After the Diviner finished speaking, the Referee Earl's voice also rang out.
"The contestant Designer has lost consciousness for more than ten seconds, so the winner of this match is... Director!"
Earl's voice announced the conclusion that everyone had already known deep down.
The moment Earl's passionate voice sounded, Lin Yu looked at the Diviner, locking eyes with him.
"What the hell is this guy trying to do?"
Lin Yu scrutinized the silver-haired youth in Daoist robes again. He didn't seem to be joking.
The Diviner seemed to read Lin Yu's thoughts and spoke out loud: "Based on your Class, I'm guessing you didn't join Order out of some sense of justice. It's just a necessity for your May May identity, right?"
"So pared to Order, I think Marauders might be a better fit for you... We don't have all those damn rules that Order has. With your strength and intelligence, you shouldn't be wasting your time with those fools who babble on about fairness and justice."
"Just join us, and I'll give it my all to nurture you, make you an expert who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me."
The Diviner spoke on his own, his tone incredibly persuasive.
Beside Order's seats, Tycoon looked at Grandmaster.
"Is it really okay to let this guy just spout nonsense like this?"
Grandmaster shook her head. "Let him talk. I'm actually curious to see how this Director will handle it."
On the stage, after hearing the Diviner's words, Lin Yu looked at him, sighed, and gave his response.
He didn't respond with words. Instead, he raised both middle fingers at the Diviner and silently mouthed four words in a way so exaggerated that everyone could clearly read his lips.
"Fuck. You. Ass. Hole."
Then, without looking back, Lin Yu turned and walked down from the arena, disappearing into the passageway.
The entire venue erupted in motion again.
Even when the Diviner had stood up earlier to personally recruit a member of Order, it had already surprised the audience greatly.
Sure, the guy on stage was strong, but... he was just a Second-Tier after all!
Although Order and Marauders were fundamentally irreconcilable, the Diviner's move was an open provocation against Order.
Just how important was this Second-Tier player that the Diviner would personally stand up, willing to directly provoke Order just to recruit him?
And more importantly, not only did this Second-Tier player refuse on the spot, he did it in the most merciless and face-destroying way possible.
"He's a real madman."
Wundt, one of the leaders of the Psychological Society, evaluated.
"But you have to admit, he's genuinely S level," Bandura said seriously. "So he must have chosen to provoke the Diviner based on some kind of confidence."
"Right? I just love him!"
Fluoxetine quickly licked her upper lip.
"I really wonder what he's thinking!"
Backstage, Lin Yu walked with his back to the audience. On the surface he seemed calm, but his mind was working overtime.
"Just as I thought. The Diviner said all that publicly just to make Order suspicious of me. The so-called recruitment was really just an excuse to reveal the 'recruitment reason' and expose that my motives for joining Order aren't pure... And the worst part is, he's right."
"He must have seen or calculated that I have some secrets, but doesn't know exactly what they are. So he wants to use Order's internal self-investigation to get some clues..."
"What an annoying bastard. Especially since his 'recruitment' might not even be pletely fake—if I ever get kicked out of Order, he might actually be willing to take me in."
Lin Yu sighed silently.
It was an unstoppable open scheme, like the tactics in Water Margin for forcing people to join the outlaw band—except that Order wasn't yet a cold and bloated state apparatus, and with the protection of multiple relationships from Li Hua, Tycoon, Shen Bingmiao, and Grandmaster, even the Diviner's personal instigation couldn't make him lose trust outright.
But... as long as doubt was planted in someone's mind, it was already a success.
If even a small portion of Order's members became wary of him, it would make Lin Yu extremely unfortable.
Because the truth was, he wasn't clean. He really couldn't withstand a thorough investigation!
So the only thing he could do was to retaliate in the most aggressive way possible, using an even more shocking response to minimize the impact of what the Diviner had just said.
"Anyway... this is just one of the troubles that e with fame. I'll put this aside for now and focus on winning the next match!"
Lin Yu returned to the Player Lounge.
Watching Lin Yu's figure disappear, the Diviner sat back down on the arena floor and nodded thoughtfully.
Despite being cursed out by a Second-Tier in front of a crowd of high-level players, he wasn't angry.
"Boss, were you really serious about inviting a member of Order to join?"
Fish's curious voice came through.
"Of course it would be best if he wanted to join, but there's a hundred percent chance he doesn't want to," the Diviner said calmly. "So my recruitment just now was only meant to create a rift between him and Order. Because he truly isn't loyal to Order."
"If he really gets kicked out of Order in the future, we can sincerely recruit him then."
Fish nodded. "I understand, but... since he showed you such disrespect, shouldn't we teach him a lesson first?"
"No need for that. I almost killed him and that little girl from the Night Watchmen before. He could curse my ancestors for eighteen generations and it would still be deserved," the Diviner said frankly. "Besides, his extreme rejection is mostly intentional. It's also the best way to counteract the impact of what I just said."
Fish listened to the Diviner's analysis and nodded with a half-understanding. "It's really plicated. But I get it now. This guy isn't just strong in a fight with great potential—he's also the same as you, boss. He's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve."
The Diviner looked helpless. "What do you mean 'a lot of tricks'..."
He said this while pulling a handful of coins from his bosom. "Anyway, let me cast a divination first. From Order's reaction just now, it seems that guy is even more important than I thought."
"Another divination? Is it really worth it?"
Fish said in shock.
"Of course. Last time I divined, I could tell that some powerful being was shielding his fate," the Diviner narrowed his eyes. "But today, since he's had direct contact and conversation with me... if I directly calculate the connection between him and me, even the most powerful existence can't hide it."
The coins clinked as they fell to the ground. A flicker of images flashed through the Diviner's eyes, and then his brow furrowed tightly.
"...What the hell?"
"What do you mean I killed his close relative? Who the hell is his close relative? And what does that have to do with me?"
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