'Damnit, when did I start helping those idiots of the Hardward Family? Sh * t, if I wasn't afraid of Sir Mafa suddenly getting angry and getting rid of these two guys … No, if this was another place, I would definitely approve of Sir Mafa getting rid of these two idiots …'
Stebe and Watby's expressions changed at the same time. The Merlin Family was currently the strongest Family in Andalusia. Even the Cloud Tower and the Black Tower couldn't compare to the Merlin Family.
And the creator of all of this was the famous Mafa Merlin. Even the Hardward Family couldn't be unaware of him.
Stebe paled. As he recalled that feeling of death, he immediately understood that it hadn't been an illusion.
'Heavens, this is Mafa Merlin, he's even younger than the rumors say. That guy is really only an Archmage, yet he got rid of the Patriarch of the Charlotte Family and a Demon Overlord on his own. He even had a Magic Tool Incarnation that could display the power of the Heaven Rank.
'It's really that guy, such a terrifying gaze …'
Watby's expression also slightly changed, but he instantly sneered. But he didn't seem very confident. The entire Andalusia's forces knew of Lin Yun's accomplishments before he became the Patriarch.
"Turns out it's H.e. Mafa Merlin. The gathering we are going to participate in this time belongs to the alchemists. Only Artisans can receive an invitation, it doesn't depend on who has the most powerful spells.
"Moreover, it doesn't depend on who has the most wealth. No matter how much wealth you have, you are just a fake alchemist who has gone astray. You simply can't be considered a pure alchemist!"
Watby and Stebe didn't dare to say anything too excessive, so they brought up the matter of alchemy. They also vaguely expressed their opinion of Lin Yun, just like how they felt about City in the Sky. They were both alchemists who had gone astray.
Apart from alchemy, nothing else was mentioned. After all, after Lin Yun became the head of the Merlin Family, rumors began to spread in Andalusia. He had a violent temper, was strong in battle, and was young. He was known as the sharpest head of the Merlin Family in the past thousand years.
The things that Lin Yun had done were all spread out. After summarizing them, it was best not to provoke him. Otherwise, if you were killed, you would really be killed …
Raphael didn't know what had just happened. Lin Yun hadn't released any power to resist. He'd only glanced at Stebe and Stebe's face had turned pale …
But hearing Watby talking about alchemy, Raphael sneered and took out his flying shuttle.
"Sir Watby, everyone knows that Sir Mafa Merlin is an Artisan, and it's only an invitation from the Starry Sky College. Are you questioning the Starry Sky College's decision?
"This is the flying shuttle Sir Mafa helped me transform. Do you have that kind of strength?"
Raphael pointed at the beautiful flying shuttle covered in magic patterns, and Watby's expression suddenly became serious.
The magic patterns on the flying shuttle were gorgeous and powerful, and they seemed to be full of mistakes, but when put together, they had a nearly perfect effect.
He couldn't even understand many of the things within, but disdain instantly appeared on Watby's face.
"This isn't a pure alchemist's method, it's the power of a mage. It doesn't represent the power of an alchemist. Moreover, Artisans are also divided into strong and weak ones. In the past few years, there have been many alchemists who wanted to sneak into the Starry Sky College without any strength and only know one or two Artisan methods.
"In my opinion, the true strength of an alchemist is reflected in the most basic matters. Only the most basic strength of an alchemist can be considered a true alchemist's method!
"Moreover, as an alchemist, I only believe what I can see with my own eyes. Legends have never brought the truth."
Watby didn't let go of the matter of Lin Yun's alchemy. Gurud was about to say something, but Raphael immediately stopped him. A smile could be seen in his eyes as he squinted on the side, remaining silent.
'That idiot Watby actually wants to compare alchemy with Sir Mafa Merlin? And it's even the most basic part of alchemy? What is it?
'Don't be ridiculous, Sir Mafa Merlin isn't just extremely talented in the field of alchemy, his alchemy foundation is unimaginably strong. If his alchemy foundation isn't strong, how could Sir Mafa Merlin have such high attainments in potioneering, puppeteering, Magic Tools, and arrays?
'Watby is courting death. How could a legendary pure alchemist family be afraid of Sir Mafa Merlin? Sir Mafa's legend has already spread throughout the Andalusia Kingdom. Are these two guys afraid that Sir Mafa Merlin would suddenly erupt in anger and get rid of them?
