That Elder didn't have time to finish his words before a steel-like palm ruthlessly slapped his face, knocking out a few of his teeth and deforming his cheeks.
Wilder had a sneer on his face. His eyes were as cold as an alchemy puppet's, which immediately silenced everyone.
"Idiot, our alchemy business's influence mainly comes from high-end alchemy items. There are at least a few hundred alchemy shops selling low-grade recovery potions, but no matter how many they sell, it's useless. The alchemy market, especially the potioneering market, is still the largest market share of our Rodney Family!
"Check and find the materials needed for the Gilded Rose's most profitable high-end potions. We don't need to cut off all the materials, as long as we cut off one or two key materials, the Gilded Rose won't be able to refine those first-rate potions.
"And these potions can only be made by the Rodney Family. This is an absolute advantage!
"With an absolute advantage, we can defeat the Gilded Rose. Any pig would be able to do it!"
The group of Elders didn't dare to say anything. The Elder whose teeth had been knocked out was pale from the pain, but he didn't dare to let out a scream.
After a few minutes, an Elder cautiously opened his mouth.
"Sir Wilder, we found a material called platinum. This is an indispensable part of the catalyst used in an alchemical potion.
"Without this thing, the Gilded Rose's high-end potions would be unable to be made. One of the potions could barely be made, but it would cost ten times the cost. They wouldn't be able to make any profit.
"And most importantly, the Andalusia Kingdom doesn't produce this material, and the Odin Kingdom only produces a small part of it. It can only be supplied to some small alchemy shops, and the supply can't keep up with the demand.
"The biggest source is the Sten Kingdom. There is a Family in the Odin Kingdom that isn't very powerful. They only have two 1st Rank Heaven Rank powerhouses that are in charge of this thing. As long as we take all the Platinum Stone, the Gilded Rose won't be able to get it."
Wilder coldly looked at them.
"Then what are you waiting for? Go inform that Family that they can't sell their Platinum Stone to the Gilded Rose, they can only sell it to our Rodney Family.
"Do you want me to teach you? Coercion and bribery.
I remember that our family controls a bandit who is an expert in poison magic, right? Send him to threaten that small family. If he dares to disobey our orders, we'll poison his family members to death one by one.
If he listens to our orders and doesn't sell the platinum stones to the Gilded Rose, we'll raise the purchase price by 10%.
I don't believe that a small family with only two Heaven Rank powerhouses would dare to resist. "
Three days later, in the Gilded Rose, Faleau found Lin Yun.
"Lord Merlin, we have a problem."
Lin Yun put down the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras and frowned.
"Did someone from the Rodney Family jump out to cause trouble?"
Farrow laughed bitterly.
"Although it has nothing to do with the Rodney Family on the surface, as long as one's brain isn't damaged, they would be able to see that this is the Rodney Family's doing.
"I heard that the Rodney Family has a new leader. It is said that it is a hidden genius of the Rodney Family called Wilder. He is 35 years old and is already a 4th Rank Heaven powerhouse. Moreover, he is very powerful and ruthless. He just took control of the Rodney Family and pressured the Rodney Family's Elder Council to the point that they couldn't raise their heads.
"This matter is definitely related to Wilder.
"There is a problem with the platinum stones we purchased from the Berkinson Family. Today, the Berkinson Family came to inform us that starting today, their family will no longer supply platinum stones to our Gilded Rose …"
Lin Yun's eyes shone.
"Platinum Stone? A material for making catalysts? "
Faleau nodded, frowning.
"Our Gilded Rose's few top-notch potions require three kinds of catalysts when making them. But these three catalysts all require platinum stone powder as the so-called raw material.
"Our Andalusia Kingdom doesn't produce platinum stones, and although the Raging Flame Plane produces them, they are all associated with other ore veins. The output is very low and simply isn't enough for the Gilded Rose.
"If we lose those top-notch potions that are very useful to Heaven Rank powerhouses, the Gilded Rose's status and reputation would plummet, and our business would be greatly affected.
"Moreover, the Berkinson Family didn't tell us the reason, they only came to inform us. I sent people to investigate and bribed a butler of the Berkinson Family to get some information.
