The Bone Plane Lin Yun first came in contact with was the plane where he obtained the Book of Death. In the future, a few small mages used an almost scrapped magic battleship to thoroughly conquer it in three months.
A battleship like the Intrepid relied on its own power. It was made from the bones of a God, and it was designed with a Heaven Grade Array. It also had countless mana crystal cannons and an intact Hand of Destruction. This was the source of the Intrepid's power.
And in terms of design, the Intrepid's design was far inferior to the first-rate magic battleships of the peak of Noscent.
"Sir Raphael, the City in the Sky didn't come here with such a huge battleship just to pick me up, right?"
Raphael smiled.
"That's true, but I'm indeed going to pick up Sir Mafa. This battleship also has to pick up another family in Andalusia."
Raphael and Lin Yun walked out of the flying shuttle. On the deck of the battleship, many mages wearing the robes of the City in the Sky were bustling about. There were also many strong swordsmen guarding and many puppets acting as coolies.
After getting off the flying shuttle, a middle-aged man in his forties stood in front of him. He was wearing a pair of strange glasses and faint mana fluctuations could be seen on the surface of the glasses. He looked like an alchemist who had stayed in an alchemy laboratory for a long time and was filled with the unique temperament of an alchemist.
"Oh heavens, Sir Raphael, is this the flying shuttle you made? It looks so beautiful, look at the magic patterns on it, the combination is too perfect. No, it's not just perfect, heavens, it was actually directly enchanted with law runes. This is a genius idea, a perfect design … "
Raphael walked down from the flying shuttle, and that middle-aged man's gaze moved away from the flying shuttle a bit. He exclaimed in surprise as he walked to the side of the flying shuttle, his eyes continuously sweeping over it. The mana fluctuations of the strange Magic Tool Glasses on his nose started rapidly rising.
Raphael's face revealed a trace of awkwardness. He hurriedly rushed forward and pulled the middle-aged man over.
"Sir Raphael, what are you doing? Can't I take a look at your designs? Damn it, did you forget how many times I helped you when you first became a disciple of the teacher? Damn it, if I didn't help you hide it from the teacher, you might have been kicked out by the teacher.
Stingy fellow, I just wanted to take a look at your genius design, and you actually … "
The middle-aged man went on and on, exposing Raphael's dark history. Raphael looked embarrassed and hurriedly interrupted the middle-aged man.
"Gurud, can you shut your damned mouth first? Can't you see that there are guests here?"
Upon hearing these words, Gurud, who seemed to be in a crazed state, saw Lin Yun walking out of the flying shuttle.
"Ah, I'm really sorry, Raphael, you are really something. There is a guest here, yet you didn't say anything in advance. Isn't introducing your senior brother to your friend something you should do? What are you doing here in a daze …"
Raphael bitterly smiled.
"Sir Mafa, this is my senior brother Gurud, he is also an Artisan. It can be said that he has devoted all his energy to the world of alchemy. His lifelong wish is to find the truth of alchemy.
"It's this, you understand …"
After saying that, Raphael vaguely pointed at his head. Raphael's words were so obvious, but Gurud's eyes were still on the flying shuttle and he simply didn't hear anything.
Lin Yun smiled and didn't care. This was the purest kind of alchemist, a talent that entrusted his faith in alchemy.
Raphael had a dark expression as he pulled Gurud back from the flying shuttle.
"Sir Gurud! This is the person I mentioned to you, H.e. Mafa Merlin. He is a formidable Artisan. Apart from the three unfathomable deans of the Starry Sky College and our teacher, only Sir Mafa can make me admire him in the field of arrays.
"Moreover, Sir Mafa isn't only very accomplished in the field of arrays, but his attainments in Magic Tools and puppeteering are definitely at the Artisan level. Most importantly, Sir Mafa seems to be the most proficient in potioneering."
Raphael was introducing, but Gurud was still looking at the flying shuttle. Raphael's expression was a bit dark and his voice was a bit louder.
