"Great sword, it's really a great sword!" Al 'Akir's only consolation now was the Master-level longsword that had just been forged.
The two keys of the Alanna Guild of Magic could finally be combined. However, Aldwin and Macklin, who had been looking forward to it for a long time, did not feel much joy because Megard's arrival meant that the exploration of Osric's mausoleum was no longer a matter for the Alanna Guild of Magic.
Of course, on the other hand, with Megard, a Sanctuary powerhouse, and Andoine and Rosen, the two experienced Legendary powerhouses, they would have a greater chance of exploring Osric's mausoleum. After all, the Highlord was also a talented genius in the Dark Age. Hence, his mausoleum would probably not be open for anyone to take.
The group of people returned to the Alanna Guild of Magic, and the first thing they did was to report the news to Megard. Andoine, who had witnessed Lin Li's forging process with his own eyes, was naturally proud of himself for having a good eye for talent. Of course, he couldn't help but compare Rosen's disciple, Gryffindor.
However, after hearing the news, Megard did not seem to be excited at all. Instead, he glanced at Lin Li calmly, and said, "The success of this matter is just to make up for your previous mistakes. No matter how strong a person is, keeping his promises is the most basic quality of a person. I hope you can learn from this lesson."
After hearing Megard's words, everyone was stunned for a moment, and Andoine was a little displeased. He frowned, and said, "Master Megard, your words seem to be a little inappropriate. Felic was the one who helped us win back the other half of the key. His contribution shouldn't be negated just because you said so."
"Andoine, how can you question the arbitrator's words? Felic had once promised to help the Alanna Guild of Magic win the bet before the end of the bet. However, until the end of the bet, he had yet to fulfill his promise. If he had kept his promise, we wouldn't have had to ask Al 'Akir to extend the time limit of the bet, and we wouldn't have fallen into a passive position because of that. The arbitrator is right. Keeping promises is a basic quality of a person. If he can't even do that, I doubt if President Felic has the ability to lead the Breezy Plains Guild of Magic. As his teacher, you can't say that you don't have any responsibility. "Rosen sat next to Megard, his eyelids drooping as if he was looking at the table.
"Is that so? Don't tell me you don't know where Felic was during the period of the bet? He worked hard for the construction and development of the Guild of Magic in the Breezy Plains. If it weren't for his efforts, the Guild of Magic wouldn't have been able to gain a foothold in the Breezy Plains and develop to its current scale with the support of the Supreme Council! " Although Andoine usually behaved sloppily and seemed to be somewhat cynical, he could not tolerate any mistakes, especially when it was his own student who was being criticized.
Rosen slowly raised his eyes and looked at Megard who was seated at the head of the table. He then turned to look at Andoine with a sneer, and said, "As a member of the Supreme Council, the first thing you have to do is to be absolutely fair. Felic is your student, and that has made you lose your sense of fairness. You can't defend him as a reason for him to break his promise. Since he can't be sure that he has the ability to fulfill his promise, he shouldn't make promises to others. Don't forget, he's the President of the Guild of Magic, and he represents the Guild of Magic, the Supreme Council, and all mages. "
Aldwin and Macklin looked at each other with an awkward expression on their faces. They had asked Felic for help, but they didn't expect to cause such trouble for him before they could even thank him. However, Rosen made it sound so righteous that they couldn't refute him at all.
"Rosen, don't try to slander me. Aren't you just jealous that my student is stronger than your stupid student? Mages are not prophets. Who knows when they'll be free in the future? Besides, even if Felic doesn't agree to help, can you find me another mage who's a Smithing Master? Isn't the result the same? Macklin, let me ask you, after you asked Felic for help, did you look for anyone else? Did you find anyone who's both a Smithing Master and a mage!? "Andoine asked as he turned to look at Macklin.
Macklin secretly lamented in his heart, Who did I offend? You guys are from the Supreme Council. You can quarrel and fight all you want, but don't drag me into it. I'm just an Archmage, alright?
"Okay, Andoine, Felic is your student, and I can understand your protectiveness towards him. However, don't forget that as a teacher, you not only have to teach your students knowledge, but you also have to teach them how to behave. This matter has passed, and what we have to do now is to consider the exploration plan of Osric's mausoleum. " Just when Andoine and Rosen were about to quarrel, Megard suddenly spoke up to end the topic. However, it was obvious that he still felt that Andoine did not teach his students well.
After all, Megard was an arbitrator and a Sanctuary powerhouse. Although Andoine was displeased, he did not have a chance to continue retorting since Megard had ended the topic. Hence, he had no choice but to glare at Rosen and pull Lin Li to the side to sit down.
Megard hung up a map that was filled with dense lines and labels. He then said to everyone, "This is a re-depiction of the High Elves' map that was passed down from the Dark Age. According to the information on the map, this should be the structure map of Osric's mausoleum. "
"Hmph, Felic was the one who found it," Andoine muttered in displeasure.
The map that Megard took out was precisely based on the two pieces of rag that Lin Li had given to Andoine back then, and was redrawn in the form of a graph. The High Elves did not like boring lines, nor did they like monotonous squares. They thought that the language of their race was the most perfect language in the world. Hence, they were used to using tongue twisters to express everything. Even a person who was proficient in the High Elves' language would have to study the so-called map of the High Elves for a long time before they could understand some of the mysteries.
