"Explain what?" Lin Yun had a blank expression on his face, but he understood in his heart that this aggressive middle-aged man was most likely targeting him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have put such a big hat on him. Even if he didn't need the capital, he still needed the strength, so why was he putting in so much effort?
Sure enough, just as this thought appeared in Lin Yun's mind, the middle-aged man impatiently said, "The Gilded Rose is a business under your name.
"The Gilded Rose is a property under your name, don't tell me that you don't know what the problem is? Why are you asking me for an explanation? Let me tell you, Mafa Merlin, you'd best honestly explain the problem clearly and cooperate. Your attitude will directly affect the severity of your punishment. You'd best not try to resist stubbornly, that wouldn't be good for the Gilded Rose!"
The middle-aged man had presided over many hearings and was very experienced in dealing with the owners of alchemy shops.
The most effective method was to scare them.
Don't look at how these black-hearted merchants were law-abiding. In fact, who didn't have a few illegal transactions? Most hearings were like this. As long as they were scared, these black-hearted merchants would honestly confess. Sometimes, they would even confess what they didn't want to know.
To be honest, the middle-aged man's experience wasn't wrong.
Unfortunately, he ran into the Gilded Rose this time.
The Gilded Rose had started from scratch, and over 90% of its alchemy items had been personally made by Lin Yun. How could Lin Yun not know if there was a problem with this?
Thus, the middle-aged man's scare made Lin Yun laugh. "Then tell me, what problem does the Gilded Rose have?"
"You …" The middle-aged man's expression turned ashen. 'Too arrogant, too savage. Not only did he refuse to explain, he even dared to ridicule me, ridicule the moderator of the hearing, ridicule an esteemed Great Alchemist. The middle-aged man stood up and pointed at Lin Yun. "Mafa Merlin, you'd best understand where you are. This is the Alchemist Guild, not a place where you can behave atrociously. You'd best honestly explain the problem, or else …"
"Are you threatening me?" Although Lin Yun still had a smile on his face, his eyes were slightly narrowed as he stared back at the middle-aged man without showing any weakness.
"Wizard Merlin, we are just doing our job. We have no intention of threatening you." Seeing that the two of them were at each other's throats, the middle-aged man sitting next to them quickly interjected. After comforting Lin Yun, he patted his pale colleague's shoulder and said, "Alright, Granger, let me do the questioning."
"Hmph!" Granger glared at Lin Yun before sitting down with a cold snort.
"Wizard Merlin, let me introduce myself first. My name is Bassoro, and I'm in charge of this hearing together with Granger. I've invited Wizard Merlin over to ask a few questions."
"Alright, ask away."
"First of all, I'd like to ask Wizard Merlin, at ten o 'clock yesterday, did the Gilded Rose hold an alchemy exhibition? The contents of the exhibition included a potion named Hope, and it was announced that this Hope Potion could allow a Magic Apprentice to easily reach the 9th Rank."
"Yes."
"Alright, the second question. Was the last bottle of Hope Potion bought by a 3rd Rank Magic Apprentice called Crewe for 200,000 gold coins?"
"Yes."
"Last question, Wizard Merlin, can you confirm whether this Hope Potion is really as the Gilded Rose said, that it can allow a Magic Apprentice to easily reach the 9th Rank without any side effects?"
"Yes."
"Alright, I have no more questions." Bassoro nodded and didn't say anything else. He only buried his head in a piece of paper.
"Mafa Merlin, I have to say, this is a very low level scam." Granger once again stood up and looked at Lin Yun as if he was looking at an idiot. "I don't know how good your magic is, but to be honest, your alchemy skills really don't pass muster. When you planned this scam, didn't you understand the basics?"
After saying that, Granger picked up a book from the table and threw it in front of Lin Yun.
If Granger was just trying to scare him, then his current action was very insulting. Lin Yun naturally wouldn't pick it up. That would be even more insulting than picking up soap. Lin Yun only glanced at the book. It was a book called "History of Alchemy". Lin Yun had once seen it in the library of the Sage Tower. There was almost no alchemy knowledge in it, and it mainly talked about some important people and events in the development of alchemy.
