However, although they had the pass, the Tower of Dusk did not use it many times. Basically, they just spent some gold coins like other caravans. After all, no matter what, they still had to abide by some unspoken rules when they were traveling outside. Anyway, the checkpoints and the like did not cost much gold coins.
However, Gavin could tell that the city guards were clearly there to cause trouble today, and that was not something that could be settled easily with money. Hence, after seeing the situation, he did not say much, and simply took out Count Andre's pass.
"Oh?" The officer grabbed the document from Gavin's hand, and initially looked like he was going to read it under the torch. However, when he got close to the torch, he reached out and put the document into the flames. After all, it was just a piece of paper, and not a magical item. Hence, it immediately turned into ashes after being licked by the flames.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was too careless." The officer clearly did not look apologetic at all, and instead looked at Gavin with some smugness. "Are you the leader of this caravan? Someone reported that there are prohibited items in your goods. Please let your men put down their weapons for inspection."
Even a fool could tell that the other party couldn't have been careless. Since he even dared to burn Count Andre's pass, it seemed that the troublemaker had a powerful background. Gavin was a little worried. After all, they were not in his territory. Although the Tower of Dusk was developing rapidly, it was impossible for them to go against a powerful country.
"Ha, what? Magical Crystal Cannons? The Tower of Dusk is really rich! " General Clark, the commander of the Northwest Legion of the Ledin Kingdom, could not believe his ears after hearing the report from his subordinates. 15 Magical Crystal Cannons were worth nearly 10 million gold coins. More importantly, if they were just ordinary goods, he would not be able to do much to them apart from finding trouble with them. However, the Magical Crystal Cannons were different. They were truly prohibited weapons.
"General, how do you think we should deal with those people?" The officer who spoke was the one who burned the pass in Gavin's hand that night. Clearly, he was not a city guard of Tolon City.
"What else can we do? Detain them all. I'd like to see how capable they are to look down on me!" General Clark suppressed the pride in his heart and coldly said to the officer.
Speaking of which, although these Magical Crystal Cannons were valuable, they were only valuable if someone wanted them. If no one wanted them, they would just be a pile of scrap metal. Clark claimed that the 15 Magic Crystal Cannons were worth nearly 10 million gold coins, but if he really wanted to sell them, he probably wouldn't be able to sell even one Magic Crystal Cannon. The high price of the Magical Crystal Cannons was one aspect. More importantly, the consumption of the Magical Crystal Cannons was not something that ordinary people could afford.
Mana Crystal Cannons consumed the purest mana, which could only be provided by mana crystals, and not ordinary ones either. A level-10 mana crystal could only be used once or twice, and even a level-15 mana crystal could be used up in a dozen shots. Even if he could afford it, he might not be able to use it. Apart from Lin Li, who had accumulated a lot of wealth from the various treasures and ruins, who else could afford the Magical Crystal Cannons that were bottomless magical crystals?
The Dwarf Kingdom knew how to build Magical Crystal Cannons, but so far, there were only 18 Magical Crystal Cannons on the city walls. Besides, it was said that the Dwarf Kingdom had set up a ban that forbade the use of the Magical Crystal Cannons on the city walls unless they were facing a huge enemy or were facing a life-and-death situation.
Of course, Clark was not a thief, and he did not want to sell the goods for a fortune. Hence, it did not matter how valuable the Magical Crystal Cannons were to him. What was important was how valuable they were to the Tower of Dusk.
Clark had just been transferred to the Northwest Legion to be the commander-in-chief, and the Northwest Legion was in charge of the defense of the northwest region of the Ledin Kingdom. Hence, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the entire northwest region was his territory. Soon after he took office, one of his subordinates came to report to him that the caravan of the Tower of Dusk had to deliver a batch of important goods to the relevant nobles and officials. However, he was not among them.
In fact, Clark could become the commander-in-chief of the legion not because he really cared about the small amount of money. At least, in his opinion, it was just a caravan of a foreign force. However, there was also the issue of pride. Almost all the relevant people had received gifts, but he was left out. What would others and his subordinates think of him?
Of course, after discovering that the goods that had been confiscated were actually 15 Magical Crystal Cannons, Clark also knew that the gifts that they had given to the others were probably also very valuable. That made him even more infuriated. As the commander-in-chief of the legion, even the people of the Supreme Council would have to follow his rules as long as they were not the old Sanctuary powerhouses, let alone the Tower of Dusk that he had never heard of.
