But, if they had enough power to take down the Horn of Fertility, how could they send someone to contact the Merlin Family and propose cooperation?
This was clearly illogical …
The relationship between the Merlin Family and the Watson Family was clear. It was a grudge that had lasted for millennia since the 3rd Dynasty.
A millennium ago, Merlin Lorr left that Ancestral Land and followed the late king to establish the Andalusia Kingdom, allowing the declining Merlin Family to improve and slowly grow stronger. But the Watson Family didn't stop suppressing the Merlin Family. Only the Ancestral Lands of the two families knew how many conflicts had occurred between them.
This kind of grudge was simply impossible to resolve.
If they weren't forced to do so, how could the Watson Family give their opponents the opportunity to grow stronger?
To be more precise, the Watson Family's military forces in the Raging Flame Plane were somewhat powerless against the remaining one-third of the Horn of Fertility's forces.
Perhaps if they used all their power and paid a huge price, they might barely be able to defeat that army, but defending it would be a bit unrealistic.
At this time, the Watson Family needed a partner.
A partner that could share the risks.
Thus, they thought of the Merlin Family and dispatched Mark to the Flame Demon Fort to propose a cooperation.
But, they didn't want the Merlin Family to get too many benefits from this cooperation.
Mark clearly remembered that before leaving, Patriarch Karl had repeatedly urged him to show an unyielding attitude after meeting the commander of the Merlin Family and to suppress the benefits of the Merlin Family to the minimum.
On the way, Mark had been restless. Although he had reached the Archmage realm in his thirties, and few youths in the entire Andalusia could compare to him, the other side was the commander of the Merlin Family. He controlled all the military forces of the Merlin Family in the Raging Flame Plane, and he was at least a High Rank Archmage or High Rank Sword Saint. Mark didn't have much confidence in showing an unyielding attitude when facing this commander.
However, when he arrived at the Flame Demon Fort and saw the commander with his own eyes, he realized how wrong he was. The commander of the Merlin Family wasn't a High Rank Archmage, he wasn't even an Archmage. He was only a laughable 6th Rank High Mage.
As he thought of this, Mark couldn't help taking a deep look at Lin Yun. But at this time, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed from outside the reception room, accompanied by an aged voice.
"High Mage Merlin, I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting …"
The one who walked into the reception room was the Black Tower's Whis. The Black Tower Representative's face was full of smiles, even his eyes were narrowed. His first words were very humble.
He had no choice but to be cautious when facing the young mage.
In the cooperation not long ago, the Black Tower had deliberately concealed the matter of the totem, which was a bit wrong. Of course, they had thought of compensation afterwards. That Peak True Spirit Level totem had only been in the Black Tower's hands for ten hours and it hadn't even warmed up when it was sent to the Flame Demon Fort.
And today was the day they had agreed to return the totem.
"Haha, how could it be …" Lin Yun naturally knew what Whis was thinking, but he didn't really care. Although the totem was at the Peak True Spirit Realm, it had no value to a human mage. He wasn't interested in it at all. He had borrowed it from the Black Tower when he needed to attack the defensive power of the Raising Dragon Array.
"Erm … May I ask if you still need to use it for a while?" Whis stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
If he asked the young mage for it, even if the other side wouldn't say anything, he would definitely be dissatisfied with him. After thinking about it, he could only express himself tactfully.
He hoped that the young mage wouldn't say "need", or he wouldn't be able to explain himself to Sir Hören.
"Haha, what are you talking about? How could I have the nerve to keep using it …" Lin Yun scratched his cheek and bitterly smiled at Whis. He was now certain that the Black Tower wouldn't discover the abnormality of the totem for a while. He had read the information in the empty and decaying library. It was said that after the Black Tower obtained the totem, they gathered all the members of the Parliament and began to study the totem. After more than two months, they finally discovered that human mages could not use the totem.
In the eyes of the Black Tower, the totem was a genuine Peak True Spirit Magic Tool, comparable to the power of a Peak Archmage.
Hören being able to keep the totem in his hands for half a month was already quite magnanimous.
"Then … Alright then." Whis, who had been nervously waiting for the young mage's answer, finally relaxed when he heard the young mage's words. But at this time, with his keen perception as a 6th Rank Archmage, he suddenly felt an unfriendly gaze staring at him.
