"The last time we were in the Shadowglen, it was all thanks to my brilliance and strength that I managed to bring the two of them out safely. Let me tell you, Mage Kevin, I'm not bragging, but I single-handedly …" Lin Li heard Mason bragging shamelessly when he entered the room.
"No wonder Orrin went to sleep so early …" Lin Li mumbled softly at the door. Anyone who knew the inside story would not be able to bear listening to Mason's bragging.
"I alone … Erm … Felic, you're back?" Mason was exultant when he saw Lin Li enter the room. The expression on his face froze immediately.
"Yes, I just came back." Lin Li did not expose Mason. He only asked Kevin with some doubts, "Kevin, did they not arrange a place for you to stay?"
"I'm staying next door."
"That's not bad …" Lin Li nodded, and revealed a satisfied smile. It seemed that Macklin had already considered his relationship with Kevin when arranging his accommodation. That was why he had arranged for Kevin to stay next door. Not bad, not bad. It seemed that the old fellow had not lost his head over the unexpected failure.
"How about it? Do you want to go over and have a seat?"
"Sure."
The furnishings in the two rooms were similar — three rooms and a living room. There was a coffee table and a few tables in the living room. It looked simple and elegant. Looking down from the window opposite the living room, one could clearly see the entire Guild of Magic — the spacious guild hall, the Omniscient Tower that pierced the clouds, and the mysterious magic research institute.
"Tell me, why did you call me over?" Lin Li asked straightforwardly as he pulled a rattan chair and sat down. He did not believe that Kevin had called him over just to have a seat. It was obvious from Kevin's expression. If there was nothing, why would he pull him over so late at night?
"Felic, you … Do you have any way to restore a person with collapsed mana?" Kevin's expression seemed to be hesitating to speak.
"Restore a person with collapsed mana?" Lin Li was stunned. Collapsed mana was not a small matter. For a mage, it was simply a death sentence.
Back in Jarrosus, Lin Li had seen it with his own eyes once.
At that time, Cromwell had the strength of a level-fourteen Magic Shooter. Even if Lin Li had the Elemental Surge, even if Lin Li had disintegrated his magic staff, Lin Li would have had to spend a lot of effort to defeat him if his mana hadn't collapsed at the last moment.
As for why his mana collapsed, it had to be mentioned that level-18 spell.
With Cromwell's strength at that time, it was no different from courting death to forcibly use a level-18 spell. Especially after Lin Li's metal rod broke down the strange magical crystal, the level-18 spell instantly became a death knell. The amount of mana needed to use a level-18 spell was a terrifying figure. Not to mention Cromwell at that time, even Lin Li dared not imagine it now.
Mana Collapse was like this. Due to forcefully using too much power, one's mental strength could not bear the burden, causing a huge amount of mana to go out of control, resulting in a backlash.
"Who's so unlucky?" That was why Lin Li found it strange. Apart from Cromwell, which other mage would do such a stupid thing?
To put it a little exaggeratedly, it was simply suicide.
"A friend …" Kevin's voice was a little soft.
"I know him?"
"No, no, no, you don't."
"Oh …" Lin Li nodded. He did not know why, but he felt that Kevin's expression was a little flustered. But after some thought, he figured that Kevin would not lie to him given his honest character. Hence, he did not take it to heart, and only said with a troubled expression, "This is a little troublesome. Let me think of a way."
"Alright." In fact, even if Lin Li did not say it, Kevin knew that it was troublesome. He was also a mage. Although his level was not high, after all, he had received more than ten years of magic knowledge. How could he not know what mana collapse meant?
But this time, the one who had mana collapse was someone he had to save. He had to seize every possible hope. In fact, the fact that Lin Li could say "think of a way" instead of directly shaking his head and saying "there's no way" was enough to make him overjoyed …
"Let's wait for a while …" Lin Li rubbed between his brows, feeling a little headache.
Lin Li knew of a way to recover from the collapse of mana …
But there was no difference between knowing and not knowing about this method. It was too difficult to do it.
Among the Guru-level potion formulas, there was a potion called Elemental Origin.
Elemental Origin used a black lotus as the main ingredient, along with rare herbs like the Heart of Corrosion and the Leaf of the Origin Tree. Once it was concocted, all the mana could be fused in an instant and purified like a filter. In the process of purification, the originally chaotic mana would once again be brought under the control of mental strength.
