So this time, without waiting for him to speak, Lin Li shook his head and refused. "Don't even think about it this time. I'm preparing for the duel tomorrow."
"Don't be so formal …" Gerian could not help but blush when his intentions were exposed. However, given his character, he naturally would not admit to it just like that. After smiling awkwardly, he became stubborn again. "I just saw that you've been in the pharmacy lab for so long, so I'm here to see if you need anything …"
"You might be able to fool Kevin with that."
"Little bastard, you really don't know what's good for you. I'm concerned about you!" Gerian flew into a rage out of humiliation and grumbled for a while. In the end, he still didn't give up and revealed his intentions. "You really only made one bottle?"
"…" Lin Li felt powerless.
"If there's really only one bottle, then forget it …" Seeing Lin Li's expression, Gerian probably knew that there was no hope, so he changed the topic. "I don't know what's going on these two days, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that something is wrong with tomorrow's duel … Do you think that old bastard Matthew has prepared some trap for me to jump into?"
"Traps are not something that can be set at will. Without enough strength, it's useless even if it's set …" Lin Li shook his head and dispelled the doubts in Gerian's heart. "The situation in Jarrosus is too clear now. You've already stepped on Old Merlin's face, and that old fellow doesn't dare to make a sound. What are you afraid of?"
"But …"
"No buts. I've thought it through these few days. The reason why Old Merlin forced me to duel with his son that day was nothing more than for one purpose — he hoped that Cromwell could kill me in the duel." Lin Li stretched out two fingers. "There are two benefits to doing so. One is to weaken the Guild of Magic, and the other is to get rid of the threat of the potion to the Merlin Family."
Gerian still did not quite believe it. "Cromwell has this ability?"
"Maybe he does … He's the only heir of the Merlin Family. If I accidentally kill him, the Merlin Family will be crippled even if it doesn't die. Old Merlin is not so stupid. But fortunately, I'm not stupid, and my luck is not too bad. After fighting with Mage Grimm for a few days, I actually accidentally reached level-twelve. No matter how powerful Old Merlin is, I'm afraid he wouldn't have thought that I'm now a level-twelve Magic Shooter, right? "
"Nonsense … Who would have thought?" At the mention of this, Gerian was seriously unbalanced. They were all mages. Why could this little bastard improve so quickly?
"Besides, I've prepared some little things to surprise him in for the duel tomorrow. With the Torrent of Elements Ring on his hand and the Potion of the Prophet in his pocket, Lin Li really didn't believe that Cromwell could do anything to him.
"But what if something happens …" Gerian still looked worried. After a little hesitation, he finally clenched his teeth and took out a necklace from his pocket. "Why don't you wear this tomorrow …"
"What?" Lin Li was a little, but he reached out and took it.
"Be careful, this is a precious item. Don't break it." Looking at Lin Li holding the necklace carelessly, Gerian could not help but be frightened. "There's a Purification Spell in this green crystal. Activate it with mana when you use it, and it can help you purify the negative state caused by magic below level-ten … You must be careful when you use it, kid. This is the only thing Teacher Osric gave me. Even I can't bear to use it. I'll lend it to you tomorrow. Remember to return it to me after the duel …"
"Thank you." Lin Li nodded and carefully put the necklace close to his body.
"Oh, and this." Gerian thought for a moment, and took out a pile of scrolls from his pocket. "Choose a few useful ones yourself. They might be of help when the time comes."
"Well, you keep them first. I'll pick slowly later."
After taking out the two things that had been prepared, Gerian was still a little worried, and nagged Lin Li about some things that he should pay attention to in the duel. At this time, Gerian did not seem to be the arrogant President of the Guild of Magic in the past. Listening to his nagging advice, he was more like a garrulous old man.
"Don't worry, I'll pay attention."
While the two were talking, they heard the door of the potion lab open.
Lin Li went to open the door and saw that it was Kevin!
"Why are you back?" Looking at the haggard Kevin, Lin Li was slightly taken aback.
"Let me catch my breath, then I'll tell you slowly …" Kevin, who had rushed back from the Demon Fall Valley overnight, was already exhausted. After entering the potion lab, he took a few deep breaths before starting to talk about the purpose of his return.
"I'm back this time because of those few captives."
Lin Li vaguely remembered that about last week, the Shadow's Nest launched a surprise attack on the Demon Fall Valley. Not only did they destroy two sentry towers, but they also captured a few guild mages. At that time, when Gerian received the news, he asked Kevin to think of all ways to get those few captives back. If the captives from the Shadow's Nest did not work, then he would simply add some money or something.
"Eiserhol is not willing to exchange?"
"No, he is willing to exchange, but not captives for captives …" Kevin shook his head with a helpless expression. "Eiserhol means that it's possible to exchange captives, but it must be exchanged with potions."
"F * ck!" Gerian's anger flared up. "Dream on!"
"Wait …" The old fellow was about to lose his temper, but was stopped by Lin Li. "How did they know the Guild of Magic has potions?"
Kevin recalled carefully, and said uncertainly, "Maybe the news came from Jarrosus. The middle-aged man sent by Eiserhol seemed to have mentioned something about the Arcane Magic Potion auction."
"How much do they want? Did they make it clear what kind of potion they need? "
"Ten bottles for one captive, and they specified that they want the Body Strengthening Potion."
"That's too simple." Lin Li thought for a while, and suddenly laughed. "Go and reply to Eiserhol later. Tell him that the Guild of Magic has agreed to his conditions. The 40 bottles of Body Strengthening Potion will be sent to the Demon Fall Valley the day after tomorrow at the latest. Get him ready to send someone to exchange the captives."
"No!" Kevin did not speak, but Gerian, who was at the side, was anxious. "How can we agree to these conditions so easily? Eiserhol, that bastard, is obviously demanding an exorbitant price! "
"I just hope that he will demand an exorbitant price." Lin Li smiled mysteriously. "If he doesn't demand an exorbitant price, I won't be able to think of a way to kill him. This time, I must let the fellows from the Shadow's Nest know that pharmacists … can actually kill people too, and the more powerful a pharmacist is, the more powerful he is when it comes to killing people …"
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