And this wasn't the end. There would be many Alchemists coming every day, and the old butler didn't refuse any of them. Thus, by the time Lin Yun returned, the Gilded Rose already had over two hundred Alchemists.
In terms of the number of Alchemists, they could even compare to the Alchemist Guild.
Naturally, the old butler also knew that these Alchemists couldn't take on heavy responsibilities. First, they weren't familiar with the Gilded Rose's alchemy system, and second, they weren't trustworthy. Thus, the old butler had them work on the assembly line. It looked like they were busy every day, but in reality, they were just repetitive tasks. Not only did they display their usefulness, but they also didn't get in touch with the Gilded Rose's core technology.
"Thousand Sails City's Alchemists are already so worthless?" Lin Yun was dumbstruck when he heard this.
"Haha, who told them to work for the Gilded Rose …" William Merlin's laughter was filled with unconcealable pride.
This wasn't bragging. During this time, the Gilded Rose's reputation had even surpassed that of an old force like the Viper Nest. Coupled with the generous treatment given by the old butler, all kinds of Alchemists wanted to join them.
Under such circumstances, let alone work on the assembly line …
Even if they had to work as Apprentice Alchemists, they wouldn't even bat an eyelid.
"Oh right, how is the chamber of commerce's mercenary group?"
William Merlin had been waiting for a long time for Lin Yun to ask this question.
Hearing Lin Yun's question, a smile appeared on William's face, as if he wanted to take credit for it.
But after listening to him, Lin Yun had no choice but to admit that William Merlin truly had the qualifications to take credit. William Merlin had indeed done a very good job with the chamber of commerce's mercenary group.
The Great Mages that Lin Yun had been looking forward to finally appeared, and a large group at that.
Up until today, that group of 5th Rank Mages had already been in the Bone Plane for about a month and a half. During this month, hundreds of thousands of Soul Fires had been transformed into mana by the Black Death Rune. The benefits that this group of 5th Rank Mages had obtained were simply immeasurable.
According to William Merlin, the camp's mana had already transformed into a liquid state. Every morning, he would leave his tent and feel that the air was moist. As long as he breathed, the mana within his body would boil. Meditating in that place for a day was more effective than meditating in Noscent for a month.
On top of that, Lin Yun had customized a set of Meditation Law for them.
The speed at which this batch of Level-5 Mages improved could only be described as breathtaking.
Currently, among the fifty fifth-rank Mages, there were already more than thirty Great Mages.
According to Lin Yun's instructions, these thirty Great Mages had already been transferred back and started following the Gilded Rose's caravan.
This was something that Lin Yun had already arranged. The Black Death Rune and Soul Fires were only a shortcut for Mages. Once they stepped into the Great Mage realm, mana accumulation wasn't as important as before. The most important thing at that stage should be carving Magic Conducting Runes. Only after carving their own Magic Conducting Runes would a Great Mage be able to display the corresponding power.
And in terms of carving Magic Conducting Runes, the Black Death Rune and Soul Fires couldn't help much.
Naturally, Lin Yun had already planned for this batch of Great Mages' Magic Conducting Runes. Now, he only had to wait for everyone to leave the Bone Plane before Lin Yun taught them the method to carve Magic Conducting Runes. In time, the Gilded Rose would have a mercenary group with first-rate Magic Conducting Runes.
After making sure that everything was fine with the Gilded Rose, Lin Yun once again closed himself in the alchemy laboratory and controlled the Gilded Rose's development while trying to merge the mysterious characters of the Book of Death with the Magic Array.
Days passed, and the day of the trip to the Vaughn Treasury was getting closer and closer.
On this day, Lin Yun finished his work for the day and was about to return to see how the Obsidian Flower was growing when he met William Merlin in the lobby.
"Cousin …" William Merlin opened his mouth, but just as he was about to say something, he seemed to recall something and hesitation appeared on his face.
"What is it?" Lin Yun suddenly froze. After all, this cousin of his didn't know how to be polite. Did he take the wrong medicine today? He hurriedly looked for Lin Yun, only to show a constipated expression. Was he trying to play a game of "guess"?
"Err, Cousin, my grandfather is your grandfather's brother, right, he is the current Patriarch of the Merlin Family …"
"Get to the point!" Lin Yun's head was filled with black lines …
"Oh, the point, the point …" William Merlin was startled when he saw his cousin's unkind expression. "In short, the Merlin Family sent me a letter a few days ago, written by the Patriarch himself. The letter says that he hopes you can go to Okland next month and that the Patriarch will arrange for you to enter the Ancestral Land of the Merlin Family and officially announce your return to the Merlin Family …"
William Merlin's voice became softer as he spoke.
