Although the Marathon Family did not dare to openly disobey the Supreme Council, they still had some power in their own domain. For example, suppressing the Tower of Dusk's forging business and limiting the Tower of Dusk's source of ores could be classified as commercial activities, and the Supreme Council could not say anything about it. In fact, not long after the Tower of Dusk was established, the Marathon Family took advantage of the cooperation with the Dwarf Kingdom to monopolize the forging business of the Breezy Plains. They claimed that they were expanding their family business, but whether or not they targeted the Tower of Dusk was up for debate. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the forging business was an important source of income for the Tower of Dusk.
At that time, the Marathon Family did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to recruit all the blacksmiths in the Breezy Plains, causing the Tower of Dusk's forging workshop to lose its development space. Although the fate of a Forging Workshop was decided by the top blacksmiths, Lin Li, a Smithing Guru, could not just do nothing but forge weapons and equipment all day. The superb magical equipment could indeed increase the reputation of the Forging Workshop, but it was still the business of low-grade weapons and equipment that maintained the operation of the workshop. After all, not everyone could afford to buy superb magical equipment, unless the prices of the superb magical equipment were reduced to low-grade ones. However, even a fool would not do that.
Without enough blacksmiths and ores, the Tower of Dusk's forging workshop could not provide too much capital for the Tower of Dusk at all, even though it was well-known in the Breezy Plains for producing a piece of superb magical equipment every 10 days or half a month. Fortunately, the Tower of Dusk later began to engage in the pharmaceutical business, which allowed them to earn a large amount of capital to support the operations of the Tower of Dusk. Although the Marathon Family also dabbled in the field of pharmaceutics, they did not have as much control as the forging industry. Hence, their original plan naturally fell through, and they could only try their best to suppress the Tower of Dusk's forging business. However, the Marathon Family subsequently relaxed their control over the forging talents. After all, without enough ores, it would be useless even if they hired all the blacksmiths in Anril.
However, a large number of high-quality ores were now continuously transported from the Ledin Kingdom to Doland for the forging workshop of the Tower of Dusk. The biggest problem that hindered the development of the forging workshop was solved. Then, before the Marathon Family received the news, the workshop of the Tower of Dusk hired a large number of blacksmiths in addition to the senior blacksmiths who had been instructed by Lin Li. Within 10 days, the workshop had expanded by more than 10 times.
By the time the Marathon Family reacted, the high-quality ores from the Ledin Kingdom had already been forged into fine weapons and equipment in the hands of the blacksmiths. They began to attack the weapons and equipment market of the Felan Kingdom, and mercilessly seized the market share of the Marathon Family.
Actually, at this time, the Marathon Family wasn't too worried. It wasn't that there weren't any competitors in the blacksmithing industry that he controlled, but most of the time, even if one had something of better quality, one might not be able to seize the inherent market share. After all, this wasn't just a business matter. The Marathon Family had been doing business in this area for so many years, and their social network couldn't be easily replaced. In particular, their relationship with the military was not something that ordinary people could meddle with. Even though the Tower of Dusk had a great reputation in the pharmaceutical market, they could not really influence the military.
The military would not prepare advanced potions for every soldier, but it was impossible for them not to be equipped with weapons. After hundreds of years of operation, the Marathon Family had now become the largest arms supplier in the Felan Kingdom, and almost monopolized the supply of all the armaments for the military. With the backing of the military, they controlled more than 70% of the forging business in the Felan Kingdom. Most of the things that had anything to do with forging would be marked with the Marathon Forging Workshop's logo.
After hundreds of years of operation, the Marathon Family had not only gained development in the business field. With their amazing wealth, the Marathon Family gradually penetrated every corner of the Felan Kingdom. From the Imperial Court to the military, there were people from the Marathon Family in almost every position. All kinds of interests were intertwined, and a huge social network was woven. It was not easy for people outside this network to enter it.
