'There should be another way …'
Lin Yun frowned as he attentively looked at the five crystals on the refining table, racking his brains for a solution, but he didn't have a single clue. Days quickly passed, but there was still no movement from the alchemy laboratory. Lin Yun was in a daze as he looked at the Dragon Crystals.
Finally, on the 15th day, Lin Yun slowly pushed open the door of the alchemy laboratory and took a deep breath of fresh air. 'If I'm stubbornly sticking to the energy cycle of the five Dragon Crystals, I might as well fuse them into one and embed them in the Doom Staff …'
To be more precise, he had abandoned his previous plan. Instead, he wanted to fuse the five Dragon Crystals together. However, this was also quite difficult …
By the time he came out of the alchemy laboratory, he discovered that Reina wasn't the only one standing outside, Yuri Merlin was there as well.
"High Mage Merlin …" Yuri Merlin saw Lin Yun coming out and hurriedly greeted him, looking somewhat anxious.
"Sir Yuri, what's wrong …" Lin Yun strangely looked at Yuri Merlin. "Did something happen while I was gone?"
"In the morning, Sir Karl of the Watson Family came to the Flame Demon Fort, saying that he wanted to discuss something with you, but you didn't come out. Sir Karl has been waiting in the reception room …"
"Sir Karl?"
"The current Patriarch of the Watson Family, Karl Watson …"
"Then take me to see that Sir Karl …"
After Yuri Merlin's detailed introduction, Lin Yun learned who Karl was. Lin Yun was a bit startled when he heard Karl's identity. He naturally knew that someone from the Watson Family had come to discuss cooperation in attacking the Horn of Fertility, but he hadn't expected that the Patriarch of the Watson Family would personally come.
It had to be said that this Patriarch of the Watson Family was very patient. It had been at least five or six hours since the morning.
Soon, after passing through the heavy guards, Lin Yun stepped through the door of the reception room. The first thing he saw was a skinny old man with white hair.
At this time, the old man also saw Lin Yun and immediately showed a kind smile, looking no different from an ordinary old man. "High Mage Merlin …"
Lin Yun scratched his cheek, a smile appearing on his face. This old man's temperament wasn't something Mark Watson could compare to. He had been waiting for at least five or six hours, yet he didn't seem to care. "Sir Karl, I'm really sorry for making you wait so long …"
"Hehe …"
Karl waved his hand and looked at Lin Yun with a smile. "Merlin, don't say that. I came to the Flame Demon Fort without any prior notice, and you had an urgent matter to take care of, so it's normal for you to wait a bit …"
After saying that, Karl took a deep look at Lin Yun.
Mark had been sent to the Flame Demon Fort half a month ago to propose a partnership with the Merlin Family.
To be honest, he hadn't been too worried …
In his eyes, there was no problem with this cooperation. After all, that was the Horn of Fertility, the most fertile area in the entire Raging Flame Plane. Even if it was only 20% of the land, it would bring an unimaginable amount of wealth every year. How could the Merlin Family refuse such a good opportunity?
Unless the Merlin Family's commander was stupid, he wouldn't refuse.
Let alone refusing, he might even take the initiative to ask for a partnership.
The attraction of the Horn of Fertility far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people. The Watson Family had thought of contacting other forces for a partnership, but after careful consideration, the Watson Family had no choice but to give up, because most of the forces in the Raging Flame Plane had weaker military forces than the Watson Family. Only the Merlin Family was on par with them, and the Cloud Tower and the Black Tower.
There was no need to think about it. The Watson Family couldn't cooperate with one of these two behemoths. In that case, the Watson Family would lose their dominance, and getting 20% of the land would be a good thing. Naturally, there was also the possibility that the Black Tower and the Cloud Tower disdained to cooperate with the Watson Family and attacked the Horn of Fertility on their own.
After thinking about it, he could only look for the Merlin Family to cooperate.
But after three days, Karl suddenly discovered that something was wrong. It was the day the Merlin Family would give the Watson Family an answer. He waited until midnight, but no one from the Merlin Family came.
'Maybe they need more time to think about it …'
This was Karl's consolation. Up until then, he still firmly believed that the Merlin Family absolutely wouldn't refuse this partnership. Thus, he waited in darkness, but there was still no movement from the Merlin Family. On the tenth day, Karl finally couldn't sit still. 'Did they not send the information?'
