Wilder was anxiously pacing back and forth in the room. After a few minutes, he immediately called his confidant and glared at him with red eyes.
"Go and see Mafa Merlin and tell him everything you know. Disassociate our Rodney Family from this matter. This matter has nothing to do with us. As for those idiots, don't think that they can act so unscrupulously outside of Neverwinter City. They are in big trouble this time!"
The confidant turned to leave with a shocked expression. At this time, Wilder clenched his teeth.
"Use our Rodney Family's name and spread some rumors. Say that no matter who killed the Patriarch of a material supplier, this is already against the rules of the game!"
The confidant left with a horrified expression. He didn't dare to say a word as he looked at Wilder gnashing his teeth.
Less than half an hour later, Wilder's confidant used the Teleportation Array to reach Neverwinter City. The Rodney Family members in Neverwinter City immediately showed him the way. Before Lin Yun could find Dean Gandaph, Wilder's confidant found Lin Yun first.
"Sir Merlin, please wait a moment, I represent the Rodney Family …"
The confidant didn't get to finish his words before Lin Yun interrupted him with a frown.
"Rodney Family? Are you following me? "
The confidant was covered in cold sweat and promptly bowed.
"Sir Merlin, don't misunderstand, I came here on the orders of the Wilder Patriarch. I only came to inform Sir Merlin of some matters. The Wilder Patriarch is very angry about the recent matters of the Gilded Rose. This is completely against the rules of the game. Not only did it harm the interests of the Gilded Rose, it also harmed the interests of the Rodney Family."
Lin Yun's eyes flickered as he calmly looked at the confidant.
"Oh? Then speak. "
The confidant sighed in relief and vigilantly looked around. After confirming that there was no one in the surroundings, he used mana to transmit his suppressed voice.
"Sir Merlin, in fact, our Rodney Family was also deceived. At that time, an Elder of the family was deceived and said that the Gilded Rose didn't have any strength and only obtained an alchemy ruin. Moreover, as an outsider, they came to plunder the Rodney Family's property …
"Thus, that Elder of our Rodney Family made a move to deal with the Gilded Rose. What happened afterwards was something that couldn't be stopped, and in the end, the Wilder Family's Patriarch regretted being deceived by that Elder. Not only did he suffer disastrous losses, but he also lost the friendship between the Gilded Rose and Sir Merlin.
"And this time, those two sluts tried to bewitch our Rodney Family, but the Wilder Patriarch wasn't bewitched in the slightest. The Patriarch originally planned to capture those two sluts, but unfortunately, those two sluts were very powerful and he could only drive them away.
"Then, the Gilded Rose's material transport caravans were attacked, and the Patriarch of a material supplier was assassinated. This is too vile. The Patriarch ordered me to report this matter to Sir Merlin. Those two sluts are at least 3rd Rank Heaven Rank and came from the southern part of the Odin Kingdom, but I don't know which force they are from. The people we sent to follow them all died …"
After hearing this, Lin Yun calmly pondered. 'The southern part of the Odin Kingdom? 'When did they offend the southern part of the Odin Kingdom? No wonder the other side is fearless in doing this kind of thing. They don't care about the benefits of this side and aren't afraid of losing anything. Moreover, there are many hidden conflicts between the northern and southern sides of the Odin Kingdom. There are many conflicts between the northern and southern sides.'
The confidant calmly waited on the side. After a few minutes, Lin Yun glanced at the confidant.
"Alright, I got it, you can go back."
The confidant sighed in relief when he heard this before bowing and leaving.
It wasn't easy for the Rodney Family to ease their relationship. It could be said that they were very humble. But Lin Yun didn't need to express his stance. If the Rodney Family was truly terrified, then easing their relationship a bit wouldn't be a loss. After all, the Rodney Family had been stationed in the Odin Kingdom for many years. Whether it was their network or their own strength, they were very good.
Just as the Rodney family's people left, someone came to deliver something.
"Lord Merlin, this is a small gift from our Sir Reynolds, I hope you like it."
A pondering smile appeared at the corner of Lin Yun's mouth as he looked at the thick book in his hand. He flipped open the book and saw the intelligence of all the forces. Although it wasn't too detailed, it was still a rare thing for the Gilded Rose. It would take a very long time for the Gilded Rose to unearth such information on its own.
This time, someone attacked the Gilded Rose. The Rodney Family couldn't sit still, and then the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance also couldn't sit still. The competition between the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance and the Lincoln Merchant Alliance was becoming fiercer and fiercer. At this time, even if they couldn't rope in the Gilded Rose, they didn't want to offend the Gilded Rose.
If the Gilded Rose hardened their heart and increased the supply of the Multi-purpose Cores to the Lincoln Merchant Alliance, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance would be in an even more difficult situation. Moreover, it was natural for the Gilded Rose to suspect them.
Now that the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's people had sent him this kind of information, it was equivalent to declaring that this matter had nothing to do with the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance. Moreover, the person dealing with the Gilded Rose was in this book. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, as long as the Gilded Rose found some useful information, they would be able to compare it and narrow the scope down to the main suspects.
