Besides, if Geresco were to teach him everything, Lin Li would be walking on the same path as Geresco. He would only be following in Geresco's footsteps, and gradually lose his own creation. That was something that Geresco absolutely did not want to see. From what he said after Lin Li passed the test, it was obvious that he hoped that Lin Li could take a different path.
Hence, in the magic books that Geresco had chosen for Lin Li, most of them were theoretical and basic knowledge that Lin Li had to study carefully. However, there was no content on how to do it. After Lin Li got the magic book, he didn't even move, and simply sat on the ground to read it carefully.
While reading the content of the magic book, Lin Li recalled the scene of him fighting with Geresco's incarnation. He sat on the ground for more than an hour. It wasn't until he simulated his opponent's plan countless times in his mind that he finally closed the magic book.
As Lin Li closed the magic book, Geresco's incarnation appeared in front of him again, and brought him to another space just like before.
If there were others in the library at this time, they would see a very strange scene. Lin Li closed the magic book, and his figure suddenly flashed for a moment. Next, another magic book flew in front of him, and automatically flipped to a certain page. Just like that, the cycle continued. Every time Lin Li's body flashed, a magic book would automatically fly in front of him and open, and the magic book that had been read would automatically fly back to the bookshelf.
Lin Li's original plan was just to tidy up the magic books, but with the appearance of Geresco's incarnation, he gradually immersed himself in learning again. Fighting, finding problems, learning, and then fighting again. The cycle made Lin Li even forget the time outside, and that he had just returned to the Tower of Dusk.
Of course, although Lin Li was the owner of the Tower of Dusk, he was more of a symbol and a spiritual pillar for all the mages of the Tower of Dusk. As long as he was in the Tower of Dusk, it would be enough. Now that the Tower of Dusk had developed to such an extent, there were very few decisions that required Lin Li to make. Gavin and the other senior executives could completely take charge of the operations of the Tower of Dusk. Hence, even if Lin Li was in seclusion now, it would not affect the rapid recovery of the Tower of Dusk.
While Lin Li was learning from Geresco's incarnation, the news about him and the Sky Castle had already spread throughout the entire Breezy Plains, and even the Felan Kingdom and Ledin Kingdom. Besides, the news was also very easy to verify. As long as someone was sent to Doland to take a look, they would be able to see the huge building floating in the sky.
During the three years that Lin Li had left the Tower of Dusk, many forces in the Breezy Plains thought that Lin Li had led the elites of the Tower to die in the legendary Sky Castle. Hence, the situation of the Tower of Dusk in the past three years was imaginable. After all, the many forces had submitted to Lin Li because of his terrifying strength.
Everyone came out to make a living. Who would want to have another ancestor above them? Even those small forces wouldn't be willing to suppress them for no reason, let alone those large and medium-sized forces that occupied a region. In the past three years, as the rumor that Lin Li had died in the Sky Castle gradually spread, those forces finally couldn't help but jump out.
In the beginning, those forces did not dare to go overboard. After all, when Lin Li had established the Tower of Dusk's prestige, the ruthless means that he had displayed were still quite memorable. Besides, when Lin Li first explored the Sky Castle, he had mysteriously disappeared for half a year, but as soon as he returned, he destroyed the Dark Blade.
However, one year and two years passed, and the rumor was gradually accepted by people. After all, no one would think that it would take such a long time to explore a ruin. Hence, as time passed, those forces naturally got more and more aggressive. Those who had enmity with Lin Li would take revenge, and those who had no enmity with Lin Li would vent their hatred. It was all because the Tower of Dusk was so domineering that they actually wanted all the forces of the Breezy Plains to submit to them.
Besides, apart from the rumor that Lin Li had died in the Sky Castle, there was also a very important reason that made many forces do that was the appearance of the magic tides. With the appearance of the magic tides, the strength of the mages that the various forces had won over increased by leaps and bounds.
