As he thought of this, Hoen's unsightly expression suddenly became extremely pale.
That was because Horn finally understood.
In recent times, the most sensational matter in the Cloud Tower was undoubtedly the cracking of the Fanrusen Formula. Sir Joy spent twenty years and finally proved that Noscent's mages had been walking on the wrong path for thousands of years. This had an immeasurable impact on the Cloud Tower and all of Noscent.
Although Hoen had just returned from the Pale Plane, he had personally felt this influence in Okland. Countless mages were praising Sir Joy, thanking him for using his wisdom to point out a bright path for countless mages, including the hostile Black Tower mages.
Now, Sir Joy's influence in Okland had reached its peak.
But there was another saying in the Cloud Tower. It was said that Sir Jouyi cracked the Fanrusen Formula, and the one who contributed the most was a young mage.
At the time, Hoen naturally didn't believe it.
Sir Joy was already the greatest authority in the Fanrusen Formula in Andalusia. No one could compare to him. If Sir Joy couldn't solve the problem, who could? Let alone a young mage whose name they had never heard of, even the peak Archmages of the other major mage forces would have no choice but to concede defeat in front of Sir Joy.
As a result, just as Hoen finished his explanation, a few familiar High Mages started looking at him with sympathetic gazes.
Hoen remembered that they seemed to be talking about …
"It's a pity, you missed a chance to witness a miracle."
Now, Hoen finally knew who the young mage who helped Sir Joy crack the Fanrusen Formula was and made all the High Mages of the Cloud Tower call it a miracle.
That's right, it was Mafa Merlin.
It could be said that the reason he was able to sit in the position of Head of the Magic Department was because of Mafa Merlin, who cracked the Fanrusen Formula a dozen years ahead of schedule. Otherwise, he might have had to wait in the Pale Plane until Sir Joy cracked the Fanrusen Formula. Only then would he be able to get rid of the task of collecting basic data and return to the position of Head of the Magic Department in the Cloud Tower.
However, he had come looking for Leon because of a moment of anger. Not only did he want Leon to undo the Mana Shackles on him, but he also wanted to confine Leon's Mana for three years.
Fortunately, fortunately …
Fortunately, His Excellency Joy appeared …
'If not for Sir Jouyi's timely appearance, I would have already made my move. According to the analysis of the battle matrix, the other side would have sacrificed three Spiritual Magic Tools to take me down with him, a 9th Rank High Mage.'
Cold sweat dripped down Horn's forehead at the thought of this.
"F * ck off to the Cloud Tower!" Joy waved his hand as if he was shooing away a fly. "If I see you in Thousand Sails City again, you know the consequences …"
"Yes, yes, yes, Sir Joy, I'll leave Thousand Sails City …" Horn wiped the cold sweat off his forehead as he led Leon Merlin out of the Gilded Rose's lobby. As he passed by Lin Yun, he said with lingering fear, "I'm sorry, Mage Merlin …"
After saying that, Horn and Leon Merlin left the Gilded Rose.
"Teacher, why would Sir Joy …" After the two left the Gilded Rose, Leon Merlin couldn't hold it in anymore.
Leon Merlin still couldn't understand why Joy would appear in the Gilded Rose and why Joy would side with Mafa Merlin.
After all, Mafa Merlin's father was only a small merchant. Although he had some fame in a small place like Thousand Sails City, he was nothing in Okland. Moreover, that small merchant had already died. The current Mafa Merlin's identity hadn't even been recognized by the Merlin Family. Besides the Nether Iron Vein, there was nothing else worth paying attention to.
Even if Leon Merlin was ignorant, he knew that a Nether Iron Vein wasn't much more precious than a cabbage to a person like Joy.
What did he have that was worth Sir Joy protecting?
Leon Merlin thought about it, but he couldn't understand.
"Shut up!" But just as he opened his mouth, he was glared at by Horn.
Originally, Leon Merlin could be said to be the best candidate to inherit his legacy in Horn's eyes. But now, for some reason, Horn felt that this disciple was truly not pleasing to the eye.
