The two of them only came out of the meeting room when it was lunchtime. No one knew what they had talked about, but almost everyone, including Herza and Gavin, had seen them walk out of the meeting room with their arms around each other's shoulders affectionately. The smiles on their faces were even more shameless than usual …
"Oh, yes, I forgot to ask you just now. The inauguration ceremony is still two days away. You didn't come to Black Clouds Town so early just to scold me, did you?" After lunch in Black Clouds Town, Lin Li invited Macklin into the study of the Tower of Dusk again, and the two of them chatted casually.
"Why, can't I scold you?" Macklin glared at him, and put on a rascally face.
"Yes, yes, of course you can …" Lin Li touched his nose. "But other than scolding me, there should be something more meaningful in your life, right?"
"Nonsense …" Macklin looked at the fella unhappily. "I rushed all the way from Alanna just to tip you off, you little bastard …"
Lin Li was stunned. "Tip off what? Tip off what …?"
"Last month, the Marathon Family reached an agreement with the Dwarf Kingdom. Both parties will build a workshop in the Breezy Plains. The Marathon Family will provide the funds, and the Dwarf Kingdom will provide the technology. That nephew of Wilhelm, Gaud, will be sent over to preside over this matter. Oh, and Wilhelm's second son, Lauren, will also be sent over …"
"Gaud?" Hearing this name, Lin Li immediately thought of the young man who looked very similar to Matthias in the Fire Plume Ridge. If there was anyone in the Marathon Family that Lin Li was wary of other than Wilhelm, it would undoubtedly be this Gaud. Back then, Argus had blocked him in the cave because of Gaud's guidance. This was not a fool like Matthias …
"There's another bad news …"
"There's more?" Lin Li was startled, and cursed in his heart. Could this old man be a crow? Why did he not do anything but bring me bad news …?
"A few days ago, Andoine came to me and said that the people from the Brilliance Shrine seemed to be asking the Supreme Council about you. Although they didn't mention any names, their characteristics were at least 70% similar to yours. Kid, did you offend the people from the Brilliance Shrine recently?"
"I don't think so …" Lin Li said subconsciously, but then he remembered the banquet in Roland City, and the young and beautiful Paladin …
It can't be that strange …
It's just two Undead creatures. Is there a need to be so exciting? Even the Supreme Council was alarmed …
"Anyway, you'd better be careful. The Brilliance Shrine is not a joke. Don't look for trouble all day long. If you really piss off those perverts, even the Supreme Council would have to be wary …" Macklin knew his trial apprentice's character very well. He was famous for causing trouble, so Macklin was not surprised that he would offend the Brilliance Shrine …
"Got it …"
"Why don't you look for Englos and ask around? That old fellow is the Archbishop of the Brilliance Shrine. You might be able to get some information from him … "
"Yes, we'll talk about it when we meet him in two days."
The news that Macklin brought was getting worse and worse. Unfortunately, Lin Li did not have time to digest it, because he found out something even worse the next morning — he was going bankrupt!
After coming to Anril for so long, Lin Li had never been in such an awkward situation. Back then, he had earned more than a million gold coins from the auction of the Arcane Magic Potion in Jarrosus. After that, he worked with the Mannes and Saruman Families to run an extremely profitable potion business. His monthly income of hundreds of thousands of gold coins was enough to make any businessman jealous. Furthermore, this was just the beginning. The Chamber of Commerce had not built up enough reputation, and there were no fixed customers. When everything stabilized, the income would definitely be more than ten times what it was now!
Logically speaking, it was impossible for Lin Li to be short of money. He had always lived a simple life, and was no different from a commoner. He would spend some gold coins on magical research, but he had the Ring of Endless Violence and countless magical materials from another world. From a mage apprentice to an Archmage, he had never bought any magical materials.
All of this was because of the Tower of Dusk.
Millions of gold coins in savings and hundreds of thousands of gold coins per month were considered an astronomical figure to most people. However, when it was used for the Guild of Magic, it seemed to be a little difficult to make ends meet. The Tower of Dusk had spent too much gold coins. It could not be helped. Lin Li's demands were too harsh. The cost of the Tower of Dusk had far exceeded the Supreme Council's budget. The Supreme Council was not a charity fund, so of course, he had to settle the excess himself. With this, Lin Li immediately realized that his pockets were almost empty …
"Why am I so poor?" This was the second time since Lin Li came to Anril that he was so desperate to get a large sum of money.
