In Borg's opinion, although Lin Li already had Legendary-level abilities, he was still too young, after all. The biggest problem of young people was that they often couldn't look at problems rationally. He was sure that Cheyenne would agree to cooperate. Although the Dark Blade and the Malfa Family had many years of enmity, he was worried that the young Master Felic would bear a grudge because of the previous conflict.
The few Legendary masters present, including Cheyenne, all knew that Lin Li had a conflict with Stephen in the Blackstone Mountains. Hence, they had already guessed what Borg was going to do when he called Stephen in. Actually, Lin Li also knew what Borg wanted to do. He had encountered many similar situations ever since he came to Anril.
"Master Felic, this son of mine doesn't know how to restrain himself just because he has a little bit of talent. He offended you back then, and it's my fault for not disciplining him properly. Since we're going to cooperate on this matter, I hope that what happened in the past will not be an obstacle to our cooperation, "Borg said smilingly to Lin Li.
Borg was a Legendary powerhouse who had been famous for many years, and was also one of the leaders of the Dark Blade. It was not easy for him to say such words. However, Borg was obviously overthinking. Although Lin Li was not a magnanimous person, he still knew what was important and what was not. How could Stephen compare to Thunderbolt, one of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars?
Lin Li smiled indifferently, and calmly said, "Master Borg, you're overthinking. What happened back then was just a very ordinary competition, and it doesn't matter who's right or wrong." He thought to himself, It seems that Stephen didn't ask Borg about the trip after he returned.
Soon, Stephen's voice came from outside the tent, and he sounded rather excited. He probably thought that his father and the two elders had succeeded. After all, the Book of Eternity was a direct path to godhood for mages, and its temptation was irresistible to any mage.
Stephen lifted the curtains and was about to walk in excitedly when he heard his father's voice. However, he froze before his feet even touched the ground. The few people in the tent were all seated, and did not seem to have fought at all. In particular, the despicable Felic was also sitting there shamelessly. It was still acceptable for Master Cheyenne of the Malfa Family to sit there. After all, even the Dark Blade could not belittle the Malfa Family. However, the Tower of Dusk was nothing. What right did a force that didn't exist a year ago have to sit with the three Legendary-mages of the Dark Blade, even if he was lucky enough to become a Legendary-mage?
"Get your ass in here!" Borg shouted with an unfriendly expression.
Stephen shuddered and moved into the tent unwillingly. He came before his father and said, "Father, what can I do for you?"
"Disappointing thing!" Borg glared at Stephen, and said in a low voice, "Master Felic will form an alliance with us during this trip to the Haiga Mountain Range. Although Master Felic will not hold it against you for your previous offense, you have to apologize for your mistake."
"But Father, I …" Upon hearing this, Stephen panicked. He was the heir of the Dark Blade, and none of the forces in the Breezy Plains were worthy of him apologizing to.
"Didn't you hear what I said? Did I ask for your opinion? Go and apologize, now! "Borg interrupted Stephen and said in an unquestionable tone.
Stephen was stunned for a moment. Although he was extremely displeased, he did not dare to go against his father's words. He had no choice but to turn around and look at Lin Li, who was sitting there leisurely. He suppressed the displeasure in his heart, and said, "I … I'm sorry …"
"Louder! A man should be responsible for what he has done. Isn't it embarrassing enough for him to apologize like a woman!? "Borg shouted angrily.
Why! Why do I have to apologize to him!? If not for my good luck, I would have died in the Abyss of Tharlen a long time ago. It's all because of this fella in front of me. Why should I be the one apologizing!? Geresco's treasures should have belonged to me. If not for this Felic's tricks, I would have become a Legendary-mage! What the youngest Legendary-mage? What the rare genius? What Geresco's successor? All of these should have belonged to me!
Stephen clenched his fists tightly in his magic robe, and his body trembled slightly from anger. However, he had to listen to his father's words, and he didn't dare to disobey them. He took a deep breath and suppressed the hatred in him. "I'm sorry, Master Felic. Please forgive my rudeness!"
Actually, Lin Li did not care about that. He did not stop Borg because he had the same thoughts as Borg. He did not want to have any grudges in the collaboration for the time being. It was to let the Dark Blade rest assured. As a young man, how could Lin Li not be able to tell that Stephen was being petty? Hence, he waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly. "Alright, since we are going to work together in the future, let's forget about what happened in the past."
Stephen was fuming with anger. He thought to himself, I'll let you be arrogant for a few more days. I'll settle the score with you after I find the Immortal King's treasures. By then, you'll have to hand over the Book of Eternity obediently no matter how talented you are.
"Go down, don't embarrass me here!" Borg knew his son's character very well. Anyway, he was just expressing his attitude of cooperation.
Stephen felt as if he had been pardoned. He bowed to the masters present, and did not dare to look at Lin Li. He turned around and left the tent. He only dared to heave a sigh of relief when he was outside. He turned his head to look at the tent behind him, and thought to himself while gritting his teeth, I'll teach you a lesson one day. By then, it won't be as simple as making you apologize to me!
After Stephen left, Cheyenne and Lin Li expressed that they had no objections to the collaboration. The five Legendary masters then began to discuss the collaboration. They tacitly did not mention the distribution of benefits after the collaboration. Although it seemed like the Dark Blade had invested the most in the collaboration, who wouldn't want to get more for themselves? Hence, instead of causing any more problems because of this, they might as well leave it to the end. Who knew what was in the Immortal King's treasures?
"Since we have officially reached a consensus on the collaboration, we have also found some useful information regarding the Immortal King's treasures in order to express our sincerity. We can share it with the two of you."
