Chapter 887: Shocking Change
Although the Maraton family did not dare to openly disobey the words of the Supreme Council, in the areas under their control, such as suppressing the forging business of the Tower of Twilight and restricting the source of ore from the Tower of Twilight, these can be classified as commercial activities, and the Supreme Council cannot say anything. In fact, not long after the establishment of the Tower of Twilight, the Maraton family intended to monopolize the forging business of the Light Wind Plane through the cooperation with the Dwarven Kingdom, saying that it was to expand the family business. After all, at that time, in the eyes of outsiders, the forging business was a very important source of income for the Tower of Dusk.
At that time, the Maraton family, in addition to using dwarven blacksmiths, also spared no expense to loot the blacksmiths in the Light Wind Plains, so that the forge workshop of the Tower of Dusk directly lost room for development. Although it is said that it is the top blacksmith who decides the fate of a forging workshop, it is impossible for Lin Li, a forging master, to do nothing and build weapons and equipment all day long. The best magic equipment can indeed enhance the reputation of the forge workshop, but it is the business of low-end weapons and equipment that keeps the workshop running. After all, not everyone can afford the best magic equipment, unless the best magic equipment is reduced to a low-to-mid price, but a fool will not do that.
There are not enough blacksmiths, there are not enough ore sources, although the forge of the Tower of Dusk is maintained, although it is famous in the Plains of Light Wind for producing the best magic equipment in ten days and half a month, it can't really provide much money for the Tower of Dusk. Fortunately, the Tower of Twilight later started to do the potion business again, and really relied on the potion business to earn a lot of money to support the operation of the Tower of Twilight. In the field of potions, although the Malaton family is also involved, it is far from having as strong control over the forging industry, and the original plan naturally fell through, just trying to maintain the suppression of the forging business of the Tower of Twilight. However, in terms of the control of forging talents, the Maraton family then relaxed a lot, after all, there is not enough ore, even if the blacksmiths of the entire Anriel world are hired, what is the use.
However, now, a large number of high-quality ores have been transported from the Kingdom of Leiding to Doland, and sent to the forge of the Tower of Dusk, and the biggest problem that has plagued the development of the forge has been solved. Then, before the Malaton family got the news, in addition to the high-level blacksmiths who had been instructed by the forest, the workshop of the Tower of Dusk hired a large number of blacksmiths, and the scale of the forge was expanded by more than ten times in ten days.
By the time the Malaton family reacted, the high-quality ore from the Kingdom of Leiding had been forged into sophisticated weapons and equipment in the hands of the blacksmiths, and began to impact the weapons and equipment market of the Kingdom of France, mercilessly seizing the market share of the Malaton family.
In fact, at this time, the Maraton family was not too worried. In the field of forging industry under your control, there have been no competitors, but in many cases, even if you have something, even if the quality of the thing is better, it may not really be able to seize the inherent market share. After all, it's not just business, the Maraton family has been in business for so many years, and where can the network be replaced at will. Especially in the relationship with the military, it is not something that ordinary people can intervene in, even if the Tower of Dusk has great prestige in the potion market, it cannot really affect the military.
The army does not prepare every soldier with high-grade potions, but it is impossible not to equip them with weapons. After hundreds of years of operation, the Maraton family is now the largest ordnance supplier in the Kingdom of France, almost monopolizing all the ordnance supply of the military. And with the background of the military, he single-handedly manipulated more than seventy percent of the forging business in the Kingdom of France, but most of the things that were related to forging were marked with the mark of Maraton Forge Workshop.
And in these hundreds of years of operation, the Maraton family has not only gained business development. With their amazing wealth, the Maraton family gradually infiltrated every corner of the French kingdom, from the court to the army, there were Maraton family people in almost every position, and all kinds of interests were entangled, weaving into a huge network of interpersonal relationships, and it was not easy for people outside this network to enter the net.
