But unfortunately …
The nearby Thawing Fire Tribe was also eyeing the Ghost Valley covetously. Although they didn't have control over the Ghost Valley, they had a powerful army stationed next to it all year round. Whenever the Black Tower conspired against the Ghost Valley, the Thawing Fire Tribe would counterattack. After a few times, the higher-ups of the Black Tower were thoroughly despairing. They realized that if they wanted to thoroughly control the Ghost Valley, they would have to eliminate the Thawing Fire Tribe.
But how can the Thawing Fire Tribe, one of the thirteen tribes, be so easily eliminated?
This tribe had been passed down for countless years and had a huge foundation. This made the higher-ups of the Black Tower reconsider whether it was worth it to make a sacrifice to completely eliminate the Thawing Fire Tribe.
"Of course it's related. The cooperation I'm talking about is the alliance between the Merlin Family and the Black Tower to jointly attack the Thawing Fire Tribe. I think that with the power of two major forces, eliminating the Thawing Fire Tribe shouldn't be a problem …"
Lin Yun interrupted Weiss' train of thought. When he heard Lin Yun's words, he was immediately startled. The content of the cooperation was actually to attack the Thawing Fire Tribe.
Weiss looked at Lin Yun with amazement. It was very hard to imagine that a youth in his twenties would actually have this kind of courage. The benefits of eliminating the Thawing Fire Tribe were self-evident. Even if the young mage didn't explain the distribution after the war, Weiss could guess that after the Thawing Fire Tribe disappeared, the Ghost Valley would be jointly controlled by the Merlin Family and the Black Tower.
From the perspective of a Representative of the Black Tower, Weiss simply couldn't find any reason to refuse this cooperation. The risks would be minimized if the two major forces joined hands. More importantly, without the trouble of the Thawing Fire Tribe, the Black Tower wouldn't have to be afraid of everything. At that time, they would be able to transfer some of their forces to support other places or capture other forts.
It wouldn't be too much to say that there were only benefits and no harm.
In fact, just the Ghost Valley was enough for the Black Tower to take the risk of cooperating with the Merlin Family. After all, the Ghost Valley was the place with the densest mana in the northern part of the Raging Flame Plane. If they successfully captured the Ghost Valley, they would be able to send a batch of young mages there every year. The benefits would be hard to describe. It might not be obvious in a short time, but after a few decades, or even a few centuries, how many powerhouses would the Ghost Valley help the Black Tower nurture?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Ghost Valley would play a decisive role in the Black Tower 'struggle in the Raging Flame Plane!
And that wasn't the only benefit …
Whis, who held a high position, had obtained top secret information before heading to the Raging Flame Plane. Only a few members of the Council were qualified to see it.
It was clearly recorded that the Thawing Fire Tribe had a powerful Magic Tool. If they could really eliminate the Thawing Fire Tribe and obtain that Magic Tool, the Black Tower would undoubtedly be the biggest winner.
However, before Whis could reply, the young mage's voice sounded again.
"Sir Whis, I actually have a way to increase the concentration of Mana in the Ghost Valley by at least twofold. After we gain complete control of the Ghost Valley, the Merlin Family and the Black Tower will be able to send a batch of youths into the Ghost Valley every year. Of course, there is a fixed quota that needs to be discussed between both parties."
Lin Yun crossed his arms, placed them on the table, and lightly tapped them. He looked at Whis with a smile. In fact, he did have a way to increase the concentration of Mana in the Ghost Valley. The reason why he took the initiative to suggest it was because he wanted to have more bargaining chips in his cooperation with the Black Tower.
"What …"
Whis was suddenly startled. He looked at the young mage in disbelief, not daring to believe his ears. 'Did I hear wrong? The young mage said that it could at least double the concentration of mana in the Ghost Valley!?'
What kind of concept was doubling the concentration of mana?
He simply didn't dare to imagine it. If it was really as the young mage said, that it could double the concentration of mana in the Ghost Valley, then he was certain that no other place in the entire Raging Flame Plane could compare to the Ghost Valley.
"Is … Is what you said true?"
Nothing could be done about it, the young mage's words were too outrageous. Although he already believed most of it, Whis still wanted to confirm it with the young mage. If someone else had told him this, he simply wouldn't have believed it. The Ghost Valley's mana was already dense enough, how could it be increased again?
However, the one who said this was a young mage. He had witnessed countless impossible things happening to him.
"Really …" Lin Yun softly nodded and didn't say anything else, apparently waiting for Whis' answer.
