"You …"
Hearing Lin Yun's conditions, Karl's expression suddenly froze. His expression became extremely gloomy, but he had no choice but to suppress his anger. If this deadlock continued and the Black Tower made a move on the Horn of Fertility, their Watson Family wouldn't be able to obtain any benefits.
At this time, Karl took a deep breath and gradually calmed down. "Merlin, do you have any other conditions? If not, let's start formulating the details of our cooperation. First of all, this attack on the Horn of Fertility is no small matter. Both Families have to …"
"Yes …"
But just as Karl was spitting out his saliva, Lin Yun gently knocked on the table and interrupted him.
"What is it?" A puzzled expression appeared on Karl's face.
"I still have a condition …"
"…"
Karl took another deep breath. If not for his status as the Patriarch of the Watson Family, he would have already started cursing. 'Mafa Merlin is too fond of climbing up a pole. I only casually mentioned it, but the other side actually took it seriously …'
At this time, he really wanted to personally ask the young mage in front of him, 'Do you know how much advantage your Merlin Family has in this cooperation?'
If it was any other time, let alone a Planar Legion Commander like Mafa Merlin, even if it was the Patriarch of the Merlin Family, Ofran, he wouldn't even need to think about it if he dared to raise such conditions to the Watson Family. He would directly refuse and even terminate the cooperation.
But he clearly couldn't do that now …
"Speak …" After a few minutes of silence, Karl opened his mouth once again. He seemed somewhat dispirited, as if he had aged ten years in an instant. He was truly driven crazy by that b * stard Mafa Merlin.
"Half of our Merlin Family's land has to be along the Wailing River …" Lin Yun scratched his cheek. He needed the land along the Wailing River. If that land fell into the hands of the Watson Family, it would inevitably bring him a lot of trouble.
"Okay, I agree to your condition …" Karl frowned. Agreeing to Lin Yun's condition would be a loss to the Watson Family, but it wouldn't be too big. The area along the Wailing River was relatively more fertile. "Merlin, let's talk about the details of our cooperation. It would be best if your Merlin Family can transfer the Planar Legion tonight and join forces with our Watson Family tomorrow morning …"
After saying this, a worried expression appeared on Karl's face as he bitterly smiled at Lin Yun. "You might not know, but I don't know where the Black Tower got the news, but they have been transferring the Mage Legion recently. If we keep delaying like this and the Black Tower makes a move on the Horn of Fertility, we won't have anything to do with it …"
"Haha, Sir Karl, I think your worries are unnecessary. If the Black Tower also participates, it would be better for the three major forces to join forces. That way, capturing the Horn of Fertility would be a lot easier …" Lin Yun faintly smiled as if he didn't care.
As soon as Lin Yun finished his words, Karl's expression became strange as he looked at Lin Yun, feeling baffled. 'What's going on?' Did Mafa Merlin take the wrong medicine?
Does he know how powerful the Black Tower is? '
It was one of the two major mage forces of the entire kingdom, a colossus existence. It was hardly an exaggeration to say that the Black Tower could crush any force apart from the Cloud Tower, and the Watson Family was no exception.
At this time, Karl truly felt that this Commander Mafa Merlin was indulging in fantasy. How could the Black Tower, which had always been domineering, choose to cooperate with them? After all, although the Watson Family and the Merlin Family weren't the two Great Families of Okland and were genuine first-rate forces, their combined power didn't even amount to a third of the Black Tower's power.
Why would the Black Tower want to cooperate with them?
Or did they have any value that was worthy of the Black Tower's cooperation?
Karl didn't even need to think about it, he knew that it was impossible. He took a deep look at Lin Yun and inwardly shook his head. Although that young mage had some ability, he was still too young and lacked experience. Otherwise, how could he say such absurd words?
"Merlin, I have to say that although what you just said is feasible, it isn't realistic. The domineering Black Tower simply wouldn't choose to cooperate with our two Families. Moreover, you should know that even if we cooperate with the Black Tower, the Black Tower would still be in their hands, and the benefits allocated to our Families would be negligible. I think you should give up on this idea …" After saying that, Karl suddenly felt thirsty and grabbed the cup of water in front of him, taking a few sips.
