In Thorne Merlin's eyes, there had to be a reason for the young mage to become a Representative of the Family Council after disappearing for a few months. He was afraid that he had used some shady methods. If this matter reached the Family Council, it would be very difficult for the young mage to keep his status as a Representative.
As he thought of this, Thorne Merlin looked at the young mage with sympathy. He knew that the young mage was about to run out of luck. In the history of the Ancestral Land's Family Council, the young mage would become a Representative for the shortest amount of time.
At this time, Thorne Merlin might not have noticed that Yuri Merlin and Ida Merlin were pale and sweating profusely as they nervously looked at him.
In fact, Ida Merlin had been scared half to death when he arrived at the meeting hall.
At the time, he was still shocked by the young mage's massacre of the Raging Flame Beastmen. When he heard Thorne Merlin reprimand the young mage, he was truly startled and looked at Thorne Merlin with a stunned expression. 'Is that guy tired of living? He actually dared to provoke the young mage?'
He had personally witnessed the young mage's strength, and it wouldn't be excessive to say that it was exceptionally frightening.
After all, those dozen Raging Flame Beastmen were all Peak High Mages, and three of them even had the power of an Archmage. Their fighting strength was quite shocking, and this could be considered a luxurious combination that could even eliminate a 5th Rank Archmage powerhouse.
But the final result was unexpected. Such a powerful combination couldn't injure the young mage in the slightest. Instead, the young mage casually took the lives of all the Raging Flame Beastmen.
This was a bit frightening …
Ida Merlin had either stayed in the Ancestral Land or participated in Planar Wars all year round, so he could be said to be experienced and knowledgeable. He could naturally see that the young mage's true strength was comparable to a 6th Rank Archmage, or even stronger!
The young mage was only a 5th Rank High Mage …
As he thought about it, cold sweat trickled down Ida Merlin's forehead. If things were that simple, he wouldn't be so scared. Others might not know the reason why the young mage rushed out of the fortress, but he knew it very well. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the young mage's action had saved the entire Planar Legion and nipped the crisis in the bud.
If not for the young mage killing the Raging Flame Beastmen, the consequences would have been too horrible to contemplate. Endless Elemental lifeforms would have flooded the entire Flame Demon Fort, and it would have ultimately fallen into the hands of the Raging Flame Beastmen.
In this way, the Merlin Family's loss would be too great.
But now, Thorne Merlin hadn't even figured out the truth of the matter, yet he was severely reprimanding the young mage, even saying that he would report this matter to the Family Council and punish the young mage.
At this time, Ida Merlin was worried for Thorne Merlin, but he braced himself and stood up. Seeing the young mage's calm expression, Ida sighed in relief and cautiously said, "Erm, Sir Thorne, your words are a bit excessive. High Mage Merlin is the same as you, he is also a Planar Legion Commander, and his decision-making power isn't any weaker than yours. Moreover, the Flame Demon Fort hasn't been lost, so I think we should let this matter go. It wouldn't be good to bring this matter to the Family Council."
"Sir Ida is right, we are all members of the Merlin Family, there is no need to make things so tense. Moreover, High Mage Merlin is clearly thinking of the bigger picture. Sir Thorne, please forgive us. After all, this is the first time you and High Mage Merlin are cooperating, there will be plenty of time to get used to each other …"
The aged Yuri wiped the cold sweat off his forehead as he looked at Thorne Merlin with an exasperated expression. He felt that he had to say something, or else if Thorne Merlin kept causing trouble, something big would definitely happen. It was hardly an exaggeration to say that he was saving Thorne Merlin.
Not to mention right or wrong, just the young mage's strength was enough to make people despair.
The consequences would be too horrible to contemplate if they angered the young mage.
"Sir Yuri, Sir Ida, you …"
Thorne's expression changed, shock could be seen on his face. He simply didn't dare to believe that these two powerhouses from the Ancestral Land would actually speak up for Mafa Merlin.
Even if he was one of the Planar Legion Commanders, he still had to maintain respect when facing these people from the Ancestral Land. After all, these powerhouses from the Ancestral Land all had extremely deep backgrounds. If not for the special circumstances, he might not have had the opportunity to cooperate with the powerhouses of the Ancestral Land.
Moreover, as far as he knew, the few Archmages from the Ancestral Land were very arrogant. Although they respected him on the surface, they didn't necessarily respect him in their hearts.
This was the true reason why he was stunned. How could Yuri Merlin and Ida Merlin speak up for Mafa Merlin? This was too outrageous.