Lin Yun opened the book and saw a lot of detailed information. Even the appearance, strength, and characteristics of the most famous people of each force were recorded. There were even portraits of many famous powerhouses.
Soon, Lin Yun found an important suspect in this book, the Rose Ring in the southern part of the Odin Kingdom. Almost everyone in that force was female, and the powerful and famous mages were all female Sword Saints. But there were no portraits, only some vague descriptions.
The Rose Ring focused on intelligence and assassination. Brothels, casinos, taverns, and many other places were secretly operated by the Rose Ring. Anyone who needed intelligence could exchange it at the Rose Ring. Moreover, the Rose Ring's assassination methods were different. They had nothing in common. Every assassination method was different, but they had one thing in common. These guys were crazy and would use any means to achieve their goals.
In order to assassinate a Heaven Mage, one of the Rose Ring's Heaven Rank powerhouses disguised himself as an Archmage and stayed by that Heaven Mage's side for three years before finding a perfect opportunity to get rid of that Heaven Mage.
Their methods were cruel, but they were never bloody. Most of the time, the other side wouldn't even know that it was a member of the Rose Ring who did it. Compared to the Shadow Tower, the pressure on the Rose Ring was a lot less. At least their reputation wasn't as bad as the Shadow Tower. Many times, when people needed intelligence, they would look for the Rose Ring.
Lin Yun put away the book. He was almost certain that the two people who went to the Rodney Family were from the Rose Ring. This kind of fanning the flames behind the scenes, drawing enemies everywhere for the Gilded Rose, and this unscrupulous style was the most suitable for the Rose Ring.
And most importantly, two 3rd Rank Heaven Mages were fanning the flames everywhere. Apart from the Rose Ring, no other force could so easily send two such powerful mages.
After all, there were far fewer female mages than male mages, especially among the Heaven Mages. Female Heaven Mages didn't even make up 10% of the total.
Ordinary female Heaven Mages definitely wouldn't do this kind of thing. After all, female Heaven Mages that completed the Extraordinary transformation were the ideal targets of many evil mages.
Three thousand years later, there was a 5th Rank Heaven Mage whose potential was exhausted and couldn't advance for another two to three thousand years. Thus, he captured a few female Heaven Mages and made them pregnant with his bloodline. He used his evil power to make these few female Heaven Mages give birth to the next generation.
The descendants were all descendants of Extraordinary creatures, and their talents were all very powerful. However, the Evil Mage was not satisfied, so he had the ones with the weaker talents devoured by the ones with the better talents. Then, the Evil Mage used the power of the bloodline to devour the last remaining bloodline's soul and take over its body.
Unfortunately, that unlucky guy had just obtained a body with terrifying talent when he was affected by the battle between two Heaven Rank powerhouses and died sullenly.
Lin Yun shook his head and no longer paid attention to this matter. Whether it was the Rose Ring or not, the people who made a move against the Gilded Rose didn't have any consequences for the time being. They were only disgusting people in the dark. With the escort of those Level 40 puppets, unless the other side's Heaven Rank powerhouses personally attacked the caravan, they wouldn't be able to achieve anything.
But as long as a Heaven Rank powerhouse personally attacked the caravan, it would mean being exposed. A group of Archmages or Sword Saints might not be easy to find, but finding a Heaven Rank powerhouse with the corresponding characteristics wasn't too difficult.
Recently, the Gilded Rose had used their connections to spread the news, making many forces dissatisfied. After all, this was no longer a competition, it was a complete violation of the rules of the game. It wasn't just damaging the Gilded Rose's interests. They definitely wouldn't dare to send a Heaven Rank powerhouse to attack the Gilded Rose's caravan.
After reaching the Starry Sky College, Lin Yun directly went to look for Gandaph. Agalon hadn't returned yet, but Lin Yun wasn't too worried that Agalon would be in danger. After all, Agalon was already on the verge of igniting his Godfire. Moreover, he had the Natural Demiplane. Even if he got lost, he should be able to return to Noscent.
When he found Gandaph, he was wholeheartedly researching an alchemy theory. A large number of law runes were floating around his body. Lin Yun waited for half an hour before Gandaph finished his deduction.
"Merlin, why did you think of coming to the Starry Sky College? How has Sir Agalon been?"
Gandaph smiled and looked very cordial. He had clearly learned a lot from Agalon.
Lin Yun gave a mage salute with a smile.
"Sir Agalon recently went to the Starry Sky Battlefield. I don't know when he will return, but I estimate that it shouldn't be too long. I came this time to ask for your help."
Gandaph shook his head.
"What help? If there is anything, just say it. I won't shirk as long as I can do it."
Lin Yun didn't feel that Gandaph was being polite. After all, he had come to the Starry Sky College to poach people.
