And that was exactly what Lin Yun did.
Half a month later, the joint exploration team returned to Thousand Sails City. What awaited them was a grand celebration that lasted for three days and three nights. This time, the joint exploration team could be said to have been an unprecedented success. The harvest brought by Vaughn's laboratory far exceeded everyone's expectations. At this time, all of Thousand Sails City was immersed in joy.
Once the celebration was over, Lin Yun started going from house to house to negotiate.
But contrary to Lin Yun 'expectations, the negotiation process was surprisingly smooth. Almost all of the eight major forces participating in the joint exploration team were willing to take out the magic materials they had harvested.
This even included the Alchemist Guild and the Monchi Family.
After all, the Alchemist Guild was the largest alchemist force in Thousand Sails City. Putting aside a freak like Lin Yun, the Alchemist Guild's talents and skills were even better than the Gilded Rose's. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't be willing to part with this batch of magic materials.
There was also the Monchi Family.
The Twin Moons Splendor under the Monchi Family was an alchemy shop second only to the Gilded Rose. Although it had been crushed by the Gilded Rose for some time, wouldn't there still be some daily consumption? Moreover, the Monchi Family and the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce didn't have a good relationship. Even Locke Merlin's shipwreck couldn't be separated from the Monchi Family.
Because of this, Lin Yun didn't even think about looking for them to negotiate.
He only told a few forces that he had a good relationship with, such as the Silver Moon Mercenaries, the Black Horn Auction House, the Sage Tower, the Viper Nest, and even the Flash Arrow Mercenaries. Lin Yun sent someone to pass on his message, but he didn't look for the Monchi Family or the Alchemist Guild.
But the result was …
Lin Yun didn't look for them, but they came to look for Lin Yun.
That afternoon, Lys ran to the Gilded Rose.
Moreover, he slammed the table as soon as he arrived, asking what the Gilded Rose meant by this and whether they were looking down on the Alchemist Guild. In the end, Lin Yun had to step forward and apologize and explain everything to pacify Lys. In the end, everyone came to an agreement. The Alchemist Guild's magic materials would also be developed by the Gilded Rose, but they wouldn't be exchanged for golds or alchemy items. Instead, the two major forces would cooperate even more closely.
As a result, just as Rice left, Monchi brought his son over.
Of course, Monchi must have brought his eldest son, Ryan. His youngest son, Mason, had already been locked up by him. Without Monchi's permission, even going to the toilet required someone to follow him.
What could he do? Monchi was afraid …
After coming back from the Four Seasons Canyon, Monchi seemed to have aged a few dozen years. His originally meticulously combed hair was now mostly white. He didn't look like a man in the prime of his life. People might even believe him if he said that he had one foot in the grave. After returning from the Four Seasons Canyon, Monchi had nightmares almost every night. He dreamed that the young High Mage wanted to settle the score with him, he dreamed that the Monchi Family collapsed overnight, and he dreamed that his two sons died a violent death.
It wasn't that Monchi was a coward …
Rather, the trip to the Four Seasons Canyon had left a deep impression on Monchi.
As a 5th Rank High Mage, Fran was like a child in front of Mafa Merlin, who was still a 9th Rank Great Mage at the time. He didn't even have the ability to retaliate and was stomped into the ground. Just thinking about that scene made Monchi feel a chill run down his spine.
What was even more frightening was that two people came from the Mercury Tower. One was the Archmage Suyass, and the other was the future Master of the Mercury Tower, Karon.
At that time, Monchi truly thought that Mafa Merlin would suffer a loss.
To be honest, things had indeed developed according to Monchi's plan. Suyass had a fierce conflict with Mafa Merlin as soon as he arrived, and he even burned Solomon with his flames. Just as the conflict was about to erupt, Karon arrived.
Monchi didn't know what Karon said to Suyass. He only knew that Suyass took the initiative to admit defeat and crippled his own arm.
At that time, Monchi was stunned.
At that time, Monchi felt that the Monchi Family's troubles would soon arrive.
But …
Monchi never would have thought that this was only the beginning.
Monchi didn't personally follow the exploration team into the underground laboratory, but that didn't mean that he didn't know anything.
