Deal Reached and Divination

休 naturally didn't know where the young man's thoughts had wandered. Having learned basic information about him from Williams, she sized up the person in front of her and quickly formed some judgments:

His background should be quite good, at least middle-class. His profession was hard to determine, but it likely wasn't manual labor, and he didn't seem malicious.

Hmm, no one else around is with him. Looks like there's no problem.

Xiu let out a sigh of relief. While she didn't expect anyone to specifically seek her out for trouble and had some confidence in her own abilities, she was still somewhat wary of people who suddenly appeared. Now that she had confirmed he seemed harmless, she nodded and said, "I am Xiu. You must be Jack Jones. Let's go talk outside."

If she hadn't been waiting for someone, she would have left this bar long ago.

Luo Lin had no objections. The two of them left the bar and went to a nearby coffee shop, finding a private room to sit down.

After ordering their coffees, Xiu put down the menu and looked at the young man, asking directly, "What do you need my help with?"

"I wish to join some gatherings of extraordinary individuals, and I hope Miss Xiu can help introduce me," Luo Lin said just as directly.

Hui's eyes narrowed instantly. Her hand, hidden in her sleeve, gripped a three-edged dagger. She sized up the young man again and asked in a cold voice, "Who told you to find me?"

"Miss Xiu is quite famous in the East Borough bounty hunter circles," Luo Lin said, a seemingly unrelated remark, before explaining, "My ancestors once had extraordinary individuals, and they left behind some records. Although my generation has declined, I still have some understanding of certain extraordinary individuals, such as Arbiters."

Luo Lin didn't say anything further, but Xiu already understood his meaning—he had likely heard about her and guessed that she might be an extraordinary individual of the Arbiter pathway.

This made Xiu feel a bit helpless. She pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Which pathway's extraordinary individual are you?"

"Seer. I am a Seer. If you know anything about this sequence, you should understand that I don't have much combat ability, so Miss Xiu doesn't need to be too wary of me," Luo Lin said, offering a helpless smile as if it were the truth.

"Seer..." Xiu muttered, and some information about Seers she had learned flashed through her mind.

Extraordinary individuals of this pathway were very rare, but Xiu's father had been an official, so Xiu had learned a bit about Seers. She knew that extraordinary individuals of this pathway were often found among the Nighthawks of the Church of Evernight, and it was indeed a pathway with little combat power.

This lessened Xiu's wariness. After thinking for a few seconds, she said, "I can introduce you to some gatherings of extraordinary individuals, but what can you give me? You know, I'm taking a risk by helping you join these gatherings."

Luo Lin was naturally prepared for this. "I can give you 50 pounds as payment."

Although the money he had on hand wasn't a huge amount, only around 1000 pounds, Luo Lin never scrimped when he needed to be generous. Leaving a generous impression on Xiu would help their future interactions.

"Deal." Xiu agreed almost without hesitation this time. 50 pounds was definitely not a small sum for her, and just introducing someone to a gathering of extraordinary individuals for that amount was something she wouldn't refuse.

"Then, happy cooperation," Luo Lin said, smiling. He took out ten pounds from his purse and handed it to Xiu, adding, "This is a deposit. I'll pay you a portion of the remaining money for each gathering you successfully introduce me to. If any of them are particularly satisfactory, I'll add extra."

Generosity didn't mean being a pushover. The necessary caution had to be shown.

Hui took the ten pounds, not surprised by Luo Lin's choice. She nodded and asked, "How should I contact you later?" Then, as if remembering something, she gave him an address. "If you need to find me for anything, you can leave a message here, and I'll know."

Luo Lin then gave her an address as well. "You can write to this address."

After they confirmed how to contact each other, Xiu relaxed. She was now mostly certain that the person opposite her had no ill intentions or posed any threat. Thinking of his Seer identity, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Can Seers divine everything? Can you predict the future?"

"How should I put it? Divining small matters is fine, but if it involves bigger things or more powerful individuals, the divination might be inaccurate," Luo Lin said with a smile, then added as if complaining, "Moreover, even if the divination result is accurate, it can sometimes be quite frustrating. For example, if I divined whether investing in something would make money, the result might be that I would make money, but in reality, I might lose a large sum in the short term, only to make money ten or even decades later."

"Hiss, that's really a pain," Xiu said, understanding the frustrating nature of Seers for a moment. She looked at Luo Lin with some sympathy.

"But Seers aren't without their benefits. At least they can help me avoid most dangers," Luo Lin smiled and said, "For instance, before coming to see Miss Xiu, I actually divined and confirmed that this transaction would be without danger."

休 raised an eyebrow at his words, her eyes filled with more curiosity. She thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Can you divine for me then?"

"Sure, what do you want to divine?" Luo Lin readily agreed. He nodded and asked.

"Hmm, how about divining if I'll be in danger within the next two months? That should be fine, right?" Xiu pondered for a second and asked.

Luo Lin nodded and took out a crystal pendulum from his pocket. This was a prop he had prepared before meeting the Seer. Since he was going to pretend to be a Seer, he had to be convincing.

Furthermore, Luo Lin's extraordinary abilities themselves included divination, and he needed to be proficient in using various divination techniques.

Luo Lin skillfully used the pendulum for divination. Upon seeing the arc of the pendulum's swing, he frowned and said, "The divination result tells me that you will encounter a life-threatening danger within the next two months."

This was not a lie. Luo Lin had truly divined that Xiu would face life-threatening danger in the next two months.

Hugh's eyes widened instantly. She looked at Luo Lin, then at the pendulum in his hand. Her first thought was, Is this guy a scammer? Does he want to get the money back? But then, she dismissed those thoughts and asked seriously, "Can you divine where the danger comes from?"

"I can try, but I can't guarantee the result," Luo Lin replied, nodding with a serious expression. He didn't use the pendulum again but took out an astrolabe. After asking Xiu some necessary questions, Luo Lin began to draw on the astrolabe. Finally, he said, "The divination result tells me that the danger you will encounter is related to money and the ocean, but I'm sorry, I can't divine more details as the information is too scarce."