Some time ago, he had been inquiring about the Merlin Family after coming out of his birthplace and learned that the Merlin Family didn't have a Heaven Rank powerhouse overseeing it. The strongest person was the Peak Archmage Oren Merlin.
And that damned Santon Merlin hadn't returned to the Merlin Family for many years.
Then, he thought of retaliating against the Merlin Family. Coming to the Raging Flame Plane this time wasn't a coincidence, he wanted to use the power of the Black Tower to seize the Flame Demon Fort belonging to the Merlin Family. Naturally, this was only the first step in his retaliation against the Merlin Family. He would slowly nibble away at the Merlin Family in the future and thoroughly strangle the Merlin Family, one of the two Great Families.
Because of this, Suval found out that the Merlin Family had arrived at the Dark Moon Fort and impatiently rushed to the reception room. Afterwards, he heard the young mage proposing to cooperate. It had to be said that this cooperation would greatly benefit the Black Tower, but Suval didn't want to see the Black Tower and the Merlin Family cooperate. If it really developed to that step, how could he use the Black Tower's power to deal with the Merlin Family?
But …
The Merlin Family was looking down on the Black Tower too much. They only sent a 5th Rank High Mage, they didn't even have a bit of sincerity in their cooperation. It was precisely because of this that Suval had an excuse to obstruct this cooperation. His fierce words made the Merlin Family very passive.
"I want to know why the Merlin Family sent you. I'm afraid the cooperation is only a pretense?" Suval looked at Lin Yun and sneered. He waved his aged hand and a terrifying mana fluctuation rapidly spread as he coldly said, "You can't leave the Dark Moon Fort for the time being. Have Oren Merlin come and get him …"
As Suval said those words, he clearly didn't notice that Weiss was already sweating profusely and looking at him with a fearful expression.
Fuck …
If it wasn't for the situation being inappropriate, Whis would have cursed. 'We were clearly having a good discussion, yet you didn't just stay in the fort and insisted on joining in the fun. Do you know how much damage you'll bring to the Black Tower by messing up this cooperation? Truly a selfish guy!'
He naturally knew that Suval was still brooding over what happened back then and had shifted his hatred towards Thornton Merlin to the Merlin Family. But, even if he wanted to retaliate against the Merlin Family, he had to choose the right person.
'If that young mage wants to leave the Dark Moon Fort, he can do so at any time. Suval can't stop him …'
In the entire Black Tower, perhaps only Whis knew how terrifying this seemingly ordinary young mage was. The experience in the Tulan Mountain Range was like a nightmare to Whis, something he couldn't forget. The young mage killed the two powerful Undead lifeforms and even used a mysterious method to summon the terrifying Undead Horseman and Lich when dealing with Baiers' body.
And that wasn't much. At the lowest level, the young mage's performance was even more frightening. Baiers' soul, which had the power of a Peak Archmage, wasn't able to snatch the Undead Essence from the young mage's hands.
As for the Greater Demon they met on the way back, there was no need to mention it. That was a terrifying existence from the Abyss, but it ended up being scared away by the young mage.
In Weiss' eyes, the 7th Rank Archmage Suval wouldn't be the young mage's opponent if they fought. Let alone anything else, just summoning Undead lifeforms would be enough to leave Suval in a terrible state.
Moreover, Weiss didn't approve of Suval's methods. It was fine if he was hostile towards the Merlin Family, but couldn't he just endure a bit at such a crucial time? Did he have to make it so that the Black Tower wouldn't get any benefits before he was satisfied?
"Sir Suval, High Mage Merlin is the Black Tower's most respected guest. We have to treat him as a guest, not detain him. Moreover, the Merlin Family's proposal is in line with the Black Tower's interests."
In fact, Weiss had always been very respectful towards Suval, who came from the Holy Land. But his tone was no longer polite, and he had a cold expression on his face.
He was truly angry …
"How come I can't see that cooperating with the Merlin Family is in line with the Black Tower's interests? Weiss, you must have been deceived by the Merlin Family … "
Suval's gloomy face was on the verge of exploding after hearing Whis' words. In his eyes, he had already expressed his intentions very clearly. He wanted to deliberately make things difficult for the Merlin Family, but Weiss didn't give him any face and spoke up for the Merlin Family.
This made Suval very unhappy.
Although they were both Representative, it was clear that his qualifications and strength were higher than Weiss'. The other side's attitude was clearly provoking him.
"Sir Suval, you haven't understood the details of the cooperation, how can you be so arbitrary? You think that this cooperation won't bring any benefits to the Black Tower?" Weiss' face was ashen, anger rising in his heart.
