From Mafa Merlin's memories, this Mason came from a merchant family just like him. His father was the president of the Twin Moons chamber of commerce, Monchi. In fact, the Twin Moons chamber of commerce's position was even higher than the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce. After all, the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce had only risen in the last ten years, while the Twin Moons chamber of commerce had over a thousand years of history. Their strength was far greater than what they showed.
But the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce's rise in the last ten years had been too powerful, to the point that it had overshadowed the Twin Moons chamber of commerce, to the point that almost everyone believed that the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce was the number one chamber of commerce in Thousand Sails City.
Coincidentally, Mason and Mafa Merlin had become Magic Apprentices one after the other. While the two chambers of commerce were fighting openly and covertly, there were naturally many busybodies who compared the two.
But this comparison came to an end a few months ago.
Because Mason had advanced to become a Mage.
Then, during a gathering of the seven chambers of commerce, Mason found an excuse to ruthlessly teach a lesson to Mafa Merlin, and just as he had said, he even had a nosebleed. Because of this, the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce and the Twin Moons chamber of commerce became very unhappy. If not for Locke Merlin's shipwreck, who knew what would have happened.
This definitely wasn't a happy memory for Mafa Merlin. It could even be said to be a kind of humiliation. But to Lin Yun, who had personally witnessed the destruction of the world, this wasn't worth paying attention to. A 9th Rank Magic Apprentice and a 1st Rank Mage who had relied on potions to barely advance to become a 1st Rank Mage. The fight between them was no different from children playing house.
Thus, Lin Yun didn't even bat an eyelid. He only nodded, indicating that he understood. He then turned around and left the desk. He went to the front of Lin Yun's bookshelf and started focusing on his search.
Soon, Lin Yun found what he was looking for. It was a thick book, [Noscent's General History]. Lin Yun reached out and took it from the bookshelf before slowly flipping through it.
Lin Yun was very serious and focused, to the point that he didn't notice Mason's sudden appearance.
"Tsk tsk tsk, let me see what this is, Noscent's General History, no way, it really is Noscent's General History, hahahaha, I say, Merlin, the world of your Magic Apprentices is really hard to understand …" Mason's laughter was quite exaggerated as he said this. "How much did your Merlin Family spend to send you here? This is the Sage Tower's library! Even if you can't understand a single book here, you can still broaden your horizons. Why bother putting on an act with a children's book? Tsk tsk tsk, Noscent's History, if I were you, I would be too embarrassed to show the cover … "
"By the way, I forgot to ask you. Didn't the Glittergold Trade Union go bankrupt? How did your family still have the money to send you here? Let me advise you, if you have the money, hurry up and pay off your debts. I heard that a few days ago, that uncle of yours, Fario, brought a contract to your family to ask for money. How about it? Do you want me to borrow some money from my father to send him off first? "
At first, Lin Yun didn't want to pay attention to him, but Mason kept chattering. The more he talked, the more excited he became. He didn't plan on letting Lin Yun off. In the end, Lin Yun finally frowned for the third time.
"Librarian." Lin Yun's voice wasn't loud, but it was very abrupt in this quiet library. It was to the point that many mages couldn't help turning their heads to look at him, some curious, some dissatisfied. As for the librarian, a 9th Rank Mage in his thirties, he slowly walked over from the entrance.
"What's the matter?" When the 9th Rank Mage walked over, his voice clearly carried some impatience. Mages who chose to become a librarian in the library were mostly because it was quiet and could ponder without being disturbed. But now, they were being disturbed by two youngsters in their twenties. It would be strange if the 9th Rank Mage's attitude was good.
"I want to complain about this Mage Mason. His excessive desire to chat has already affected Lin Yun's reading. Thus, I hope that the library can keep him away from me."
"Mage Mason, is it like this?" Regardless of the reason, affecting someone else's reading was absolutely not allowed in the Sage Tower's library. Thus, when the 9th Rank Mage looked at Mason, his gaze faintly became stern.
"No … It's not like that!" Mason was suddenly startled. He had spent a lot of his father's money to enter the Sage Tower's library. If he was chased out because of a few words, that would be a huge injustice.
No, he had to immediately find an excuse.
At this time, it had to be said that Mason was really quite quick-witted. His gaze turned to Lin Yun and he immediately came up with an idea. Thus, his voice no longer trembled, and his expression no longer panicked. He directly pushed the blame onto Lin Yun. "I only suspect that he entered the library through improper means, so I wanted to interrogate him."
"Oh?"
