In fact, William had invited Lin Li into the treasure vault of the Time Consignment Store with the intention of making amends and getting closer to Lin Li. After all, these were the treasures that had been accumulated by the Time Consignment Store for hundreds of years and more than 10 generations. It could be said to be the true foundation of the Time Consignment Store, and its value could not be measured with money. Lin Li was the first outsider to enter the treasure vault in hundreds of years.
From this alone, it could be seen how much William valued this collaboration.
Along the way, it was heavily guarded. A large number of guards from the Time Consignment Store protected the entire treasure vault impeccably. The endless magic gears and trigger mageweaths made Lin Li, a true master of magic, feel his scalp tingle. If not for William leading the way, even with the current strength of the Tower of Dusk, they would have to pay a huge price in order to break into the treasure vault.
The passageway in the basement continued to extend downwards. About a hundred meters underground, everyone finally saw a massive metal door. The door was about a dozen meters tall, and no one knew what kind of metal it was made of. Its entire body gave off a cold metallic luster, and waves of magic fluctuations emanated from it. No one knew whether the magic fluctuations came from the metal door itself or the magic items hidden behind it.
William stopped in front of the door, and took out a bunch of keys with a cautious look.
There were more than a hundred keys in the bunch. After William took them out, he began to insert them into the keyhole one by one. He twisted the keyhole every time he inserted one key into it. He looked like an old man with poor eyesight, trying to determine which key was the one to open the door to his house.
"Is it really that exaggerated …?" Lin Li thought to himself as he watched from the side. However, he soon stopped laughing, because he suddenly realized that although William would twist the key every time he inserted it, the angle and strength of the twist were completely different …
"F * ck, it's actually the Magical Thousand-contraption Lock. This Time Consignment Store is really generous …" After William inserted the key halfway, Lin Li could almost see that the treasure vault was actually using the real Magical Thousand-contraption Lock, which was said to be an iron wall that even Legendary Bandits could not break through.
Lin Li did not do much research on magic gears. He was at most at the Master-level, and was still a distance away from potions, forging, and enchantment skills. However, Lin Li had heard about the Magical Thousand-contraption Lock when he was in the Endless World. Legend had it that there were countless variations of the Magical Thousand-contraption Lock, and each variation had countless possibilities. Even the omniscient deities could not open the Magical Thousand-contraption Lock with calculations alone.
The only way to open the Magical Thousand-contraption Lock was to use keys — hundreds or even thousands of keys. Each key had to be inserted at a different angle, and there could not be the slightest mistake during the whole process.
Of course, the metal door in front of them only used about 100 keys, and could not be considered the peak of the Magical Thousand-contraption Lock. A truly powerful Magical Thousand-contraption Lock would require thousands of keys, or even tens of thousands of keys. Of course, those Magical Thousand-contraption Locks only existed in legends. Lin Li remembered that those Magical Thousand-contraption Locks were also called Omniscient Nature.
However, even though it was only an entry-level Magical Thousand-contraption Lock, it still took him more than half an hour to open it. When William finally stopped, he was already sweating profusely. "Alright, Mage Felic, we can go in now."
William said apologetically, and then slowly pushed the door open.
The scene inside was immediately displayed in front of everyone's eyes. There were no luxurious jewels, but rather a dazzling array of strange collectibles. There were all kinds of magical equipment, magical crystals, and tools used by various occupations, such as pharmacists' dispensing tools, blacksmiths' furnaces and hammers, inscription pens for drawing mageweaths, and even various tools for making magic gears.
The group took a quick look around and arrived at the place where the potion formulas were stored. William opened the magic box carefully and took out rolls of parchment scrolls from within. He deliberately took out six scrolls, and handed them to Lin Li. He carefully said, "Master Felic, I'm really sorry. These six scrolls should be part of the formula that I gave you previously. Please take a look and see if it's correct." If he had known that the formula was a heaven-defying Divine Potion, he might not have been so willing to give it away.
Lin Li didn't even have to reach out for it. Wilkinson and the rest went forward to take the scrolls, and two of them unfolded one of the scrolls and brought it to Lin Li.
