How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

Chapter 53 Inhuman Being?!

"How is it, Your Excellency Alberta? Are you satisfied with the casino's setup today?"

Haug proudly introduced to Lin Wei the various ingenious ideas he had put into the environmental arrangement that day.

It particularly highlighted the floral decorations from the Nature Master.

Haug was indeed a very vain person. He had only invited a natural mage apprentice, but he made it sound like Bogu had come in person, and even Bogu's giant wind eagle had a role in it.

Lin Wei did not expose him, and while agreeing with him all the way, he secretly instructed Shuliya to handle various items in the casino.

Before coming here, Lillian prepared a five-hour lucky buff for Lin Wei and Shuliya.

With this huge buff, even if you keep touching objects with bad luck, it will be difficult to deplete it in a short time.

In addition, Lillian was always "on standby" nearby, and as soon as Lin Wei sent a message, she would rush over to refill their drinks.

Her idea was simple: even if today's goal was to arrest someone and the gambling was just an act, she would absolutely not let Shulia lose a single round.

This is her favoritism towards her new aunt-in-law.

So far, Lin Wei has not found anything in the casino that is tainted with bad luck.

This was within Lin Wei's expectations. After all, for Hauge, misfortune is indiscriminate and should not be placed on things that he can easily touch.

"Alright, I still prefer the traditional way of playing. Let's get started."

Lin Wei interrupted Hauge's explanation of each gameplay element with slight impatience.

"Your Excellency Alberta is indeed a kindred spirit. To be honest, I'm not too fond of those new, fancy gambling methods either. How about we play dice like we did yesterday?"

"no problem."

"And what about His Excellency Alberta today...?"

Haug didn't spell it out too clearly, but he believed Lin Wei would understand the implied meaning in his eyes.

"That's certainly a sum that can be enjoyed to the fullest, but I'm making it clear beforehand that I won't use your chips today; we'll settle directly with cash."

"Okay, okay, of course there's no problem with that!"

Judging from Haug's expression, he didn't seem to be planning to cheat on the chips from the beginning.

"But has Your Excellency forgotten something?"

So far, the blue spider has not appeared.

"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten!" Haug waved his hands several times in a row:

"Lan Zhu is preparing tea and snacks for His Excellency Alberta. To entertain him, I specially asked her to bring out the best tea from Reno. The tea is excellent in every way, but the process is too complicated."

Let's start playing, she'll be here in a bit.

Lin Wei nodded and asked Shuliya to take out the jewelry bag that had been prepared in advance.

Haug's eyes lit up when he saw the bag of jewelry.

From the moment the event ended yesterday, he had been extremely interested in the jewelry that Lin Wei had taken out.

Compared to these shiny, jade-like things, Shuliya seemed unattractive.

Depp provided a reason for this.

In the Kingdom of Reno, a culture of hedonism and extravagance prevails, and jewelry made of precious materials and exquisite craftsmanship is far more sought after than regular currency.

Haug loves hunting down female mages, but conventional methods of throwing money at them rarely win their favor. Pearls, gems, and jade from the territory of Wallis are the real hard currency.

While Shulia is undoubtedly a charming and uniquely beautiful woman, with Lynn Alberta as her backer, Haug's ideas are difficult to realize, no matter what they may be.

In contrast, it would be wiser to acquire jewelry and valuables from Alberta and then spend them in Reno indulging in a life of luxury.

"Your Excellency Alberta, did you wear the necklace from yesterday?"

"I've already given that necklace away. What, does Your Excellency have a lingering attachment to it?"

"What?! You gave it to that girl, Dos? Isn't that a bit of a waste?!"

Lin Wei's eyes flickered slightly; Hauge hadn't been this persistent yesterday.

He's less persistent and more "impatient" now, as if he absolutely has to get his hands on that necklace.

"I have another gift for Doss; the necklace is currently in the hands of another of my wives."

Haug's expression became even more distressed, as if he couldn't complete some task, which made Lin Wei even more suspicious.

Then the betting began, and Lin Wei still had Shuliya and Hauge bet against each other.

Surprisingly, the dice cup was not tampered with this time.

With the added lucky buff, Hauge lost miserably in every game.

Lin Wei roughly figured out that his strategy today was to play the long game, starting with normal back-and-forth betting and then gradually increasing the betting size once the opponent got carried away.

