'He really is an Archmage …'
Lys stood there in a daze, his heart sinking.
Lys himself was a Master Alchemist, so how could he not know how important an alchemist's strength was when cracking an array? It could be said that when two alchemists of the same level faced the same array, the strength of their magic would decide the outcome of the battle.
Especially in a situation like this. A 9th Rank Great Mage and an Archmage …
They simply weren't on the same starting line …
The advantages of an Archmage were too great. Insight, knowledge, experience, they far surpassed that of a 9th Rank Great Mage. Moreover, an Archmage's understanding of Laws was something a 9th Rank Great Mage wouldn't even dare to think about. Any one of these advantages would be enough to change the outcome of cracking an array.
Moreover, this was only for ordinary arrays.
If it was a labyrinth or illusion array, the advantage of an Archmage would be indescribable. A gap of two ranks meant that a battle with a slim chance of survival for a Great Mage would be effortless for an Archmage.
Before, Lys hadn't understood why Fran wanted to compete with Merlin in alchemy. After all, even Suyass, who far surpassed Fran, had no choice but to concede defeat in front of Merlin. Where did Fran get the courage from?
Now, Lys finally understood.
It turned out that Fran had unknowingly entered the ranks of the Archmage realm …
"Fran, you hid it so well …" Rice's words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth.
There was no longer any suspense in this competition of alchemy standards.
With the power of an Archmage, Fran could crush a 9th Rank Great Mage. If he still couldn't win, he would have to find a soft tofu to kill himself.
But this unfair competition of alchemy standards made Lys extremely disgusted with Fran.
No, it wasn't just Lys …
At this time, the entire joint exploration team was focused on Fran.
Everyone had already realized that this alchemy competition had taken an unexpected turn. Fran, who had been displaying the power of a 5th Rank High Mage, was actually an Archmage. In other words, Fran had been hiding his true strength all along.
Originally, hiding his true strength wasn't a big deal. After all, no one wanted their trump cards to be known by others.
But Fran's actions were a bit excessive …
The joint exploration team had gone from the forest where they encountered the Thunderbirds to this treasure trove filled with magic materials. They had experienced many difficult battles, but Fran hadn't revealed his true strength. He had been hiding in the team, allowing Merlin and Suyass to charge at the front.
Now, Fran had finally revealed his true strength, but the reason was to compete with Merlin.
"It doesn't matter who cracks the array first, our Silver Moon Mercenaries will only agree to the distribution." Sasu was the first to stand out.
It was quite strange …
Back when the Gilded Rose was only a 3rd rate alchemy shop, the leader of Thousand Sails City's number one mercenary group had taken the lead in forming an alliance with the Gilded Rose over a bottle of Ghost Potion. At the time, many people said that the Gilded Rose had gotten a huge bargain.
But everything that happened afterwards proved that the one who had gotten the biggest bargain was actually the Silver Moon Mercenaries.
It was the same this time. Facing Fran, who had just revealed his power as an Archmage, Sasu didn't even think about it and stood with Lin Yun. Sasu seemed to have a kind of confidence in Lin Yun that others couldn't understand. He would always firmly stand with Lin Yun.
"Our Flash Arrow Mercenary Group is the same."
"And our Viper Nest."
"And our Black Horn Auction House."
"Count the Sage Tower in."
…
In an instant, seven of Thousand Sails City's eight major forces stood on Lin Yun's side. The only High Mage of the Monchi Family hesitated for a bit before clenching his teeth and weakly raising his hand to show that he was standing with the other seven forces.
To be honest, if possible, that High Mage of the Monchi Family would have liked to see Lin Yun make a fool of himself. But the problem was that he couldn't do it this time. Solan had asked for a few magic materials, and if the priority fell into Lin Yun's hands, the Monchi Family would be thick-skinned enough to discuss it. But if it fell into the hands of the Mercury Tower, then let alone the Monchi Family being thick-skinned, even if Solan or the Black Tower were thick-skinned, the Mercury Tower wouldn't give them the slightest bit of face.
Moreover, the seven major forces of Thousand Sails City were already standing on the Gilded Rose's side. If the Monchi Family didn't stand with them, how could they maintain their foothold in Thousand Sails City?
