"Why?" William Merlin suddenly became anxious. It had to be known that Sauss was his last hope in Thousand Sails City. If even Sauss couldn't help him, then he could only brace himself and face Lin Yun.
"William, I still have something to do, so I won't be accompanying you. After you return, send my regards to your father." Sauss' voice was somewhat apologetic. To be honest, Sauss was a bit regretful that he couldn't help William Merlin. First, he couldn't return the favor, and second, he couldn't form a relationship with the Merlin Family.
But compared to becoming enemies with Great Mage Merlin, Sauss would rather regret it.
Sauss awkwardly smiled and then left the wooden house.
"Be … Great Mage Bell, this … What happened?" William Merlin was stunned. After a long time, he looked at Bell, somewhat tongue-tied.
"Less than a month ago, Mafa Merlin came to the Poison Fog Canyon, killed a dozen people, blew up two sentry towers, and then had Leader Sauss open up a trade route for him."
After saying that, Bell also left.
Only William Merlin was left in the spacious wooden house. The firewood in the fireplace crackled, and the wooden house didn't have the chill of winter, but at this moment, William Merlin felt his hands and feet go cold.
The cousin he had always looked down on was actually someone that even Sauss feared.
That was Sauss …
The leader of Thousand Sails City's number one underground force, with several thousand subordinates working for him. Such a person actually screamed as if he was being raped upon hearing Mafa Merlin's name!
William Merlin felt that the world had gone crazy.
After returning to Thousand Sails City, William Merlin wasn't in a hurry to return. William Merlin suddenly felt that he really didn't know anything about this cousin of his.
Now that Sauss had refused to help, he could only rely on himself for the following negotiations.
To be honest, he really didn't have the slightest bit of confidence when facing this cousin of his …
However, at this point, there was nothing he could do if he didn't have the confidence. The only thing he could do was to understand this cousin of his a little more.
As a result, William Merlin spent the entire afternoon walking through more than half of Thousand Sails City, inquiring about everything related to his cousin.
…
While William Merlin was strolling around Thousand Sails City, Lin Yun was hard at work in the Gilded Rose.
In front of Lin Yun was the test tube containing the Obsidian Flower Sap, as well as a large pile of scrap paper. These scrap paper had a large number of arrays drawn on it. Some were already completed, some were only frames, and some only had a few simple lines.
"It still won't work, the addition of the Dark Array will destroy the mana cycle …" Another piece of paper was crumpled up by Lin Yun and thrown on the refining table.
This was the thirtieth design plan that Lin Yun had discarded …
For an entire day, Lin Yun stayed in the alchemy laboratory, repeating the process of designing, drawing, discarding …
In fact, these designs were only a hair's breadth away from perfection. As long as one of them spread, it would be enough to make a large number of Great Alchemists go crazy.
But Lin Yun still wasn't satisfied.
Because what Lin Yun wanted to use this time was the Obsidian Flower Sap!
This was something that Lin Yun had taken advantage of when the Obsidian Flower had just been planted and its toxicity hadn't reached its peak yet. At first, Lin Yun wanted to use it to compound a potion. It could be said that if this potion was successfully compounded, it would inevitably be the work of a Master Alchemist.
But Lin Yun soon discovered …
He didn't have enough powerful magic materials to match it. The toxicity of the Obsidian Flower Sap was too terrifying. Lin Yun rummaged through his collection, but he couldn't find a suitable magic material.
In the end, Lin Yun had no choice but to give up on compounding a potion and start brainstorming about Magic Tools.
In the end, after more than twenty designs, not a single one satisfied Lin Yun.
Nothing could be done about it, the Obsidian Flower Sap's toxicity was too intense. It could be said that if this Magic Tool was successfully crafted, it would inevitably have the power of a High Mage. But at the same time, there couldn't be the slightest mistake. He couldn't even allow Lin Yun's design to have the slightest mistake. Even a trivial flaw would cause a huge alchemy accident for Lin Yun.
In the evening, Lin Yun discarded the 36th design.
After throwing the crumpled piece of paper to the side, Lin Yun didn't spread out a new piece of paper. Instead, he rubbed his sore eyes and left the alchemy table for the first time.
Lin Yun knew that if he wanted to use the Obsidian Flower Sap to complete a Magic Tool, the design wouldn't be completed in a day or two. Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Lin Yun tidied up and prepared to end the day's work.
"Knock, knock, knock." At this time, a knock echoed on the door.
