"Why aren't you saying anything? A trifling Berkinson Family actually dares to disobey our Rodney Family's orders and cut off our Family's source of materials, they are truly courting death.
"Get rid of them and make this Family thoroughly disappear from Noscent. Toursse, I don't want to see a single member of their Family alive before the sun rises tomorrow!"
Wilder angrily roared, but none of the Elders said anything. Even the infamous Necromancer Toursse lowered his head and didn't say anything, he didn't listen to Wilder's orders.
After a few seconds of silence, the Great Elder bitterly smiled and explained, "Patriarch, we can't touch the Berkinson Family.
"Patriarch, we can't make a move against the Parkinson Family. The Parkinson Family controls 95% of the Odin Kingdom's supply of platinum, and only they can get a large amount of platinum.
"This matter has already caused the other forces to be dissatisfied. In the past few days, five forces with similar strength to our Rodney Family have warned us that if we destroy the Parkinson Family, it would be the same as cutting off the source of wealth for at least 30 forces …"
At this point, the Great Elder stopped. Wilder gritted his teeth and took a deep breath. Half of his body involuntarily transformed into a Body of Steel. A few seconds later, the Body of Steel disappeared, and only then did Wilder calm down a little.
The Rodney Family was overbearing and had offended many people in the past few years. But that was only competition, nothing more. If they destroyed the long-term source of wealth of over thirty forces in one go, these people definitely wouldn't mind working together to erase the Rodney Family from the map of the Odin Kingdom.
Wilder remained silent for a few minutes before slowly opening his mouth.
"In that case, how should we deal with the Gilded Rose? You can talk about your ideas. The Gilded Rose's expansion momentum is very fierce. Our Rodney Family's potion market has already shrunk by 10% this month, and our cooperation has also reduced our purchases.
"If this continues, we won't be able to maintain the largest potion market share in the northern part of the Odin Kingdom."
The Elders immediately started expressing their opinions and kept proposing plans to attack the Gilded Rose's market, but unfortunately, none of them satisfied Wilder.
After a dozen minutes, the 2nd Elder suddenly spoke.
"The Gilded Rose recently released a new kind of antidote. It's currently the best-selling potion of the Gilded Rose, it's also the potion with the best reputation. Why don't we make a move on it?
"As long as we attack the Gilded Rose's antidote, their reputation will plummet. They aren't an established alchemy shop in the Odin Kingdom. As long as we attack their reputation once and for all, they won't have an opportunity to make a comeback.
Moreover, there are too many articles that can be written about antidotes … "
Hearing the Second Elder's words, the conference room instantly quieted down, and everyone smiled.
The First Elder sneered.
"A Detoxification Potion, it might kill someone. Let's see how the Gilded Rose handles it if someone dies!"
Three days later, the entrance of the Gilded Rose suddenly became noisy. A Sword Saint with a face full of pustules stood at the entrance of the Gilded Rose with grief and indignation. He pointed at a pitch-black corpse lying on the ground next to him and roused his Aura to loudly shout.
"Everyone take a look, this is the Gilded Rose's potion, the Gold Top Potion that is said to be able to detoxify over eight hundred kinds of high level poisons and all low level poisons.
"Because of this damned potion, my brother, the brother I grew up with, died!
"We were only poisoned by a Level 30 magic beast, the Black Ring Snake. Ordinary potions can detoxify the poison, but after taking the Gilded Rose's Gold Top Potion, he actually died!
"Look at me, I luckily didn't die after taking the potion, but I ended up like this. My strength has also fallen by three ranks, and my Aura is continuously flowing out.
"This isn't an antidote, it's a highly toxic potion!"
After saying that, the Sword Saint ruthlessly threw the remaining potion bottle on the ground.
In an instant, the people who were still buying potions left the Gilded Rose's shop. No one dared to casually buy potions, especially those who came to buy Gold Top Potions.