Lin Li had already studied some of the formulas in his hands. He glanced at the scroll, and realized that it was indeed the formula of the Divine Potion. The contents of the scroll were the blueprints of some specialized tools. Although Lin Li didn't show it on his face, he was secretly delighted. Just by looking at the small design of the tool, he could tell that it contained some of the principles of pharmaceutics. It was indeed worthy of being a formula that could allow one to reach the realm of a Divine Smith.
Of course, the formula alone wasn't enough. Lin Li had studied the parts of the formula in his hands, and all of the herbs required were rare and rare. That was only one of the problems. The materials used for these specialized tools were also very precious, and the techniques needed to create them were even more stringent. The technique of concocting potions wasn't just a requirement for techniques, but also for the mastery of nomological power.
Lin Li knew that if he could meet all these stringent requirements, he would really have a chance to become a Divine Smith. That was a Divine Smith, the highest realm in the field of pharmaceutics, and a realm that only deities could step into!
Next, Lin Li looked at the other potion formulas one by one. Although none of them could compare to the Divine Potion, the effects of the other potions were also rather attractive.
For example, one of the formulas of the Dragon Strength Potion could be considered a rare and exquisite product. The Dragon Strength Potion could allow the drinker to temporarily gain the power of the Wyrm. Be it physical strength or physical strength, there would be a huge improvement. Besides, the herbs required were not too troublesome, either. The cost of a bottle of Dragon Strength Potion was only 10,000 to 20,000 gold coins. If one had a group of strong Warriors and a large supply of Dragon Strength Potion, their combat power would be terrifying.
There was also the Withering Potion, which was the natural nemesis of Nature Magic. After consuming it, one would be almost immune to Nature Magic. Although it wouldn't last for too long, even a short minute would be enough to cause terrifying damage to any mage who was proficient in Nature Magic.
For example, if Lin Li had such a bottle of Withering Potion in the battle in the Harvest Square just now, Vidas would probably have been defeated even more miserably.
Lin Li browsed through the potion formulas one by one, and the smile on his face grew wider and wider. These were good things that couldn't be bought with money. Besides, he now had a group of competent pharmacists under him. As long as the batch of herbs that Seven Leaf Grass promised to deliver arrived, the Tower of Dusk would have countless powerful potions.
At this moment, William could tell from Lin Li's expression that the potions that were deemed impossible to be concocted by a pharmaceutics Master were rather confident in the hands of this young pharmaceutics Master. Hence, taking this opportunity, William smiled, and said, "Master Felic, do you think we can talk about cooperation?"
Lin Li didn't answer, and simply nodded without shifting his gaze away from the formulas.
It wasn't that William didn't feel that there was something wrong with his attitude, because he knew that to a pharmacist, a potion formula that he had never seen before was akin to a mage seeing a new magic spell. The temptation could definitely be described as fatal.
Hence, William gently cleared his throat again, and smilingly said, "Master Felic, I already have a plan for cooperation. Let me tell you about it. The most important thing in pharmaceutics is probably the potion formula, followed by the herbs needed for the preparation of the potion. That's also a huge investment. Hence, this is what I'm thinking. I'll provide all the herbs needed for the formula, while the Tower of Dusk will provide the techniques for the preparation of the potion. We'll split the profits of the potion 60-40. The Time Consignment Store will take 60%, while the Tower of Dusk will take 40%. What do you think? "
Lin Li smiled and waved his hand at Wilkinson, gesturing for him and his companions to put down the potion formulas. He then turned to look at William, but didn't say anything. Instead, he turned around and walked out of the treasure vault. Upon seeing this, Wilkinson and his companions threw the formulas in their hands to the side and quickly followed.
This time, William was extremely anxious. If no one were to prepare the potion, it would be a pile of useless paper. He hurriedly chased after Lin Li, and pleaded, "Master Felic, don't go, don't go. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, we can discuss it again. Isn't business all about negotiation?"
Lin Li stopped in his tracks, and looked at William mockingly without a trace of anger on his face. Smiling faintly, he said, "That's right, business is all about negotiation. However, Mr William, you seem to have forgotten that I'm not a businessman. I'm a mage, and there's no such thing as' negotiation 'in the dictionary of mages."
William felt his heart clench violently, and he finally realized a problem. The young man in front of him was not one of his usual business partners, but a powerful mage. Not long ago, this powerful mage had defeated Master Vidas of the Elven Kingdom in the Harvest Square. Vidas was a terrifying existence at the peak of level-22.
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