"Because he simply doesn't have the qualifications to stand here. He is called Mafa Merlin, the son of Roger Merlin of the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce. He is a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice. If I remember correctly, the Sage Tower's library requires at least a 1st Rank Mage to have the qualifications to enter."
When these words came out, let alone the other spectators, even the 9th Rank Mage was stunned. His gaze immediately fell on Lin Yun. "Mister Mafa Merlin, can I take a look at your pass?"
Using 'mister' instead of 'Mage' meant that Mason's words had a certain effect.
Unfortunately, this effect lost its meaning the moment Lin Yun handed over the pass.
The 9th Rank Mage took the pass and froze for a moment, before an expression of shock appeared on his face. Although he quickly concealed his shock, when he spoke again, everyone could hear the respect in his voice.
"I'm sorry, Mage Mafa Merlin. I will definitely handle this matter properly and give you a satisfactory explanation."
As he spoke, he respectfully handed back the somewhat hot pass with both hands.
What a joke, a pass with the highest authority, and one that had been issued two days ago. What did this mean? Two days ago, the three big shots had issued a pass with the highest authority. Everyone in the Sage Tower knew that if he suffered any grievances in the library, they would definitely be the first to suffer.
"It's nothing." Lin Yun nodded, put the pass back in his pocket, and picked up Noscent's History once again.
"Mage Mason, I'll have to trouble you to come with me." On the other side, the 9th Rank Mage had a frighteningly gloomy expression as he stared at Mason. Although his words were polite, his gloomy tone made Mason's hair stand on end.
It was no wonder that the 9th Rank Mage had such a heavy resentment towards Mason. He had truly been screwed over by that scoundrel. 'Wouldn't it have been better if you had stayed in the library and read books? Why did you have to provoke trouble everywhere? Moreover, the person you provoked was someone that alarmed the three big shots. If you want to die, just say it, why did you have to drag me down? '
"I … I was really just suspecting him …"
Mason, who had been taken away by the 9th Rank Mage, still wanted to defend himself, but unfortunately, no one was willing to listen to him.
When the two left the library, Lin Yun had already flipped through more than half of Noscent's History.
'Thirty thousand years passed in one go.'
Lin Yun slowly closed Noscent's History. There was no need to read the rest. If he wasn't wrong, it shouldn't have been long since the fall of the 3rd Dynasty, when humans had just started the Planar Colonization Era. There was still about thirty thousand years until Noscent was thoroughly destroyed.
This was a truly great era.
Noscent's glorious magic civilization had started from the Planar Colonization Era.
Endless resources flowed into Noscent through the Planar Colonization Era, and the magic civilization started expanding at a crazy speed. The power and ambition of the mages also increased, and the magic system was overturned again and again. The magic civilization was gradually pushed to an unimaginable peak.
Up until Noscent's mana was exhausted, and the mages that considered themselves as gods fell from the clouds to the mortal world. The once glorious magic civilization gradually dimmed, and in the end, the entire world was buried in endless flames and darkness.
Naturally, all of this hadn't happened yet.
Lin Yun put Noscent's History back on the shelf and then picked up the Kidd Formula from the side.
From this Kidd Formula, it could be seen that the Sage Tower's book collection was very rich. For example, Lin Yun had once seen this Kidd Formula in the decaying library. After all, that place could be said to be the last spark of the magic civilization. Books that could be placed there, even if they were placed in a corner, were absolutely the best of the best.
Naturally, there was a big difference between the two Kidd Formulas.
This was normal. The one Lin Yun had once seen had been improved by countless mages over the years, and had long since been revised to a near-perfect degree.
As for the one in his hand, it could at most be considered a semi-finished product.
But to Lin Yun, whether it was a semi-finished product or not wasn't important. Even if the Kidd Formula, which had been improved by countless mages, was placed in front of Lin Yun, it would only be a review. What Lin Yun truly wanted to do was use this Kidd Formula to determine the level of this era's magic knowledge. Only then would Lin Yun be able to better understand this era.
Noscent's History really wasn't enough.
Don't look at how Lin Yun calculated that the 3rd Dynasty had been destroyed not long ago, and that the Planar Colonization Era had just started. In fact, Lin Yun's understanding of this era was limited to this.
There were many useful things at the end of the magic era, but that definitely didn't include history. In a world where they didn't even know if they would survive tomorrow, who would have the energy to record yesterday's events? In fact, Noscent's history had already been cut off a hundred years after the mana exhaustion. What Lin Yun knew was only a few major events that had been passed down through word of mouth. As for the more concrete details, Lin Yun had explained them in his own words.
"All the conscientious historians are dead …"
Lin Yun sighed and focused on the Kidd Formula.
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