Tolo Hailar, who had returned to Meer City, immediately called for a meeting of the higher-ups and began to raise the matter of changing sides. But just as he had expected, this idea was opposed by everyone. There was almost no support.
"We don't have many followers of the God of Knowledge in Meer City, nor do we have many followers of the Void Mask. Why should we change sides and join them?" This was the most common attitude.
"Changing sides is not a problem, of course. But how much benefit can the Republic of Northwest give us? Is it worth the risk? "The ones who said this were the selfish and unscrupulous higher-ups.
"Meer City is not an insignificant place like the Golden Tower City, nor is it a semi-independent border city like the Grey Tower City. As a city with legendary mages, we can be said to be one of the pillars supporting the Mifata Federation. How can we leave the federation? This is ridiculous! " The one who said this was Hailar's junior, the second oldest of Master Meer's disciples who were still alive. He had always been upright and calm. Now that he spoke, his voice was powerful.
Another junior saw that the situation was a little tense and hurriedly came out to smooth things over. "Big brother was just making a suggestion … but in my opinion, this is indeed not appropriate. Let's not talk about feelings. With the importance of Meer City to the federation, the federation will not allow us to leave. "
"Yes! If a group of legendary mages comes, what should we do? " An old judge with white hair and beard said shakily. "I'm old. I just want to live a peaceful life. Don't make things difficult for me, my lord."
As soon as he said this, the higher-ups all nodded.
Seniority was a common problem for all intelligent creatures. There was no exception. Most of the people who could become higher-ups in Meer City were not young. At this moment, this old man's words struck a chord in everyone's hearts.
Now that Meer City was in a good situation and everyone was living a stable life, why should they take the risk to pursue a better life?
No matter what benefits there were in joining the Republic of Northwest, it was not worth the risk.
Hailar did not get angry. Instead, he laughed.
Such a reaction was already within his expectations. The reason why he suggested for Meer City to change sides and join the Mifata Federation was naturally because he had other intentions.
"Of course, I have my reasons for making this suggestion." After everyone's dissenting voices gradually died down, he said, "We've been friends for so many years, so I won't beat around the bush. First, I'll tell you the most direct reason — I've been blessed by His Majesty the Void Mask, and I've left the mortal world and stepped into the legendary realm."
His words were like pouring a spoonful of water into a pot of boiling oil, causing the conference room to boil.
Previously, when he returned to his youth, no one thought much of it. After all, Tello Hailar was known as a "Golem Mage". He usually sealed his true body and moved around by attaching his soul to a golem. Although the style of the golem this time was different from before, there was nothing strange about it.
In this world, there were many mages who used golems that looked exactly like their real bodies. Furthermore, the golem that Hailar was using now did not look like him. Considering that he was almost three hundred years old, the mortals who had seen his face when he was in his thirties were long dead.
Some people vaguely guessed it. After all, the Church of the Void Mask had an extremely famous specialty product, which was the Life-prolonging Potion. Although the Life-prolonging Potion could only extend one's life by about ten years, and no matter how much one drank it in the future, it would not exceed fifteen years. But since His Majesty the Void Mask allowed this potion to be sold, he must have a better way to extend one's life.
If not for the benefit of extending his life, with Tello Hailar's character, he would not have suggested for everyone to join the Void Mask and join the Republic of Northwest.
However, even the most imaginative person would not have thought that Mage Hailar had not only returned to his youth, but had also stepped into the legendary realm!
This was, of course, because Hailar had restrained his aura. He was not someone who came from an unorthodox background, but someone who had received guidance from a legendary mage for many years and had a good relationship with another legendary mage. He himself had once been at the threshold of the legendary realm. He knew a lot about the legendary realm. Although he could not control it at the beginning, he quickly mastered his current strength.
He did not use a teleportation spell to directly return to Mill City from Void City. Instead, he first arrived at the Highest Tower, then found a group of guards and rode a luxurious horse carriage back at a moderate pace. This journey took about ten days, which was enough for him to completely master his strength.