Elder Hansen witnessed everything with his own eyes. After returning to Thousand Sails City, Elder Hansen told Meng Qi everything. As Meng Qi listened, he felt a chill run down his spine.
At the top of the stone tower, Mafa Merlin had been surrounded by several dozen Thunderbirds and killed the leader of the Thunderbirds, which was close to level 40. He then defeated Fran, who had already reached the Archmage realm, in the treasure house filled with magic materials. Even a famous Archmage like Suyass had no choice but to lower his head in front of Mafa Merlin.
Everything was like a nightmare to Monchi.
Every time he mentioned Mafa Merlin's name, Monchi would feel so regretful that his intestines would turn green.
If he had realized Mafa Merlin's potential earlier, he would have taken advantage of the fact that he was still a Magic Apprentice and used all the power of the Family to kill him. How could the Monchi Family have fallen into such a crisis?
If he hadn't followed Solan's instructions and participated in Locke Merlin's shipwreck, if he hadn't had Fario seize Locke Merlin's house, if he hadn't formed a grudge with Mafa Merlin at the Black Horn Auction, if he hadn't allowed Mason to provoke Mafa Merlin again and again …
If …
Unfortunately, there were no ifs.
The current Mafa Merlin was already a major power. Not to mention the huge wealth of the Gilded Rose, his own strength had already reached an unfathomable level. When Elder Hanson returned, he didn't even dare to guess what realm Mafa Merlin had reached. He only sighed and said that the most powerful mage of Thousand Sails City was no longer Mafa Merlin.
Moreover, all the major forces of Thousand Sails City were doing their best to curry favor with the Gilded Rose. If Mafa Merlin really said a word, those forces that were usually polite to the Monchi Family would immediately bare their fangs and brandish their claws at the Monchi Family.
As he thought of this, Monchi didn't know what to do.
After returning from the Four Seasons Canyon, Monchi had always been on edge, afraid that he would do something wrong and make that young High Mage target him.
These days of fear and trepidation were torturous every single day …
Up until Monchi heard that the Gilded Rose's Mafa Merlin personally came forward and went from house to house to negotiate with the major forces, hoping that they would hand over the magic materials to the Gilded Rose. In exchange, the Gilded Rose would give all kinds of generous conditions.
At this time, Monchi couldn't sit still.
Because Mafa Merlin didn't look for the Monchi Family.
Normally, Monchi wouldn't care about this, he might even hope that the Gilded Rose wouldn't look for the Monchi Family.
But at this sensitive time, Monchi couldn't help being afraid.
'What does the Gilded Rose mean by this?
They looked for all the forces of the joint exploration team, but not the Monchi Family. Does this mean that Mafa Merlin feels that the situation is already set and he can start retaliating against the Monchi Family? '
Thinking of this possibility, Monchi immediately became anxious. He didn't care whether he was embarrassed or not. He immediately asked someone to call Ryan over, and the father and son hurriedly rushed to Victory Return Street …
It had only been a week since they returned from the Four Seasons Canyon, but more than half of Monchi's hair had turned white. He looked haggard and exhausted. When he approached the Gilded Rose, Lin Yun didn't even recognize him.
"Morning, Leader Monchi." Lin Yun clearly froze when he saw Monchi enter, but then he suddenly smiled.
'What a coincidence …'
Lin Yun originally wanted to pay a visit to the Monchi Family before leaving Thousand Sails City and have a chat with Monchi.
He wanted to talk about the future development of the Twin Moons Splendor and Roger Merlin's shipwreck. Lin Yun even thought that if Monchi wasn't willing to cooperate, he would have no choice but to eliminate the Monchi Family before leaving Thousand Sails City.
As for the current Lin Yun …
It wouldn't take much effort to eliminate the Monchi Family. Lin Yun didn't even need to do it himself. As long as he called, all the forces of Thousand Sails City would be willing to work for him.
The only one he had to worry about was Solan, who was in the Black Tower.
But he hadn't expected that before Lin Yun could carry out his plan, Monchi would come knocking on his door.
