More and more people came out of the Teleportation Gate. After Lin Yun and Suyass came William, Merlin, Xiuban, Solomon, and then Lys, Badrack, Sauss, and the others … It took less than ten minutes for the twenty members of the joint exploration team to enter the treasury.
Then, their expressions seemed to be carved out of the same mold. Their faces were stiff, and their eyes were lifeless. Looking at the hundreds of neat boxes, it was as if they had seen a man-eating monster. All of them sucked in a breath of cold air at the same time …
This was too frightening …
"Merlin, this … This can buy the entire Thousand Sails City, right?" Solomon, who came from the Cloud Tower, could be considered experienced and knowledgeable, but when he entered the treasury, he was still stuttering.
"At least ten …"
"Hiss …"
"Worthy of Vaughn, worthy of Vaughn …" Lys excitedly rubbed his hands together, his pleasant surprise mixed with relief.
To be honest, Rhys was indeed under a lot of pressure to organize a joint exploration team this time.
The nine major forces of Thousand Sails City coming out in full strength was an unprecedented event. As the organizer, the pressure on Lys' body was unimaginable. Fortunately, this huge treasury of magic materials was enough for Lys to give everyone an explanation.
But while Lys was excited, he didn't forget his promise to Lin Yun. After rubbing his hands, he didn't discuss how to split the loot and instead moved to the side. "Merlin, according to our previous agreement, you have the priority to choose the magic materials. Now …"
Although Lin Yun hadn't cracked many arrays on the way, he had repeatedly saved the joint exploration team by giving them a few crucial pointers. Let alone the others, just the maze array at the start … If Lin Yun hadn't mentioned it, who would have thought that they were in the belly of a Void Python? Who would have known that they were on the verge of death?
It could be said that Lin Yun's role in the joint exploration team was such that no one would say anything even if he got double the loot, let alone the priority to choose.
Lys' words were echoed by the leaders of the major forces.
"Yes, yes, yes, Merlin, you first, you first …"
However, just as everyone spoke in unison, a discordant voice rang out.
"Wait!" It was Fran who spoke.
Even an Archmage like Suyass wouldn't object to Lin Yun's priority, so the only one who would stand out at this time was Fran.
"High Mage Fran, what do you mean?" Rhys' tone was already very cold. One must know that Rhys and Fran's relationship could be said to be quite good before the joint exploration team was organized this time. Otherwise, Rhys wouldn't have introduced Lin Yun to Fran immediately during the meeting.
In the end, the introduction ended up with an accident …
From then on, the relationship between the two took a sharp turn for the worse. In the end, Rhys really felt that Fran was becoming more and more unfamiliar. Sometimes, he even wondered if the person he used to know was really Fran.
"I didn't mean anything, but Lys, everyone knows the value of this batch of magic materials. It's hardly an exaggeration to say that ten Thousand Sails Cities could be bought. Such a huge amount of wealth can't be decided by a few words from you, right?"
"What do you mean by a few words from us? Ask everyone here, including you, Fran. Didn't we agree long ago that Merlin would be in charge of cracking all the arrays and would also have the priority to choose the magic materials? If you had any objections, you should have said them at the time. Why didn't you say anything at the time? Now that you're disagreeing, I naturally have to ask you what you think! "Since things had already reached this point, Lys' words weren't very polite.
"Haha, did I agree?" Unfortunately, Fran didn't want to admit it this time. With such a huge batch of magic materials, the difference between choosing first and choosing last could easily be calculated in the tens of millions of golds. Facing such a huge amount of wealth, even if Fran was shameless, he would still accept it. How could his face be more important than magic materials?
"Lys, think about it carefully. Did I ever say that I agreed? From start to finish, it was your Thousand Sails City's people talking among themselves. Did you ever care about my and Suyass' opinions?"
"You …" Lys almost spat blood in anger. 'That's right, Fran didn't say that he agreed from start to finish. The problem is that Merlin gets to choose the magic materials first, that was already agreed upon. Fran knew about this and still joined the joint exploration team. This is tantamount to tacitly agreeing to this condition. Now, saying that you didn't agree, isn't this shameless?'
