"Remy, help me keep an eye on things. After Mage Mason finishes his meal, remember to remind him to compensate for the shop's losses …" Lin Yun instructed while yawning. He was truly too tired. The amount of work he had done in one night was equivalent to what many Alchemists did in a month. He wouldn't be able to recover without sleeping for a few days.
Unfortunately, just as the idea of returning to sleep was born, it was destroyed by someone.
Lin Yun was just about to leave when a commotion came from outside the Gilded Rose. A young Mage pushed open the door and entered.
This young Mage didn't seem to be over thirty years old, but there was a silver pattern on the cuffs of his robe. It was obvious that he was a Great Mage. As soon as he walked in, many bystanders recognized him. There was only one such young Great Mage in Thousand Sails City, and it could only be Monchi's eldest son, Ryan.
It was said that Ryan displayed astonishing magic talent at a very young age. Monchi originally wanted to send him to Okland Magic School, but when he was fifteen, a big shot from the capital personally paid a visit to Monchi, and not long after, Ryan was taken away.
He left for a dozen years, and not long ago, Ryan, who had already become a Great Mage, returned to Thousand Sails City. At that time, all of Thousand Sails City was alarmed. What kind of concept was a Great Mage that wasn't even thirty years old? A genius that might not appear in a hundred years would most likely become a High Mage. At that time, he would be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the three big shots of the Sage Tower.
Especially after that, when the Ryan father and son visited the Sage Tower, Solomon, one of the three big shots, personally sent them off, Ryan's reputation in Thousand Sails City became even more resounding.
Who was Solomon? He was an existence close to becoming a legend. Over the years, who knew how many people had visited the Sage Tower, but how many of them had been personally seen off by Solomon? They could probably be counted on one hand …
In Thousand Sails City, Ryan's name was so resounding that it even surpassed his father, the Twin Moons chamber of commerce's President Monchi. Young Magic Apprentices and even newly advanced Mages viewed Ryan as their idol. Even the upper echelons of Thousand Sails City's major forces were very polite to Ryan. Especially when they heard that Ryan wasn't married, nor did he have an engagement. Some families with daughters even started to indirectly hint to Monchi.
Nothing could be done about it. A Great Mage that wasn't even thirty years old was too dazzling. Even a fool would know that as long as there were no major accidents, Ryan's future would be bright. Sooner or later, he would become a character that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the three giants, or even surpass them and stand alone at the peak of Thousand Sails City.
Now, this young Great Mage whose name resounded throughout Thousand Sails City was standing at the entrance of the Gilded Rose, wearing a simple black robe. Apart from the silver patterns on his sleeves, there was nothing special about him. He didn't show any anger when he saw Mason with a mouth full of broken glass. It was as if that wasn't his younger brother, but a passerby he didn't know.
"Take him back."
With Ryan's words, the hoodlums that Mason brought felt as if they had been pardoned and hurriedly helped Mason away.
This time, Lin Yun didn't stop them. He only stood there and curiously sized up this young Great Mage.
"The Twin Moons chamber of commerce will compensate for the losses Mason caused you. Just give me a number, I'll have someone send it over tomorrow." After entering, Ryan only glanced at Lin Yun. He didn't ask about the cause and effect, nor did he ask who was right and who was wrong. He directly made this arrangement.
As for what the other side thought, Ryan didn't think it was important.
As a Great Mage, how could Ryan care about what a mage thought?
"As for you, what you just used was a Blood Vine Spell. You can strip the Blood Vine Spell yourself."
Ryan's words suddenly made everyone's expressions change.
Spell Stripping referred to a mage transferring a spell to an item at the cost of completely forgetting it. That item could be a magic scroll, an enchanted equipment, a magic gem … In any case, as long as it was an item that could hold a certain amount of mana, it would be fine. After the transfer, that item would obtain a very powerful magic ability, and it was even possible for it to completely inherit the spell. In Noscent's history, several powerful Magic Tools were created using this method.
But this spell stripping process was very painful for a mage, because it was the same as extracting the spell from the mage's soul.
To a mage, this kind of torture coming from the soul was far more frightening than a mana backlash.
In history, most of the mages who had their spells stripped had reached the end of their lives and wanted to leave a legacy for their disciples or descendants. They used astonishing perseverance and patience to strip the spell they were most proud of from their soul.
From the 3rd Dynasty until now, there might not be more than ten such mages.
But now, Ryan casually said that he wanted Lin Yun to strip the spell.
"Ryan, you are too excessive!" The old butler stood up with a red face and reached out to protect Lin Yun.
Ryan stood there as if he didn't see the old butler, his eyes still on Lin Yun. "This matter is Mason's fault, but the dignity of the Monchi Family cannot be provoked. Mafa Merlin, you should know that if I did it, you would suffer even more."
"Great Mage Ryan, you said so much, but there is one thing I don't quite understand …" Lin Yun gently pushed the old butler away and then walked towards Ryan with a smile.
"What is it?" Ryan slightly frowned, he didn't like this young mage's attitude.
Lin Yun stood in front of Ryan and looked him up and down before asking, "Are you awake?"
"Hmm?" Ryan didn't react at first, but then, an uncontrollable anger surged in his heart. A small mage actually dared to mock him?
"You asked for it!"
Ryan fiercely tightened his grip on his staff, and an astonishing mana fluctuation suddenly spread out. Following that, a bewitching red color covered the entire hall, and with a rustling sound, countless blood-red vines climbed up from the ground. Their growth was so rapid that it looked as if a large area of blood was spreading.
The same Blood Vine Spell appeared completely different in the hands of Ryan and in the hands of Lin Yun. This didn't mean that Lin Yun's casting ability was inferior to Ryan's, but the gap between a Great Mage and a Great Mage was too big. After a Great Mage got rid of the shackles of the mana whirlpool, their power had completely sublimated to another level. That was a completely different world, and mages who hadn't crossed that boundary simply couldn't imagine how terrifying a Great Mage's power was.
This gap was so huge that it was almost impossible to make up for it. No matter how powerful one's metamagic ability or casting skills were, in the face of such a huge gap, it could only become a laughable trick.
The overwhelming vines instantly submerged the entire hall, shrouding everyone in that terrifying blood-red color. As long as Ryan made a gesture, the entire hall would truly be dyed red.
In the eyes of a Great Mage, mages weren't even worth mentioning, let alone others …
For a moment, cries of alarm and cries for help rang out in the hall. Even the old butler, who was never one to admit defeat, now revealed a trace of fear.
Only Lin Yun, who was standing in front of Ryan, still had a smile on his face.
The blood-colored vines bared their fangs and brandished their claws as they spread over. Lin Yun's thin silhouette looked extremely weak, but the smile on Lin Yun's face didn't change. The only movement he made was a light flick of his finger, and a flame flew out from his fingertip.
In the midst of the blood-colored vines that covered the sky and the earth, this weak flame was like a pebble in the sea. It wobbled and fell to the ground, giving people the feeling that it would be extinguished at any time.
But right after that, there was a loud boom …
The moment that little flame landed on the ground, a towering flame rose into the sky. It was as if someone had poured oil on it. The weak flame instantly turned into a raging flame that burned the blood-colored vines. In just a moment, the large patch of blood-sucking vines had turned into ashes under this raging flame …
Everything happened too fast, so fast that no one could react at all.
Many of the Gilded Rose's employees still had shocked expressions on their faces. Ryan, who had cast the Blood Vines, was still maintaining his spell guiding gesture.
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