Seeing this, Ouroboros also felt relieved, believing that his comfort had worked. He then looked at the "Amon Crying" painting Lynn had created and seriously replied, "I can agree to your request, but I can't guarantee these paintings will be passed down for a long time..."
After a pause, Ouroboros added, "Hmm, but if you allow, if your originals are destroyed in the future, I can help you reproduce these paintings. You seem to want to tarnish the perpetrator's reputation with these paintings, although I think the perpetrator might not care about them."
In Ouroboros' view, the matter of the paintings was minor. Even if the crying child's black history really spread out, it wouldn't matter much. After all, Ouroboros himself didn't care much if some of his childhood embarrassments were shared. He would rather spend the time quietly painting a few more pieces.
"Go ahead and reproduce them. If possible, hand the reproductions over to Amon, but be sure to tell him they were painted by me," Lynn said almost without hesitation.
He could hardly wait to see Ouroboros hand over the collection of Amon's black history paintings to Amon in the Fifth Epoch.
That would be truly delightful!
"If I have the opportunity, I will." Ouroboros nodded, not considering it a big deal. He just looked at Lynn with some confusion and asked, "But I don't understand why you want me to do these things. Can't you do them yourself?"
"Well, theoretically, I could do it myself, but that would be too slow," Lynn replied with a smile, looking at Ouroboros. "Some things can only be done by you."
Ouroboros frowned in confusion. He didn't quite understand what Lynn meant, but since Ouroboros had never been one to overthink, he simply said, "Although I don't fully understand, since you've entrusted this to me, I'll do my best to complete it."
After all, fate didn't warn him against it.
"Ouroboros, you are indeed a good snake," Lynn praised Ouroboros without hesitation and then remembered something. "Oh, I almost forgot the main task. Would you like to visit the future Eye of Secrets' first batch of students with me? They're a lovely bunch of children, and you will inevitably interact with them in the future. Why not meet them in advance?"
Ouroboros was slightly stunned. Although he didn't quite understand why the topic had shifted from Amon's paintings to the Eye of Secrets, as the future second-in-command of the Eye of Secrets, he thought for a moment and then said, "Alright. Do you need me to add some luck to those children?"
"You reminded me; it would indeed be good to prepare some gifts for them..." Lynn said, pinching his chin and recalling the content of the teacher's handbook. "How about this: I'll make some protective amulets for them, and you, Ouroboros, could create some lucky charms to bring them good fortune."
"What is a lucky charm?" Ouroboros asked in confusion.
"A lucky charm, strictly speaking, isn't exactly a spell. But that's not important. You can think of it as making small trinkets and then adding some luck to them to protect the wearer. That would be a lucky charm," Lynn explained.
"But wouldn't it be more convenient to directly add luck to them?" Ouroboros asked, somewhat puzzled. He then seemed to realize something and said, "I see, it's to make the effect of the luck last longer, right?"
"You can understand it that way, but it's more about a sense of ceremony. It's also a way to express our best wishes for them," Lynn smiled.
Ouroboros blinked, seeming to understand yet still somewhat confused. "So it's a good thing, right?"
"Yes, exactly!" Lynn confirmed with a nod.
Following Lynn's suggestion, the two of them gathered various materials to make lucky charms and protective amulets and began crafting the gifts.
Since the Eye of Secrets was in its early stages, and Lynn was quite meticulous about his first batch of students, the number of selected members was only about twenty or thirty, so this task was quite manageable.
—Of course, there were only a few dozen now, but that didn't mean there would always be so few. This was just the initial core group that Lynn had carefully selected from many people. Later, he would definitely expand the team.
Like the Tarot Club, though it started with only a few members, by the second part of The Lord of Mysteries, each Tarot Club member had developed their own network.
In the early stages, having a small team was normal. Expansion would come later. Lynn planned to grow the Eye of Secrets into a large organization that could support the entire Divine Kingdom's educational operations. For now, his task was to lay a solid foundation for this organization.
That afternoon, at the temporary base of the Eye of Secrets, all the students received two gifts: a pendant carved in the shape of a cute husky, and a square jade plaque with a snake pattern on the back and the word "Peace" engraved on the front.
They also met Lynn, who distributed the gifts with a smile, patiently explaining their functions and uses, along with Ouroboros, who stood quietly by his side.
When one student bravely asked why Lynn was giving them these items, Lynn blinked and then smiled warmly, saying, "It's a blessing!"
"Today's two gifts actually contain my and Ouroboros' best wishes for you. May you no longer be trapped in past hardships and embrace a bright future."
"I hope each of you can protect yourselves with your own strength and have enough luck to live safely in this dangerous world," Lynn said, looking at the children and young people, most of whom were under 20 years old, with a serious and gentle expression.
"This world is harsh, but regardless, we must continue to struggle and survive. So I hope I can give you, my dear students, a little bit of your teacher's blessing and help."
"I hope that in the future, you can all stand tall. Remember, you are students of Lynn. You are no longer people who can only wait despairingly for death when facing danger. I will teach you how to protect yourselves, how to wield power."
"I will give you a future filled with hope."
(End of chapter)