The old butler sighed after saying that. For the Gilded Rose that had just recovered, this was a devastating blow. It would have been fine if it had only been the Frost Wolf Mercenary Group, but there were at least ten mercenary groups that cooperated with the Gilded Rose. Now, all of them were saying that their magic materials had been sold to others. This wasn't a joke, it was tantamount to cutting off the Gilded Rose's source of magic materials.
As an alchemy shop, if it lost its source of magic materials, it would truly be a dead end. No matter how brilliant an Alchemist was, no matter how amazing their alchemy skills were, they wouldn't be able to produce items out of thin air. If they couldn't find a new source of magic materials, no matter how much the Gilded Rose struggled, they wouldn't be able to escape bankruptcy.
"How about I go out tomorrow and see if I can find a new source of magic materials?" The old butler thought about it, but he couldn't think of a good method. In the end, he decided to go out tomorrow and contact a few of the lower mercenary groups to see if they could gather some magic materials to tide over the current crisis.
"No need …" Lin Yun shook his head. Lin Yun actually understood the old butler's thoughts, but the lower mercenary groups were usually made up of a few people, and the missions they could complete were only a few hundred golds. Wanting to obtain a lot of magic materials from those missions was pure nonsense. Even if the old butler was lucky and could contact a few dozen mercenary groups, the magic materials they could gather wouldn't be as good as the Frost Wolf Mercenary Group's.
Such a small amount of magic materials simply wouldn't be enough for the Gilded Rose.
Relying on these lower mercenary groups definitely wouldn't do. Let alone these lower mercenary groups, Lin Yun wasn't very satisfied with the original Frost Wolf Mercenary Group. After the Gilded Rose expanded, they would need a new magic material supplier.
As for who that new magic material supplier would be …
In fact, Lin Yun had already thought about this matter back at the Black Horn Auction, but he hadn't decided on it yet, so he hadn't told the old butler about it yet.
Today's matter with the Frost Wolf Mercenary Group gave Lin Yun an opportunity.
"You don't need to worry about this matter. I'll go out tomorrow and look for a new magic material supplier for the Gilded Rose."
"Do you want me to go with you?" The old butler was still a bit worried. Even an idiot would know that someone was targeting the Gilded Rose from behind today's matter. Even the Frost Wolf Mercenaries, who had always had a good relationship with them, were like this. How could finding a new magic material supplier be as easy as saying a few words?
"No need, no need, you can keep an eye on the shop …" After seeing off the old butler, Lin Yun returned to the alchemy laboratory.
Early the next morning, Lin Yun went to Lion King Street in the south of the city.
Just like how the Victorious Return Street belonged to the Mage Guild, the Lion King Street belonged to the Mercenary Group's sphere of influence. Of the top ten Mercenary Groups in Thousand Sails City, seven of them were stationed in the Lion King Street, including the number one Silver Moon Mercenary Group.
Today, Lin Yun was looking for the Silver Moon Mercenary Group.
The one who received Lin Yun was a vice-captain called Marco.
Normally, with Lin Yun's current status, the Silver Moon Mercenary Group sending a vice-captain to receive him was already a very high standard. If it had been an ordinary mage, let alone a vice-captain, it would have been good enough for them to meet the vice-captain.
But the problem was that Lin Yun didn't come to meet the vice-captain this time. Nothing could be done about it, the matters that Lin Yun wanted to discuss couldn't be decided by a vice-captain. Thus, after exchanging some pleasantries, Lin Yun mentioned that he wanted to have a chat with Leader Sasu.
Once these words came out, the face of that vice-captain called Marco immediately sank.
To be honest, this couldn't be blamed on the vice-captain for falling out so quickly.
'You're a young mage in your twenties with no background or backing, you're just managing an alchemy shop. For them to send a Vice Leader to receive you is already giving face to your dead father, yet you want to have a chat with Leader Sasu?
'Is Leader Sasu someone you can meet whenever you want? Let alone you, even the Twin Moons chamber of commerce's Monchi or the Viper Nest's Sauss, these people standing at the peak of Thousand Sails City, would have to inform Leader Sasu first if they wanted to meet him? '
"Leader Sasu isn't free." The vice-captain had his own opinion, so his words weren't as polite as before.
But Lin Yun didn't get angry. He only smiled and said in a low voice, "It's about the Ghost Potion."
"I said Leader Sasu isn't free, what about the Ghost Potion?" Marco impatiently looked at Lin Yun and was about to say a few more unpleasant words to drive away this young mage who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, when he suddenly realized that he seemed to have heard something about the Ghost Potion.
'Fuck, it's the Ghost Potion!'
In his panic, Marco almost bit his tongue.
"Ghost … Ghost Potion, Mage Merlin, did you just say … Ghost Potion?"
