The black-robed man stared at the interior of the Flame Demon Fort and walked in step by step, as if he was walking in his own backyard.
"Hurry up, hurry up and report to Sir Thorne and Sir Mafa, the Black Tower's Barok has arrived …"
Lin Yun had already given the order in the alchemy laboratory that unless the Flame Demon Fort was about to be destroyed, no one was to disturb him. The Merlin Family naturally didn't dare to disturb him, so this news was immediately reported to Thorne and Merlin.
Thorne and Merlin's expression suddenly changed when they heard this news, becoming extremely unsightly.
Thorne and Merlin gnashed their teeth in hatred when they heard this Barok. The Merlin Family's misfortune in the past few months hadn't just been caused by the Watson Family, the Black Tower had been working together with the Watson Family to target the Merlin Family.
The original Commanders had all gone to the small world and hadn't returned for a few months, so the two families naturally sent new Commanders. These people saw that the Merlin Family was so weak and that even their Commander was only a 5th Rank Sword Saint, yet they wanted to split the benefits, so they naturally didn't have a good attitude towards the Merlin Family. In the end, they had bad intentions.
Although this Barok hadn't been here for long, he was very troublesome and arrogant. That idiot Green Watson's words were a bit unpleasant to hear, but he didn't have Barok's undisguised disdain, looking down on everyone with his nostrils.
Now, Barok was swaggering into the Merlin Family's Flame Demon Fort, but no one could stop him. This was enough to explain everything.
Thorne could only bitterly smile, but he didn't dare to say anything.
'Damnit, that damned guy, how could he be so lucky? He was only a Peak 8th Rank Archmage when he came to the Raging Flame Plane, but he advanced to the 9th Rank in just three days. Not only is he the Black Tower's Master in the Raging Flame Plane, but he is also the 2nd in command of the Black Tower.
'Forget it, I'll go take a look. That guy isn't easy to deal with, he might have some excessive request. As long as it's not too excessive, I'll forget about it.
Damn this guy, I really want to smash his face with my fist, sigh …
Over a month ago, that guy had just arrived in the Raging Flame Plane and immediately continued the Black Tower's previous strategy. Together with the higher-ups of the Watson Family, they kept sending the Merlin Family to the most dangerous places.
Barok even unhesitatingly agreed to the mission of having Thorne assassinate the Tribal Chief of the Flame Tribe when Green suggested it.
Because at that time, Barok had just advanced to the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm, which was a very dangerous stage. His rank hadn't stabilized yet, and he couldn't restrain his mana. In the eyes of mages, he was like a lighthouse in the middle of the night, and they simply didn't dare to approach the battlefield.
Letting Thorne assassinate Hoppet was, on one hand, to weaken the Merlin Family, and on the other hand, to buy time for him, so he agreed without hesitation.
After learning of this matter, Thorne clenched his teeth and didn't say anything. Now, that guy actually dared to rush into the Flame Demon Fort, this was too savage.
Thorne was extremely annoyed, but he also knew that he couldn't make things too awkward. There had been too many topics about Barok recently. That guy was very young, and for a 9th Rank Archmage, he was a few decades younger than the Chairman of the Black Tower, Hören.
Moreover, he was now the 2nd Seat of the Black Tower. Once Hören entered the Black Tower's Holy Land, Barok would definitely become the new Chairman of the Black Tower. At that time, the Black Tower would be completely in his hands.
Now, in the Raging Flame Plane, all the decisions of the Black Tower could be said to be made by Barok. The Merlin Family's strength had greatly increased recently, but even with the members they had lost in the past few months, their strength had yet to catch up to their peak. If Mafa Merlin was included, they would be much stronger than they were a few months ago.
That guy was arrogant, despotic, and complacent. A few days ago, he heard that an Archmage of the Black Tower had a different opinion than him and was immediately sent to the most dangerous place by Barok. Even the few people close to that Archmage were transferred away.
Thorne walked to the entrance of the reception room and immediately heard an arrogant shout.
"… What's going on? Is your Merlin Family that poor? You actually used fruits that had been in storage for two or three days to entertain guests, to entertain the future ruler of the Black Tower, this is too excessive … "
Then, Thorne heard the sound of something being smashed. Thorne calmly pushed open the door to the reception room.
In the reception room, there was an oval-shaped table that was over twenty meters long. Only two seats were left at each end. One was for the Merlin Family's commander, while the other was for important guests or the other side's commander during negotiations.
And Barok was swaggering over to the Merlin Family's main seat, completely disregarding the fact that this was equivalent to trampling on the Merlin Family.
