Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 8 Dealmaking and Divination

Xio naturally had no idea where the young man's thoughts had wandered. Having learned basic information from Williams' abilities, she sized him up and quickly formed some conclusions:
The other party should come from a pretty good background, at least the so-called middle class. His occupation is hard to tell, but it probably doesn't involve manual labor and he has no ill intentions.

Well, there is no one else around who is in the same group with him, so it seems there is no problem.

Xio breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't think anyone would come out of nowhere to cause trouble for her, and she had some confidence in her abilities, she was still wary of someone who suddenly showed up. Now that she was sure the other party was fine, she nodded and said, "I'm Xio. You must be Jack Jones, right? Let's go out and talk."

If she wasn't waiting for someone, she would have left the bar long ago.

Rowling naturally had no objection, and the two of them left the bar and went to a nearby cafe, where they found a private room and sat down.

After ordering a cup of coffee, Xio put down the menu, looked at the young man in front of him, and asked directly, "What do you want to entrust me with?"

"I hope to join some gatherings of extraordinary people, and I hope Miss Xiu can help introduce me." Luo Lin also said straight to the point.

Xio narrowed her eyes instantly, her hand under her sleeve gripping a triangular spike. She once again sized up the young man in front of her and said in a cold voice, "Who told you to come to me?"

"Miss Xiu is very famous in the East District bounty hunter circle." Luo Lin said something seemingly irrelevant before explaining, "My ancestors once had Beyonders and left some records. Although they have declined by my generation, I still have some knowledge of Beyonders, such as the Arbitrator."

Luo Lin didn't say anything more, but Xio already understood what he meant - he had probably heard something about her, so he guessed that she might be a Beyonder of the Arbitrator Path.

This made Xio feel somewhat helpless. She pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Which path of Beyonder are you from?"

"Fortune teller, I am a fortune teller. If you know something about this sequence, you should understand that I don't have any combat ability, so Miss Xiu doesn't need to be too wary of me." Luo Lin said this with a helpless smile, as if what he said was true.

"Fortune teller..." Xio muttered, and some information she had learned about fortune tellers flashed through her mind.

Extraordinary people on this path are very rare, but Xio's father used to be an official, so Xio has barely learned some things about fortune tellers. He knows that Extraordinary people on this path are often seen among the Night Watchmen of the Church of Evernight, and it is indeed a path with little combat power.

This made Xio less vigilant. After thinking for a few seconds, he said, "I can introduce you to some Beyonder gatherings, but what can you give me? You know, I'm taking a risk by helping you join the gathering."

Luo Lin was naturally prepared for this and said, "I can give you 50 pounds as a reward."

Although the money he had was not much, only about 1000 pounds, Rowling was never stingy when it came to being generous, leaving a generous impression on Hugh, which was more helpful for their subsequent interactions.

"Okay." Xio nodded without any hesitation this time. 50 pounds was definitely not a small amount of money for her. She could get it just by recommending someone to join the Extraordinary Gathering. She would not refuse.

"Then it's a pleasure working with you." Luo Lin smiled and counted out ten pounds from his purse and handed it to Hugh. He continued, "This is the deposit. I'll pay you a portion of the rest for each party you join. If there's anything I'm particularly satisfied with, I'll add a little extra."

Being generous doesn't mean being taken advantage of; one must naturally display some necessary vigilance. Quinn accepted the ten pounds, unsurprised by Rowling's choice. He nodded and asked, "How can I contact you later?" Then, thinking of something, he gave an address and said, "If you need anything, leave a message here and I'll let you know."

Luo Lin then gave an address and said, "You can write to this address."

After the two confirmed how to contact each other, Xio relaxed. She was now basically certain that the person on the other side had no ill will towards her and posed no threat. Thinking of the other party's identity as a fortune teller, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Can fortune tellers predict everything? Can you predict the future?"

"Well, it's fine for divination of small matters, but if it involves something bigger or a powerful person, the divination may not be accurate." Luo Lin smiled and said sarcastically:

"Even if the divination results are accurate, they can sometimes be quite deceptive. For example, if I were to divine whether I could make money investing in something, the divination might say I would, but the reality is that I might lose a lot of money in the short term and not make any money until 10 or even decades later."

"Hiss, this is indeed quite deceptive." Xio immediately understood the fortune teller's deceptiveness and looked at Luo Lin with some sympathy.

"But being a fortune teller isn't without its benefits. At least it can help me avoid most dangers." Luo Lin smiled and said, "For example, before coming to see Miss Xiu, I actually did some fortune-telling and confirmed that this transaction was safe."

Xio raised her eyebrows when she heard that, and there was more curiosity in her eyes. She thought about it and couldn't help asking, "Can you tell my fortune?"

"Sure, what do you want to predict?" Luo Lin naturally would not refuse. He nodded and asked.

"Well, then tell me if I will be in danger in the next two months. That should be okay, right?" Xio thought for a second and said.

Luo Lin nodded and took out a crystal pendulum from his pocket. This was the prop he had prepared before coming to see Xiu. Since it was ready, if he wanted to disguise himself as a fortune teller, he naturally had to disguise himself well.

Moreover, Rowling's extraordinary ability also includes divination, which requires the proficiency of various divination techniques.

Luo Lin then used his pendulum to perform divination with familiarity. After observing the arc of the pendulum's swing, he frowned and said, "The results of the divination tell me that you will face a life-threatening danger within the next two months."

Luo Lin was not lying. He really predicted that Xio would be in life-threatening danger within the next two months.

Xiou's eyes widened instantly. She looked at Luo Lin, then at the pendulum in his hand. Her first reaction was, "Is he a scammer?" "Is he trying to get my money back?" But then Xiou dismissed these thoughts and asked seriously, "Can you predict where the danger is coming from?"

"I can try, but I can't guarantee the results." Luo Lin nodded with the same serious expression. He did not use the pendulum to divine, but took out an astrolabe. After asking Xio some necessary questions, Luo Lin began to carve on the astrolabe, and finally said:

"The divination tells me that the danger you're facing is related to money and the ocean. I'm sorry, but I don't have enough information to predict anything more."

(End of this chapter)