But when he looked, he still could not believe his eyes. The president was walking down the mountain, and there were a few old men around him. They were either archbishops or cardinals, and the expressions on their faces were more respectful than the last!
However, since Lin Li was so respected by the Brilliance Shrine, the matter regarding the caravan shouldn't be too difficult to resolve. At the thought of this, Gavin finally felt less anxious, and hurriedly walked towards Lin Li and the others.
"Gavin, did something happen to the Tower of Dusk?" Lin Li asked curiously.
Gavin bowed, and said with a guilty expression, "President, it's our caravan. This time, I led the caravan to the Dwarf Kingdom to buy Magical Crystal Cannons …"
After hearing Gavin's simple explanation of the matter, Lin Li's expression did not change much. Instead, the senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine who were following behind Lin Li frowned slightly. Lin Li had helped the pope to dispel the Viper's poison. Although it was a previous agreement, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the benefactor of the Brilliance Shrine. Besides, he was a true pharmaceutics Guru, and might even be the legendary Son of the Holy Light. Now that the caravan of the Tower of Dusk had been detained in the territory of the Brilliance Shrine, wasn't that a slap in the face to the entire Brilliance Shrine?
"Don't worry, let's go. Take me to see this General Clark," Lin Li said to Gavin nonchalantly without any hint of reproach in his tone.
Although Gavin was one of the authoritative figures of the Tower of Dusk, the people of the Ledin Kingdom probably didn't even know about the Tower of Dusk. How could they take Gavin seriously? However, Lin Li was different. Even without the Tower of Dusk, he was still a Legendary powerhouse who was at the peak of level-23. No one dared to belittle him at all. Hence, this matter was indeed difficult to deal with for Gavin, but it was not a big deal for Lin Li.
"Archbishop Englos, Archbishop Domingo …" Lin Li turned around with a faint smile on his face, and said to the higher-ups of the Brilliance Shrine, "I'm sorry, the caravan has encountered some problems, and I have to go over to settle them. I'll take my leave here. You're welcome to visit the Tower of Dusk anytime."
Seeing that Lin Li was about to leave, the senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine were a little anxious. Although it was a trivial matter in their opinion, they couldn't possibly let Lin Li put aside his own matters and continue to give them pointers on pharmaceutics. Moreover, it happened in their own territory. It would be fine if they didn't know about it, but since they knew, how could they just ignore it?
"Wait, Master Felic, I still have a few questions. If you don't mind, why don't I consult you on the way?" Leader Holliard of the Holy Paladins was originally only an intermediate pharmacist, but under Lin Li's guidance in the past few days, he had already reached the advanced level. In fact, according to the current standards of pharmacists in Anril, he was probably almost at the Master-level. He was well aware of how important Lin Li's pointers were to him. Hence, he naturally didn't want to waste any opportunity. Of course, there was another reason, and that was to follow Lin Li to meet the person who ruined his rare opportunity to learn pharmaceutics.
There were many people who had the same idea as Holliard, but the group of senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine obviously couldn't really follow Lin Li. Archbishop Domingo spoke up right after Holliard, and he also wanted to use the time on the way to ask Lin Li a few more questions. As for Englos and the others, they could only glare at the two fellows who spoke too quickly, and bid farewell to Lin Li helplessly.
Although the 15 Magical Crystal Cannons were worth nearly 10,000,000 gold coins, Lin Li was not in a hurry to cast the Power of Flight to settle the score with General Clark. Anyway, Magical Crystal Cannons were indeed expensive, but there was basically no market for them. Hence, he didn't have to worry about them being sold. Hence, a luxurious carriage with the logo of the Brilliance Shrine slowly left the City of Dawn, Delano, and headed towards Sparta, the capital of the Ledin Kingdom.
