Chapter 27 Not Everyone Has the Power to Choose
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"I don't have what you need, but I know a clue, and I can bring it to you at the next gathering! Or, if you accept a Gold Pound transaction, I can give it to you right away for 800 pounds!" The woman, her face completely shrouded in shadow, immediately spoke.
Lin Ruo glanced at her, and then heard Old Man Eye of Wisdom say leisurely: "I have the Provoker potion formula, 450 pounds!"
As expected… Lin Ruo also breathed a sigh of relief, while sensing the effect of Truth. He first looked at Old Man Eye of Wisdom and said, "Deal!"
Then he looked at the woman whose face was completely shrouded in shadow and said, "Briber potion formula, 800 pounds."
"Deal!" The woman, her face completely shrouded in shadow, immediately nodded excitedly.
So, Lin Ruo first counted out the Gold Pounds he had just put in his bag and gave them to the waiter. Then, he went through the same process as before. Finally, Lin Ruo had a folded piece of paper and 800 Gold Pounds in his hand.
Perhaps it was because he was a cheater himself, but Lin Ruo wasn't too excited when he got the formula. He just breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but open the potion formula and take a look:
"Main ingredients: The eyes of a mature Manhattan black cat, one complete Simian Weed.
Auxiliary ingredients: 80 ml of pure water, 10 grams of Spring Orb Grass powder, one Black Elf Flower, 100 ml of strong liquor."
There was no major difference from the usual Sequence 8 potion formulas. There were two main ingredients, but neither was particularly rare, after all, it was only Sequence 8. The auxiliary ingredients were basically common things in the mystical domain. Although they weren't like the Sequence 9 auxiliary ingredients that could even be found in pharmacies, they weren't considered rare either.
At least Lin Ruo was sure that it wouldn't be difficult to buy all these things with the channels he currently had.
It seems that after the Hunter potion is digested, I can be promoted to Provoker. But playing the role of Provoker… Lin Ruo's expression suddenly became strange.
Tsk, if he provokes the Hot Pot Evil Spirit, will the Provoker potion melt in his mouth?
Forget it, I can't court death, I have to restrain myself…
After buying the Provoker potion, Lin Ruo also watched other transactions, but because he didn't find anything he liked, he didn't make any more moves.
When all the transactions were completed, Old Man Eye of Wisdom announced the end of today's gathering, and then arranged for the participants to leave the room one by one, every three minutes.
Perhaps because he considered Lin Ruo to be a newcomer who was suspected of being Sequence 9, Old Man Eye of Wisdom arranged for Lin Ruo to leave first.
The latter didn't refuse this kindness, and quickly left the room, then went through the alley and returned to the Bravehearts Bar. After leaving the bar, he changed several carriages and finally returned to his residence.
Stretching lazily, Lin Ruo put the paper with the potion formula and his wallet on the table, and picked up the Ancient Giant language textbook next to him.
"Learning Ancient Jotun, Ancient Elvish, Ancient Hermes… and acting, tearing scripts, leech Klein's class to learn mystical domain knowledge… Tsk!" Counting all the things he had to do next, even Lin Ruo felt a little overwhelmed.
"I really can't relax for a moment!"
He exhaled and continued to immerse himself in the ocean of learning.
… …
"Good morning!"
Because he was already used to the fact that he could be pulled to Tingen at any time, so after closing and opening his eyes again and arriving in Tingen and seeing Klein brushing his teeth, Lin Ruo was not only calm but even greeted Klein with a smile in Chinese.
"Uh, good morning!" Klein, who was brushing his teeth, was startled at first, and then smiled when he realized that Lin Ruo had come.
"You are going to become an Beyonder today, are you nervous?" Lin Ruo asked with a smile. When they met yesterday, Klein had already told Lin Ruo his choice.
"Nervous… a little bit, but more than that, I'm looking forward to it!" Klein thought for a second and then replied.
"Good attitude!" Lin Ruo said, and then stopped talking, quietly waiting for Klein to finish washing up, then eating breakfast, and then following him out the door to board the tram to the Blackthorn Security Company.
After getting off the tram and standing at the entrance of the Blackthorn Security Company, Klein took a slight breath and suddenly thought of something, and asked: "By the way, Lin Ruo, which pathway are you on? Of course, you don't have to say if it's inconvenient."
"Me?" Lin Ruo paused, then said with a smile: "I'm on the Hunter pathway! The Hunter pathway symbolizes war."
War… What does the Hunter have to do with war?
Klein was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask directly, but said with some emotion: "I thought you would be a Spectator or a similar pathway… I didn't expect you to be a Hunter."
Although he hadn't read the detailed introduction of the Hunter pathway yet, just looking at the potion name and Lin Ruo's sentence that the Hunter pathway symbolizes war, Klein could guess that this should be a pathway that focuses more on direct combat.
And although Klein hadn't known Lin Ruo for a long time, he could see that Lin Ruo himself shouldn't be the kind of person who particularly likes direct combat.
In fact, Klein had a feeling that Lin Ruo should be the kind of person who relies on his wisdom to plot against others behind the scenes, so that people are clearly arranged without realizing it.
If such a person were to choose a pathway, it would make more sense to focus on the behind the scenes!
"Very surprised?" Lin Ruo glanced at Klein, and suddenly sighed, and said with some disappointment: "If I could choose, I would actually choose Spectator, which is more in line with my aesthetics…"
"But unfortunately, not everyone has the power to choose!"
Klein was stunned for a moment, and instantly thought of the matter of the natural half-Beyonder that both Lin Ruo and Dunn had introduced to him before, and immediately understood, and then quickly said, mistakenly thinking that he had hit Lin Ruo's sore spot: "Sorry!"
"It's okay, I've already accepted this fact! And the Hunter pathway is actually not bad, there is no Sequence 0, and the frontal combat power is strong… And it's better than the Witch, isn't it?" Compared to Klein, Lin Ruo, who was still a little melancholy just now, recovered faster than the other party at this time, and even had the mood to say a witty remark.
Klein immediately thought of the fact that Lin Ruo had popularized to him that the Witch pathway would change gender, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
"Okay, don't delay, let's go in! You are officially becoming an Beyonder today!" Lin Ruo urged, and Klein immediately walked into the Blackthorn Security Company. He first asked Rosanne about Dunn's whereabouts, and after confirming that Dunn was in the office on the second floor, he knocked on the door of Dunn's office.
"Come in!" Dunn's voice was as low and gentle as ever.
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