The Magic Shooters who could only be below level-15 suddenly became Archmages, and many Archmages who could not enter the Legendary-realm also finally stepped into the Legendary-realm. For some small forces that could not even win over mages, it was naturally useless, but for those large and medium-sized forces that had gathered many mages, it was a great opportunity.
Although Lin Li had taken away more than half of the elites of the Tower of Dusk, there were still many mages left, and they had also gained a lot of benefits from the magic tides this time. They were not something that one or two large and medium-sized forces could deal with. However, the Tower of Dusk had incurred the wrath of the public, and the scene of them being forced to submit was still fresh in the minds of many of the leaders of the forces.
Without Lin Li, a Sanctuary powerhouse, and with the loss of more than half of the elite mages, the Tower of Dusk's remaining strength was at best a large force in the Breezy Plains. Besides, there were no powerful Legendary powerhouses in the Tower of Dusk, unlike the other large and medium-sized forces which had at least a few Legendary powerhouses at level-23 or level-24. If there were any forces that other forces could not compare to, it would be the Magic City and the Tower of Dusk that were almost impossible to attack.
However, those forces did not necessarily have to attack the Tower of Dusk in order to deal with it. If they did that, they would probably have to pay a huge price in the end even if they joined forces. The leaders of those forces were not fools, and they were dealing with the Tower of Dusk for the sake of greater benefits, not for a life-and-death struggle.
However, the weakness of the Tower of Dusk was too obvious, and that was that they had too many businesses. When Lin Li, a Sanctuary powerhouse, was around, the Tower of Dusk would not dare to do anything disadvantageous to them even if they sent a mage apprentice to be in charge of a business. However, when Lin Li was not around, the remaining forces of the Tower of Dusk could no longer protect their businesses.
Hence, in the past three years, especially in the recent year, the forces that had been coveting the business of the Tower of Dusk had joined forces to suppress the businesses of the Tower of Dusk, causing the Tower of Dusk to suffer considerable losses, even though they did not dare to openly attack the Tower of Dusk's Magic City.
Although the forces that had a good relationship with Lin Li, such as the Brilliance Shrine and Darkness Shrine, the Glittergold Trade Union, and the Gilded Rose were still maintaining their businesses with the Tower of Dusk, they could not provide much help to the Tower of Dusk. It was also because of those forces that the Tower of Dusk did not collapse in the past three years. After all, even if the headquarters were not attacked, no one would be willing to stay if they really lost all their businesses.
Initially, the forces that suppressed the Tower of Dusk were still thinking that it was only a matter of time before they completely destroyed the Tower of Dusk. However, they did not expect Lin Li, who had disappeared for three years, to actually return with the Sky Castle. This time, they were scared out of their wits. They knew better than anyone the consequences of going against the Tower of Dusk. The young President of the Tower of Dusk had never been a soft-hearted person.
Hence, to the forces that had once suppressed the Tower of Dusk, Lin Li's return was just like the end of the world. The alliance that was formed to suppress the Tower of Dusk fell apart almost as soon as they received the news. The leaders of the various forces no longer had a smug expression on their faces, and they only knew how to push the blame to each other.
Garotelli City of the Breezy Plains was where the headquarters of the Black Sun Brothers Union was located. The headquarters occupied a large area, and the luxurious decorations were even more eye-catching than the castellan's mansion. In Garotelli City, one could be ignorant about the castellan, but one could not avoid knowing the four leaders of the Black Sun Brothers Union. They were in charge of all the profitable businesses in the city, and their forces had penetrated every corner of the city. Even the castellan had to suck up to them in order to secure his position.
The power of the Black Sun Brothers Union covered the entire Garotelli area, and they had 4,000 to 5,000 subordinates. They also had a team of mages consisting of more than 200 mages. Even though their team of mages wasn't considered much in the beginning, and there were mages below level-5 or level-6 in it, the combat power of this team of mages was rather impressive after the magic tides descended.