"Yes, Ghost Potion."
"I'm sorry, I'll take my leave." The vice-captain confirmed that he hadn't misheard and didn't say anything else before standing up and disappearing from the reception room.
Then, Sasu came …
Lin Yun and Sasu's conversation only took ten minutes.
After ten minutes, Lin Yun left the Silver Moon Mercenaries' encampment. When he returned to the Gilded Rose, even the old butler didn't know that Lin Yun had been to the Silver Moon Mercenaries.
But this short ten-minute conversation quickly brought about an earthquake in Thousand Sails City.
A day later, Sasu publicly announced two things.
The first was that the Silver Moon Mercenaries would march into Edge Rift at the beginning of the next month to eliminate the Rock Trolls that had been occupying that area for over a hundred years and reopen the golden trade route between Thousand Sails City and the Angel Coast.
The second was that the Silver Moon Mercenaries and the Gilded Rose would officially establish a partnership. The partnership would involve several fields, including the supply of magic materials, the purchase of alchemy items, the sharing of all kinds of technologies, and even an armed caravan.
Sasu's two announcements immediately alarmed the entire Thousand Sails City.
Exterminating the Rock Trolls was one thing, but this was a mission that all of Thousand Sails City's merchant guilds had worked together to complete. It had been a bounty for over a hundred years in the Mercenary Guild. Over the past decade or so, the Silver Moon Mercenaries had gradually climbed to the peak of Thousand Sails City. Many people had already realized that sooner or later, the Silver Moon Mercenaries would march into Edge Rift.
Because once they completed this hundred-year mission, the Silver Moon Mercenaries' reputation would inevitably reach new heights. At that time, they might even become one of the peak mercenary groups of the kingdom.
Although this decision was a bit hasty, it was still within everyone's expectations.
But the second decision that appeared immediately after made many people feel a little baffled …
Why would the esteemed Silver Moon Mercenaries choose an alchemy shop as a partner?
Even if this alchemy shop's predecessor was the famous Flashing Gold chamber of commerce of Thousand Sails City, that was only its predecessor. What was left of the current Gilded Rose? An old man, a youth, four Alchemists, and a few dozen Apprentice Alchemists. This was everything the Gilded Rose had. How could they become partners with the Silver Moon Mercenaries?
Moreover, it was such a close cooperation.
This was tantamount to tying the Silver Moon Mercenaries to the Gilded Rose.
If anyone dared to target the Gilded Rose in the future, they would have to consider the Silver Moon Mercenaries' reaction.
In fact, there was no need to wait for the future, as someone was already considering it.
That person was the leader of the Frost Wolf Mercenaries, Andrew.
The Frost Wolf Mercenaries' camp was also located in the southern part of the city, on the Lion Monarch Street. The news of the cooperation between the Silver Moon Mercenaries and the Gilded Rose reached Andrew's ears almost immediately.
Andrew was so scared that his face turned pale.
Others might not know why the Gilded Rose looked for the Silver Moon Mercenaries, but how could Andrew not know? It was because the Frost Wolf Mercenaries had cut off the Gilded Rose's supply of magic materials.
Originally, the cooperation between the Frost Wolf Mercenaries and the Gilded Rose had been quite pleasant, but a few days ago, a big shot had come looking for Andrew and wanted him to cut off the Gilded Rose's supply of magic materials. Moreover, he had offered a lot of conditions. Andrew didn't think too much about it and straightforwardly agreed.
First, it was because the other party's conditions weren't low. Mercenaries risked their lives to earn a bit more. Since someone had delivered gold to their door, what reason did they have to refuse?
Moreover, the Gilded Rose wasn't a customer they couldn't afford to offend.
If it had been before, Andrew might have thought about it. After all, the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce's influence wasn't small.
But there was no need now. Locke Merlin was already dead, and the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce had been defeated. Only his son and his butler were left. So what if he tore up the contract? Would anyone make things difficult for him for them?
Thus, Andrew didn't even think about it and cut off the Gilded Rose's supply of magic materials.
As a result, this cut off led to an accident …
No one had thought that the Gilded Rose would actually look for the Silver Moon Mercenaries, and moreover, the Silver Moon Mercenaries even established a cooperative relationship with them. This joke was a bit too big …
Sasu was known as the Mercenary King of Thousand Sails City. His prestige among the mercenaries was so high that ordinary people couldn't imagine it. It could be said that as long as Sasu said a word, the Frost Wolf Mercenaries would immediately become the public enemy of all the mercenaries of Thousand Sails City. Even the Frost Wolf Mercenaries' own mercenaries would immediately stand up against Andrew.
Thinking of this, Andrew couldn't help turning pale.
'What should I do …'
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