Vidas clearly remembered that before he left the Emerald Forest, the elders had carefully reminded him that humans were the most shameless and untrustworthy race in Anril. Hence, whenever it came to matters of trust, he had to think of a way to prevent the other party from going back on their word.
"Castellan Arathor, please arrange a suitable place for us to fight. Besides, Mage Felic, I hope that there can be witnesses for our battle. Hence, why don't we let them be the spectators of our bet? " Vidas knew that apart from being untrustworthy, humans were also very prideful. Hence, if there were many witnesses, he wouldn't have to worry about the other party going back on their word.
Actually, it wasn't just the elves. The other races also had the same view of humans, which was that they were cunning and untrustworthy. Even the demons in the Abyss who often tempted humans to sell their souls would rack their brains for the sake of the terms of the contract, lest the cunning humans took advantage of them.
Hence, every young elf who was about to leave the tribe and enter the human kingdom would be repeatedly warned by the elders of the tribe about the evil deeds of humans. In terms of age, Vidas was actually not considered young even among the elves who had a long lifespan. However, as the first batch of newborn elves who entered the Emerald Forest, he was still repeatedly warned by the elders before he left.
"Vidas, don't think that nothing in this world can threaten you just because you have Legendary-level power. Those cunning and insidious humans are best at using conspiracies to close the gap in strength. They will pretend to be your friends to gain your trust and make you do all sorts of dangerous things for them. In the end, they will even stab you in the heart with a poisoned dagger when they celebrate.
"Don't believe in their promises. Even if they swear to the gods, they will trample on them in the blink of an eye. They don't have any reverence for the gods at all. They only believe in benefits, and they can even betray their own brothers for the sake of benefits. "
The elves who had always thought of themselves as elegant actually used so many nasty words to describe humans. Just listening to them was a form of torture. Vidas was even asked to repeat the elders' words many times before the elders let him leave the Emerald Forest with peace of mind.
Vidas didn't think that he wouldn't be able to deal with a human kid given his strength in the Legendary-realm. Even if Lin Li could come up with some plots and tricks, any plots and tricks would be futile in the face of absolute strength. However, during his time in the human kingdom, he had read a large number of historical documents of the human race, and he knew that what the elders had told him was not groundless. In the history of the human race, especially between countries, it was not uncommon for them to start a war right after signing an alliance agreement with each other.
Vidas wasn't afraid that the human mage named Lin Li would go back on his word, because the dead wouldn't have the chance to do so. However, he had also heard from Arathor that Lin Li was the owner of the Tower of Dusk and the President of the Breezy Plains Guild of Magic. Although he did not take the Tower of Dusk seriously, the Guild of Magic was supported by the Supreme Council. That was the reason why he requested for more bystanders.
Although the elves were arrogant, they were not arrogant to the point of being condescending. Apophis and the other Sanctuary powerhouses of the Supreme Council had once fought alongside Geresco. The elders of the elves, and even the current elven queen, were not willing to provoke the Supreme Council for no reason.
Vidas didn't want to cause any trouble for the queen and the elders because of a mere human mage. Hence, the main purpose of having more bystanders was to prove to the Supreme Council that the battle was established on a fair and open basis. When the time came, the Supreme Council wouldn't be able to say anything about it. Although the bystanders were all humans, Vidas wasn't worried that they would collude with each other, because everyone knew that humans were the best at infighting.
Hearing that the two of them had decided on the battle, Arathor got a little anxious. He initially thought that Lin Li was a smart person, and since he already had enough money to buy the item, he wouldn't have to take part in the battle. However, he didn't expect that he would end up doing something like this again. He had already bought the item, and yet he was only changing the stakes of the battle.
Come on, you don't seem like a slow-witted person! Didn't you feel the aura that Vidas released just now? That's the aura of a Legendary-mage!
Arathor was now in a dilemma. If it had been another Legendary powerhouse, the outcome might not have been too bad, but the problem was that Vidas was not only a Legendary-mage, but also an elf. Elves had never had a good impression of humans.
If the other party to the battle had been someone else, such as the mercenary leaders downstairs or the leaders of the Brotherhood, Arathor wouldn't have found it too difficult. However, Lin Li was not someone that the leaders of the small forces downstairs could compare to. Although the Tower of Dusk didn't seem to be very powerful, it was, after all, established with the support of the Supreme Council. Although the Breezy Plains Guild of Magic had only been established for less than a year, Lin Li was still the President of the Guild of Magic. If something were to happen to him in Roland City, or even if he died, how would Arathor explain it to the Supreme Council?
Putting aside the fact that the Supreme Council wouldn't care, Lin Li might not be the President of the Breezy Plains Guild of Magic, but he was also a pharmacist. Look at how Master William entertained Lin Li. The potion that Lin Li had concocted was sold at a sky-high price of 10,000,000 gold coins just now. Although the price might be a little high, the effects of the potion were obvious, and it was obviously not something that an ordinary pharmacist could concoct.
Arathor looked at the people around him, only to realize that they were all high-level pharmacists. Are these high-level pharmacists crazy? How could they join a small force that had just been established? Arathor was certain that William definitely knew something that he didn't. Otherwise, he wouldn't have arranged for them to be in the first VIP room. Wasn't he afraid that the other VIPs wouldn't be happy about it? William's attitude was no longer deliberately befriending Lin Li. Instead, it was almost as if he was trying to suck up to Lin Li.
There were only a few people in Anril who could make William suck up to Lin Li, and Arathor was definitely not one of them. Although Arathor also had a great reputation in the Breezy Plains, he was still very clear about his own status. However, the problem now was that his worries were of no help at all. He couldn't persuade either of the two parties.
