Lin Li accepted the crystal card without standing on ceremony, and said, "Alright then, I'll accept this crystal card, but I don't think there's a need for it to be part of the auction's collection. However, I did come here this time because I have something that I haven't done yet. "
Seeing that Lin Li accepted the crystal card without hesitation, Grand Duke Wedi thought that the matter was over. However, he didn't expect Lin Li to reject the auction's collectibles. It seemed like he had some other request. This time, he got a little nervous, for fear that Lin Li would propose conditions that the Gilded Kingdom couldn't accept.
However, he couldn't reject Lin Li, either. Grand Duke Wedi had come this time because he was ordered by King Bradlor to build a good relationship with Lin Li at all costs. Although he knew in his heart that it didn't mean that he didn't care about the price, he still had to listen to Lin Li's request.
At the thought of this, Grand Duke Wedi looked a little conflicted, and asked Lin Li cautiously, "President Felic, what do you want to do? If there's anything you need the Gilded Kingdom to do, feel free to tell us. As long as we have the ability, we definitely won't refuse."
Grand Duke Wedi was a little narrow-minded, and added that he only wanted the Gilded Kingdom to have the ability. Only the Gilded Kingdom knew if the Gilded Kingdom had the ability or not. In other words, if Lin Li's request exceeded the Gilded Kingdom's expectations, they could use the excuse of not having the ability to refuse.
However, Lin Li didn't take Grand Duke Wedi's thoughts to heart at all, and nodded as if he didn't hear it. He continued, "Apart from accepting the invitation of the Gilded Kingdom, the main reason I came to the Gilded Kingdom is to buy a batch of naval cannons from the Gilded Kingdom. I think the Gilded Kingdom has the ability to do that. Don't worry, I'll pay the price, and I won't take advantage of you. "
Buy naval cannons? Grand Duke Wedi knew about the Tower of Dusk's purchase of naval cannons from the Gilded Kingdom, and he also knew how the Gilded Kingdom delayed it. However, at that time, the Gilded Kingdom saw the Tower of Dusk as an enemy, and saw them as an obstacle to their development in the Breezy Plains.
However, things were different now. When Grand Duke Weidi came, he heard from King Bradlor that he wanted to befriend the Guru of Inscription at all costs. In this case, selling the battleship cannons to the Tower of Dusk was not a big deal.
Hence, Grand Duke Weidi finally heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Lin Li's condition was only this matter. Even if Lin Li were to ask for a batch of naval cannons for free, it would be acceptable to the Gilded Kingdom as long as they could form a relationship with Lin Li, a Guru of Inscription.
Of course, even if that request was nothing much to the Gilded Kingdom, Grand Duke Weidi wouldn't really say that. Instead, he thought about it with a slightly troubled expression, and said, "Initially, it's not too difficult for the Gilded Kingdom to purchase the Magical Crystal Cannons, President Felic. However, this Magical Crystal Cannon is indeed not easy to manufacture. Even the number of cannons we have in reserve for the fleet is not many. How many Magical Crystal Cannons do you want, President Felic? "
Grand Duke Weidi was afraid that Lin Li would demand an exorbitant price, so he decided to tell Lin Li about his own difficulties in advance. It wasn't that he didn't want to give Lin Li the Magical Crystal Cannons, but rather that the Gilded Kingdom didn't have many in reserve. In that case, no matter how thick-skinned Lin Li was, he wouldn't make the Gilded Kingdom take out all the Magical Crystal Cannons they had in reserve.
Lin Li smiled after hearing that, and gently touched the Ring of Endless Storm on his hand. He said, "Hehe, Grand Duke Weidi, don't worry. I've heard from Elder Zumar and the others that the Magical Crystal Cannons are rather difficult to transport due to their large size. Hence, I've talked to them before, and they also said that they would sell me as many as I can transport this time. "
Upon hearing this, Grand Duke Weidi was completely relieved. The Magical Crystal Cannons were powerful weapons that were used as the main cannons on the giant alchemical ships of the Gilded Kingdom. Hence, their size was naturally not comparable to ordinary cannons or ballistas. It could be said that Elder Zumar and the others were right about one thing. Even the largest cargo ship could only transport three or four Magical Crystal Cannons at a time.