"Haha …" At this time, Fran had already finished fusing with the Crystal Scales. The feeling of boundless power filling his body made Fran feel intoxicated. He narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze over everyone before revealing a sinister smile. "You want to provoke an Archmage?"
"Fran, what do you mean!" Lys frowned.
"Nothing …" Fran shook his head with a mocking smile. "But Lys, you'd better think carefully. Do you people have the ability to bear the wrath of an Archmage?"
"Are you threatening us?"
"That's right, I'm threatening you. But Lys, you'd better understand something. This bet was personally agreed to by Mafa Merlin, and you didn't oppose it before. Now that the outcome is clear, you want to spoil it? Do you think that our Mercury Tower is easy to bully? "Lys, I advise you not to treat our Mercury Tower's leniency as weakness. What are you trying to do by surrounding us with so many people? Do you want to use force to change the outcome of this bet? Hmpf, that depends on whether you have the ability or not. Look carefully, there are two Archmages here, and both of them are from the Mercury Tower. Do the nine major forces of Thousand Sails City have the ability to provoke the Mercury Tower? "
"Sir Suyass …" Lys was startled, his gaze falling on Suyass. Suyass' attitude was very crucial at this time. If the nine major forces of Thousand Sails City joined hands, they wouldn't be afraid of an Archmage like Fran, but if Suyass was added to the mix, the disparity would be too great.
But …
As Lys looked over, Suyass slowly lowered his head.
"…" Lys' heart sank. Suyass didn't say anything, but his attitude was very clear.
"Sir Suyass …" Lys impatiently looked at Suyass, hoping that this Archmage would say something fair for the sake of their pleasant cooperation.
Unfortunately, Lys was disappointed once again.
After a long silence, Suyass lowered his head and said, "The war in the Golden Forest Plane is very tense."
The war in the Golden Forest Plane was very tense, which meant that the puppet army's consumption was very high, which also meant that the Mercury Tower was determined to get that batch of magic materials.
After saying that, Suyass raised his head and looked at Lys with an apologetic expression.
This was probably the most dishonest thing Suyass had ever said in his life.
Suyass was also disgusted by Fran's methods.
But disgust was disgust, this priority was very important to the Mercury Tower. With this priority, the Mercury Tower would be able to obtain the magic materials they needed the most. These magic materials would expand the Mercury Tower's puppet army to a shocking level. Suyass was completely confident in sweeping through the Gold Forest Plane half a year in advance.
Half a year earlier …
How many people would the Mercury Tower lose in half a year? How many losses would they suffer? From Suyass' standpoint, everything was for the benefit of the Mercury Tower, even if the benefits of the Mercury Tower were built on Fran's despicable actions.
But Suyass wouldn't explain this to anyone.
After obtaining Suyass' support, Fran became even more arrogant.
"Alright, Lys, the outcome has already been decided. If you don't want to be enemies with two Archmages, then hurry up and get your people out of the way. Don't delay me from choosing magic materials."
"Hey, High Mage Fran, don't you think that the outcome is decided a bit too early?" Lin Yun, who had been busying himself, turned around and said.
"Haha, Mafa Merlin, being stubborn is useless …" Fran didn't even bat an eyelid. There was already no suspense in this gamble. "You have been looking around like a headless fly for a long time. Have you found the specific location of the array? With your level of alchemy, you can't even find the most basic positioning, yet you still dare to talk big about cracking it. If I were your alchemy teacher, I would be infuriated … "
"…" Lin Yun scratched his cheek before looking at Fran with a surprised expression. "No way, High Mage Fran, you shouldn't be thinking that I haven't found the location of the array, right?"
"Trying to act mysterious …" Fran sneered. "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, the location of the array is under my feet. I've already completed the rough analysis. I'll be able to crack it in ten minutes at most. If you are interested, you can come over and observe …"
"Ten minutes is too long. But if you are interested, you can immediately take the results of the cracking from me …"
"What a joke, the array is under my feet …" Sarcasm could be seen on Fran's face. The array was under his feet, this was information from the Crystal Scales. No matter how brilliant Mafa Merlin was in the field of alchemy, he couldn't crack the array without seeing it.
"I know, the array is under your feet. But High Mage Fran, have you never heard of the Mirror Image Skill?"
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