Lin Yun, who had been thinking about how to deal with the Thawing Fire Tribe, naturally didn't have time to care about what Thorne Merlin was doing. In fact, after coming out of the meeting hall, he went to look for Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin.
Nothing could be done about it, he didn't have much control over the Merlin Family's Planar Legion. If he cooperated with the Black Tower to jointly deal with the Thawing Fire Tribe, he would have to take out a portion of his military power. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain to the Black Tower, and they might even think that he wasn't sincere.
This gave him a headache.
Although he was the Commander personally appointed by the Ancestral Land, the Planar Legion stationed in the Flame Demon Fort had been led by Thorne Merlin alone. Over the years, Thorne Merlin had commanded one battle after another in the Raging Flame Plane, going through fire and water with those people. He had long since established an unshakable prestige within the Planar Legion.
But now, he had interfered and came to the Raging Flame Plane as a Commander. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was an outsider. Although it looked like he had taken away a portion of Thorne Merlin's authority, in reality, Thorne Merlin's authority hadn't decreased at all. The majority of the Planar Legion's members only listened to Thorne Merlin's orders.
At this time, Lin Yun had no choice but to think of a way. In a few months, he would officially cooperate with the Black Tower and launch an attack on the Thawing Fire Tribe. If he couldn't take out a decent military power, unforeseen events would inevitably happen.
With his understanding of the Black Tower, he naturally knew that the reason why the Black Tower agreed so happily was because Hören wanted to minimize the losses and risks and maximize the benefits. And cooperating with the Merlin Family was to share the risks with both sides.
Moreover, during the negotiations with Hören in the morning, he had asked for an exorbitant price and directly obtained 70% of the quota to enter the Ghost Valley. If he couldn't take out a powerful force, he would truly be embarrassed.
After all, both sides would have to put in some effort.
"Sirs, how many people can I mobilize in the Planar Legion stationed in the Flame Demon Fort?"
Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin had just entered his living quarters when Lin Yun got straight to the point.
"Ah …"
The two stared blankly, they didn't expect the young mage to suddenly ask this question. Then, they recalled the situation in the conference hall and their expressions changed. Could it be that the young mage wanted to shed all pretense of cordiality with the overbearing Thorne Merlin? At the thought of this possibility, Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin's expressions turned extremely ugly.
After all, they came from the Ancestral Land. Although they were biased towards the young mage and their favorable impression of Merlin Thorne had decreased, they still looked at the problem from the perspective of the Merlin Family.
It wouldn't be a good thing if the young mage really fell out with Merlin Thorne. This kind of internal strife would damage the interests of the Merlin Family.
If they could avoid it, they really didn't want this to happen.
"Don't misunderstand, I don't plan on bickering with Thorne Merlin for the time being …"
Seeing Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin's expressions, Lin Yun knew that they had misunderstood. He scratched his cheek and said with a smile, "I want to take control of the Ghost Valley, so I need a part of the military. Naturally, there are some things that I can slowly explain to you later."
"What? Take control of the Ghost Valley …"
At first, Ida Merlin and Yuri simultaneously sighed in relief when they heard the young mage's words. But the more they listened, the more they felt that something was wrong. The young mage said that he wanted to take control of the Ghost Valley!
How could this be …
The two had participated in several battles in the Raging Flame Plane, so they naturally knew that the Thawing Fire Tribe had always been eyeing the Ghost Valley. If they could smoothly take over the Ghost Valley, would the Merlin Family need to station a military force in the Ghost Valley all year round and maintain a deadlock for so many years?
What the young mage said about taking control of the Ghost Valley was clearly a bit unrealistic.
The Merlin Family had been working hard for so many years, but they hadn't made much progress in the Ghost Valley. They didn't believe that the young mage could do it.
Although they had seen the young mage's strength, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was frightening, the issue of the Ghost Valley wasn't something that could be solved by one or two people. It required a huge military force. Moreover, the young mage didn't have any experience in Planar Wars, he clearly had no experience in this aspect.
"This Planar Legion has followed Thorne Merlin for many years. Mobilizing them under Thorne Merlin's watch is almost impossible. But before going to the Raging Flame Plane, a part of the force was transferred from the Ancestral Land, about four to five hundred people … "
Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin glanced at each other, inwardly shaking their heads and smiling bitterly. They really didn't want to dampen the young mage's enthusiasm. "We can mobilize the forces transferred from the Ancestral Land and listen to your command, but High Mage Merlin, with just these people, it might be a bit difficult to seize the Ghost Valley …"
They originally wanted to say that it was simply impossible to seize the Ghost Valley with the power of four to five hundred people, but after thinking about it, they decided to be a bit more tactful.
