Merlin was indeed an old monster who had lived for more than nine hundred years. His understanding of magic was unimaginable to most Mages. There was nothing special about the red building from the outside, not even the slightest magical fluctuation. Once they stepped into it, it was as if they had stepped into another space and time.
After Luo Luo and Luo Bu entered the room, the little golem closed the door unhurriedly, whistled, and returned to the carriage. Then, the elven coachman pulled the reins and drove the carriage away expressionlessly, leaving those little tails hiding in the dark looking at each other. They were all quite strong, so they bypassed the guards at the front door and followed them all the way here.
However, what Hector did after that confused them. Two bold fellows walked up to the small building, opened the door and poked their heads in, but found nothing. So, they went in and looked around, but there was no one there. When they walked out of the small building, they looked like they had seen a ghost.
On the other side, Luo Luo and Luo Luo had already seen Merlin walking down from the second floor. He was wearing a bright red suit tonight and looked very festive.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. To congratulate you on your triumphant return, let's have a glass of wine from the Garbane Peninsula. That beautiful island was unfortunately razed to the ground by the floating fortress during the Second Magic War, so there are only three barrels of Garbane Ice Wine left in the world. Even I can't bear to drink it. It's specially used to entertain distinguished guests."
Merlin clapped his hands after he finished speaking. Immediately, someone brought three goblets and a barrel of wine.
The beautiful and charming Fox Tribe maid opened the barrel, and a rich, intoxicating aroma quickly filled the banquet hall. The golden wine fell into the goblets, and it was as smooth as honey.
Merlin picked up one of the goblets and sniffed it. He let out a satisfied sigh. "What a pity. Why are beautiful things so short-lived?"
Lolo did not reach out her hand. She looked around and noticed that there were six chairs in front of the long table, which meant that there should be three other guests tonight. The girl thought that the distinguished guests Merlin mentioned were among the three, so she said, "We're not distinguished guests. We're just here to ask you a few questions. Since this wine is so precious, let's leave it to someone else. We'll leave after we ask our questions."
"As expected of the patriarch of the Bretton clan. Are the people of the Northern Region all so straightforward?" Merlin smiled. "But please believe me when I say that you should be willing to meet these guests tonight." He paused and continued, "Oh Grimm's trip is over, and you've already met Mother Teresa. You should understand why I asked you to come here personally."
Indeed, if Merlin had said that Mother Teresa was actually protecting Eluria, Lolo would not have believed him. The girl did not refute him, but continued to ask, "What else do you know about that incident?"
"I know far more than you can imagine. More than that old Mother Teresa, more than your father, the Scarlet Sword, and even more than that kid Van 'er the Fifth." Merlin blinked and smiled slyly. "However, my answers are not free. I helped you before because you've been in the Freshman Arena for a long time, Claire. Now that we're even, if you want me to answer your questions again, you'll have to work hard."
"What kind of work?"
"Let's make a bet." The fox-masked man said excitedly, "Take it as a diversion before the banquet begins. You have two choices. The first is to play with me. If you win, you can ask me ten questions. I'll tell you whatever you want to know, but my answers are only yes or no. The second is to play with my students. If you win, you can also ask me ten questions, but I'll only answer three of them."
"What if we lose?"
"If we lose, you'll have to do something for me." Merlin put down his glass.
"I refuse," Rob said without hesitation.
"Why?" Merlin seemed a little surprised. "Maybe I just want you two to kiss each other."
Lolo blushed and said with slight annoyance, "Senior, please behave yourself."
Merlin shrugged. "Well, let's change it. How about you guys help me kill a dragon? There's a dragon I've hated for a long time. It's greedy and bad-tempered. It owes me money for more than two hundred years. I want someone to help me teach it a lesson. "
The girl said seriously, "Senior, please don't joke. If you give us a condition that we can't fulfill, we definitely can't accept it."
"I'm not joking." Merlin rubbed his chin. "How about this. Forget about doing things. Win or lose, you have to answer one of my questions. Just one will do. How about it?"
Rob was alarmed. His instincts told him that this might be Merlin's real goal. However, if it was just one question, Your Honor, the future Supreme Wizard, could not think of anything fishy. His authority in the Magic Association was second only to the president, vice president, and the nine directors. He knew many secrets, but these secrets were only relative to ordinary people. Merlin was the ancestor of sorcerers, one of the founders of the Magic Association, and an immortal legend. There were almost no secrets in this world to him. Logically speaking, he should not care about the things he knew.
"Sure." Rob nodded.
"I have no problem with that."
"Very good. It seems that we've come to an agreement on the rules of reward and punishment. Now, it's time for the game. Have you decided which one to choose?"
"We'll choose the second one," the future Supreme Wizard, Your Honor said.
"Oh, are you sure?" This was the second time Merlin was surprised tonight. "Even if you win the second one, I might be able to avoid the core questions."
"Yes, the second one." Lolo said firmly. She was actually more inclined to choose the first one, but she believed that Rob must have his reasons for choosing the second one.
"Tsk tsk, what a pity. I was going to go easy on you and just draw a random card. But since you insist, I'll let my student play with you." Merlin snapped his fingers, and the door on his left was pushed open. A person wearing a white crow mask who was wrapped tightly from head to toe walked out from inside.
Two attendants followed behind the white crow mask, pushing a square table about three meters long and two meters wide.
"Clang clang clang clang ~ The name of this game is called Who is the Tycoon?"
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