"I want to hire some alchemists from the Starry Sky College to do research. It would be best if the core members of the research were Artisans or Master Alchemists. The assistants could be some graduates of the Starry Sky College. It would be best if they researched large-scale alchemy machinery, power cores, arrays, and the like."
Gandaph bitterly smiled and shook his head.
"You really dare to say that. There aren't many Artisans researching these aspects. This kind of advanced technology is still in the theoretical research stage. Moreover, there are very few people who meet your requirements as a core researcher." But there is one person who meets your requirements, but I don't dare to guarantee that he will follow you. You have to invite him yourself.
"Whichever one you like, as long as you can invite them, it's up to you. These Artisans aren't people we can casually order. They have been doing research here ever since they graduated from the Starry Sky College. They are very powerful in many aspects of research, but they haven't been Saint Alchemists yet …"
Gandaph personally led Lin Yun to an underground alchemy laboratory. There were many strange but exquisite alchemy devices inside. People kept greeting Gandaph on the way, but no one stopped what they were doing.
When they reached the end of the alchemy laboratory, they heard someone fighting inside. Angry roars could be heard coming from the door.
Gandaph seemed to be used to this and calmly pushed open the door. Inside was a space at least a kilometer wide with alchemy devices of all sizes. On a ten-meter-long crystal table, two disheveled alchemists, who looked to be in their fifties or sixties, were arguing with red eyes. There was a large pile of paper on the crystal table, and the shadow of a mana reactor was floating there.
"Idiot, this kind of theory is completely useless without materials. Without suitable materials, even if you can create something comparable to a God, it would still be useless. There is no value in researching it …"
"Idiot, advanced theoretical research is the only way to seek the truth. Use the materials you can find to conduct research, you will never be able to touch the truth …"
The two old men were red-faced as they cursed at each other. As they cursed, they used runes to evolve all kinds of data to refute each other's points of view. Surging mana fluctuations could be felt, it looked like they were about to fight.
Gandaph had been leading Lin Yun for a minute, but the two old men didn't seem to have seen them. They were angrily glaring at each other with red eyes, as if they couldn't wait to get rid of each other.
A trace of awkwardness flashed on Gandaph's face, and he coughed lightly. A trace of weak mana fluctuations spread out, and the two old men who had been quarreling until their faces were red with anger finally reacted. They turned their heads at the same time with expressions of dissatisfaction.
But after seeing Gandaph, the dissatisfaction on the two old men's faces disappeared and was replaced by a wisp of respect.
Although Gandaph's field of expertise wasn't the same as theirs, a Saint Alchemist was enough for them to respect him. This was someone who surpassed them in the field of alchemy.
"Dean Gandaph, how come you are here?"
"These idiots, Dean Gandaph came, yet they didn't warn me …"
Of the two old men, one was so thin that he looked like an Undead with a layer of skin, but his hands were like crystals, as if they were the hands of an alchemist. The other one was a big fatty with a red nose. From the rune evolution data he had just displayed, he was very good at advanced theoretical research.
One stood in reality and felt that theories that could be produced were useful, while the other looked to the future and felt that advanced theories were the truth. These two stood together and didn't strangle each other.
"Alright, don't overdo it. Let me introduce you, this is H.e. Mafa Merlin, a very powerful Artisan. He is proficient in a wide range of areas and is an alchemy genius. Whether it is potioneering, Magic Tools, puppeteering, or arrays, H.e. Mafa Merlin has the power of an Artisan. The Gilded Rose is a store he opened.
"I came looking for you this time because H.e. Mafa Merlin wants to invite you to join a research …"
Gandaph didn't have time to finish his words when the red-nosed Pinocchio glared at Lin Yun.
"You want to hire us? Hurry up and f * ck off, don't waste our time here. We are very busy, we don't have time to mess around with you … "
Fantasia, with sunken eyes and messy hair, sneered as well.
"Hurry up and f * ck off, we don't have time to accompany a guy like you who has already walked far on the path of truth. Genius? We have seen too many geniuses, even among Artisans, there is a huge gap. Child, hurry up and f * ck off … "
Gandaph felt a headache coming on.
'These two b * stards aren't giving me any face, could it be that I have to tell them about the relationship between Lord Agalon and Merlin?
'Forget it, I can't say it for the time being. Who knows what Lord Agalon is planning? These two unreasonable b * stards really dare to say anything …
'Do they think that Merlin is my junior? Are they here specifically to support the younger generation? 'Do they really think that I'm talking big? Damn it, if I knew earlier, I wouldn't have told the truth. These two idiots definitely won't think that I'm telling the truth. They don't think that a monster like Merlin really exists …'
Lin Yun looked at Pinocchio and Fantasia with a smile on his face. He didn't get angry at all and instead turned to look at Gandaph.
"Dean Gandaph, thank you for bringing me here, but we have an agreement. As long as I can persuade them and they are willing to go with me, you will be willing to let them go, right?"
Gandaph looked at Lin Yun with a smile. He naturally knew what Lin Yun meant and shook his head.
"I will definitely keep my word. Okay, I'm leaving, you do as you see fit."
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