Although General Clark was the commander of the Northwest Legion, it was now a peaceful time. Hence, he didn't stay in the legion's encampment, and instead returned to Sparta after handling the affairs of the legion. The matter of him detaining the caravan and goods of the Tower of Dusk had also become a hot topic among the nobles of Sparta during this period of time.
In fact, many people didn't know what kind of existence the Tower of Dusk of the Breezy Plains was. What really caught their attention was the identity of the two parties in the dispute. One was the newly promoted commander of the Northwest Legion, General Clark, while the other was Count Andre, a traditional noble who owned a large piece of land in the northwest of the Ledin Kingdom. He could be considered a powerful figure in the Ledin Kingdom.
At this point, the focus of the dispute between the two parties was no longer on the caravan of the Tower of Dusk, nor was it purely a matter of pride. Instead, it had vaguely become a contest between the traditional nobles and the rising dignitaries. That was something that the two of them hadn't expected at first. Otherwise, they wouldn't have intervened in that matter in the first place. They wouldn't have ended up in such a difficult situation. Others would turn a big issue into a small one, but they were simply looking for trouble, and the small issue became a big one.
Lin Li and the other senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine didn't expect that such a trivial matter would become the fuse on a barrel of gunpowder, directly triggering the long-accumulated conflict between the new and old forces of the Ledin Kingdom. At this moment, Lin Li and the others were still sitting in the luxurious carriage, discussing various issues of pharmaceutics while slowly making their way towards Sparta, the center of the storm.
The City of Dawn, Delano, was not far from Sparta, the capital of the Ledin Kingdom. Even though the carriage was moving slowly, it only took them half a day to arrive at the gate of Sparta. When the city guards in front of the gate saw the luxurious carriage with the obvious emblem of the Brilliance Shrine, not only did they not dare to stop and inspect it, but they even had to salute the carriage devoutly when it passed by. They were even more respectful than when they saw the king.
Under Gavin's guidance, the carriage arrived at Count Andre's mansion, and slowly stopped in front of the gate. The guards at the gate of the mansion had seen the clear emblem on the carriage from afar, and hence had sent someone to inform them long ago. When the carriage stopped, someone from the mansion had already come out to greet them.
"Where's that kid, Andre?" After getting off the carriage, Holliard looked at the few people who were greeting him at the gate of the mansion, but he didn't see Count Andre. Hence, he couldn't help but sulk.
"Honorable Lord Holliard, my father has gone out for some matters. If you have any instructions, please wait inside for a moment, and I'll send someone to inform my father to come back immediately," said Nesta, the eldest son of Count Andre. The one who spoke was Nesta, the eldest son of Count Andre. Although he looked indifferent when answering Holliard's question, he was guessing Holliard's intention in his heart with anxiety.
All of a sudden, the steward beside Nesta quietly tugged at his sleeve, and gestured with his eyes to pay attention to the middle-aged mage who had gotten off the carriage first. Nesta was a little puzzled at first, but after taking a closer look, he finally recognized the middle-aged mage. Wasn't he Mage Gavin from the Tower of Dusk who had given him a huge gift back then?
Looking at Mage Gavin from the Tower of Dusk, and then at Holliard, the leader of the Paladins in front of him, Nesta couldn't suppress the shock in his heart. As the heir, how could he not know what had happened to his father recently? Wasn't it because a caravan of the Tower of Dusk had been detained by Clark? However, he didn't expect the people of the Tower of Dusk to actually invite Holliard, the leader of the Paladins.
However, before Nesta could digest the shock brought about by the matter in front of him, the scene that he saw next almost made his eyes pop out. He actually saw an extremely young mage alighting from the carriage together with Archbishop Domingo of the Brilliance Shrine. What made him even more incredulous was that the Archbishop of the Brilliance Shrine, whose status was second only to the pope, did not seem arrogant at all when speaking to the young mage. Instead, he seemed rather humble.