'Didn't they say that they would sacrifice their lives for the sake of the truth? How could they be afraid now and want to challenge Sir Mafa Merlin in alchemy?
'Truly stupid guys. Sure enough, the idiots of the Hardward Family have already lost their minds …'
Watby saw that Lin Yun wasn't saying anything and immediately sneered.
"H.e. Mafa Merlin, could it be that you are afraid of a challenge? As an Artisan, I never fear a challenge. Challenges are also a way to reach the truth."
'That Mafa Merlin is said to be very powerful and has a violent temper. As long as he finds an excuse, he won't hesitate to kill. He doesn't care about anything else and is a cruel guy.
'But it's said that he is also an Artisan and that the Merlin Family's alchemy business is managed by him. But it's said that the Merlin Family doesn't have a potion refined by Mafa Merlin. The rumor that he is most proficient in potioneering might not necessarily be true.
'Then let's compare the proportion of medicinal ingredients with him. The configuration of medicinal ingredients is a very complicated calculation. The higher the grade of the potion, the more difficult it is to calculate the proportion of medicinal ingredients. This is a basic skill of an alchemist.
And this basic skill is accumulated over a long period of time. Just relying on calculation ability isn't enough, it relies more on the rules and experience of an alchemist. That Mafa Merlin is so young and so powerful, he must have spent most of his time increasing his rank and studying spells. He definitely doesn't have much experience in alchemy. Moreover, his ability hasn't been tempered for too long, it definitely won't work. '
"Since Sir Watby wants to come, then come. You issued the challenge, so according to the rules, you can set the topic."
Lin Yun originally didn't feel like caring about the grudges between the Hardward Family and the City in the Sky. Even if they fought, it wouldn't have much to do with him. But these two guys seemed to be planning on stepping on Lin Yun to suppress Raphael and Gurud's momentum. They couldn't blame others for losing face.
Watby sneered and took out a crystal table from his Spatial Ring. He then took out a large pile of materials and put them on the crystal table.
"H.e. Mafa Merlin, I bought these materials outside. Let's calculate the proportion of these materials used to make a potion. I believe I don't need to tell you what kind of potion these materials will make, right?"
Watby took out a quill, ink, and a piece of paper and prepared himself on the side. As for Lin Yun, he also calmly took out some computing tools.
"Gurud, I'll leave it to you to inspect these materials. They haven't been processed yet."
Gurud was a relatively upright person. To put it bluntly, he didn't have any schemes. Apart from alchemy, he didn't have anything else in his heart.
After inspecting the materials, he nodded obediently.
"There is no problem with the materials."
At this time, Stebe suddenly spoke.
"A competition between Artisans wouldn't be interesting if there was no stake. I have a small Wind Elemental Plane's Hurricane Core Gem here. Is there anyone willing to bet with me? I bet that Sir Watby will win."
Raphael's eyes shone when he saw that gem. He then calmly took out a piece of ore that looked like a lump of clay but flickered with a metallic luster.
"Sir Stebe, I have a piece of Dalaran Ore here. I believe its value is definitely comparable to your Hurricane Core Gem. I bet that Sir Mafa will win."
On this side, Watby looked at Stebe with a reproachful expression.
"Sir Stebe, how could a pure alchemy competition be tainted by other matters? But since Sir Raphael doesn't mind, let's forget about it.
"But I don't know if Sir Mafa is willing to bet. I just obtained a Holysong Blood and successfully transplanted it. I only need to wait until it blooms to obtain the perfect raw material.
"I don't know if Sir Mafa is interested."
Lin Yun squinted as he looked at the flower Watby took out. It looked like a blood-colored flower bud set off by numerous green leaves. Small runes were flowing on the surface of the flower bud and a faintly discernible singing voice could be heard.
'That Watby is really lucky. He could actually find such an extinct material in this era. This is a strange plant that can only be nurtured by watering it with the blood of Holysong Elves. It has already gone extinct in this era.
'Seeds can't be found, but that guy actually found a living one. It looks like he got lucky and obtained a Holysong Blood seed.
'But from that guy's words, it looks like he is only using the flower of the Holysong Blood as a material, and it can only be used once …
'If it can only be used once, it would be quite useless, but it doesn't affect the preciousness of this flower. He is saying this to force me to take out something of equal value …'
"Sir Watby, this is a Molten Stone that can only be produced in the Abyss. In terms of value, it should be comparable to your Holysong Blood."
