"Leader Lys, I am William Merlin, the William Merlin who asked you for guidance last year at the Merlin Family." William Merlin acted as if he had seen his savior. He didn't care if the old man was knocked down by the door or not, and he introduced himself with a face full of pleasant surprise.
"Oh, it's you, William. Why are you so flustered …" Seeing that it was William Merlin, Lys' expression finally eased up, and the bit of unhappiness in his heart also disappeared. Lys had been working for Thousand Sails City's Alchemist Guild all his life and had nurtured who knew how many alchemists he had nurtured over the past few decades. It was hard for him to be partial to a young genius like William Merlin.
Moreover, Lys had a good relationship with the Merlin Family and could be considered William Merlin's elder. An elder naturally wouldn't bicker with a junior. But Lys couldn't help thinking, 'William Merlin was very steady the last time I saw him at the Merlin Family, so why is he so flustered now that he's in Thousand Sails City?'
Unfortunately, William Merlin didn't know what Lys was thinking. When he saw that Master Alchemist, William Merlin's mind was filled with thoughts of how to make Mafa Merlin run out of luck.
"It's like this, Leader Lys, that Mafa Merlin swindled an alchemy formula from me. I just wanted to have a chat with him and ask for some compensation, but I hadn't expected that not only would he not be willing to compensate, but he would also injure me in the laboratory!"
After saying that, William Merlin threw a provocative glance at Lin Yun.
But his gaze showed that he was outwardly strong but inwardly weak.
William Merlin was just feeling superior, he wasn't an idiot like Mason.
When they exchanged blows in the laboratory, William Merlin knew that he had made a huge mistake. This Mafa Merlin wasn't some Magic Apprentice that couldn't advance for a few years, he was a genuine High Rank Great Mage. In terms of strength, he might even be above William's.
This was undoubtedly a huge blow to William Merlin.
This blow was even more severe than the two slaps on his face …
A descendant of a side branch of the Merlin Family had unknowingly become far more powerful than him. After all, he had been nurtured as the successor of the Merlin Family since he was young. Now, among the younger generation of the Merlin Family, he was at least in the top five.
He hadn't expected that in a place like Thousand Sails City, he would be knocked down with just a wave of his hand and even be ruthlessly slapped in the face.
William Merlin could not accept such a contrast …
However, there was an advantage to being a disciple of a large family. That was, regardless of whether they could accept it or not, they would quickly recognize the reality and immediately come up with a solution.
William Merlin's method was actually very simple. 'Since I'm inferior to you in terms of magic, I'll drag you into alchemy. I don't believe that you're as good in alchemy as you are in magic.'
That's right, I want to frame you.
'I, an esteemed Great Alchemist, want to frame you in front of a Master Alchemist? What can you do?
Can you explain it clearly?
Do you understand alchemy as well as I do? Do you have a close relationship with Leader Lys? '
Thus, after saying this, William Merlin threw a provocative glance at Lin Yun before revealing a confident smile.
"Ridiculous!" Sure enough, Leader Lys' expression immediately sank.
At this time, William Merlin was in a very good mood. Hearing that Mafa Merlin wasn't here, Leader Lys was already scolding you for being ridiculous. You are the owner of a shabby alchemy shop, yet you're being scolded by a Master Alchemist. Let's see how you'll survive in Thousand Sails City in the future.
"Alright, Leader Lys, there's no need to get angry over such a trivial matter, I'll take care of it." Lin Yun had a smile on his face as he comforted Lys.
'Hmpf, you still want to muddle through …'
On the side, William Merlin curled his lips in disdain, thinking, 'This Mafa Merlin is too naive. Swindling the Merlin Family's alchemy formula is a joke, yet you want to muddle through with just a few words? Aren't you a bit too naive?'
"This isn't a trivial matter, this is swindling the alchemy formula!" Lys, who never showed his emotions, had an extremely unsightly expression at this moment.
"Yes, yes, I know, swindling the alchemy formula. I'll talk to William later." Lin Yun had a helpless expression. Lin Yun didn't know what to say to this cousin he had never met. It looked like he would have to have a good chat with this cousin once Lys left.
William Merlin didn't know how Lin Yun would talk to him …
The more unsightly Lys' expression became, the more cheerful Merlin became.
'It's coming, it's coming, that Mafa Merlin is going to run out of luck.'
William Merlin was carefully concealing his excitement while stealthily observing Lys' reaction from the corner of his eye.
"Do you know what you are saying?" Lys pointed at William Merlin, almost spitting on Merlin's face in anger. "Do you know how serious it is to swindle the alchemy formula?"
'Right, right, right, do you know how serious it is to swindle the alchemy formula?' William Merlin had an excited expression as he inwardly agreed. But after agreeing, he couldn't help feeling a bit strange.
'Why is Leader Lys pointing at me?'
