I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

As for Nian... Li Lin's mind raced. If the knowledge he received upon his return was correct, then Nian should currently be in Mansu, in the mortal world, paying homage to Sichen Bai Ri Zhu Furnace.

So, I'm also a relative of the White-House Casting Furnace family! Li Lin felt no shame whatsoever about using nepotism; on the contrary, he was proud of it. Taking this opportunity, Li Lin picked up the card from the dark green table and examined it carefully.

【The Fiery One - Year】

She is an immortal forger, a craftswoman working under the command of the Daytime Forge, and is beloved by all the Forging Masters.

Unlike other immortals, she was granted the privilege of residing in Manor, a privilege usually reserved for those with names. However, she could also be summoned in some way.

Heaven has its furnace, earth produces its five metals; their brilliance shines through the cold, smelting and tempering, illuminating the clear clouds.

Li Lin clicked his tongue in amazement. After thinking about the 1400 degrees in Nian's body, he rather unceremoniously lifted his shirt, patted his stomach, and pinched it a few times.

"Bai Ri Zhu Furnace is such a kind person." Li Lin walked over, closed the window, then picked up some kindling and lit the fireplace. "Tomorrow I need to find someone to carve a memorial tablet for him and put it on a shrine."

Si Chen's gaze not only repaired Li Lin's skinned lower body, but also enabled him to directly enter the first mark, completing a class leap to become an extraordinary being.

More importantly, Li Lin has now revived.

Unlike those who follow other principles, the extraordinary ones who are casters must follow a teaching of the Starry Night Forge with each advancement: a craftsman can only achieve the highest achievement by destroying the tool he cherishes most.

They needed to destroy a legendary artifact with their own hands and then forge it into themselves. Li Lin was now the First Mark, so he used the gaze cast by the Daytime Forging Furnace to destroy the crowbar [Divine Shock], completely forging it into his body, thus obtaining the First Mark and making his body whole.

Name: Abraham Leelin

[Occupation: Reunion Movement Instructor, Key Hunter (Former)]

[Nature and Appearance: Cast.]

[Current Stage: First Imprint.]

[Characteristics: Infected by Oripathy (increased casting speed, reduced lifespan), nearing the end (each spell cast reduces maximum lifespan).]

【Health: 3】

【Intelligence: 4】

[Anchored World: Awakening World (Cult Simulator)]

[Current World: Awakening World (Cult Simulator)]

[Current remaining travel attempts: 0 (on cooldown, cooldown time is one season).]

[Possesses the following secret techniques: Exclusive Level 0 Pseudo-Canonical Secret Technique - Fire in Stone (Forging, Flint), Level 2 Fragment Secret Technique - Mottled Mimicry (Moth), Level 1 Fragment Secret Technique - Blazing Slag (Forging)]

[Exclusive Secret Technique Upgrade Progress: 3/9]

[Current season: A time when suspicion begins to fester.]

Am I being followed?

Stalking?

Li Lin chuckled, but before he could even comment on it, a series of knocks came from the door downstairs.

Li Lin's eyes darted around, and he picked up the charcoal brazier beside him and slowly went downstairs. He quietly approached the door, where the knocking grew louder and louder, accompanied by some dissatisfied grumbling.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Lin secretly placed the charcoal brazier on top of the door, then quietly retreated to the window and slipped out of the room without a sound.

The drunkard outside finally lost his patience, roared, and forced open the rickety wooden door, rushing into the living room. The moment he entered, he poured out the charcoal brazier, knocking Benjamin dizzy.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Benjamin ripped the charcoal brazier off his head and cursed viciously. The empty living room was in a state of disrepair, with a large hole in the ceiling, a cracked and crooked wooden handrail, and wood chips and stone fragments scattered on the floor. A clear indentation extended upwards along the half-collapsed stairs.

A biting wind blew past, and Benjamin's mind cleared instantly.

Fear gradually crept into my heart.

Could the giant serpent Joffrey described actually exist?

He began to stagger backward until he bumped into something hard behind him.

"Ah!" Benjamin's drunkenness vanished completely. He collapsed to the ground, his buttocks sticking up high, his whole body trembling.

Completely unaware of what he was doing, Li Lin hissed as he poked Benjamin's butt with a twig he'd casually broken off from the flowerbed. As for why he didn't use a crowbar, those who know, know.

Master Li only hits women with his crowbar, not men.

"Hey, are you blind? Don't you know this is my house?" Li Lin shamelessly usurped the property.

Upon hearing voices, Benjamin collapsed to the ground, struggling to turn over and gasping for breath.

Hey, this person looks quite dissatisfied.

Li Lin stared wide-eyed and continued to poke Benjamin's buttocks with the branch. Benjamin, still reeling from his trauma, was unable to defend himself and retreated step by step in front of Li Lin's branch, his face flushed with shame and his ugly state exposed.

Taking this opportunity, Li Lin directly signed an unequal treaty with him, including but not limited to the fact that Mao took all of Benjamin's money, as well as that nice-looking coat and trousers.

Although the White-Day Forging Furnace restored Li Lin's body, it had no obligation to restore his clothes.

"Benjamin, right? I know where you live and where you work. You better watch out."

