CHAPTER 720: CHAPTER 715 RATIONAL SUGGESTIONS

"What!!!"

"You mean to say that beneath the Tree City now, there’s a young man with the Organic Encyclopedia, and this is the cause of the problems in Yizi Forest?"

In the meeting room of Ogen’s Secret.

Ogre stood up suddenly with a cry of exasperation.

For just the moment before, Ronald had told the others the purpose of his visit—the whereabouts of the last part of the "Organic Encyclopedia."

It was precisely because of this heavyweight news that Ogre completely lost his initially poised demeanor, and now even began pacing back and forth in the meeting room right in front of Ronald.

"This... this is truly astonishing..."

However, this lapse did not last long.

Less than a minute later, the middle-aged Caster regained his composure, and spoke to Ronald with a serious tone,

"Mr. Ronald, thank you very much for the information you’ve provided."

"This matter is of utmost importance to both Ogen’s Secret and Yizi. Please wait here for a moment, I will notify others and come back to call you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ogre turned and walked out.

When he left the meeting room, he did not forget to shut the door for Ronald and the others.

Snap—

The door closed gently.

The expressions of those left in the meeting room varied.

"..."

First were Helle and Il.

These two ’locals,’ being largely uninvolved, naturally did not react and were even still quietly playing an interactive game at the moment.

Then there was Costate.

In situations other than dealing with Ronald, the maid’s response remained consistently stable—utterly indifferent.

Only Ronald’s face looked both helpless and distressed.

Probably because the special handling by the Sorato School had given him some illusions, Ronald had subconsciously thought that the human forces in Yizi Forest could make a lot of effort and sacrifice to salvage this situation.

Now, Ogen’s Secret had taught him a lesson.

Ogre’s behavior seemed unproblematic, but that allure driven by interests was all too transparent.

Heh—

This was an original tome.

A powerful original tome with the power to change the forest, and indeed the entire world!

And conveniently, such an original tome was currently within the sphere of influence of Ogen’s Secret; it was nothing short of a godsend.

Ronald didn’t even need to deploy the power of "Fury" for reconnaissance.

After leaving this place, Ogre had definitely been rushing to contact his school colleagues to plan recovering this tome before Ronald.

"Sigh..."

With those thoughts, Ronald could not help shaking his head and sighing.

Sitting next to him, Costate immediately poured him a glass of water, and said in a comforting tone,

"Sir, greed is a fundamental part of human nature."

"This kind of thing is quite common."

"Thank you." Ronald took the glass of water and said thanks, then continued waving his hand, "I obviously know about human nature. It’s just that with Yizi’s current situation, thinking of this first upon getting the news—it’s somewhat disheartening."

The maid saw Ronald’s trouble and directly provided some relevant data for reference.

"Sir, in the past history of the Adler family, there have been one hundred twenty-one similar situations. Most heads of the family have made relatively strong choices."

Ronald immediately looked up.

With a sense of comprehension, he fixed his gaze on Costate:

"What you referred to as ’relatively strong choices,’ what exactly were they?"

The maid answered calmly:

"Master ordered, and then I came to solve problems, or deal with the people who bring them."

Slap—

Ronald slapped his forehead:

"I knew it..."

"Costate, you ’understand’ my situation. Under permissible conditions, I do not wish to adopt such aggressive strategies."

The maid nodded in considerable agreement:

"Sir, your higher moral standards are indeed admirable."

"However, in this world, my suggestion is still to adopt moral standards—or decision-making approaches—more suited to the local characteristics."

Ronald looked at Costate seriously.

This was one of the rare occasions when the maid proactively offered advice of this level, and he had to admit she made a lot of sense.

However, what Ronald valued most were the moral beliefs he had accumulated over the past decades. Even after living in this world for nearly a year, he did not disregard his principles like some novel protagonists.

But, rather inconveniently, Il, who was still playing around with Helle, also looked up.

Ronald and Costate’s conversation was brief.

But Il, possessing a high degree of Wisdom, immediately deduced the key points and timely expressed his own view:

"For those who don’t cooperate, isn’t killing them the most efficient method? To us beings who have awakened our intellect on our own, this isn’t really a problem."

"Moreover," he continued, "Sir, isn’t your most important goal right now to solve the problem of Yizi? If it’s really hard to decide, then why not use this goal as the criterion for all judgments?"

"..."

Ronald almost thought the Il in front of him had been replaced.

But fortunately, the first part of the speech still proved his identity.

"That kind of ’efficiency’ you mentioned would be considered war criminal standards in my book," Ronald first criticized Il’s earlier words, then put down his glass of water and stood up, his tone shifting, "But the latter part, indeed, is also worth considering."

"Costate, take good care of Il and Helle here."

"I will go out and take a look at the situation before making a decision."

The maid, naturally, maintained her usual calm demeanor:

"Sir, leave it to me here."

"If any problems arise later, I am willing to be your blade in the fight against Ogen’s Secret."

Ronald smiled and waved his hand, turning towards the door:

"Wait for my news, it’s not that serious..."

"..."

Walking out of the meeting room alone, there stood a Caster guarding the place.

The guard, noticing Ronald’s movement, immediately came over:

"Sir, please wait patiently inside, we..."

"You didn’t see me, just keep guard."

Ronald’s commanding presence was an irresistible powerful spell, and as a mere Caster guard, he naturally could not resist and immediately stood back in his place, looking dazed.

Ronald made sure everything was secure here.

Then he continued to walk out.

"..."

"Um... changing appearance really does seem more suitable."

A few steps out, Ronald muttered softly.

His hands then moved to his face and began rubbing.

Next, like the once Lumier, he used a spell to change his height and appearance before continuing towards the Ogen’s Secret Tree City.

It wasn’t long before Oger left.

Tracking Ronald was, relatively speaking, effortless for him.