"Sigh …" Lys couldn't help but sigh. It was obvious that Fran wasn't willing to give up. If he couldn't change his mind, the two of them would have to fight sooner or later, and that battle might even take place in Vaughn's treasury. This made Lys very conflicted …
Lys and Fran were old friends. They had known each other since they were still Great Alchemists, so how could Lys not know Fran's character? To put it nicely, he clearly distinguished gratitude and grudges, but to put it bluntly, he was a person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. That day, Merlin had stomped his head into the mud in front of so many people. That was a huge loss of face, and with Fran's temperament, he would definitely fight to the death with Merlin.
Normally, Lys' best choice would be to persuade Lin Yun and make that young Great Mage lower his head, and it would be best if he could apologize to Fran. It would be ideal if they could turn a big problem into a small one.
The problem was that Lys didn't dare to do so.
Lys clearly understood that Merlin wasn't someone who would lower his head to others.
Lys had been paying attention to this young Great Mage for some time. From the hearing of the Hope Potion to this joint exploration, Lys could clearly see that this young Great Mage didn't have the habit of lowering his head to others. He didn't even have the opportunity to do so. He had been crushing his opponents from start to finish, slapping their faces until now. He had never failed. It was to the point that Lys even suspected that this young Great Mage might end up killing an Archmage next.
Moreover, Merlin's position in this joint exploration was a lot more important than Fran's. There was no need to talk about cracking arrays, and the most important thing was that Merlin's fighting strength was very frightening. It could be seen from his fight with Fran two days ago that Merlin's fighting strength was already on par with Solomon's.
When comparing the two, it was naturally more worthwhile to make Fran lower his head.
After all, putting aside his friendship with Fran, that Master Alchemist was only acting as a substitute in this joint exploration. When Merlin encountered some difficulties in cracking some alchemy arrays, Fran could provide some effective assistance. That was all.
Unfortunately, Fran still didn't know that he had already fallen to the position of a substitute in Lys' eyes.
"That Mafa Merlin must have been instigated by the Merlin Family to insult me in this joint exploration. Hmpf, after returning to Okland, I'll definitely tell Teacher Nolan about this matter and let him know the sinister intentions of the Merlin Family …"
"Well, Fran, as far as I know, there doesn't seem to be a close relationship between Mafa Merlin and the Merlin Family …" Lys couldn't keep listening. The 9th Rank High Mage of the Cloud Tower, Hoen, had brought his disciple, Leon Merlin, to the Gilded Rose. This was something that Solomon and Sauss had seen with their own eyes. Even an idiot could imagine that the relationship between Mafa Merlin and the Merlin Family wasn't as harmonious as the outside world thought.
The problem was that Fran didn't believe it …
"Lys, you are looking at the problem too superficially …"
"…" Lys almost spat blood. He had already used Mana Shackles, yet he was still looking at the problem too superficially?
Thinking of this, Lys felt that he had to warn Fran. Otherwise, it wouldn't end well for him if he kept causing trouble.
"Fran, listen to me this time. Although you are a 5th Rank High Mage and have mastered the Time Hand, the chances of you making a move against Mafa Merlin are very, very small …"
"What a joke …" Fran suddenly sneered, his laughter filled with contempt and disdain.
In fact, even now, Fran still felt that he hadn't lost, that he had only been careless.
At that time, if he hadn't felt that victory was in his grasp and wanted to use Fire Dragon Roar to make the other side feel despair before death, he wouldn't have lost, and he wouldn't have been humiliated.
The reason he lost was because he hadn't expected Mafa Merlin's casting speed to be so fast, even faster than Time Hand!
If it had been another time, another place, he definitely wouldn't have been so careless.
He was an esteemed 5th Rank High Mage with Time Hand, how could he lose to a Great Mage? What a joke …
"Don't think that I'm joking. Mafa Merlin's strength can be said to be unfathomable. You haven't been to Thousand Sails City before, so you might not have heard of him. Although Mafa Merlin became a Mage this year, his achievements this year can be described as invincible. On the way, he defeated two High Mages, as well as a 9th Rank High Mage from the Cloud Tower called Hoen. At that time, Star Sage Joy personally concluded that Mafa Merlin had the strength to perish together with him …"
"Hoen?" Even with Fran's self-confidence, he couldn't help frowning when he heard that name.
Hoen's name was very resounding in Okland. He was one of the most promising 9th Rank High Mages of the Cloud Tower. He had been fighting in the Pale Plane for the past few years and had just returned to Noscent two months ago when he was appointed as the new Head of the Magic Department by Star Sage Joy.
