Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 117 Luo Lin finally overturned

If all this was planned long ago, it would be fine. If all this was planned instantly... Medici glanced at Luo Lin meaningfully and said slowly:

"But this is not without risk. Intis might take a risk and choose to start a war prematurely."

Medici looked up at Rollin, wanting to see what this guy who always insisted on a good ending thought about this.

"War will come sooner or later. If Intis starts the war in advance, it can at least interrupt their preparations. This is better than attacking after the other side is fully prepared." Luo Lin said this, poured himself another cup of black tea, took a sip and said:
"And I believe Mr. Xiaohong must have a way to prevent them from easily starting a war."

Medici suddenly smiled upon hearing this. He glanced at Luo Lin with his blood-red eyes, then smiled wantonly and said, "You really trust me enough."

"It's just some basic trust." Luo Lin said with a smile, but his eyes clearly said, "Just tell me if you can do it!"

"This kind of thing... is a small matter." Medici smiled. If he wanted to do this before, it would probably be quite troublesome, but now that he has a master, it is too easy to make Intis worry.

"But..." Medici suddenly revealed a gloating smile and looked at Luo Lin and said, "You'd better think about how to explain your exposed fox tail to the kid next to you!"

Medici disappeared after he finished speaking. After all, this was such a big matter that he had to go back and discuss it with the real creator.

Rowling blinked, his eyes wide open. He then turned to look at Klein, who was staring at him dimly. After a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "Surprised?"

Klein: ...

If Klein still had a naive image of Rowling before the discussion about how to get free aid from Intis, that image has now been completely shattered.

Klein finally realized that his friend might not only not be a naive naive person, but also a rather terrifying white-cut black.

"...Have you thought of this a long time ago?" Klein held it in for a long time before finally saying this.

"How is that possible! Why would I think about this? I'm not involved in the reforms that Xiaohong and the others are making. I just thought of it. After all, I have to help you solve the problem."

Luo Lin waved his hand. This was the truth. He had no intention of participating in the reform. At most, he was prepared to push it from the side. He was extremely busy these past two days and had no time to think about this in advance.

"So these are what you just thought of..." Klein's mind flashed through Rowling's words, and he looked at his little friend as if he were looking at some rare species.

He considered himself to be no fool, so after knowing that he was involved in a spy case, he immediately had a plan for how to deal with it. However, he really couldn't do what Jack did, and simply take something from another country for free to bring about reform.

Is this the way a normal person would think?
"I'm just used to using everything at hand." The silly and sweet persona has been completely shattered, and Luo Lin no longer deliberately maintains it, but he is not panicked. After all, he has long had the idea of ​​changing from silly and sweet to white and black. Although he did have the factor of being excited just now, he also wanted to go with the flow.

After all, the sooner a bomb explodes, the sooner the hidden danger can be eliminated.

Luo Lin then took out an apple from somewhere and took a bite. He then tossed one to Klein and said, "Here, have an apple to replenish your sugar intake."

Klein took the apple and took a bite, then looked at Rowling and said, "What do you mean by being accustomed to using everything you can get your hands on?"

"Well, I haven't told you about my past yet. Before I traveled through time, I was an orphan, but I didn't go to an orphanage. I was adopted by a con man. The con man saw that I was good-looking and wanted to use me to disguise my identity and deceive more people."

As Luo Lin took a sip of his tea, a nostalgic expression crossed his face. "So, from a young age, I was taught how to make good use of everything around me. For a con man, even something as small as a button can be useful at a critical moment." He looked up at Klein, smiled, and said, "Turning disadvantages into advantages, turning dangers into opportunities—this is a must-learn for a con man to survive."

Klein's throat was dry. He looked at Rowling, opened his mouth, and said, "...So you were lying to me all along?"

Luo Lin was silent for a moment, then looked at Klein and said, "I'm not as foolish as I appear, but I truly consider you a friend, and I truly hope to help Mr. Azik."

"Do you believe me?"

Klein was speechless. He looked at Rowling, who had suddenly transformed from a naive and innocent person. His mind was in a mess, but he couldn't utter the word "disbelief".

Because Klein wasn't stupid. He wasn't the type to be unable to distinguish between falsehood and true feelings. So, Klein could sense that Jack might have deceived him in other ways, but he definitely treated him as a friend.

Even this time when the other party's true nature was exposed, it was all to help him.

"...Why did Mr. Lucifer say there was something wrong with your brain?" Klein hesitated for a moment. He didn't directly answer whether he believed it or not, but simply asked his doubts.

Because the previous character design didn't keep up with the version, mainly because this time he was too excited and it backfired, so the character design was drastically changed... Luo Lin muttered to himself. He looked at Klein and said seriously, "For some reason, I do trust some people easily, some people I judge to be good, such as you. I didn't have any suspicions about you from the beginning, and you should be able to sense it."

This is the truth. Because of the filter of the original work and his own keen sensitivity to other people's thoughts, Rowling is indeed very easy to trust good people.

Klein glanced at Rowling and suddenly took out a gold coin, as if preparing to do some divination on the spot.

"Hey, hey, this isn't necessary!" Luo Lin suddenly started yelling in confusion, "Where's the trust between friends?"

"He was already dead just now." Klein rolled his eyes in annoyance, but did not actually throw the gold coin. Instead, he gestured for Rowling to reach out.

Luo Lin looked at him doubtfully, but still chose to extend his hand.

Klein angrily slapped the gold coin into his palm, facing up.

"Jack, I choose to believe you," Klein said. He looked at Rowling and sighed, "I know you must have lied to me a lot, but I choose to trust your feelings."

This time it was Rowling's turn to be speechless. He looked at Klein, then at the gold coins in his hand, and finally raised his free hand to cover his eyes. "Oh, it's over."

"How did it end?" Klein was immediately unhappy.

"You actually believed a con man? You're done, Klein." Rowling had no intention of explaining. Instead, he put his hand down and looked at Klein, saying seriously.

Klein suddenly felt his fist harden, and he had the urge to throw a friendship punch.

"Hahaha!" Rowling laughed. He then tossed the gold coin in his hand and looked at Klein with a smile. "It's a very good gift. I like it very much."

(End of this chapter)