Compared to Master Alchemists in their early twenties, or even peak Master Alchemists in their early thirties, Faleau's talent wasn't worth mentioning. But Lin Yun believed that as long as Faleau was given enough time, he would catch up to them sooner or later, and he might even leave them far behind.
Because Faleau had qualities that they didn't have: diligence and eagerness to learn.
This might not have been obvious when Faleau was with Cadgar, but after Faleau entered the Gilded Rose and started working as an assistant for Lin Yun, these two qualities gradually appeared.
The current Faelor had an unimaginable fanaticism towards knowledge. He was like a sponge, doing his utmost to absorb all the knowledge he could absorb. Usually, he would repeatedly ask Lin Yun about every task he was given, until every detail and every crucial point was clear.
Sometimes, even Lin Yun felt a bit impatient, but he couldn't resist Faleau's frightening thirst for knowledge.
Thus, later on, Lin Yun slowly got used to it. As he worked, he would give Faleau a detailed explanation, explaining the purpose of doing this, why he didn't do it that way, what were the disadvantages of doing it that way, what were the benefits of doing it that way …
Naturally, Lin Yun would sometimes slack off.
At such times, Lin Yun would give Faleau some practice. Sometimes it would be some difficult experiments, sometimes it would be some complicated work. In any case, he didn't expect Faleau to solve them in a short time. It would be fine as long as he could get some improvement from these exercises.
For example, today …
"Boss, it's not very good …" Hearing his boss' question, Faleau looked a bit embarrassed and his voice became smaller and smaller. "I only completed one of the three formulas you arranged …"
"Haha, it doesn't matter …" Lin Yun shook his head. Each of the three formulas he arranged last time was a domain that only a Master Alchemist could touch upon. Completing one was already very good. Lin Yun estimated that Faleau was at least at the peak of the Great Alchemist realm.
'It seems that once I return from Okland, I can help Faleau make some preparations so that he can become a Master Alchemist as soon as possible.
"Boss, look, these are the remaining two formulas. I've been calculating them for the past few days, but I haven't been able to find any clues …" Faleau said as he pulled out a pile of paper from his pocket. The paper was densely filled with all kinds of characters and formulas. It was obvious that Faleau had spent a lot of time on these two formulas.
"Let me take a look …" Lin Yun took the stack of papers and was about to take a look when someone knocked on the door of the alchemy laboratory.
Faleau sighed and went to open the door helplessly.
Because Faleau knew that no one would come to disturb the Boss once he entered the laboratory.
"The Young Master is on the 2nd floor. Even if the Gilded Rose is burning, as long as it hasn't reached the 2nd floor, no one is allowed to knock on the door and disturb him!"
These were the old butler's exact words …
But as long as someone knocked on the door, it had to be something important. In other words, the pointers that Faleau had been waiting for a few days would most likely be ruined.
Sure enough, Faleau saw William Merlin as soon as he opened the door.
"You're back?" Faleau listlessly greeted him. He had finally managed to get pointers from the Boss, but it had been ruined by that guy. How could Faleau be in a good mood?
But …
"Yes …" William Merlin nodded and impatiently walked towards Lin Yun.
'So rude!'
Faleau followed behind, gnashing his teeth.
"You're back?" Lin Yun stood in front of the refining table and nodded at William Merlin.
"Right, right, right, I just came back and asked the old butler. I found out that you were here, so I came over …" William's reaction was completely different when he heard the same greeting. He didn't even reach the alchemy table before a smile appeared on his face.
'Truly flattering …'
Behind him, Faleau was still gnashing his teeth.
"How was it? Did the Merlin Family agree to my conditions?"
"The Merlin Family …" William Merlin opened his mouth, but then turned to look at Faleau, hesitating.
Lin Yun knew that what William Merlin wanted to say was most likely confidential.
"It's fine, Faleau isn't an outsider." After returning to this era, besides the old butler, the only people Lin Yun trusted the most were William Merlin and Faleau. Lin Yun wouldn't hide anything from the two of them.
"Okay …"
William Merlin reluctantly nodded before angrily glancing at Faleau, only to see Faleau's mocking smile.
Lin Yun was very clear about the competition between the two. But for so long, the two had only competed in private and never made it public. It also didn't affect Lin Yun's business, so most of the time, Lin Yun just turned a blind eye.
Just like now …
Lin Yun didn't say anything. He only nodded, indicating that William Merlin could speak.
