Chapter 89 The Provoker
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Lin Ruo didn't refuse Daly's invitation to eat, and after having their fill with Dunn and the others in the restaurant, they used the Traveler's ability to return to Backlund.
—By the way, before returning to Backlund, Lin Ruo asked Klein about Mr. Azik's situation. He learned that Mr. Azik seemed to have remembered something again and planned to go to Backlund to find his memories. Moreover, before leaving, Mr. Azik gave Klein a copper whistle, telling him that if anything happened, he could write a letter and use the copper whistle to summon his messenger to deliver it to him.
Without a doubt, this copper whistle was the famous Azik Copper Whistle from the original work, and also one of the keys to opening that mausoleum with the Death God's Uniqueness.
Thinking of the various 'outrageous' operations Klein had pulled off with the Azik Copper Whistle in the original work, Lin Ruo's expression was still subtle even after he had returned to the Backlund office.
"I wonder if he'll still pull off so many 'outrageous' operations this time…" Lin Ruo chuckled and muttered, then took a metal box out of the drawer and went to the office's alchemy laboratory—which Rudy Flair had specially built when renovating the office.
Opening the box and dispelling the spiritual wall attached to the inner surface of the box, what came into Lin Ruo's view were the eyes of an adult Taunting black cat and a complete stalk of Scarlet Moon Grass, among other materials needed to concoct the Provoker potion.
"It's time for advancement, Provoker… I wonder if I can instantly melt if I go to Leonard with a monocle on…" Lin Ruo exhaled slightly, shook his head again thinking of the various things in the original work.
"I'd better not court death, or it would be terrible to attract some brat."
Despite the complaints, Lin Ruo then seriously began operating in the alchemy laboratory. Although he didn't have experience in concocting potions, he had Rudy Flair's memories of concocting the Hunter potion, and he had witnessed Old Neil concocting potions for Klein, so he naturally handled it with ease.
Lin Ruo first used the equipment in the alchemy room to distill the pure water needed to concoct the potion, then cleaned the black iron pot and put in the auxiliary materials in order.
To be honest, because the Provoker's recipe has wine and flowers, this step, combined with the black iron pot, gives a special sense of sight of making dark cuisine.
And in a sense, I'm really making something to eat… Lin Ruo twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at the remaining main materials. Without hesitation, he put the eyes of the adult Taunting black cat into the iron pot.
As soon as the eyes were thrown into the pot, they immediately turned into a black ink-like liquid, which looked quite strange.
Lin Ruo, without changing his expression, threw the last complete stalk of Scarlet Moon Grass into the pot, and saw that the situation in the pot changed suddenly.
As if an incredible color reaction, the liquid in the black pot instantly changed from a colorful color to a pure red.
That was not a blood-like color, but more crystal clear, like liquid ruby.
Glug! Glug! Glug!
Bubbles rose from the bottom, but none of them could reach the surface of the liquid, and they all shattered halfway.
I have to say, no matter what the taste, at least at this moment, the appearance of this Provoker potion is quite good.
Seeing this, Lin Ruo couldn't help but smile, and then poured the potion from the iron pot into the prepared glass.
Without directly drinking it in one gulp, Lin Ruo first simulated the Seer's ability to confirm that there was no problem with the potion, and then picked up the glass.
Glug—
As the Provoker potion entered his mouth, Lin Ruo first tasted a strange taste, a bit bitter, a bit sour, anyway, it was not good to drink at all.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Ruo swallowed the whole glass of Provoker potion, and he was waiting to experience the feeling of his body being transformed by the potion as described in the original work, but his spirit suddenly entered a trance uncontrollably.
Perhaps it was a moment, or perhaps it was a few seconds, Lin Ruo's consciousness returned to clarity, and some knowledge poured into his mind at this moment. Lin Ruo was stunned to find that he had been promoted to Provoker.
Lin Ruo:?
This is not the same as the agreed process!
And isn't it most important to stay awake during the advancement? His situation is obviously wrong!
"What the hell is going on…" Lin Ruo frowned. He really felt confused now.
Although different potions may taste different, and the effects produced after taking them are also different, there is one thing Lin Ruo is still sure of, that is, if a normal person experiences Trance when taking Sequence 8 potions, let alone a successful advancement, they may directly lose control.
And… "Why does it feel like I just drank a glass of water, and then I have the ability of a Provoker…" Lin Ruo looked at his hand, his eyes flickering, "Normal people would never be like this when taking potions… So the problem should be with me."
"The identity of a transmigrator? Arrangements before amnesia?" A series of possibilities flashed in Lin Ruo's mind, "Or other reasons I don't know…"
"Huh…" After thinking for a long time, Lin Ruo exhaled, "It seems that I have to digest the Provoker potion as soon as possible. If advancing to Arsonist is like this… Tsk."
Lin Ruo gathered his thoughts and suppressed the previous scattered thoughts to the bottom, and then he was in the mood to check what abilities the Provoker potion had brought him.
First of all, the abilities belonging to the Hunter have been strengthened, such as fighting ability, tracking ability, etc. His physical fitness is stronger than before, his limbs have become more flexible, and his strength has also increased.
Secondly, he has the ability to provoke others and easily arouse their anger. This ability is a bit similar to the charm of a witch. It also has extraordinary properties, and even after a successful provocation, he can forcibly pull the attention of the provoked person to himself, which is a bit similar to the soft control of taunting in the game, but it can be broken free from.
Finally, he has the ability to discover the weaknesses of prey to a certain extent, or rather, intuition. The Provoker's ability in this regard is not strong, it is more like the intuition to discover the weaknesses of prey has been strengthened. It's like an experienced hunter, after repeated hunting, even if he sees a certain prey for the first time, he can quickly grasp the possible weaknesses of the other party by intuition.
These abilities can be said to be within Lin Ruo's expectations, after all, he already knew something about the Provoker. What really caught Lin Ruo's attention was the digestion progress of his Provoker potion.
"I haven't even acted yet, how come I've digested most of it…" Lin Ruo pinched his chin and began to think seriously, "It should be the pot of acting in advance… Let me think, Ince should be considered a provocation, but that's not right, there's no reason why provoking a Sequence 5 would digest so much."
Lin Ruo began to carefully recall what he had done in the past half month, and his expression gradually became subtle.
"Could it be that the last time I pretended to be an angel, was it considered a provocation by the old pigeons…"
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