"Alright, Merlin, you wait here with Solomon, I'll go with Joy and confirm with those people from yesterday. This time, even if we have to force you, we have to force you into the Magic Hand!"
"Thank you." Although Osul didn't say anything about an exchange, Lin Yun knew that the two old men had put in a lot of effort to get him to join the Magic Hand. This kind intention made Lin Yun feel grateful.
After watching the two old men leave, Lin Yun and Solomon started chatting.
Naturally, the content of their chat was definitely about the Demiplane left behind by Rudolph.
After Solomon returned, he didn't sleep well the entire night. Three to four hundred magic books, all left behind by Heaven Mages. Any one of them would be a treasure that would shock the entire eastern part of the kingdom, yet they had all fallen into the hands of the Sage Tower. Solomon could already see the Sage Tower rising at a shocking speed by relying on this huge amount of wealth, suppressing the Ash Tower and unifying the eastern part of the kingdom.
All kinds of beautiful prospects made Solomon feel happy for the entire night. Even now, his face still carried a kind of unconcealable excitement. When he chatted with Lin Yun, he would occasionally let out an inexplicable laugh.
"Alright, don't laugh …" This was already the third time Lin Yun stopped Solomon. It wasn't that Lin Yun wanted to ruin the old man's mood, it was that this 9th Rank High Mage didn't know how to respect himself. 'If you want to be happy, then be happy, but there's no need to laugh in such an inexplicable manner, right?'
"Alright, alright, I won't laugh, I won't laugh …" Solomon kept nodding while laughing again.
"Forget it, you can laugh if you want …" In fact, let alone Solomon, even Lin Yun wanted to laugh. That was an ownerless Demiplane that suddenly fell into his hands. Who wouldn't laugh until they couldn't close their mouths?
Thinking of this, Lin Yun couldn't help inwardly rejoicing that he had obtained the Book of Death in the Bone Plane. Otherwise, even if he entered an ownerless Demiplane, he wouldn't be able to take it for himself.
"Hey, Merlin, someone seems to be looking for you …" Just as Lin Yun was thinking about this, Saruman nudged him gently and pouted towards the center of the banquet hall.
"Hm?" Lin Yun followed Saruman's gaze and saw Dylan walking over from afar.
"Why is it Dylan again?" Lin Yun frowned. He had just stolen a Demiplane from the Ash Tower, and now, he had to face Dylan. Lin Yun felt somewhat awkward.
"Mafa Merlin, you're not welcome here. Get out immediately." Dylan walked over, but didn't even look at Lin Yun. He only pointed at the entrance of the banquet hall and said coldly.
"This is the Ash Tower's gathering?" Lin Yun was surprised.
"No!" Dylan was truly startled. Everyone knew that this was the Magic Hand's gathering, and the Ash Tower was the organizer. They had to prepare the place and provide the best service. The rest was none of the Ash Tower's business. Dylan was only able to enter this place because of his teacher, the Shadow Ashes.
Even if Dylan was more courageous, he wouldn't dare to admit that this was the Ash Tower's gathering. Otherwise, what would the Magic Hand think? Those mages standing at the peak of the kingdom weren't all good-tempered.
'Damnit, that Mafa Merlin is too crafty …'
As he thought of this, Dylan couldn't help inwardly grinding his teeth. 'You clearly know that this is the Magic Hand's gathering, yet you're still acting stupid in front of me. If I carelessly fall for your trick and say that this is the Ash Tower's gathering, the Magic Hand wouldn't let me off easily …'
"Oh, so it isn't …" Lin Yun nodded in understanding, before strangely asking, "Then why are you telling me that I'm not welcome?"
"You …" Dylan almost had a heart attack after being tricked by Lin Yun. He remembered that this was the Magic Hand's gathering, so he had to remain calm. He couldn't lose the Ash Tower's face in public. Thinking of this, Dylan took a deep breath and said in a calm tone, "Yes, this is the Magic Hand's gathering, but as the organizer, the Ash Tower has the obligation to prevent unauthorized people from entering the Banquet Hall. You'd best understand that only the Magic Hand's mages and their disciples can enter. Don't think that you can come in just because you know Sir Joy. Let me tell you, Mafa Merlin, there are some places that not everyone can enter."
"Oh?"
"Alright, Mafa Merlin, don't play dumb here. Leave immediately, or you'll regret it." After saying this, Dylan once again pointed at the entrance of the Banquet Hall. Compared to the last time, Dylan pointed faster and more resolute this time.
Because Dylan knew that Mafa Merlin simply wasn't Joy's disciple.