'What's going on?'
"Don't you know how serious the consequences of disturbing my negotiation with Mafa Merlin are?" Mark pointed at Whis with a gloomy expression. His entire face was distorted by the atmosphere, making him look especially sinister.
He was truly angered.
His negotiation with the young mage had reached its most critical moment. He was only waiting for the young mage to nod and sign an agreement. Then, most of the Horn of Fertility's land would fall into the hands of the Watson Family.
However, an old man suddenly barged in and said a lot of things. It seemed that he was here to take something …
What he couldn't tolerate the most was that their negotiation was interrupted for such a trivial matter.
'F * ck!'
"Eh?"
Whis was truly at a loss. He suddenly felt that his brain wasn't working properly. 'What's going on?
It's no wonder … '
The Black Tower was one of the two major mage forces of the Andalusia Kingdom, and he had entered the Black Tower's Council of Seven, standing at the peak of the 6th Rank of the Archmage realm. He was also a Great Master of the Wind Element, and his power was comparable to that of a 7th Rank Archmage. Few people in Okland's upper echelons would dare to disrespect him.
After carefully thinking about it a few times, he looked at Lin Yun and then at the white-robed mage pointing at him with an angry expression. He was finally sure that the other side was talking to him.
Whis' expression became somewhat gloomy.
Normally, this Representative of the Black Tower should have already gotten angry after being provoked by a newly advanced Archmage, but Whis had no choice but to suppress his anger. 'What if this white-robed mage is a friend of Mafa Merlin?'
"May I ask who you are …" Thinking of this, Whis' expression slightly eased up.
But the young genius Mark Watson didn't pay attention to this. He was now looking at Whis with a very cold expression as he coldly said, "Old man, don't you know that you have already disturbed my negotiation with Mafa Merlin? If you don't disappear within a minute, even Mafa Merlin won't be able to protect you, because you will have to face the wrath of an Archmage … "
After saying this, Mark Watson didn't even bother to look at Whis. He felt that his words were very clear. He then seemed to recall something and sneered, "You originally didn't have the qualifications to know who I am, but it seems that it is necessary now. You should know of the famous Watson Family, right? I am the youngest Archmage of the entire Watson Family, Mark Watson … "
"I only know that there is someone called Karl Watson in the Watson Family …" Whis looked at Mark Watson with a gloomy expression, his voice filled with a bone-chilling coldness. He had originally been worried that the other side might be friends with Mafa Merlin.
But now, it seemed that there was no friendship …
Although he stayed in the Dark Azure Plane all year round and didn't spend much time in Okland, he knew that the Merlin Family and the Watson Family didn't have a harmonious relationship. Who knew how many conflicts had occurred in the open or in the shadows, and the grudges between the two sides were already irreconcilable.
After learning of Mark Watson's identity, he no longer had any misgivings.
In an instant, the anger he had been suppressing burst out. Although he didn't move, the aura of a High Rank Archmage spread out, filling the reception room with an indescribable pressure.
Boundless Wind Magic Elements filled the air, turning into hurricanes that tore through the air.
"The youths of the Watson Family are becoming more and more outrageous …" Whis shook his head.
He had a skinny body and a head full of white hair. He looked no different from an ordinary old man, but there was an indescribable magic about him. Just his words alone made people feel a boundless pressure.
"You … You are provoking the Watson Family!"
This sudden change, especially that terrifying pressure, scared Mark silly. Cold sweat trickled down his body. He could clearly feel that the power the old man burst out with was simply unbearable. It even made him feel powerless, but he didn't show any weakness with his words.
He truly hadn't expected that this seemingly ordinary old man, who had been extremely humble when talking to Mafa Merlin, actually had such terrifying power.
As far as he knew, the owner of that pressure definitely wasn't an ordinary Archmage, but a genuine High Rank Archmage.
What kind of concept was that?
Even the Watson Family, which had existed for countless years, didn't have many powerhouses of that level, and any one of them had a transcendent status within the Family.
But he really couldn't understand why this High Rank Archmage would be so respectful towards Mafa Merlin.
No, no, no, it was simply too respectful. He was always very careful with his words, as if afraid of provoking Mafa Merlin.
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