"High Mage Merlin …" After not seeing him for a while, Monchi's body seemed to have deteriorated a lot. He was clearly hunched as he walked, his grizzled hair, and his anxious expression showed that Monchi's mental state wasn't very good.
"Leader Monchi, is something the matter?"
"I heard that the major forces that explored the Four Seasons Canyon together handed over the magic materials they obtained to the Gilded Rose. I wonder if our Monchi Family has the honor of doing so? Being able to cooperate with the Gilded Rose has always been our Monchi Family's wish. We truly don't want to miss such a good opportunity … "
"Oh?" Lin Yun wasn't surprised by Monchi's words. The other six major forces handed over their magic materials to the Gilded Rose. If the Monchi Family didn't want to be isolated, this was their only option. But Lin Yun hadn't expected Monchi to lower himself so much.
It looked like the exploration of the Four Seasons Canyon had scared Monchi quite a bit.
"Haha, turns out it was like that. I was overthinking it. I originally thought that with the Twin Moons Splendor under the Monchi Family's name, they would have a huge demand for magic materials. I hadn't expected the Monchi Family to have such a rich reserve of magic materials. Besides supplying the Twin Moons Splendor, they could also use the harvest of the Four Seasons Canyon to cooperate with the Gilded Rose. They are truly worthy of being a millennium-old family, their foundation is so deep that ordinary forces can't compare to them …"
"Haha …" Monchi's mouth twitched as he squeezed out a stiff smile, but he actually felt like dying.
Indeed, the Twin Moons Splendor's magic materials weren't that tight.
But how did this happen?
It wasn't because the Monchi Family had a rich reserve of magic materials, nor was it because of their deep foundation, it was purely because of the Gilded Rose's bullying.
'You, Mafa Merlin, saying this is pure nonsense. Don't you know that the Gilded Rose is a huge tumor in Thousand Sails City's alchemy shops? The monthly alchemy exhibition is like a death knell to the other alchemy shops.
'As long as you hold an alchemy exhibition, newer and better alchemy items will definitely appear, squeezing the market again and again. The Gilded Rose's alchemy items already span all fields of alchemy, from potions to equipment, from puppets to arrays, which field doesn't have your Gilded Rose's shadow? 'You even provide after-sales maintenance and technical support. This kind of undisguised monopoly is a hundred times more hateful than Locke Merlin!'
The current Twin Moons Splendor could only pick up some of the businesses the Gilded Rose didn't want. It would be strange if they didn't have any magic materials left after maintaining this for half a year.
Naturally, Monchi only dared to say these words in his mind.
He was inwardly cursing the sages of the Merlin Family while maintaining a humble and fawning smile on his face. "High Mage Merlin, the Monchi Family is truly sincere in cooperating with the Gilded Rose, but I don't know if there is an opportunity …"
"Leader Monchi, you are treating me like an outsider. Whether it is the Monchi Family or the Gilded Rose, they are both local forces that have taken root in Thousand Sails City. It is only natural for us to help each other. Cooperation is naturally not an issue …"
As Lin Yun said this, Monchi's eyes became brighter and brighter. His frown relaxed and he straightened his back. Just as he was about to say a few more words, the confident Lin Yun suddenly stopped smiling. "But it's a pity …"
"Ah?" This sudden gasp almost gave Monchi a heart attack. At this time, Monchi couldn't even maintain his humble and fawning smile. Impatience was written all over his face. "High Mage Merlin, why!"
"I can't do anything about this. Leader Monchi, you are also a member of the joint exploration team. You should know that the harvest of the Four Seasons Canyon was huge this time. Which of the eight major forces of Thousand Sails City didn't harvest a large amount of magic materials? They are all piled up in my hands. I have already emptied the Gilded Rose's cash, and I still owe a lot of debt. I won't hide it from you, I want to borrow money from Sauss …"
"…" Monchi inwardly thought, 'Pah, you still want to borrow money from Sauss? As long as you stand outside the Poison Fog Canyon, Sauss wouldn't even have time to crawl to give you money …'
But Monchi understood the young High Mage's words. It wasn't that there was no opportunity to cooperate, it just required some conditions.
Thinking of this, Meng Qi's heart finally relaxed.
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