"Sir Gurud! 'I'm talking to you, so can you stop looking at that damned flying shuttle? Don't you want to know what's going on with the magic patterns on the flying shuttle that are inscribed with law runes?' That wasn't something I could do, it was a transformation Sir Mafa helped me with! "
Gurud seemed to have suddenly recovered from his daze and immediately turned to look at Lin Yun. His eyes shone like a starving wolf looking at a delicious steak.
"Raphael, you idiot, why didn't you say so earlier? Sh * t, how could you let this … This Sir stand here to enjoy the wind? Why haven't you prepared some good black tea to entertain this …"
"Mafa Merlin."
"Oh, Sir Mafa, you don't mind me calling you that, right? Ah, it's good that you don't mind. Why did you carve the ice runes like that? Although it would reduce the friction between the flying shuttle and the air and reduce the damage, it would also slow down the flying shuttle.
"Shouldn't this kind of flying shuttle focus on speed? Moreover, the flames emitted by those fire runes would put a huge pressure on the flying shuttle. According to my calculations, there was a 78% chance that the flying shuttle would collapse if the power of those fire runes was fully displayed.
"But now, the flying shuttle is in perfect condition. Based on the materials and the mechanical system, it can already be considered flawless. This means that my calculations were a failure. What did I overlook?"
Gurud's eyes shone and he directly pulled Lin Yun to discuss these matters.
The people in the surroundings didn't seem to be surprised. Raphael covered his face with a pained expression and wanted to pull Gurud away, but he simply couldn't move. He simply put away the flying shuttle, but he still couldn't pull away the enthusiastic Gurud.
At this time, Raphael's expression suddenly changed.
"They are here."
In an instant, the expression of Gurud, who had been pulling Lin Yun to discuss alchemy, turned unsightly. He followed the flying shuttle and looked into the distance. In the distance, a ten-meter-big magic carpet was rapidly flying towards the floating battleship.
The Magic Carpet didn't undulate like normal Magic Carpets. Instead, it looked like a flat carpet that was floating toward them.
There was a small table on the magic carpet, and a male Mage with an aquiline nose, whose face was as pale as a corpse, was sitting there. The Mage was wearing a simple robe, and there was a large pile of paper on the small table. The Mage was still writing something on the paper with a quill.
Behind the magic carpet, there were a few mages wearing the same simple robes kneeling there. There was a silver symbol on their cuffs. It was a bunch of silver leaves forming a circle, and in the middle of the circle was the symbol of a potion bottle.
The atmosphere on the floating battleship seemed to become heavy as these people approached.
Lin Yun looked at the direction these people were coming from. They clearly came from the Andalusia Kingdom, and from their temperament, they seemed to be alchemists. Moreover, the symbol on their cuffs was completely different from that of an ordinary alchemist. But Lin Yun could see that they were very proficient in potioneering.
Each of those nine leaves was different, and they were the leaves of nine very representative medicinal ingredients. After all, not all medicinal ingredients could use leaves. Many medicinal ingredients' leaves only appeared for a very short time and couldn't be used as raw materials for potioneering.
There were very few alchemists that could recognize the medicinal ingredients represented by those nine leaves. Three of them were very unpopular medicinal ingredients that couldn't be used in potioneering.
The symbol of a robe on the cuffs meant that this was a mage family, a family with a Heaven Rank powerhouse. But how come he hadn't heard of it in the Andalusia Kingdom?
As if noticing Lin Yun 'doubts, Raphael had a calm expression as he lowered his voice and explained to Lin Yun.
"Most of the alchemists of our City in the Sky would go to the Starry Sky College to further their studies, and they are also followers of the Starry Sky College.
"You weren't the only one invited to the gathering in Andalusia, there were four other Artisans, but one of them already went to the Odin Kingdom, while the other one went to an unknown plane and couldn't be found.
"Apart from Sir Mafa, it's these repulsive guys, the Hardward Family."
Lin Yun frowned, vaguely seeing the surname 'Hardward' somewhere.
Raphael gnashed his teeth as he explained to Lin Yun, "The Hardward Family is a pure alchemist family.
"The Hardward Family is a pure alchemist family. They feel that expanding their territory, running businesses, and participating in battles like an ordinary mage family is a blasphemy against alchemy. Thus, their family has always been in seclusion, never allowing the children of the family to appear outside with the Hardward surname.