"There is a lot of controversy regarding your conditions within the family. Many people feel that you have just returned to the Merlin Family and don't have the qualifications to enter the Ancestral Land, let alone …"
"Oh?" Lin Yun frowned when he heard this.
When Lin Yun returned from the Four Seasons Canyon, he made William Merlin return to the Merlin Family and told him to tell the Merlin Family's Elder Council that there was no problem with him returning to the Merlin Family, but the Merlin Family had to agree to a few conditions. The most important one was that he had to have the right to freely enter and exit the Ancestral Land.
In Lin Yun's eyes, other conditions could be discussed, but this one definitely couldn't be bargained.
Because the right to freely enter and exit the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land was too important to Lin Yun.
In the Heaven Enlightening Plane, Lin Yun had fused with that drop of Silver Dragon Blood and obtained the help of the Crystal Scales' incarnation, Anderfa, to form the 10th Magic Array and use it to enter the High Mage realm.
It could be said that Lin Yun was the most peculiar High Mage in Noscent's history.
The biggest hurdle for a Great Mage to advance to the High Mage realm was the fusion of the nine Magic Conducting Runes. From then on, the control of the Magic Conducting Runes would be at one's whim. Whether it was power or ability, they would undergo a huge transformation.
But Lin Yun …
Although he had already entered the High Mage realm, his Magic Array had yet to fuse.
This also meant that the power and ability of the Magic Array hadn't been able to make a rapid transformation.
This would even affect Lin Yun's future magic path.
As long as the Magic Array couldn't fuse, Lin Yun wouldn't be able to advance to the High Mage realm. 1st Rank High Mage might be his limit. Even if he had an earth-shattering fortuitous encounter, he would at most become a 4th Rank High Mage. 5th Rank High Mage was something Lin Yun would never be able to cross.
The most frightening part was that the power and complexity of the Magic Array had long since been determined. This was one of the hardest Magic Conducting Runes to fuse. The only clue Lin Yun had was the descendant of the Merlin Family a few hundred years later.
That person also had a Magic Array, but he solved a problem that no one could solve. He went to the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land, and after coming out, he fused the nine Magic Arrays and entered the High Mage realm in one go. He then went one step further and became an Archmage twenty years later.
Lin Yun felt that the key was in the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land.
Thus, it could be said that Lin Yun was determined to obtain the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land.
"Nothing can be done about it, those old guys of the Elder Council are like that. They are all stubborn and greedy. They insist that you have just returned to the Merlin Family and haven't made any contributions, so you aren't qualified to enter the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land. Haha, they think I don't know that they are eyeing the Nether Iron Vein in your hands …"
"The Nether Iron Vein is impossible, but I can give them some benefits," Lin Yun said after thinking for a bit.
The Nether Iron Vein was located in the Bone Plane. To a force like the Merlin Family, giving them the Nether Iron Vein would be the same as giving them the entire Bone Plane. How could Lin Yun agree to such conditions?
But, he could give them some benefits.
After all, the secret of the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land was too important to Lin Yun. It even affected Lin Yun's magic path. In comparison, some benefits didn't count for much.
But when Lin Yun said this, William Merlin shook his head and sighed.
"It's useless, Cousin. I already told those old guys that as long as you are allowed to freely enter the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land, you can give up some of the Gilded Rose's benefits. Even they themselves will get a lot of gratitude, but guess what happened?"
"What?"
"Haha, those old guys were interested in the gratitude, but they also expressed their disdain for the benefits of the Envious Rose. In their eyes, an alchemy shop from Thousand Sails City wouldn't be able to take out enough benefits to tempt the Merlin Family. A few of them were especially hateful and clamored in the family meeting. They said that unless you can take out the Nether Iron Vein, let alone entering the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land, you won't even be able to return to the Merlin Family …"
"Oh?" Lin Yun smiled, not getting angry. "Then what did my granduncle say?"
The granduncle Lin Yun spoke of was the current Patriarch of the Merlin Family, Mafa Merlin's grandfather's younger brother, and Brother Luo Merlin's uncle.
This time, it was this Patriarch who strongly advocated for Lin Yun to return to the Merlin Family after hearing some things from William Merlin. In order to make Lin Yun agree, he even made a lot of promises.
To Lin Yun, those promises weren't that important, but the most important matter, the matter of entering the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land, had unexpectedly met with an obstacle.
This was something Lin Yun couldn't bear.
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