Don't Be a Witch

And even if there were no issues with favorability, allowing him to borrow power from the big shots, if Luo Lin's own sequence was too low and his spirituality too scarce, the time he could borrow power would be very short. This way, if he encountered a protracted battle or an ambush from a hidden enemy, they could catch him off guard after he finished borrowing power, which would still lead to major problems.

Therefore, Luo Lin would treat the "Shadow of Time" skill as a trump card and would work on gaining favorability with those big shots, but he would absolutely not forget to improve his own abilities. This was the fundamental thing for Luo Lin.

Only by increasing his own sequence and strengthening his abilities could Luo Lin ensure that he had sufficient self-preservation capabilities in any situation, without being unable to borrow power, being too fragile, and ending up with a game over.

So, even though the Sequence 9 ritual magic seemed insignificant compared to the abilities of Mr. A, Azzik, and others, Luo Lin would not give up on learning it. He knew this was the true power he currently possessed, and mastering this part of his strength was what he should be doing.

If he became arrogant just because he could borrow the power of others and looked down on these "low-level" abilities, then even if he could advance smoothly all the way, Luo Lin had no doubt that he would become a hollow shell. Didn't you see that even within the same sequence, the gap between people could be wider than that between a human and a dog?

Solidly mastering the abilities of his own sequence was stronger than blindly advancing without knowing anything.

"Besides... it's not easy for me to advance to Sequence 8. Not to mention the digestion of the potion, just the auxiliary materials needed to advance to Actor is a problem," Luo Lin muttered to himself, feeling a slight headache.

Just as the auxiliary materials needed to concoct the Troublemaker potion were related to high-sequence items of the "Gou San Jia" families, the Sequence 8 Actor potion of the Path of Chaos also required a special material—high-sequence related items from the Hunter or Witch pathways.

To be honest, the moment he saw the condition, Luo Lin's first thought was the Red Priest Tarot card. However, using the "Blasphemy Card" as a material for concocting a Sequence 8 potion was too extravagant. Secondly, the "Blasphemy Card" itself had some connection to Outer Gods, and Luo Lin was not entirely at ease with ingesting it. Thirdly, this item currently belonged to Sauron Einhorn Medici, and before he could borrow power from Azzik or Pallez, Luo Lin was not prepared to provoke this "hot pot spirit."

Therefore, after careful consideration, Luo Lin decided to wait until he had gained enough favorability with Azzik before going to meet Medici to see if he could trade for the related items. This could be the Red Priest's "Blasphemy Card," or he could even see if he could improvise and use the status of the "three-in-one hot pot" to create a material that met the requirements.

As for directly cooking the "hot pot spirit" as material—Luo Lin was a man of principles. He could accept materials like the Time Worm, but he couldn't bring himself to eat a soul with intelligence as material. In Luo Lin's opinion, this was no different from cannibalism.

As for high-level witches... Luo Lin hadn't considered it for now.

After all, the Troublemaker potion had already proven that different auxiliary materials would have different effects on Luo Lin after his advancement. What if he used witch-related materials and underwent a gender change?

Luo Lin did not want to gamble on such a ridiculous possibility. He would rather spend more time obtaining materials related to the Hunter pathway.

Hearing Luo Lin's needs, Xiu and Fors were not too surprised. Ritual magic was indeed a common method for supportive Beyonders. Including Fors herself, she had a period of learning and practicing ritual magic when she first advanced to Apprentice.

Thinking of that experience of having to teach herself by referring to the materials left by Mrs. Anissa because no one was there to guide her, Fors felt a bit of sympathy for Luo Lin's upcoming days. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't you want to buy the potion formulas for your pathway after this?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Lin revealed a shy smile and said, "Thanks to my ancestors, I don't lack the subsequent potion formulas for now."

Fors's smile froze. Thinking of her own fruitless attempts to acquire the "Magician" potion formula, she felt an urge to curse for a moment, which then turned into strong envy. She couldn't help but mutter, "That's really enviable to hear."

Xiu's mood at this moment was the same as Fors's. Although her situation was a little better than Fors's, and there were always people selling the formulas she wanted, she was simply too poor to afford them.

As the three chatted, they found a corner to sit down. Soon, a waiter approached to explain the rules. Participants could directly write their needs on a slip of paper and hand it to the waiter, or they could go into a small room during the break and write what they wanted to sell on the blackboard.

Luo Lin naturally wrote down the spiritual materials he needed on the slip provided by the waiter without any hesitation. He then looked at Fors and Xiu, who had also written their slips, and asked curiously, "Is there anything you want?"

"You can probably guess mine. I want to buy the Sheriff potion formula, but I haven't saved up enough money yet," Xiu replied casually. It wasn't something she needed to hide from Luo Lin, who had already guessed her sequence.

Fors sighed, then looked at Luo Lin with a hint of hope. "I've always wanted to buy the Magician potion formula, but I haven't seen any clues yet." She had already learned from Xiu that Jack might come from an ancient Beyonder family, so she couldn't help but harbor a glimmer of hope at this moment, hoping to get the clues she wanted from him.

Then Fors saw that Luo Lin's face under his hood showed a hesitant expression.

This made Fors, who had only casually said it with the mindset of "trying anything," stunned for a moment. She instinctively asked, "Mr. Jack, do you have any clues about the Magician potion formula?"

"Strictly speaking, I have this potion formula," Luo Lin nodded hesitantly and explained, "My ancestor's notes mentioned the Magician potion formula."

Fors instinctively felt surprised and said, "Really? Can you sell it to me?" After saying that, she seemed to realize something and looked at Luo Lin vigilantly, adding, "Of course, with Mr. A as a witness."

It wasn't that she was being overly cautious, but rather that this matter was too coincidental. To avoid buying a fake potion formula, Fors felt it necessary to be prudent.

"Of course, I can. How about 450 pounds for the price?" Luo Lin naturally understood Fors's estimation. He nodded and said gently.

"A fair price," Fors thought to herself, relieved. She was also satisfied with Luo Lin's quote. Sequence 8 potion formulas on the market were generally around this price, so it wasn't an inflated price.

Seeing this, Xiu on the side was genuinely happy for her friend, then couldn't help but pat her wallet, wondering when she would be able to save enough money to buy the Sheriff potion formula.

The two quickly completed the transaction at the gathering, and both parties were very satisfied with the deal.