Am I a bad person? They all want to kill me?

The door opened, and a real cat-eared girl took small steps and came to Lin Qing'an's side quietly.

"Master Qing'an, Master Astraea is here to visit you."

"Reinhard? Visiting me at this hour? Where is he now?"

Lin Qing'an closed the book and looked at the young and beautiful cat-eared maid beside him.

"In the drawing room..."

Looking at her master's handsome face, the cat ears on the cat-eared girl's head suddenly twitched twice, and her face turned slightly red.

"I understand. Go and ask the kitchen to prepare dinner."

Lin Qing'an stood up and rubbed the cat-eared girl's head gently.

In four years, relying on the things he brought with him and the support of Reinhard, the "True Son of the World", he successfully became a new noble in the kingdom and made his plan move forward a lot.

Today, his fame and the special products from another world he brought have spread throughout the world, and his "evil seeds" have also been able to spread throughout this world.

As for the cat-eared girl in front of me, she is just a little fun in my spare time.

In this world, there are beings called "demi-humans". Giants, demons, beastmen, goblins and other human beings are all called "demi-humans".

Among them, cat girls belong to the branch of "Orcs".

The price of hiring, or buying, a cat girl was also very cheap, especially for him, a new noble in the kingdom.

I have to say, the real cat girls in the other world are much more exciting than the fake cat girls played by Yukinoshita and the others.

After all... no matter how realistically Yukinoshita and the others act, there won't be barbs on their tongues...

"that......"

The cat girl blushed as her tail kept wagging, and said, "Master Qing'an, Master Astraea just told us not to prepare dinner, as he has already eaten at home."

"Okay, then just ask the kitchen to prepare some refreshments."

Lin Qing'an patted the cat girl's head for the last time and walked towards the living room.

Arriving at the reception room, Lin Qing'an immediately saw Reinhard standing in the middle of the living room, wearing a white knight's uniform and standing like a pine tree.

This is a true knight.

Everyone who saw Reinhard would think so.

There was nothing wrong with her posture, manners, or clothing.

"Lin, please forgive me for visiting so late at night."

Reinhard raised his right hand to his chest, bowed slightly, and apologized to Lin Qing'an.

Lin Qing'an strode forward, helped Reinhard up, and said.

"There's no need to be so polite between you and me. I know you. You came so late, it must be urgent."

As he spoke, Lin Qing'an looked at the animal skin bag in Reinhard's left hand.

"Things are worse than we thought..."

Noticing where Lin Qing'an's gaze was, Reinhard handed the animal skin bag to Lin Qing'an with a serious expression.

Lin Qing'an took the animal skin bag, opened it, took out the parchment file inside and read it carefully.

As he watched, Lin Qing'an's expression gradually became gloomy.

After a while, he returned the animal skin bag to Reinhard and said solemnly.

"If the records here are correct, then something must have gone wrong in the kingdom. Who is behind this?!"

Lin Qing'an frowned and paced back and forth. "In just three years, the number of missing persons, murders, and homicides in the entire kingdom has increased sevenfold. This is simply too exaggerated, and this is still recorded! In addition to those that are not recorded due to lazy governance, who is behind this?"

Suddenly, Lin Qing'an seemed to have thought of something. He paused and muttered to himself with a very gloomy expression.

"Could it be because of the technology I brought?"

"Lin, I have decided that this matter has nothing to do with you, nor with your skills."

Reinhardt stepped forward and said solemnly.

Lin Qingan waved his hands, his expression still gloomy, "Reinhard, you don't have to make excuses for me. In my world, due to technological changes, the uneven distribution of resources even triggered a world war. Now these..."

"Forest!"

Reinhard interrupted Lin Qing'an in a serious tone, "With the technologies you have brought so far, it won't lead to such serious consequences. In addition... didn't you set up the 'United Association' specifically to avoid conflicts of interest? You have already shared the profits with them, how could they take radical actions again?"

"......" Lin Qing'an frowned and said nothing.

"Forest......"

Reinhard continued, "According to my investigation, it's not just the kingdom. The Vlakia Empire, the Karalaki City-State, and even the Holy Kingdom of Gustiko have all experienced similar problems. This is a global problem. How could it possibly be related to you? You're worrying too much."

Having said this, Reinhard felt somewhat helpless.

The emergence of new technologies will inevitably lead to the elimination of backward technologies. During the past four years, every time Lin came up with new technologies, it would always affect the interests of a group of nobles.

Even he could not stop the disputes caused by interests, and could only stand silently behind Lin to protect his safety.

Later, in order to have a more stable life, Lin, who was not tired of it, simply established a "United Association", and gave most of the profits to those greedy nobles, leaving only a small part of the "patent share".

It is precisely because of these experiences that Lin always feels that the technology he has come up with will cause trouble, so when he encounters trouble, he always thinks first whether it is related to the new technology he has come up with.

Nobles...

Reinhard suddenly remembered the "Marxism" and "socialism" that Lin had once talked about with him.

If the kingdom wants to develop quickly, maybe...

"A world problem?"

Lin Qing'an was slightly startled, as if he remembered something. He looked at Reinhardt suddenly and said.

"The Witch Cult! Reinhard, do you think it's possible that the Witch Cult is behind this?"

Reinhardt collected his thoughts and said thoughtfully: "I can't be sure either. I will continue to investigate later. If it is really them..."

Reinhard grasped the dragon sword "Red" at his waist, "I will cut off their evil hands and crush their conspiracy!"

