Hearing this greeting full of surprise, Lin Ruo raised her eyebrows and responded: "Long time no see."
He then glanced at Saint Anthony at the desk next to him. The latter stood up before he could speak and said with a kind smile:
"Your Excellency Lin Ruo, Your Highness Benoit, I still have some things to deal with, please take your time and chat."
After saying that, without waiting for a response from the two of them, he left the study in a polite manner and closed the door thoughtfully.
After Lin Ruo and the other three were the only ones left in the room, Bonova glanced at Klein behind Lin Ruo and seemed a little curious: "Uncle Lin Ruo, who is this?"
"My student Klein Moretti." Lin Ruo briefly introduced him, and then introduced him to Klein: "Klein, this is Bonova Gustave."
Although they both understood, neither Lin Ruo nor Klein obviously planned to reveal to Bonova that they and Russell were fellow time travellers. Therefore, after Lin Ruo introduced him, Klein hurriedly faced Bono
Wa bowed according to the procedure for a night watcher to see an angel.
"Good day, Your Highness Benoit."
Klein didn't feel awkward about this. Although in Lin Ruo's teasing, this was their fourth nephew, Klein was self-aware and naturally he would not really face Bonova with the same mentality as his fourth nephew.
This is a serious angel.
"Student?" Bonova glanced at Klein in surprise. Then he thought of something, searched his pocket for a while, pulled out something like a brooch and handed it to Klein, saying:
"I came in a hurry, and I didn't expect to see Uncle Lin Ruo's students... Your name is Klein, right? This gadget is called a 'lucky brooch'. After being infused with spirituality, it can make you extremely lucky in a short period of time. The side effects are...
You will encounter some bad luck for a period of time, and you can still use it for one year, which is my gift to you."
"Ah?" Klein was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting such a thing. He did not accept the brooch handed over by Bonova, but looked at Lin Ruo first, asking the other person's eyes with his eyes.
In response to this, Lin Ruo smiled and said: "Take it, we can't let down other people's good intentions."
Although this thing is basically useless to Klein, it is actually a meeting gift, so just accept it.
It's not a big deal anyway.
Compared to this... Lin Ruo looked at Bonova and said, "You have maintained your humanity quite well."
Compared with the appearance of a doll in the original work, the Bonova in front of us is obviously quite full of humanity.
Bonova was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Isn't this all thanks to you, Uncle Lin Ruo?"
After saying that, he paused, looked at Lin Ruo with some doubts and a bit of inquiry, and said: "Uncle Lin Ruo, your state... seems to be a little different from before?"
Obviously Bonova is not an idiot. Even though the time of contact between them was very short, he still saw a lot of things.
Of course, this is also related to Lin Ruo himself not intending to hide it.
So in response to Bonova's words, Lin Ruo just put on a bright smile and said: "My state is indeed a little different from before... In fact, I have lost a lot of memory. The reason why I want to see you this time is also
I want to learn something about my past through you."
While saying this, Lin Ruo also observed Bonova's expression, and saw a little shock in the other person's blue eyes, which made him basically make some judgments in his heart - obviously it was because of being beaten by him in advance.
Unlike Grandpa Pales and others who greeted him, Bonova did not know about his amnesia in advance.
Although he did not rule out the possibility that the other party was acting, Lin Ruo just pretended that he really didn't know.
"Amnesia?" Bonova was obviously shocked by this incident. He looked at Lin Ruo repeatedly and asked incredulously: "Who can make you, Uncle Lin Ruo, lose your memory?" There was just a hint of surprise in that surprise.
Worry is less noticeable.
"That's not important." Lin Ruo didn't intend to talk more about this matter. He looked at Bonova and asked, "When was the last time we met?"
Hearing this question, Bonova suddenly fell silent. After a few seconds, he answered: "After my father died, I never saw you again, Uncle Lin Ruo."
Sure enough... Lin Ruo raised her eyebrows, thinking of her previous guess, and continued to ask: "After Russell's death, did I disappear and cease to be active?"
"Yes, at least I haven't heard from you again." Bonova confirmed, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally said: "Uncle Lin Ruo, my father has really... completely fallen.
?"
Lin Ruo looked at him and said, "What answer do you hope to get?"
Bonova faced Lin Ruo's gaze without hesitation and said, "I hope he is alive."
Lin Ruo continued to look at him, suddenly smiled, and said: "Actually, I am very curious as to why you still stay in the Church of Steam and Mechanics. It is obvious that Russell had fallen out with the Church of Steam in the later period, right? As his son,
Why are you still staying in the Church of Steam?"
Lin Ruo is really curious about this. If you say that in the original novel, Bonova is completely like a steam doll, just stay in the Church of Steam. The guy in front of you obviously doesn't maintain a good humanity, so why did you choose to stay?
Church of Steam?
Are he and Russell a loving father and a filial son, or... are the father saying goodbye and the son laughing?
If it weren't for St. Samuel's Church, Lin Ruo wouldn't have asked so bluntly. After all, there was a certain risk. But since it was on the backing's territory, Lin Ruo was naturally more bold.
Bonova was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect Lin Ruo to ask such a question. He was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "This is my father's decision."
Russell's...decision?
Lin Ruo raised her eyebrows, a little surprised, but not that surprised.
The relationship between the God of Steam and Machinery and Russell is quite complicated, and it is a relationship that is constantly being cut and confused. But in the later period, Russell obviously knew the truth about the Outer God and knew that he was contaminated. In this
Under such circumstances, He will naturally arrange the whereabouts of His children, and it does not seem surprising that Bonova, who has a close relationship with the God of Steam, is left behind in the Church of Steam.
Of course, there may be some exchange of interests and some hidden purposes.
And... Lin Ruo suddenly had some doubts. He doubted whether Steam had really broken with Russell in this changed world.
Although this seems to be the case from the existing historical data, history is very likely to have water content, and some things are difficult to judge from the evidence, such as the Redemption Rose. If they did not know the inside story, who would have thought of the original intention of the Redemption Rose.
It's a rescue, not a real backstab!
However, there is too little information known now, so Lin Ruo naturally will not draw conclusions easily, and just continued:
"Then why are you so sure that I know Russell's condition?"
Yes, sure.
Through observing Bonova, Lin Ruo determined that the guy in front of him seemed to be very sure that he must know something about this, at least before he lost his memory.