Dyrrhus was pale, and his lips kept shivering. The robe he was wearing was wet and dry, dry and wet. This happened a few times during the night, but Dyrrhus didn't dare to use a bit of mana for fear of being detected by a probing spell.
Finally, it was daytime. Lin Yun walked out of the tent while holding a book. Dyrrhus took advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the tent after Lin Yun left, but he only saw some ordinary materials and simple alchemy tools.
These things weren't enough to research a powerful potion. Most of the semi-finished products in those alchemy tools were low-grade materials of unknown use.
Seeing this scene, Dyrrhus was stunned.
'Damnit, what the hell is Mafa Merlin doing!
'What kind of joke is this? The potion that could let a Peak 9th Rank Archmage complete the last step of the Extraordinary transformation was researched here? 'Just these low-grade materials?
'Damnit, Mafa Merlin must have guessed that I would spy on him, so he came to tease me. No wonder those tents were mostly enchanted with detection spells …'
He controlled the Shadow Devil and stealthily sneaked out of the temporary camp. Suddenly, Dyrrhus' expression changed. The connection between him and the Shadow Devil had disappeared.
Even through the power of the contract, he could no longer sense the Shadow Devil. The Shadow Devil had been eliminated …
In the temporary camp.
Xiuban was carrying Carnage as he suspiciously looked at the shadow on the ground.
"I clearly saw the shadow move, could it be that I saw wrong? Right, I must have woken up and seen wrong … "
Xiuban raised his foot and stamped the ground twice. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the shadow, he doubtfully mumbled.
"Damn, the great Lord Xiuban definitely hasn't woken up yet. I should sleep for a bit, I am actually hallucinating …"
Xiuban stomped that level 31 Shadow Devil to death before shaking his head and returning to his tent, snoring loudly.
Outside the temporary camp, Dyrrhus was gnashing his teeth. His pale face had a tinge of green. He looked like a zombie that had just been transformed. His heart was bleeding …
'My Umbra Demon, damn it, Mafa Merlin, that bastard, he must've discovered the Umbra Demon long ago, but he pretended not to notice and made me freeze outside for an entire night …'
He took out a bunch of trash potions to tempt me, and when my Shadow Demon was about to leave, he immediately killed it …
'That was a Shadow Demon that I had nurtured for more than ten years, and it was gone just like that …'
Mafa Merlin, just you wait …
With bloodshot eyes, Dyrrhus glared fiercely at the temporary camp before quietly retreating …
On the other side, Lin Yun walked around the temporary camp before returning to the tent. He frowned as he looked at the crude alchemy equipment in Dyrrhus's eyes, as well as those low grade materials.
'It's still no good, the new extraction method really isn't that easy. The extracted essence is too singular according to the normal extraction method, and many of the components are mixed together, turning into impurities.
'If I could extract every component from every material, I would be able to continue my research …'
Lin Yun was researching a new extraction method. This method had appeared after the end of Noscent's Magic Era.
At that time, the world's mana had declined, and all kinds of magic plants and magic materials had become fewer and fewer. Starting from high grade magic materials, they kept going extinct. In the end, a piece of ordinary magic iron that no one would bend over to pick up could lead to a war between two powerhouses.
The use of materials had also developed to the limit at that time.
One of the complete theories that hadn't been put into practice was to decompose every kind of material and extract every substance.
He might be able to extract another useful material from the impurities that were originally useless …
According to this point of view, the utilization of every kind of magic material would reach its peak, and many things that hadn't been discovered in this era would be discovered.
If he wanted to research the secrets of the Beast God's Blood and even the Pseudo Heaven Rank mana crystals, the current method wouldn't work. He would need some new materials and new methods.
Now, Lin Yun was using low grade materials to experiment. This kind of experiment was purely burning money, so using a small mountain of low grade materials to experiment was naturally the best method.
Unfortunately, Dyrrhus didn't know much about alchemy and couldn't see through it.
Lin Yun didn't care about Dyrrhus, nor did he care if Dyrrhus was spying on him or plotting something. Lin Yun didn't have time to think about it.