Although Fran was very confident in his own strength, he had no choice but to admit that he was still a bit lacking when compared to Hoen of the Cloud Tower.
'Could it be that Mafa Merlin is already that powerful?'
"Moreover, I heard Solomon say that the Star Sage values Mafa Merlin very much. If you really let something happen to him, I'm afraid that the Cloud Tower …"
"Star Sage?" Fran's heart tightened. 'How could there be a Star Sage?
That's the strongest Archmage of the kingdom, someone who could step into the Heaven Rank at any time. If that kind of person stood up for Mafa Merlin, let alone one Fran, even ten Frans would be dead. '
"In any case, think about it. We've been friends for more than a decade, I won't harm you …" Lys knew that his words had worked when he saw Fran's expression, so he didn't say anything more. After some small talk, he bid farewell and left Fran's carriage.
By the time Lys left, Fran's expression was a bit unsightly.
'Could it be that I really don't have a chance to retaliate against Mafa Merlin?'
Fran closed his eyes as he leaned against the carriage. All he could see was that heavy kick as well as the snickering of the leaders of Thousand Sails City. Just thinking about it made Fran feel an indescribable sense of humiliation. All of this was like a viper gnawing at his heart.
But when he opened his eyes, Lys' words echoed in his ears once again.
Powerful enough to resist a 9th Rank High Mage, as well as being valued by the strongest Archmage of the kingdom …
One after another, this made Frank exceptionally fearful.
It would be fine if it was just strength, as he could use the alchemy trap in the Vaughn Treasury to reverse the situation. But the problem was that after reversing the situation, he would have to face the retaliation of the strongest Archmage of the kingdom. That was Star Sage Joy. If he was determined to retaliate, even ten Frans wouldn't be enough to kill him.
'Hold on, the Cloud Tower, Star Sage Joy …' As he thought of this, Fran's eyes shone. Mafa Merlin had the Cloud Tower and Star Sage Joy as his backer, but didn't he have the same?
Didn't he also have the Mercury Tower and his teacher Nolan standing behind him?
In terms of strength, the Mercury Tower wasn't inferior to the Cloud Tower, and in terms of status, the Star Sage might not necessarily be as high as his teacher.
But how could he make his teacher appear?
His teacher wasn't the Star Sage …
The Star Sage never followed the rules. In order to crack the Fanrusen Formula, he spent over twenty years, and because of Solomon's injury, he directly attacked the Black Tower. If it was another Archmage, who would do such a thing?
At least his teacher wouldn't do such a thing …
Fran had been in the Mercury Tower for a few decades, so he was very clear about his teacher's character. He knew that unless there was a sufficient reason, his teacher wouldn't stand up for him.
'Reason … I have it!'
As he thought of this, Fran quickly fished out a magic paper and a quill from his pocket and quickly wrote a letter in the carriage.
In this letter, Fran claimed to have obtained some information related to Vaughn's Treasury. All kinds of clues showed that Vaughn's Treasury wasn't actually Vaughn's Treasury, but rather a laboratory left behind by Artisan Vaughn. Not only did that laboratory contain Vaughn's full set of alchemy knowledge, but it also contained the True Spirit Magic Tools that his teacher had always yearned for.
But the difficulty of exploring that laboratory was too high. The arrays within already exceeded the scope of his abilities, so he hoped that the Mercury Tower could provide some support.
Fran knew that his teacher had been looking for that True Spirit Magic Tool for a very long time, but he hadn't found it. As long as he used this reason, even if his teacher didn't personally appear, he would at least send his senior apprentice brother, Karon.
As long as his senior apprentice brother Karon came, what would Mafa Merlin amount to? That was a true Archmage sent by his teacher. Even if something happened to Mafa Merlin and the Star Sage wanted to stand up for him, wouldn't he have to consider his teacher's reaction?
As for his senior apprentice brother Karon coming and finding out that this wasn't an alchemy laboratory, that there were no alchemy knowledge or Spiritual Magic Tools, that wouldn't matter. He could just say that the information was wrong, and he would at most be reprimanded. Compared to the humiliation that Mafa Merlin would bring him, this wouldn't count for anything.
A long letter was quickly written, and Fran chanted an incantation. The ring on his right hand's ring finger flashed, and that long letter disappeared without a trace.
This was the Mercury Tower's unique communication method. The ring on Fran's right hand's ring finger was an Inheritance Spatial Magic Tool. Although it didn't truly involve the Law of Space, it was very useful for sending letters.
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