How could Lin Yun, who came from 30,000 years in the future, not know that it was one of the most dangerous areas in all of Noscent? Even Heaven Rank powerhouses might not be able to escape unscathed. Stan Watson and Ross Merlin, an 8th Rank High Mage and a 5th Rank High Mage, why would they care about that place?
Did they not want to die fast enough?
'Or was there another reason?'
As he thought of this, Lin Yun couldn't help being moved, because Lin Yun recalled that the Archmages that managed to escape unscathed from that disaster included the famous Flame Ruler. 'Could there be a connection?'
As Lin Yun was thinking about these questions, the carriage had already reached the bustling Dragon Street.
This was the center of Okland, the most bustling and crowded area. The Black Horn chamber of commerce, the Mercenary Guild, and other major forces gathered here. The spacious street that could accommodate fifty carriages side by side was filled with endless streams of people. In the middle of Dragon Street, there was a ten-story building where the Black Horn chamber of commerce was located. Several dozen carriages were parked outside the Black Horn chamber of commerce, and most of them had emblems on them. Lin Yun didn't recognize many of them, but William Merlin explained them to Lin Yun. On the way, Lin Yun couldn't help gasping in amazement. Many of the forces that these carriages belonged to were well-known.
'Looks like I'm a bit late …' William Merlin looked around and discovered that the entrance of the auction hall was already closed. A dozen guards were standing there, as if they weren't allowed to enter. Okland's Black Horn Auction was like this. Before the auction started, one only needed to show the crystal card of the Black Horn chamber of commerce to enter, but once it started, they wouldn't receive any guests unless they had a VIP card with relatively high authority.
But this kind of VIP card was usually in the hands of the upper echelons of Okland. Let alone William Merlin, even the more outstanding Ross Merlin, Aube Merlin, or Stan Watson, who was viewed as the future of the Watson Family, couldn't take out such a VIP card.
As for Lin Yun from Thousand Sails City, he naturally couldn't take it out.
'Forget it, I'll go talk to the guards and see if they can make an exception …' William Merlin thought for a long time and could only come up with this method.
"You …" Lin Yun opened his mouth, wanting to tell William Merlin that he had a ring given to him by Cadgar that could allow him to enter the Black Horn chamber of commerce unimpeded.
But before he could say anything, William Merlin had already walked far away, so Lin Yun could only embarrassedly take back his words.
William Merlin wasn't one of the most famous members of the Merlin Family, and he had been in Thousand Sails City for half a year, so many people had already forgotten about William Merlin's existence.
For example, the dozen guards at the entrance of the auction hall.
Lin Yun saw William Merlin dawdling for a long time, saying all sorts of nice things and smiling, while the leading guard always had a poker face. Needless to say, there was no chance.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before William Merlin returned cursing.
"Damnit, is that scoundrel blind or something? He said that he knows almost everyone in the Merlin Family, but he doesn't know me. Am I that vague?"
"…" Lin Yun didn't know whether to laugh or to get angry. William Merlin's temperament was truly interesting, he could get so angry at a guard. No wonder he fought with Faleau all day in the Gilded Rose.
"Cousin, wait here, I'll go look for my father and borrow his VIP card. I don't believe that I won't be able to enter an auction after leaving Okland for half a year …"
William Merlin had an angry expression as he climbed into the carriage, looking as if he really wanted to go back and get the VIP card.
"Alright, no need to go through so much trouble." Lin Yun smiled and waved his hand, about to call the guard leader over.
But he hadn't expected that a burst of laughter would come from behind him.
"Haha, William Merlin, you are truly interesting. The auction has already started, yet you are still standing here. What, is the scenery of the Dragon Street really that beautiful?" A young man in his late twenties walked over from the distance. He had a handsome face and a tall stature. He was wearing flashy silver knight armor and had a longsword decorated with jewels at his waist. He looked like he could fool a few ignorant girls, but his words were somewhat sharp and unkind. "I say, William Merlin, why are you standing here? Don't tell me … Don't tell me that someone is stopping you from going in? Hahaha, it looks like you have been in dire straits for the past few years. I haven't seen you for a few years, but you still haven't gotten a VIP card. You are truly a disgrace to your Merlin Family, hahaha … "
The young man mocked William Merlin while casually handing a crystal card to the guard.