"It's said that the Venomous Python Bandits went to the Berkinson Family and injured their Patriarch. They then threatened them not to sell the platinum stones to our Gilded Rose, or else they would poison the entire Berkinson Family.
"At that time, the Rodney Family appeared and purchased all of the Berkinson Family's platinum stones at a price higher than the market price."
"If it wasn't for the fact that Platinum Stone was produced by a terrifying minority in the Sten Kingdom who only recognized the Parkinson Family as their representative, the Rodney Family would have directly destroyed the Parkinson Family instead of just using threats and promises …"
Hearing this, Lin Yun thoroughly understood the current situation and put away the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras.
"What is the Poison Python Bandits?"
Faleau had clearly gathered information ahead of time.
"The Poison Python Bandits are a group of bandits. Their people are vicious and merciless, they never let anyone catch them. Every time they appear, they get rid of everyone. As long as they can move, they get rid of them.
"And their leader is nicknamed Poison Python. He is a highly toxic mage at the 2nd Rank of the Heaven realm. He is proficient in all kinds of poisons and poison-type spells. He once poisoned a 3rd Rank Heaven powerhouse to death.
"The most shocking time was when he poisoned everyone in a small mage family, including the magic beasts, livestock, servants, and ordinary people. He poisoned at least a thousand people to death.
"His methods are cruel and ruthless, everyone knows that he did it. But he appeared somewhere else that day, proving that he didn't do it.
"If Poison Python personally made a move, the Berkinson Family would definitely admit defeat with his fierce reputation. After all, no matter who they sell their platinum stones to, it's the same …"
Lin Yun remained silent.
"Give me the coordinates of the Berkinson Family, as well as the information."
Faleau had already prepared these things. In addition to the coordinates, there was also a crystal that recorded all the information Lin Yun might need.
Lin Yun left after getting the information.
After leaving Neverwinter City, he opened a Spatial Door and directly crossed several thousand kilometers before appearing in the northernmost city of the Odin Kingdom.
It wasn't very far from Neverwinter City, and to the north was the territory of the Sten Kingdom. The Berkinson Family was located in this city called White Birch City.
Lin Yun walked out of the Spatial Door and saw that White Birch City was still in the distance. Lin Yun took out the information in his hands and checked it for a bit before walking towards White Birch City.
He quickly found the location of the Berkinson Family. They occupied a very large area and the buildings were very imposing. They were definitely the most powerful family in White Birch City.
After all, platinum stone was an indispensable catalyst material for many high level potions. At the very least, the Gilded Rose's main potions all used platinum stone as a catalyst.
Thus, the Berkinson Family's business was exclusive and no one would make things too difficult for them. Even the Berkinson Family might not have expected that a family like the Rodney Family, which usually didn't look for trouble with them, would be so overbearing.
After walking around White Birch City for a while, Lin Yun heard a lot of news. In the past few days, the Berkinson Family had indeed been in trouble. Moreover, it was said that the magic beasts the Berkinson Family had tamed had all mysteriously died. Their corpses were stinking, and a few people who had come in contact with the corpses of the magic beasts had also mysteriously died. It was now rumored that a plague had appeared in White Birch City.
Moreover, the Patriarch of the Berkinson Family seemed to have fallen ill, possibly infected by the plague.
Lin Yun frowned. The Rodney Family was truly too overbearing. If the Berkinson Family was destroyed, the platinum stone trade of the entire Odin Kingdom would come to a standstill. The pitiful amount of platinum stone produced by the Odin Kingdom wouldn't be enough to support the Gilded Rose.
The news of the Berkinson Family's patriarch being injured could also be confirmed. But a Heaven Rank powerhouse that had completed the Extraordinary transformation actually fell ill?
'What a joke, then there's only one possibility, he was poisoned. The leader of the Viper Python Bandits personally came and poisoned the Berkinson Family's patriarch …'
Lin Yun pondered for a bit before suddenly disappearing from the corner of the street. When he reappeared, he was inside the Berkinson Family's territory.
The Berkinson Family's defenses were like his back garden to Lin Yun, he could completely ignore them.
Lin Yun soon found the place where the magic beasts had died. The corpses had already been disposed of, but a lot of dark green bloodstains could still be seen. After observing the ground for a while, Lin Yun frowned.
