Chapter 25 I can pull the Tarot Club by myself
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Lin Ruo planned to use "Old Man" Ian's recommendation to have Kaspars introduce him to the Beyonder gathering. This had some risk, but not much, and it would be easy for Lin Ruo to fool Kaspars, who was just an ordinary person.
"A Sequence 8 Beyonder potion formula costs about 400 pounds, and that's not even considering the premium… I currently have 1618 pounds on me. If I want to buy it, it shouldn't be a problem, and that's almost enough for the materials too." Since he was considering buying a potion, Lin Ruo naturally had to calculate his current net worth.
As the saying goes, even a small camel is bigger than a horse. After the original owner went into hiding, his private treasury couldn't compare to what it used to be, but it still had some savings. Besides the cash on hand, Lin Ruo also owned the house he currently lived in, as well as two detached houses across the street that were being rented out. Moreover, Rudy Flair had a significant share in a hotel located in the West Borough that generated considerable profit every month.
It could be said that if Rudy Flair wasn't so focused on revenge, he could have lived very well with just the remaining assets of the family.
"I have Beyonder characteristics from the [Sherrif], [Interrogator], and [Judge] sequences. If I sell them all, I should make more than the original owner's total assets… Beyonder individuals really do make money fast, and spend it fast too!" Lin Ruo joked to himself, but he also understood that his situation was basically impossible for ordinary Beyonder individuals to replicate.
Moreover, considering that the Loen military and the royal family were probably frantically searching for clues related to him, the "Angel" who killed Capim, Lin Ruo planned to lay low for a while. At least until he was short on money, he didn't plan to sell these three Beyonder characteristics.
Hmm, if the timing is right, I could actually consider selling them to "Miss Judgment" Xio. She should still be Sequence 9, and it wouldn't be difficult to find her… Thinking about it that way, he could actually use Xio and the salted fish Fors to get in touch with Miss Justice Audrey.
After all, he had the complete Sequence 9, 8, 5, and 4 potion formulas for the Spectator pathway. Instead of keeping them, he could completely sell them to Miss Justice Audrey. It's a pity that the Sequence 7 and Sequence 6 potion formulas are missing auxiliary materials…
"Wait, I also have the complete potion formulas for the Sun pathway from Sequence 9 to Sequence 5…" Lin Ruo suddenly thought of something, and pinched his chin. "Little Sun is in the Forsaken Land, so it's not easy to sell directly. However, I can sell it to Klein, and he can resell it to Little Sun… The Seer pathway potion formulas can also be sold to Klein. I have all of those."
Although he didn't mind teaching Klein mystical knowledge for free, Lin Ruo intended to trade the potion formulas with Klein properly.
It wasn't that he was short of money, but he was mainly afraid that directly giving the potion formulas would scare Klein and create unnecessary trouble.
"I feel like I can single-handedly boost the Tarot Club…" Lin Ruo's smile suddenly became subtle. "The mastermind behind the Tarot Club… the trainer of the Lord of the Mysteries? Tsk, that actually sounds pretty good!"
Of course, joking aside, Lin Ruo didn't neglect the important things he needed to do.
For example, using the power of Truth to amplify the possibility of the Provoker potion formula appearing in the gathering he would participate in tomorrow.
That night, at the Bravehearts Bar—
Considering the bar's opening hours, Lin Ruo patiently waited until evening before setting off for the Bravehearts Bar.
Of course, he hadn't been idle during the day. After completing his daily studies, he visited Beyonder friends that the original owner knew and learned that the gathering the original owner had previously participated in wasn't going to be held again anytime soon. He also got a few new fake identities made for himself, just in case.
After he finished all the chores, it was already dark, so Lin Ruo disguised himself and went directly to the Bravehearts Bar.
Crossing the heavy black wooden door and the burly man with his arms crossed at the entrance, Lin Ruo immediately heard loud cheers and the clinking of glasses as he entered the bar, and smelled the strong aroma of malt liquor wafting towards him.
Lin Ruo casually glanced around and saw two stages in the center of the bar. One was currently putting on a show of cat and mouse, while the other was hosting a fighting competition.
Lin Ruo went to the bar, ordered a half-and-half, and then asked the bartender, "Where is Kaspars Kalinin?"
The bartender, who was pouring a drink, looked up when he heard this, scrutinized him for a few seconds, and then said, "Card Room Three."
"Thank you!" Lin Ruo thanked him politely, and then went to the door of Card Room Three.
The door wasn't locked. Lin Ruo politely knocked before pushing it open, and saw a man with a huge scar on his face playing Texas Hold'em with a group of people.
Hearing the noise, everyone looked in Lin Ruo's direction. Lin Ruo's expression didn't change, he simply smiled and said, "I'm looking for Kaspars Kalinin. Old Man sent me."
Kaspars Kalinin glanced at him, then casually threw the cards in his hand onto the table, muttering something under his breath, and walked over to Lin Ruo.
The two left the card room together and went to a secluded corner. Kaspars then said, "What do you want?"
Kaspars's main occupation was as a black market arms dealer. Besides introducing others to Isingard Stanton's Beyonder gathering, his usual business was selling weapons.
Lin Ruo naturally had his own channels for buying weapons—in fact, the original owner had always had a gun, but it had been confiscated not long ago when he unfortunately visited the police station. He hadn't bought a new one since, which led to him not even having a weapon when he went to the East Borough after advancing to Hunter.
However, although he had his own channels, considering that buying weapons could improve Kaspars's impression of him, Lin Ruo first spent money to buy a corresponding revolver and bullets from him, and then said, "I heard that you know some very powerful people who transcend the limits of humanity. I want to meet them. Of course, I will pay you the corresponding remuneration."
Kaspars's originally lazy gaze suddenly became sharp and cold. He scrutinized Lin Ruo, deliberately creating a terrifying sense of oppression.
If it were an ordinary person, they might have cowered under these circumstances, but Lin Ruo simply continued to look at him with a smile, even leisurely taking a sip of the drink in his hand.
"I can help you ask, but I can't guarantee that they'll be willing to meet you." Although the person in front of him had a smiling face from beginning to end, Kaspars, as the one applying pressure, was the first to back down. Because his intuition as a black market merchant, as well as his years of experience dealing with Beyonder individuals, were warning him, warning him not to provoke the other party.
The other party most likely also possessed Beyonder power.
However, Kaspars wasn't afraid of anything because of this. After all, he knew many Beyonder individuals, so he simply said, "Wait for me, I'll give you an answer later."
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