Now, as long as he wanted to, he could completely hide his strength at any time. Not to mention pretending to be similar to how he was in the past, even if he wanted to become completely powerless, it would be a piece of cake.
So if he did not say it himself, no one would have thought that he had actually become a legendary master.
The ones who reacted the most violently were a few of Hailar's juniors. This was especially so for one of the younger ones, who could not help but stand up and exclaim, "Impossible!"
It was no wonder that he reacted so strongly. Among the disciples under Master Mill, other than Tu Ya 'an who was alienated by the others because of his research on necromancy, he was the one with the highest standard. Currently, he was already at the peak of the high-level and was at the peak of his strength. If it was not for the fact that he wanted to be reliable and wanted to succeed in one shot, he would have long tried to break through to the legendary realm.
However, being able to break through to the legendary realm did not mean that he would be able to step into the legendary realm. Back then, Eldest Senior Brother Hailar had also reached the peak of the high-level and tried to break through to the legendary realm, but naturally, he failed. Not only did he not succeed, but he was also severely injured. He had to recuperate for almost ten years and consume many precious medicines before he could recover his strength.
After that, Mage Hailar tried to break through to the legendary realm twice, but he failed both times.
If it was not for the three failures, no matter how hard he tried to prolong his life, his strength would not have weakened to this extent.
This junior brother had not even tried once, so he was full of confidence and vigor. In fact, he had already thought about it. After a while, when Eldest Senior Brother's body could not take it anymore and he retired, he would use his powerful strength and pull some connections to become the castellan. When that time came, he would break through to the legendary realm in one shot, and it would be a double blessing!
However … As Hailar stepped into the legendary realm, this plan naturally became a bubble.
Turo Hailar was about three hundred years old this year, which was the limit of a mortal's lifespan. No matter how hard he tried to prolong his life, he would only die in the next three to five years. But for a Legendary Master, a mere three hundred years old was considered a youth at most. If it was not for the fact that he might have lost too much strength in the past, he might have looked like he was in his early twenties.
In other words, he had at least three to four hundred years to live. If he worked hard to prolong his life, it would not be a problem for him to live for another thousand years — in the Mifata Federation, there were old legendary mages who had lived for four to five thousand years. And it was said that in some small worlds, there were senior Legendary Masters who used deep sleep to slow down their aging, and had lived for tens of thousands of years.
But this junior brother would not be able to live for another three to four hundred years, no matter what.
In other words, unless he stepped into the legendary realm, he would not be able to wait for his Eldest Senior Brother to retire.
This made this junior brother very angry. It was not that he had to be the castellan, but because of this, his confidence was shaken — his originally perfect plan was ruined, and his state of mind was damaged. If he did not make up for it, he would definitely fail to break through to the legendary realm, and there would be no chance of success.
That was what really infuriated him.
But no matter how angry he was, he did not dare to lose his temper with his Eldest Senior Brother, who had already stepped into the legendary realm. Not to mention qualifications, just based on strength, Tello Hailar was enough to crush him.
A Legendary Master who could hide his legendary strength so well, and not reveal any of it, was definitely not someone who could be challenged by anyone below the legendary realm.
So after he stood up and shouted in shock and anger, he did not say anything else, and just sat down gloomily.
Seeing this, Tello Hailar's expression did not change, but he was secretly sneering in his heart.
In the past few years, this junior brother of his had talked about the topic of "death" and "retirement" more than once in his face and behind his back, and he had already accumulated a deep resentment. Previously, his strength was not as good, and he was indeed on the verge of death. Now that his strength had greatly increased, and he had a long life, the situation between them had been reversed, and of course, he had to vent his resentment!
Of course, this was all he would do. After all, they were still fellow apprentices, and they had not shed all pretense of cordiality. More importantly, Master was still here.
If not for Master Miller, how could this junior brother of his allow an old fellow whose strength was only at the entry-level of a high rank to occupy the position of the castellan, and refuse to step down no matter what?
