Old Merlin only had a Strong Energy Crystal, and there was no more chance after using it once. But what the Guild of Magic had was a master who could give out Awakening Potions at will, and two bottles at once.
If the previous bottle of Awakening Potion had brought him disappointment, then this one had undoubtedly plunged him into despair.
Gerian, who had fully recovered his mana, was troublesome enough. Now that he had another bottle of Awakening Potion in hand, how could Old Merlin fight?
Looking at the smiling young mage, Old Merlin's heart was suddenly filled with remorse.
He had been guessing who the mysterious pharmacist in the Jarrosus Guild of Magic was.
He had thought it was Gerian himself, and he had also thought it was Kevin, who was nearly 30 years old, and he had even thought of the many old but mediocre mages in the Emerald Tower. But he had never thought that it would be this young mage who looked less than 20 years old!
Old Merlin couldn't be blamed. Everyone knew that the most important thing in pharmaceutics was the accumulation of time. There were no shortcuts in this field, and there were no so-called geniuses. No matter how smart a person was, they needed to accumulate experience through repeated failures and explore for a long time to find a way to the top. Old Merlin hadn't even dreamed of such a young pharmacist.
If he had known that the pharmacist was him, he would have killed him just now. Who cared about Gerian's help? As long as he killed the pharmacist, the Merlin Family would no longer have an opponent in Jarrosus City. So what if he and Gerian were both injured? Could it be that the Merlin Family of today could not defeat a Guild of Magic that had lost Gerian?
But now, it was too late to say anything.
Gerian had fully recovered, and under his protection, he had no chance to touch the pharmacist.
For the first time, Old Merlin's face showed a depressed expression.
He knew that he had lost, and it was a very humiliating defeat.
From sending Cromwell to show goodwill at the beginning, to challenging Gerian with the Strong Energy Crystal in the end.
Every step had been calculated in advance, but every step had gone wrong.
Cromwell was swept out of the Emerald Tower with a water curtain, and Gerian stood up again with a bottle of Awakening Potion. All of this was because of the mage named Felic. Unknowingly, this young man had become the most terrifying enemy of the Merlin Family, even more terrifying than the strongest mage in Jarrosus, Gerian.
In order for the Merlin Family to survive the future crisis, they had to get rid of this terrifying young mage first.
Old Merlin looked at Cromwell beside him, and then at the smiling Lin Li. Finally, he gritted his teeth and made a painful decision.
"I've lost." Old Merlin's voice was a little hoarse, but everyone could still hear it clearly.
"Hahahaha …" Gerian laughed ungracefully, and his arrogant voice could be heard by the whole street. "Do I need you to tell me that? Why don't you go look at yourself in the mirror? You're f * cking swollen from my beating … "
Although Old Merlin had been mentally prepared before he spoke, he still had the urge to vomit blood when he heard Gerian's words. Did this old fatty know what shame was?
Old Merlin told himself desperately to endure! He had to endure it!
"Did I lose to you?" After glaring at Gerian fiercely, Old Merlin shifted his gaze to Lin Li. "I lost to this young pharmacist!"
"What's the difference?" Gerian laughed arrogantly. "Anyway, you've recovered your mana now. If you're not convinced, you can fight with me again to see who's the strongest mage in Jarrosus City!"
"…" Old Merlin's face was livid, and he cursed all 18 generations of Gerian's ancestors in his heart. Fight again my * ss. You have the Awakening Potion in your hand now, only a lunatic would want to fight with you again …
"Forget it, Gerian. I admit that you're the strongest mage in Jarrosus City." In order to swallow this anger, Old Merlin almost bit his teeth until they bled. He said tearfully, "But what's the point? So what if you're the strongest mage in Jarrosus City? Can the strongest mage shield and connive? Everyone saw clearly that this pharmacist has insulted the heir of the Merlin Family. If the Guild of Magic can't give an explanation, I guarantee there will be a real war between the two strongest forces in Jarrosus City! "
"It won't do you any good!" Although Gerian's tone was tough, his expression had changed.
With a potion master, the Guild of Magic had a chance to rise. With the help of the auction of the 30 bottles of Arcane Magic Potion, the Guild of Magic would develop to a considerable level in a short period of time. By then, the 11 mage families and the six underground forces would all have to bow to the Guild of Magic.
At such a critical time, Gerian would never want to start a war with the Merlin Family.
Although Gerian was not afraid of the Merlin Family, and even had great confidence in destroying them in one fell swoop with the help of the potion provided by Lin Li, this was not in the interests of the Guild of Magic. Even if they won the battle between the two strongest forces, it would be a pyrrhic victory, which would only leave opportunities for other forces to take advantage of.
It was also for this reason that Gerian did not act rashly. He had the absolute upper hand, and if he wanted to, he could kill Old Merlin and his son outside the Emerald Tower with the advantage of a bottle of Awakening Potion. But so what? The Merlin Family was not the Guild of Magic. Their strength came from wealth and power. Losing Old Merlin, an Archmage, was not fatal to them. The revenge that followed would plunge Jarrosus City into chaos.
"For the sake of the dignity of the Merlin Family, I will occasionally do some strenuous and unrewarding things." For the first time in the conversation, Old Merlin had the upper hand.
"Dignity?"
"That's right!" Old Merlin's expression was solemn as he pointed the staff in his hand at Lin Li in the crowd. "Since this pharmacist has the guts to insult the heir of the Merlin Family, I think he should also have the guts to accept the challenge of the insulted!"
Hearing this, Gerian gave Cromwell a strange look, and suddenly burst into laughter. "This is your so-called dignity? Don't tell me you're not awake yet. Do you think your little brat has a chance to defeat Mage Felic? "
"All I want is a chance for a fair fight. Only the two of them, no one is allowed to intervene!"
"After all this, you're just here for this?" Gerian was in a good mood for a while. Only now did he understand that the old man had threatened him for a long time just to let his useless son duel with Lin Li.
Thinking of the huge gap in strength between the two sides, he almost couldn't wait to agree. It was only when he suddenly remembered that Lin Li was not an ordinary member of the Guild of Magic that he refrained from expressing his stance immediately. He only asked Lin Li in a low voice, "What do you think?"
"Let's fight then …" Lin Li was indifferent. Although he was not as optimistic as Gerian, he was all too clear about Cromwell's strength. As long as Old Merlin did not intervene directly, everything would be easy. No matter what tricks he played, it would be difficult for Cromwell to pose a threat to him.
After today's battle, he had a deeper understanding of magic. Absolute power was far more important than skill. Even if he did not have superhuman talent, he could still sweep away everything with tyrannical power, just like what Old Merlin had done to him in the beginning.
"A month later, I will invite the leaders of all the forces in Jarrosus to witness this duel. Gerian, do you think this is fair enough?"
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, your son is just a dish …"
"Hmph!" Old Merlin finally could not hold it in. Amid Gerian's arrogant laughter, he left with Cromwell in a huff.
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