"But, General, Count Andre seems to be very close to the Tower of Dusk. After all, he's His Majesty's cousin …" Although the young officer was very courageous at that time, and even burned the pass signed by Count Andre, he couldn't help but worry if Clark would really protect him. After all, if it wasn't for Clark's backing, a mere officer like him would be nothing in front of Count Andre.
"Andre? He's a noble of the kingdom, a believer of the Holy Light, and yet he colluded with heretics to smuggle prohibited weapons. Would he still dare to stand up for them!? " Although Clark was only a viscount, he was the commander-in-chief of the legion, and he was not afraid of Andre, who was just a count who lived off his fief.
On the Holy Mountain of the Brilliance Shrine, Lin Li did not go to read the Light Bible that day. Instead, he was explaining pharmaceutics to several senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine in a pharmaceutical lab.
"Master Felic, I've practiced the technique that you mentioned yesterday for a long time after I went back, but I still can't meet the minimum requirements in terms of speed. Is there any trick to it?" In the entire Brilliance Shrine, the Chief Judge Fergor, whose name caused everyone's expression to change, was acting like a primary school student as he asked Lin Li his question sincerely.
Lin Li seemed to have gotten into the zone, and like a strict teacher, he retorted, "Speed? What's that? Are you going to concoct potions or perform acrobatics? Rhythm, do you understand? Which herbs need to be heated for how long, which herbs need to be put in at a certain time, and what to do at a certain time. That's a kind of rhythm. What is speed? If you're after speed, wouldn't it be faster to boil all the herbs in one pot!? "
However, after being reprimanded by Lin Li, Fergor did not get angry at all. Instead, he was filled with joy. Surprisingly, the few people beside Fergor, including Archbishop Domingo and Captain Holliard, did not tease Fergor. Instead, they focused on recording Lin Li's every word in their notebooks.
It couldn't be helped, because Lin Li was a pharmaceutics Guru. Besides, everyone could tell that Lin Li was already prepared to leave. Today's lesson might be his last, and he would have to go to the Tower of Dusk if he wanted to ask for any questions in the future. If it were an ordinary person, it would not be a problem, but the people present were all senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine, and their every move would affect many things. They could not just go wherever they wanted.
However, just when everyone was hating the fact that time was passing too quickly, a priest came over and said in a trembling voice, "Master Felic, there's a mage named Gavin outside. He claims to be from the Tower of Dusk, and he says that he has something urgent to see you about."
Hearing this, the senior executives looked less menacing, but their expressions were still rather sullen. Since the people from the Tower of Dusk had come looking for them, it was obvious that the pharmaceutics lesson had to end here.
Lin Li was also very puzzled. After all, Gavin had always been in charge of most of the affairs of the Tower of Dusk, and had the power to make decisions on many things. Even if something major had really happened, Gavin should be in charge of everything in the Tower of Dusk, and sending someone else to inform Lin Li.
"Okay, got it. You don't have to bring him up, I'll just go and look for him." Hearing that the priest said that it was an urgent matter, Lin Li did not wait for someone to bring Gavin up, and instead went to the foot of the Holy Mountain himself to save time.
"Wait, Master Felic, I'll go with you. I have a question that I'd like your guidance on," Holliard said as he hurriedly caught up with him. Clearly, Lin Li was going to leave regardless of what the people from the Tower of Dusk were talking about. Otherwise, he could have brought Gavin up and asked him about the specific situation before making a decision.
Lin Li did not refuse. Anyway, they could not fly on the Holy Mountain, and it would not be a waste of time to talk along the way. Even if there was no problem with the other senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine, they had all improved greatly after receiving Lin Li's guidance in the past few days. Hence, they felt that it was necessary for them to see them off. As for attracting attention, they didn't have to worry too much about it with the cooperation.
However, on the way down the mountain, everyone on the Holy Mountain was shocked. Although they had long heard about the cooperation between the Brilliance Shrine and the Tower of Dusk in pharmaceutics, the scene was a little too exaggerated. President Felic of the Tower of Dusk was walking in front, while Holliard, the leader of the Holy Paladins, was asking something carefully. Behind them were the Chief Judge Fergor, Archbishop Englos, Archbishop Domingo, Cardinal Jefferson, Cardinal Sean, and so on. They were all impressive figures of the Brilliance Shrine.
At the foot of the Holy Mountain, Gavin was pacing back and forth anxiously when he suddenly heard people greeting him from afar. He quickly turned his head to look at the steps of the Holy Mountain. Gavin thought that he already knew Lin Li very well. After all, when Lin Li came to the Brilliance Shrine, it was Archbishop Martin who personally went to the Tower of Dusk to invite him.
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