'That's Solomon …'
The Leader of the Mage Guild, the master of the Sage Tower, Solomon, who had shaken Thousand Sails City for twenty years. Let alone an insignificant Alchemist like Molin, even Leader Lys had no choice but to be respectful in front of this High Mage.
He had actually reprimanded Saruman earlier …
Thinking of this, Molin felt his legs turn to jelly.
'What should I do, what should I do …'
'That's the number one High Mage of Thousand Sails City, one of the butchers who destroyed the Black Wing Bandit Group. In front of him, I'm just an ant that can be crushed at any time.'
Mo Lin stood there with a pale face. His legs were trembling uncontrollably, and cold sweat was dripping down his forehead …
"Merlin, do you need my help?" Solomon walked into the lobby of the Gilded Rose. He didn't look at the shivering Molin, nor did he ask about the cause and effect. The first thing he asked was whether Lin Yun needed his help.
That's right, solve it!
If someone else had asked this question, it would have immediately attracted the dissatisfaction of the Alchemist Guild. 'What a joke! The Alchemist Guild's seizure, how could you solve it just because you said so? Do you still care about the Alchemist Guild?'
But Solomon said it as if it was a matter of course. The eight black-robed Alchemists, as well as the shivering Molin, didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it, because it was Solomon who said it.
If Solomon said he would solve it, then no matter what happened, no matter who was right or wrong, no matter the cause and effect, this matter had to be solved.
This was Solomon's status in Thousand Sails City.
Lin Yun only knew that as long as Solomon said it, these black-robed Alchemists and Molin would definitely pack up and return to the Alchemist Guild with their tails between their legs. Whatever seizure or hearing, it wouldn't have anything to do with him.
But after thinking about it, Lin Yun shook his head and refused Solomon's good intentions. "No need."
It wasn't because of some ridiculous pride, nor was it because of some strange dignity.
In fact, to Lin Yun, who came from the end of the magic era, pride and dignity were the same as moral integrity. They were things that could fall at any time.
The reason Lin Yun refused Solomon's kind intentions was because he felt that the Gilded Rose had too few Alchemists.
"High Mage Solomon, the situation with that Magic Conducting Rune Creation Paradigm is as I said on the way. I'll go to the Sage Tower in a few days and ask you to give me some pointers at that time …"
"Alright then." Seeing that Lin Yun had made up his mind, Saruman didn't try to persuade him any further. He smiled and nodded, then turned to Merlin and said, "Send my regards to Lys."
After saying that, he turned and left the Gilded Rose.
"Yes, yes …" At this time, Merlin suddenly let out a sigh of relief. His legs softened as he sat down on the stairs. But Merlin, who was immersed in the joy of surviving a disaster, didn't care about that. He reached out to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead and didn't even have time to wipe the dust off his face before jogging back to Lin Yun.
But this time, Merlin didn't have a condescending expression on his face. Instead, he had a fawning smile as he said, "Mage … Mage Merlin, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding …"
"Haha, it's fine as long as the misunderstanding is cleared up." Lin Yun chuckled, as if he didn't remember anything that had happened. He then kindly reminded Merlin, "Alchemist Merlin, there are still a few shelves over there that haven't been sealed."
"No, no, no need, there's no need to seal them …" Hearing this, Merlin's smile was even uglier than a crying face.
'Damnit, if I had known that you were friends with Solomon, I wouldn't have come to seize your properties.
'But in the end, not only did I not get any benefits, I even got Solomon. How could I be so unlucky …'
"You really don't need to?"
"I really don't need to …" Merlin was on the verge of tears.
"Alright then …" Lin Yun nodded in relief before suddenly asking, "Oh right, Alchemist Merlin, when will the hearing begin?"
"The hearing will begin in an hour … No, no, no, I'm not trying to rush you, Mage Merlin. If you really don't have time, the hearing is fine …"
As soon as Molin said those words, he almost slapped himself in the face. Wasn't he just rubbing salt in the wound? It hadn't been easy for him to cover up the seal, yet he was still talking about a hearing. Would he be happy only if Saruman came back?
"No, I have time!"
"Ah?"
"It will take about half an hour to reach the Alchemist Guild from here. Alchemist Merlin, hurry up and put the seals back on."
"Ah?"