They hesitated for a bit before putting down the Gold Top Potions in their hands. The Gilded Rose had a very good reputation, but now, something had happened, and it was a problem with their newly launched potion.
This was troublesome. Every potion had been tested by the market for countless years, but every year, there would be problems with new potions. This was not something strange.
Pabiete had already appeared when this person appeared, but the other side claimed that there was a problem with the Gilded Rose's potion, so Pabiete couldn't deal with this matter.
Just as Faleau appeared, eight mages wearing the robes of the Starry Sky College appeared in the crowd.
"Sir Faleau, we are the Starry Sky College's pharmaceutical inspection team.
"We received a report that the Gilded Rose's newly launched antidote caused death. The result of the verification was that the other side was indeed poisoned by a Black Ring Snake, but this kind of poison isn't fatal to a 5th Rank Sword Saint.
"We also verified that the other side had indeed used the Gilded Rose's new antidote, please cooperate with our investigation."
Seeing this group suddenly appearing and even completing the verification, Faleau felt a headache.
'This is a plot, definitely a plot against the Gilded Rose!
'Sh * t, the pharmaceutical inspection team is here, regardless of the result, the Gilded Rose will be affected.'
The Starry Sky Academy's Monitoring Group had absolute authority. No one would doubt their words. The Golden Apex Potion was highly toxic. What kind of joke was this? Not to mention a level 30 Black Ring Snake, even a level 40 Black Ring Snake would not be able to poison a Sword Saint who possessed the Golden Apex Potion …
"Go notify Sir Merlin."
Faleau knew that this matter wasn't something he could handle. In his eyes, that corpse was indeed killed by a Black Ring Snake's poison, he didn't doubt it. But a Level 30 Black Ring Snake, even if a Sword Saint didn't resist, with the natural resistance of his Aura and his body, he wouldn't die.
The people of the Starry Sky College's pharmaceutical inspection team looked at Faleau.
"Sir Faleau, according to the agreement, we have to seal all your Golden Top Potions first, please cooperate with us."
The people of the pharmaceutical inspection team were also people, the Starry Sky College had put in a lot of effort for the Gilded Rose to be able to open a shop in Neverwinter City, and there were even rumors that the Starry Sky College's Dean Gandaph had personally asked about the Gilded Rose.
The authority of the pharmaceutical inspection team couldn't be said to be great, but it wasn't small either, they only enforced the law impartially. If there was any scandal, it would be a stain on the Starry Sky College's authority. The punishment that awaited them was something that no one was willing to face.
But facing the Gilded Rose, the pharmaceutical inspection team didn't dare to be too unbridled. If not for the results of this inspection being as reported, they wouldn't have come here.
Faleau faintly nodded, and the people of the pharmaceutical inspection team entered the Gilded Rose and sealed all the Golden Top Potions on sale.
Faleau looked at the people of the pharmaceutical inspection team preparing to leave with the Golden Top Potions, and the Sword Saint that came to cause trouble at the entrance of the Gilded Rose saw the people of the pharmaceutical inspection team sealing the potions and prepared to leave with the corpse.
Seeing this scene, Faleau suddenly became anxious.
'Sh * t, that b * stard was just making a ruckus, but now he doesn't care about the compensation and is preparing to leave with the pharmaceutical inspection team.
'If I let that b * stard leave today, it'll be over. They have too much time to perfect this plot, and even if the people of the pharmaceutical inspection team aren't biased, the result of the inspection would definitely be that there was a problem with the Gilded Rose's Golden Top Potions!'
As for that Sword Saint whose face was covered in pustules and whose eyes were squeezed into slits, he smiled when he saw Faleau's anxious expression.
'Idiot, this is too easy. No one can recognize me today, and after today, no one will be able to find me. When the time comes, they will find a corpse that has turned into an ordinary person. I already told everyone that my Aura is continuously disappearing, so it's understandable that I've turned into an ordinary person.