This was a real Guru-level formula. Once concocted, it could let a Magic Shooter break through to the Archmage realm. Even if it was a powerhouse who had already stepped into the Archmage realm, it could at least increase his mana by a few levels.
The problem was …
This potion was not something ordinary people could concoct.
Needless to say, the Heart of Corrosion had to go deep into the Demon's Abyss. Apart from there, it could not be produced anywhere else. If Mr. Hammer Connoris was willing to cooperate, there might be a small chance. But this Leaf of the Origin Tree was almost impossible. Even when Lin Li was in the Endless World, he had never heard of anyone obtaining this herb. No one even knew where it grew. The only thing Lin Li knew about it was that a few Guru-level potions required it …
Even if Lin Li's Ring of Endless Storm was all-inclusive, he only had one ingredient — the black lotus. He did not even know where to find the other things.
In short, it was rather troublesome …
Lin Li shook his head, and put this matter aside for the time being. Sometimes, things like herbs were not something that could be obtained in a short period of time.
"Oh, yes, Kevin …" Just as he was about to return to his room, Lin Li suddenly thought of something. "When you were fighting with the Shadow's Nest, did you get a few pieces of magical equipment?"
"Yes, we did …" Kevin's face showed some doubt. He did not quite understand why Lin Li would suddenly ask about this.
"Did you bring them?"
"No, they are all in Jarrosus …"
"…"
After chatting with Argus in the dark alley at night, Lin Li immediately understood. Wasn't the Marathon Family in line with the characteristics of an external force, and being rich and overbearing? Moreover, Argus had also said that in the past 10 days, the Marathon Smithy had shipped out a large batch of magical equipment.
Where had this batch of equipment gone to? Lin Li was at least 50% sure that this batch of equipment had gone to the Shadow's Nest.
Only the Marathon Family could take out hundreds of sets of magical equipment so effortlessly, and only the Marathon Family could command a force like the Shadow's Nest. When all the signs came together, Lin Li felt as if he could see the hand behind his back.
The reason why he asked Kevin about the batch of equipment was that Lin Li wanted to take a look at it. He wanted to see if he could distinguish the craftsman who had made this batch of equipment through the characteristics of the forging process.
Unfortunately, Kevin did not bring it.
It was impossible to let Kevin describe it verbally. Other than a real blacksmith, the weapons that outsiders saw were basically the same. It was nothing more than a knife, a sword, or a piece of armor. At most, it had magical attributes attached to it. Only a real blacksmith master would be able to determine the craftsman of this equipment based on the clues on the equipment.
It seemed like he had to wait for Argus' reply …
"Oh, yes!" At this moment, Kevin suddenly smacked his forehead and took out something from his pocket. "This, I found this from a bandit of the Shadow's Nest!"
"What is this?" Lin Li frowned and reached out to take a look. This thing looked like a broken dagger. The handle had been burnt by fire magic, leaving only half of the blade made of refined iron. Lin Li casually tested it on the rattan chair. It did not seem to be as sharp as he had imagined.
"I got this dagger from a bandit." When Kevin said this, there was still some lingering fear on his face. "At that time, I was being held back by a level-eight warrior. This bandit took the opportunity to sneak up behind me and attack me with this dagger. At that time, I really thought I was dead. The dagger easily pierced through the Frost Armor and went straight into my back … If not for Uncle Gerian's timely action, I'm afraid I would not have the chance to come to Alanna …"
"Elemental Annihilation!" When Lin Li heard this, he immediately realized that this dagger had the Elemental Annihilation attribute. Only a weapon with such craftsmanship could easily break through the Frost Armor and hurt the body of a mage.
"Kevin, do you know how many of these weapons the Shadow's Nest has?"
"There should be more than 50 …" Kevin's face was a little pale. "This time, we lost a total of more than 40 mages. At least 10 of them were killed by sneak attacks from the back and directly broke through the Frost Armor. According to this data, the Shadow's Nest should have at least 50 such weapons …"
Lin Li nodded and did not continue to ask. Instead, his mind was calculating quickly. He was at least 90% sure that this matter was controlled by the Marathon Family. The Elemental Annihilation was a craftsmanship that only high-level blacksmiths could master. Moreover, the forging process was rather complicated and required a lot of time. Other than the Marathon Family, Lin Li really could not think of any other force that could provide so many weapons with the Elemental Annihilation attribute at once.
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