However, it turns out that if a large amount of bait is eaten during the line-laying stage, the person laying the line will still get anxious.

After losing about 500 gold coins, Hauge stood up with a flushed face: "I'm going to the restroom."

When he returned, there was another person beside him.

She was a woman wrapped in a pink veil, with purple hair and a purple dress, and a graceful figure.

The moment she appeared in the hall, Shuliya, who had been obediently serving Lin Wei, immediately went into battle-ready mode.

She felt that this person was Lan Zhu.

Lin Wei raised his hand and touched her fingertips, signaling her not to make a move for the time being, and to wait until she got closer.

The veiled woman was carrying a tray with a kettle and bowls on it.

"Hello, Mr. Alberta, my name is Lan Zhu, and I am Baron Hauge's...lover."

Lan Zhu greeted Lin Wei with elegance and composure. The purple dress she wore was quite daring, with a large expanse of her chest exposed. At this distance, Lin Wei could even see the faint blue veins on Lan Zhu's chest.

Upon getting closer, Lin Wei noticed that she had a large number of accessories in her hair, each one dazzling under the overhead light.

From any angle, the stunningly beautiful woman before them was the same person as Lan Zhu, as described by others.

Therefore, logically speaking, Lin Wei should have signaled Shuliya to take action.

At that moment, Lan Zhu was pouring tea, which was when she was least on guard.

But Lin Wei always felt uneasy.

Five seconds ago, Lin Wei used the [Panel Detection] on the Orchid Spider, but received no results.

Lin Wei rarely uses this function, mainly because the [Panel Detection] is essentially a combination of "high-end magic perception", "low-end divine revelation", and "unmarked casting".

Anything that is magic is easily countered by various means.

However, from another perspective, the failure of the [panel detection] coincides with Depp's statement, making it even more appropriate for him to act at this perfect moment.

But Lin Wei still wanted to wait a little longer, for an opportunity for physical contact, so that he could use the [Card Selection] to find out her true strength.

But soon, the thing Lin Wei least wanted to see happened—

The blue spider does not give any opportunity for physical contact.

She seems to have obsessive-compulsive disorder related to cleanliness!

Not to mention Lin Wei, even Hauge wouldn't let him touch her.

Lin Wei now had to make a decision quickly, because Lan Zhu didn't seem to want to stay in this room for long.

And just now, Lin Wei ruled out the last possibility that the Orchid Spider was innocent—

The tea she prepared carried an aura of bad luck.

It was even more viscous than the gambling equipment and chips from yesterday.

Shall we take action?

The moment this thought crossed Lin Wei's mind, the unease in his chest became even more pronounced.

Lin Wei didn't think it was an illusion or a coincidence; on the contrary, it seemed more like Lillian's lucky buff was giving him a reminder.

hold on.

Lin Wei told Shuliya to calm down.

Watching Lin Wei and Shuliya put the tea and snacks into their mouths, Hauge finally regained his usual composure.

"Alright, now we should get serious..."

"Mr. Alberta, I'd like to make a deal with you."

Just as Haug was about to pull himself together and start the game again, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Lan Zhu.

"What kind of deal?"

"I really liked the necklace you showed me yesterday, sir. Could you perhaps have Lan Zhu buy it?"

The spider smiled and made its request.

"Lan Zhu, you..."

"Shut up, don't bother me!"

Lan Zhu gave Hauge a stern reprimand, and Hauge seemed to have been muted, not daring to say another word.

"Mr. Alberta, please excuse my lack of hobbies. I don't have many other hobbies, except for collecting jewelry."

"Is Mr. Alberta frightened by the blue spider?"

"Hehe, no, not at all."

The unexpected development was definitely a good thing for Lin Wei at this moment.

Lin Weiyan tried to make his reaction natural and continue to look for opportunities to touch her.

"About that necklace...?"

"If Miss Lanzhu's offer is satisfactory, I'm not unwilling to help her."

Seeing that there was hope for the necklace, Lan Zhu was overjoyed.

With a wave of her hand, several exquisite scrolls appeared on the table instantly.

Spatial storage magic?!

But didn't Green say that you need at least level 40 to barely master this kind of magic?

Could it be that Lan Zhu not only has a true level of over 40, but also possesses an extremely rare spatial magic talent, just like the true direct descendants of the Broland family?

"Scaling magic..." Shulia's voice came through her ear.