The problem was that Lys couldn't say anything in front of such a shameless Fran.
"What? Does your Thousand Sails City think that our Mercury Tower is easy to bully?" Seeing Lys' expression, Fran proudly asked.
"Fran, don't talk too much." At this time, even Suyass couldn't stand it anymore. But from Suyass' standpoint, he didn't have any reason to say anything, so he only reminded Fran a bit before closing his mouth.
"How about this, Mafa Merlin, don't say that I didn't give you a chance …" Fran proudly looked at Lin Yun and unhurriedly said, "Back then, when you asked for the priority to choose the magic materials, you said that you would be in charge of cracking all the arrays here. Now, I'll give you a chance …"
"Oh?"
"Take a good look. There is still an array in this treasury that hasn't been cracked yet. I'll give you a fair chance. If you can crack this array before me, I'll recognize your priority to choose the magic materials. But if you crack this array later than me, you'll have to give up your priority to choose the magic materials …"
After saying that, Fran finally revealed his goal.
"Fran, you are really wishful thinking …" Lys sneered on the side. "Merlin, you don't need to care about him. Your priority to choose the magic materials is something we all approved of. I want to see how Fran represents everyone …"
"It's fine, Leader Lys." Lin Yun smiled at Lys before walking out of the crowd. "High Mage Fran, please."
"Haha, you should find that array first …" Fran proudly smiled. If it had been before, Fran might have taken the initiative, but there was no need for that now. He had obtained the loyalty of the Crystal Scales Incarnation. Who else in the joint exploration team knew more about this treasury than him?
He already knew where that array was. What he needed to do now was use the power of the Crystal Scales to push his alchemy to the Artisan realm. When the time came, he would crush a Master Alchemist and make Mafa Merlin accept his defeat.
Maybe Mafa Merlin wouldn't even know where the array was by the time he cracked it.
"Alright then …" Lin Yun shook his head and helplessly said, "But, High Mage Fran, I hope you won't regret it when the time comes …"
"Regret it? Ridiculous … "
"I hope so …" After saying that, Lin Yun ignored Fran and took out a bottle of Melting Snow Ink before walking through the narrow passage in the center of the treasury.
"Mafa Merlin, hurry up and find that array …" An imperceptible smile appeared on Fran's face when he saw Lin Yun walking forward. He kept provoking Lin Yun while rousing the power of the Crystal Scales.
"Hmm?" At this time, Suyass was the first to feel that something was wrong. As an Archmage, he was very sensitive to changes in mana fluctuations. Just as Fran roused the Crystal Scales' power, Suyass noticed that the mana fluctuations in the surroundings were somewhat abnormal.
As the mana fluctuations on Fran's body became more and more intense, Lys gradually felt that something was wrong.
The mana fluctuations being emitted from Fran's body didn't belong to a 5th Rank High Mage. At first, it was only at the 6th or 7th Rank, but it quickly rose to the 8th Rank, showing faint signs of reaching the 9th Rank.
'What's going on?' Lys was shocked. This wasn't a joke, the mana fluctuations of a 9th Rank High Mage were already on the same level as Solomon. This was a completely different person from Fran.
'Hold on, it hasn't stopped yet …'
Fran's mana fluctuations were still rising, and in a short time, he reached the peak of the 9th Rank. He was only one step away from the Archmage realm.
'How could this be!' Lys simply didn't dare to believe that Fran, who had been a 5th Rank High Mage before, had already reached the same level as Solomon in such a short time.
Moreover …
Moreover, the continuously rising mana fluctuations showed no signs of stopping.
Lys suddenly had an ominous premonition.
'Could it be … an Archmage?'
Just as this thought appeared in Lys' mind, Fran's mana fluctuations broke through the limit and instantly reached the Archmage realm!
'Heavens …' Lys' face suddenly turned deathly pale.
'Archmage, it's actually an Archmage!'
'No wonder Fran was so confident, it turns out that he had already unknowingly grasped the power of an Archmage …'
'It's over, it's over, it's all over …'
Although Merlin's strength was unfathomable, he was only a 9th Rank Great Mage, how could he contend against an Archmage like Fran?
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