"Weiss, you are really muddle-headed. If the Merlin Family truly valued this cooperation, why would they send such a young guy to propose it? If they were truly sincere, it would have been Oren Merlin …" Suval sneered as he retorted.
"You …"
Weiss was so angry that he couldn't say anything. It was very difficult for him to explain. Even if he said that Mafa Merlin wasn't simple and was even more formidable than him, Suval wouldn't believe him and would even consider it an insult. That would only escalate the situation to a point where it would be difficult to mediate and make things even worse.
He really couldn't understand how a perfectly good cooperation could end up like this ….
"Invite him over …"
But at this time, a feminine voice clearly echoed in everyone's ears. In an instant, the entire reception room became silent, especially Weiss and Suval. They looked as if they had seen a ghost and were frozen on the spot. Those words kept echoing in their minds.
'Invite … him over.'
Sir Hören actually used "invite" and not "let", this was too shocking …
After all, Sir Hören was the Chairman of the Black Tower, a Peak Archmage powerhouse who had touched upon a wisp of Extraordinary Power. He was known as the strongest Archmage of Okland alongside Star Sage Joy. In all of Okland, the number of people that could make Sir Hören use the word "invite" could be counted on two hands.
But …
Those words were clearly directed at the young mage of the Merlin Family. This thoroughly shocked Suval, he simply didn't dare to believe his ears. He even suspected that he had misheard. 'How could Sir Hören use honorifics against a 5th Rank High Mage in his twenties? Even if it was a 5th Rank Archmage, Sir Hören wouldn't need to use honorifics … '
But this was the truth, Sir Hören really used honorifics against the young mage of the Merlin Family. No matter how much Suval didn't want to believe it, the facts were in front of him, he had no choice but to believe it.
'What the hell …'
"That …" Suval opened his mouth, wanting to ask Weiss what was going on, but he saw that the other side was also looking at him as if he had seen a ghost.
"High Mage Merlin, Sir Hören invites you to go up …"
Although Weiss was also shocked, Sir Hören's attitude was clearly a good thing for him. As he spoke, he pointed at the spiral staircase on the left while looking at Suval with a strange expression. It was as if he was taking pleasure in Suval's misfortune, but also complacent. Nothing could be done about it, he had been infuriated by Suval just now, so he naturally wouldn't miss an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Originally, Suval's interference made him feel a bit uneasy. After all, the young mage's temper wasn't very good, and if things weren't handled properly, things would blow up. On one side was his collaborator, and on the other side was a Representative of the Black Tower. If they really fought, it wouldn't be easy to resolve the situation.
Fortunately, Sir Harren stood out and expressed his stance, resolving the storm.
'But that young mage is too strange. Not to mention his frightening strength, he actually made Sir Hören treat him with honorifics. Even I don't get this kind of treatment.
"Alright …"
Lin Yun softly nodded and followed the spiral staircase on the left. His silhouette quickly disappeared under the amazed gazes of Weiss and Suval. At this time, he pushed open a door on the 2nd floor and saw an exquisite study. There was only a middle-aged man inside, the Chairman of the Black Tower, Hören, whom he had met at the Magic Hand's gathering.
To be more precise, this was the second time he met Hören. The first time was at the Magic Hand's gathering. At that time, they had a bit of a disagreement. He had been recommended by Star Sage Joy to join the Magic Hand's gathering, but Hören and Joy had some grudges and had done everything possible to prevent him from joining the Magic Hand. Speaking of which, Hören wasn't targeting him.
As for the Meditation Set, it looked very pleasant on the surface, but when the transaction was reached, both sides had their own ulterior motives. Hören thought that he had cheated him, while he knew that the one who had been cheated was Hören.
Naturally, this was a secret that would be kept forever.
At this time, Hören was calmly sitting on the other side of the desk, his body emitting an indescribable mana. Ever since he entered the room, Lin Yun felt a boundless pressure. He was already a 5th Rank High Mage and was very sensitive to the flow of mana. He could clearly feel that this pressure didn't come from Hören himself, but rather from the power of the world.
This was Extraordinary Power …
The current Chairman of the Black Tower, Hören, might be the same as Star Sage Joy. He was the kind of terrifying existence that had one foot in the Heaven Rank and touched upon a wisp of Extraordinary Power. Every move he made had the power to destroy the world, far surpassing the average Archmage. Even the mana fluctuations he emitted could make an Archmage tremble in fear.
"Sir Hören …" Lin Yun hadn't expected to meet Hören under such circumstances.
"Haha, Merlin, we meet again …" Hören, who was leaning on the desk, raised his head and glanced at Lin Yun with a smile. Seeing that young mage, Hören couldn't help recalling that Meditation Law Set.
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