After enduring enough humiliation, Benjamin scrambled away in a panic, while Li Lin, returning laden with spoils, laughed heartily. He licked his lips and began to tally his haul, laughing out loud as he counted.

As he was laughing, Li Lin's expression suddenly froze.

On the dark green tabletop, a card slowly appeared; it was an Influence Card.

Against a gray-black background, a dark figure wearing a soft hat and a high-necked trench coat flickers erratically, emanating an indescribable aura.

【evil name】

Some behaviors remain in people's memories for a long time.

You've gained attention from others because of certain actions, but your notoriety might also lead to an investigation by the hunters!

Many people worry about their reputation, but few worry about their conscience.

Li Lin let out a long breath, a look of relief on his face. Fortunately, he only had a criminal reputation; as long as he continued to abide by the law and be a good citizen...

The dark green desktop rose again, and to Li Lin's astonishment, the evil names began to slowly multiply, one after another, and yet another...

Li Lin's smile gradually disappeared.

He had just transmigrated and hadn't had time to do anything yet. He had only met one other person, and the source of his evil reputation was already obvious.

Li Lin was never a magnanimous person. His dark eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly, "I'll give you one more chance. It's not too late to surrender now."

Benjamin had already gone far away, so naturally no one answered him. At this time, the rate at which evil reputation was generated had slowed down, but it still hadn't decreased.

A cold smile crept across Li Lin's lips as he turned and walked towards the attic.

It was getting late, and he needed to sleep.

48 We are the pathetic creatures who are constantly fighting against madness.

Li Lin got up in a daze; he hadn't slept well the night before.

A moment later, the urge to defecate that rushed to his head in the early morning made Li Lin realize that he should get down to business, so he sang as he jumped down the stairs from the second floor.

The staircase, which had been weighed down by his younger sister for who knows how long, looked rickety and on the verge of collapse. The windows were simply boarded up, and there were holes in the walls and ceiling. Li Lin decided that he would have to find someone to repair it later.

"Starting today, I'm going to use the toilet by myself! Mom and Dad, don't underestimate me! Baby Bus is going to teach me the secret to using the toilet! I can't wait any longer, I need to go to the toilet! Pfft p ...

Regardless of time or place, people generally bring some reading material with them when they go to the toilet. This is partly for entertainment, and partly to prevent forgetting to bring toilet paper, or to use newspapers instead.

Not fully awake and with his mind a bit blank, Li Lin sat on the toilet and foolishly opened the dark green desktop.

The moment Li Lin saw the dark green desktop, he was shocked. At the same time, his buttock muscles clenched involuntarily, causing the excrement that had been pinched to splash water.

On the dark green tabletop, ten evil names were neatly arranged around Li Lin, resembling prison cells, nooses around the neck, or chastity belts.

In addition, there are several mysterious atmospheres flickering with dim candlelight.

As if trying to salvage a situation, Li Lin dragged the mysterious aura to his side while cleaning up his mess. In an instant, the card representing Li Lin himself was also illuminated by the flickering candlelight, making him appear as if he were one of the most mysterious figures in the mysterious world.

While both a notorious reputation and a mysterious aura can attract attention and potentially draw hunters investigating one's identity, a notorious reputation can become evidence of a crime, while a mysterious aura cannot.

The former is a genuine cult fanatic, while the latter is probably just a passing kid. In short, if anyone really wanted to do something to Li Lin, it would be impossible before the secret atmosphere completely disappeared.

Based on Li Lin's valuable experience in the Arknights world, as long as he takes seemingly mysterious actions, he may generate a secret atmosphere. Later, after the Reunion Movement got into a good state, he even completed a secret atmosphere production line, taking as much as he wanted.

After doing all this, Li Lin didn't even bother to eat breakfast before leaving the house with a gloomy expression.

He knew where Benjamin's grandson lived and where he worked, and at this time Benjamin was most likely already working at the newspaper.

It's perfectly reasonable for a newspaper reporter to be a continuous generator of notoriety.

As a major city that still holds significant importance in the world after World War I, Vienna covers a vast area. In the winter, a biting wind swept through the long streets, and the pedestrians were either in a hurry or had somber expressions. Even someone as unconventional as Li Lin did not receive much attention.

Li Lin walked along carrying a crowbar, and no one recognized him as a lunatic, a failure of the Viennese people.

However, this is also related to his mysterious aura. After all, who would mess with a plumber who looks mysterious? In Li Lin's original world, it is said that as long as you carry a ladder with you, you will not be stopped in the slightest whether you are entering a movie theater, a school, or a women's restroom.

The same applies to crowbars in this era.

Benjamin's newspaper office was also located in the outer city of western Vienna, which was closer to the inner city and the political and cultural center of the south than the house Li Lin rented. After all, whether a reporter can get a big story depends not only on how fast he can get around, but also on whether he has the opportunity to chat and laugh with important people.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the three-story building of the newspaper office came into view, and a strong smell of ink wafted over from a distance.

Li Lin stopped at the crossroads, pretending to pick his nose but actually grabbing a handful of it in the cold wind. Then, without making a sound, he smeared the boogers on the wall, opened the dark green tabletop, and glanced at it, spotting a brand new card.

The biting cold wind

[Obstacles: The harsh environment holds back your enemies.]