'As long as I leave this place, my mission will be considered complete. The resources rewarded by the family will be enough for me to use until I reach the peak of the Sword Saint realm. Moreover, there will be the personal guidance of a Heaven Rank Sword Saint. Haha, how could my luck be so good to encounter such a good thing.'
No one was buying anything in the Gilded Rose's shop, especially potions. There was no one there, and a few potions that had been bought had been returned.
Even the Gilded Rose's Magic Tools, puppets, and arrays were empty. They were all standing at the entrance to watch the show.
Just as the people of the pharmaceutical inspection team were about to leave with the Golden Top Potions, and that Sword Saint with a swollen face was also about to leave with the corpse, Lin Yun appeared.
"Let's verify it here, let everyone see. I believe that there are many alchemists here. Let's see the truth in front of everyone."
Lin Yun personally appeared, and Faleau stood behind Lin Yun. The people of the pharmaceutical inspection team hesitated, but before they could say anything, Lin Yun continued.
"The Black Ringed Snake's poison, no matter what rank, wouldn't make the face swell. Moreover, a large number of pustules would appear.
The Black Ringed Snake's poison would coagulate all the blood within the body, and even if there were other reactions, there definitely wouldn't be swelling or pustules.
"I believe many people here know about this."
Hearing Lin Yun's words, the people of the pharmaceutical inspection team suddenly stopped. They had their suspicions before, but when they tested it, they confirmed that it was indeed the Black Ringed Snake's poison. Moreover, it was only the poison of a Level 30 Black Ringed Snake.
To be able to buy a Golden Top Potion, or to be more precise, to be able to spend a large amount of money to buy a kind of antidote like the Golden Top Potion, they were either very powerful, didn't lack purple golds, or were powerful alchemists.
The Gilded Rose's potions were of high quality, but their prices were a bit cheaper than other potions. As long as one wasn't stupid, they would know that the Gilded Rose's cost control was much lower than other alchemy shops.
Thus, when the Gilded Rose launched a new potion with such good effects, it was impossible for these people not to spend money to research it. As for the Starry Sky College, as the Holy Land of Alchemy, there were naturally many people who bought the Golden Top Potion to research. As long as they could research it, even if it wasn't as good, it would still be enough to make a huge profit.
As a member of the pharmaceutical inspection team, he naturally knew about the results of the Golden Top Potion's research. The effects were very good, and there were some new ingredients inside that had a very strong absorption ability towards poison.
Many people in the surroundings nodded, agreeing with Lin Yun's point of view. Some people had felt that something was fishy before, but as long as their alchemy skills weren't bad, they would be able to see that someone was clearly looking for trouble for the Gilded Rose.
The Supervisory Group stopped. That fellow, who had a swollen face and was so unrecognizable that no one would be able to recognize him, completely panicked …
"What does your Gilded Rose want to do? Don't tell me you want to get rid of me as well? Damnit, I knew that the Gilded Rose's reputation was all a lie …"
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to finish his words. Lin Yun glanced at him and a terrifying pressure pressed down on his body, making him lose control of his body. His Aura was suppressed to the point where he couldn't even sense it.
Sensing the terrifying aura emitted by Lin Yun, the surrounding onlookers tacitly shut their mouths, especially the few Heaven Rank powerhouses. Their eyes flickered with fear. Even if Lin Yun's aura didn't leak out and was completely suppressed by that Sword Saint, they still felt as if an ancient God had suddenly opened his eyes. In an instant, they felt as if they had already died once.
The surroundings became silent. Lin Yun turned to look at the few members of the pharmaceutical inspection team.
"Let's check it here, in front of everyone. Every potion of our Gilded Rose has to go through three procedures before being sold. Every potion has to be tested to the point where the materials came from, who refined it, who inspected it, and who sold it.
"Thus, I am very certain that there is no problem with the quality."