"Mage Felic, if there's anything, we can sit down and talk about it. There's no need to do such a disagreeable thing. You may not know this, but Master Vidas has some connections in the Emerald Forest. Don't you want that branch for the herbs? With Master Vidas's connections, you can get whatever you want in the Emerald Forest, "Arathor tried to persuade Lin Li patiently. At the same time, he deliberately hinted at Vidas' identity by addressing him as a Master.
However, not only did Lin Li know that Vidas had Legendary-level abilities, he had also seen through his disguise, and knew that he was an elven Legendary-mage. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Vidas had displayed Legendary-level abilities just now, Lin Li wouldn't have bothered with him at all. The battle was too boring, and would just be a waste of time. However, since Vidas was a Legendary-mage, Lin Li didn't want to miss the opportunity to verify what he had learned. After all, it was rare to get a chance to fight with a Legendary powerhouse.
Besides, Lin Li was also very interested in the bet that Vidas had mentioned, which was a treasure that was said to be as valuable as that branch. No one would complain about having too many treasures, even though it was said that one shouldn't rely too much on external help on the path of pursuing the true meaning of power. In particular, when one reached the Legendary-realm, they would have to rely on themselves to understand every bit of nomological power. However, the role of treasures couldn't be ignored. At least, they could give one a greater guarantee on the path of pursuing the true meaning of power, and allow one to continue on. Moreover, treasures that could be called treasures by Legendary powerhouses usually contained powerful nomological power, which would allow the user to have a greater understanding of the nomological power.
Of course, Lin Li didn't think that the value of the treasure that Vidas mentioned could really be compared to that branch. It was the most valuable piece of the debris of the stars, Rebirth, which had grown together with the Tree of Eternity at the beginning of the world. If there were any treasures in this world that could be compared to the value of Rebirth, it would be the same six pieces of the debris of the stars.
Lin Li simply smiled indifferently at Castellan Arathor's persuasion. However, what he said was similar to what Vidas had said. He just asked Castellan Arathor to help arrange a venue for the battle. As for the bystanders, Lin Li believed that there were still many people who had nothing better to do. As long as the news of the battle was announced, they would probably swarm there immediately.
Seeing that Lin Li didn't seem to have heard what he said, Arathor knew that there was no use in trying to persuade him, let alone Vidas. Although Arathor hadn't heard Vidas mention his identity in the Elven Kingdom, he could tell from his interactions with Vidas that this Legendary-mage was probably a big shot in the Elven Kingdom.
Arathor could almost guess the outcome of this battle. If Mage Felic only had some achievements in pharmaceutics, and his personal strength was mediocre, things would actually be easy to handle. However, the problem was that Mage Felic was not easy to deal with, either. Regardless of what method he used back then, he had killed a Legendary Lich and a Humerus Wyrm, after all. Even if he wasn't in the Legendary-realm, he definitely had a powerful trump card.
If the two powerhouses were to fight and neither was willing to give in to the other, they would probably get into a real fight soon. In particular, Vidas was an elf, and elves had never had a good impression of humans. If they really got into a fight, Mage Felic's fate could almost be predicted.
"Alright then, please wait a moment. I'll arrange a venue for you," Arathor said with a heavy sigh. Arathor sighed heavily. Now, he could only pray to God and hope that the situation would not get out of hand.
Feeling perturbed, Arathor went downstairs, and first asked someone to arrange the venue for the battle, while he went backstage to look for William to think of a solution. After all, William should know more about Mage Felic than he did. Perhaps he could think of a way to stop the battle between the two of them.
The mysterious treasure that had appeared at the end of the auction had indeed lived up to his expectations. It had actually created a transaction record of 15,000,000 gold coins, which was probably a rare record not only in the Time Consignment Store, but also in the entire Anril. After the auction was concluded, William suppressed the excitement in his heart, and gave a speech to all the guests before announcing the end of the auction.
However, just as the people below the stage were about to get up and leave, they were surprised to see Castellan Arathor of Roland City running onto the stage anxiously. Upon sight of this, everyone couldn't help but stop in their tracks. Although they didn't go forward to listen to what Arathor and William were saying, they didn't have the intention to leave, either. Instead, they waited curiously for something to happen.
"Wh … What!?" After hearing Arathor's words, William's mood immediately fell to the freezing point. All the joy he had felt about the sky-high transaction record and the most successful auction vanished in an instant.
"Master William, can you think of a way to persuade that Mage Felic?" Arathor asked William with hope in his eyes.
William glanced at the people below the stage who were waiting to watch the show, and pulled Arathor to the side of the stage. He lowered his voice, and angrily said, "Arathor, don't tell me you don't know the rules of the auction? How can you bring someone to look for Mage Felic? Aren't you creating trouble for me? You should have seen from the scene when the potion was being auctioned just now that Mage Felic is not an ordinary mage. There are many distinguished guests at this auction today. Why did I arrange for him to be in the first VIP room? "
Arathor could only smile bitterly at William's complaints, and said, "How could I not see that? However, things have already come to this. You should have also felt the commotion upstairs just now. No matter how powerful that Mage Felic is, he's only in his early twenties, after all. You'd better help to persuade him."
Persuade? How am I supposed to persuade him? Mage Felic spent money to buy the potion, and the 15,000,000 gold coins wasn't just for show. Do you want me to persuade him to spend the money and give the potion to Vidas? Or do you want me to cancel the auction and sell the potion to Vidas at a lower price?!
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