimir chatted with Lin Ruo for a few more words before taking his leave.

After all, as one of the three giants of the Red Gloves, "Goddess's Sword" Crestet Cesimir had many things to keep him busy. Now that Klein's matter was settled, he naturally had to attend to other things.

After Crestet Cesimir left, Klein, who had been somewhat tense due to the other party's presence, finally relaxed. He turned to Lin Ruo again, finally having the opportunity to ask the question that had been welling up since just now, "Lin Ruo, why would the Goddess..."

"I don't know." Lin Ruo, who had been in a good mood because of the changes in his supernatural abilities, retracted his smile, his expression also taking on an appropriate look of confusion, "I don't know why the Goddess would issue such an oracle... Even if it's because of me, and She noticed you, there's no reason to do this... Perhaps it's because of that gray fog?"

"Who knows!" He suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh, saying, "The Goddess... I've never been able to figure out what She's thinking..."

Klein was momentarily speechless at this. He thought of what Lin Ruo had once told him, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say. In the end, he could only change the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, Lin Ruo, do you know how to act as a Clown? Do I have to go to a circus?"

Hearing this, Lin Ruo, realizing that he had successfully disassociated himself from the matter, also shifted his attention at the right time, smiling and saying:

"If you're willing to go to a circus to play the role of a clown, there's actually no problem with that, but that's only a superficial role-playing. What the potion name represents is not just a profession, but a type of person with common characteristics. If you can't grasp the essence of playing the clown, it will be difficult for you to truly digest the Clown potion completely."

After listening, Klein thoughtfully said, "In other words, as long as you can grasp the essence, you can play the role of a clown in life?"

"You could say that." Lin Ruo nodded, continuing, "You've already digested the Seer potion, and you've already summarized your own Seer motto. You should understand that the so-called Seer is someone who, although able to glimpse fate to a limited extent, is still full of awe for fate. So, when you digest the Clown potion and play the role of a Clown, you can actually think along the same lines."

"Klein, what do you think are the characteristics of a Clown?" Lin Ruo suddenly threw out a question.

"Clown... humorous makeup, exaggerated movements, acrobatic performances?" Klein said while thinking, "Could it be that playing the role of a clown is about pleasing others in an absurd way? No, no, it shouldn't be that." He pondered his expression, but became more and more confused, and for a moment, he couldn't think of how to play the role of a Clown.

Lin Ruo wasn't surprised by this. After all, in the original story, Klein didn't understand how to play the role of a clown when he first became one. It was only after a major change that he had a deep understanding of the essence of "Clown."

However, there wasn't a Tingen incident to make Klein suddenly realize it now, so naturally, he, the old man, could only personally give some guidance.

And for this reason, Lin Ruo then coughed and said with a smile, "Klein, clowns always have smiles on their faces. Do you think they're really happy every moment?"

Smile... Klein was stunned, and a thought flashed through his mind at this moment. He suddenly thought of something, saying:

"Clowns always use smiles to amuse the audience, but they themselves may not necessarily want to laugh. They just have no choice. The smiles on their faces are not only used to amuse the audience, but also to hide their own sadness and helplessness..." His voice became more and more firm, and his eyes became brighter and brighter, obviously really understanding a little.

Seeing that he had finally found the right way of thinking, Lin Ruo also felt relieved, smiling and saying, "It's good that you can find the right way of thinking... I hope you can summarize your own Clown acting motto as soon as possible and digest the Clown potion completely. I'm very much looking forward to you advancing to Sequence 7. That would be a real step on the path of the God's pathway."

"Sequence 7... I just advanced, it will take a few more months to digest the potion, right?" When Klein said this, his expression still had a bit of longing, after all, he had already seen the Beyonder abilities belonging to the Magician, and many of them were still to his liking.

"Be confident, maybe you'll digest the Clown potion almost completely in half a month!" Lin Ruo said with a smile.

"Half a month... how is that possible." Klein shook his head, feeling that Lin Ruo's words were a bit whimsical, completely just teasing him.

"That's not necessarily the case..." Lin Ruo said with a meaningful smile.

What is a Clown? Klein's understanding in the original story was—someone who, although able to slightly foresee fate, still feels helpless towards fate, and thus uses a smile to cover up all the sadness, pain, confusion, and frustration.

And Lin Ruo dared to be sure that in the upcoming special training, Klein would have no shortage of similar experiences—different from the theoretical stage of the first phase of special training, Lin Ruo didn't plan to let Klein have a good time in the second phase.

No pain, no gain.

What Lin Ruo wanted to cultivate was a true Lord of the Mysteries, an existence that could stand up to Amon, that bastard, in the future, not a delicate ragdoll in a greenhouse. Under this premise, he would never be soft on Klein when he needed to be ruthless.

The Five Seas are not so easy to navigate!

As for that transfer order that transferred Klein to Backlund, although Lin Ruo was also puzzled as to why the Evernight Goddess did this, he was still sure that the Goddess would not stop him from continuing to train Klein.

After all, relatively speaking, the Evernight Goddess was even more eager for the birth of the Lord of the Mysteries—and if the Evernight Goddess really didn't want him to train Klein, She could completely issue an oracle. Since She didn't do so, that meant She acquiesced.

At this time, Klein also thought of something, asking, "By the way, Lin Ruo, if I'm transferred to Backlund, the special training..."

"Don't worry, you go to Backlund to report first, I'll take care of the rest, the special training will continue according to the original plan." Lin Ruo said with a smile, and reminded, "You might as well consider now how to tell your older brother and younger sister about this. Perhaps you can lie that you've been promoted and got a raise, and are being transferred to Backlund just because of work needs?"

Klein immediately thought of this, hesitating, "Maybe I can take my older brother and younger sister to Backlund together?"

"Good idea, but your younger sister is still in school here, right? Your older brother's job is also here. Although you already have some spare money in your hands, you still have many places where you need to spend money yourself." Lin Ruo's eyelids twitched, then he said with an unchanged expression:

"The cost of living in Backlund is higher than here. Can you guarantee that after you bring your older brother and younger sister there, you can give them a good life? And how are you going to explain the source of this money to them?"

"In my opinion, you might as well talk to your older brother and younger sister about future plans, such as letting your younger sister take an exam for a university in Backlund, and letting your older brother find a new job. Let them live here first, and after you've lived in Backlund for a while, and have a stable living environment there, and can explain your source of income, then bring them over."

"You're right." Klein nodded thoughtfully, obviously feeling that what Lin Ruo said made a lot of sense.

Lin Ruo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, although with the improvement of his supernatural abilities now, he had more confidence in preventing the Backlund smog incident, the matter was still far from certain. Behind the Backlund smog, there was far more than just a Mr. A and a Demoness of Despair. Who knew what kind of problems would arise in the future.

If he really brought Klein's older brother and younger sister to Backlund, and something happened to them in the smog, it would be too bad.

Afterwards, Lin Ruo thought of something else, and said, "Speaking of which, Dunn and the others don't know that you're going to be transferred to Backlund, do they? Aren't you going to tell them and say goodbye?"

"It's time to say goodbye..." Klein said, looking around, feeling a little lost.

I'm leaving...

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