The few members of the monitoring group remained calm and didn't say anything. Lin Yun's overbearing and self-confidence made them somewhat uncomfortable, but the surrounding people, even those who couldn't tell the difference, started to believe that the Gilded Rose had been framed.
Lin Yun pointed at the corpse on the ground.
"The surface of his body is black and there are faint ring-shaped patterns on his skin. It looks like he was poisoned to death by a Black Ring Snake. But there is another kind of poison. The symptoms of the poisoned person are exactly the same as the Black Ring Snake's poison at first, but after three hours, there is a clear difference. I believe you should know that."
Hearing Lin Yun's words, the few members of the pharmaceutical inspection team were shaken. They looked at the corpse with shocked expressions.
"Doehring's Three-Hour Curse!"
One of the pharmaceutical inspection team's members involuntarily shouted. Then, another member on the side immediately released a Wind Blade and cut the corpse's arm. In an instant, only a bit of light red blood flowed out of the corpse's wound like clear water.
Seeing the blood as thin as clear water, the few members of the pharmaceutical inspection team had unsightly expressions. This meant that they had made a mistake in their work, or that they had been used as cannon fodder.
The few people from the prosecutor's office remained silent with dark expressions. There was no need to continue examining the corpse. The corpse simply hadn't died from the Black Ring Snake's poison, but from another kind of poison. Anyone under the Heaven Rank would die within three minutes if they didn't detoxify it. Moreover, three hours was the dividing line between Doehring's Three-Hour Curse and the Black Ring Snake's poison.
Dying from Doehring's Three-Hour Curse had nothing to do with any potion, because taking the antidote within three minutes was the most effective. After that, drinking the antidote like water would be useless.
"Lord Merlin, this is our pharmaceutical inspection team's mistake. We will give you a satisfactory explanation. Anyone who tries to deceive the pharmaceutical inspection team will pay a disastrous price."
The leader of the pharmaceutical inspection team walked in front of Lin Yun and gave him a mage salute before preparing to leave with his people. Looking for trouble with the alchemy shop without a clear confirmation was a huge mistake on the part of the Starry Sky College's pharmaceutical inspection team. Everyone would be punished.
Lin Yun shook his head.
"This has nothing to do with you. Do any of you know how to extract Doehring's Three-Hour Curse from the corpse?"
The patriarch of the pharmaceutical inspection team nodded and immediately started the extraction. After a corpse was poisoned, the blood would be in a congealed state for the first three hours, but after three hours, the blood would be digested by the poison and flow through the body through the diluted blood, thoroughly melting the corpse. The poison would be in the blood.
To extract the poison from the diluted blood, one needed to be at least at the Master Alchemist level, or else they might be poisoned themselves.
After a dozen minutes, the leader of the pharmaceutical inspection team extracted the poison in the half-filled glass bottle under everyone's gazes. At that time, Lin Yun also stopped suppressing that unrecognizable Sword Saint.
"Damn, the Gilded Rose poisoned someone to death, could it be that we can't talk about it? You vampires, everyone will know your faces …"
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to finish his words before his body was forcibly controlled by Lin Yun. A terrifying power directly suppressed the Sword Saint's control over his body.
As for the bottle of poison extracted from the corpse, it looked like clear water and was poured into the Sword Saint's mouth by Lin Yun.
In an instant, the Sword Saint's swollen face thoroughly distorted, his eyes filled with unconcealable fear.
After the poison was poured into his mouth, Lin Yun thoroughly stopped suppressing him. The Sword Saint immediately knelt on the ground and roused his Aura to keep vomiting in an attempt to spit out the poison.
"Doehring's Three-Hour Curse is an instantaneous absorption. After entering your mouth, it will be absorbed by your body, you won't be able to spit it out.
"You have three minutes to tell me who told you to do this, tell me the truth. Oh, you have already wasted fifteen seconds, no, you still have two thirty-three seconds left. You will die a miserable death if you pass this time."
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