At this moment, chaotic thoughts erupted in Luo Lin's mind. He felt as though he had been cast into the starry sky, or exiled to the very end of chaos and the abyss.
An ordinary person might have fallen into confusion under such circumstances, but Luo Lin remained remarkably calm. He skillfully began to rein in his thoughts, using reason to suppress the madness and chaos within him.
Thus, all the chaos and darkness vanished in an instant. Luo Lin opened his eyes, understanding that he had become a Sequence 9 "Troublemaker."
"The core ability of the Troublemaker potion is Emotion Manipulation. It allows me to sense and briefly manipulate other people's emotions to a certain extent. It also enhances my spirituality, allowing me to perform divination like a Seer, learn and use all kinds of Ritual Magic, strengthens my learning ability, and improves my mental and observational abilities. It makes my words more persuasive and lets me distort other people's thoughts to a certain extent. Beyond that, my speed and strength have also increased somewhat."
As Luo Lin sensed the changes in his body, he summarized them:
"Also, because I used a Time Worm as an auxiliary ingredient, I gained the Fire Raiser's ability to steal other Beyonders' extraordinary abilities. And because of the special nature of Amon's Time Worm, after stealing an ability, I can retain it for quite a long time. However, at present, my chances of successfully stealing abilities are only relatively high against other Sequence 9 Beyonders. The greater the gap in Sequence, the lower the chance of success."
"In other words, aside from the Troublemaker's core abilities, I also possess the core abilities of a Seer and a Spectator, some extraordinary abilities of a Lawyer, strength and speed comparable to a Warrior's, and the core abilities of a Marauder." Even Luo Lin raised an eyebrow as he reached this conclusion, a smile appearing on his face.
Indeed, aside from the ability to steal extraordinary powers granted by the Time Worm, the Troublemaker potion's other abilities did not exceed the scope of Sequence 9. But there were simply too many of them!
It was like other people only gained one skill upon advancing to Sequence 9, while Luo Lin gained several more than they did.
"Come to think of it, it makes perfect sense. After all, it's a Troublemaker. Emotion Manipulation makes it easier to create trouble, divination helps find trouble, keen observation is essential for enjoying trouble, and enhanced speed and strength make it easier to fight and run after finding trouble." Luo Lin spoke with conviction while nodding. "Reasonable. Very reasonable!"
As for why Naya possessed these extraordinary abilities, that was even more reasonable.
"However, digesting the Troublemaker potion will probably be more difficult than digesting an ordinary Sequence 9 potion. It may be equivalent to digesting three or four bottles of normal Sequence 9 potions." Luo Lin sensed himself again and came to a conclusion. "As expected, power does not come without a price. Fortunately, it remains within an acceptable range."
"So, what should I do next? Let me think..." Luo Lin lightly tapped the tabletop with his fingertips, an unconscious habit whenever he was thinking.
"I definitely have to go to Tingen. Pallez and Azzik are both ready-made high-level combat power on my side. Although both big shots are in a severely weakened state, as long as I raise their favorability toward me, I can borrow their past strength. That's practically a ready-made cheat for me. With that cheat, whatever I do will have a certain degree of safety guaranteed."
If he had not encountered Amon, Luo Lin might have waited until the Tingen incident was over before approaching Pallez. But since Amon already knew of his existence, even if all the avatars in that area had been destroyed, there was no guarantee that Amon would not figure something out.
Not to mention that after he summoned the Shadow of Time and contacted the Ancient Sun God of the past, the current True Creator and Adam had certainly obtained memories related to him. They would definitely take notice of him, so Luo Lin had to obtain some means of self-preservation as soon as possible.
"Maybe someone is already squatting in a corner somewhere..." Luo Lin joked, though he did not care much about it.
After all, if Adam truly wanted to do something to Luo Lin, panicking would be useless. Since that was the case, he might as well do what he needed to do.
"The only problem is that the Tingen incident isn't easy to get involved in. Setting aside whether there is a confrontation between Evernight and some god's child behind it all, even Ince and 008 on the surface are difficult enough to deal with." Luo Lin narrowed his eyes slightly. He did not consider himself particularly smart, nor did he think he could outplay 008. After all, the other side had cheats.
008 could interfere with thoughts, manipulate fate, and even summon meteors. It also possessed the trait of "anything spoken would inevitably be known." Luo Lin himself was merely a lowly Sequence 9 Beyonder now, and he had yet to raise the favorability of any big shots. He truly did not think he could defeat that feather quill.
This was not about boosting others' morale while diminishing his own. It was simply self-awareness.
"But there's no need for me to go against 008..." Luo Lin lightly tapped the table, the corners of his lips curling upward. "I have no intention of getting too involved in the Tingen incident."
Luo Lin's purpose in going to Tingen was clear: raise Pallez and Azzik's favorability toward him, and, if circumstances allowed, get to know Klein. None of those goals required Luo Lin to involve himself in the Tingen incident.
Luo Lin could completely act as an invisible person in Ince and 008's schemes, and then...
Decide according to the situation whether to make a dazzling appearance at a critical moment.
That was better than blindly meddling. After all, Luo Lin knew his own limits. With his brain, the more he interfered, the messier things would probably become, and he might end up making a complete disaster of it. It would be better to seize the key point—Ince would definitely make a move against the Tingen Nighthawks team. Rather than competing with him in wits, Luo Lin could simply wait for the prey and strike him at the crucial moment.
As for whether 008 had already sensed his thoughts... Luo Lin suddenly smiled so broadly that his eyes curved. He chuckled softly. "I'm not interested in messing with you, and I hope you won't bother me either. Otherwise, we'll all die together!"
After saying that, Luo Lin did not care who might hear those words. Instead, he began considering how he should approach Azzik and Pallez after arriving in Tingen.
The former was easy enough. Azzik, in his amnesiac state, had a rather gentle personality. As long as Luo Lin found the right opening, becoming familiar with him would not be difficult.
The latter, however, was a complete old fox.
"Let me think. Pretending to be a Soroyastor descendant who knows nothing and trying to mooch off Pallez probably won't work. Although Pallez cares for his juniors, he isn't an idiot. I also have no confidence that I can play an innocent fool flawlessly in front of Pallez. Taking that route would likely backfire." Luo Lin simulated various developments in his mind, gradually forming a few ideas.
"Instead, I should directly reveal my unusual nature. I can approach Pallez as a Soroyastor descendant who has encountered some fortuitous opportunity and possesses a bit of cleverness, then seek his protection. Although he will definitely be wary of me that way, at least it won't easily go wrong."
"Though that will make raising his favorability more difficult, it is still acceptable with Azzik as a safety net." Luo Lin made his decision. Then, thinking of the Amon-branded Time Worm he had carefully stored away, he could not help but smile.
"Besides, that favorability may not be impossible to raise quickly."
Pallez's greatest enemy was Amon, and his greatest desire was also to deal with Amon. Starting from that point, Luo Lin could surely gain at least some favorability.
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