'Heavens, how did Cousin Mafa do it? After all, those mages had poor aptitudes and were judged to have no chance of becoming Great Mages in their lifetimes. 'These people weren't of much use to the Merlin Family, which was why they had agreed to this condition.
But in less than a year, Cousin Mafa actually turned trash into a treasure and made that group of 5th Rank Mages all become Great Mages. This couldn't help but shock Leon Merlin.
Anyone in the know wouldn't be shocked, because this was too outrageous. It would be understandable if Mafa Merlin helped a few Mages become Great Mages. After all, the Gilded Rose was very wealthy, and spending some wealth would be enough to let a Mage smoothly advance. But now, all fifty Mages had become Great Mages.
"What did you say …"
Ross Merlin had originally been absent-minded and didn't want to pay attention to Leon Merlin, but he was startled after hearing those words. Although becoming a Great Mage wasn't much for people of their level, making fifty 5th Rank Mages with poor aptitudes all become Great Mages in a short year …
'What about High Mages …'
Although this idea was absurd, Ross Merlin couldn't help thinking about it. In his eyes, since this mysterious cousin could make that group of mages advance in a year, he definitely had a way to do it again. If he really did it again, it would be a bit scary.
In fact, only William Merlin and a few others knew that those mages only took a few months to become Great Mages.
Although Ross Merlin held an important position in the Merlin Family, being an Elder and one of the candidates to become the next Patriarch, he spent most of his time wandering around the major planes and rarely stayed in the Merlin Family. He might be the most unpopular person in the entire Merlin Family apart from Lin Yun. He had only vaguely heard about those fifty mages going to Thousand Sails City, but he had never seen that group of mages. Thus, when he first saw those fifty Great Mages, he didn't think too much about it and thought that they were recruited by his cousin.
At this time, another carriage engraved with the emblem of the Merlin Family stopped outside the manor. As a middle-aged man got off the carriage, a fierce Sword Qi suddenly surged around, accompanied by a high temperature.
This was a tall middle-aged man with a sharp aura. When he saw Lin Yun's figure in the crowd, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Killing intent exploded from his eyes, and he didn't bother to hide it. A cold smile appeared on his face as he slowly walked over.
"Mafa Merlin, turns out you still remembered to return …" Thorne Merlin's sharp eyes quickly swept through everyone before fixing on Lin Yun. His pupils slightly shrank as he resisted the urge to attack and sneered, "You disappeared for three months. Many people thought that you didn't dare to go to the Raging Flame Plane. But since you have already returned, you should obediently stay in the manor and remember not to run around. You will head to the Raging Flame Plane in five days."
In the entire Merlin Family, he was the one who hated Lin Yun the most. When he got off the carriage and saw Lin Yun, he truly had the thought of killing Lin Yun. But when he thought of the decision of the Ancestral Land's Guardian Tower, he had no choice but to give up. But he couldn't let Lin Yun off.
Even if he couldn't kill Mafa Merlin, he had to cripple him!
The enmity between him and Lin Yun had already reached an irreconcilable point. Aube Merlin was his only son, and he had spent decades nurturing him. At such a young age, he was already a 5th Rank High Mage and a Master Alchemist. He was one of the three geniuses of the Merlin Family, and his future achievements were limitless. Moreover, he had a great chance of becoming the next Patriarch.
Whenever someone talked about how outstanding Aube Merlin was, he would feel proud, because he was his son!
If not for nurturing Aube Merlin, he wouldn't have been a mere 5th Rank Sword Saint.
But …
In one night, his decades of hard work turned to ashes. That scoundrel named Mafa Merlin actually pierced Aube Merlin's Mana Whirlpool and thoroughly severed Aube Merlin's magic path, turning him into a cripple.
Three months ago, he had wanted to kill Mafa Merlin, but unfortunately, Sir Ryan from the Ancestral Land appeared and stopped the battle. The most hateful part was that not only did he not look into Mafa Merlin's responsibility, he even gave half of the Planar Legion to Mafa Merlin.
This was something he couldn't accept.
"Great Mage?" Thorne Merlin soon discovered that these unfamiliar mages seemed to be from Thousand Sails City's Gilded Rose. With a glance, Thorne Merlin's expression suddenly changed. There wasn't a single High Mage among them.
'This … Isn't this a bit too shabby?'
But after carefully thinking about it, Thorne Merlin felt relieved. He had checked Lin Yun's information, and the young mage had risen after Locke Merlin's shipwreck. It had been over a year since then, and although he wasn't weak by relying on a few True Spirit Magic Tools, his foundation wasn't enough. How could a small place like Thousand Sails City compare to Okland? Being able to recruit a few Great Mages was already pretty good.