'It looks like I'll have to look at him again after returning. Although Leon's magic talent is outstanding, his character and eyesight are truly terrible …'
'Don't tell me you can't see Sir Joy's attitude? You actually foolishly asked why … '
'Alright, after returning to the Cloud Tower, I'll first help Leon unlock his Mana Shackles, but I'll have to see who inherits his legacy. In any case, I can't choose Leon. With that kind of character and eyesight, even if he inherits my legacy, he won't be able to achieve much in the future.'
Leon Merlin didn't know that this trip to Thousand Sails City had not only sealed his mana, but he had also lost a huge opportunity.
At the same time, in the lobby of the Gilded Rose, Lin Yun glanced at Joy from afar before chuckling, "Haha …"
Being looked at by Lin Yun, Joy awkwardly chuckled twice.
Because Joy knew that his thoughts had already been seen through by the other side.
Horn was a 9th Rank High Mage in the end. Even in a place like the Cloud Tower, he could be described as a cornerstone. Otherwise, Joy wouldn't have promoted him to the position of Head of the Magic Department after he finished his work in the Pale Plane. That was one of the most important positions in the entire Cloud Tower, and it was specifically in charge of the Cloud Tower's planar expansion plans.
For any faction, plane expansion was very important. The fact that he had placed Horn in this position was enough to show that he valued Horn very much.
It could be said that as long as Horn could make some achievements in that position, he would sooner or later be able to enter the Cloud Council, and even thousands of years later, he would have the opportunity to fight for that position.
In the end, that idiot must have taken the wrong medicine and actually ran to Thousand Sails City to provoke Merlin.
Joy felt a headache as he thought of this. In the eyes of others, Merlin was only a 5th Rank Great Mage. Apart from his outstanding talent, there was nothing special about him, and he hadn't even joined a powerful force. But Joy knew that this young 5th Rank Great Mage had far more power than that.
Not to mention anything else, just the astonishing calculation ability displayed in the Fanrusen Formula was far beyond what a Fifth-level Great Wizard should have. Moreover, Merlin had completed the establishment of the Battle Model almost at the same time as him. What did this mean? This meant that Merlin, at least in the aspect of establishing Battle Models, already possessed abilities comparable to his own …
Such a person might be able to reach far beyond the Archmage realm in the future.
At that time, it would be Horn's turn to regret it.
Just think about it …
Many, many years later, Horn would have already entered the Cloud Council and become one of the few people at the top of the Cloud Tower. His every word and action would decide the fate of countless mages, but he would suddenly find out that the young mage he had unintentionally offended was already standing at a height where he could look down on him. What kind of mood would Horn have?
It wouldn't have been a big deal if Merlin was more tolerant, but if Merlin was more vengeful, then let alone Horn, the entire Cloud Tower would suffer.
Moreover, after coming into contact with Merlin a few times, he could already see that the latter was more likely to be the case.
That was why he lost his temper just now.
It was all to let Merlin vent his anger so that he wouldn't look for trouble with Horn in the future.
'Fortunately, it looks like I've succeeded …'
Joy awkwardly chuckled. He didn't want to mention what had just happened and directly called Lin Yun and Solomon to rush to Oddrock City that very night.
"So anxious?" Lin Yun was a bit startled. The Magic Hand's gathering was on the 15th, but it was only the 13th now. Why was Joy in such a hurry?
"Oddrock City is very far …"
"Don't joke around …" Lin Yun was speechless. If someone else had said this, he might have believed it, but who was the one saying it? 'A peak High Mage that is only a step away from the Heaven Rank, flying two people to Oddrock City with Flight is as easy as eating and drinking to you. Why are you acting like you're in a hurry? What are you trying to do?'
"Don't be so long-winded, I still haven't settled the score with you for hitting my Cloud Tower's people …" Joy flew into a rage out of humiliation.
"…" Lin Yun almost spat blood. 'When did I hit someone from the Cloud Tower?
Horn was the one who made the first move, and the Wind Python almost strangled me to death.
'Moreover, the last piece of paper that hit Horn's face was Sir Joy, wasn't it?'
Unfortunately, at Joy's age and status, he had the privilege of being unreasonable. Lin Yun didn't dare to argue when he saw his angry expression. He only slowly explained things to Faleau and Merlin before following Joy and Solomon out of the Gilded Rose.
After leaving Thousand Sails City, Lin Yun understood why Joy said that Oddrock City was very far.
Because an esteemed Peak Archmage was actually using a carriage to hurry on his journey!
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