Shrimp Bro

The broken shack where the rogue was located wasn't far. Lin Luo didn't mount his horse; he felt his backside needed some stretching...

Before long, Lin Luo arrived at the broken shack where the shrimp was being cooked.

Lin Luo's arrival immediately drew the attention of the rogue.

"Huh? Who are you!"

The rogue wore a tightly wrapped helmet and rough burlap clothes. He had a thick iron ball in each hand, which appeared to be his weapons.

He sat in front of the broken shack, with a pot of fragrant lobster stewing before him. His eyes were fixed on Lin Luo, as if trying to discern his intentions.

"What do you want? What are you staring at, get lost!"

The rogue seemed impatient and tried to drive Lin Luo away.

Lin Luo didn't get angry. He simply extended his hand.

"Give me that girl's necklace."

"Oh...?"

The rogue paused in confusion, then continued after a moment.

"You want that necklace..."

"Hmph... If you want to take the necklace... shouldn't you show a little sincerity first..."

The rogue said slyly, "If you give me enough benefits, I might sell it to you... It's not like I got it through any special effort... It's useless to me anyway."

"..."

Lin Luo didn't speak. He silently took out the Black Sword from his embrace.

He didn't have any particular intention; he just wanted to see if it was dirty.

"Whoa... What are you doing!"

The rogue quickly stood up, trying to back away, only to find a cold wall behind him.

"I... I warn you, don't... You're still young, don't go down the path of crime!"

"Crime? What crime? Is it illegal to take things now..."

Lin Luo frowned and lightly stroked the Black Sword with his left hand.

"Besides... killing in the Lands Between isn't illegal, is it..."

"No... no, no... it's illegal! We're countrymen... Don't you want the necklace?... I'll give it to you then..."

The rogue quickly said, pulling Raya's necklace from his pocket.

Actually, he wasn't too cowardly. After all, he was one of the Tarnished, and he could sense the terrifying energy contained within Lin Luo's Black Sword...

Although he didn't know Lin Luo's exact strength, it was clear that killing him wouldn't be a problem...

"Look at what you're saying... I'm not a rogue."

Lin Luo laughed a couple of times, took the necklace from the rogue's hand, and then sheathed the Black Sword.

"..."

The rogue just trembled and remained silent.

"Your shrimp looks pretty delicious."

Lin Luo smacked his lips and sat down in front of the large pot, as if it were his own.

"No... that's..."

Seeing this, the rogue's expression changed. He was about to stop Lin Luo when he noticed Lin Luo had taken out his greatsword again.

"Uh... if you like it, then eat it..."

"What were you about to say just now?"

"What?... I just wanted to ask if you wanted... wanted a dipping sauce, yes! Of course, you need dipping sauce for shrimp!"

The rogue blinked and his eyes darted around for a moment. Suddenly remembering something, he said.

"Oh... I see..."

"Melina, you come out and try some too... it's quite delicious..."

Lin Luo sheathed the Black Sword and said to Melina.

However, Melina was currently in the Site of Grace, so the rogue only saw Lin Luo talking to the air.

But Melina didn't say anything.

After all, Lin Luo was a terminal case of social butterfly... beyond saving...

"This person's mind is not clear... No, I can't provoke him anymore!"

Seeing Lin Luo like this, the rogue was secretly alarmed... It seemed this Tarnished had probably lost someone he loved... and now he was hallucinating daily...

"Why are you just standing there!"

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Lin Luo stuffed a ripe lobster into his mouth, then licked his fingers with lingering satisfaction.

Someone interrupted the thug's daydream and looked towards Lin Luo.

"Not right? Where's the pot of lobster I just made!?"

The thug finally reacted...

Damn, it's only been five minutes? You finished that whole pot of lobster?

"I'm F**ked... I... I need to contemplate life..."

The thug was about to curse him out, but then he remembered the scene just now... he decided not to argue with the idiot... well, it definitely wasn't because he was scared.

"Contemplate your life for what!"

Lin Luo glanced at the thug with disdain, wiping the greasy necklace in his hand on his clothes.

"Here, this is your reward."

Lin Luo casually pulled a large chunk of Runes from his bag and tossed it to the thug.

"Your shrimp was quite good."

"It really was good..." The thug felt like crying. That was a shrimp he hunted for three days to kill... But this Tarnished was very polite, giving him so many Runes...

"As expected, people who like shrimp are all good people."

"My name is Lin Luo... What's yours?"

Lin Luo stood up, clapped his hands, and wiped off the oil stains.

"I'll come back for shrimp next time if I get the chance."

"Ah! My name?"

"Just call me Thug..."

Thug scratched his head sheepishly. What a name...

"Uh... Good name, good name, a common name, I understand."

Lin Luo gave an awkward laugh. He'd forgotten, this guy's name was indeed... strange.

He had wasted too much time here, and Lin Luo didn't plan to keep chatting with him. He needed to give the necklace to Raya and then go get the key from the Shardstone Dragon.

Thug happily accepted the Runes and gleefully went back to stewing lobster. That's right, there was still more than half of the shrimp he caught last time left...

Lin Luo left directly. On the way, Lin Luo took out several more large shrimp from his storage bag and called out to Melina.

Heh heh, my wife is too embarrassed to eat them, but I can pack them up...

Finally, after Lin Luo's persistent pleading, Melina agreed to try the lobster.

Actually, Melina really wanted to say, I'm a spirit, I don't need to eat...

It had to be said, Shrimp Bro's cooking was quite good. Even Wood praised the deliciousness of the shrimp...

Returning to the previous pavilion, Raya was still in the same spot, but she looked a little sad. It couldn't be guilt over deceiving Lin Luo, could it...

"Here... your necklace."

Lin Luo walked into the pavilion and handed Raya's necklace to her.

"You actually got it back for me? Yes, this is my necklace..."

Raya was a bit surprised. She thought Lin Luo wouldn't help her retrieve the necklace...

"Thank you, you are my benefactor."

"I haven't introduced myself yet... My name is Raya... I'm from Volcano Manor, and I serve Lady Tanith of Volcano Manor..."

However, this joy didn't last long, and Raya's expression visibly drooped.

"Ah... I'm sorry... Tarnished, I deceived you..."

Raya said apologetically, "The necklace is indeed very important to me... but my master's order was for me to test the Tarnished who passed by... to see if they possessed great strength..."

"The facts prove that you indeed have a resilient spirit, daring to draw swords against your own kind... You are the one we are looking for."

As she spoke, Raya took out a letter.

"This is an invitation from Volcano Manor..."

"If you are willing to join Volcano Manor, I believe my master would be very pleased..."

"It's fine..."

Lin Luo waved his hand. Perhaps it was because he ate Thug's lobster, but he felt in a good mood now and didn't dwell on it.

"Perhaps... I have other things to do right now."

Lin Luo took the invitation, thinking, The day I go there... I'll probably be heading for Radagon's Great Rune...

"Oh... is that so... I will await your arrival at Volcano Manor..."