Lin Yun was stunned at first, but then he noticed that the carriage in front of William Merlin had the emblem of the Merlin Family on it. It was a flaming magic staff.
"Why don't you go greet him?" Lin Yun casually asked. After all, although William Merlin was staying in the Gilded Rose, he was still a member of the Merlin Family in name. Now that someone from the Merlin Family had come, if William Merlin didn't greet him, it wouldn't look good for everyone.
"Not going, not going …" William promptly shook his head after saying this.
What a joke. If it had been before, William Merlin might have hesitated. After all, although this Master Alchemist cousin of his had boundless prospects, the Gilded Rose still had a long way to go before it could become a force on par with the Merlin Family. Before that, maintaining a good relationship with the Merlin Family could be considered a way out.
But now, William Merlin didn't think that way.
As one of the most outstanding members of the Merlin Family's younger generation, William Merlin already had the qualifications to participate in some of the secrets of the Merlin Family. William Merlin more or less knew that the reason the Merlin Family was able to rise so quickly in the past millennium and even keep pace with the Watson Family was because of the generations of sages of the Merlin Family conquering four planes for the Merlin Family.
The annual income of these four planes was five times that of the Merlin Family's territories in Noscent!
And this was only in terms of money and resources …
Apart from that, the expansion and campaigns of the four planes would provide a large number of elite warriors for the Merlin Family every year. These warriors had experienced the baptism of blood and fire in the four planes, and they were the most valuable assets of the Merlin Family. Let alone the others, two-thirds of the Merlin Family's Archmages had advanced in these four planes.
There was no need to mention other hidden benefits. Just these two points alone showed how important a private space was to a force.
Now, William Merlin knew that his Master Alchemist cousin also had a private dimension …
Moreover, this private plane was very fertile. Just the Nether Iron Vein was enough to move the hearts of any powerful force in the kingdom, not to mention the world outside of the black wasteland. In fact, William Merlin didn't dare to imagine it anymore. If the black wasteland was like this, then what kind of astonishing wealth was hidden in the outside world?
Honestly speaking, William Merlin really could not imagine it …
But it didn't matter if he couldn't imagine it, at least William Merlin knew that this rich private plane would push the Gilded Rose to shocking heights. Surpassing the Merlin Family was only a matter of time. Even peak forces of the kingdom like the Cloud Tower and the Black Tower would have to bow their heads in front of the Gilded Rose one day.
Thinking of such a beautiful future, how could William Merlin still have the time to leave a path of retreat? How could he still have the time to care about the Merlin Family?
"You go greet them …" After thinking about it, Lin Yun repeated his previous words, but this time, he didn't use a question, but rather an imperative sentence.
Because Lin Yun suddenly remembered that he really had some use for the Merlin Family.
"Hmm, okay." William Merlin had been in Thousand Sails City for a long time, so he already knew what his Master Alchemist cousin was like. Hearing this, he immediately knew what he was planning. He nodded and entered the Gilded Rose's lobby with Lin Yun.
The Gilded Rose's business seemed to be exceptionally good today.
Almost all the major forces of Thousand Sails City had sent people, and there were a lot of orders. The furthest ones were already lined up for the next year, but no one was willing to give up. Normally, the Twin Moons Splendor and the Gilded Rose were only separated by a street. Although there was some difference in the quality of the items, the Twin Moons Splendor had a certain advantage in terms of price. If there was a fair competition, they would be able to take some of the orders from the Gilded Rose.
But the situation was very strange.
The Twin Moons Splendor was completely deserted. Let alone next year's orders, they didn't even know where to get today's orders. If they went there now, they would probably be able to pick up the goods.
But none of these major forces were willing to go to the Twin Moons Splendor.
Nothing could be done about it, this was the alchemy business. It was a business where the winner would die, while the loser would starve. Alchemy items were directly related to one's fighting strength. Even if it was a bit better, it could save one's life in a battle. As long as they weren't forced into a corner, no one would be stupid enough to choose inferior items.
Not to mention that the Twin Moons Splendor's alchemy items were far inferior to the Gilded Rose's.
In the entire eastern part of the kingdom, only the Gilded Rose would sell weapons and armors forged from Nether Iron in bulk. Under such circumstances, no matter how much the Twin Moons Splendor sold their goods, they wouldn't be able to contend against the Gilded Rose.
After entering the Gilded Rose, Lin Yun directly went to the alchemy laboratory.