Although Grand Duke Weidi had seen The Star before, and knew that it could be considered the largest battleship of the Tower of Dusk, the Tower of Dusk only had one ship, after all. However, after all, the Tower of Dusk only had The Star, and even if they tried their best to install it, how many Magical Crystal Cannons could they install? Of course, the Tower of Dusk could also hire some cargo ships, but even if they hired 100 large cargo ships, they would at most be able to carry more than 300 Magical Crystal Cannons. To the Gilded Kingdom, more than 300 Magical Crystal Cannons were still affordable. Besides, they might not be able to find more than 100 large cargo ships to help with the transportation.
"President Felic, you're right. The Magical Crystal Cannons are huge, and ordinary cargo ships can only carry two at most. Even large cargo ships with the largest capacity can only carry three or four at most. Back when you were in the Breezy Plains, we did cause a lot of trouble for the transaction with just the transportation from our side. Why don't you tell us how many Magical Crystal Cannons you plan to buy? If it's inconvenient to transport them, we can also provide you with some help. " Grand Duke Weidi knew that Lin Li couldn't transport many Magical Crystal Cannons, so he generously offered to help with the transportation. Of course, there was definitely a limit to the amount of help he could offer, and the main thing was to see how many Magical Crystal Cannons Lin Li wanted to buy.
"I'll buy as many as I can carry. Does Grand Duke Weidi have any objections?" Of course, Lin Li wouldn't say how many Magical Crystal Cannons he planned to buy. Who knew how many the Gilded Kingdom had in stock? With the capacity of the Ring of Endless Storm, he could even carry all the battleships of the Gilded Kingdom, let alone some Magical Crystal Cannons.
How could Grand Duke Weidi have imagined that Lin Li had something as incredible as the Ring of Endless Storm? He instinctively felt that something was amiss, but he couldn't tell what the problem was. He could only think that he was overthinking. Hence, he simply nodded, and said, "Okay, in that case, I won't persuade you anymore. You can come to me whenever it's convenient for you, and I'll bring you to carry the Magical Crystal Cannons."
Although it was only a verbal agreement between the two parties, Lin Li believed that the Gilded Kingdom wouldn't go back on their word. After all, the Gilded Kingdom's attitude was already very clear. If Lin Li couldn't sense that they were trying to suck up to him, he probably wouldn't be able to continue living in the Gilded Kingdom.
Besides, once the Magical Crystal Cannons were installed in the Ring of Endless Storm, it wouldn't be easy for Lin Li to take them out again. In this case, even if the Gilded Kingdom really emptied the Magical Crystal Cannons in the end, they would have no choice but to accept it.
After the two parties agreed on the matter of the Magical Crystal Cannons, they chatted for a while before Grand Duke Weidi stood up and bade farewell with a face full of joy. In his opinion, he had not only made up for his mistake at the auction this time, but also negotiated with Lin Li about the Magical Crystal Cannons. No matter what, he should have completed the task given to him by King Bradlor.
After sending Grand Duke Weidi off, the embassy of the Tower of Dusk welcomed another batch of guests. Some of them were familiar to Lin Li, such as Sendros and Englos, Prince Jeremiah and Prince Johnathan, as well as the representatives of the forces of the Breezy Plains. There were also some that Lin Li wasn't familiar with, such as Elder Rona of the Jellyfish Clan, Young Lord Manson of the Thunder Eel Clan, and others from various forces of the Endless Ocean.
Lin Li wasn't an unreasonable person, so he greeted those who came to visit him with a smile. He didn't have the arrogant attitude of ordinary inscriptionists at all. That also made those who came to visit, especially those who weren't familiar with Lin Li in the first place, have a good impression of him.
After all, these people had originally heard about Lin Li and how he had humiliated the Gilded Kingdom. That gave them the impression that Lin Li was a rather unapproachable person with a bad temper. However, after this interaction, the impression that Lin Li gave them had completely overturned the image of him in the legends. Instead, they had a better impression of him than if they didn't understand him at all.
In fact, Lin Li was just like that. As the saying went, if someone showed him respect, he would return the favor tenfold. Lin Li would never put on any airs towards those who expressed goodwill to him, even though he had the ability to look down on almost everyone. However, Lin Li never minded using some ruthless means to make those who tried to make things difficult for him remember him.
