This kind of situation was very normal for a medicine garden. Shawn had shrunk to the size of a palm and was standing on Lin Yun 'shoulder. His purple fur made him look like a pup of a Purpleback Wolf.
"Merlin, this …"
Shawn's eyes flickered as he looked at that faint fog, apparently discovering something. But he didn't have time to finish his words before Lin Yun interrupted him.
"Sir Shawn, do you still want something fun? There are very few things that suit your taste …"
With a single sentence, Lord Sean immediately shut his mouth and pretended not to have seen anything.
Lin Yun was still slowly walking forward. The other guests had already arrived in the manor.
The Patriarchs of the three medicinal herb farming families weren't very powerful, they were only at the 2nd Rank of the Heaven realm. This kind of medicinal herb farming family didn't have a high status in the Odin Kingdom, they were even inferior to some mage families that specialized in business. But although the profits from medicinal herb farming weren't as high as those from potioneering, they didn't have to worry about sales.
An alchemy shop would have to worry about other alchemy shops stealing their business, but the medicinal herb farming families didn't need to worry. Their medicinal ingredients could be sold to many alchemy shops. These families were very wealthy, and by relying on their wealth, they could forcibly produce a bunch of powerhouses. There were many Archmages, but there were few Heaven Rank powerhouses.
After all, no Heaven Rank powerhouse could be forcibly produced by piling up resources.
Their status wasn't high, but they were indispensable. The three Magic Plant Families in the manor could already be considered the three largest medicinal herb supplying families in the surroundings of Neverwinter City. They grew medicinal ingredients of a higher grade than them, but in terms of quantity and range, there was almost no one who could compare to them.
In the manor's castle, there was a huge table with all kinds of delicacies and wine on it. The Patriarchs of the three Families were expressionlessly sitting there.
Wilder of the Rodney Family was sitting there with a dark expression, while Reynolds of the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance was motionlessly sitting there with a doubtful expression.
After a few minutes, Wilder couldn't sit still.
"You guys, why did you invite me over? Damn b * stards, did I come here to watch you waste time? If there's anything you want to talk about, then hurry up. I don't have time to waste on stupid groundhogs like you.
The new medicinal herb that could be mass-produced was mentioned yesterday. What was it? Aren't you going to say it now? Are you trying to test my patience? Or are you challenging the dignity of the Rodney Family? "
Wilder slammed the table and roared angrily. However, the three Patriarchs in front of him still sat there expressionlessly. One of the Patriarchs turned his head and glanced at Wilder indifferently.
"Sir Wilder, when everyone is here, we will naturally start the negotiations. There are a total of four types of precious herbs that could only be collected in the wild. Now, all of them can be mass-produced. If Sir Wilder can't wait, you can leave first."
Hearing this, Wilder clenched his teeth and sat back down. As a family that mainly dealt in potioneering, he naturally knew what it meant to be able to mass-produce four kinds of precious medicinal ingredients that could originally only be gathered in the wild. He also knew how much profit there would be.
Rare medicinal herbs were called precious medicinal herbs because they could not be mass-produced or cultivated. In other words, even if they were cultivated, they would not be able to achieve the desired medicinal effects. Apart from a few special places, it was impossible to cultivate them in large quantities.
Even if he was angry, he had to endure it for the time being. He didn't have any enmity with the Purple Coin.
Wilder sat back down, and Reynolds couldn't help but ask.
"Everyone, our Roosevelt Merchant Alliance deals in Magic Tools. You grow magic herbs, how could we cooperate with our Roosevelt Merchant Alliance?"
Facing Reynolds' question, one of the Patriarchs expressionlessly answered, "The last guest has arrived.
"The last guest has arrived. You will know why in a moment."
After a few seconds, the door slowly opened and Lin Yun walked in under the guidance of a butler.
Surprise flashed in Lin Yun 'eyes when he saw Wilder and Reynolds, but after seeing the three expressionless Patriarchs, he suddenly came to a realization.
As for Wilder and Reynolds, their expressions became strange when they saw Lin Yun. Wilder instinctively wanted to find a place to hide and quickly leave this damned place. As for Reynolds, he was a lot more thick-skinned and awkwardly smiled as he greeted Lin Yun.
"So the last guest is the Lord Merlin …"
After Lin Yun entered the hall, the door behind him was slowly closed. In an instant, the mist around the castle rapidly became thicker. In a few seconds, the mist completely enveloped the area of a few kilometers around the castle. Even the Treants guarding the place fell asleep one after another.
Lin Yun glanced behind him and said indifferently, "Alright, I'm already here.
"Alright, I'm already here. What's the point of hiding?"
Wilder and Reynolds' expressions changed at Lin Yun 'words. Anyone could tell that there was an inside story, and it wasn't a happy one at that …
The voice was so cold that it sounded like he was gnashing his teeth in hatred. In an instant, everyone felt that the surrounding air seemed to have turned cold, and the surface of the furniture was quickly covered with a layer of dark gray ice.
