"Sir Ofran, please state your conditions. Whether I can fulfill them or not, that's my problem."
"That's good …" Hearing this, Ofran knew that he couldn't just casually drag this conversation out. On one side was the wealthy Mafa Merlin, and on the other side was the Elder Council's tough voice. Ofran thought for a minute before coming up with a solution.
That solution was to stall for time.
He would first use an extremely harsh condition to stall Mafa Merlin, and he would take advantage of this time to think of another way. In any case, he had to make Mafa Merlin return to the Merlin Family.
This was very important to the Merlin Family.
As long as the Gilded Rose's wealth was used well, it could make the Merlin Family reach a whole new level of strength.
Not to mention, the Gilded Rose didn't only have wealth …
From the information William sent back, it seemed that the Gilded Rose had resources, skills, and talents, as well as a mercenary group from an unknown chamber of commerce. All fifty of them were Great Mages. Even in a place like Okland, this could be considered a decent force.
With their shocking wealth, as long as they were given enough time, even the Merlin Family wouldn't be able to accommodate them.
Only those blind old guys of the Elder Council would push away such a descendant of the Gilded Rose. If it had been any other force, they might have begged him to enter their Ancestral Land.
Thinking of this, Ofran calmed himself down. "The Merlin Family's Ancestral Land is different from other Families. Only the core children can enter. As for the criteria, they have to be strong contenders for the next Patriarch …"
"…" Before Lin Yun could say anything, William Merlin suddenly held his breath.
'I said …
'You are joking a bit too much, okay?
'Who in the Merlin Family doesn't know the criteria to enter the Ancestral Land? What strong contenders for the next Patriarch? You are just lying through your teeth!
'Okay …
'It doesn't matter if you lie through your teeth …
'But the problem is that you will only cause trouble for yourself …'
'Right now, Aube Merlin, Leon Merlin, and Ross Merlin are competing for the position of Patriarch. It's already chaotic enough, yet you want to add fuel to the fire. What if my cousin really believes you?
This isn't a joke … '
'If he really believes it, then Aube Merlin, Leon Merlin, and Ross Merlin would most likely die. With his temperament, he would most likely get rid of them all, and only he would be able to sit on the Patriarch's seat. Do you feel good about killing so many people with a joke?'
As he thought of this, William Merlin couldn't help turning pale. He kept giving Ofran a meaningful glance, hoping the old man would take back his words.
'Fortunately, fortunately …'
Although Ofran didn't receive William Merlin's meaningful glance, he still hesitated. "Naturally, if you can make a huge contribution to the Merlin Family, you can also enter the Ancestral Land …"
"Phew …" William Merlin let out a sigh of relief when he heard this. 'Fortunately, fortunately, you reacted in time …'
Sure enough, Lin Yun didn't even think before asking, "What counts as a huge contribution?"
"It's very simple …" Ofran said with a relaxed expression, "Three hundred years ago, there was a Charlotte Family in Okland. Although this Charlotte Family was a lot weaker than the Merlin Family, a genius suddenly appeared three hundred years ago. That person was called Fussen Charlotte. He became a Great Mage at 18, a High Mage at 25, and was only a step away from becoming an Archmage at 33 …"
"And then?"
"Later on, the Charlotte Family felt that they could become enemies with the Merlin Family and kept provoking the Merlin Family, even publicly declaring that Fussen Charlotte would step into the Heaven Rank before the age of fifty. At that time, he would sweep through the Merlin Family and the Watson Family …"
"That's quite a big tone …"
"Yes, the Charlotte Family's tone was really big, but there was nothing they could do about it. Fussen Charlotte was a genius among geniuses, his magic cultivation was advancing at a rapid pace. No one in the Merlin Family or the Watson Family could compare to him."
"And the result?"
"The result …" Ofran looked at Lin Yun and smiled. "In the end, he was killed by a High Mage of the Merlin Family during a hunt and fell before becoming an Archmage. The High Mage who killed him was called Santon Merlin, one of the three Heaven Mages of the Merlin Family in the past five hundred years. But before killing Fussen, Santon Merlin was only a child of a branch family and his Merlin Family bloodline was already very thin. But after killing Fussen, Santon Merlin was allowed to enter the Merlin Family's Ancestral Land and became an Archmage three years later. Twenty years later, he reached the heavens and became a true Heaven Rank powerhouse. If you are interested, you can take a look at the family's secret tome. Santon Merlin's life is recorded there, it's a very interesting story …"
"Alright, I understand." Lin Yun nodded and didn't say anything else. He only asked, "Who is the most outstanding genius of the Watson Family recently?"
