Mystery: A Spark

"Ahem, sorry, I got a little carried away with what I was saying. How about this, I can teach you this technique of provoking others. Of course, how much you learn depends on your own comprehension." Arthur quickly tried to get closer to him.

Hearing Arthur's words, Danitz was still a little angry, but he also realized how sharp Arthur's tongue was.

If this kid is willing to teach me these provocative techniques, that would be really great.

"Are you really willing to teach?" he asked with some skepticism.

"Of course I'm willing. Our relationship is practically like that of close friends, family, or brothers. Actually, I originally planned to teach you this skill."

"I know that when you checked my box before, you didn't touch anything of mine. What do you call that? That's an incredibly noble act of not touching a thing."

"It's just a way of speaking to communicate with people in a civilized manner. What's there to be reluctant to teach?"

“If more people learn this, the world might become a lot more loving, don’t you think, Danitz?” Arthur hooked his arm around Danitz’s neck just like Danitz had done before, and said affectionately.

Danitz felt something was off after hearing Arthur's words, but he was too lazy to think about it. As long as Arthur was willing to teach him, he could learn it and digest the remaining Provocateur potion in his body.

He didn't really care about the other things that were irrelevant to him, but after thinking back on what had happened, he quickly realized that something was wrong.

He asked with some suspicion:

"Wait, you're not the one who provoked me yet, so what was the point of your repeated provocations before?"

It's for fun, of course.

"Of course, this is for practice. Think about it, provoking someone requires practice. If you don't practice beforehand, how can you accurately target someone's weaknesses and successfully provoke them?" Arthur spread his hands like a bear and said in a matter-of-fact tone.

“No, I think you’re already very talented in this area, you don’t need to practice anymore,” Danitz retorted.

"That won't do. Of course, we should strive for perfection in this kind of thing. How can we become complacent just because we have a little talent? That approach is definitely wrong."

"As the saying goes, 'With daily practice, one will surely make progress.' The more talented you are, the harder you need to work," Arthur said shamelessly.

Chapter 9 Rules of Playing the Role

After hearing Arthur's words, Danitz really didn't know what to say.

So he had no choice but to change the subject:

"You seem pretty proud of yourself? I wasn't just praising you. Let's go find the captain to notarize the transaction, then we'll trade the formula. By the way, do you have enough money?"

Danitz opened the door and went out.

"Didn't you check my suitcase before? You should know how much money I have, right?" Arthur asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Ha, your little bit of money isn't even a fraction of my savings. I can't be bothered to count it," Danitz scoffed.

"Damn it, so what if you're rich? I know where you hide your wealth. Believe me or not, I can take it all away!" Arthur muttered to himself, dissatisfied.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking.

If Danitz were an enemy, Arthur would naturally feel no qualms about doing such a thing.

But now that Danitz is considered his friend, he certainly wouldn't do such a thing.

In a mysterious world, it is crucial to set a bottom line for yourself and resolutely uphold it.

Maintaining his humanity to counter the growing divinity during his ascension was Arthur's method of preserving himself.

I learned this from that old man, Palez.

This old man was able to maintain a very good moral standard even in the extraordinary path of thieves.

It must be said that he truly deserves to be called the last bastion of conscience on this path.

Arthur touched his still-bulging wallet and followed Danitz out.

Although his wallet still feels bulging, it should deflate soon.

So Arthur wanted to take this last chance to touch his wallet and savor the wonderful feeling of it being bulging.

Soon, the two arrived at the captain's cabin and explained the situation to Captain Edwina, who naturally did not object.

So Danitz used the paper and pen in the captain's cabin to write down the Provocateur's potion recipe and gave it to Vice Admiral Edwina.

Edwina placed the paper with the potion recipe on the table, then reached out and pressed it against the paper, closing her eyes as if she were preparing something.

Suddenly, a brilliant gold, like the gold of sunlight, bloomed on her hands.

These golden rays grew increasingly pure, eventually evolving into a projection resembling a seal.

"True, effective," Edwina announced in a deep voice, quickly withdrawing her hand, the golden light on it dissipating.

This is using the reader's pathway, sequence six, the "polymath's" analytical ability to mimic the solar pathway's notarization ability. No wonder it's one of the five major pathways... Arthur thought to himself.

......

Nighttime, in Arthur's room.

In the dim candlelight, Arthur sat at his desk, lost in thought.

He now has the Provocateur's potion recipe, so he needs to do two things: first, summarize the rules of the Hunter class as soon as possible, and second, start collecting the extraordinary materials for the Provocateur's potion recipe.

Of course, before collecting extraordinary materials, Arthur had one very important thing to do: make money.

He now only has a little over a hundred pounds left in his wallet, which is more than enough for living expenses, but it would be a drop in the bucket if he were to use it to buy extraordinary materials.