"Cough, cough …"
But at this time, Karl suddenly froze and choked on his drink. But he didn't have time to care about that, because he saw a familiar silhouette entering the reception room. He subconsciously stood up and asked, "Sir Weiss, you … Why did you … Why did you come?"
He truly hadn't expected that Weiss of the Council of Seven would actually come to the Flame Demon Fort.
'What's going on?'
But Weiss didn't plan to explain anything to Karl. He only glanced at him before turning to look at Lin Yun. "High Mage Merlin, I wonder if you have considered the cooperation I proposed last time?"
'This …'
Weiss' straightforward words stunned Karl. He was in disbelief, he simply didn't dare to believe his ears. An existence as powerful as the Black Tower was actually proposing to cooperate with the Merlin Family …
'Is this real or fake …'
At this time, Karl was in a trance. He really couldn't understand why the Black Tower wanted to cooperate with the Merlin Family.
This was simply illogical …
With the power of the Black Tower, why would they need to cooperate with other forces?
Moreover …
Cooperating with the Merlin Family was one thing, but Weiss, one of the Council of Seven, personally went to the Flame Demon Fort to ask what was going on.
'Crazy, this is simply crazy …'
After Weiss finished speaking, his gaze fell on Karl and he frowned. He clearly remembered Mark Watson, who had disgusted him half a month ago, and was now prejudiced against him. "If the Watson Family also joins in, then the control of the Horn of Fertility will be split between the Merlin Family and the Watson Family. The rest will belong to our Black Tower. As for the military, our Black Tower has already dispatched two mage armies … "
"Naturally, this is only the initial cooperation between our three major forces. Once we smoothly take the Horn of Fertility, our Black Tower will make a move on a few of the nearby forts. At that time, you can choose whether you want to cooperate or not. Our Black Tower won't interfere with your decision …"
"Ah …"
Karl was thoroughly stunned. He foolishly looked at Weiss and let out a sleep-talking sound.
The more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong.
When he first heard that Whis wanted the Watson Family to join the cooperation, his first reaction was shock. This was an invitation personally issued by the Black Tower. This showed that the Watson Family had a certain amount of weight in the eyes of the Black Tower. Otherwise, why would they issue an invitation for cooperation?
But when he heard about the distribution of benefits, he was stunned.
'I'm not dreaming, right?'
He could naturally hear that the Watson Family and the Merlin Family already had a huge advantage over Whis. This was simply inconceivable. According to this distribution plan, the three major forces would get an equal share of the benefits. 'Since when did the domineering Black Tower become like this?'
He suddenly felt that the Black Tower was somewhat unfamiliar.
Yes, he truly felt that way.
After all, he had been the Patriarch of the Watson Family for a few dozen years. He had dealt with the Black Tower many times in Okland. He had more or less come into contact with the Council of Seven, including Hören. He knew how frightening that force was.
Most people who mingled with the upper echelons of Okland knew that the Black Tower cared about benefits. As long as there were benefits, they would recklessly fight over it. Most of Okland's forces had suffered losses at the hands of the Black Tower, and the Watson Family was no exception.
Even if they suffered losses, those forces didn't dare to say anything. The reason was very simple, it was the Black Tower!
In the entire Kingdom of Andalusia, only the Cloud Tower dared to not give the Black Tower any face.
Karl always felt that if any force cooperated with the Black Tower, let alone taking advantage, it would be a good thing if they didn't suffer any losses. But just now, he clearly heard Weiss' proposal, and it was extremely beneficial to the Watson Family. Originally, if they only cooperated with the Merlin Family, even if they captured the Horn of Fertility, the Watson Family would suffer great losses. But it was different with the Black Tower. If the three major forces jointly attacked the Horn of Fertility, they could easily eliminate the troops of the Fireblade Tribe stationed there.
As he thought of this, Karl was immersed in joy. But at this time, a calm voice suddenly echoed in the reception room.
"Sir Weiss, isn't your Black Tower taking too many benefits? This won't do, you have to take out some more … "
Karl looked as if he had seen a ghost as he turned to look at Lin Yun. In fact, Karl was inwardly laughing. 'That Mafa Merlin looks quite astute, how could he be so stupid at such a crucial time?'
'The other side is one of the two major forces of the Kingdom of Andalusia, the Black Tower. They should be thanking the heavens for giving them this kind of benefit distribution, but you, Mafa Merlin, actually foolishly ran over to haggle …'
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