"No need, High Mage Hogg, you are a pillar of the Cloud Tower. If you stay in Thousand Sails City for too long, Sir Joy will definitely look for me …" Although Lin Yun 'words were polite and even carried a bit of flattery, his refusal was very obvious.
To be honest, if Hogg hadn't been a 9th Rank High Mage, Lin Yun would have really wanted him to stay in Thousand Sails City.
Because Lin Yun could already see that this High Mage Hogg was doing everything he could to curry favor with him. As for the reason, Lin Yun could guess a bit. It was either because of his shocking computing ability, or because of Sir Joy's praise of him.
In short, as long as he revealed a bit of information, Lin Yun believed that this High Mage Hogg would happily stay in Thousand Sails City and become the Gilded Rose's greatest source of support.
But unfortunately …
Hogg was already a 9th Rank High Mage, this was a bit troublesome for Lin Yun.
Hogg wasn't Faelor, nor was he William Merlin. He only stayed in Thousand Sails City because he needed Lin Yun's help. Although he could provide powerful support, he couldn't let Lin Yun feel at ease using him.
This might sound strange …
Lin Yun could feel at ease using Faelor, he could feel at ease using William Merlin, so why couldn't he feel at ease using Hogg?
In fact, the reason was very simple. Lin Yun didn't have the ability to contend against a 9th Rank High Mage for the time being.
Lin Yun really had too many secrets …
Whether it was the prince tomb or the Bone Plane, they were both enough to make an Archmage go crazy. It would be fine if others went crazy, as they could just get rid of them, but if Hogg went crazy, Lin Yun didn't have the ability to get rid of him.
What was the use of a powerful helper that he couldn't feel at ease using?
On the other hand, after Hogg was rejected by Lin Yun, he looked very regretful …
"Then … Then I'll return to the Cloud Tower first. But Merlin, if the Watson Family dares to come again, you have to tell me. Even if I can't help you, I can tell Sir Joy. I'm telling you, Merlin, Sir Joy admires you very much, you have to properly grasp this opportunity …"
Before leaving, Hogg didn't give up and tried to persuade Lin Yun again before leaving Thousand Sails City with a belly full of regrets.
"Of course, of course." Lin Yun promised as he sent Hogg off.
After returning to the Gilded Rose, Lin Yun directly looked for William Merlin.
"Gather all the Level-5 Mages and follow me."
"Right away!"
This time, William Merlin had really learned something new.
In a short hour, he saw his Master Alchemist cousin send a 1st Rank High Mage out of the door with a wave of his hand. Then, he was fawned over by a 9th Rank High Mage in every possible way.
That was a High Mage, someone who could decide the life or death of a Great Mage with a single finger, but in front of his Master Alchemist cousin, he was nothing. William Merlin was truly stunned when he saw all of this. It wasn't until Lin Yun gave him instructions that William Merlin recovered and promptly gathered the fifty Level-5 Mages.
If it was said that William Merlin still had all kinds of doubts about the future of those fifty Level-5 Mages, then now, William Merlin truly believed that his Master Alchemist cousin truly had a way to make these fifty Level-5 Mages reach the Great Mage realm in a short time.
There was no reason, no reason …
But William Merlin believed it.
Soon, Faleau led the six alchemy puppets, while William Merlin led the fifty Level-5 Mages. After gathering in the Gilded Rose, they headed for Lin Yun's house.
The array was activated once again, and space distorted once again.
The Planar Path leading to the Bone Plane was once again opened by Lin Yun.
But this time, Lin Yun wasn't alone. Behind Lin Yun was an entire team, two Great Mages, six alchemy puppets, and fifty Level-5 Mages. Although their strength wasn't worth boasting about, this majestic group was still quite imposing.
Naturally, apart from Lin Yun, no one else in this team had time to care about this, because the sudden change in environment had already scared everyone, including William Merlin from the Merlin Family, as well as Faleau from the Black Horn Auction House.
Even if these two weren't of low status, this was their first time seeing a Planar Path.
William Merlin was a bit better. After all, the Merlin Family was a powerful force of the kingdom, so they definitely had at least one plane in their hands. Otherwise, they wouldn't have enough resources to support the development of the Merlin Family. Although William Merlin didn't have the qualifications to participate, he had at least heard some things from his elders.
But Faleau had never even heard of him.