Unless they were in a dependent relationship, the main seat could only be left to the owner of this place. Barok was acting as if he was the owner of this place, and there were two members of the Merlin Family standing on the side, not daring to say anything.
There was also a pile of fresh fruits on the ground. These weren't produced in the Raging Flame Plane, but rather a kind of precious fruit from Noscent!
Every time they delivered supplies, they would be able to get a bit of it. Most of the time, even the commander wouldn't be able to eat it.
Now, they were taking out a plate to entertain Barok, yet they actually disdained that it had been picked two or three days ago!
Thorne clenched his fists, his eyes burning with anger as he looked at that plate of fruit. This fruit was called Tranquil Fruit, and it was very beneficial to mages and swordsmen. It could make mana and Aura easier to control, especially in situations where they would fight non-stop for a long time. This was a precious resource.
This time, a dozen were delivered, and Thorne hadn't even tasted a single one before taking out eight to entertain Barok. Barok actually threw these Tranquil Fruits to the ground.
Thorne waved his hand at the two members of the Merlin Family who didn't dare to say anything, letting them leave. He then took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Your Excellency Baroque, may I know why you have come this time?"
Barok suddenly fiercely slammed the table and pointed at Thorne's nose as he cursed.
"Thorne, you have to give me an explanation today! Why did you kill so many of our Black Tower's people? No less than five hundred! The weakest was a High Mage, and even two Archmages were killed by you! "
After saying that, Barok's mana surged, and the aura of a 9th Rank Archmage fiercely pressured Thorne.
Thorne's breathing stagnated, and he couldn't help taking two steps back before looking at Barok with an unsightly expression.
"Sir Barok, when did this happen? How come I didn't know? There has been no fighting in the past few days, so how could the Black Tower lose so many people? And they were killed by our Merlin Family. Your joke isn't funny at all. "
Thorne looked at Barok with a dark expression. 'That damned b * stard, greedy and arrogant Marmot! You were looking for a dignified excuse before, but damn, are you trying to frame our Merlin Family now?' 'A few hundred High Mages? What a joke, does the Black Tower have that many High Mages?
'Damned b * stard, if your Black Tower could dispatch a few hundred High Mages, you would have already swept through the Raging Flame Plane. You wouldn't have needed three forces to deal with the Fireblade Tribe, and you still couldn't defeat them after fighting for a few months?'
Barok glared, and his aura suddenly rose, pushing Thorne back a few steps. A sneer could be seen on his face.
"Thorne, don't think that I don't know about this. Your Merlin Family attacked indiscriminately during the last stop to deal with the Fireblade Tribe, making our Black Tower lose a few hundred High Mages in vain. Those were the future of our Black Tower, and now they were ruined by your hands. If you don't give me an explanation today, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Barok didn't put the Merlin Family in his eyes, and it even looked like he didn't care that Thorne was in the Flame Demon Fort, as if he wanted to flatten the Flame Demon Fort.
Seeing Thorne's unsightly expression, Barok felt proud. 'The idiots of the Merlin Family actually gave me such an excuse. I had just come out of my bitter training when I heard the news that the Merlin Family accidentally killed many of the Black Tower's members.
'This is great, the Horn of Fertility is one of the few resource-rich places in the entire Raging Flame Plane. Giving this kind of place to the weak Merlin Family is too wasteful. These guys simply don't deserve the resources there, even if it's the worst place. Now, I want to make those idiots of the Merlin Family spit out some of their benefits as compensation.
'Hmpf, if they don't agree, the Merlin Family can forget about controlling their fort. Letting these idiots experience the might of a 9th Rank Archmage isn't a bad idea.'
Thorne felt a headache when he heard Barok's words. He also understood what Barok was talking about.
'Sh * t, when Sir Mafa returned, he used that terrifying mana crystal cannon to send the Fireblade Tribe's army flying. Many of the Watson Family and the Black Tower's members were accidentally killed, but didn't that happen a few days ago? 'How come Barok only came now?
'That damned b * stard, a few hundred High Mages? At most, two to three hundred Swordsmen would only be cannon fodder in the Raging Flame Plane. Seven or eight High Mages would be dead at most, yet that greedy b * stard actually said a few hundred High Mages!
'Didn't Sir Zeuss suppress the voice of the Watson Family? How come Barok doesn't seem to know anything? '
Thorne suddenly felt doubtful. 'Back then, Sir Mafa appeared with the Intrepid and used a mana crystal cannon to destroy those Raging Flame Beastmen. Everyone knows about this, but he doesn't seem to know?'
As he thought of this, Thorne understood. This greedy and arrogant b * stard came to blackmail the Merlin Family!
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