Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 267 Beating the Pale Queen
Although Luo Lin knew the true nature of the artificial Grim Reaper, it was useless to know only the true nature of some things. Whether it was to reduce the difficulty of Azik fusing the other half of his soul by influencing the artificial Grim Reaper, or to safely separate the other half of Azik's soul from the uniqueness of the Grim Reaper, it was undoubtedly necessary to know more information.

After all, even without mentioning the former, just looking at the latter, if force is really used to forcibly separate Azik's other half of the soul and the uniqueness of the God of Death, God knows whether there will be any negative effects. The Goddess of Night doesn't care that Azik can do this, and as Azik's friend, Rowling still has to be careful.

Haitel was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting such an answer. He instinctively looked at Azik and said in confusion, "But..."

But hasn’t His Majesty Azik already accepted the uniqueness of the God of Death?
Doubt flashed through Haiter's mind, and he suddenly remembered some details, remembering the other party's behavior that was like a split personality when he prayed to the "God of Death" before.

Haitel naturally did not think directly about the fact that Azik was torn apart, but he became more and more certain of a possibility in his heart - His Majesty Azik was very likely to have problems accommodating the uniqueness of the God of Death.

Even considering the impact of the artificial Death God project on the uniqueness of the Death God, this problem may have been caused by this project.

Thinking of this, Haitel suddenly broke out in a sweat.

"It seems that you are very clear about the essence of your plan." Luo Lin smiled and said.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty..." Haitel immediately knelt down to Azik.

"...Get up. I don't like others kneeling to me." Azik glanced at him and said calmly, "Since you know you're wrong, then make amends."

"Yes, I'll go get the information right away." Haitel immediately stood up and went to get the information about the artificial Grim Reaper.

Xia, who witnessed this scene, seemed to have thought of something and her eyes flickered.

At this moment, Luo Lin glanced at Him and suddenly smiled and said, "Xia, what are you thinking about?"

Xia shuddered, then hesitated, glanced at Azik, and chose not to hide it, saying, "I'm thinking that His Highness Azik hasn't fully embraced the God of Death's uniqueness. He may have been able to use the power of uniqueness, but it's still far from being truly embraced."

"Do you think this is your chance?" Luo Lin continued to ask with a smile.

Xia fell silent. His gaze fell on Azik, then retracted. Xia lowered his eyes and seemed to sigh before looking up at Luo Lin and saying:
"I wish this was my chance, but I know it's not."

"You won't let me achieve Death Uniqueness."

Luo Lin looked at Him and didn't deny what He said. He just smiled and said, "Of course, after all, I don't trust you."

Even though she had expected this, after hearing this answer, Shia couldn't help but feel depressed - not because Lucifer didn't trust Him, Shia wasn't that narcissistic, and didn't think there was anything about Him that was worthy of his trust. Shia was mainly depressed about the uniqueness of the God of Death.

Although He just said that, He actually still held a glimmer of hope.

"Do you really want to become Sequence 0?" Rowling suddenly asked, seeming a little curious about the question.

Upon hearing this, Xia looked at him in confusion and said, "As long as they know the existence of this position, is there anyone who doesn't want to become Sequence 0?"

The pursuit of strength is natural to Xia. He has always been educated in the law of the jungle, and his philosophy of life is to become stronger.

"That's too much." Luo Lin smiled and shook his head, but he didn't explain anything. He just looked at Xia Ya and said, "It's a pity, you probably don't have this opportunity anymore."

Xia suddenly became even more depressed, a flicker of resentment in her eyes. Luo Lin took a sip of his tea before saying calmly, "I know you follow the principle of the survival of the fittest. So, Xia, you can be dissatisfied, you can be unwilling, you can hate me, but unless you are sure you can kill me with one strike, then you should keep your fangs, or at least don't show them casually."

Rowling couldn't give Xia anything, nor did he need to give Xia anything, because Xia was not his friend, nor was she an ally he had gained through promises, but a defeated general.

Not killing Xia outright was already Rowling's kindness to a useful tool. If Xia didn't obey, Rowling wouldn't mind turning her into a special character - the sins committed by the Pale Queen were enough for Rowling to sentence her to death.

Rowling is never gentle towards people who are not good.

Xia instantly felt a chill. He looked at the man in front of him, confirming that the other party really didn't care about his life or death. If he didn't obey, the other party didn't mind turning him into a special person.

The other party is not a gentle and kind person. The eyes contain an indifference that is no less than that of the god of death. He is kept here only because he is useful, nothing more.

"...I understand. Now that I have submitted to you, I will naturally work well for you." Xia lowered his head. At this moment, he restrained all his resentment and depression, like a competent tool.

Seeing this, Rowling smiled. He didn't care whether Xia really surrendered or was just pretending to be submissive. He just picked up the black tea and took a sip, saying, "Then get to work. You know more about the royal faction than Haitel..." Rowling then gave a few instructions.

"...Yes." Xia replied with her head lowered, then left the room.

After he left, Medici glanced at Luo Lin and asked curiously, "Why don't you go with your win-win strategy this time?"

"No need. He's not a friend, not even an ally. He's just a useful tool." Luo Lin shook his head and said calmly:

"I can't satisfy His most fundamental desires either. If that's the case, it's better to abandon tenderness from the beginning. For a cold-blooded venomous snake, ruthless suppression is more effective against tenderness."

Xia is not Azik. Deep down, he really believes in the law of the jungle. To such a being, there is no need to be too gentle. On the contrary, it may make the other party think you are weak.

On the contrary, only by being strong and cold-blooded enough can the other party restrain those little thoughts.

Medici didn't seem surprised by this, but seemed to have thought of something. He said, "No wonder you suddenly mentioned the artificial death god. Are you deliberately testing them..."

"Ha!" Luo Lin smiled and did not deny it.

He did mention the information about the artificial Grim Reaper on purpose, just to see the reactions of Haitel and Shia.

Judging from the results, Haitel obviously chose to submit to Azik from head to toe, and had no idea about the uniqueness of the god of death.

Xia is still rebellious at heart, and is eager to take action against the uniqueness of the God of Death.

Of course, this was normal and Rowling was not surprised, so he chose to appease Haitel and took the opportunity to hit Xia.

"I hope he can be more obedient, otherwise it will be difficult to find a Sequence 1 tool." Rowling shook his head, wondering in his heart whether he should find an opportunity to let Xia "see the world" again.

Otherwise, given the other party's rebellious character, he would probably behave himself for a while in the short term out of fear of the Bound God Tolzna, but without sufficient deterrence, he would inevitably have some thoughts over time.

(End of this chapter)