After the Dark Blade obtained the treasure map from the Malfa Family, they did not only explore the areas involved, but also researched and verified a large amount of relevant information in various aspects. After all, even Legendary powerhouses did not dare to venture into the depths of the Haiga Mountain Range. They could only explore a certain area in the periphery to determine the location of the Immortal King's treasures. For more specific information, they could only refer to some information passed down from the Dark Age, and speculate the approximate location of the treasures through various comparisons.
In the process, the Dark Blade seemed to have obtained some interesting information, and were very sure that Cheyenne and Lin Li did not know about it. The Dark Blade had the backing of the Darkness Shrine, which was as ancient as the Brilliance Shrine. The Brilliance Shrine and the Darkness Shrine came from the even more ancient Eternal Shrine.
Of course, even the Dark Blade did not know that the Darkness Shrine and the Brilliance Shrine used to be one. Only the High Priest of the Darkness Shrine was qualified to know this secret. However, there was a large number of ancient documents in the Darkness Shrine, most of which were inherited from the Eternal Shrine.
Necromancer Tedya, who had participated in the auction of the Time Consignment Store, had been ordered to borrow some documents from the Darkness Shrine. Of course, given Tedya's status, he was not qualified to know about the Immortal King's treasures. He was merely there to borrow some information about the Haiga Mountain Range.
"However, in order to save some time so that we don't repeat ourselves, Master Cheyenne, why don't you tell us what you know first?" Borg was not in a hurry to reveal the information he had, and instead asked Cheyenne what he knew. What Borg said made sense. If the Malfa Family already knew what they were going to say, wouldn't it be a waste of time to talk for so long? Hence, Borg wanted to tell them what they knew first before telling them what they didn't know.
Although it made sense, Cheyenne still found it rather infuriating. Wasn't Borg clearly implying that the Malfa Family knew too little!? However, Cheyenne was not that petty. Since they wanted to hear it, he would say it himself. Besides, he really had to say something that they didn't know. The treasure map was copied from Lin Li, and he ended up leaking it to his arch-enemy, the Dark Blade. If Cheyenne could not come up with something valuable, he would be too embarrassed to talk about cooperation.
After all, the Dark Blade was a group of bandits. No matter how powerful they were, they were not very popular in the Breezy Plains. However, it was different for the Malfa Family. Hence, although they did not have the backing of the Darkness Shrine like the Dark Blade, it was not difficult for the Malfa Family to obtain some ancient documents given their power and connections in the Breezy Plains.
"This treasure map is no longer a secret now. I'm sure everyone is aware of the information that can be deciphered on it. However, in the process of studying it, I did discover something other than this treasure map. Since the three of us are cooperating now, I'll take it out for your reference. If there are any duplicates, it will prove the authenticity of the information. " Cheyenne was talking about what would happen if there were duplicates, but he looked rather conceited. It seemed like he was very confident in the information he had.
Upon hearing Cheyenne's confidence, be it Lin Li, who was sitting beside Cheyenne, or the three Legendary leaders of the Dark Blade who had a deep feud with Cheyenne, all of them listened attentively. Although they were bickering, they were already collaborators, after all, and had the same goal. Who wouldn't want to find the Immortal King's treasure?
"Everyone, I'm sure you're all familiar with Highlord Osric. Although we weren't born in that era, and haven't really seen how brutal the butcher Osric was, the end of the Dark Age didn't let Osric's name be forgotten. Until now, we are still researching and discovering the imprint that Osric left on Anril. " Cheyenne was very satisfied with their reactions. He could tell from their eyes that they probably did not know about the information that he had.
"Osric?"
They were naturally no stranger to Osric, who was known as the Butcher. Even Lin Li, who had just transmigrated to Anril for more than a year, had long heard of this name. He still remembered that Lin Li had explored an underground palace that Osric had built back in the Dragon Mountains, where there were two pieces of the debris of the stars, Raging Flames and Frost, as well as a natural Magical Domain waiting for him to collect.
However, the problem was that they were now discussing the Immortal King's treasure. Why would Cheyenne suddenly mention Osric? Lin Li was not the only one who was surprised. Even Borg and the others, who thought that they were the only ones who had exclusive information, could not help but be stunned when they heard Cheyenne's words. Clearly, this was something that they did not expect.
However, after thinking about it carefully, it did not seem impossible to say that there was a connection between the two. The reason why Osric had such high achievements was because he had obtained part of the Immortal King's inheritance. If the inheritance that Osric had obtained came from everyone's current goal, would there still be a need for them to go there? Given Osric's character, he would probably not leave anything for them. Hence, they could only go to Osric's grave to look for it.
"Seems like you guys have thought of something. However, I have to tell you that things are not as you think. Everyone knows that Osric obtained the position of a Highlord that only the High Elves' royal family can have as an ordinary High Elf. However, how much do you know about what happened before that? " Although Legendary powerhouses could control their emotions well, Cheyenne still felt a little smug at this moment because the person sitting opposite him was an old rival that he had fought with for many years.
What Cheyenne said really stumped Borg and the others. The reason why Osric was still remembered was not only because of his powerful abilities, but also because he had presided over a few massacres after he became a Highlord. Hence, his notoriety had been passed down for thousands of years. However, there were not too many detailed records of what Osric had done before he became a Highlord, including how he had obtained the Immortal King's inheritance. That was also a mystery to many people.
Cheyenne raised the teacup in front of him calmly and took a sip. Then, he continued, "In order to decipher the High Elves Print on the treasure map, I specially collected a large number of ancient documents. Among them, I focused on collecting information that had a comparison between the two languages."
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