Chapter 122 Target Selection
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"You don't need to start acting from now," Klein said with a hint of helplessness, knowing that someone probably wanted his cooperation very much, but consciously unable to encourage a certain drama queen's "arrogant flames."
"Just getting into character. After all, I have to maintain my newbie persona in front of others. But when it's just the two of us, I can be casual, and it saves you from having to keep a straight face to play Gehrman, unable to even complain," Lin Ruo replied, maintaining the bright and sunny smile on his face, but his tone returned to normal.
This made Klein breathe a slight sigh of relief, and then he asked, "Where are we going next?"
"The Shark Bar, to cause trouble for the bartender, Lier," Lin Ruo replied with a smile.
"The Shark Bar's bartender, Lier… I remember he's an informant for the Bull Pirates. The Bull Pirates' captain is 'Bull' Haisey, with a bounty of 300 pounds," Klein said, recalling the information he had read. "So, the target is 'Bull' Haisey?"
"You could say that. I've confirmed that 'Bull' Haisey is currently in Tiana Port, and that Shark Bar bartender, Lier, isn't just an informant for the Bull Pirates. He's also 'Bull' Haisey's brother-in-law; his sister is 'Bull' Haisey's lover," Lin Ruo said, sharing the information he had gathered in the past few days, and then glanced at Klein, saying:
"Of course, none of that is important. What's important is that I've confirmed that 'Bull' Haisey is a Prisoner who has just been promoted to Sequence 9 not long ago, and his hands are covered in blood, deserving of death. For you, he's a pretty good first opponent."
Prisoner… strong body, keen senses, skilled in many criminal techniques, adept at using readily available objects to kill… In an instant, information about the "Prisoner" flashed through Klein's mind, recalling the abilities of the "Prisoner" that Lin Ruo had shown him before.
The "Prisoner" was undoubtedly a Sequence skilled in direct combat, and although Klein was one Sequence higher than "Bull" Haisey, considering that the Seer pathway only gained direct combat abilities starting from the Clown, and Klein himself didn't have much combat experience, he was indeed a suitable first opponent.
Lin Ruo, seeing Klein's thoughtful expression, smiled even more brightly.
There was actually one thing he hadn't told Klein, which was that, according to his latest investigation, the Bull Pirates seemed to be secretly affiliated with Admiral of Blood.
Of course, this was normal. The relationships between pirates seemed complicated, but in reality, many of them were connected. It was quite normal for small pirate groups to be affiliated with larger pirate groups, secretly doing things for them.
And theoretically, even if the Bull Pirates were destroyed, the Admiral of Blood Pirates wouldn't care, as they didn't lack one or two small pirate groups as subordinates.
But what if similar things happened many times?
Admiral of Blood himself most likely wouldn't care about such trivial matters, but his subordinates, his first mate, second mate, boatswains, if they knew about this, wouldn't they deal with this newbie combination consisting of a Sequence 8 and a Sequence 9, who repeatedly struck at their subordinates?
Of course, according to Lin Ruo's upcoming itinerary, such a thing would probably happen after some time. By then, Klein's combat skills should be much more proficient than they were now.
By then, if the people sent by Admiral of Blood were of suitable strength, they could naturally be used as a whetstone for Klein's training. If they were too high in Sequence, then naturally his teacher would be responsible for taking Klein on a "runaway" trip.
— Taking action was impossible. Being chased by enemies with a higher Sequence than himself was also part of the training!
How could he grow quickly without experiencing the feeling of teetering on the edge of life and death!
Hmm, speaking of which, would this count as "arson"?
Thinking this, Lin Ruo looked at Klein, without revealing any hint of his thoughts, and said, "And when the time comes, after you hunt 'Bull' Haisey, although the Prisoner characteristics aren't suitable for selling, I might be able to make them into a mystical item suitable for you."
"Don't forget that I can also simulate the abilities of an Artisan. Although my abilities are limited, not as good as those of proper Artisans, I can still create a Sequence Nine-level mystical item."
After his supernatural ability improved once again, Lin Ruo was already able to create mystical items of relatively low Sequence when simulating the Artisan pathway—this wasn't to say that he couldn't simulate the Artisan's abilities to create mystical items before.
In fact, even before, making ordinary mystical items wasn't difficult for Lin Ruo in terms of skill. But the awkward thing was that, although the time required to make a mystical item wasn't too long, it was long enough for Lin Ruo.
Before his supernatural ability improved again, if Lin Ruo made mystical items, even the lowest-grade mystical items, there was a chance that the simulation time would run out halfway through the process. He really wanted to, but he lacked the strength.
But now, after his supernatural ability improved again, the time Lin Ruo could simulate was enough to support him in completing the creation of some lower-level mystical items.
Klein's eyes lit up immediately.
The "Prisoner" characteristics were indeed not suitable for selling, but if they could be made into a corresponding mystical item, plus the bounty, that would be two sources of income.
Lin Ruo continued to smile and said, "Next, we'll go to the Shark Bar. When the time comes, I'll be responsible for playing the newbie and stirring up trouble, and you can improvise."
Klein nodded, not having any objections.
"Then let's go, Gehrman! I can't wait to hunt those damned pirates!" Lin Ruo's tone returned to its previous vigor, full of the excitement and anticipation that a newbie adventurer should have, almost writing the words "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger" on his face.
"I will definitely show them how powerful I, Wayne, am!"
After saying that, he glanced at Klein, "You think so too, right?"
Just as someone happened to be passing by the alley entrance at this time, in order to maintain his persona, Klein could only nod aloofly, revealing a gentle and polite smile, "Yes."
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Tiana Port, Shark Bar.
Compared to the bars in big cities like Backlund, the bars located in the port might not be as good as the former in terms of area and decoration, but they were even more enthusiastic in atmosphere and more unrestrained in the behavior of the guests.
Everywhere in the bar, you could see drinking customers, arguing pirates or adventurers, and women soliciting customers.
At the bar counter, the bartender, Lier, expressionlessly handed a glass of beer to a pirate in front of the bar. The latter took it, took a sip, and then spat, cursing:
"Tmd, there's too much water mixed in this beer, right? You've mixed a little wine in the water. It wasn't like this when I came last time!"
The bartender, Lier, ignored the guy and went about his other business. Seeing this, the pirate slowly cursed a few more times and left on his own.
Such an interlude was obviously commonplace in this bar, and it didn't even attract the attention of anyone nearby.
"Peng—"
Just then, the door of the bar was kicked open.
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