"This is absurd, you are actually framing the most outstanding alchemist of Thousand Sails City and swindling your alchemy formula? William Merlin, is this how your Merlin Family educated you? "It looks like I'll have to have a good chat with your grandfather when I go to Okland this year. We'll talk about whether you are truly suitable to be the heir of the Merlin Family!"
'Hold on, did that old man just say … William Merlin?'
'Hell, what does the most outstanding alchemist of Thousand Sails City mean?
'Shouldn't the most outstanding alchemist of Thousand Sails City be Master Alchemist Lys? When did I say that Master Alchemist Lys swindled me out of my alchemy formula?'
William Merlin's mind was in chaos.
All kinds of questions popped up one after another, but the answer to each question made William Merlin's heart jump. William Merlin didn't even dare to face these answers. If all of this was true, then it would be too frightening. 'Is that old man Lys talking nonsense, or has the world gone crazy?'
"For the sake of the Merlin Family, I don't want to bicker about your deception today. But William Merlin, I'll tell your grandfather everything that happened here today." Lys looked at William Merlin and coldly snorted before turning his head back with an apologetic smile. "I'm really sorry, Great Mage Merlin, I let you see a joke. I'll go back and discuss the conditions with everyone. I'll give you an answer in three days."
"Okay, I'll wait for Leader Lys' good news."
"Good, I'll take my leave first." Lys softly sighed before opening the door and leaving the conference room. But before leaving, he turned to look at William Merlin.
Although he didn't say anything, the warning in his gaze made William Merlin's legs turn soft.
"Hey, dear Cousin William, don't you think you owe me an explanation?"
"This, that …" Only William Merlin and Lin Yun were left in the reception room. As he recalled what had happened in the alchemy laboratory, William Merlin's legs, which had already turned soft, became even more unsteady. 'Damn, that's a freak whose magic far surpasses mine …'
'What if I get caught again and get slapped twice in the face?'
'I could still count on Leader Lys to save me, but now that Leader Lys has left, I'm facing that freak on my own. The pressure is really huge …'
"Oh right, I still haven't moved my luggage!" William Merlin said before running away like a rabbit.
"…" Lin Yun looked at William Merlin's back as he left, his mouth wide open for a long time.
After returning to the guest room of the Merlin Family, William Merlin couldn't help worrying …
'Damn, I really suffered a huge loss this time …'
Not to mention being slapped twice in the face, I even offended the Master Alchemist, Leader Lys. How could Thousand Sails City become so frightening? Not to mention the sudden appearance of a Master Alchemist, even that Mafa Merlin is far more powerful than me. Isn't this place known for being barren and backward? '
To be honest, William Merlin didn't want to stay in Thousand Sails City for a moment longer, it was too abnormal.
If he could, William Merlin really wanted to leave Thousand Sails City and return to the Merlin Family as soon as possible, never to see that Mafa Merlin again.
Unfortunately, William Merlin couldn't leave yet …
Because William Merlin had come to Thousand Sails City with a mission.
Besides helping his cousin that he had never met, William Merlin was also shouldering another mission.
The current Merlin Family was in dire need of a batch of Nether Iron Ores, but Nether Iron Ores were scarce in Noscent. Mining them was difficult, and the quantity was scarce. The Merlin Family had thought of many methods, but they still hadn't found a stable source of Nether Iron Ores.
Up until a few days ago, the Merlin Family suddenly received news that a large number of weapons and armors forged from Nether Iron had appeared in Thousand Sails City in the eastern part of the kingdom. This news made the entire Merlin Family excited, and they followed the clues and found out that these Nether Iron weapons and armors came from an alchemy shop called the Gilded Rose.
And that alchemy shop called the Gilded Rose belonged to a youth called Mafa Merlin.
He was also surnamed Merlin …
Thus, the Merlin Family started paying attention to him.
As a result, they discovered that this Mafa Merlin was a child of the Merlin Family who had been stranded outside. His grandfather, Judd Merlin, was the younger brother of the Merlin Family's patriarch, Ofran Merlin. For some unknown reason, he suddenly took his only son and left for Thousand Sails City a few decades ago.
After that, many things were dug out.
At this time, the Merlin Family discovered that their child, who had been stranded outside, wasn't doing very well in Thousand Sails City. Although his father, Locke Merlin, had established a huge chamber of commerce, he had died in a shipwreck a few months ago. The chamber of commerce he had established had collapsed overnight, leaving Mafa Merlin with a debt of 8,000 golds.
Moreover, this Mafa Merlin wasn't doing very well. He was only a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice at the age of 20.
Thus, the patriarch of the Merlin Family, Ofran Merlin, personally ordered a child of the family to go to Thousand Sails City to help that child.
Naturally, the most important thing was to make that Mafa Merlin hand over the Nether Iron Vein. In exchange, the Merlin Family would be willing to recognize his status as a child of the family.
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