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"Huh?" Apothecary Darkwill, who had been called out, was clearly stunned. "My business?"
"That's right, you came to find my student, you shouldn't just be here to chat with him, are you perhaps here to ask for his help?" Lin Ruo leaned against the table, saying with a smile.
"Uh, I actually wanted to hire Gehrman to escort me…" Apothecary Darkwill answered subconsciously, then seemed to realize something, his eyes widening as he said, "Wait, weren't you entrusted by the higher-ups of the Life School of Thought to help me?"
It wasn't surprising that Apothecary Darkwill had such a mistaken perception. The truth was, from Lin Ruo's self-introduction after appearing to his understanding of the matter, everything gave Apothecary Darkwill the illusion that this was reinforcement brought in by the higher-ups.
But now, hearing Lin Ruo's words, Apothecary Darkwill's mind wasn't too dull after all, so he almost immediately reacted.
"Why would you think that?" Lin Ruo, who was indeed intentionally misleading him just to tease him, looked at Apothecary Darkwill with an unashamed and puzzled gaze, saying, "I just happen to know your boss from the Life School of Thought, and I just happen to know about this matter, but I don't know you, and I haven't received any request from the Life School of Thought, so why would I specifically come to help you?!"
"Then, then why did you suddenly appear here?" Apothecary Darkwill asked almost subconsciously.
"Of course I came to find my student!" Lin Ruo said as a matter of course. After he finished speaking, he saw Apothecary Darkwill's expression change from a brief daze to a mix of green and white, while the Spectator Pathway parrot on his shoulder seemed to see through something, looking at him with a strange expression.
Wait, a parrot? In the original work, it seemed to be an owl, but a parrot isn't bad either… Lin Ruo recalled the content of the original work, but didn't pay too much attention, as such deviations were too normal.
So he merely said afterwards, "However, I don't mind helping you all out."
Apothecary Darkwill's eyes immediately lit up.
Lin Ruo continued, "Consider it a commission. Anyway, you were originally going to commission Gehrman, weren't you? You two can discuss the specific price of the commission. I will ensure that you can safely bring the Die of Probability to your destination."
He certainly didn't care about that small amount of money, but there was no need to hinder Klein from earning money, was there?
Lin Ruo was very considerate of his student; he knew how big the hole in Klein's wallet was.
After all, 90% of that hole was caused by him.
Hearing this, Apothecary Darkwill couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but not too disappointed. After all, his original intention was to hire Gehrman to protect him. Now, although there was an additional strange person, he could control that strange dice, which wasn't a bad thing.
But with an extra person, the commission won't increase, right? I don't have money… Apothecary Darkwill thought bitterly, and tentatively said, "How about 600 pounds? Since we all know each other, and you helped us this time, my teacher and my teacher's teacher will definitely remember this favor."
"1000 pounds. Given the danger of the Die of Probability you are carrying, this is a reasonable price," Klein said in a Gehrman-like tone, his voice both cold and firm.
But I don't have that much money… Apothecary Darkwill scratched his hair, hesitated for a moment, then said, "I can pay 300 pounds in advance, and when we reach our destination, I'll have my teacher's teacher pay you the rest of the money."
You're truly a gem, your teacher must have picked up a ghost… Klein couldn't help but inwardly complain, but he nodded and said, "Alright."
Apothecary Darkwill immediately breathed a sigh of relief, completely relaxing. He looked at Lin Ruo, who was still playing with the dice in the room, and shamelessly said, "I'll entrust my safety to you from now on."
Lin Ruo gave him a gentle smile, but in his mind, he was thinking about the potential dangers he might encounter next.
In the original work, the main dangers along this journey were actually only the Die of Probability and the Saint of Secrets from the Aurora Order, who was drawn by the All-Black Eye.
And now, the Die of Probability, needless to say, was so well-behaved it was practically raising the "666" banner with its actions. The All-Black Eye had never appeared from the beginning, so naturally, it wouldn't attract anyone from the Aurora Order.
But this doesn't mean it will necessarily be safe next, after all, what if this little fool Darkwill still has other small tails chasing him, such as traitors from the Life School of Thought, or people from the military… Lin Ruo fiddled with the dice, but he really wasn't too worried.
After all, in this world, to keep Lin Ruo, one would at least need to be an angel to start with, and even if an angel didn't kill him instantly, they would have to face his crowd-calling technique.
Although Apothecary Darkwill's matter involved a uniqueness, after all, not many people knew about the existence of the Die of Probability, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to escape City of Generosity, so even if there were pursuers, they would probably only be small fry.
"Actually, it's still possible it's someone from the Aurora Order, after all, the Die of Probability is here, maybe the Great Serpent smelled it and came over…"
Lin Ruo muttered to himself. Of course, he could also use his travel ability to take the Die of Probability and leave first, but carrying something like a uniqueness through the Spirit World was actually far more dangerous than in the real world. It could easily attract some dangerous Spirit World creatures, and there was an even higher chance of encountering the Great Serpent. Although the latter wasn't dangerous, it would be awkward.
And… Lin Ruo glanced at the well-behaved Die of Probability, and silently curved his lips.
If the Die of Probability really entered the Spirit World, it might not be so well-behaved.
Thinking this, Lin Ruo suddenly remembered something and handed the gift in his other hand to Klein, saying, "Oh, I almost forgot I brought a gift for you."
"What is it?" Klein took the gift box with some curiosity. Since there were others present, he naturally didn't rush to open it, but rather judged it by its appearance.
This thing… Is it another painting?
Klein immediately recalled the "specialty" Lin Ruo brought back for him after his last trip to the historical illusion, and instantly had a judgment about what was inside the box.
Lin Ruo then looked at Danitz next to him and said with a smile, "Danitz, you and Gehrman shouldn't be staying in the same cabin, right?"
"Of course not, I'm staying in the adjacent cabin." Danitz shook his head. Compared to the original work, his treatment was quite good now that he was familiar with Klein; at least he didn't have to squeeze into the servant's quarters and take on the responsibility of a red maid.
"Then Darkwill, you can squeeze in with Danitz later. Staying next door, we can respond in time if you encounter danger," Lin Ruo said with a smile. If it were anyone else, he would ask for the person's opinion, but Danitz didn't need to.
If he suddenly became too polite to Danitz, the other party would instead become suspicious.
After all, he had been teased too many times.
"Okay, I'll move over right away." Apothecary Darkwill naturally had no objections. Not to mention for his life, just in terms of treatment, the third-class cabin he originally stayed in could absolutely not compare to a first-class cabin.
Danitz was stunned. He looked at Apothecary Darkwill, then at Gehrman, and finally his gaze fell on Arthur. In the end, he didn't ask the question "Then what about me?", and could only force a smile under Lin Ruo's gaze, saying, "I'll clean out his room, but I've already taken the master bedroom, so if he moves in, he can only sleep in the servant's room." This was Danitz's last stubbornness.
"I can do anything," Apothecary Darkwill replied almost immediately.
"Then you two go and tidy up. I still have some things to discuss with Gehrman alone," Lin Ruo said with a smile, finally stopping his action of fiddling with the Die of Probability.
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