Amazement flashed in Watby's eyes and he immediately nodded.
Molten Stone was the best tool for controlling flames for alchemists. After being turned into an alchemy device for controlling flames, the temperature of the flames could be controlled with astonishing precision, and the flames would be very stable.
In Noscent, the frequency of its appearance was very low, and every time it appeared, it would be crazily fought over by a large number of alchemists proficient in potioneering.
But Watby didn't know that there were several hundred of these things in Lin Yun's Demiplane, because these stones could only be found in the lairs of Flame Demon Overlords. Moreover, they were formed after the saliva of a Flame Demon Monarch fell to the ground and solidified.
Thus, Lin Yun could have as many of these things as he wanted. The first-rate alchemists of the Merlin Family all had a set of alchemy devices made from Molten Stones.
After the bet between the two sides ended, Gurud shouted for the start of the competition.
Hearing that, Watby immediately immersed himself in his calculations. These materials were provided by him, so he didn't need to use mana to probe the situation of these medicinal ingredients. He could directly start the rough calculations.
Lin Yun expressionlessly glanced at Watby and casually released a few probing spells to grasp the origin of these medicinal ingredients and the deviation of their medicinal properties. He then slowly picked up his quill.
Both sides swung their quills and rapidly wrote some secret data. On the side, Stebe had a confident sneer on his face.
'That impetuous Mafa Merlin is actually an Artisan? What a joke, alchemy isn't something that an impetuous guy can grasp. Moreover, he dared to agree to Sir Watby's request to calculate the proportion of medicinal ingredients, he is truly naive.
'These medicinal ingredients were carefully selected by Sir Watby. The slightest deviation in the composition of each medicinal ingredient is something he understands better than his own body, yet he still dared to agree. Look at his slow movements, could it be that he thinks he is going to lose and is ready to give up?
'Ha, as long as he loses, I'll be able to obtain that Dalaran Ore. That is a very difficult thing to obtain, its value is even higher than the Hurricane Heart Gem I obtained.
'Moreover, after arriving at the Starry Sky College, I must let everyone know about this matter. Let's see if he still has the face to participate in the Starry Sky College's gathering!
'At that time, Mafa Merlin's reputation would thoroughly stink in the entire alchemy world. Hmpf, after returning to the Kingdom of Andalusia, let's see who would still dare to cooperate with our Merlin Family!'
On the other side, Gurud looked a bit worried, but as an alchemist, he had to remain impartial in this kind of situation.
On the side, Raphael squinted to hide the smile in his eyes.
'That Watby's attainments in the field of potioneering are very good, but that depends on who he is comparing himself to.
'Sir Mafa's strength in the field of arrays is definitely comparable to my teacher's, and he is even better than my teacher in some details.
'And Sir Mafa's Magic Tools are made by himself, and the mage army's Magic Tools are also made by him. His Magic Tools are definitely very powerful, and to be able to control such a huge puppet army, his attainments in the field of puppeteering are definitely not inferior to his attainments in the field of arrays.
'But whether it's Sir Mafa himself or the others, they all say that Sir Mafa's strongest field is potioneering. Although the potions Sir Mafa took out before weren't too high level, the best were Health Potions.
'Sir Mafa never boasted, he is always the truth, and he is sometimes too modest. Since he is willing to admit that his attainments in the field of potioneering are the strongest, then getting rid of Watby shouldn't be too difficult.
In that case, it shouldn't be too difficult to get rid of Watby, even if Watby played a little trick …
Watby rapidly wrote on a piece of paper, while on the other side, Lin Yun's writing speed was a lot slower. He would only write a few lines of data every second. Watby had already written a dozen pieces of paper, while Lin Yun hadn't even used up two.
Watby raised his eyes slightly. After seeing this scene, his heart immediately calmed down. His writing speed was a lot faster than usual, and his calculation speed was also extraordinary.
After fifteen minutes, Watby put down his quill and wrote down the final ratio on the last piece of paper.
Lin Yun also put down his quill at this time and threw a pile of scattered papers on the table in front of him.
"H.e. Mafa Merlin, this is the result of my calculations, you can take a look."
Watby confidently put his answer on the crystal table, while Lin Yun casually threw down five pieces of paper.
As the judge, Gurud checked the two's final answers and shock could be seen on his face. He looked at Lin Yun as if he was looking at a monster.
Watby showed a confident smile.
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