Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 14 Mr. A's Favorability Soars
"Now that we've confirmed the True Creator's attitude, we don't have to worry about fighting the Aurora Society anymore. However, we can't let our guard down. The Ancient Sun God might be a good man, but the True Creator is crazy. The good intentions of a madman..." Luo Lin laughed at the thought, shook his head, and then thought about another thing:

"Then let's go back to Backlund first!"

Tomorrow is the day that Xio introduced him to attend the Beyonder gathering. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to meet Mr. A at that gathering.

Although we need to be wary of the kindness of a madman, it is not impossible to take advantage of it.

At least the shepherd's ability is quite useful.

……

The next day, Backlund.

When Luo Lin arrived at the agreed meeting place, he saw Xio who had been waiting there.

"Sorry, I'm late. I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long." Rowling walked over and spoke apologetically, noticing that there was a strange lady next to Xio.

The man was wearing a hood and was leaning against the wall in a somewhat lazy manner, so his face could not be seen clearly. Only the brown hair faintly visible under the hood could be seen.

In just a moment, Luo Lin understood who this lady was—Fors Woll, the famous writer in Backlund, the future magician of the Tarot Club, and the first person to win by a trick.

If there was any future Tarot Club member whose power made Luo Lin envious, besides Mr. Fool, Fors Wall would undoubtedly be one of them. There was no special reason, it was mainly because the Traveler ability was really useful.

Moreover, because of Mr. Men, there are basically no wild extraordinary people on this route. If Luo Lin wants to obtain relevant abilities, in addition to purchasing magical items related to travelers, he can only hope to borrow power from Fors.

After all, we can't count on the two traitors of the Abraham family who betrayed their teacher and ancestors in the Aurora Society, right?
Of course, if there's a chance to make them into magical items, they can still be used... Luo Lin's thoughts wandered for a while, and then he heard Xio briefly introduce Fors next to him. However, perhaps because he didn't trust him enough, Xio didn't introduce his real name, but only used the code name "Doctor" as a title.

After introducing Fors, Xio handed a hood to Luo Lin and put one on herself. Then she lowered her voice and said, "Follow us. Don't talk nonsense when we get there..." After giving a few instructions, she took Luo Lin and Fors to the carriage that had been prepared nearby.

About a few minutes later, the carriage arrived at the destination. The three of them got off one by one and came to an ordinary-looking wooden door. Xio walked forward and knocked on the door rhythmically a few times, and the door was opened from the inside.

Luo Lin's gaze immediately fell on the door. The room was not too big, and there were already quite a few people sitting in it. Most of them wore hoods or masks like them to conceal their identities, but some people, either out of courage or lack of experience, revealed their faces carelessly.

The most eye-catching person among them was naturally the person sitting on a single sofa in the room. The person was also sitting quietly and calmly under a hood covering his entire body, silently looking at everyone present, giving people a condescending feeling.

"This is Mr. A, a powerful Beyonder, at least a Mid-Sequence, and I even suspect he might be Sequence 6. He's the one who convened this gathering," Xio said in a low voice, his expression slightly serious. At this moment, Mr. A, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly tilted his head slightly, as if listening to something.

The next second, Mr. A, who seemed to have finished listening, suddenly looked up in the direction of Luo Lin.

"He is indeed a very powerful extraordinary person." Luo Lin said without changing his expression, looking at Mr. A calmly. He could feel the fanaticism contained in those eyes. Obviously, Mr. A had also received the oracle from the real creator.

Not only that, Rowling also confirmed one thing. At the moment they just looked at each other, Mr. A's favorability towards him skyrocketed, to the point where Rowling could directly borrow all the abilities of a Sequence 6 Rose Bishop.

Even though this seems to be only one sequence higher than Azik's Sequence 7, the key lies in what sequence Mr. A's peak is, and what sequence Azik's peak is. If the latter wants to borrow the power of Sequence 7, he only needs to become an ordinary friend. If the former wants to borrow the power of Sequence 6, he must at least be a one-sided close friend. The next step is a life-and-death friendship.

Ah this!

Is this a fanatic?
Luo Lin blinked, then smiled softly at Mr. A. He looked away and glanced at the blackboard in the center of the room. He asked with interest, "Is that where we register our transaction requests?"

After introducing Mr. A to Luo Lin, Xiou, whose attention was drawn to the blackboard, naturally did not notice the brief interaction between Luo Lin and Mr. A. At this moment, she was searching for her target on the blackboard while lowering her voice and saying:

"Yes, party members' needs can be written anonymously on the blackboard, whether you want to buy something or not. You are also a Beyonder, so you should understand that many members do not want to expose their information."

"I understand." Rowling nodded and quickly scanned the blackboard. He could see the names of many common spiritual materials, as well as the names of some potion formulas or occult books on sale.

"What do you want?" Fors, who was standing next to her, had already finished reading the contents on the blackboard. After confirming that no one was selling the magic potion formula, she sighed in disappointment and asked casually.

"I want to buy some spiritual materials for practicing ritual magic." Rowling said without hiding anything. This was indeed one of the reasons why he came to this party.

Thanks to his identity as "Rolin Zoroast", Rolin is not lacking in basic knowledge of mysticism, and his high inspiration is enough to support him in learning and using numerous ritual magics. However, theory and practice are different after all. Rolin is not particularly familiar with the field of ritual magic in this world, so naturally he needs to spend some time practicing.

Luo Lin knew very well that although the skill of "Shadow of Time" could allow him to easily borrow the power of others, external force was still external force. Luo Lin knew from the beginning to the end where the flaw of the skill of "Shadow of Time" lay - this skill was too dependent on the favorability of others. Once Luo Lin fell out with the bosses and had no one to borrow strength from, he would be doomed.

As for things like favorability, it can be said to be reliable, but it is also really unreliable. Besides, it is not easy to get the maximum favorability.

For example, Mr. A can have his favorability towards Rowling soar because of the oracle of the real creator, but naturally his favorability towards Rowling can also drop to zero because of the oracle of the real creator.

(End of this chapter)