Chapter 887: First, Aleister
“The first person I should see is Shokuhou Misaki, right?” Lin Wuming mused.
According to Tsuchimikado Motoharu’s “speculation” just now, the Roman Orthodox Church would likely take some retaliatory action against him, and the ones dispatched would be “Saint”-Level powerhouses.
Combining these two conditions, the first thing Lin Wuming thought of was naturally God’s Right Seat, and according to their appearance order in the original work, Vent Forefront should be the first to act.
For Vent Forefront’s “Heaven’s Punishment Spell,” the only countermeasure Lin Wuming could think of was Shokuhou Misaki’s “Mental Out.”
However, before Lin Wuming could act, a phone call disrupted his original plan…
“This is truly something,” Lin Wuming exclaimed as he hurried downstairs and saw the girl waiting outside his apartment. “Is Chairman so impatient? To actually send you here to pick me up?”
“It’s only because I happened to be in the vicinity,” the girl in Kirioka Girls' Academy uniform replied, a listless expression on her face. “And with my ability, it will indeed be faster.”
“No time to lose, let’s go,” Lin Wuming said.
Chairman Aleister had called suddenly just now, getting straight to the point that he needed to talk in person.
Lin Wuming wasn’t surprised by this—with so many things happening today, it was about time the Chairman was alerted.
In fact, even without this call, Lin Wuming had planned to meet Aleister—in order to deal with potential future events, it was necessary to first gain some support from this ally…
Since this outing was Lin Wuming’s own initiative and had indeed escalated conflicts with the Cross Religion, Lin Wuming was mentally prepared.
—Aleister might use this as an excuse to make him work for him by setting a bunch of conditions…
But to his surprise, upon arriving at the No Window Building and seeing Chairman Aleister, he only briefly mentioned what had happened earlier today.
“Stiyl, the representative of the British Puritan Church, has already reported; I know what happened,” Chairman Aleister said as if it were a trivial matter, then naturally moved on to the next topic. “I’ve also seen the Level assessment results. Congratulations, Lin Wuming, you’ve maintained your Level and haven’t slipped.”
Lin Wuming had prepared a pile of excuses, but now they were completely useless, leaving him at a loss for words.
“Lin Wuming,” Chairman Aleister looked over, “I really have high hopes for you now. For you, returning to Level 5 is just the beginning. After your temporary breakthrough last time, the path to a higher realm has indeed opened for you.”
“Level 6?” Lin Wuming couldn’t help but recall the special experience during that incident.
Then he shook his head: “I think I’m still far from it.”
This referred not only to the gap in realm but also to the distant subjective time.
Due to the nearly infinitely extended subjective time then, Lin Wuming had no choice but to subconsciously delete most of his memories to maintain his sanity as a normal human.
Therefore, Lin Wuming now didn’t remember very clearly what exactly had happened to him at that time.
“That’s not important; what’s important is that you already possess the possibility,” Chairman Aleister said. “You know, in scientific research, going from zero to one is the most crucial; after that, from one to one hundred, it’s just a matter of time and probability.”
“Yes, time…” Lin Wuming looked directly into his eyes and asked, “Chairman, how much time do you think we have left?”
“Haha, young people have no shortage of time, especially you, Lin Wuming,” Chairman Aleister chuckled. “So what are you worried about?”
Lin Wuming pressed on: “You know what I’m talking about—how long do you think this peace can last?”
“Are you worried about the Cross Religion?” Chairman Aleister said with considerable satisfaction. “How rare! You’ve also started considering the bigger picture.”
“I just don’t want to be dragged into troubles from another world for no reason.”
“But as far as I know, Lin Wuming, your situation isn’t ‘for no reason’! Haven’t you already been deeply involved in various events over there?” Chairman Aleister said.
Because it was the truth, Lin Wuming was speechless for a moment.
The reason Lin Wuming tried every means to steer the conversation towards the “Cross Religion” was to leverage Chairman Aleister’s power to deal with the potential arrival of God’s Right Seat.
One must know that Vent Forefront’s “Heaven’s Punishment Spell” was a rule-based magic, almost unsolvable except for a few rare exceptions like Kihara Gensei.
Even with Shokuhou Misaki’s “Mental Out” as a fallback, Lin Wuming still felt it was not entirely safe.
Lin Wuming believed that Chairman Aleister must have made preparations against God’s Right Seat…
“Are you afraid? That’s rare, Lin Wuming,” Aleister said teasingly. “I thought you feared nothing except your crystal palace.”
“…” Lin Wuming finally confirmed that Chairman Aleister had indeed changed his attitude towards him, even cracking jokes.
“Chairman… we’re discussing something very serious, aren’t we?” Lin Wuming couldn’t help but remind him. “And you wouldn’t want to see a Saint-Level powerhouse wreak havoc in Academy City, would you?”
“In my opinion, the destruction caused by battles between Level 5s is no less than that of a Saint,” Chairman Aleister said. “Don’t worry, Academy City has a perfect evacuation mechanism and experience in post-disaster reconstruction.”
Because Aleister’s tone was too serious, Lin Wuming couldn’t tell if he was joking.
“Speaking of which, Lin Wuming,” Chairman Aleister suddenly asked, “How are you doing with the book of the law?”
“I’ve already given up on that,” Lin Wuming was startled for a moment, then waved his hand and said, “Besides bringing me deadly danger, it has no other use, right?”
So after mastering the parts he needed, Lin Wuming decisively gave up on that “heavenly book” that he couldn’t understand at all.
“After this incident, you should know how powerful the book of the law is, right?” Chairman Aleister said. “You can study it more deeply.”
Catching his hint, Lin Wuming quickly pressed, “You mean the key to my promotion to Level 6 lies in the book of the law?”