It couldn't be helped. Although the Tower of Dusk had already been built, it was actually just an empty shell, and there were too many things that needed to be perfected. The money required was definitely not a small amount. Putting everything else aside, the 20 Magical Crystal Cannons alone would probably cost Lin Li a lot of money. Besides, he had no choice but to buy them. Otherwise, wouldn't the cannon room that he had spent so much effort and even used a large amount of Eternal Adamantine to build be in vain?
Fortunately, he would be able to get a batch of Ice Crystal Iron soon. If he used it well, it should be able to solve this urgent problem.
The next morning, Lin Li went to Doland to find Kaman, who was busy in the trading house.
"Mage Felic, you came at the right time. I was planning to look for you in Black Clouds Town in the afternoon …" Kaman hurriedly put down what he was doing when he saw Lin Li enter, and welcomed the God of Fortune with a face full of smiles.
"I have something to talk to you about too, but there's no rush. You can speak first …"
"Yesterday morning, I received a batch of food from Roland City. According to the people who delivered it, you were the one who asked them to send it over …" Kaman became excited at the mention of this matter. He really had a good eye to follow such a resourceful God of Fortune.
The batch of food yesterday morning was delivered by a group of soldiers who were fully armed and well-trained. They might even be the most elite troops in Roland City. To be able to get such a troop to help deliver the food, this God of Fortune must be resourceful. Could it be that he had really rescued the castellan's son from the hands of the Syer Bandits this time?
Kaman trembled with excitement at the thought of this possibility. It would be hard not to get rich from being connected to the castellan of Roland City …
"It's here so soon? Seems like Roland City is quite efficient … "Lin Li's mood improved when he heard that the food had been delivered. He had finally heard some good news after hearing so much bad news in the past two days." If you're free in the afternoon, get that dwarf here and exchange the Ice Crystal Iron for … "
If it had been in the past, Lin Li wouldn't have been so anxious, but it was different now. He had heard from Macklin yesterday that the Marathon Family was going to build a Smithing Workshop in the Breezy Plains. If they found out about the existence of this batch of Ice Crystal Iron, there might be some trouble.
"Alright, I'll get it done right away."
"Don't rush, I have something else to ask you …" Lin Li quickly stopped Kaman. "How much profit does your ore exchange make in a year?"
"If the market is good, about a million gold coins …" Kaman did not dare to hide anything from this God of Fortune. He told Lin Li everything. "Also, it depends on luck. To be honest, I have a group of miners. If I find a good vein, I can mine it myself. That way, the profit is not small …"
"You have your own miners?"
"Yes."
"Very good. Find me this group of miners. In three days at most, I will show you the way to get rich."
"Alright!" Kaman's eyes lit up, and he agreed without hesitation.
By the time Lin Li left the Exchange, he had already briefed Kaman on a bunch of things, the most important of which was to get Kaman to buy a smithy in Doland. However, according to Kaman, it would be difficult to do so. For some reason, the demand for blacksmiths in Doland had skyrocketed. A low-level blacksmith could be hired for 100 gold coins a month, but now it had risen to 200 gold coins, and there was no guarantee that he would be able to hire one …
"I've really seen a ghost. I don't know which bastard did this …"
Lin Li knew who the bastard was. Needless to say, it had to be the work of the Marathon Family. Although they had the technology provided by the Dwarf Kingdom to build the workshop in the Breezy Plains, it was impossible for them to completely use the dwarven blacksmiths. With the wealth of the Marathon Family, it would be good if they did not hire all the blacksmiths in Doland.
However, Lin Li was not worried. Low-level blacksmiths could only determine the output. The fate of a workshop was still decided by the top blacksmiths. A month later, the Time Consignment Store would hold an auction. Then, he would see if the Marathon Family could really monopolize the forging market in the Breezy Plains.
It was almost evening when Lin Li returned to the Tower of Dusk. Everyone knew that the next day was the inauguration ceremony, so no one came to disturb him. Lin Li had a rare good sleep.
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