"Stan Watson, a 30-year-old 8th Rank High Mage, about the same as Fussen Charlotte …" Ofran subconsciously answered before doubtfully asking, "Why are you asking this?"
"It's nothing, I was just casually asking. Then, Sir Ofran, we will take our leave …" After saying this, Lin Yun didn't wait for Ofran to urge him to stay and directly led William Merlin out of the study.
"Eh?" Ofran didn't react for a moment, he only watched the two leave in a daze. After no less than a minute, Ofran suddenly remembered, "Hey, I haven't finished yet!"
Unfortunately, by this time, they had already left …
No one could hear what Ofran was saying anymore.
"His temper is really like Judd Merlin's …" Ofran muttered to himself before sinking into contemplation.
'What does that Mafa Merlin mean …'
'Why did he leave with William Merlin before I could finish my sentence?
'Could it be …'
'Hold on!'
As he thought of this, Ofran was suddenly startled.
'No way …'
'Could it be that Mafa Merlin asked who the most outstanding genius of the Watson Family was because he wanted to emulate Thornton Merlin and get rid of the most outstanding genius of a rival Family?'
"Eh …" Ofran was stunned as he thought of this possibility.
'This … This isn't a joke, right?'
'I just told that story to prove that entering the Ancestral Land isn't easy. Thornton Merlin got rid of the most outstanding genius of the Charlotte Family to get the opportunity to enter the Ancestral Land. You, Mafa Merlin, are similar to Thornton Merlin, shouldn't you also make a similar contribution?'
'In all honesty, I was only hinting …'
'Your Gilded Rose is sitting on such a huge amount of wealth, as long as you give a small portion to the Merlin Family, or share some of the Gilded Rose's techniques and resources, your contribution should be similar to Thornton Merlin's.'
'I really didn't want him to kill Stan Watson …'
Stan Watson was an 8th Rank High Mage, and he had heard that he was very close to reaching the 9th Rank. At that time, he would be a peak High Mage. Whether it was his mana accumulation or the power of his spells, they would both reach shocking heights.
Moreover, as the most outstanding genius of the Watson Family, Stan Watson would definitely be protected by a shocking amount of power. A few High Mages protecting him would be the most normal situation, and there might even be an Archmage. That was no joke. Let alone Mafa Merlin and William Merlin, even an Archmage like Hoffman wouldn't dare to have any ideas about Thornton Watson.
That was the lifeblood of the Watson Family …
It was said that the few ancestors of the Watson Family that had already reached the Heaven Rank were secretly paying attention to Stan Watson's growth. Let alone killing that kind of person, even if he was killed, he would only be causing trouble for himself.
'Hell …'
Ofran suddenly cursed as he thought of this.
'What should I do?'
"Link, come out." Ofran didn't have time to think of other methods due to the importance of this matter, so he directly shouted into the air.
Strangely, following Ofran's shout, a black silhouette suddenly appeared in the originally empty study. "What are your orders, Master?"
The face of the black silhouette was covered by a hood, as if he had merged with the shadows. His appearance couldn't be clearly seen, and he could only judge from his voice that he was a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Link, I'll have to trouble you with something. Did you see those two kids that just went out? I'd like to trouble you to help me keep an eye on them. If you find out … I mean if, if you find out that they want to assassinate Stan Watson, you have to find a way to stop them. "
"Yes." The black silhouette called Link nodded before merging with the shadows once again. If not for his voice, anyone would have thought that this black silhouette had never existed.
After watching Link disappear, Ofran Merlin let out a sigh of relief.
With Link keeping an eye on them, there shouldn't be any problems.
In the entire Merlin Family, only Ofran Merlin knew that Link had been working for the Merlin Family for almost five hundred years.
Link's first master was Santon Merlin, who had killed Fussen Charlotte. And after Santon Merlin, Link never left the Merlin Family. He only followed Santon Merlin's will and only obeyed the orders of the Merlin Family's Patriarch.
And Link's existence became a secret that only the successive Patriarchs of the Merlin Family knew.
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