His research had reached a bottleneck and his progress was very slow.
On the other side, Dyrrhus was gnashing his teeth as he thought about how to unearth this secret. He was also thinking about what to do after grasping this secret and how to ruthlessly retaliate after advancing to the Heaven Rank.
After thinking for two days, he once again turned to the vicinity of Lin Yun 'temporary camp. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find a way to quietly sneak in without being discovered.
'B * stard, only Mafa Merlin knows this secret, the one who truly grasps it is Mafa Merlin. He is too powerful, if I want to sneak in, I have to find the right target. If I go in and search, I'll definitely be discovered.'
Dyrrhus probed a few times, but without the Shadow Devil, he would almost be discovered every time he approached the temporary camp.
In the end, Dyrrhus clenched his teeth and decided to negotiate with them. At worst, he would just have to pay some price.
Less than half an hour later, Dyrrhus angrily walked out of the temporary camp and turned to look at the smiling Morgan in the distance. His chest kept heaving and his body was shivering.
Dyrrhus clenched his fists and his magic staff let out a creaking sound as if he was letting out a painful groan.
'Damnit, that idiot Morgan, that unscrupulous merchant, the scum of mages …
'As a mage of the Odin Kingdom, he is actually acting like a shameless dog. He hastily caught a bone thrown by Mafa Merlin.
'Three hundred mana crystals of Pseudo Heaven Rank Magic Beasts, materials from the corpses of four hundred Pseudo Heaven Rank Magic Beasts, and all their efforts, yet that guy is actually asking for it!
'Without Mafa Merlin's indication, would that idiot Morgan dare to ask for such a price?
'Good, you forced me. Since you don't want to help me and want to blackmail me like an idiot, don't blame me for being impolite.
'Since I can't obtain it, I'll let everyone know that you have this secret and everyone will come looking for trouble with you.
'I don't believe that anyone wouldn't be tempted after learning of this matter.
'I don't believe that you, Mafa Merlin, can resist everyone.'
Dyrrhus sneered as he left.
After a few days, many notes written on ordinary paper appeared in the Raging Flame Battlefield. They were spread everywhere, describing how Lin Yun knew the method to help 9th Rank Archmages complete the Extraordinary transformation. There was even an example of how an idiot like Morgan had already become a Heaven Rank powerhouse.
Unfortunately, there was no movement in the Raging Flame Battlefield even after a few days. Almost all the mage forces had seen those notes.
Whether they believed it or not, everyone acted as if they didn't know. No one went to ask Lin Yun. But unknowingly, the Henry Family's mages suddenly became popular.
The Henry Family's mages that entered the Raging Flame Battlefield, whether they were Elders, Deacons, or the lowest ranked ordinary mages, would always encounter people from other forces when hunting Pseudo Heaven Rank Magic Beasts.
They were all very cautious and didn't ask about the transformation potion. At most, they inquired whether Morgan Henry of the Henry Family had truly advanced to the Heaven Rank.
Lin Yun 'temporary camp had always been strangely calm, but outside, the Henry Family's mages were becoming more and more popular. Later on, people from other forces would help them when they encountered danger, but they wouldn't get any benefits afterwards.
In a charred canyon, an Elder of the Henry Family was frantically fleeing. Two Thunderwing Birds were chasing him relentlessly, and glaring lightning bolts kept falling on that Elder's body.
This was the reason why the canyon was scorched black. From time to time, bolts of lightning would appear on the ground. This was because this had always been the territory of the Thunderwing Birds.
The Elder had originally obtained information that there was only one Thunderwing Bird here, but he hadn't expected that halfway through the battle, another one would suddenly appear. The three 9th Rank Archmages were forced to flee in different directions.
But these two Thunderwing Birds seemed to have gone crazy. They didn't care about the other two and chased after him.
His past experience was now the root of the crisis.
Despair could be seen in Delaney's eyes. His magic robe was already in tatters, his defensive Magic Tool had already been shattered, and his mana was almost exhausted. Seeing the two ten-meter-long lightning bolts shattering his last shield, Delaney closed his eyes in despair.
