Chapter 127: Reliable Danitz
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"Yes, yes, I am a Sequence 9 Hunter, and Gehrman is a Sequence 8 Clown. We are both Beyonders." Lin Ruo didn't even blink as he sold out his current fake identity, fully embodying what it means to be a newbie.
"Sequence 8? Not bad… And a Clown, it seems you can not only fight but also divine. Quite good." As someone from the Dubois family who had received mystical education, Danitz almost immediately recognized which pathway 'Clown' belonged to, and his gaze towards Klein held even more admiration.
Then he looked at Lin Ruo, smiling, "If you are from the Hunter pathway, that's perfect. I have the Sequence 8 formula for the Hunter pathway. When you can advance in the future, I can sell it to you cheaper."
Lin Ruo immediately brightened up in cooperation, saying, "That's really too kind of you, Mr. Danitz." His expression was quite happy.
"It's nothing, nothing. We'll be in the same boat from now on, so taking care of you is only right!" Danitz waved his hand, the smile on his face unable to be concealed, clearly quite happy.
Klein, who witnessed this scene: …
Honestly, knowing the truth, this scene before him is really… too absurd!
No, I really want to laugh, must hold it in!
Klein felt that if this continued, he would one day suffer internal injuries from holding back his laughter.
But what could he do? To maintain his persona, he could only keep smiling, just like before in the bar—even if he guessed what Lin Ruo would do, guessed that he might be persecuted next, and felt quite ashamed when Lin Ruo played the newbie, even having the thought of turning around and leaving, pretending not to know the other party, he could still only keep smiling.
At this moment, Klein suddenly had the illusion that he was playing the role of a Clown.
No, perhaps it wasn't an illusion, because Klein discovered that his potion had indeed been digested a little bit at this moment.
Not much, but it truly existed.
Klein suddenly had an understanding.
Like he is now, because he had predetermined his persona, he could only keep smiling no matter what his mood was, wasn't that a kind of Clown!
However, the potion wasn't digested much, probably because this kind of acting couldn't be considered core acting.
According to his speculation, the core of the Clown should be to use a smile to conceal sadness, frustration, and the like… Did he have to actively create some things that would make him sad?
Klein fell into deep thought.
While he was thinking, Danitz thought of something and asked, "However, I will be taking the White Magnolia tomorrow noon to leave Tiana Port and head to Bayam. If you have different tickets from me, there's no time to buy them now. I don't have time to wait here, or I won't be able to take you with me. But we can arrange a place to meet."
As soon as he said this, Lin Ruo said in a slightly surprised voice, "Mr. Danitz, did you also book tickets for the White Magnolia? What a coincidence, Gehrman and I also plan to leave here on the White Magnolia today and go to Bayam."
This was naturally a lie. Lin Ruo hadn't bought a ticket at all, but it didn't matter. As long as he knew the target, he would always find a way to get a ticket.
"That's good." Danitz first nodded, then thought of something and asked, "How did you offend 'Bull' Haisey?"
"Uh…" Lin Ruo blinked, and then told the story of what happened before, finally adding, "I didn't expect 'Bull' Haisey to come so quickly. Gehrman and I originally planned to rent a room here to confuse others, and then quietly leave by boat later…"
This also conveniently explained why they had only just moved into this hotel, but had already bought tickets for the boat leaving at noon.
In front of others, he could pretend to be a complete newbie, but being a newbie didn't mean being stupid. In addition, Lin Ruo didn't want to appear too much of a newbie in front of Danitz, otherwise, it would be bad if the other party regretted it and didn't plan to take him and Klein to the Golden Dream.
So, he appropriately showed a little bit of his cleverness here, while also showing his newbie status from the side—because he was a newbie adventurer, his methods weren't very clever, and he miscalculated the time when 'Bull' Haisey would come.
"Good idea, but you obviously still don't know enough about this place. The Azure Wind Hotel is 'Bull' Haisey's property. It would be strange if he didn't come so quickly." When Danitz said this, he had the air of a senior, and seeing the surprised expression on Lin Ruo's face after hearing his words, he comforted, "But as newbies, it's already very good that you can do this."
Lin Ruo showed a shy and joyful smile, as if he was being comforted by an idol, but he felt some emotion in his heart.
In front of juniors, Danitz is still quite reliable… That's right, after all, he's the guy who can appear dignified when he's an envoy of a god in the original novel.
Tsk tsk tsk, I hope that after the "truth" is revealed, Danitz won't want to jump into the sea when he thinks of today's scene… He's lecturing an "angel"!
Lin Ruo, who had already decided to wear an angel vest when he saw Vice Admiral Iceberg, couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
After the two chatted for a few more words, Danitz took the initiative to end the topic, because he still planned to wander around Tiana Port during the time before boarding the ship, eat some specialties, etc. At the same time, he also warned Lin Ruo and Klein not to stay in this hotel any longer. The commotion they had just made wasn't too small, and officials should be coming soon.
Faced with his advice, Lin Ruo naturally nodded repeatedly, and took the initiative to make an appointment with him for a meeting place at noon. After Danitz left, Lin Ruo took the characteristics extracted from "Bull" Haisey, and searched "Bull" Haisey and his younger brother for valuable things, took the head that could be exchanged for a bounty, and left the Haifeng Hotel with Klein.
It wasn't until they left the hotel and came to an uninhabited alley that Klein, who finally didn't have to maintain his persona, asked, "Where did we get the tickets for the White Magnolia?"
"Well, we don't have them now, but we will soon. You have to trust my ability." Lin Ruo smiled, then said meaningfully, "Rather than this, aren't you curious about where we are going now?"
Klein was stunned for a moment, then asked cooperatively, "Where to?"
"Of course, it's the casino. That's a specialty of the Five Seas." When Lin Ruo said this, he took out a hundred pounds of banknotes from his pocket and handed them to Klein. Amidst Klein's bewildered expression, he said slowly, "This is your start-up capital. Next, you first change your image, then go to the casino, and I will go to solve the ticket matter and exchange this head for a bounty. Before I come back, you have to do what a gambler should do in the casino. When I come back, no matter how much you win or lose, the remaining money is yours…"
"So, Klein, next you are actually gambling with your own property. If you lose, you will lose."
Klein was even more puzzled and asked, "But why should I gamble?"
Lin Ruo didn't answer, just said, "Remember, no matter how badly you lose in the casino, you must keep smiling."
"Of course, if you become addicted to it because of this, I will personally help you quit gambling later."
Klein: ?
Klein didn't understand, and still retorted after hearing this, "You underestimate me too much. How could I become addicted to gambling?"
Lin Ruo blinked and stopped talking.
The reason why he did this was actually to try, to try if Klein guessed that he would lose miserably in the next round, but still had to gamble, had to smile, would it be considered acting as a clown.
Of course, in order to ensure that Klein could lose completely, he would personally gamble with Klein after solving the ticket matter.
—Although he couldn't impose misfortune on Mr. Fool, Lin Ruo could still impose good luck on himself!
As someone who has already relied on good luck to gamble in casinos several times, and made a lot of money every time, Lin Ruo is confident that he will not lose to a God of Poverty.
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