Shrimp Bro

The thug's ramshackle hut was actually not far away. Lin Luo didn't even mount up; he felt like he needed to get his butt moving...

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

Lin Luo's arrival immediately caught the thug's attention.

"Ah? Who are you?"

The thug wore a tightly wrapped helmet and rough burlap clothes. Each of his hands held a large iron ball, which appeared to be his weapons.

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

"What do you want? What are you staring at? Get lost already!"

The thug looked impatient as he tried to chase Lin Luo away.

Lin Luo wasn't angry. He simply held out his hand.

"Give me that girl's necklace."

"Oh...?"

The thug looked puzzled, then continued after a moment.

"You want that necklace..."

"Hmph... if you want to take the necklace... shouldn't you at least show some sincerity...?"

The thug said slyly, "If you give me enough, I might sell it to you... Anyway, I picked that thing up on a whim... It's useless to me."

"..."

Lin Luo said nothing and silently drew the Black Sword from his chest.

He didn't mean anything by it. He just wanted to check whether it was dirty.

"Whoa... what are you trying to do?!"

The thug hurriedly stood up and tried to back away, only to find the cold wall behind him.

"I... I'm warning you, don't... You're still young. Don't walk down the path of crime!"

"Crime? What crime? Is carrying a knife illegal now...?"

Lin Luo frowned and gently ran his left hand across the Black Sword.

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

"No... no, no... it is illegal! We're fellow countrymen... Don't you want the necklace...? You can have it..."

The thug hurriedly said, pulling Raya's necklace from his pocket.

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

He had no idea how strong Lin Luo was, but... killing him clearly wouldn't be a problem.

"Listen to you... I'm not the thug here."

Lin Luo laughed twice, took the necklace from the thug's hand, and finally put away the Black Sword.

"..."

The thug merely shuddered and said nothing.

"That shrimp of yours smells pretty good."

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

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

The thug's expression changed. Just as he was about to stop him, he saw Lin Luo draw out his greatsword again.

"Uh... eat as much as you like..."

"Were you about to say something?"

"Of course not... I was just going to ask whether you wanted... wanted dipping sauce. Right! You need dipping sauce when eating shrimp!"

The thug froze, his eyes rolling twice before he suddenly thought of something and said that.

"Oh... I see..."

"Then Melina, come out and have some too... It's pretty tasty..."

Lin Luo put away the Black Sword and spoke to Melina.

However, Melina was currently within the Site of Grace, so all the thug saw was Lin Luo talking to thin air.

But Melina didn't say anything.

After all, Lin Luo was terminally extroverted... the kind beyond saving...

This guy isn't right in the head... No, I can't provoke him anymore!

The thug was inwardly horrified at the sight of Lin Luo. It looked like this Tarnished had probably lost someone he loved... and now had hallucinations every day...

"What are you standing around for?!"

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Lin Luo stuffed a fully cooked lobster into his mouth and sucked his fingers with lingering satisfaction.

His words interrupted the thug's wild imaginings, and the thug looked toward Lin Luo.

"Wait, what? Where did my whole pot of lobster go?!"

Only then did the thug realize...

Damn it, it had only been five minutes! You wiped out such a huge pot of lobster?

"Fuck... I... I need to contemplate life..."

The thug had been about to curse loudly, but then recalled what had just happened... and decided not to argue with a lunatic. Yeah, it definitely wasn't because he was scared.

"What the hell are you contemplating life for?!"

Lin Luo shot the thug a disdainful look and wiped the oil-stained necklace against his clothes.

"Here, your payment."

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

"Your shrimp was pretty good."

"It really was..." The thug was on the verge of tears. That was a shrimp I spent three days killing... But this Tarnished was quite polite, giving him so many runes...

"As expected, anyone who likes shrimp is a good person."

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

Lin Luo stood up, clapped his hands, and wiped away the grease.

"I'll come back for shrimp another time."

"Ah! My name?"

"My name is Thug..."

The thug scratched his head awkwardly. That name...

"Uh... good name, good name. A common name, right? I get it."

Lin Luo laughed awkwardly. He had forgotten that this person's name really was that... strange.

He had already wasted quite a bit of time here. Lin Luo had no intention of continuing to chat with him; after returning the necklace to Raya, he needed to find the Glintstone Dragon and get the key.

The thug happily accepted the runes and contentedly went back to stewing lobster. That was right, more than half of the shrimp from his last hunt still remained...

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

Hehe, his wife might be too embarrassed to eat there, but he could pack some up...

Only after Lin Luo's persistent coaxing did Melina agree to try the lobster.

Melina actually wanted to say that she was a spirit and didn't need to eat...

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

When they returned to the pavilion from before, Raya was still in the same spot, though she looked somewhat sad. Surely she wasn't feeling guilty for deceiving Lin Luo...

"Here... your necklace."

Lin Luo entered the pavilion and handed Raya her necklace.

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

Raya was somewhat surprised. She had thought Lin Luo wouldn't help her get the necklace back...

"Thank you. You are my benefactor."

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

However, that joy didn't last long before Raya's expression visibly fell...

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

Raya said apologetically, "The necklace truly is very important to me... but my mistress ordered me to test the Tarnished passing through... to see whether they possessed great strength..."

"The facts have proven that you truly possess a steadfast heart, daring to turn your blade against your fellow countrymen... You are the one we seek."

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 mistress would be pleased as well..."

"It's fine..."

Lin Luo waved his hand. Perhaps because he had eaten the thug's lobster and was in a good mood, he didn't pursue the matter.

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

Lin Luo accepted the invitation, thinking, The day I go there... I'll probably be going after Radagon's Great Rune...

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