Lin Chuan struggled to suppress his delight, keeping the corners of his mouth from rising and his tone from becoming too cheerful, lest Klein realize something was wrong too soon.
He answered briefly:
"You're welcome."
Without giving Klein time to think it over, Lin Chuan followed up:
"So, have you decided to accept the condition now in exchange for the Clown formula, or would you rather wait?"
Wait a little longer...
Klein understood why Lin Chuan had asked.
After all, the gaunt man who had first followed him a few days ago and was later subdued by Captain Dunn and Leonard together had been a member of the Secret Order.
The Secret Order controlled the Seer pathway. Considering the stalker's astonishing agility and fighting skills, he was most likely a Beyonder of Klein's next sequence-a Clown.
And in the continuing search for the Antigonus Family Notebook, whether because of the law of Beyonder characteristic convergence or the Secret Order's own mission to retrieve the notebook...
He would inevitably encounter Beyonders of the Seer pathway again. When that happened, he would have every chance of obtaining the potion formula through Spirit Channeling.
At that thought, Klein hesitated almost imperceptibly for a moment, but ultimately gave his answer:
"Let's do it now."
Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow.
"Don't want to think it over some more?"
Having made his decision, Klein was visibly more at ease. He spoke frankly, his tone relaxed:
"No need. The sooner I get the potion formula, the sooner I can make plans and start gathering the main and supplementary ingredients."
Lin Chuan offered an offhand reminder:
"Not considering going through the Church? The Nighthawks place great importance on the Antigonus Family Notebook. If you find it and accumulate some more merit, you should be able to exchange that