"I don't have what you need, but I know a clue. I can bring it to you at the next meeting! Or if you accept a gold pound transaction, I can give it to you right away, 800 pounds!" The woman, whose face was completely shrouded in shadow, immediately spoke up.
Lin Ruo glanced at her, then heard the old man with the Eye of Wisdom say slowly, "I have the formula for the Provoker potion, 450 pounds!"
As expected… Lin Ruo also breathed a sigh of relief, sensing the truth taking effect. He first looked at the old man with the Eye of Wisdom and said, "Deal!"
Then he looked at the woman whose face was completely shrouded in shadow and said, "The Briber potion formula, 800 pounds."
"Deal!" The woman, whose face was completely shrouded in shadow, immediately nodded excitedly.
So Lin Ruo first counted out the gold pounds he had just put into his bag and handed them to the attendant, then went through the same process again. Finally, Lin Ruo had an extra folded piece of paper and 800 pounds in gold.
Maybe because he was a bit of a cheat himself, Lin Ruo wasn't too excited when he got the formula, just slightly relieved. However, he couldn't resist opening the potion formula and taking a look:
"Main ingredients: the eye of an adult Manha black cat, a whole gorilla grass plant.
Auxiliary ingredients: 80 ml of pure water, 10 grams of spring ball grass powder, one black elf flower, 100 ml of strong liquor."
There wasn't much difference from a typical Sequence 8 potion formula. The main ingredients were two, but neither was particularly rare, given it was only Sequence 8. The auxiliary ingredients were mostly common in the mystical field, although not as easy to find as Sequence 9 auxiliary ingredients, they weren't hard to get either.
At least Lin Ruo was sure that with his current channels, it wouldn't be difficult to gather these things.
It seems that once the Hunter potion is digested, he can advance to Provoker. But playing the role of a Provoker… Lin Ruo's expression became strange.
Tsk, if he provokes the hotpot evil spirit, will the Provoker potion melt in his mouth?
Forget it, can't court death, must restrain…
After buying the Provoker potion, Lin Ruo watched other transactions, but because there was nothing he was satisfied with, he didn't make any more moves.
When all the transactions were completed, the old man with the Eye of Wisdom announced the end of today's meeting and arranged for the participants to leave the room one by one, three minutes apart.
Maybe because he considered Lin Ruo a suspected Sequence 9 newcomer, the old man with the Eye of Wisdom arranged for Lin Ruo to leave first.
Lin Ruo didn't refuse this kindness, quickly left the room, walked through the alley back to the Brave Bar. After leaving the bar, he changed carriages a few times and finally returned to his residence.
Stretching lazily, Lin Ruo placed the paper with the potion formula and his wallet on the table, then picked up the ancient giant language textbook beside him.
"Learning ancient giant language, ancient elven language, ancient Hermes script… and acting, tearing scripts, attending Klein's classes to learn mystical knowledge… Tsk!" Counting the various tasks he had to complete next, even Lin Ruo felt a bit overwhelmed.
"Really can't relax for a moment!"
He sighed and continued to immerse himself in the sea of learning.
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"Good morning!"
Because he was used to being taken to Tingen at any time, Lin Ruo wasn't surprised when he found himself there again after closing his eyes and opening them. Seeing Klein brushing his teeth, Lin Ruo calmly and even cheerfully greeted him in Chinese.
"Uh, good morning!" Klein, who was brushing his teeth, was startled at first, then realized it was Lin Ruo and smiled.
"You're going to become an extraordinary person today, are you nervous?" Lin Ruo asked with a smile. Klein had already told Lin Ruo his choice when they met yesterday.
"Nervous… a bit, but more excited!" Klein thought for a second and replied.
"Good attitude!" Lin Ruo said, then fell silent, waiting for Klein to finish washing up, have breakfast, and then follow him out, taking the trackless carriage to the Blackthorn Security Company.
After getting off the carriage, standing at the entrance of the Blackthorn Security Company, Klein took a deep breath, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Lin Ruo, which path of the extraordinary are you on? Of course, if it's inconvenient, you don't have to say."
"Me?" Lin Ruo paused, then smiled and said, "I'm on the Hunter path! The Hunter path that symbolizes war."
War… What does Hunter have to do with war?
Klein was puzzled but didn't ask directly, just sighed, "I thought you would be on the Spectator or a similar path… didn't expect you to be a Hunter."
Although he hadn't seen the detailed introduction of the Hunter path, just from the name of the potion and Lin Ruo's words about the Hunter path symbolizing war, Klein could guess it was a path focused on direct combat.
And although Klein hadn't known Lin Ruo for long, he could tell Lin Ruo wasn't the type who particularly liked direct combat.
In fact, Klein had a feeling that Lin Ruo was the type who would scheme behind the scenes, making others fall into his plans without realizing it.
Such a person, if choosing a path, would logically choose one more focused on behind-the-scenes work!
"Surprised?" Lin Ruo looked at Klein, then sighed and said, "If I could choose, I would have chosen Spectator, it suits my taste more…"
"But unfortunately, not everyone has the power to choose!"
Klein was stunned, instantly recalling what Lin Ruo and Dunn had told him before about being born half an extraordinary person. He immediately understood and, thinking he had touched a sore spot, quickly said, "Sorry!"
"It's okay, I've long accepted this fact! And the Hunter path isn't bad, no Sequence 0, strong in direct combat… and it's better than the Witch path, right?" Compared to Klein, Lin Ruo, who had been a bit melancholic, recovered faster and even had the mood to make a joke.
Klein immediately thought of what Lin Ruo had told him about the Witch path causing gender change and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
"Alright, don't delay, let's go in! You're going to officially become an extraordinary person today!" Lin Ruo urged, and Klein immediately walked into the Blackthorn Security Company. He first asked about Rosanne Dunn's whereabouts, and after confirming Dunn was in his office on the second floor, he knocked on Dunn's office door.
"Come in!" Dunn's voice was as low and gentle as ever.
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There might be translation errors, please bear with It.