As for William Merlin, he was arranged by Lin Yun to go to the reception room to help greet the people from the Merlin Family.
Just as he entered the alchemy laboratory, Lin Yun noticed that the huge crystal ball was continuously flickering. This was a sign that the Cloud Tower was trying to influence the transmission request. Lin Yun discovered that he had been staying in the secret room for a whole week and had actually forgotten about Star Sage Joy.
Thinking of this, Lin Yun promptly accepted the transmission request from the Cloud Tower.
Sure enough, Joy appeared in the crystal ball.
"Eh … Greetings, Sir Joy." Lin Yun saw Joy's expression and knew that the transmission request had definitely been going on for some time.
"Merlin, you are really busy …"
Joy's fake smile made Lin Yun feel a bit guilty. Since he couldn't explain himself, he might as well thicken his face and chuckle.
"…" Joy's temper immediately disappeared. This was the advantage of age. The young mage in front of him was only twenty years old, and he was acting like a junior. Joy couldn't say much, so he could only shake his head and sigh. "Have you considered the matter I asked you to consider last time?"
"That …" Lin Yun scratched his head. Last time, Lin Yun had asked Joy to borrow the Black Death Rune for a while, and that Star Sage had agreed without hesitation. But then, he raised a condition to Lin Yun … Or rather, it was a request.
Joy hoped that Lin Yun could join an organization called the Magic Hand.
Lin Yun was startled at first, thinking that it was some evil cult.
After listening to Joy's explanation, he understood that the so-called Magic Hand was actually an academic organization. At first, it was only established by some peak mages of the kingdom to exchange magic knowledge. It gradually grew in the last few hundred years, and now, it had absorbed almost all the peak mages of the kingdom.
This also meant that whether it was the Cloud Tower, the Black Tower, the Sage Tower, or the Ash Tower, as long as they had the qualifications, they could join the Magic Hand and wouldn't be affected by the hostility between the two sides.
Joey was doing this out of good intentions …
After thinking about it, Lin Yun also had a certain amount of interest.
This was very normal. Although Lin Yun possessed magic knowledge that transcended the era, this didn't mean that Lin Yun was omniscient and omnipotent. That was simply impossible. Magic knowledge was vast, and Lin Yun only had a library at the end of the Magic Era. Even if that library was huge and refined, it couldn't contain all magic knowledge. Being able to join the Magic Hand and exchange magic knowledge with other peak mages would be very beneficial to Lin Yun.
"Since Sir Joy has spoken, how could I dare to refuse …"
"That's good, that's good …" Hearing Lin Yun's confident tone, Joy smiled in the crystal ball.
Jouyi never concealed his admiration for this young mage from the distant Thousand Sails City. In fact, if the other side had a reason, Jouyi wouldn't have hesitated to make him his inheritor, and he might even hand over the entire Cloud Tower to him soon.
Because Joy knew that this was a true genius that would sooner or later reach the peak of magic.
Joey's vision was not something that Saruman and the others could compare to.
Solomon could see that this young mage would most likely become an Archmage, but he couldn't see anything more than that.
Joy could see that …
Joy could see that not only could he see the Archmage realm, but he could also see even higher and farther places.
That place wasn't just the Heaven Rank.
Unfortunately, that young mage had his own ideas. Not only was he unwilling to join the Cloud Tower, he wasn't even willing to go to Okland. Thus, Joy had no choice but to settle for the next best thing. He would first absorb him into the Magic Hand.
As he thought of this, Joy regretfully shook his head. After remaining silent for a while, he reminded him, "Oh right, Merlin, the Magic Hand's annual gathering will be held on the 15th of next month. The gathering will be held in Oddrock City. You must come at that time so that I can formally introduce you to the Magic Hand."
"Oddrock City?" Lin Yun suddenly recalled, 'Isn't that the territory of the Ash Tower?'
'Isn't this a bit too bad …'
He had just gotten rid of a Great Mage of the Ash Tower and snatched their Lava Dominator. If he went to Oddrock City, wouldn't he be walking into a trap?
But thinking about it, the Ash Tower shouldn't dare to do anything during the Magic Hand's gathering, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll definitely return at that time."
After getting an affirmative answer, Joy was satisfied and closed the transmission.
The light of the crystal ball gradually dimmed, and Lin Yun took out the Book of Death. He then spread a piece of paper on the refining table and continued the unfinished work in the secret room.
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