The stench in the courtyard, coupled with the color of the blood, as well as the rumor that it would cause sudden death, Lin Yun had more or less locked onto the poison. But there was only one kind left in this era.
He followed the path and sensed the location of the poison before quickly finding a very ordinary house. The house's surroundings, roof, ground, and walls were all secretly arranged with True Spirit Arrays. There were no guards in the surroundings, but there were a lot of alchemy arrays.
Lin Yun walked to the door and touched it with his finger. A few law runes appeared and instantly cracked the array on the door.
"Second Brother, didn't I tell you not to come in? My poison is contagious …"
Just as Lin Yun pushed open the door, a weak voice echoed from inside.
The room was somewhat dusky and there was a wisp of stench lingering in the air. A middle-aged man with a pale complexion was lying on a bed.
The middle-aged man was startled when he saw Lin Yun, but he didn't shout. Instead, he had a gloomy expression.
"What else do you want? I already did as you said and cut off all supplies to the Gilded Rose. Where is my antidote? Where is my son? What do you want!
"Where is my son? I already did as you said, let my son go. If I don't see my son within three days, then don't blame me for taking you down with me.
"Our Berkinson Family will be destroyed, but I can guarantee that Platinum Stones will never appear in the Odin Kingdom again."
The middle-aged man's aura was very weak. He was relying on Extraordinary Power to resist the poison's invasion, but his eyes were filled with madness and despair. This was a man on the verge of going insane. He would really do what he said.
Not waiting for the man to speak again, Lin Yun spoke.
"Patriarch Berkinson, I'm not the person you think I am. My name is Mafa Merlin, the Gilded Rose is my alchemy shop."
Patriarch Berkinson's expression instantly became gloomy.
"H.e. Mafa Merlin, please leave, I won't supply your Gilded Rose with Platinum Stones anymore."
Lin Yun smiled and sat down, minding his own business as he looked at Patriarch Berkinson.
"Patriarch Berkinson, do you think that not supplying our Gilded Rose will be enough? Do you think the Rodney Family will let you off?
The Rodney Family had a new leader. He was a young man who was arrogant, arrogant, and cruel. He didn't understand how to do business. He believed that a win-win situation was the principle of long-term success. From his actions, it could be seen that he was very possessive and had a strong desire to control.
"He wouldn't put an important material in the hands of others, even if your Berkinson Family is the only one in the Odin Kingdom who can obtain Platinum Stones."
The Patriarch of the Birkinson Family had a disapproving expression as he felt that this was all because of the Gilded Rose.
Lin Yun's expression was indifferent.
"Patriarch Berkinson, if you think that you are being dragged down by our Gilded Rose, you are wrong. You just happened to get involved in the competition between me and the Rodney Family.
"At the same time, you are also unlucky that the current Patriarch of the Rodney Family discovered that you hold the lifeline of their Platinum Stones. Even without the Gilded Rose, this would have happened sooner or later.
"The Rodney Family's alchemy business is spread throughout the northern part of the Odin Kingdom, especially potioneering. It is their main product and occupies the largest share of the northern part of the Odin Kingdom. With Wilder's temperament, he would have made a move against you sooner or later.
"But do you still believe that they would let it go? Let me tell you, apart from the Seven Step Krait's poison, you were also poisoned by an ore.
"The other side definitely told you to teach you a lesson. They were afraid that you wouldn't listen to their orders, so even if you cut off the Gilded Rose's supply, they still didn't give you the antidote. They only gave you a little antidote to alleviate the symptoms, right?"
A shocked expression appeared on Patriarch Berkinson's face.
Lin Yun kept talking.
"They gave you an antidote to alleviate the effects of the poison. It was a kind of dark green pill, right? "After taking the pill, you won't feel as much pain, but you will feel weaker and weaker. Your Extraordinary Power will be unable to suppress the poison, which is why your face turned green.
"How many times did you take the so-called antidote? Did it happen twice? "If you took it twice, a very faint cyan mark should have appeared on your spine, from your tailbone to your waist …"
Hearing Lin Yun's explanation, Patriarch Berkinson's eyes were filled with shock. He didn't say anything else and struggled to stand up, condensed a water mirror, and then untied his robe.