As for how to make money, the original owner did so by painting portraits for the high-ranking officials and nobles of Rune.

However, once at sea, the original owner basically stopped using this method.

Firstly, because the original owner's paintings had never gained any fame at sea; secondly, because most of the people living at sea were pirates and adventurers.

Even if these people are interested in painting, they would probably only be interested in very valuable antique paintings.

So over the past few months, the original owner usually earned some money by completing some simple adventure missions.

But overall, the original owner was actually in a state of running out of money during this period.

Arthur actually has a way to make money now, which is the potion recipes in his mind.

However, selling potion recipes depends on demand. Potion recipes can only be sold to people who need them, while people who don't need them won't waste money buying potion recipes they don't need.

Moreover, you can't sell too much of this stuff like you would wholesale, otherwise you'll definitely attract attention.

Although the sea is not as strictly controlled by the orthodox church as it is on land, the phenomenon of pirates killing and robbing is no less common.

Therefore, at this stage, Arthur doesn't have any particularly good ways to make money.

After all, he didn't have the strength of Gehrman Sparrow, so he couldn't go looking for lucky pirates to kill and rob, and collect a bounty along the way.

"I'm poor..." Arthur murmured with some worry.

Having failed to come up with a good way to make money, he can only focus on consuming the Hunter's Potions now.

As for the rules of playing the hunter, Arthur also had some ideas.

He believes that the most important thing about playing a hunter is to carry out an excellent hunt through careful planning.

For hunters, prior planning and setting traps should be very important, which should correspond to the schemers of Sequence Six to some extent.

As for the targets, they don't necessarily have to be limited to animals, because Ambassador Beckeron, who was killed for a five-pound mission fee, once said:

"Backlund is the largest city, and also the largest dark jungle. Here, everyone has two identities: prey and hunter. Even the weakest hunter is still a hunter, and may harm the powerful prey."

This shows that hunters can target not only animals, but also humans.

After all, the name of this sequence is "Hunter".

Of course, the ambassador Beckron who said those words, a Sequence Six schemer, was outmaneuvered and killed by Klein, a Sequence Eight clown.

This indeed confirms his own saying: "Even the weakest hunter is still a hunter, and may harm a powerful prey."

It can only be said that his words came true; he set a flag for himself.

Just like Prime Minister Cao who escaped from Huarong Road.

Seeing that there was no ambush on his escape route, he still stood there and laughed at Zhou Yu for his lack of strategy and Zhuge Liang for his lack of wisdom.

As a result, the first laugh brought out Zhao Yun, the second laugh brought out Zhang Fei, and the third laugh brought out a red-faced, long-bearded general.

Although this was merely an artistic technique to create drama, and Cao Chengxiang may have been laughing to boost morale at the time.

But it must be said that if Arthur were Xu Huang, who was running away with him back then, he probably would have wanted to kill him.

Chapter 10 Garden of Pleasure

"So now I need to find a good target to hunt. It's not possible on the ship. I have to go off the ship to find the lucky pirates..." Arthur thought to himself.

Edwina did not ask him to join the Golden Dream, and although Danitz had this idea, he did not insist.

So in reality, if Arthur wanted to disembark, he could simply wait until the Golden Dream docked for supplies and then leave.

Of course, Edwina also needs to find a chance to repay the kindness of saving him from the sea.

However, the other party was a knowledgeable occult instructor, and Arthur couldn't think of any way he could help her.

He couldn't very well tell her, "I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, so I can only offer myself in gratitude."

If Arthur dared to act so recklessly, he would definitely be thrown into the sea to wake him up.

If there's anything that could truly interest Edwina, it would probably be various little-known occult knowledge.

But the occult knowledge that Arthur possessed was, well, mostly the kind that couldn't be easily spoken aloud.

Tsk, should I tell her about the Forsaken Land? But what if she gets interested and goes to the God War Ruins to court death?

When Cattleya took Klein there, the mysterious Queen Bernadette was so worried that she insisted on going along to take care of him.

Even though the Star Pirates were stronger overall than the Golden Dream, they still encountered danger and almost got into trouble.

If Edwina couldn't suppress her curiosity and took the Golden Dream there, it would most likely result in total annihilation.

Moreover, the performance of the Golden Dream is obviously inferior to that of the Future. At least the Future has the option of using the Star Bridge to escape, while the Golden Dream would probably have no chance of escaping if it encountered danger.

Although Edwina is an experienced Extraordinary, there's a saying that goes, "Those who drown are often the best swimmers."

Arthur really didn't dare to gamble on just how strong her interest in the unknown would be.

Many people think they have a great advantage before they ruin themselves, and there are countless examples of this in the mysterious world.

For example, that famous God of War.

Take Roselle, for example, although Arthur couldn't remember exactly what happened to him in his later years.