"Hey, these hypocritical hypocrites are really loathsome. If they don't run businesses, where would their family's wealth come from? "After all, the materials needed for alchemy aren't cheap goods. They need a lot of wealth, especially when nurturing the next generation of alchemists. It's like burning gold, no, burning spirit mana crystals.
"Over 90% of the mages of our City in the Sky are alchemists. It is reasonable to say that our ability to gather wealth is a lot stronger than other forces, but the plan to expand the City in the Sky has been stalled for over five hundred years, and we don't have the wealth to implement it.
"These hypocrites talk big, but aren't they secretly conquering a few planes to support the wealth they need?"
Raphael's expression wasn't very good, and Gurud was already gnashing his teeth on the side. His fists were clenched so tightly that cracking sounds could be heard. The mana fluctuations on the surface of his body had become a bit unstable, and he was glaring at those guys flying over as if he was meeting his enemies.
Lin Yun finally remembered where he had heard of the Hardward family name. This was a hidden alchemist family of the Andalusia Kingdom. They didn't have much of a reputation in the Andalusia Kingdom, and only some first-rate major forces would know of this Hardward Family.
When he inherited the position of Patriarch, he had seen records of these guys in the Merlin Family's database.
Moreover, when the Merlin Family vigorously developed alchemy and amassed wealth, they seemed to have some contact with the Hardward Family.
The Merlin Family's potioneering materials were the best, and their techniques weren't bad. Moreover, their prices were a bit cheaper than usual. Now, even the Cloud Tower and the Black Tower would purchase potions from the Merlin Family. He had previously heard that the Cloud Tower had purchased potions from the Hardward Family, but now, they didn't want them anymore and switched to the Merlin Family.
This kind of hidden alchemist family naturally conflicted with a high-profile alchemist force like the City in the Sky, and it looked like they were already enemies.
The magic carpet slowly flew above the airship, and a group of Hardward mages looked down at the people on the deck.
"Watby, you fool. Are you going to keep leading us up there? Our airship is about to depart, we don't have time to wait for you."
Gurud raised his head and looked at the magic carpet floating above everyone's heads. He loudly cursed and then roared towards the cabin.
"Set sail, full speed ahead!"
After a few seconds, rich mana fluctuations appeared on the surface of the airship. The mechanical system was working at full speed, and the huge airship started slowly accelerating.
This time, the Magic Carpet floating in the air had no choice but to land on the deck, because the energy shields started rising after the battleship started moving. Once the speed of the battleship reached a certain level, they wouldn't be able to enter unless they attacked. At that time, they could only use the Magic Carpet to fly to the Odin Kingdom.
After all, the magic carpet needed a mage to control it. Flying to the Odin Kingdom would definitely tire a first-rate Archmage to death.
After the magic carpet landed on the ground, the mage writing with a quill raised his head with dissatisfaction, his eyes filled with disdain.
"Gurud, you have already been corrupted by money. You are an idiot who can no longer see the path of truth. Don't tell me you can't see that I am doing a very important calculation?
"This formula might be related to the path of truth of all alchemists. Forget it, I won't talk to you. Guys like you definitely can't understand that kind of feeling. You have already taken the wrong path and are no longer pure alchemists. Alchemy is blasphemy in your hands."
Gurud had an angry expression. His alchemy path, his pursuit of truth, was being denied by someone. This was simply the rhythm of a duel.
It wouldn't be over if they didn't fight to the death. Lin Yun suddenly understood why the relationship between the Hardward Family and the City in the Sky was so bad. The biggest reason why the two forces didn't directly start a war was because they weren't in the same kingdom. They couldn't rashly start a war across borders, nor could they start a war.
Gurud pointed at Watby.
"Watby, come, let me see if you have made any progress over the years. What kind of broken formula is this? You actually dare to say that it is related to the path of truth of all alchemists?"
A proud smile appeared on Watby's face. He then picked up a piece of paper from the table with both hands and handed it to Gurud.
"Idiot walking on the wrong path, take a look. It doesn't matter even if you destroy this piece of paper, I have already recorded the important data. It's impossible for you to use despicable methods to destroy my research!"
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