If taken out on its own, the value of a Spiritual Magic Tool would definitely be far above that of a Spiritual Augment. After all, a Spiritual Magic Tool was equivalent to the power of a High Mage, while a Spiritual Augment would have no use before being attached to a Magic Tool.
But once a powerful Magic Tool was attached to a Spiritual Augment, the result would be completely reversed. Especially after the Spiritual Augment had matured, the two couldn't be compared at all.
This also meant that a Spiritual Augment without any fighting power would be far more valuable than a Spiritual Magic Tool with the power of a High Mage.
As he thought of the Spiritual Augment in front of him, Lin Yun's gaze became fervent.
"Faleau." After thinking for a short while, Lin Yun called Faleau over.
At this time, Faleau had already finished calculating the formula for the Abyss Potion, and the results could only be described as crazy. The effect had increased by a few times. This kind of compounded potion could no longer be called an Abyss Potion, could it?
Facing this crazy result, Faleau was stunned. He leaned on the table and stared at the piece of paper filled with all kinds of formulas, reviewing it over and over again. There was no mistake once, no mistake twice, no mistake thrice … Nine times, ten times, there was still no mistake. In other words, the results of his calculations were correct. When he put down the piece of paper, Faleau felt as if a door had opened in front of him and a whole new world was unfolding in front of him.
That kind of huge happiness could only be understood by a true alchemist. Researching day after day, experimenting year after year, wasn't it all for the sake of advancing one's alchemy? Now that this step had been taken so easily, this sudden happiness made Faleau wonder if he was still dreaming.
"Faleau?" Lin Yun impatiently raised his voice when he didn't get a response.
"Yes, yes, Mage Merlin, what are your instructions?" Hearing Lin Yun's sudden raised voice, Faleau raised his head as if awakened from a dream. When he looked at Lin Yun again, apart from the previous fear, there was also a bit of yearning and worship in his eyes. It was a yearning for knowledge and worship for wisdom.
"Take a trip to the Sage Tower's box for me and tell High Mage Solomon that I can help him with half of the Hell Destroyer Incantation, and after winning the bid, he can give it to the Sage Tower for three months. During these three months, the Sage Tower can study it as they please, as long as it doesn't cause any damage. As for me, I'll be responsible for the other half of the Hell Destroyer Incantation, and I'll have to keep the scroll after three months."
"Yes, I'll do it right away." If it had been before, Faleau might have asked if Solomon would agree to such unfair conditions, but after completing the Abyss Potion's formula, Faleau wouldn't do such a stupid thing again. 'What a joke, you want to question a future Master Alchemist? You must be crazy …'
After Faleau left the box, Lin Yun didn't sit down. He looked at the scroll on the stage, his mind already drifting to the Bone Plane.
The Extraordinary Magic Tool in Bane's hands, the Book of Death, almost definitely came from the Bone Plane, because only that black wasteland shrouded in death could give birth to an Extraordinary Magic Tool like the Book of Death. If everything went smoothly, he would be able to find a way to expand into the depths of the Bone Plane after grasping the Nether Iron Vein. At that time, the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce should have already recovered some of its strength, and he would be able to establish a force that could cross planes.
As long as he had the capital to survive in the Bone Plane, he would be able to find a way to find that legendary shortcut and obtain the Book of Death that once belonged to Bane.
With the Book of Death and the Spiritual Augment, let alone High Mages, even Archmages would have to take a detour in front of him.
Just as Lin Yun was immersed in his fantasies of the future, the box's door was opened once again. This time, apart from Faleau, Solon also came. When he saw that the owner of the box was Lin Yun, Solon clearly froze, but he quickly revealed a warm smile. "I truly didn't expect it to be you, Mage Merlin. Teacher Solomon would like to invite you to sit, I wonder if you have the time?"
"Of course, it would be my honor." Seeing Solon enter, Lin Yun smiled, because Lin Yun knew that this Spiritual Augment would most likely fall into his hands.
When the three of them entered the Sage Tower's box, Lin Yun discovered that Solomon was the only one of the three big shots of the Sage Tower. That withered old man was sitting in the corner of the box, his skeletal body slightly curled up, and he would burst into violent coughs from time to time. No matter how one looked at it, this was an old man with one foot in the grave. If he didn't say his name, who would know that he had stood at the peak of Thousand Sails City for over twenty years, a legendary existence that made many forces not dare to act blindly without thinking?