"Mafa Merlin, good, very good! You are a lot smarter than I thought, but also a lot stupider than I thought. Since you rushed here, don't think of leaving. I don't have time to play with you, I'm going to kill you now!"
Lin Yun was somewhat puzzled. 'When did I offend this female mage? Judging from her aura, she is clearly at the 3rd Rank of the Heaven realm and a mage that can use soul power.'
When he saw those three expressionless Patriarchs, Lin Yun knew that their souls had already been affected. Or it would be better to say that their souls had already been imprisoned in their bodies. They were now only obedient puppets, and very rigid puppets at that.
This made Lin Yun thoroughly understand who was behind all this. Puppeteers, not alchemy puppets, but rather soul puppets.
This was a very rare kind of mage. It was rumored that they obtained the bloodline of Demons and Devils and, through dangerous alchemy experiments, transplanted the bloodline into a human's body, allowing them to use some of the special power of Demons and Devils.
For example, Devil's Whispers, Demonic Bewitchment …
For example, toying with the power of souls.
After a few thousand years, these fellows would be very easy to distinguish. Moreover, after being discovered, almost all of them would die. Their combat strength was a mess, and their potential was not high. Therefore, they had always hidden themselves and never fought personally. However, the conspiracies they carried out behind the scenes were much more powerful than fighting personally.
Eliminating these guys would still be very difficult even after a few millennia. When he learned that the three Families broke the contract and guessed that it was done by the Rose Ring, Lin Yun started guessing.
The mages of the Rose Ring were either Psychic Mages, Mages that could control souls, or Spatial Mages that knew how to conceal themselves. The last one was the least likely. The Spatial Mages of this era didn't have that many tricks up their sleeves.
Lin Yun hadn't expected them to be a group of Bloodline Warlocks that were neither human nor ghost …
"Turns out the Rose Ring relies on this to sell information. No wonder they kept hiding and didn't dare to show themselves. Turns out it wasn't to maintain their secrecy, it was because they didn't dare to show themselves. Let me guess, you should have transplanted a Devil Bloodline with Undead Power. Since the influence on the soul is so rigid, it should be a low-level Hell lifeform. It should be the bloodline of a Hell Soul Beast …"
Hearing this, Amy's body trembled and stiffened. But then, she sneered.
"Mafa Merlin, you're wasting your time. This place has already been completely sealed off by my people. There are at least 50,000 Specters outside, and I've set up a sacrificial array and a Soul Array here in advance. You can't escape. No matter how strong you are, you're dead for sure today.
"Besides me, there are also these three idiots, as well as Sir Wilder and Sir Reynolds. No one can save you today. Mafa Merlin, come back and pay the price for what you've done in the past.
"My family died in your hands, and the Shadow Tower almost fell into your hands. Now, you can die too!"
Before Amy could finish speaking, Wilder's face turned green, and he screamed without a care for his face.
"Lord Merlin, this is a misunderstanding. I didn't know about this at all. I was tricked, I was framed! I was framed by this b * tch! "
Wilder was horrified, cold sweat dripping down his back as he tried to explain. But Amy sneered on the side.
"Sir Wilder, do you still think that Mafa Merlin can escape at this time? If Mafa Merlin escapes today, do you think he'll let you off? At that time, you can just wait for Mafa Merlin's bloody revenge.
"As for his revenge on our Rose Ring, as long as he can find the headquarters of our Rose Ring, I'll welcome his revenge.
"But he won't have the chance. Sir Wilder, Sir Reynolds, think about it. Even if you don't help me, Mafa Merlin will still die. At that time, the Gilded Rose will have nothing to do with you. But Mafa Merlin came here today, and you also came here. If Mafa Merlin dies, do you want to say that this is a misunderstanding? Who would believe that?
It would be better for you to help me kill Mafa Merlin together. His wealth, his everything, will be yours … "
Amy was full of confidence. Reynolds' eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything. As for Wilder, his complexion was extremely pale.
'Damnit, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you! I don't want to die! That idiot, that damned idiot! Isn't the Rose Ring's intelligence network very strong? 'Then why didn't that idiot find out that Mafa Merlin is Sir Astrologer's disciple? Didn't he see that Dean Gandalf of the Starry Sky College has a very good relationship with Mafa Merlin?
'What does that mean? Can't these idiots guess? Sir Astrologer personally made a move for Mafa Merlin, and with the recent changes, Mafa Merlin is definitely Astrologer's disciple. The Starry Sky College might even belong to Merlin in the future.
'This idiot actually wants to kill Mafa Merlin?
'Even if you want to die, you still want to drag me down with you? No, I can't let Mafa Merlin misunderstand. I absolutely can't let him misunderstand. If he thinks that I'm also involved in this conspiracy, then everything will be over, completely over. Not only me, but the ancestors, and the Rodney Family will all be finished …'
Clenching his teeth, half of Wilder's body turned into metal. Then, he bellowed at Amy.