However, the Maraton family may not have expected that when Lin Li was in Orlanna, he reached a deal with Prince Arthur, who represented the French royal family, although it was also a potion business, but the influence of the French royal family on the military was unquestionable. In particular, the attitude of the Temple of Light and the Kingdom of Ryding towards the Tower of Dusk, anyone can see that they attach importance to and woo the Tower of Dusk, in this case, how can the royal family of Fran be willing to be left behind, and they are eager to have more cooperation with the Tower of Dusk. No matter how big the network of interpersonal relationships is, it can't compare to directly grabbing the person holding the net, in the face of the orders of the French royal family, even if someone disobeys the yin, it is only a minority, and by the time the Maraton family reacts, it will be too late.
In addition to the constant news from the Tower of Dusk, Lin Li, who is in the Dark Temple, also receives letters from Angelano from time to time. As an alchemy master, Angelano, in order to obtain the Barak Magic Crystal promised by Lin Li, can be said to be quite attentive to the work in the Tower of Dusk. The first thing Angelano did after Lin Li left was to restore the alchemy colossus that the Tower of Dusk had obtained from the Dragon Mountains.
In the letter, Angelano complained to Lin Li more than once that the four alchemy colossias representing the pinnacle level of alchemy in this era seemed to him to be shoddy and the greatest insult to alchemy. If it weren't for the need to stay in the Tower of Dusk, Angelano would even want to go to the kingdom of Lordaeron and teach those so-called alchemists a hard lesson.
Lin Li actually had a deep feeling for this, when he first came into contact with the pharmacists in this world, especially when he saw them take their mistakes for granted, his feelings in his heart were probably not much different from Angelano's. However, this situation can't be said to be bad, after all, if there are potion grandmasters everywhere, who will buy a lot of accounts, there are alchemy grandmasters everywhere, and Angelano is something.
In fact, the performance of the four alchemy colossias is actually quite outstanding in this era, and even in the eyes of many people, it is already a very magical and remarkable thing that such a huge guy can move and fight. However, as a goblin, Angelano has the most complete and orthodox alchemy inheritance in his head, and the anger in his heart can be imagined when he sees the alchemy created by his goblin clan being ruined to such an extent.
The four alchemy colossias all have strength close to the legendary level, and in the previous attack of the Dark Blade, they played a significant role in protecting the Tower of Dusk, and at the same time, they were all damaged to varying degrees in that battle, although they were not completely destroyed, but they basically lost their ability to fight. According to Angelano, what else should be repaired for this kind of thing, it is better to directly use it as scrap iron to return to the furnace, and repair this kind of child-like thing, which is simply an insult to himself, an alchemy master.
However, it takes more than just skill to rebuild an alchemy colossus, even Angelano, an alchemy master, with the full support of the Tower of Dusk, will not be able to build a new alchemy colossus anytime soon. Therefore, Angelano could only complain to Lin Li in the letter, or pinch her nose and start to transform the four piles of scrap copper and rotten iron.
In fact, aside from the temptation of Barak's Magic Crystal, the life in the Tower of Dusk during this time did make Angelano feel quite enjoyable. With the understanding of this era, Angelano has gradually understood that the current strength of the Tower of Dusk is rare among the many forces in the entire Anriel world. I want to study alchemy myself, and no one refuses all kinds of needs, and I want materials for materials, and I want people to give hands, and this kind of support is not something that any force can give.
If in the past, Angelano still had the idea of leaving after getting the Barak Crystal, then after learning about the Tower of Dusk and the world of Anriel, this idea has gradually become weaker and weaker. Moreover, after all, Angelano has also followed Osric for many years, and he still has an eye for things, and he can see that the development momentum of the Tower of Dusk is definitely worth investing in. When he followed Osric, he lived a very prosperous life in the dark ages, and if he wants to continue to live in the world of Anriel, the Tower of Dusk is definitely a good choice.