Lin Qing'an looked at Reinhard with admiration, as if he was envious of his martial arts skills.

After a moment, Lin Qing'an suddenly chuckled.

"As expected of you, you are the strongest Sword Saint of all time. I feel relieved when you say this."

Reinhard was slightly startled, and his fierce aura softened instantly.

"Lin, are you going to tease me too?"

"This is not a joke, this is the truth. Others may not know how strong you are, but I know how ruthless you are."

Lin Qing'an had a smile on his face, but he felt a little cold in his heart.

After four years of getting along, he knew very well that the nickname "Lai Aotian" was not given for nothing.

Having been in the royal capital for four years, he had never seen anyone who could resist his "evil seed", Lai Aotian was the only exception.

Reinhard smiled helplessly and said, "Lin, you are not bad either. It has only been four years and your swordsmanship has surpassed most of the knights in the kingdom."

Hearing this, Lin Qingan burst out laughing, "Reinhard, aren't you bragging about yourself again? Isn't it all because of your good teaching that I can learn so quickly?"

As a true "Son of the World", Reinhard possesses more than 50 types of "World Protection".

Among them, Reinhard has a protection called "Protection of Education", the effect of which is that the grades of the students he teaches will improve by leaps and bounds.

Thanks to this, he made rapid progress when learning swordsmanship from Reinhard.

Of course, his own superior physical fitness also contributed partly.

"This..." Reinhard was speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing this, Lin Qingan smiled and said, "Don't mind it, it's just a joke. By the way, how is the candidate selection for Wang Xuan going?"

As a soldier and knight of the kingdom, Reinhard was entrusted with an important task by the kingdom's "Council of Sages", and was asked to find the remaining four candidates for the royal election together with other knights.

Reinhardt shook his head slightly, "We haven't found any clues yet."

"That's it..."

Lin Qingan smiled and said, "How about letting me help? All you need is to lend me the King's Selection Badge, and I promise to bring you a candidate within a month."

"Huh?" Reinhard looked at Lin Qing'an in surprise, "One month?"

"Yes, in a month, at least I can bring back one. If I'm lucky, I might be able to bring back two."

172. "My First Encounter with Emilia ①"

Having known each other for many years, Reinhard knew very well that his friend always kept his word and never boasted.

So, he couldn't help but ask, "Lin, have you found any clues about the candidate?"

Lin Qing'an smiled but said nothing.

Seeing this, Reinhard was somewhat helpless.

Lin never boasted, but he was very good at keeping people in suspense, and few people could guess what he was planning.

"Master Qing'an, the tea is ready."

Just at this moment, a group of demi-human maids brought up tea and snacks.

After the maids had placed the refreshments, Lin Qing'an invited Reinhard to take a seat with a gentle smile.

After a while, Lin Qing'an took a sip of the black tea from this world and brought up what had just happened again.

"Reinhard, I need to leave the capital for a while to find a candidate. I'd like you to take care of some meetings at the Union Association for me."

"Lin, are you leaving the capital?"

Surprised, Reinhard subconsciously put the tea that was about to reach his mouth back on the table.

According to Lin himself, he is a "homebody" who prefers quietness to movement. During the past four years, except for occasionally leaving the capital to visit Duke Karsten in his residence to meet Duke Crusch, Lin has always stayed in the capital and has never set foot out of it.

Most of the time, he didn't even want to leave his house.

A person like Lin would actually want to leave the capital and personally look for a candidate for the throne?

Lin Qing'an put down the tea and said with a melancholy look: "I have been in this world for four years. It's time to go out and take a look. In addition..."

Lin Qing'an tilted his head slightly and looked at the animal skin bag on the table. He said in a slightly serious tone: "Seeing is believing, hearing is not. I want to personally investigate what is going on behind these murders. Only then can I feel at ease."

Reinhard's eyes moved slightly, "Lin, you..."

Lin Qing'an raised his hand, interrupted Reinhard, and said: "I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me, and you don't need to worry about my safety. I will keep a low profile on this trip and will not reveal my identity."

"......" Reinhard frowned.

He was indeed worried about Lin's safety. Although Lin established the "United Association" and united most of the nobles, some nobles were still excluded. Those nobles who were kicked out hated Lin to the core.

If they really knew Lin's whereabouts, it would definitely not be a good thing.

Seeing that Reinhard was still worried, Lin Qingan smiled.

"Reinhard, have you forgotten that in addition to my swordsmanship, I also have a lot of 'shooting stars' to protect me?"

"Meteor" is actually a magic prop or magic device in the world of "re0". It allows ordinary people who cannot open the magic door to use magic.

It is called "Meteor" because of this characteristic, and its meaning is a gift falling from the sky like a shooting star.

Although they are said to fall from the sky, "meteors" are actually dug out from the ground and can be considered unearthed cultural relics to some extent.

In order to save their lives, most nobles in this world have the habit of collecting "shooting stars".

The "Meteors" he has now were bought at high prices from other members of the "United Association".

"meteor......"

Thinking about the effects of the "meteors" in Lin Qing'an's hands, Reinhard's frown gradually relaxed.

After a while, he looked up at Lin Qing'an and said solemnly.

"Lin, since you have made your decision, I will not persuade you any more, but...please pay attention to your safety and do not take risks. If necessary, you can ask for help from the nearby kingdom guards."

"Okay, I've got that in mind." Lin Qing'an responded gently.