"Miss Shulia is indeed very knowledgeable. That's right, I always carry these scrolls with me after shrinking them down." Lan Zhu took the initiative to talk to Shulia.

Lin Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If Lan Zhu were a space-type mage, Lin Wei wouldn't have the slightest chance of capturing her.

However, her proficiency in scaling magic directly proves that her talent far surpasses that of ordinary people.

Because scaling magic is very difficult to learn, aside from Grin, who is an all-rounder, Lin Wei knows that only Laila knows it.

After the brief incident, Lan Zhu began to introduce the scrolls she had taken out to Lin Wei:

"I know Mr. Alberta is not short of money, so I took out my best stuff from the bottom of my chest."

This is a complete introductory magic manual for beast taming. The materials used to make each scroll are of the highest quality, and each scroll can be used to learn the magic at least twenty times.

This scroll set is worth at least 500 large gold coins, and it's often priceless; Mr. Alberta, you can open it and examine it.

Lin Wei reached out towards the scroll, but his target was Lan Zhu's hand.

Lan Zhu still didn't give Lin Wei any chance to take advantage, skillfully avoiding Lin Wei's "dirty hands" that had touched the dice cup.

These reels were also covered with a dynamic film to keep them clean, so Lin Wei had no choice but to open the reels to take a look.

After looking at it for several tens of seconds, Lin Wei shook his head slightly:

"I'm not very interested in these scrolls."

"What...? Mr. Alberta, are you sure?" Lan Zhu's eyes showed disbelief.

"Yes, I'm sure." Lin Wei's attitude was firm.

Even if it weren't for touching the orchid spider, and were viewed as a normal transaction, Lin Wei would still give the same answer.

Beast taming magic is indeed rare, and a well-made, easy-to-understand introductory book is even rarer.

But the Duke's mansion has as many of these things as it wants.

Laila is a member of the Broland family, and Lin Wei's third brother is forced by Laila to practice beast taming magic every day.

"Why?! Do you think the scroll I brought out is of too low quality?" Lan Zhu's tone became urgent.

"I'm not that ignorant. I do understand that the more basic a magic manual for rare magic is, the more valuable it is."

"Then why would you refuse this very sincere deal?"

Don't you want to own a flying mount like the Giant Wind Eagle?

Even if you don't have a good affinity with beast taming magic, you can still think about your family!

Lan Zhu was really anxious. She could accept the other party bargaining, but she couldn't accept that the other party didn't care about the deal at all.

But what Lan Zhu didn't know was that the other three people in the room were even more anxious than she was.

Hauge was eager to win back his winnings from Lin Wei.

Lin Wei was eager to see her panel.

Needless to say, Shuliya had been waiting for Lin Wei's signal to make a move.

"Let me put it this way, I have other ways to obtain beast taming magic."

Lin Wei was in the middle of a high-intensity brainstorming session and had no interest in getting entangled with Lan Zhu on this matter.

"Could Mr. Alberta explain the specific channels to the Blue Spider?"

Seeing Lan Zhu relentlessly pursuing him like a madwoman, Lin Wei grew a little annoyed.

But just as Lin Wei was about to say something definitive, an unexpected event occurred.

The appearance of the orchid spider in Lin Wei's eyes suddenly changed drastically.

The skin on the spider's chest was no longer as white and translucent as alabaster, but instead had a strange roughness.

But the next second, she returned to normal.

What is that...?

Just as Lin Wei was wondering if there was something wrong with his eyes, the change occurred again two seconds later.

This time, Lin Wei saw it more clearly. Not only his chest, but also Lan Zhu's cheeks, eyes, and hair had become very stiff, completely lacking the texture of a living person.

"Mr. Alberta, why are you not saying anything?"

Lan Zhu pressed him again, her gaze fixed on Lin Wei, as if she didn't want him to have any chance to lie.

Although she doesn't look like a living person at all, she can still speak like a normal person.

This inexplicable sense of eeriness instantly made Lin Wei's hair stand on end.

As soon as Lan Zhu finished speaking, she switched back to her normal form.

Wait, what was Shuliya's reaction?

Lin Wei quickly turned his head.

Shuliya looked over with a somewhat puzzled expression, but she remained in a state of readiness.

She couldn't see the abnormality on the orchid spider?!

In an instant, Lin Wei even activated his 'Mana Extraction' technique.

But his years of cultivating "Your Highness mode" forced him to calm down.

wrong.