Hören sighed inwardly, a trace of sincere regret on his face. He even jokingly said that he wanted to poach Lin Yun to the Black Tower.
Hören wasn't just regretting, his intestines were green with regret. The little mage who had been selling Meditation Law Sets back then had already become an Archmage.
Moreover, his aura was calm and reserved, like an unchanging mountain range, making people unable to sense his specific rank. They could only feel that he was terrifyingly powerful from his mana fluctuations. He was definitely comparable to a 9th Rank Archmage.
And the most frightening part was that he definitely wasn't a 9th Rank Archmage!
This was the most frightening part. After all, the 5th Rank of the Archmage realm was a chasm. After that chasm, the gap between each rank would grow bigger and bigger.
The gap between each rank might be even bigger than the one before it.
There were six Celestial Steps in the Archmage realm. The 1st Rank Archmage realm to the 5th Rank of the Archmage realm was the first Celestial Step.
The sixth level was the second step of the Celestial Stairway. The ninth level was the fifth step of the Celestial Stairway. After taking half a step, it would be the sixth step of the Celestial Stairway. After completely crossing the sixth step of the Celestial Stairway, one would ascend to the heavens and become an extraordinary expert, completely transcending beyond mortals.
During the process of ascending the Heaven Stairway, the power of the people on each step wouldn't be too different. At most, there would be some first-rate powerhouses who would be unparalleled in the same realm, but very few people would be able to cross that step.
There was one in front of him. Hören was certain that this newly advanced Sir was a very rare person who could cross that step.
'Damnit, if I had roped him into the Black Tower earlier, the Black Tower would have definitely become the strongest force in the Andalusia Kingdom, and they would have become even more powerful in the next millennium.
When a faction's strength reached a certain level, it would be decided by the top powerhouses.
A Heaven Rank powerhouse, even if they didn't do anything, would cast a huge shadow over them and allow their force to rapidly develop.
A powerhouse destined to become a Heaven Rank powerhouse, one whose power far surpassed those at the same level as him. That kind of person was so easily taken advantage of by the Merlin Family.
The Merlin Family was really lucky …
When Lin Yun heard Hören's joke, he smiled subtly and didn't reply.
"Sir Hören is too kind …"
Joy chuckled and mercilessly stabbed Hören again.
"Sir Hören, you are only looking at Sir Mafa's talent and advancement speed, but you forgot about the more important and rare point. Sir Mafa is an alchemist, and he is already an Artisan!"
As soon as the word "Creator" came out, Hören had a conflicted look on his face, as if he had been stabbed by a knife. He pretended to cover his face in pain.
'Damnit, Artisans … Damn, how many Artisans are there in the entire Andalusia Kingdom? There were only three of them. It seemed like the other two were nowhere to be seen. God knows which plane they went to …
'That young Artisan, an Artisan in his twenties … Is that guy the reincarnation of a God?
'Forget it, no matter what price the Black Tower pays, I'm afraid we won't be able to make Sir Mafa come to the Black Tower. It's better to maintain a friendly relationship.
'Even if Mafa isn't a powerhouse, just the word Artisan is enough for the Black Tower to befriend him.'
Hören was conflicted, but Joy was happily laughing.
'Mafa's progress is really too fast, whether it's in terms of rank or alchemy strength. Fortunately, Mafa has always had a good relationship with our Cloud Tower. He established a good friendship with us when he was still a mage.
'Ah, I still remember his appearance when he solved the formula. I hadn't expected him to grow so fast, to the point where no one could react.
'If I hadn't known from the start, I wouldn't have believed that Mafa could grow to this extent in such a short time.
'He is already qualified to stand on equal footing with me, he is even qualified to cooperate with the Cloud Tower. It won't be long before he becomes someone I have to look up to.
'He wouldn't advance to the Heaven Rank before me, right?
'Impossible, the Archmage realm takes too much time, it needs time to settle, it can't be that fast.'
This thought flashed in Joy's mind, startling him. What made him feel even more horrified was that he couldn't be sure.
Joy and Hören echoed each other as they sighed, expressing their goodwill towards Lin Yun.
Lin Yun naturally knew what they meant, but he didn't deny his strength, nor did he modestly explain. Acting in front of these two would be too hypocritical.
"Many thanks for your kindness, but Sir Joy, Sir Hören, you didn't look for me just to praise me, right? If you keep praising me, my face will turn red …"
Joy and Hören laughed. Joy took over, his expression a bit more solemn.
"Sir Mafa, what do you think about the general attack on the Raging Flame Plane, as well as the bet with the Odin Kingdom?"
Lin Yun couldn't deny it.
"Things have already reached this point, no one can stop it. This is indeed the best method."