"Come in." Lin Yun tidied up the papers on the ground while shouting without raising his head. He knew that the only person who would come to the alchemy laboratory at this time and knock so politely was Remy or Faleau.
The door to the alchemy laboratory opened with a squeak, but what Lin Yun didn't expect was that it wasn't Remy or Faleau, but rather his cousin, William Merlin, who he hadn't seen for a day.
"It's you?" Lin Yun slightly frowned. To be honest, this uninvited cousin of his really gave Lin Yun a bit of a headache. He didn't know if he should fall out with him or not, but this guy felt very good about himself and kept giving him orders all day, making Lin Yun a bit angry for the past two days.
Moreover, he couldn't drive him away.
Because Lin Yun still couldn't figure out what the distant Merlin Family saw in him. He had to find the answer from William Merlin.
William Merlin had said that it was because the Merlin Family couldn't tolerate their children wandering outside.
But Lin Yun knew that this was purely to coax a child. How huge was the Merlin Family? Every generation of children wandering outside, if not a thousand, there would be at least eight hundred. How come the Merlin Family didn't take care of them all? But when it came to Lin Yun, a direct descendant of the family rushed over to help him settle his debt and send him a Great Alchemist. What was he trying to do?
Thus, Lin Yun was waiting, waiting for William Merlin to confess himself.
"This, that …" But, contrary to Lin Yun 'expectations, William Merlin didn't seem to be in a good mood today. He stood outside the alchemy laboratory with a cowardly expression, as if there was a monster imprisoned in the laboratory and he didn't dare to enter.
Lin Yun didn't know that he had guessed correctly.
In William Merlin's eyes, this wandering cousin was no different from a monster.
William Merlin spent the entire afternoon walking through more than half of Thousand Sails City, continuously inquiring about everything related to Lin Yun.
But the more he inquired, the more scared Merlin became.
William Merlin finally understood why the Merlin Family's information was so different from what he had seen.
Because Mafa Merlin had been an unworthy Magic Apprentice a few months ago, and he had been stuck at the 9th Rank for a few years. A few months ago, the Gilded Rose truly didn't even have an Alchemist. Apart from some inferior magic materials in the warehouse, there was only the empty hall downstairs.
However, on a certain day a few months ago, everything seemed to have suddenly changed.
The originally mediocre Mafa Merlin seemed to have changed overnight. First, he got rid of his status as a Magic Apprentice and became a true Mage. Then, he spent over a million golds in the Black Horn Auction House to obtain four kinds of rare magic materials. The Hope Potion, Dragon Strength Potion, and Meditation Potion made the Gilded Rose develop by leaps and bounds. It was now the largest alchemy shop in Thousand Sails City, and it wasn't too far off from the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce of the past.
But the most frightening part was …
He didn't know how Mafa Merlin had done it, but he had unknowingly formed a relationship with many of the peak characters of Thousand Sails City. After going to the Lion Monarch Street, the Silver Moon Mercenaries reached an agreement with the Gilded Rose. After going to the Black Horn Auction House, Cadgar treated him as an honored guest. Even Faleau, who was like a father to him, was sent to the Gilded Rose. And after going to the Sage Tower, Solomon personally escorted him back to the Gilded Rose and taught a lesson to the Alchemist Guild's market supervisor.
William Merlin couldn't understand this at all.
'You already had Solomon teach a lesson to the market supervisor, so why do you still have such a good relationship with the Alchemist Guild? Not only does Great Alchemist Bassoro run to the Gilded Rose every two or three days, but even the esteemed Master Alchemist Lys personally pays a visit. Isn't this a bit too illogical? '
William Merlin was truly scared.
Standing in front of Lin Yun, William Merlin didn't know what to say. Should he talk about the previous two slaps, or should he talk about Leader Lys?
"If you have something to say, just say it …" Lin Yun helplessly shook his head. Lin Yun couldn't adapt to this sudden change in his cousin.
"Can … Can I come in first?"
"Come in." Lin Yun looked at the time. It was still early, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave. He wanted to hear what his cousin had to say.
As a result, when William Merlin entered the alchemy laboratory and saw the paper on the refining table, his pale face suddenly became devoid of blood.
Although William Merlin had some shortcomings, compared to a pure idiot like Mason, he wasn't just a bit better. He was truly a well-known figure of the younger generation of the Merlin Family. His accomplishments in the field of magic and alchemy weren't something an ordinary person could compare to.
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