However, the Marathon Family might not have thought that when Lin Li was in Alanna, he had reached a deal with Prince Arthur who represented the Felan royal family. Although it was also a pharmaceutical business, the influence of the Felan royal family on the military was undeniable. In particular, the attitude of the Brilliance Shrine and the Ledin Kingdom towards the Tower of Dusk was obvious. Anyone could tell that they valued and wanted to rope the Tower of Dusk in. In this case, how could the royal family of the Felan Kingdom be willing to lag behind? They were eager to cooperate with the Tower of Dusk. No matter how wide the social network was, it couldn't be compared to directly catching the person holding the network. When faced with the orders of the Felan royal family, even if there were people who disobeyed, it would only be a minority. By the time the Marathon Family reacted, everything would be too late.
In addition to the continuous news from the Tower of Dusk, Lin Li, who was in the Darkness Shrine, would occasionally receive letters from Angelano. As a Guru of Alchemy, Angelano was rather diligent in his work in the Tower of Dusk in order to get Balak's magical crystal that Lin Li had promised. After Lin Li left, the first thing Angelano did was to repair the Alchemy Colossuses that the Tower of Dusk had obtained from the Dragon Mountains.
In the letters, Angelano complained to Lin Li more than once that the four Alchemy Colossuses that represented the peak of alchemy in this era were simply shoddy in his opinion. It was the greatest insult to alchemy. If it weren't for the fact that he had to stay in the Tower of Dusk, Angelano would have gone to the Rotterdam Kingdom to teach the so-called alchemists a lesson.
Lin Li actually had deep feelings about that too. When he first came into contact with the pharmacists of this world, he probably felt the same way as Angelano when he saw how they took their mistakes for granted. However, the situation wasn't exactly bad. After all, if there were pharmaceutics Gurus everywhere, no one would listen to Lin Li. If there were Alchemy Gurus everywhere, Angelano wouldn't stand a chance.
In fact, the performance of the four Alchemy Colossuses was already considered outstanding in this era. In fact, in the eyes of many people, it was already amazing and amazing that such a huge thing could move and fight. However, as a Goblin, Angelano had the most complete and orthodox alchemy inheritance in his head. Seeing that the alchemy created by the Goblins had been ruined to such an extent, one could imagine how furious he was.
The four Alchemy Colossuses all had power that was close to the Legendary-level. During the previous attack by the Dark Blade, they played a significant role in protecting the Tower of Dusk. At the same time, they had also suffered varying degrees of damage in that battle. Although they weren't completely destroyed, they basically lost their ability to fight. According to Angelano, there was no need to repair such things. They should just be thrown back into the furnace like scrap metal. Repairing such things that were like children's toys was simply an insult to him as an Alchemy Guru.
However, rebuilding an Alchemy Colossus required more than just skills. Even an Alchemy Guru like Angelano wouldn't be able to build a brand new Alchemy Colossus in a short time with the full support of the Tower of Dusk. Hence, Angelano could only complain to Lin Li in the letter, and pinch his nose as he started to modify the four piles of scrap metal.
In fact, apart from the temptation of Balak's magical crystal, Angelano had indeed enjoyed his life in the Tower of Dusk during this period of time. As he got to know more about this era, Angelano had gradually understood that the Tower of Dusk's current strength was something that few forces in Anril could compare to. He wanted to study alchemy, and no one rejected his requests. They gave him materials and manpower. Such support was not something that any force could give him.
In the past, Angelano still had the thought of leaving after obtaining Balak's magical crystal. However, after understanding the Tower of Dusk and Anril, that thought had gradually faded. Moreover, Angelano had followed Osric for many years, after all. Hence, he still had a good eye for things. He could tell that the Tower of Dusk was definitely worth investing in. Back then, he had followed Osric and lived a comfortable life during the Dark Age. If he wanted to continue living a comfortable life in Anril, the Tower of Dusk would definitely be a good choice.