With such strength, the Black Sun Brothers Union could be considered to have a rather high status in the alliance that suppressed the Tower of Dusk. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the leaders of the alliance. After hearing the news of Lin Li's return, Anlork and the other leaders of the Black Sun Brothers Union immediately gathered the leaders of the various forces in the alliance to discuss how to deal with the Tower of Dusk's revenge.
However, to Anlork and the others' helplessness, the gathering hall of the Black Sun Brothers Union was as noisy as a vegetable market at this moment. The leaders of the various forces were not in the mood to discuss how to deal with the Tower of Dusk at all. Instead, they were all blaming others without any regard for their own image, as if they could absolve themselves of responsibility by doing so.
In the past, the leaders of the various forces had a heated argument over the distribution of benefits in this gathering hall, but now, they were desperately trying to push all the blame to others. Lin Li's return made them flustered, and they couldn't be bothered to think about it at all. No matter how much they argued, it wouldn't count in the Tower of Dusk.
"Leader, bad news, Leader!"
While the people in the gathering hall were arguing, a disheveled warrior suddenly barged in from outside. There was a pattern of a blood crow on his chest, which indicated his identity. He was a member of the Blood Crow Bandits of the Breezy Plains.
The Blood Crow Bandits was a large bandit group that was entrenched in the southwest of the Breezy Plains. They had more than 3,000 elite warriors, and controlled all the underground businesses of the five cities in the southwest of the Breezy Plains. Even the high and mighty castellan would have to give in to their leaders.
There was also a team of nearly 100 mages in the Blood Crow Bandits. Initially, those mages were only around level-10, and their combat power was obviously rather weak. However, the appearance of the magic tides increased the strength of the Blood Crow Bandits by dozens or hundreds of times, and the mages that were originally weak suddenly became their trump card.
That was also the reason that the Blood Crow Bandits had the confidence to go against the Tower of Dusk and cooperate with other major forces. However, that confidence was based on the fact that there were no powerhouses in the Tower of Dusk. Now that Lin Li had returned to the Tower of Dusk with a large number of powerhouses and the Sky Castle, it wouldn't matter even if the number of mages in the Blood Crow Bandits increased by 10 or 100 times.
Hearing his subordinate yelling that something was wrong, Engory, the leader of the Blood Crow Bandits, immediately had an ominous feeling. He suddenly stood up, and asked his subordinate, "Tell me, what happened!?"
The warrior of the Blood Crow Bandits lay on the ground with a sorrowful expression, and exclaimed in a hoarse voice, "Leader, it's over, it's all over, so many of our brothers are all over!"
Hearing his subordinate's answer, Engory immediately felt his vision darken, and his body swayed. He barely managed to hold onto the table to prevent himself from falling. Gritting his teeth, he asked again, "Where are the two deputy leaders and the few guests we hired?"
"They're all dead. When I went back, our entire headquarters had disappeared, and no one escaped!" The warrior recalled the scene he had seen, and his face was filled with endless fear.
"Bang!"
Engory fell heavily onto the chair. Although he knew that the two brothers who stayed behind to guard the headquarters would definitely not be able to escape misfortune when he asked, he did not expect the Tower of Dusk to be even more ruthless. They actually wiped out the headquarters that was as sturdy as a battle fortress. The Warriors and mages of the bandits were not the only ones in the headquarters. Their families were also there.
"The Tower of Dusk is too cruel. Every debt has its debtor. Don't they know that they shouldn't implicate their families!?"
Hearing about the Blood Crow Bandits, the leaders of the various forces in the gathering hall immediately began to criticize them. However, even though they sounded indignant, they were actually hiding the fear in their hearts. None of them knew who would be the next to suffer after the Blood Crow Bandits.
"No, since we can't come to any conclusion after discussing, I'll take my leave first. I have to go back and make some arrangements immediately!" Said a fat mage with a pale face. While wiping the sweat off his face, he stood up shakily with the help of the table, and walked out after bidding farewell to the crowd.
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