Suddenly, a wisp of formidable mana fluctuations appeared beside him, and a soft yet cold power wrapped around him to protect him.
Delaney opened his eyes, and an ashen black cloak was floating in front of him. The cloak was emitting a faint layer of light that wrapped around him, and the lightning bolts were firmly blocked outside the light.
Delaney was somewhat dazed as he looked ahead. Dyrrhus led the mages of the Shadow Tower to rush out from the side, and as if they had encountered the enemy who had killed their father, they crazily attacked.
Shadows flew out of the ground and transformed into huge hands that tore the two huge Thunderwing Birds to the ground. Then, a group of shadow mages kept attacking.
Dyrrhus loudly shouted with a cold expression, "Get rid of these two beasts!
"Get rid of these two animals! They actually dared to offend our closest friend! As a member of the Odin Kingdom, Sir Delaney is our best friend …"
Dyrrhus loudly shouted, but he didn't pay attention to Delaney. Even his Dark Night Cloak was protecting Delaney, and in less than half an hour, the two Thunderwing Birds' necks were forcibly twisted off by the shadows covering their bodies.
At this time, Dyrrhus flew over and recalled his Dark Night Cloak. Before the dazed Delaney could say anything, Dyrrhus grabbed Delaney's hand with a sigh.
"Sir Delaney, I'm truly sorry, I almost lost my closest friend …"
Delaney was a bit dazed, but he had just been saved at a crucial moment, so he could only bitterly smile and express his gratitude.
"Sir Dyrrhus, thank you very much. If not for you, I might have already fallen here today. My corpse might never have been buried in Noscent, and my soul might never have been able to return home …"
Dyrrhus gave the mana crystals of the two Thunderwing Birds to Delaney, and without waiting for Delaney to refuse, he sighed.
"Sir Delaney, these are your prey, the mana crystals should be yours. Please don't refuse. If you refuse, it would be looking down on your closest friend.
"You might have already forgotten that you once saved my life. No, it wasn't just me, you saved the lives of many mages of the Shadow Tower.
"At that time, we went to explore some ruins, but unfortunately, we encountered an unprecedented setback. At the most crucial moment, our supplies were severely lacking.
"As for me, I was somewhat impatient and wanted to excavate the ruins, so I forcibly brought our people to replenish some supplies before continuing to excavate.
"At that time, I went to buy supplies from the Henry Family, and the person in charge was Sir Delaney, because Sir Delaney was the only one willing to give us golds on credit.
"You only took a very small part of it, and it wasn't even enough as a down payment for the materials, yet you gave us a large portion of the supplies. I know that you were taking a huge risk at that time, and according to the rules of the Henry Family, you can't do that …
"And it was these supplies that allowed us to barely complete the exploration of the ruins and not let the mages of the Shadow Tower fall because of my negligence …
"Sir Delaney, you might have already forgotten, but I remember very clearly. From that day on, you were my closest friend.
"How could I let my closest friend encounter danger …"
Delaney was shocked, and his eyes turned sour.
"Sir Dyrrhus, to tell the truth, I truly forgot. I didn't expect you to still remember. You are truly a great person, I really have to thank you this time. I can't accept these mana crystals, this is your harvest …"
Dyrrhus waved his hand and put the mana crystals in Delaney's hands with a solemn expression.
"Sir Delaney, this is your prey, I only helped you a little. If you insist, then apart from the mana crystals, I'll take all the materials."
Delaney opened her mouth, her expression moved, but she couldn't say anything.
Everyone knew that the mana crystals of these Pseudo Heaven Rank Magic Beasts were the most valuable in the Raging Flame Battlefield. The bodies of these Pseudo Heaven Rank Magic Beasts were incomparably huge, and it was reasonable to say that a lot of precious materials could be gathered from them.
But the value of an entire magic beast's corpse was far from comparable to this mana crystal.
Dyrrhus patted Delaney's shoulder and sighed with emotion.
"Sir Delaney, there is something I don't know if I should say, but you are my closest friend. Even if you are unhappy, I have to say it."
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