1062 "Teaching" Online (1/2)

Klein glanced at Leonard and smiled.

”The targets aren't demigods. They've only 'lived' to this day due to some sort of influence. This is also the secret I wish to discover through dreams.”

He deliberately emphasized the word ”lived.”

Without waiting for Leonard to respond, Klein continued, ”The aristocrat from the Fourth Epoch is a member of the Zoroast family. You might be able to use his dream to learn more about Pallez Zoroast.”

Old Man's descendant... Leonard's heart stirred as he looked forward to the proposal that Klein raised.

Although he had gotten along rather well with Pallez Zoroast and gradually built some trust in this angel, he still held the most basic level of vigilance against him. After all, ”He” was an outsider who lived in his body.

At that moment, Klein added, ”For now, don't mention this matter to Pallez Zoroast.”

Do you think I'm such an unreliable person? Leonard grumbled inwardly as he replied, ”There's no need to remind me.”

Seeing that Leonard had agreed, Klein smiled and said, ”Get me a few drops of your blood when you return. This is necessary to explore the dreams.”

He didn't specifically mention how to give the blood to him. After all, Leonard knew at least two methods. Firstly, he could sacrifice it to Mr. Fool and request that ”He” bestow it to The World. The other was to summon the messenger of mysterious origins and place the blood inside a bottle, sending it over with a letter.

”Blood...” Leonard subconsciously repeated the word.

In mysticism, one's blood was an important item. It was best not to give one's blood to others; otherwise, they might die without knowing the reason. Sometimes, death wasn't the most terrifying outcome that could happen.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Leonard nodded.

”When will the exploration begin?”

Klein was prepared for this question as he replied, ”Late Sunday night, close to midnight.”

He wanted to give Miss Justice time to converge her spirituality and familiarize herself with her abilities.

”Alright.” Leonard didn't say anything else.

Following that, Klein seriously explained skills in sophistry so that the dear poet knew how to pacify his grandpa after returning.

After returning to the real world, Leonard was deliberating over his words when he heard Pallez Zoroast's slightly-aged voice:

”Why did your former colleague look for you? Is there anything that cannot be explained in a letter?”

Leonard adjusted his sitting posture and chuckled.

”He's afraid that the letter will be leaked. After all, it might involve that person.”

Just as he finished his sentence, Leonard inwardly mumbled, Of course, the most important thing is to be wary of you. What I see is equivalent to what you see...

”That person...” Pallez Zoroast seemed to understand who he was referring to.

Yeah.” Leonard picked up a cup on the table and drank a mouthful of malt beer. ”He found an ascetic from the Third Epoch. He hopes to learn the history of that epoch through his dream.”

What Leonard said was the truth, but it was only a portion of the truth. This was the skill that Klein had specially taught him.

”An ascetic from the Third Epoch? He's still alive?” Pallez Zoroast asked in surprise.

Of course, ”He” wasn't too surprised. After all, at ”His” level, even if ”He” didn't grasp a hundred methods that allowed people to live from the Third Epoch, ”He” knew at least five or six methods. The easiest way was to steal the time or life of others to imbue it into a target.

”He's likely still alive, but has a very special condition,” Leonard explained what he knew.

Pallez Zoroast fell silent for two seconds before saying with a chuckle, ”Is that so? Then I can only wish you the best in not seeing scenes you shouldn't see in the dream. Of course, your former colleague is protected by an existence of Concealment, so he must be prepared.”

Leonard didn't respond to the topic. He suddenly exclaimed, ”Old man, are you actually not the least bit curious? Don't you want to know what the true deities were like in the Third Epoch, or the cause of the Cataclysm?”

This was the second technique in sophistry that Klein taught him. Rather than being asked, it was better to take the initiative to ask questions.

”I can roughly guess what's going on,” Pallez Zoroast replied with a sigh. He then scoffed. ”You took too much initiative to control the flow of our conversation today. This is very different from your past behavior. This means that you have a secret you're hiding deep down. Not bad, it's much better than the past. At least it's not something that can be seen through at once.”

Leonard's expression froze.

Pallez immediately chuckled.

”See, I just gave it a try and you exposed yourself. You still lack training.

Your former colleague is really... Tsk...”

Leonard could only respond with a dry chuckle. He put down his cup and leaned forward. He then picked up a silver ritual dagger and cut open a wound, causing a few drops of blood to drip out.

Meanwhile at Earl Hall's residence, Audrey was also holding a dagger with gems embedded in it. She was preparing to fulfill the promise of providing help for free. She moved the tip of the dagger towards the back of her hand.