After the gathering ended, Luo En left content.
Behind him, the man who sold the potions watched him from the shadows in the distance.
"Doesn't look like someone from the Aurora Order."
"A wild Monster?" The man muttered to himself, his finger lightly touching his chin, "How rare."
"And his fate is a bit..."
"Peculiar..."
After a moment of thought, the man quietly followed him.
...
After the gathering, Luo En walked out of the residential building, and the cool evening breeze brushed his face. He pulled up the hood of his cloak, preparing to head to the meeting point he had agreed upon with Danitz.
"Someone?" Luo En sensed that someone seemed to be following him.
His right hand quickly went into his Pregnant and pressed the gun handle. Luo En suddenly turned around and saw a blurry figure standing in the shadows at the alley entrance.
"You're the one who sold the potions just now?" Luo En barely recognized the other party's identity from his figure.
More perceptive than expected, very talented... The man secretly praised him in his heart.
He took off his mask, and under the cloak was a rather young man. He took out a pair of glasses from his pocket and put them on. His neatly combed hair made him appear even more refined.
"That's right." The man nodded in acknowledgment.
"What's wrong? Is there after-sales service for the potions?" Luo En felt a little confused, unable to understand why the other party would seek him out.
Could it be that he wants to plot something? That shouldn't be the case. There were many people who bought potions just now, so there's no reason he would seek me out.
Or did my request for a Sequence 7 potion attract his covetousness?
But his spiritual intuition didn't give any warning, indicating that the other party probably didn't have much ill will.
Even so, Luo En remained highly vigilant, ready to draw his gun and shoot at any moment.
Anyone who can sell Beyonder potions is likely a Beyonder. And the fact that the other party could approach him so calmly suggests that his Sequence is likely above his own.
Noticing Luo En's vigilance, the man chuckled softly:
"Don't be nervous, I mean you no harm."
Bad guys always say that... Luo En grumbled a few words in his heart, but on the surface, he calmly asked, "Then, what do you want with me?"
"You want the Monster Pathway Sequence 7 potion formula?" The man did not answer Luo En's question.
Luo En frowned slightly, but still answered truthfully: "Indeed. Do you have it?"
"Yes, I do have it." The man admitted frankly.
Just here to promote it? Luo En secretly speculated about the other party's true intentions.
Luo En narrowed his eyes: "Why didn't you say so at the gathering just now?"
Luo En disliked private transactions, as they reminded him of certain scamming methods from before his transmigration.
With a platform, at least there's some insurance, although it might not always be useful, it's still a comfort. But with private transactions, if you get scammed, there's nowhere to even complain.
"Some transactions require a more... private setting." The man took a step forward, and Luo En immediately retreated.
"Is the formula for your own use?" the man suddenly asked.
This question instantly heightened Luo En's vigilance: "That's none of your business."
"Hmm..." The man nodded thoughtfully, "Fair enough."
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Roy King, and I am also a Beyonder of the Monster Pathway."
A con artist, right? This was Luo En's first thought.
Although he wasn't sure what abilities the Monster Pathway would have in later Sequences, in any case, it shouldn't have the ability to make potions, right?
Let alone aphrodisiacs...
"Those potions weren't made by me, uh, I'm just an intermediary." As if seeing through Luo En's thoughts, Roy King smiled and explained.
"Then, Mr. King, what exactly is your purpose in seeking me out? Just to promote a formula?"
"No." Roy King gently shook his head.
"I just want to offer help. I can see your talent, and if you're willing, I can take you as my student."
"Huh?"
Proposing to take a student on the first meeting? This is too strange.
It feels like, 'I see your bones are unique, you'll surely achieve great things in the future, so I'll take you as my disciple.'
Shouldn't that kind of thing be done by an old man? This person is at most thirty years old... The other party's refined appearance didn't resemble those Jianghu swindlers.
"Why? This is our first meeting, isn't it?" Luo En asked directly.
"Firstly, you don't seem to have been in the Beyonder domain for very long, and you don't appear to have a teacher."
"The fact that you can maintain such a good state on your own shows that you have high talent."
Really? I didn't even know that myself... Luo En remained silent, waiting for the other party to continue.
"And you don't seem like a bad person." Roy King looked at Luo En, his expression as if saying, 'I'm always good at judging people.'
"As for other reasons..." Roy King paused for a few seconds and said in a fortune-teller-like tone, "Let's just call it the arrangement of fate."
Fate? Arrangement!!
Fate might be nothing, but at the moment he heard the word 'arrangement,' Luo En immediately recalled his experiences in Tingen. His body shivered uncontrollably.
Could it be that prying hidden existence has found me again?
"What's wrong?" Seeing Luo En's state suddenly change, Roy King asked.
"Nothing." Luo En quickly adjusted his state.
Subsequently, Roy King briefly introduced his own situation and hinted that he also had an organization behind him.
After listening to his words, Luo En fell silent.
The other party doesn't seem to be a bad person...
He had originally gone to sea to find opportunities, and now an opportunity had actually come knocking on his door. It was impossible for him not to be tempted. If what the other party said was true, not only would his subsequent potions be settled, but he would also gain a backer.
But... there's no such thing as a free lunch, Luo En still knew that principle.
"I need a few days to consider." Luo En did not agree immediately.
"Caution is a good habit." Roy King nodded, showing no signs of dissatisfaction.
"This is my address. You can come find me here once you've thought it over." Roy King handed Luo En a business card.
"Okay." Luo En reached out and took it.
Before leaving, Roy King turned and added, "Oh, I can tell you, the Sequence 7 of the 'Monster' Pathway is called 'Lucky One'."
"Also, your pet is quite good."
'Lachi in the bag was discovered?' Luo En was a little surprised, but a moment later, he felt relieved.
This is a display of strength, telling me not to have any bad ideas.
Is telling me the name of the potion a sign of sincerity? But "Lucky One"? Why does it sound like it has no deterrent power... Luo En frowned slightly upon hearing the name of the potion.
It couldn't be that even at Sequence 7, there are no powerful Beyonder abilities, could it?
...
After parting ways with Roy King, Luo En wandered alone for a while longer.
As for whether to become the other party's student, Luo En planned to listen to Danitz's advice. He had been at sea for a long time and had much more experience than himself.
Someone else? Arriving near the agreed meeting point with Danitz, Luo En's spiritual intuition was triggered again.
Unlike before, this time it carried a very obvious malice.
"Meow!"
"Lachi, you sensed it?" The cat in his shoulder bag seemed to sense danger and let out a wary meow.
"Don't be afraid." Luo En gently patted the shoulder bag, both to comfort and to restrain the Orange Cat's agitation.
"The enemy is hidden, we are exposed. Don't be impulsive..."
'If my spiritual intuition is reacting this strongly, there must be more than one person tracking me, and they must be Beyonders.'
Damn it, who exactly is it? Luo En quickened his pace imperceptibly while pondering the identity of the newcomers.
Roy King?
No, if he wanted to harm me, there's no need to wait until now.
People from the gathering just now?
No, not like that either...
"Could it be... Damn it!" Luo En thought of something and cursed under his breath.
In his opinion, there were only two possibilities now.
One is that he himself misjudged, that Danitz is not as simple as he appears, but is actually a deeply cunning and shrewd person. Their previous friendliness was just a facade, and he had been harboring resentment all along. This time, it was a trap he set.
The second is that the companions of the three pirates they had killed earlier with Danitz came seeking revenge.
But no matter which one, the situation was not good.
'Alas, transmigrators truly have a difficult fate.' Luo En sighed in his heart.