Dylan's teacher was Shadow Ashes. These years, Dylan had followed Shadow Ashes and participated in four Magic Hand's gatherings. Dylan clearly understood that if a mage of the Magic Hand brought a disciple to the gathering, they would definitely introduce their disciple as soon as they entered the Banquet Hall.
And this time, when Joy brought Solomon and Mafa Merlin into the Banquet Hall, besides greeting some acquaintances, he didn't even mention Mafa Merlin.
And before this, Dylan had already investigated Mafa Merlin.
Last night, after that young mage came to the study to report, Dylan immediately mobilized the Ash Tower's intelligence network and thoroughly investigated Lin Yun.
The son of Thousand Sails City's Flashing Gold chamber of commerce's boss rapidly rose after his father's death, and the Gilded Rose under his control had already become one of the peak forces of Thousand Sails City. He himself was a 5th Rank Great Mage, and it was even rumored that he once defeated a 1st Rank High Mage.
To be honest, when Dylan saw this resume, he was almost scared out of his wits.
This kind of rising speed was too frightening.
After Locke Merlin's death, the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce almost went bankrupt. It could be said that Mafa Merlin had started from scratch, but in a short year, he made the Gilded Rose become one of the peak forces of Thousand Sails City. Not to mention, he was a 5th Rank Great Mage. After all, Mafa Merlin was only in his twenties. A 5th Rank Great Mage in his twenties was rare even in the entire kingdom.
The only thing worth rejoicing about was that Mafa Merlin and Joy didn't have much contact.
In the past decade, Jouyi had been living in seclusion in the Cloud Tower. It was said that he was researching the Fanrusen Formula. Let alone a young Great Mage of Thousand Sails City, even Jouyi's own disciple, Solomon, might find it very difficult to see Jouyi.
'Then let's see, who has had the most contact with Mafa Merlin?
Without a doubt, it could only be Solomon, who was also in Thousand Sails City.
Seeing this, Dylan more or less understood. The Sage Tower and the Gilded Rose were both peak forces of Thousand Sails City. There would most likely be some cooperation and transactions between the two forces. When Mafa Merlin learned that Solomon's teacher was Star Sage Joy, wouldn't that young Great Mage be moved?
He would definitely be moved.
Thus, he would ask Solomon to help introduce him during some transactions and cooperation. Wasn't this very reasonable?
It was too reasonable. Dylan thought about it, but couldn't think of a more reasonable explanation.
After figuring this out, the rest was much simpler.
Solomon was participating in the Magic Hand's gathering and passed through Thousand Sails City. Under Solomon's introduction, the young Great Mage finally had the opportunity to meet the legendary Star Sage, so he once again asked Solomon to bring him to Oddrock City to see the world.
Unfortunately, Solomon didn't seem to have told that young Great Mage that the Magic Hand's gathering wasn't for just anyone.
Of course, Dylan could also turn a blind eye. After all, Saruman was Joey's disciple. If he chased him out, Joey's face would more or less be a little ugly.
But who told him to be brought here by Solomon?
Solomon was the mortal enemy of the Ash Tower!
Allowing Solomon to enter the Ash Tower this time was completely because the Magic Hand's gathering was being held there. This was the same as Solomon slapping the Ash Tower in the face. Now that he had such a rare opportunity to return that slap to Solomon, how could Dylan let it go?
As for Mafa Merlin himself, Dylan didn't pay much attention to him. He was only a 5th Rank Great Mage. No matter how shocking his rise was, he wasn't worthy of being taken seriously by a 9th Rank High Mage. The difference in power between the two sides was too great. If Joy didn't appear, Dylan would only need two fingers to crush the other side.
What Dylan needed to do now was to drive that Mafa Merlin out.
'Right, Mafa Merlin should resist. I don't need to make a move, I just need to make the matter bigger. The fiercer the resistance, the better. The bigger the commotion, the better.
It would be best if the entire kingdom knew that Solomon of the Sage Tower was an idiot for bringing a 5th Rank Great Mage to the Magic Hand's gathering.
At that time, even Joey would pretend not to know this disciple when he saw Saruman, right?
Thus, although Dylan's tone was very impolite, he didn't directly drive him away. Instead, he gave the other side leeway to speak. Dylan wanted the other side to speak, let the other side cause trouble, the bigger the better.
Sure enough, that young Great Mage didn't disappoint Dylan.
"Haha, High Mage Dylan, I'm very curious. If I don't go out, how will I regret it?"
"Regret what?" Dylan secretly suppressed the pride in his heart as he glanced at Saruman. "That's hard to say. But there's one thing I'm sure of. Whoever brought you in will definitely have to take responsibility …"
"…" Solomon was laughing on the side, but he was too embarrassed to laugh out loud. He could only resist the urge to burst out laughing. It was very, very difficult to hold it in.
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