"You see, knowledge is under your feet, but you aren't even willing to bend your waist." Besides the ridicule on Granger's face, there was also the confidence of victory in his grasp. "If you had been willing to look at this book, you wouldn't have left so many loopholes in this scam. On the 13th page of this book, it is clearly written that in the thousands of years of alchemy, there have been seventeen kinds of potions that could allow Magic Apprentices to easily reach the 9th Rank. Each of them was a work of art that could be recorded in the annals of history. Among them, the lowest transaction price was at least 1.5 million gold, yet your Gilded Rose only marked the so-called Hope Potion at 200,000 gold. I really don't know if I should describe you as naive or stupid. When did your Gilded Rose become so passionate about charity?"
"Then how much should we mark it?"
"You should mark it …" Granger was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized that something was wrong and promptly corrected himself. "What does it matter to me how much you mark it? That's not the point. The point is that your Gilded Rose's scam has already caused very serious consequences!"
"What consequences?"
"What consequences? Haha, you'll know soon enough. " Granger coldly looked at Lin Yun and called a staff member behind him. After whispering a few words, that staff member quickly left the conference room.
After about ten minutes, the staff member who had just left returned with a young Magic Apprentice who looked to be in his late twenties.
"Now, let me introduce everyone. This is Magic Apprentice Cruise, the one who bought that Hope Potion for 200,000 gold. Magic Apprentice Cruise, I'll have to trouble you to recall what happened after you drank that Hope Potion."
"Yes …" This Magic Apprentice Cruise clearly hadn't seen such a big scene. He was now standing in front of so many Great Mages and Great Alchemists with a nervous expression, his eyes faintly flickering. "That day … That day, I originally wanted to buy a few magic scrolls, but I hadn't expected that the Gilded Rose would be holding an alchemy exhibition, and I just happened to be in the first position. At that time … At that time, I thought that such a big alchemy store like the Gilded Rose wouldn't cheat people, and I also felt a bit lucky. I wanted to quickly become a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice, so I … I spent 200,000 gold to buy that damned Hope Potion."
"And then?"
"And then … And then, they urged me to drink that Hope Potion on the spot. I did as I was told, and when I drank it, I truly felt my mana rapidly increasing. I quickly went from 3rd Rank to 4th Rank, then from 4th Rank to 5th Rank, before finally stopping at 9th Rank. At that time, I really thought that I was lucky. Many people were congratulating me, and even more people were inquiring about when a new Hope Potion would be sold, but in the end …"
"And in the end?"
"In the end, after I returned, I impatiently started meditating in order to consolidate my mana, but I discovered that I was already unable to meditate. Moreover, that sudden increase in mana was quickly dissipating, and I quickly fell from the 9th Rank to the 8th Rank, and then from the 8th Rank to the 7th Rank …" The young Magic Apprentice became more and more agitated as he spoke. Towards the end, he completely lost control of his emotions. "This morning, I couldn't even maintain my 3rd Rank Magic Apprentice cultivation. Mafa Merlin, you scoundrel, you ruined my life, I won't let you off!"
"Calm down, Magic Apprentice Cruise."
"Yes, yes … I was originally a 3rd Rank Magic Apprentice, but look, I can't even maintain my 3rd Rank, and I can't meditate. Maybe I won't even need to wait until tomorrow before I become an ordinary person without mana. This is all because of the damned Gilded Rose!"
At the end, the young Magic Apprentice even shed a few tears.
"Mafa Merlin, this is the result you wanted." Granger sneered as he looked at Lin Yun.
"Magic Apprentice Cruise, can I trouble you to come closer? You are too far away, I can't see clearly." Lin Yun didn't pay attention to Granger's malicious accusation and only waved his hand, indicating for that Magic Apprentice Cruise to come closer.
"This …"
"It's fine, Magic Apprentice Cruise, go over and let him see what the Gilded Rose has done. This is the Alchemist Guild, no one would dare to harm you."
"Yes." After obtaining Granger's guarantee, the young Magic Apprentice unwillingly walked over.
Lin Yun stared at the young Magic Apprentice for a long time …
"Your mana is indeed quickly dissipating. If this continues, you might not even need to wait until tomorrow before you turn from a Magic Apprentice into an ordinary person." Lin Yun's voice carried a bit of sympathy. "Oh right, Magic Apprentice Cruise, how is the Dissipation Potion?"
"What Dissipation Potion!" The cowering Magic Apprentice almost jumped up when he heard "Dissipation Potion". He looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "What Dissipation Potion? I don't understand what you're talking about!"
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