Chapter 153: A Bounty on Brando
Another two days passed.
Danitz left early in the morning to gather information and contact Iceberg Admiral, while Luo En, after a simple disguise, went alone to Roy King's house.
He knocked on Roy King's door, following the address he remembered.
"Thump, thump, thump"
The door was opened by a man in a well-fitting housecoat and gold-rimmed glasses.
"It's you?" A hint of surprise, difficult to conceal, flashed across Roy King's face when he saw that the visitor was Luo En.
Why him again? And he actually dared to go out at this time—doesn't he know about the recent rumors in the city?
Although filled with surprise, Roy King maintained his good manners, stepped aside, and invited Luo En in.
"Would you like something? Coffee or tea?"
"Coffee, please."
Soon, a cup of fragrant coffee was brought over.
Before Luo En could speak, Roy King leaned back on the sofa, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and, in a joking tone, spoke first: "Brando, you're not here this time because of a problem with potion digestion, looking for my guidance, are you?
Heh heh, don't tell me you've already finished digesting that bottle of Lucky One potion."
He had expected to see an embarrassed smile or a denial from the other party.
However, after a moment of silence, Luo En looked at him and nodded very seriously.
The smile on Roy King's face instantly froze.
He instinctively stood up from the sofa, even taking two steps back to put some distance between himself and Luo En, his eyes filled with shock.
He seemed to regret why he had sold the Sequence 7 potion to this person in front of him.
Although, after drinking the Lucky One potion last time, he claimed that most of it had been digested, but this…
Roy King took a deep breath, forcibly calmed himself, and said in a businesslike, distant tone: "If you want a Sequence 6 potion, unfortunately, I don't have any ready-made ones here, and as for the formula, I don't plan to sell it for now."
Seeing his deliberate aloofness, Luo En pondered for a moment and said, "No, I don't need the potion.
As for the potion formula—
Actually, I just want to know the formula for the supplementary ingredients."
"I can offer a satisfactory reward."
"Supplementary ingredients?" Roy King was first startled, then seemed to realize something, and his gentle expression twisted for a moment.
"You—you already have the main ingredient? Wait, don't tell me you got someone's Beyonder characteristic!"
Luo En neither admitted nor denied it, merely stating calmly: "I obtained the main ingredient through some special channels."
Although he said that, Roy King knew very well that asking for only the supplementary ingredients' formula without knowing the potion formula almost 100% meant that the other party had directly obtained a complete, fresh Beyonder characteristic!
"What's wrong with you?" Luo En noticed that his state was not right.
"N-nothing." Roy King forced a smile, made a decision in his mind, and said to Luo En: "Brando, I can sell you the supplementary ingredients you need, and even—prepare them for you now." He said, "But, I also have corresponding conditions."
"What conditions?"
"Cough, cough."
"First, I must clearly tell you that I will no longer sell you any Sequence 5 potions or potion formulas." Roy King's tone was extremely firm.
"Secondly, I also hope that you will no longer come to me for potion matters. Especially—do not come when the potion digestion is complete."
"Understood—"
Luo En actually understood Roy King's request not to sell higher Sequence formulas, after all, he was not part of his organization.
Although Roy King had invited him to be his student during their first meeting, and when Luo En had finally thought it through and decided to agree, he went back on his word. Originally, he thought Roy King would directly reject his request, but he unexpectedly only brought up a harmless condition.
Potion formulas are core intelligence for various organizations, and Roy King not wanting outsiders to know more about this Sequence was understandable to Luo En.
But why wouldn't he let him come when the digestion was complete?
Although Luo En found his reaction strange, he knew it wasn't the time to press for answers, so he temporarily put aside his doubts and nodded, agreeing to his conditions.
Roy King said no more and turned to walk into the partition. Soon, he emerged with several small bottles containing various powders and liquids.
"These are all the supplementary ingredients needed for Calamity Priest. A total of 200 pounds."
Luo En did not bargain and paid directly.
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After the transaction was complete, Luo En still couldn't help but ask out of curiosity: "Why can't I come when the digestion is complete?"
Roy King sighed softly and said in an elder's tone: "Alas—you must have also noticed that the Monster Pathway is related to luck, or rather, fate."
"Mm." Luo En nodded.
"My teacher once taught me to stay away from people who are too lucky, especially if that person is also a Monster."
Also a Monster? Is he afraid that I might accidentally kill him and obtain his characteristic—Luo En recalled the Calamity Priest who died in a shipwreck.
He looked up at Roy King, saw him give an awkward yet polite smile, then asked no more, turning to leave.
However, just as his hand was about to touch the doorknob, Roy King's voice came from behind him.
"Wait, there's one more thing."
Luo En's movements stopped. He slowly turned around, his eyes once again filled with vigilance.
"I was just talking about potions, I forgot there was one more thing."
Roy King's expression returned to his calm, scholarly demeanor. He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and said, "I also have a piece of news that seems related to you, consider it a bonus."
Related to me? Luo En felt a jolt in his heart.
"Please tell me."
Roy King didn't say it directly but lowered his voice and asked Luo En, "Have you offended anyone recently, like pirates?"
Pirates!
Hearing this word, Luo En's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly, but a moment later, he reined in his emotions, forcing himself to calm down.
But unfortunately, even though it was only for a brief moment, Luo En's abnormality was keenly captured by Roy King.
Seeing the other party's reaction, Roy King looked thoughtful. He did not wait for Luo En's answer but threw out a bombshell on his own:
"Just a while ago, I heard some news."
"It is said that a certain pirate offered a bounty of 10,000 pounds for an adventurer named Monchi Brandu."
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