The map of the Sky Castle that Lin Li had obtained back then was actually just a painting of the Sky Castle, and the real map was the extremely complicated High Elves Print beside it. In order to figure out the meaning of those words, Lin Li had put in a lot of effort into studying the High Elves' language. However, even then, he still could not draw the words into a real map. In the end, the Dark Blade relied on the ancient literature of the Darkness Shrine to truly transform the words into graphics.
Megard did not care about Lin Li's words, but Rosen seemed to be unwilling to let go of any opportunity to fire at Lin Li and Andoine. Seeing that Megard did not continue to speak, Rosen coldly said, "Yeah, I heard that one of the maps was obtained after the destruction of a mage family. As a mage, it's not a good thing to be too bloodthirsty. That will only make people lose themselves in power and forget that exploring the origin of magic is the pursuit of mages. "
"Damn it, Felic won the bet, yet you're being so picky. Felic provided the map, yet you're full of nonsense. If you have the ability, don't look at the map and go to Osric's mausoleum yourself. By the way, Felic won the key, so you'd better not use it when you go in. " In fact, Andoine did not flip the table and scold Lin Li. Instead, he muttered as if he was talking to himself. However, everyone could hear him clearly.
Rosen's face was slightly flushed, but he immediately suppressed it. His tone was still unhurried, and he said, "Not being able to stay calm when encountering things, and acting impulsively is the most fatal thing for a President of a Guild of Magic. If he hadn't killed Borg's son, he wouldn't have brought such a disaster to his Guild of Magic. Unfortunately, as the President, he doesn't know how to reflect on himself. It's said that he even slaughtered more than 2,000 people in a battle. What right does such an indiscriminate murderer have to be the President of a Guild of Magic? "
Aldwin covered his forehead helplessly. He had only said a few words, and the two of them had already started quarreling again. Were they still going to explore Osric's mausoleum or not? Of course, he also knew that the real conflict between the two of them was the fight for the position of arbitrator. How could the two competitors be expected to get along peacefully and peacefully?
There were 10 rulers in the Supreme Council, and Andoine and Rosen were among them. There were still three arbitrators, one of whom was Apophis, one of whom was Megard, and one of whom was currently vacant. Because of that vacancy, many matters of the Supreme Council would always be aborted due to the differing opinions of the two arbitrators. That was also the reason why the Supreme Council had been rather quiet recently.
Hence, the third arbitrator was extremely crucial to the Supreme Council, and to a large extent, it would determine the future direction of the Supreme Council. However, because Andoine was inclined towards Apophis, and Rosen was Megard's follower, the competition between the two of them for the position of arbitrator also became a competition between Apophis and Megard.
"Master Rosen, you worry too much. Killing is not my hobby, but there are always some people in this world who never know when to advance or retreat." Lin Li was indeed a little embarrassed about making a promise, but he never regretted killing his enemies, because the best enemy was a dead one.
Megard frowned slightly, and said, "Felic, although you should be proud of your current status and strength at such a young age, I'm afraid that you'll have to be proud of yourself. However, I hope you can respect your teacher and the elders like him. Andoine, Rosen, if you can't focus on this operation, I will propose to the Supreme Council to replace you with someone else. "
Megard's words brought the topic back to Osric's mausoleum. However, anyone could tell that even the arbiters who represented justice couldn't be absolutely impartial.
The discussion in the conference hall was not very intense, and everyone only voiced their opinions after careful consideration. Everyone knew that Osric's mausoleum was definitely a death trap that was full of killing intent apart from being a huge treasure. Even Megard, who was a Sanctuary powerhouse, seemed extremely cautious. It was no exaggeration to say that Osric's mausoleum was a place where even the gods might fall.
The choice of route, the response to the traps, and the plan to explore Osric's mausoleum were gradually formed on paper as everyone thought about it. However, even Macklin had expressed some of his opinions, while Lin Li remained silent, and was just a listener.
Of course, Lin Li was not clueless about Osric's mausoleum. After returning to the Tower of Dusk from the Haiga Mountain Range, Lin Li spent most of his time studying Osric's mausoleum in addition to improving the strength of the Tower of Dusk. After all, at that time, he didn't know that the Supreme Council would also participate. If he had only cooperated with the Alanna Guild of Magic, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter the depths of the mausoleum without putting in more effort.
However, Megard's words just now implied that he shouldn't interrupt when the adults are talking. Lin Li didn't think that he should reveal everything he knew about the competition between Andoine and Rosen. In addition to his relationship with Andoine, Lin Li also had to consider the interests of the Tower of Dusk. If Rosen were to become the new arbitrator, he would probably do something to the Tower of Dusk.
However, although Lin Li chose to remain silent, the others obviously didn't want to let him off.
"I heard that President Felic has experience in exploring the Sky Castle, so if he's our vanguard, it will definitely be of great convenience to our actions," Rosen said in a hoarse voice that filled the conference hall, making everyone freeze in shock.
What did he mean by a vanguard? Wasn't he just going to walk in front of the main force to step on traps and be cannon fodder? Although the young Mage Felic already had level-23 power, Osric's mausoleum was known to be a dangerous place where even the gods would fall. Even if they already had the structure map of the mausoleum, who knew if there was any hidden meaning in the High Elves' description that had yet to be discovered?
Lin Li glanced at the skinny Rosen, and he wasn't too surprised that Rosen mentioned the Sky Castle. Although the Supreme Council was no longer as powerful as it used to be, it was still the top existence in Anril, after all. Back when the four forces explored the Haiga Mountain Range, they caused such a huge commotion, and it would be hard for the Supreme Council not to know about it. However, he didn't expect Rosen to be targeting him to such an extent. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was crazy.
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