Nothing could be done about it. William Merlin had been in Thousand Sails City for a long time, so how could he not know that this cousin of his wasn't interested in returning to the Merlin Family …
But he had no choice. That was a letter personally written by the Patriarch. Even if he was already a member of the Gilded Rose, he was still a member of the Merlin Family in name. Now that the Merlin Family had personally written a letter to him, he truly didn't have the guts to refuse.
"Oh, right, let me make it clear first, I don't have any intention of persuading you. In short, if you want to go, then go. If you don't want to go, then …" After saying that, William Merlin cautiously added, afraid that he would become the target of someone's anger.
"I'll go, why wouldn't I?"
But before William Merlin could finish, Lin Yun bluntly agreed.
"Eh?"
"Eh what, I already said …" Lin Yun's Magic Array had already reached nine, and as long as he spent a bit more time perfecting it, he would reach the peak of the Great Mage realm. At this time, Lin Yun was thinking of an excuse to go to the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land.
But he hadn't expected the Merlin Family to be so cooperative. Just as he wanted to sleep, the Merlin Family sent him a pillow.
If he missed this opportunity, the only way to enter the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land would be to fight his way in.
As for returning to the Merlin Family, Lin Yun didn't really care.
This was a headache for William Merlin, but Lin Yun never worried about it.
What was there to worry about?
If the Merlin Family was willing to show enough sincerity, then returning to the Merlin Family wouldn't be a big deal. At most, he would have a few more relatives. Naturally, if the Merlin Family wanted him to hand over the Nether Iron Vein, or even the Gilded Rose, then he could just leave after going to the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land. Would they still be able to tie him up and bring him back?
"Boss, the Alchemist Guild sent someone to deliver a letter, they want you to take a look." Just as he was about to leave the Gilded Rose, Remy came in with a letter.
"Oh?" Lin Yun opened the letter and saw that it was indeed written by Lys. There wasn't much content in the letter, only a few sentences. The general gist of it was that the joint exploration of the Vaughn Treasury was almost ready, and if Lin Yun had time, he could go to the Alchemist Guild to discuss it and introduce the major forces that would be accompanying him.
"Cousin, why don't you come with me?"
"Me?" William Merlin froze.
"Yes, it's you." Lin Yun nodded and repeated himself.
The reason why he called William Merlin was because Lin Yun suddenly recalled that there were two Magic Tools in Vaughn's laboratory that were suitable for William Merlin.
Now, the only ones that Lin Yun could trust were Faleau and William Merlin.
Faleau was going to take over the core technology of the Gilded Rose, and his future path of development would inevitably be in the field of alchemy. As for William Merlin, he would be one of the two leaders of the mercenary group, and his requirements for power were far higher than Faleau's. Thus, during this joint exploration of the Vaughn Treasury, Lin Yun planned to take William Merlin with him to see if he had the opportunity to obtain those two Spiritual Magic Tools.
But the temperament of those two Spiritual Magic Tools was really strange. Even Lin Yun didn't dare to guarantee that William Merlin would be able to obtain their recognition.
Everything would depend on William Merlin himself.
Half an hour later, Lin Yun led William Merlin into the Alchemist Guild.
This time, it wasn't Molin who welcomed Merlin.
Bassoro and Granger personally went out to greet them and invited Lin Yun and William Merlin into the reception room on the top floor of the Alchemist Guild. At this time, there were already many people sitting in the reception room. Lin Yun glanced over and saw most of the famous people of Thousand Sails City: Sasu of the Silver Moon Mercenaries, Sauss of the Viper Nest, Monchi of the Monchi Family, Solomon of the Sage Tower … After seeing the two enter, many people took the initiative to greet them, and Lin Yun nodded in response.
"Merlin, come over, let me introduce you …" At this time, Lys was sitting next to the fireplace, discussing something with a middle-aged man in a low voice. Seeing Lin Yun enter, the leader of the Alchemist Guild promptly got up and welcomed Lin Yun.
"Come, come, Merlin, let me introduce you. This is Master Alchemist Fran from the Mercury Tower, one of Artisan Nolan's personal disciples."
"Hello, Master Alchemist Fran." Lin Yun smiled and politely extended his hand.
"Mafa Merlin, I know you, Seth's disciple …" But Fran just sat there motionlessly, not extending his hand to shake Lin Yun's. When he looked at Lin Yun, a sneer could be seen on his thin face. "It looks like you didn't stay under Seth's tutelage for long enough to learn basic manners. Seth never used 'you' in front of me …"
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