Harren, who was at the side, suddenly said.
"I don't think our chances of winning are very high, Sir Mafa, what do you think?"
Lin Yun looked at Hören with a bit of astonishment. He hadn't expected Hören to say that.
But since Hören said that, it meant that Hören was serious and wasn't trying to fool those idiots outside.
"The chances aren't high. The Odin Kingdom occupies the best area of Noscent, they are rich in resources, and they also obtained the inheritance of the 3rd Dynasty. Even the 3rd Dynasty's Court is their capital. Their strength far surpasses our Andalusia Kingdom. It would be very difficult for us to win."
Lin Yun was very impartial. Hören and Joy both nodded. Hören glanced at Joy before looking at Lin Yun with a solemn expression.
"Sir Mafa, Sir Joy and I asked you to stay behind this time because we want to talk about cooperation.
"You also know that gambling with the Odin Kingdom is more advantageous than disadvantageous for us, because the general attack is already a foregone conclusion. The conquest of the Raging Flame Plane is also in its final stage, and we can't delay it any longer. Moreover, the more we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us.
"If nothing unexpected happens, victory is already a matter of time for the conquest of the Raging Flame Plane. But afterwards, our Andalusia Kingdom's forces will inevitably clash with the Odin Kingdom. In order to control the Raging Flame Plane, war is inevitable.
"At that time, we won't have any chance.
"Because we already obtained information that a few of the Odin Kingdom's first-rate forces are currently being held up by other matters and simply don't have time to participate in the conquest of the Raging Flame Plane. Even the peak forces of the Odin Kingdom are being held up by other matters.
"This is our best opportunity to make a huge gamble with the Odin Kingdom and have a different kind of competition with their forces in the Raging Flame Plane.
"That way, we can obtain benefits in the Raging Flame Plane and not end up with nothing.
"On behalf of the Black Tower, I have already reached an agreement with the Cloud Tower represented by Sir Joy. We will cooperate in this general attack on the Raging Flame Plane.
"To put it bluntly, the Black Tower and the Cloud Tower are the two strongest mage forces of the Andalusia Kingdom, but they are still a bit lacking when compared to the first-rate forces of the Odin Kingdom. Even the Burning Tower that came to the Raging Flame Plane this time is a bit stronger than the Black Tower and the Cloud Tower.
"With the addition of the Quicksand Tower and the City in the Sky, these two forces are on the same level as the Burning Tower. It would be a bit difficult for our Black Tower and the Cloud Tower to resist.
"Thus, Sir Joy and I hope to have a discussion with you. Our three forces cooperating to win this gamble is the most important thing."
Hearing this news, Lin Yun was a bit startled. He originally thought that the peak forces of the Odin Kingdom wouldn't come and that only the second-rate forces would come. But he hadn't expected that apart from the peak forces not coming, there were actually three forces second only to them.
The Burning Tower was located in an active volcanic mountain range in the Odin Kingdom. That place had already been completely controlled by the Burning Tower and the volcano was no longer erupting. But a large amount of lava was flowing like a river, forming a long river of flames.
"The Burning Tower inherited the legacy of the 3rd Dynasty's Burning Legion. Their most famous Magic Conducting Rune was the Burning Rune. They were most proficient in large-scale battles. The power of the Magic Conducting Rune leaned towards burning, and a battle would inevitably turn a large area into scorched earth.
They were very experienced in protracted battles. The Burning Tower would even conquer a large-scale plane on its own a few millennia later. Everywhere they went, they were very powerful.
As for the Quicksand Tower, it was located in the lower reaches of the Odin Kingdom's huge river that passed through the Odin Kingdom. A large amount of mud and sand had once caused a lot of trouble for the Odin Kingdom.
Even a large amount of resources and land had been abandoned because of the mud and sand. When the Quicksand Tower was built there, there was almost no sign of human habitation within five hundred kilometers.
But the founder of the Quicksand Tower, the powerful Heaven Mage known as the Sand Son, relied on his own power to raise the entire lower reaches of the Yelubuk River by over a hundred meters.
After all, the terrain of the Odin Kingdom was flat, and after the Yelubuk River was raised by over a hundred meters, it was equivalent to the Odin Kingdom forcibly adding several thousand kilometers of land. The resources that could be mined were immeasurable.
The Yelubuk River, which kept changing its course, was stabilized and the Quicksand Tower became the sole controller of that area.
That several-thousand-kilometer-long river made of yellow sand was still the most amazing masterpiece of the Odin Kingdom, because the surface of the Yelubuk River was at least a hundred meters above the ground!
After so many years of development, the Quicksand Tower had already become a powerful mage force second only to the first-rate forces of the Odin Kingdom.
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