As for the remaining Level-5 Mages, there was no need to mention them. With their strength, they wouldn't even have the right to speak in the Merlin Family, let alone come in contact with a Planar Path.
The moment they set foot on the black wasteland, the team let out cries of alarm. It was a complete mess for a while. Fortunately, William Merlin regained his calm after being glanced at by Lin Yun. He relied on his past power to control the entire team.
"This is the training ground I promised you." At this time, Lin Yun walked to the front of the team and slowly said, "What you need to do next is to protect these six Mining Puppets so that they can work without being disturbed. It might take a few months, but I can guarantee that after a few months, the weakest among you will be able to reach the 1st Rank Great Mage realm. If you work harder, you might even be able to reach the 5th Rank."
Following Lin Yun's words, the previously panicked team immediately calmed down. They were still skeptical at first, but after a while, almost all the Level-5 Mages had fervent gazes.
These fifty Level-5 Mages were sent to Thousand Sails City by the Merlin Family. It could be said that at least 80% of them would never have the chance to become Great Mages. Otherwise, the Merlin Family wouldn't have been so generous as to send them to Thousand Sails City.
A group of Level-5 Mages with almost no hope of becoming Great Mages suddenly heard someone telling them that as long as they worked hard, let alone Great Mages, they might even have the chance to become 5th Rank Great Mages.
What kind of feeling would they have then?
Moreover, the one saying this wasn't an ordinary person, but the owner of the Gilded Rose, a Great Mage who had just dealt with a High Mage.
At this time, the entire team became lively. The Level-5 Mages even forgot about the gloomy environment and the Undead lifeforms that could be seen everywhere.
To be honest, Lin Yun's lecture was very dry.
There was no stirring encouragement, nor was there any bewitching hints. It was just a blatant display of benefits and threats. But for these Level-5 Mages, it was undoubtedly a ray of hope.
Soon, these energetic Level-5 Mages built a simple camp near the Planar Path. It was simple, but not crude. This was specially requested by Lin Yun, because this camp would become the first stronghold of the Mercury Mercenary Group when they attacked the Bone Plane in the future.
In the campsite, there was a bonfire, a few tents, and a fence made of wood and iron wire. On the east and west sides of the campsite, there were two temporary sentry towers. Although there were no guards stationed on the sentry towers, there was a solidified Warlock's Eye, as well as a Flame Magic Circle for alarm purposes.
The Black Death Rune was floating in the center of the camp. As it floated up and down, strands of Soul Fire drifting around within a radius of several kilometers were sucked over and converted into mana by the Black Death Rune, which was then stored in the newly built camp.
If someone could see the flow of mana …
At this moment, they would definitely be able to see wisps of mana flowing out of the Black Death Rune. It was like a hazy mist drifting between the two sentry towers, neither dissipating nor moving far away.
This was the most proper use of the Black Death Rune.
With the corresponding alchemy array, the Black Death Rune could completely push the mana density within a certain range to a frightening level. Meditating and fighting in this kind of place was like directly drinking liquid mana.
What was the strengthening of the Magic Tool Incarnation in comparison?
Unfortunately, the Cloud Tower would have to wait at least a millennium to understand this truth.
After the Black Death Rune started operating, the first stronghold of the Bone Plane started getting busy. Faleau controlled the six alchemy puppets and started mining the Nether Iron Vein. William Merlin led the fifty Level-5 Mages and started confronting the scattered Skeleton Warriors. A wisp of Soul Fire would be absorbed by the Black Death Rune with each Skeleton Warrior that fell, and then a wisp of mana would flow into the camp.
After confirming that he hadn't neglected anything, Lin Yun left the camp with a peace of mind.
Lin Yun didn't say much on the surface, but in fact, Lin Yun attached great importance to this batch of 5th Rank Mages. This was the first batch of subordinates under Lin Yun's control, and they were subordinates that he could completely trust. Before entering the Bone Plane, they had signed a few contracts under Shawn's supervision.
Shawn was so ruthless that even Lin Yun couldn't bear to look at it.
The specific contents of these contracts were hard to say, but Lin Yun could responsibly say that this batch of 5th Rank Mages had already sold their next life, their next life, and the life after that to the Gilded Rose.
After Lin Yun left the camp, no Skeleton Warrior dared to block his path. A 5th Rank Great Mage with Undead Predator was simply crushing the Skeleton Warriors. They were often a hundred meters away, but when they smelled Lin Yun's aura, these Skeleton Warriors would loudly flee.
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