"Damned bitch, how dare you frame me! How dare you frame me! I'm going to kill you! "
Wilder bellowed, and thick steel spikes appeared around his body. These steel spikes instantly shrouded Amy's body and blasted a big hole in the castle. The thick steel spikes seemed to be responding to Wilder's rage, and one side of the castle wall collapsed. After Wilder rushed out, thick steel spikes that were more than ten meters long pierced out of the ground, shrouding the surrounding area of several hundred meters.
Amy's silhouette turned into a dense fog and kept flickering within the forest of steel spikes, her tone filled with alarm and anger.
"Wilder, you fool, think about it carefully. Do you think Mafa Merlin will believe you? As long as Mafa Merlin doesn't die today, you can just wait for Mafa Merlin's revenge!"
Wilder's eyes were bloodshot, and droplets of silver metal appeared around his body. His aura was already berserk.
"Bitch, you actually dared to frame me! After I get rid of you, the Lord Merlin will naturally believe me …"
Wilder went berserk and crazily chased after Amy. He didn't hesitate to pay any price. Those precious metal materials were all precious casting materials for steel spells, but they were now being tossed out by Wilder as if they were scrap metal.
Amy was also stunned. When Neo, who had been hiding, saw this scene, he wanted to come out and help, but his chest was pierced by a dozen steel spikes as soon as he came out. His four limbs and head were also pierced by thick steel spikes. His Rock Shield was like a pile of crushed stones that couldn't withstand a single blow. He was instantly killed just like that.
Amy was about to go crazy. And in the castle, Reynolds looked at the crazy Wilder with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
'Damnit, is that Wilder crazy? He actually went crazy to deal with that bitch Amy. Isn't he afraid of the Rose Ring's revenge? 'Mafa Merlin is his enemy, is it worth it for him to go this far?
'Damnit, it's not that Wilder is crazy, that guy isn't crazy. I understand, I finally understand …
'No wonder the Rodney Family didn't dare to provoke Mafa Merlin after suffering such a huge loss. There must be something about Mafa Merlin that the Rodney Family doesn't dare to provoke.
'They wouldn't hesitate to offend the Rose Ring rather than offend Mafa Merlin under such good circumstances. It must be like this …
'Damnit, I almost agreed to that bitch's request. That bitch must have used some spell to influence me, or else I wouldn't have agreed. No, no, I can't stay here, I can't participate in this matter, I absolutely can't.'
Reynolds was drenched in cold sweat as he thought about how to leave. The surroundings were covered in dense fog, and there were countless Specters hidden within the fog. With these crazy Specters around, it would be very difficult to leave.
On the battlefield, Amy was caught off guard by Wilder's attack, and Neo's quick and clean death had bought her some time. In an instant, a soundless scream rang out in the mist. Countless ghosts rushed out of the mist. These semi-transparent ghost creatures transformed into a torrent that swept Wilder into the mist.
Wilder's steel spell didn't have much effect on Specters. Without Wilder's threat, Amy flew out of the fog in a sorry state.
As for Reynolds, he took advantage of the time those Specters surrounded Wilder to take out a Magic Tool. The light emitted by the Magic Tool wrapped around him and he instantly disappeared into the sky.
"Lord Merlin, this matter has nothing to do with me. I was also framed, please believe me …"
Reynolds gave a dry explanation, and in the blink of an eye, Reynolds' mana fluctuations quickly disappeared into the sky.
Lin Yun was stunned, he couldn't understand what was going on.
Wilder, Reynolds, Amy, as well as the three 2nd Rank Heaven Puppet Patriarchs, as well as the sacrificial array and soul array, as well as the countless Specters outside, along with Amy, a Devil Bloodline Warlock who could control souls, they really might have been able to kill him.
But before he could do anything, a fight broke out and Reynolds ran away. Hanging on a pile of steel spikes outside the castle was the corpse of the Rock Mage that had tried to assassinate him when he first arrived in the Odin Kingdom. He had died so easily, and it could be seen from his eyes that he had died with grievances that he hadn't died in peace.
Wilder kept roaring furiously in the fog. Amy was floating in the air. She had already activated the alchemy and soul arrays around the castle to completely seal off the area.
Seeing Lin Yun slowly walking out of the castle as if he was watching a play, Amy's eyes started emitting flames. A sinister devilish aura, an aura of death, was being emitted from her body. She was like a monster with a very strange aura.
"My servant, get rid of that man …"
Amy murmured, and the three family heads slowly walked out of the castle. However, they were no longer expressionless. Instead, their faces were filled with rage.
"Damned b * stard, filthy guy, you'll go to hell!"
"A mage that plays with souls, you'll be burned to death in front of Neverwinter City's gates!"
"Forced b * stard, just wait for our crazy retaliation!"
The souls of the three Patriarchs had been imprisoned in their bodies. They knew what had happened in the past few days, but they were powerless and could only stare blankly. Now that they had managed to escape, they couldn't help themselves.
Shawn silently appeared on Lin Yun 'shoulder once again and grinned.
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