"Alright, I won't look into this matter …" Thorne Merlin had a gloomy expression. Since Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin spoke up, he naturally had no choice but to give them face. After pausing, Thorne Merlin looked at Lin Yun with a sharp gaze. "Mafa Merlin, please remember your identity as a Planar Legion Commander. I hope you know what you should do and what you shouldn't do. I don't want to see something like this happen again …"
After saying that, Thorne Merlin took out a map from the side and spread it on the table. He looked at Lin Yun with undisguised disgust. "This should be your first time coming to the Flame Demon Fort. As one of the Commanders, I feel that you should understand the situation here. This map covers the entire area. Take it with you and carefully study it when you have time …"
Lin Yun indifferently glanced at the map on the table and softly nodded, not saying anything. The center of the map seemed to be the location of the Flame Demon Fort.
"You should know the origin of the Flame Demon Fort. Three hundred years ago, Santon Merlin killed that powerful Flame Demon and the Merlin Family occupied it." Thorne Merlin's tone was somewhat impatient, but for the sake of the overall situation, he could only tell the young mage some important information. After all, he had stayed in the Raging Flame Plane for over a decade, and in the entire Merlin Family, there were only a handful of people who knew more about the Flame Demon Fort than him. "You might not be able to imagine how dangerous the Flame Demon Fort is. Within a hundred kilometers, there are over ten places occupied by Elemental lifeforms. The locations are all marked on the map. Mafa Merlin, you must remember not to go to those places. If you attract more Elemental lifeforms, it will be a bitter battle!"
Nothing could be done about it, he truly didn't have much confidence in the young mage, so he could only warn him in advance. He then pointed at a few locations on the map. "The Flame Demon Fort has been controlled by the Merlin Family for many years, and there are over ten ore veins in the vicinity. But only ten of them have been truly exploited. The Merlin Family hasn't been able to exploit the remaining ones for the time being because the environment of those ore veins is very dangerous. Even Archmages would be in danger if they went there. There are even two ore veins next to the Raging Flame Beastman Tribe, so we simply can't attack them. "
"So many …"
Seeing those marked ore veins, Lin Yun was inwardly startled. Although the wealth created by these ore veins couldn't compare to the Bone Plane, it still couldn't be underestimated.
"As for that Raging Flame Beastman Tribe …"
Thorne Merlin's expression became somewhat unsightly when he mentioned the Raging Flame Beastman Tribe. "In fact, the Flame Demon Fort was controlled by that tribe three hundred years ago, and they even invited a Flame Demon from Hell to guard it. At that time, many forces that had designs on the Flame Demon Fort suffered disastrous losses. In the end, Santon Merlin made a move and allowed the Merlin Family to obtain the Flame Demon Fort. "And in the past few years, that tribe seemed very unwilling and sent a large number of Raging Flame Beastmen to try and take back the Flame Demon Fort. Especially a hundred and fifty years ago, the Beastman Tribe dispatched most of their powerhouses. That battle was extremely bitter, and although they managed to defend the Flame Demon Fort, the Merlin Family suffered huge losses. Just the number of Archmages that fell was over ten."
"Although the Merlin Family occupies three forts in the Raging Flame Plane, the other two combined aren't half as important as the Flame Demon Fort. That fort is the foundation of the Merlin Family in the Raging Flame Plane. If we lose the Flame Demon Fort, the Merlin Family will lose the qualifications to fight over the Raging Flame Plane … "At this point, Thorne Merlin glanced at Lin Yun with some worry." I don't know what's going on, but the Raging Flame Beastmen's attacks on the Flame Demon Fort seem to have become even fiercer. Today's battle is already the fifth one this month, and the attacks are getting fiercer each time. It definitely wouldn't have been like this before. After all, continuous fighting would be too costly, and the Raging Flame Beastmen would only attack the Flame Demon Fort once a month at most. "
"Eh …"
At this time, Ida and Merlin, who were standing behind Lin Yun, looked at Thorne Merlin with strange expressions. Although they didn't say anything, they were thinking, 'You might not know that there are a dozen powerful Beastman Mages behind you, or else you would be scared to death …'
For the next half an hour, Thorne Merlin explained all the important information regarding the Flame Demon Fort before Lin Yun returned to his living quarters.
"It's very strange …"
In his living quarters, Lin Yun was still thinking about the Raging Flame Beastmen. He had a serious expression as he felt very strange. In today's battle, the combination of Elemental lifeforms and Beastman Mages had been very powerful.
If he hadn't discovered the existence of the Beastman Mages, this would have definitely been a fierce battle that might have led to the Flame Demon Fort's fall. Through the information Thorne Merlin gave him, he felt that there was definitely a hidden secret. Otherwise, the Beastman Tribe wouldn't have recklessly started a war for a fort.
After all, this was already the fifth time this month.
Even a Beastman Tribe wouldn't be able to endure such a high frequency of wars in such a short time.
Moreover, he could clearly feel that the Beastman Tribe still had some tricks up their sleeves. Today's battle, as well as the previous four, were just warm-ups. Their next offensive would be even fiercer.
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