Sure enough, he found a cyan mark extending from his tailbone to his waist. It looked to be over ten centimeters long.
But his mana couldn't feel that cyan mark, it could only be seen with the naked eye.
Lin Yun glanced at it and indifferently explained, "You won't die once that cyan mark extends to your head.
"You won't die once that cyan mark on your back extends to your head. You'll just be very weak and will fall from the Heaven Rank. At that time, your snake venom should be detoxified. Oh, wrong, it should be suppressed and devoured by the poison you are currently swallowing.
"The snake poison is feeding that kind of metal poison. Once you fall from the Heaven Rank, you will die a horrible death. Your body will stiffen and you will die covered in cyan rust.
"As for your snake poison, it will disappear within three months, but the metal poison will take root in your bone marrow. You will die a year later.
"Once you die, your Family will lose a Heaven Rank powerhouse, and the next Heaven Rank powerhouse will definitely die within a year.
"At that time, a Family without a Heaven Rank powerhouse but with a lot of benefits will be surrounded by wolves. At that time, the Rodney Family will extend an olive branch. In order to avoid destruction, you can only attach yourself to the Rodney Family and become their source of wealth. You will slowly be assimilated and the Platinum Stone Channel will slowly be taken over by the Rodney Family.
"Berkinson Family? Who would remember? What do you think … "
Lin Yun's words made the Berkinson Family's Patriarch sweat profusely. His eyes were filled with fear and his body was shivering. He looked at the iron box covered in alchemy seals placed at the head of the bed. After opening it, a pitch-black sphere with a bit of dark green could be seen lying inside. It looked like a metal sphere.
Lin Yun looked at the Berkinson Family's Patriarch and suddenly smiled. This way, there would be a chance to talk. If he was still vigilant and distant like before, there wouldn't be any way to talk. But it was still a bit short.
"Patriarch Berkinson, after you die, the position of Patriarch of the Berkinson Family should be taken over by your son. But I heard you say that your son was captured?
"That's really unfortunate. My prediction might have been brought forward. Once you and your family's other Heaven Rank powerhouse die, your family might directly attach itself to the Rodney Family's vassal force.
"And with the Rodney Family's temperament, how long would they use your son as a channel? "Ten years, ten years is enough for them to follow your son and take over the Rodney Family's channel.
"When the time comes, your son would die and they would change to a familiar face, claiming to be a member of the Berkinson Family, and the channel would be easily taken over. How simple, what do you think?"
Patriarch Berkinson's cyan face was pale and despair flickered in his eyes. He then ruthlessly threw the pitch-black pill on the ground.
"H.e. Mafa Merlin, as long as you rescue my son and destroy that damned Poison Python Bandit Group, the Berkinson Family's platinum stones will never fall into the hands of the Rodney Family. Moreover, I can sign a soul contract with you. As long as the Berkinson Family still has this channel, the Gilded Rose's supply will never be cut off!"
Lin Yun softly shook his head and took out a Health Potion and a Detoxification Potion he had personally refined and handed them to Patriarch Berkinson.
"Patriarch Berkinson, I'm looking for a partner to supply the goods. I'm different from the Rodney Family, I know that eating alone won't make me rich, only a win-win situation can last for a long time.
"These are the Health Potions and Detoxification Potions I personally refined, they can be sold in the Gilded Rose. Unfortunately, they can cure the two poisons in your body.
"See, this is such a simple matter, we can talk about it after you are detoxified. I don't want my material supplier to die so easily."
Embarrassment and guilt flashed on Patriarch Berkinson's face.
The previous cooperation contract with the Gilded Rose had been for three years, but now, it was broken midway. Regardless of the reason, this Patriarch Bai Kinson, who had maintained his reputation for his entire life, wasn't feeling good, especially when Lin Yun personally came and cured him of his poison.
After taking the potion, Patriarch Berkinson felt the effects. All the poison converged on his arm before condensing into a small pouch at his fingertip. After the pouch burst, a smelly dark-green liquid spurted out. Then, the huge vitality of the Health Potion spread, and after a dozen seconds, Patriarch Berkinson's aura returned to normal.
"Alright, Patriarch Berkinson, I think we can talk about the rest …"
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