Chapter 371 What is the plan to seize the sea?
Lin Rui stayed in the castle for three whole days and discovered that the Heavenly King Council was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
At first, he thought this place would only be a social venue for nobles, a place of either extravagance and debauchery or romantic escapades.
In reality, however, the performance of the other sequences had surprised him greatly since the banquet that night.
music!
Film and television!
Despite being a Sequence One, Phillips did not act arbitrarily. Instead, he shared a large number of his works with everyone. When Sean and Isabella Raven encountered creative blocks, he and Crawford would immediately offer their assistance.
In Lin Rui's eyes, Phillips is selfless and absolutely qualified as a leader!
The more selfless and magnanimous Phillips appeared, the more uneasy Lin Rui felt. He wished Phillips would act more selfish, because being too perfect made him seem unreal.
However, before Phillips showed any threat, Lin Rui naturally wouldn't assume anything. He simply tried his best to blend into this seemingly harmonious circle and not let others sense his abnormality.
To be honest, although Charles is a chatterbox, Lin Rui doesn't have to be wary of him because he lives a very authentic life.
Similarly, Fiona went straight to the point, telling him that she had her eye on the billion-dollar market in China and hoped Lin Rui could provide assistance.
Although it was driven by a strong sense of pragmatism, Lin Rui wasn't wary of her because Fiona lived authentically as well.
Pursuing profit is perfectly understandable, but the attitudes of others are different. This seemingly harmonious atmosphere makes Lin Rui secretly wary.
Today, the Heavenly Kings Council has also reached the time of parting ways, just as Charles said, each going back to their own home and their own mother.
According to Phillips, apart from the annual Christmas gathering, the twelve sequences do not need to meet in person unless there are major events, and can consult through video conferences if necessary.
"Is Fiona going to participate in 'Masked Singer'?"
Chen Bin stroked his chin: "That's quite interesting. With her abilities, it should be very difficult for her to guess."
"It's not hard to guess, the key is that many people are afraid to guess."
Lin Rui shook his head: "Everything has to be logical. It's illogical for the Heavenly King Council to participate in the 'Masked Singer' program."
"Unless one day a member of the Council of Kings appears on the judging panel, they will at most classify Fiona as a top-tier international player."
Chen Bin largely agreed with Lin Rui's statement: "If we keep guessing wrong, we'll probably just keep guessing."
"It's strange, really. On the surface, the Heavenly King Council doesn't care about fame or profit. I really don't know what they're up to."
A look of doubt flashed across Lin Rui's eyes.
"This is only the surface; at present, we can only say that this organization has a very deep strategy."
Chen Bin simply did not believe that there were any organizations in the world that did not seek fame or fortune; to be precise, he was well aware of the inherent flaws in human nature.
With a reputation as great as Fiona's, she doesn't need to work hard at all, but she still covets the trillion-dollar market in China.
He had been by Lin Rui's side for some time now, and even someone as temperamental as Lin Rui wouldn't dare say he was without desires; it's just that his pursuits were different from others.
He has received hundreds of honors at music festivals, won fifteen gold medals in a single day at the World Arts Festival, and received the Best Contribution Award. He also has countless fans across China.
Having come this far, one could say that fame and fortune are meaningless to him, yet Lin Rui makes no mention of fading out of the industry to enjoy life, and doesn't even show any sign of such an intention. So what is he after?
To put it simply, it's a pursuit, a pursuit of one's own goals.
If Lin Rui is like this, is Phillips some kind of saint? Does the Heavenly King Council have no ambition at all?
If there's no ambition, why bother gathering all twelve sequences? Why not just disband?
An organization that lacks a goal is inherently contradictory!
Chen Bin thought to himself, and at the same time he felt that in the days to come, he had to focus on investigating the Heavenly King Council and figure out what unknown secrets this organization was hiding!
One day later, the special plane landed at an airport in the country of Maro.
Hayward, who had received advance notice, was already waiting outside the airport. As soon as Lin Rui appeared, he politely invited Lin Rui into the car.
"Mr. Lin, His Holiness the Pope is already waiting for you."
When they arrived at a back garden with a strong religious atmosphere, Hayward did not continue forward, and also stopped Chen Bin, who wanted to follow him in.
"Brother Chen, just wait for me outside."
Lin Rui glanced at the clergy guarding the gate not far away and smiled at Chen Bin.
At this moment, a clergyman hurriedly ran into the back garden. Judging from his attire, he was probably of high rank, like Hayworth, and likely a high-ranking clergyman.
"Sir, please follow me."
The clergyman's tone was somewhat stiff, and his expression was very serious; he was the kind of person who rarely smiled.
Lin Rui nodded and followed the man, turning left and right through several corridors before finally arriving at an underground church.
Sacred and solemn, the religious atmosphere here is significantly stronger than that of the original St. Peter's Cathedral. At the very front, an elderly man is flipping through an ancient book in his hands. Lin Rui also noticed that the old man is wearing a crown.
The clergy who had led him in immediately turned and left, leaving only Lin Rui and the old man in the spacious underground church.
At this moment, the old man suddenly closed the ancient book he was reading, then looked up and adjusted the reading glasses hanging on his eye sockets: "Child, you've come?"
"You are... the old Pope?"
Neo's language!
The two were communicating in Neo!
The old man neither nodded nor shook his head, but simply looked Lin Rui up and down: "You do indeed understand Neo language."
"His Holiness the Pope wouldn't have summoned me just to verify something so trivial, would he?"
Lin Rui did not approach the old pope, maintaining a distance at all times.
He sensed something was off about the old man's gaze, as if he had no secrets from him. This strange feeling made him extremely wary!
Despite Lin Rui's alarmed reaction, the old man pretended not to notice and, after a long pause, uttered only one sentence.
But this short sentence almost made Lin Rui jump up on the spot!
"May I take a look at the doctrines of your world?"
He knew?!
Did he perhaps notice something different about me?!
wrong!
He hesitated!
Although that moment was negligible and even difficult to detect, Lin Rui sensitively captured this faint instant!
He hesitated!
In other words, he wasn't sure!
He's guessing!
Or rather, he's gambling!
Lin Rui quickly calmed down and asked in confusion, "Your Holiness, I don't quite understand what you're trying to say?"
The old man continued to scrutinize Lin Rui, his expression remaining unchanged despite Lin Rui's feigned ignorance: "The plan to seize the sea... in your country, that's how it's called, right?"
Lin Rui frowned slightly. He didn't quite understand the old pope's thought process. Why did he suddenly propose the plan to seize the sea at this critical juncture?!
Please, is the plan devised by Li Donglai, or rather the Huaxia Literature and Art Association, more important than the secrets he holds?
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