"Cough, cough, High Mage Merlin, I'm sorry, this matter is too important, I don't have the authority to decide …" Whis wasn't calm on the surface and on the inside. The value of the Ghost Valley's increased mana concentration was too great. As he said, this matter was of great importance. Although he was a Representative, he didn't have the authority to make decisions. "Please wait a moment, I'll ask Sir Hören …"
Whis clearly understood that asking Sir Hören was only going through the motions. With Sir Hören's wisdom, he could naturally see that this was a cooperation that couldn't be refused. If the Thawing Fire Tribe was smoothly eliminated, the Black Tower wouldn't just obtain the Ghost Valley, they would also obtain an extremely powerful Magic Tool.
These two benefits would undoubtedly have a huge impact on the Black Tower.
"Okay …"
Lin Yun didn't care and calmly sat on the side.
"Whis, I don't think you need to disturb Sir Hören!"
However, at this moment, a gloomy voice came from outside the reception room. This voice was mixed with extremely strong magical waves, and it was obvious that it was filled with deep hostility.
Then, the reception room's door was pushed open.
The one who came in was an old man wrapped in a black robe. He seemed to be in his seventies and had a gloomy expression. Although he looked no different from an ordinary old man, the mana fluctuations surging from his body were extremely frightening. The old man's cuffs were embroidered with gold and silver patterns.
This was a High Rank Archmage!
"Ah, Suval, how come you are here …" Whis, who was about to leave, frowned when he saw the old man come in.
'Oh no …'
At this time, Whis realized that Suval's arrival wasn't a good thing.
That old man called Suval had the same status as him in the Black Tower. They were both Councilors, but Suval's qualifications were far deeper. Three hundred years ago, he was already a well-known figure among the geniuses of that era. It had to be said that Suval had been very outstanding in his youth.
In that era, Suval's name spread throughout Andalusia like a mountain, pressuring countless geniuses to the point that they couldn't breathe. Moreover, at that time, Suval was praised as the best candidate for Chairman, and he truly didn't disappoint the higher-ups of the Black Tower. In a short few decades, he advanced to the Archmage realm and walked further and further on the Archmage path.
At that time, Suval was already a 7th Rank Archmage, leaving the geniuses of his generation far behind. He smoothly entered the core of the Black Tower and became a member of the Council of Seven.
Up until the appearance of the Merlin Family's Santon Merlin and the great battle in the Aurij Mountain Range with Suval, the glorious Suval fell from the clouds. To be more precise, Suval not only lost that battle, but his body was severely injured to the point that his magic path was severed and he could only stay at the 7th Rank of the Archmage realm for the rest of his life.
That kind of heavy blow was something Suval couldn't accept, and his temperament greatly changed for a while. Later on, powerhouses of the Black Tower's Holy Land appeared and took Suval away. It was said that they wanted to help Suval advance on the magic path. But he left for close to three hundred years, and only recently did Suval come out of the Holy Land and return to the Black Tower, obtaining a seat as a Representative.
In fact, the ancestors of the Holy Land were also powerless against Suval's situation, and the traumatized Suval stayed in the Holy Land.
Thus, Whis felt that something was wrong when he saw Suval. Even if he used his butt to think, he would know that because of Santon Merlin, Suval hated the Merlin Family so much.
'What should I do …'
Whis was sweating profusely.
The old man called Suval's footsteps were steady, and his every movement was emitting a terrifying momentum. After coming in, Suval glanced at Lin Yun with disdain and disgust before turning to Whis. "Why can't I come? I know what happened. Whis, how could you so easily trust a 5th Rank High Mage? Can he represent the Merlin Family? "
"Hmpf, even if he can represent the Merlin Family …"
After saying that, Suval glanced at Lin Yun with disgust and coldly snorted. "Your Merlin Family has a lot of face. What do you think our Black Tower is? They wanted to cooperate with the Black Tower, but they sent such a young guy over. It was too insincere! You want to talk about cooperation, but you have to let your Merlin Family's Oren Merlin come, or there's no need to talk … "
Suval's expression was gloomy, and a sneer could be seen at the corner of his mouth. Even if Oren Merlin personally came, he wouldn't be able to cooperate with the Black Tower. He had been suppressing his hatred for Santon Merlin for three hundred years, and unknowingly, he had already started hating the entire Merlin Family. How glorious had he been in the past?
He had defeated one powerhouse after another and created one legend after another. But Santon Merlin's appearance had made his fate sink to the bottom. He had left a hidden injury in his body, and he could only stay at the 7th Rank of the Archmage realm for the rest of his life. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't change that outcome. Later, the powerhouses of the Holy Land appeared to help him treat his injuries, but in the end, those hidden injuries simply couldn't be cured.
This was all caused by Santon Merlin.
He had thought of crushing Santon Merlin countless times, but not long after he lived in seclusion in the Holy Land, he heard that Santon Merlin had reached the Heaven Rank. He truly despaired after learning that.
He simply didn't have the ability to retaliate against a Heaven Rank powerhouse.
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