Molin let out two "Ah!" sounds. His entire body felt like it had been sealed.
After working in the Alchemist Guild for so many years, this was the first time Molin had seen an alchemy shop's owner act like this. Not only was he impatient to participate in the hearing, but he was also frantically urging Molin to quickly put up the seal. 'This, this, this … What's going on? Are you the one being sealed, or am I?'
One was constantly urging him, while the other was intentionally going easy on him …
The following work was quickly completed. Molin directed a few black-robed alchemists to hurriedly stick seals on a few shelves, trembling with fear as he expressed that the work had been completed.
Most importantly, before leaving, Lin Yun asked a question.
"Oh right, Alchemist Molin, I won't lose anything after the hearing, right?"
"No!" Molin was scared to tears on the spot, but he firmly shook his head. "Absolutely not!"
At the start, Molin truly had the idea of fishing for some benefits. In any case, whether the Gilded Rose could continue operating after the hearing was over was still a problem. Under such circumstances, no one would come looking for trouble if he could fish for some benefits.
But now, Molin wouldn't dare to do that even if he was a hundred times more courageous.
The young owner of the Gilded Rose was actually someone who could speak in front of Solomon. Trying to fish for some benefits from him would be akin to being tired of living.
Moreover, with Saruman's final words, even Leader Lys had no choice but to give him some face. The hearing would at most be a formality. After that, the Gilded Rose would be able to do business as usual. What would he do if he detained something and brought Saruman out?
As he thought of this possibility, Molin's legs suddenly softened.
Fortunately, Lin Yun didn't ask anything on the way. The two of them sat in the same carriage and quickly reached the Alchemist Guild.
Looking at the time, it had just been an hour.
The hearing was held on the 2nd floor. Molin respectfully sent Lin Yun to the door before reaching out and knocking on the door. "Gilded Rose's Mafa Merlin has arrived."
"Invite him in."
Lin Yun reached out and pushed open the door. Inside was a spacious conference room. The furnishings were very simple. There were only a few chairs and a long table. Three middle-aged men were sitting side by side behind the long table. They didn't seem very old, between forty and fifty years old.
Ten meters away from the long table was a chair. That should be the seat reserved for Lin Yun.
"Mage Merlin, please take a seat." After Molin sent Lin Yun into the conference room, he respectfully asked Lin Yun to sit down. He then jogged over to one of the middle-aged men and whispered a few words in his ear.
After hearing Molin's words, that middle-aged man was clearly startled. He raised his head and looked at Lin Yun with a bewildered expression before promptly lowering his head to cover up his gaffe. But the quill in his right hand betrayed his current mood. It was only a small quill, but he almost couldn't hold it steadily.
Although they were separated by a distance of ten meters, and although Molin's voice was very low, Lin Yun could still make out from the shape of Molin's mouth that he had said, "Solomon sent him back …"
It looked like this middle-aged man was Molin's backer in the Alchemist Guild.
After Molin left the conference room, the hearing officially started.
"You are Mafa Merlin?" The first to ask was the middle-aged man sitting among the three. He seemed to be in his fifties, and the mana fluctuations emitted from his body made Lin Yun feel some pressure.
If it had been before advancing to Great Mage, Lin Yun might have only felt pressure, but now that Lin Yun had become a Great Mage, his perception towards mana fluctuations had also become sharper. With one glance, he could tell that this middle-aged man should be a 5th Rank Great Mage.
But he might have taken a detour when advancing to Great Mage, resulting in his five Magic Conducting Runes being unable to maintain balance. He might have been able to reach this point with the help of potions, but he might not be able to advance past the 5th Rank for the rest of his life.
"Mafa Merlin?" The middle-aged man frowned when he didn't get a response. As a high-ranking member of the Alchemist Guild, he had presided over at least a hundred hearings, but he had never had a hearing like this, where his first words were ignored by the person he was asking about.
Moreover, there were two of his colleagues watching from the side, so the middle-aged man felt that he had lost face. When he looked at Lin Yun again, he naturally didn't have a good impression of him.
"Ah, yes, I am Mafa Merlin." Lin Yun, who had been feeling regretful that the other party had stopped at the 5th Rank, recovered after hearing the middle-aged man's second question.
"Good, Mafa Merlin, you can explain the matter regarding the Gilded Rose."
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