Similarly, if not for Master Miller, Hailar would not have put in so much effort to play this game. Instead, he would have provoked this junior brother at the beginning of the meeting, and when the other party could not resist making a move, he would then use his true strength to crush him. Even if he did not kill the other party, he would at least injure him severely — the kind that would require him to be bedridden for half a month.
To the disciples of Mill City and Mill City, Master Mill was their stabilizing force, their backbone. Whether it was Tua An, who had stepped into the legendary realm with his own efforts, or Hailar, who had stepped into the legendary realm with the help of His Majesty the Void Mask, they were all full of respect for him.
In their impression, Master was the embodiment of wisdom and strength, and he was not inferior to His Majesty the King Lamperus, who had founded the Mage Country. Unless it was absolutely necessary, none of them would choose to become enemies with Master.
After playing a little trick and teaching his juniors a lesson, Hailar finally stopped hiding his strength and released his legendary aura.
Emerald green light shone from his body, and the vigorous Power of Nature flowed out from his body like clear spring water, washing everyone's body. In an instant, everyone felt as if their bodies were washed from inside out, and even their bones felt lighter. This was especially so for those who were old and frail, and they felt much more comfortable, as if they were ten years younger.
Compared to the people, the tables and chairs in the meeting room were more affected. The tables and chairs were all made of wood, and of course, they had long been cut and dried, and had lost all vitality. But under the influence of Hailar's power, the wood that had long been dried and even treated with preservatives was revitalized. The chairs began to grow branches and leaves, and they even connected with the big table. The big table naturally grew branches and leaves, and many aerial roots grew out of it, deeply piercing into the wall beside it, and slowly merging with the big meeting room.
Finally, in the center of the big table, the green vine twisted into a big bud, and it slowly bloomed, turning into a beautiful flower.
Seeing this scene, no one doubted Hailar's strength anymore.
For someone who could do this, if he said he was not a legendary master, would anyone believe him?
The higher-ups of Mill City were all very knowledgeable, and it was not like they had never seen a Legendary powerhouse before. In terms of aura alone, Tello Hailar was not inferior to the other Legendary-mage, Tu Ya 'an. Furthermore, what he had done was something that no one below the Legendary-realm could do.
"Strange … Senior, have you changed your path?" After a while, the second senior, who was second only to Hailar, asked curiously. "I remember that your path was not this, how did it change … Is this' nature 'or' plants'? Nothing more than these two, I guess. "
"Junior, you are indeed an expert, I can't hide anything from you!" Hailar smiled and nodded. "With the help of His Majesty the Void Mask, I finally understood that the path that I had originally chosen was not really in line with my heart. What I really want is to be like those legendary ancient divine trees, to live peacefully and for a long time."
The second senior nodded repeatedly. "You are right! This path is indeed very suitable for you. No wonder you failed three times, it turns out that the path that truly suits you is not something else, but 'plants'! "
"So, if we become the subordinates of His Majesty Void Mask, you will also have the opportunity to ask him to help you find a path that truly suits you." Hailar's gaze swept across each of the junior brothers. "Even I can succeed, don't you want to take the last step and become a legendary master like me?"
When these words were said, not only the junior brothers, but all the high-level masters present were silent.
Who did not want to go one step further and become a legendary master?
Who did not want to break through their limits and live for hundreds or even thousands of years?
Now, hope was right in front of them!
In the midst of the silence, Telo Hailar laughed.
"Actually, we don't have to be so anxious to change sides," he said. "We can first reveal some of our inclinations, for example, inviting the Church of the Void Mask to preach here … We have to take it step by step, we have plenty of time, why rush?"
This was his real goal. He had said so much previously, but it was just to set a goal that was too difficult to achieve, to give everyone an illusion and reduce the opposition in their hearts.
Just like doing business, asking for a sky-high price was nothing more than bargaining on the spot.
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