With this kind of thought, Angelano naturally became more serious about the transformation of the four alchemy colosses. The four alchemy colossias originally only had a strength close to the legendary level, claiming to be able to compete with the legendary powerhouse, but looking at the attack of the Dark Blade, you can see that the gap between the close to the legendary level and the real legendary level is still quite large.
The behemoth-level alchemy colossus should have legendary-level strength in the first place, but the alchemists of Lordaeron don't have that kind of technology. As for Angelano, an alchemy master who truly has an orthodox inheritance, it is not difficult to discover the full potential of the Behemoth-level Alchemy Colossus. With Angelano's intentions and the Tower of Dusk sparing no financial resources, the four alchemy colossias that had some chicken ribs in the Tower of Dusk have finally undergone earth-shaking changes, and they have truly reached the peak of the behemoth-level alchemy colossus.
After completing the transformation of the four alchemical colosses, Angelano also studied the shadow assassins who were left behind in the Tower of Dusk, and when the caravan of the Tower of Dusk delivered supplies to the Dark Temple, he sent six alchemical golems made from the Eternal Furnace, which were claimed to be only stronger than the shadow assassins. However, Lin Li didn't immediately take it out for experimentation, but just studied it a little and put it in the Ring of Immersturm. Lin Li is still very confident in Angelano's alchemy level, since he said that he is stronger than the Shadow Assassin, it will not be just a star and a half stronger.
Conneris, who has obtained a new body, has been trying to fuse the perfect body, and there has been no information for Lin Li during this time. It was only through Angelano's letter that Lin Li learned that Conneris had transformed some Death Knights with the Eternal Crucible, expanding the number of Holy Death Knights to twenty-four. It is said that Conneris also got the idea of the bone dragon of Eufarusi, and persuaded him to give him the bone dragon for experiments, and wanted to try to create a sacred bone dragon from the Eternal Furnace. However, this request was rejected by Uyfarussi, and if the bone dragon became a sacred dragon, how dare he, the lich, ride on it again.
However, Conneris's idea made Lin Li a little moved, after all, he was not a lich, so he didn't have to worry about the problem of divine power, if he turned the bone red dragon in the summoning magic lamp into a divine dragon...... Of course, those things are not what Lin Li should consider now, whether it is the Alchemy Colossus or the Divine Bone Dragon, although they can be an important help, they can never become a truly trustworthy force, only their own strength is the real foundation. Lin Li would be happy for a while after receiving the letter, but when he turned his head, he would forget everything and devote himself to improving his own strength. Reading the Dark Scriptures, asking Sendros questions, and fighting with the five Great Priests, such a day was really quite pleasant in Lin Li's opinion.
However, on this day, after finishing a day's study, Lin Li, as usual custom, was injecting spiritual power into the Destruction Dragon Demon Crystal, but suddenly felt a huge magic fluctuation erupt from the depths of the Night Canyon, and the entire Dark Temple also sent out a violent vibration, and a huge roar instantly filled the Night Canyon.
Lin Li immediately put away the Destruction Dragon Demon Crystal, and quickly walked to the square outside the Dark Temple, and at this time, in the square, Sendros and the five high priests had already arrived, and there were more dark sacrifices and dark believers behind him. It's just that everyone's face is full of deep worry, and their eyes are fixed on the endless darkness in the depths of the night canyon.
Seeing Lin Li come out, a light flashed in Sendros's eyes, but he didn't say anything to him, but suddenly flew up from the square and flew towards the dark source of the magic fluctuations in the depths of the night canyon. The five High Priests, as well as some Dark Sacrifices that had reached the legendary level, immediately followed Sendros without hesitation.
Thinking of what Sendros said before, Lin Li's heart was also full of worries at this time, so he didn't hesitate, and directly used his flying technique to chase Senderos's side. Of course, Lin Li didn't think that he would really be the savior of the Dark Temple, but if things were within his ability, he didn't mind making some efforts, after all, the Dark Temple was still a partner of the Tower of Dusk.