But a Great Mage would be no different from cannon fodder in a Planar War.
"Mafa Merlin, you aren't thinking of taking them to the Raging Flame Plane, are you?"
Thorne's expression was very strange as he looked at Lin Yun with disdain. After saying that, he sneered and shook his head. "You might not have been to a large plane like the Raging Flame Plane, so you don't know how dangerous it is. That place isn't like Thousand Sails City. Almost all of Okland's major forces are gathered in the Raging Flame Plane, and they are all fighting over it. If you want to bring your own people, you should bring some stronger ones. Otherwise, these people might not even be qualified to be cannon fodder in the Raging Flame Plane …"
'That naive guy wants to take a group of Great Mages to the Raging Flame Plane? Only he could think of that …'
As soon as Thorne Merlin finished his words, everyone looked at him with strange expressions. Those fifty Great Mages had calm expressions, as if they hadn't heard Thorne Merlin's words. In fact, being called cannon fodder was already a light punishment. After all, their aptitudes were extremely poor in the Merlin Family, so they had heard even worse words. So what if they were cannon fodder?
"Err, Sir Thorne, you might have misunderstood …" Leon Merlin looked at Thorne Merlin with a pale expression and softly coughed twice. He was truly scared, and his heart was thumping. 'Damn, I'm really unlucky, I actually met Thorne Merlin outside the Manor …'
It wasn't because he was scared of Thorne Merlin, but because he had clearly seen his cousin frown.
'Shit!
This isn't a good sign. '
After all, this cousin wasn't someone to be trifled with. He was someone who even dared to kill an Elder. It would be fine if Thorne Merlin had the qualifications to provoke him and could resist his cousin, but … His cousin wasn't the same as he was three months ago. He was a terrifying existence that could even scare away a Greater Demon!
Thorne Merlin was a 5th Rank Sword Saint, and he was indeed very powerful, but would he dare to challenge a Greater Demon?
He had spoken out of consideration for the entire Merlin Family. Even if he didn't like Thorne Merlin, he was still one of the three Sword Saints of the Merlin Family, and he was very famous in Okland. If Thorne Merlin thoroughly angered his cousin and got killed, it would be a huge loss to the Merlin Family.
In Leon Merlin's eyes, Thorne Merlin's actions were truly courting death.
He clearly understood that the reason Thorne Merlin hated his cousin so much was because of Aube Merlin.
'But of all people, your son provoked Mafa Merlin. He even said that he would spend 3,000,000 golds to buy 40% of the Gilded Rose's shares, and if he didn't succeed, he would forcibly take it from the Elder Council. In the end, who could he blame if he was crippled?
'Look, Aube Merlin is a good example. If you keep provoking Mafa Merlin, you might end up following in Aube Merlin's footsteps!
'This father and son pair usually look very astute, and they have worked together to fish up a lot in the Raging Flame Plane. How could their insight be so poor?'
Leon Merlin had been following Lin Yun for almost three months, and he was very clear about Lin Yun's strength. He could even overturn a frightening level 36 or 37 existence.
Thorne Merlin's strength as a 5th Rank Sword Saint wasn't enough.
As for Thorne Merlin saying that Mafa Merlin wanted to take that group of Great Mages to the Raging Flame Plane, it was simply a joke. Would someone as powerful as Mafa Merlin need to take people?
Moreover, those Great Mages clearly weren't simple.
Mafa Merlin definitely wouldn't transfer the Gilded Rose's mercenary group to Okland for no reason. He had a vague feeling that those Great Mages would soon become High Mages. He definitely wouldn't believe it if it was someone else, but that was Mafa Merlin! He only spent a year to make those people advance to Great Mages, and he might really have a way to make those Great Mages advance again.
"Leon Merlin, can't you see that I'm talking to Mafa Merlin? The younger generation of the Family is becoming more and more unruly …" Thorne Merlin fiercely glared at Leon Merlin. To be honest, he didn't have the slightest favorable impression of Leon Merlin.
In the past, Leon Merlin and Aube Merlin were two of the geniuses of the Merlin Family, and the two were competing for the position of the next Patriarch.
And now, when he saw Leon Merlin, he couldn't help recalling his equally outstanding son. After saying that, he walked towards the manor. Although he wanted to kill Mafa Merlin, he knew that he wouldn't be able to do so today. The Ancestral Land might have already noticed the situation here. It looked like he could only wait until he entered the Raging Flame Plane.
"Phew …"
Seeing Thorne Merlin's back, Leon Merlin finally sighed in relief. His back was already drenched in cold sweat. Fortunately, Thorne Merlin left quickly. If he had said a few more words, he might have turned into a cold corpse.
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