He personally went to look for Mark, who had been dispatched to the Flame Demon Fort, but the answer he got was that the information had indeed been sent, and the details had already been reported to the Merlin Family.
Thus, Karl endured the anger in his heart and decided to wait. He felt that the Merlin Family was a bit excessive. The reason they didn't give a definite answer was because they wanted to get more chips in this cooperation. If he took the initiative to send someone, it would inevitably seem like he lacked confidence.
But after five days, there was still no news from the Merlin Family. Instead, the Black Tower kept sending a mage army to the Horn of Fertility. When he heard this news, he had a bad premonition. 'What is the Black Tower planning?'
He then sent someone to inquire, and the information he got startled. The Black Tower seemed to already know about the abnormality of the Horn of Fertility and was preparing to attack it.
'This …'
Karl almost went crazy when he heard this news. The power of the Black Tower was a lot stronger than their Watson Family. They didn't need to cooperate with any other force to easily attack the Horn of Fertility. What did the Watson Family have to do with this?
Because of this, the anxious Karl personally went to the Flame Demon Fort. Even if he was very dissatisfied with the Merlin Family, he didn't show it.
As he thought of this, the smile on Karl's face stiffened. He looked at the young commander and said, "Merlin, I think you should be able to guess why I came to the Flame Demon Fort. To be more precise, it's about the cooperation between the Watson Family and the Merlin Family. After smoothly capturing the Horn of Fertility, your Merlin Family will get 30% of the land. What do you think, Merlin? "
Now that the Black Tower had interfered, Karl felt a heavy pressure. He really couldn't delay the capture of the Horn of Fertility any longer. He didn't even hesitate to make concessions and give the Merlin Family more benefits after the war.
This was something he couldn't do anything about.
He, the esteemed Patriarch, personally going to the Flame Demon Fort already made the Watson Family quite passive in this negotiation.
"Haha …" Hearing Karl's proposal, Lin Yun subconsciously chuckled. He paused for ten seconds before saying, "Sir Karl, to tell you the truth, our Merlin Family doesn't have much interest in fighting over the Horn of Fertility. Perhaps I'll have to disappoint you …"
Lin Yun wasn't completely perfunctory. The Merlin Family had obtained too many benefits from the war against the Thawing Fire Tribe. The land they occupied had more than doubled, and they had a large number of ore veins. Although Lin Yun didn't know the details, he knew that the Merlin Family would need a long time to digest their gains.
This led to the Merlin Family's Planar Legion being too scattered in this area. Almost all of them were busy, with no one being idle.
After all, the power of the Merlin Family couldn't compare to the Black Tower. Even after the war against the Thawing Fire Tribe, the Black Tower still had a lot of idle forces that could be mobilized.
"Eh?"
Karl was clearly stunned as he looked at Lin Yun in a daze. He simply didn't dare to believe his ears, 'The other side actually refused so straightforwardly?'
How could the Merlin Family not be interested in the Horn of Fertility …
"Merlin … Don't rush to make a decision, think about it carefully. That's the Horn of Fertility, the most fertile place in the entire Raging Flame Plane. Your Merlin Family will obtain unimaginable benefits if you can smoothly take it …" Karl squeezed out a smile on his aged face, feeling extremely anxious. This was related to the rise of the Watson Family.
After thinking about it, Karl clenched his teeth and said, "Half a year ago, your Merlin Family reached an agreement with our Watson Family to cooperate in the Raging Flame Plane. Moreover, capturing the Horn of Fertility wouldn't bring any harm to your Merlin Family. If you aren't satisfied with the distribution of benefits, you can take the initiative to say it. As your closest partner, our Watson Family won't haggle over every ounce …"
Karl's heart was truly bleeding as he said these words. This meant that the initiative was in the hands of the Merlin Family.
But they had no other choice …
If the Black Tower hadn't interfered at the last moment, the Watson Family would have been able to think of other methods, but they really didn't have the time to waste.
At this time, Lin Yun 'frown slowly relaxed. He had been waiting for Karl to say these words. In fact, how could he not be interested in the Horn of Fertility?
After all, the Horn of Fertility wasn't just fertile, it was also very close to the end of the Wailing River.
"The Watson Family is truly generous …" Lin Yun smiled as he looked at Karl. After saying this, he noticed that the other side had an ashen expression and didn't continue to provoke him. Instead, he slowly extended five fingers. "Sir Karl, our Merlin Family needs 50% of the land in order to agree to this cooperation."
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