With that thought in mind, Angelano naturally became more serious about the modification of the four Alchemy Colossuses. The four Alchemy Colossuses originally only had power that was close to the Legendary-level, and were said to be able to compete with Legendary powerhouses. However, the attack of the Dark Blade showed that there was still a huge difference between a Legendary-level powerhouse and a true Legendary-level powerhouse.
The alchemy Colossuses of the alchemy level should originally have Legendary-level power. However, the alchemists of the Rotterdam Kingdom did not have that kind of skills. Angelano was a true Guru of Alchemy who had inherited the legacy of the Alchemy Colossuses. Hence, it was not difficult for him to tap into the full potential of the alchemy Colossuses. Under the circumstances where Angelano put in the effort and the Tower of Dusk spared no expense, the four Alchemy Colossuses that were already of little value to the Tower of Dusk finally underwent earth-shattering changes, and truly reached the peak of the Alchemy Colossus level.
After completing the modification of the four Alchemy Colossuses, Angelano also studied the Shadow Assassins that Lin Li had left in the Tower of Dusk. When the caravan of the Tower of Dusk was transporting supplies to the Darkness Shrine, Angelano also sent six alchemy puppets that were made of the Eternal Furnace. They were said to be stronger than the Shadow Assassins. However, Lin Li did not immediately take them out to experiment. Instead, he only studied them for a while before putting them into the Ring of Endless Storm. Lin Li was still very confident in Angelano's alchemy skills. Since he said that they were stronger than the Shadow Assassins, they definitely would not be just a little stronger.
Connoris, who had obtained a new body, had been working hard to fuse with the perfect body. During this period of time, he did not send any messages to Lin Li. It was only through Angelano's letter that Lin Li found out that Connoris had used the Eternal Furnace to modify some Death Knights, and expanded the number of Holy Death Knights to 24. Rumor had it that Connoris even coveted Ujfalusi's Humerus Wyrm, and persuaded Ujfalusi to let him experiment with the Humerus Wyrm in a bid to use the Eternal Furnace to create the Holy Humerus Wyrm. However, Ujfalusi rejected that request. If the Humerus Wyrm became a Holy Wyrm, how would he dare to ride on it again?
However, Connoris's idea made Lin Li a little tempted. After all, he was not a Lich, and did not have to worry about the problem of Divine Power. If he could turn the Crimson Dragon in the Summoning Lamp into a Holy Wyrm …
Of course, those things were not what Lin Li should be thinking about now. Be it the Alchemy Colossuses or the Holy Humerus Wyrms, they could all be important aids, but they could never become a force that he could truly rely on. His own strength was the true foundation. Lin Li would be elated for a while after receiving the letter, but he would soon forget about it, and devote himself to improving his own strength. Reading the Darkness scriptures, asking Sendros for advice, and sparring with the five high priests was really a comfortable life for Lin Li.
However, on this day, after a day of learning, Lin Li was injecting mental strength into the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction as usual when he suddenly felt a massive magical wave erupting from the depths of the Night Canyon. The entire Darkness Shrine also shook violently, and a loud roar filled the Night Canyon.
Lin Li immediately put away the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction, and quickly walked to the square outside the Darkness Shrine. At this moment, Sendros and the five high priests had already arrived in the square, and there were even more priests and believers of Darkness behind them. However, everyone's face was filled with deep worry as they stared at the endless darkness in the depths of the Night Canyon.
Seeing that Lin Li had come out, Sendros' eyes glistened, but he did not say much to him. Instead, he suddenly flew up from the square, and flew towards the source of the darkness in the depths of the Night Canyon. The five high priests, as well as some Legendary-level Darkness Priests, immediately followed Sendros without hesitation.
At the thought of what Sendros had said before, Lin Li was also filled with worry at this moment. Hence, he did not hesitate to cast the Power of Flight and chase after Sendros. Of course, Lin Li did not think that he would really be the savior of the Darkness Shrine, but if it was within his capabilities, he wouldn't mind putting in some effort. After all, the Darkness Shrine was a partner of the Tower of Dusk.
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