Chapter 73: A Single Thought, Killing Intent Arises

Lin Ke is not a narrow-minded person.

For ordinary conflicts, such as five senior students trying to bully him on campus, he didn't really mind.

Lin Ke merely beat them up, gave them a lesson, vented his anger.

Like Mina Havcheck, after clearing part of her suspicion and promising not to cause trouble, she received Lin Ke's reconciliation pledge.

Lin Ke merely had Mo Li block that person.

Likewise, Sophie Lucia...

Forget it, this was due to the other's background, out of helplessness.

In short, Lin Ke is broad-minded and does not easily hold grudges.

Only Harold Andrews, Lin Ke truly bears a grudge against him.

The kind of grudge that is extremely, extremely, extremely strong.

In Lin Ke's view, there are two especially cruel ways to eliminate a person.

One is physical elimination—depriving life, crushing bones and scattering ashes.

Some vicious people even inflict painful torture on the victim before carrying out the killing.

The other is social elimination, making the victim despised by everyone, regarded as filth, avoided like venomous snakes and scorpions.

And the usual method to socially eliminate someone is to sling mud, slander, defame, and incite public opinion violence.

Harold Andrews launched three waves of such public opinion attacks against Lin Ke in total.

The first wave of public opinion attack used the incident of the five senior students defecting,

attempting to portray Lin Ke as an ambitious person, provoking hostility from figures like the president of the Newblood Mutual Aid Society, thereby causing fear and isolation among first-year newbloods toward Lin Ke.

The second wave and the third wave, which lasted the longest, both started from Mo Li as the entry point.

They took blurry long-distance photos, fabricated dialogues, invented little stories, and forcibly portrayed Lin Ke as a "conceited egotist", a "PUA master", and a "bronze cancer patient".

This greatly affected Lin Ke's reputation and image.

If Lin Ke had not consistently ignored the public opinion attacks, remaining indifferent throughout,

if another person unfamiliar with rumor- and defamation-based public opinion violence became the target of such attacks,

Harold Andrews would have already achieved his goal.

Even if things went awry and they ultimately failed to completely erase the attack target socially, they could at least wreck the target's mindset.

Once a person's mindset collapses, they might do anything foolish.

Social withdrawal is mild, self-harm is not even the most severe.

As victims of public opinion violence, many feel the world is dark, life hopeless, choosing self-destruction to escape the world.

The power of public opinion violence is just this great!

The harm is just this deep!

The resulting consequences are just this evil!

Therefore, between Lin Ke and Harold Andrews, it is not a petty grudge but a deadly feud!

This feud cannot coexist under the same sky; if Harold Andrews does not die, Lin Ke's resentment will never be appeased.

Retaliation is therefore inevitable.

Lin Ke once tried to track down a good opportunity for retaliation, but the intelligent law enforcement puppet saw through his cloak's optical invisibility, forcing him to abort the plan.

This is why he decided to abandon his cloak when entering Ruveisoth City.

The cloak's optical invisibility function only works against wizard apprentices lacking countermeasures.

When encountering intelligent law enforcement puppets, or someone like Lin Ke himself wearing a first-ring level magic device glasses that can see through disguises and invisibility on the bridge of the nose, the cloak becomes utterly ineffective for the wealthy and powerful.

Later, Lin Ke devoted himself entirely to studying, researching, experimenting, and self-studying potionology, unable to attend to revenge.

Who would have thought, searching high and low yields nothing, yet it comes effortlessly.

On the first day of the vacation, Lin Ke unexpectedly ran into Harold Andrews in the black market.

This is truly a heaven-sent opportunity!

Is it not normal for a few people to die in the West District?

Heaven's gift not taken brings misfortune.

If you don't do certain things, you'll feel uneasy all the time!

Lin Ke's heart stirred, and killing intent arose instantly.

The "Brain Seal Technique" immediately operated at full power, concealing the killing intent.

His gaze also promptly left Harold Andrews's back, naturally sweeping over the surroundings.

Lin Ke's own perception is very keen; how could he knowingly let Harold Andrews become alert?

Not even the corner of his eye fell on the other party.

According to the original plan, Lin Ke continued to stroll around in the black market.

The magic device area opened Lin Ke's eyes.

Nothing is unimaginable, nothing is undoable.

All kinds of bizarre magic devices appeared before Lin Ke, creating a huge impact.

Whatever technological marvels Lin Ke had seen or heard of in his previous life, one can find their fantastical counterparts in the wizard world here.

Moreover, many magic devices possess even more unimaginable effects, such as a second-ring level magic device disintegration gun, which previous-world technology could not achieve.

Even if a formal wizard, once their defense is broken, a single beam from the disintegration gun instantly turns all flesh and blood to ash.

It is just that terrifying!

Lin Ke was greatly tempted, but unfortunately penniless; the magic stone in his pocket couldn't even buy a first-ring level magic device.

Compared to the prices of magic devices in the college life services building, the black market's prices start at double.

The great variety, powerful effects, and privacy that leaves no records are precisely the reason for the high prices in the black market.

In Ruowosuosi City, aside from the North District, no other place can surpass the black market in those three aspects.

Lin Ke finished browsing the Magical Implements Area, then went back to browse the Rune Items Area.

Here, the rune items are likewise dazzling and varied in kind.

In just a short while, Lin Ke had found all the rune items on his person.

The prices are truly unattractive, far higher than those at the Academy Life Services Building.

But those rune items that cannot be sold in the Academy Life Services Building are also truly tempting.

Lin Ke began to feel eager to spend, showing a tendency to exhaust his Magic Stones.

Suddenly, Harold Andrews actually walked over to the stall where Lin Ke was.

Lin Ke wasn't panicked at all; his mindset was very steady.

Hairstyle, makeup, and changing outfits—these three tactics employed together, plus the temperament transformation derived from the Brain Seal Technique and the Thought Hall,

Even someone as familiar as Mo Li Kidman would have to repeatedly discern before daring to confirm Lin Ke's identity.

How could Harold Andrews possibly recognize Lin Ke?

Indeed, as Lin Ke had expected, Harold Andrews wasn't coming for him.

Lin Ke tactfully walked away.

When the black market stall has no business, feel free to look and pick as you please.

But when other customers arrive, you ought to be discreet and not linger in place to listen to people's conversations.

That is a major taboo.

"Boss, do you still have the micro covert recording device you mentioned last time? I want a set."

Harold Andrews obviously wasn't making his first visit to this stall; upon arriving, he didn't bother to browse and went straight to ask the vendor.

Lin Ke's ears are rather sharp; even after turning and walking a few steps away, he still heard that remark of Harold's.

Micro covert recording device?

Damn, this is just a bug, isn't it?

You little turtle, with such malicious intent, are you preparing to stir up a bugging scandal?

The killing intent in Lin Ke's heart instantly surged even more fiercely.

(End of chapter)