Three days passed just like that. The mageweath scroll that could suppress the Berserk Whale Rabu made Lin Li famous in the Gilded Kingdom to the point where almost everyone knew him. Moreover, since it was the time for the sea fair, all the forces of the Endless Ocean and even the entire Anril gathered there. It could be imagined that Lin Li's name would probably be known by the entire Anril after the sea fair ended.
Three days later, Saint Edmund and Elder Zumar once again came to the embassy of the Tower of Dusk to inform Lin Li that everything was ready, and that he could head to the cursed land again at any time.
Since he had already agreed, Lin Li didn't find any reason to procrastinate. He first checked the inscription materials that Saint Edmund had brought. The Illuminati had been operating overseas for thousands of years, so they naturally had a lot of good stuff. Besides, it was the time for the sea fair, and even if they were lacking something, they could still find it in the sea fair.
Besides, the quality of these inscription materials could be considered superb, and there were even two bottles of the Octopus Clan's magic ink. The mana waves were actually Sanctuary-level. The ink that was unique to the Octopus Clan was condensed from a special bloodline power, and was as important as human blood. It was generally difficult to buy it in the market, not to mention it had Sanctuary-level mana waves.
After checking, Lin Li was more satisfied with these inscription materials, and there were no problems with the processing of the materials. Only then did he say to Saint Edmund, "These things are not bad. It seems that there's no problem. We can set off now."
At first, Saint Edmund couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he saw Lin Li check the materials. After all, he was not as accomplished in the field of inscription as Lin Li, and he didn't know if the materials he had prepared were suitable or not. It wasn't until he saw Lin Li nod his head that he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He suppressed the joy in his heart, and said in a calm tone, "Since there's no problem, President Felic, we can rest assured."
After some discussion, they decided to take a boat to the cursed land this time. Although it would be much faster for Lin Li, Edmund, and the rest to fly there directly with their Sanctuary-level strength, the cursed land had not been fully explored, after all. No one knew if there were really no more powerful enemies in there.
Although Lin Li didn't care about the mana consumption given his massive mana, not everyone was as perverted as him. If the few of them flew over directly and encountered peak Sanctuary-level opponents like the Twin Serpents of Light and Darkness, it would definitely be a huge headache for them.
Of course, there was no need to split up this time. With such a huge ship like The Star, Lin Li wouldn't mind taking the Illuminati's team along.
In the Illuminati's team, apart from the two Sanctuary powerhouses, Edmund and Zumar, there was also the Chaos Sanctum's Archbishop, Richard. Archbishop Richard could be said to be a direct subordinate of Saint Edmund, and had strength at the peak of the Legendary-level. This time, the Illuminati's team was not as large as the previous time. There were only about 40 of them, but they were all at the Legendary-level.
On Lin Li's side, this time, he left Norfeller and Ujfalusi behind. He only brought Connoris and Angelano, and the mages from the Mages Guild. Ujfalusi was still tormenting the Ice Phoenix's corpse, while Norfeller was secretly paying attention to the Divine Conch people who had won the Coral Staff at the auction.
However, even without the two Undead servants, Lin Li's combat power was not weak. Although Connoris was still a step away from the Sanctuary-realm, it was not a problem for him to deal with ordinary Sanctuary powerhouses. On the other hand, Angelano's Alchemy Colossus had the Sea God's Pillar installed. Even if he was not in the sea, his strength would still increase greatly. As for the mages from the team, they were all Legendary-mages, and their strength was stronger than the Illuminati's team.
Soon, the massive Sea Fortress, The Star, once again set sail and left Helena Port, and headed towards the cursed land at full speed.
This time, because Lin Li had already left a Mental Imprint there, he was not afraid that the ice island would drift around and lose its position. It only took more than 10 days for the ice island to appear in front of everyone again.
After landing on the ice island, the two teams did not waste much time, and could be said to be rushing all the way. Along the way, they encountered some magical beasts that blocked their way. However, in the face of such two powerful teams, those magical beasts were simply there to serve as food. In fact, the Ice Phoenix was the only thing that had caused them trouble in their journey back then. However, the Ice Phoenix was an ancient mutant, and it was not easy for one to appear. How could there be a second one to stop them?
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