"Hello, High Mage Solomon." Lin Yun politely greeted him, but he couldn't help frowning. The health of this High Mage didn't seem to be as ideal as the Sage Tower claimed.
That violent coughing just now was clearly a sign of mana collapse. Otherwise, each cough wouldn't be accompanied by unstable mana fluctuations.
In this era, mana collapse was almost unsolvable. For any mage, once their mana collapsed, it meant that their entire life's efforts would go down the drain. Someone like Solomon, who still had the power of a High Mage after a mana collapse, could only be described as a miracle.
But this kind of miracle would end here.
Lin Yun dared to bet his head that this High Mage who had shaken Thousand Sails City for twenty years would only have five years left to live. He could tell from the coughs that the berserk mana had already started destroying his internal organs. It might be three years, or it might be five. In short, this powerful High Mage didn't have much time left.
In fact, some signs could be seen from his eagerness to help Solon ascend the throne in the past few years.
"Mage Merlin's insight is a lot better than I thought." Solomon sat in the corner of the box and didn't get up to greet him. This was very normal for someone of his age. There weren't many people older than him in Thousand Sails City. But when he saw Lin Yun frown, the old man smiled.
Because the old man knew that this young mage had already seen through it.
"You flatter me." Lin Yun modestly said a few words and sat down under Solon's invitation. He didn't exchange pleasantries and directly got to the point. "Regarding my proposal, I wonder if High Mage Solomon has considered it?"
"Two questions." Solomon raised two skinny fingers and looked at Lin Yun with a faint smile. "First, a few hundred thousand golds isn't a small amount. With the current situation of the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce, they don't have the ability to do so. Second, why didn't the Sage Tower get the scroll?"
"Before answering your first question, I'd like to introduce you to Alchemist Faleau." Lin Yun called Faleau over and pointed at him. "Alchemist Faleau comes from the Black Horn Auction House. I think he will give you a satisfactory answer to your first question."
"Yes, High Mage Solomon. I can prove that Mage Merlin will obtain the full support of the Black Horn Auction House in this auction. He can take any item he wants."
"Cadgar's insight is quite good …" After hearing this, Solomon only smiled and shook his head, not asking anything else.
"As for your second question …" Lin Yun paused and looked outside the box. "I think it's because you dislike the Ash Tower even more than I do."
"Haha …" This somewhat irrelevant answer made Solomon stare at Lin Yun for a long time. When he saw that Lin Yun was feeling a bit weak, this old man stood up and extended his skinny right hand towards Lin Yun. "Then, Mage Merlin, I wish us a happy cooperation."
"A happy cooperation."
After Lin Yun and the Sage Tower reached an agreement, the competition for the Hell Destroyer incantation reached a white-hot stage.
The Sage Tower and the Ash Tower, the two major forces, raised the price of the Hell Destroyer scroll to 1,300,000 golds. This price made everyone wonder if the two forces had gone crazy. This was already the highest price in the history of the auction. Was it really worth it to pay such a shocking price for an incomplete incantation?
"1,400,000 golds."
When Solomon shouted this price, the entire venue became deathly silent. Apart from a cold snort, no other bid came from the Ash Tower's box. After Cadgar counted down three times, he announced that the new owner of this incomplete incantation was the Sage Tower's High Mage Solomon.
In other words, Lin Yun would have to pay 700,000 golds for this scroll.
The scroll was quickly delivered to Solomon's box. After glancing at it, Lin Yun handed it over to Solomon. To Lin Yun, the incomplete incantation recorded on it was meaningless. What was truly important was the scroll itself. In any case, this scroll would fall into his hands in a month, so it didn't matter whether he looked at it or not.
After obtaining the Hell Destroyer incantation, Lin Yun wanted to get up and leave, but he hadn't expected that the High Mage, who always liked to be alone, would actually urge him to stay. Moreover, his words were extremely firm, making Lin Yun feel embarrassed to insist on leaving.
In the end, Lin Yun had no choice but to stay.
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