In fact, there was no need for others to introduce him. Nesta had already vaguely guessed that the young mage who came down with Archbishop Domingo was probably the legendary founder of the Tower of Dusk, the young Legendary-mage Master Felic. To be honest, the matter was getting more and more serious, and Nesta and his father, Count Andre, had been complaining about the Tower of Dusk behind their backs. But looking at the current situation, apart from being extremely shocked, Nesta also felt a little more ecstatic.
Although he was a noble of the Ledin Kingdom, the senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine were still god-like existences to Nesta. If he could form a relationship with the archbishop of the Brilliance Shrine and the captain of the knights, his family's status in the Ledin Kingdom would definitely rise to a higher level, to the point where even the king wouldn't dare to belittle them.
Subsequently, Nesta's conjecture was indeed verified by Gavin's introduction. After knowing that the young mage who seemed to have a close relationship with Archbishop Domingo was President Felic of the Tower of Dusk, he hurriedly said to them respectfully, "Archbishop Domingo, Lord Holliard, President Felic, please wait inside for a while. My father has gone to see General Clark. I'll send someone to get him back now."
However, after hearing Nesta's words, Lin Li suddenly stopped, and smilingly said to Nesta who was puzzled, "In this case, I think we'd better go and take a look. I also want to meet General Clark."
In General Clark's mansion, Lin Li, Domingo, and the rest alighted from the carriage, and were still discussing pharmaceutics with each other. Before the guards at the door went in to report to them, they walked in as though there was no one else around. Seeing such a scene, none of the guards dared to step forward to stop them at all. They could only watch them walk in slowly with a dumbfounded gaze.
Under Gavin's lead, Lin Li and the others soon arrived at the door of the living room. The door was wide open, and they could vaguely hear the sounds of an argument coming from inside. Although there was no foul language, it was obvious that the two parties were extremely angry. Outside the living room, there were several guards standing far away. When they saw Lin Li and the others approaching, someone immediately wanted to go in and report to them, but was stopped by Lin Li, who was answering Domingo's questions.
Although the guards had never seen Domingo and Holliard before, they knew that the two senior executives of the Brilliance Shrine could not be impostors based on their clothes and the majestic Holy Aura they exuded. Hence, they had no choice but to follow Lin Li's instructions and continue to stand there motionlessly.
On the other hand, Lin Li and the others stopped in front of the door of the living room, and looked at the two men who were arguing fiercely in the living room. However, they were still explaining various issues to Domingo and Holliard. As for the two men in the living room, they no longer had the image that a noble should have, perhaps because there was no one else present. They were just like two fighting cocks that were unwilling to show weakness. They were arguing furiously, and none of them noticed Lin Li and the others who were watching from the open door.
"Count Andre, the Tower of Dusk has already violated the laws of the kingdom by smuggling prohibited weapons. As a count of the kingdom, how could you betray the interests of the kingdom for a small profit? I feel ashamed for you!" General Clark said with a pained expression, as if the person in front of him was not a count of the same status as him, but a disappointing junior of his.
"Clark, don't use the laws to pressure me. It's just that the Tower of Dusk left you out when they sent the gifts. Do you have to cling to it like a miser!? Will a few Magical Crystal Cannons harm the interests of the kingdom? What a joke. If they were really given to the Felan Kingdom, I'm afraid the interests of the Felan Kingdom will be harmed instead! " Count Andre was obviously dismissive of Clark's accusations. Magical Crystal Cannons were things that could only be bought but not used. If the Felan Kingdom really began to purchase a large number of Magical Crystal Cannons, it would probably not increase the strength of the kingdom, and would instead cause a huge loss of military funds.
Clark's face alternated between green and white. Although he knew that the other party was speaking the truth, the problem was that he couldn't back down now. This was no longer about his own face, but the face of the entire emerging influential group that he represented. If he were to admit defeat in the end, the people on his side would not let him off easily. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and grit his teeth. "Everything I do is based on the laws of the kingdom. I can forgive you for slandering me, but I can't allow you to defile the sacred laws."
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