In their eyes, even if the young mage didn't have any experience in Planar Wars, he should be able to retreat after hearing this result.
But …
"Sirs, I'll have to trouble you to transfer those people from the Flame Demon Fort and have them follow me to the Ghost Valley to make some preparations in advance …"
Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin would never have thought that Lin Yun was already very satisfied.
Although four to five hundred people was a bit lacking, it was better than nothing. He originally thought that with the entire Planar Legion under Thorne Merlin's control, he wouldn't be able to mobilize many people. But now, he was pleasantly surprised to find out that he could actually mobilize four to five hundred people, along with the two Archmages, Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin, the three Merlin brothers, and the Draconic Beastman, Xiuban. This was already considered a decent force.
The conversation ended there, and without wasting too much time, Lin Yun led the grandiose group of people towards the Ghost Valley and made a series of arrangements, sealing the valley, and so on.
Only five hundred people from the Ancestral Land were listening to Lin Yun's command. Most of these people were Great Mages, while there were only ten High Mages.
This was a far cry from Thorne Merlin's Planar Legion.
Two months quickly passed. During this time, Lin Yun methodically made arrangements, running between the Flame Demon Fort and the Ghost Valley. During this time, the Thawing Fire Tribe's attacks on the Flame Demon Fort didn't show any signs of stopping. There were over ten attacks, big and small, and although they managed to defend the Flame Demon Fort, they suffered some losses.
At this time, the atmosphere in the conference hall of the Flame Demon Fort was somewhat solemn. After Thorne Merlin issued a series of orders, he made the higher-ups of the Planar Legion leave, leaving only Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin.
"Sirs, you are really making trouble …"
During these two months, Thorne Merlin already knew that Lin Yun had plans for the Ghost Valley. When he heard this news, he laughed for a long time.
What kind of place was the Ghost Valley?
It was a place where the mana was so dense that it was almost like a mist. Not only did the Merlin Family want it, but even the Thawing Fire Tribe wouldn't give up fighting over it. And that Mafa Merlin actually led over five hundred Great Mages to recklessly attack the Ghost Valley. In his eyes, this was simply courting death.
After all, during his decades of campaigning in the Raging Flame Plane, he had tried to attack the Ghost Valley more than once, but he had always failed. The Ghost Valley was closely watched by the Thawing Fire Tribe. Unless one had the power to crush the Thawing Fire Tribe, they simply wouldn't be able to obtain control of the Ghost Valley.
He had seen Mafa Merlin's actions over the past two months, but he didn't stop him because he felt that this was ridiculous. Could five hundred Great Mages handle the Thawing Fire Tribe? If that was the case, the Thawing Fire Tribe would have already been destroyed by the Merlin Family. Why would they wait until now?
But he didn't plan on reminding Mafa Merlin. Letting him suffer a bit would be good.
After so many years, he already knew the power of the Thawing Fire Tribe like the back of his hand. Just the six Great Prophets of the tribe were enough to give him a headache. They all had the power of a 5th Rank Archmage, and there was also a mysterious Tribal Chief. Not to mention, the Thawing Fire Tribe had a large number of Prophets comparable to Archmages, as well as all kinds of military forces. Even if the Merlin Family gathered all the forces of the Raging Flame Plane, they still wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between the Thawing Fire Tribe's teeth.
And the five hundred Great Mages led by Mafa Merlin were even more ridiculous. Thorne Merlin estimated that they wouldn't even be able to handle a single army of the Thawing Fire Tribe stationed near the Ghost Valley.
"Mafa Merlin is still young and has no experience in Planar Expeditions. It's understandable for him to do some preposterous things. But Sirs, you are both experienced, so why didn't you advise Mafa Merlin …" Although Thorne Merlin had a smile on his face and was very polite to these two Archmages from the Ancestral Land, his words were very ear-piercing.
Thorne Merlin originally felt that Mafa Merlin's identity as a Commander was useless and wouldn't be able to shake his control over the Planar Legion, and this was indeed the case.
But …
Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin, these two Archmages from the Ancestral Land, actually chose to support Mafa Merlin. In the future, the group of Great Mages from the Ancestral Land would be transferred out of the Flame Demon Fort and given to Mafa Merlin to command. This inwardly annoyed Thorne Merlin, but due to the identity of these two, they came from the Ancestral Land and had a deep background, so he couldn't rashly offend them.
"Haha, High Mage Merlin is the Planar Legion's Commander, he has his own judgment …"
At this time, Ida Merlin and Yuri Merlin, who were sitting on both sides, were somewhat pale. They also wanted to advise him, but they didn't dare to. Ever since they gave the command of the five hundred Great Mages to the young mage two months ago, the young mage seemed to have gone crazy and kept running to the Ghost Valley all day.
They were also very helpless …
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