The guard took the crystal card and immediately showed a respectful expression, bowing as he welcomed the young man inside. William Merlin, who already had a dark expression, almost exploded with rage when he saw this scene. If it wasn't for Lin Yun holding him back, William Merlin would have really rushed in and beaten the guard up.
"Alright, quiet down." Lin Yun casually appeased William Merlin before taking out the ring that Cadgar had given him and handing it to the guard leader. "Can I go in with this?"
"Hmm?" The guard leader took the ring and stared blankly for a moment before revealing a shocked expression. He stared at Lin Yun for a long time before respectfully saying, "Sir, can you wait a moment? This … I need to ask the higher-ups …"
"Hmm, alright."
"Thank you, Sir, I'll be right back." After saying that, the guard leader hurriedly left under the puzzled gazes of his subordinates.
After walking for a hundred meters, the guard leader's complexion was still somewhat pale, and his heart was thumping wildly. The origin of the ring on his hand was too big, so big that it wasn't something a guard leader like him could come into contact with. In fact, let alone a guard leader in charge of security, even the big shots of the Black Horn chamber of commerce didn't have the qualifications to come into contact with this ring.
The reason why he knew about it was because he had coincidentally heard about it from someone else.
Now, he had to quickly report this matter to the higher-ups. Regardless of whether this ring was real or fake, it had to be dealt with by the higher-ups of the Black Horn chamber of commerce.
Two minutes later, the guard leader entered the auction hall and whispered a few words into the ear of a young man. At first, the young man only calmly listened, but after a while, the young man's expression fiercely changed, and he suddenly stood up. "Damn it, quickly take me there!"
After saying that, he didn't wait for the guard leader to react before apologizing to the guests beside him and hurriedly leaving the auction hall.
"Just now, the Charlotte Family's Salen seemed to have a bit of an unpleasant relationship with them …" On the way, the guard leader recalled the previous episode and whispered a few words into the young man's ear.
"That idiot Salen …" When the young man heard this, his eyes widened, and he cursed in disbelief before shaking his head. "Forget it, that idiot doesn't have much to do with us. We just have to do our own things."
"Yes."
The two left the auction hall and hurriedly reached the entrance. The young man put on a cordial smile and walked straight towards Lin Yun. "Greetings, High Mage Merlin, greetings, welcome to the Black Horn chamber of commerce. I am one of the people in charge of today's auction. You can call me Ritch. It's a pleasure to meet you, High Mage Merlin."
"Hello, Ritch." Lin Yun extended his hand and shook his hand. "Oh right, I want to participate in today's Black Horn Auction. I wonder if this will make things difficult for the Black Horn chamber of commerce?"
"Of course not, High Mage Merlin, you are the most welcome VIP of our Black Horn chamber of commerce. Any of your requests will be met. Oh right, do you want to participate in today's auction? No problem, I'll immediately arrange the best box for you … "
"No need to trouble yourself, I'll just take a look." Lin Yun shook his head. He had enjoyed the treatment of an auction box too many times in Thousand Sails City. Although it was convenient, it also gave Lin Yun a headache.
Every time Cadgar arranged a box, he would casually ask, "I wonder if Master Merlin has anything he wants the Black Horn Auction House to take care of today?"
Thus, Lin Yun had no choice but to take out some items to appease him. One time, two times, three times, four times … As the number of times increased, Cadgar really managed to get a lot of good things from Merlin.
Lin Yun had only come today to take a look and hadn't thought about whether he should make a move or not. Thus, when he heard the young man mention the box, he promptly refused.
"Then I'll send High Mage Merlin in …" The young man was quite tactful. Hearing Lin Yun's refusal, he didn't try to persuade him and instead enthusiastically sent Lin Yun in.
The seat the young man arranged for Lin Yun was in the fifth row of the auction hall. There were four or five people sitting next to him. From William Merlin's introduction, it seemed that they were all local wealthy merchants. Although they were rich, their status wasn't too high. Those with high status should be sitting in a box on the upper floor of the auction hall.
After arranging the two, the young man tactfully took his leave.
He was worried that this person didn't want to be disturbed, and he had to report today's matter to the higher-ups as soon as possible.
In the end, the young man just left the auction hall when he bumped into Ross Merlin, who was hurriedly rushing over.
"Ross, how come you are here?" The young man had a very good relationship with Ross Merlin.
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