"You'll say yes sooner or later......" Fran sneered and then stopped talking, leaning back in his chair and closing his eyes.

"Hehe......" Les laughed twice, but did not leave from the fireplace immediately, one is because Fran's identity is different, and the disciple of the creator Nolan should be respected wherever he goes.

What's more, Rice actually has no bottom in his heart......

That's right, Merlin did display an astonishing level of alchemy, a level that even Les, who was a great master, admired.

But Merlin is really too young, only in his twenties this year, at such an age, even if he starts learning alchemy as soon as he is born, he will only be in his twenties, no matter how talented Merlin is, he will inevitably be a little lacking in experience......

However, the cracking of the alchemy circle is the most dependent on experience.

It is precisely because of this concern that Rice's attitude is so wavering, angry at Fran's greed on the one hand, and having to deal with it on the other.

After all, no one dares to guarantee that Merlin will be able to crack all the alchemy circles, if he offends Fran now, and Merlin encounters difficulties in Vaughn's treasury, then wouldn't this joint exploration be completely ruined?

Therefore, the only thing Rice can do now is to appease both sides and not offend both sides.

"That's right, Fran ......" After hesitating for a while, Les couldn't help but persuade him: "I know the grievances between you and the Merlin family, but I hope you can focus on the overall situation this time, before the end of the joint exploration." Don't clash with Merlin......"

"Conflict?" Flann, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, heard this and slowly opened his eyes. After staring at Les for a long time, he suddenly laughed: "No. No, of course there won't be any conflict......"

"No, Fran, you don't understand, Merlin is different from ordinary archmages......" Reston was a little anxious, Fran meant this, it was clear that he didn't listen to his words.

At this time, Les actually wanted to tell Fran that yes. Of course, there will be no conflict, but the star sage Joey personally judged that the combat power is equivalent to that of a ninth-level magician, and you have a conflict with someone else, so there is really no conflict, what conflict can a stone have with an egg?

Unfortunately, Fran didn't listen to his persuasion at all, and after saying a word, he leaned back on the back of the chair. His eyes slowly closed, and he just waved his hand at Rice: "Okay, Rice, I'm a little tired." If you want to take a break, wake me up when you go......"

“......”

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When night fell, the leaders of the major forces of Thousand Sails City had finally arrived. Now in this reception room, the nine most powerful forces of Thousand Sails City have been concentrated. This was the strongest force that Thousand Sails City could come up with, when they were gathered together. It's even comparable to the huge power of the Merlin family.

This time, the nine major forces really poured out.

Two of the three giants of the Sage Tower came, and seven archmages came, and promised that they would provide a team of about fifty mages, and the Silver Moon Mercenary Group was even more ruthless, with three archswordsmen and one magician, as well as six archswordsmen and two archmages, plus the entire elite team that fought against the blade rift.

The Alchemist's Guild is a luxurious combination of three great alchemists, and if you add Fran's foreign aid from the Tower of Mercury, the lineup is even more dazzling than the Sage Tower.

Other powerful forces, such as the Viper's Nest, such as the Black Horn Auction House, such as the Crystal Chamber of Commerce, and the Monchi family, are even more elite, leaving no room at all.

It's the gilded roses......

There were two people who came, one Lin Yun and one William Merlin......

However, no one dares to say that the lineup of Gilded Roses is shabby.

The current gilded rose's status in Thousand Sails City is really too special.

In the past, when the gilded roses had not yet developed, many powerful forces were looking forward to the collapse of the gilded roses, because that would mean the emergence of a huge alchemy market, and anyone could get a piece of the pie.

But who dares to think so now?

If the Gilded Rose goes out of business, the equipment level of the major forces present will immediately drop by a notch, not to mention anything else, just say that the Silver Moon Mercenary Group is good, if there is no alchemy items provided by the Gilded Rose, this time the Blade Rift will be at least doubled!

Even the Monchi family, which had always been hostile, could only be human with their tails between their legs, and from time to time they would shyly stretch out their hands to the gilded roses to seek some technical support.

There is no way, now the top alchemy techniques in Thousand Sails City are almost in the hands of the gilded roses, if the Mengqi family doesn't want the Twin Moon Glows to go out of business, they can only stretch out their hands in humiliation, although they are usually slaughtered by the old housekeeper very badly, but it is better than going out of business directly, right?

It can be said that although the current Gilded Rose is just an alchemy shop, it is actually one of the top forces in Thousand Sails City.

And, it's getting stronger and stronger......

In the past, many people might have excluded the Gilded Roses from the top of Thousand Sails City on the grounds that they were weak.

But recently, even the only weakness of the gilded rose seems to have been compensated.

Many people have already discovered that among the mercenary groups of the Chamber of Commerce of the Gilded Rose, archmage-level powerhouses have begun to appear, and not one or two, but dozens!

When the results of this investigation appeared, many powerful leaders felt a tingling of their scalps, a number that even the Sage Tower could not compare......

Coupled with the rumors, Lin Yun's terrifying combat power, in the current Thousand Sails City, no one dares to provoke the Gilded Rose......

It can be said that the current gilded rose is the real general trend.

"Cousin, let's bring a few more archmages when we leave......" Lin Yun was a little embarrassed at the end, and whispered a word to William Merlin below.

"It's good. ”

After the nine major forces got to know each other's situation, it was a meeting that lasted for a whole night......

This scale of joint exploration is no joke, the nine top forces of Thousand Sails City poured out, coupled with the Fran sent by the Tower of Mercury, the intricate relationships, and the entangled interests, there are too many things that need to be finalized before departure.

For example, the arrangement of tasks, such as the distribution of benefits, such as the division of responsibilities...... It can even be refined down to when who will act as a scout, who will keep vigil on which night, and who will act as the main force in what situation, all of which need to be finalized before departure, otherwise, after arriving at Vaughan's treasury, these things will sooner or later turn into a bomb and send the entire joint exploration team to the western sky.

Once interests are involved, there is nothing to talk about......

Even the two forces that usually have a good relationship will argue for a long time about whether to send one more person or one less person during the vigil, and soon, the meeting will turn into an endless quarrel......

Fortunately, none of this has anything to do with gilded roses.

The tasks and benefits of cracking all the alchemy arrays, giving priority to the selection of magic materials, and gilded roses have all been agreed in the morning, so Lin Yun and William Merlin fell asleep at the venue very early, regardless of how the other eight forces quarreled.

Lin Yun slept directly until dawn the next day.

"Hey, are you done arguing?" Lin Yun got up from the bench in the corner, and saw the heads of the major forces with tired faces, all of them were pale and had chapped lips, looking haggard and haggard.

There's no way, I haven't slept all night, I've spent all my time arguing, can I not be haggard......

"Well, it's over. It was Saruman who spoke, and although the old man was also haggard, when he spoke, there was a little joy in his voice, and it was estimated that he had gained more gratifying results from the quarrel last night.

"Looks like a big gain?"

"I'll talk to you slowly on the way......"

"Huh?"

Lin Yun was stunned for a moment before realizing that the leaders of the major forces had left the conference room one after another.

When he came out with Saruman, Lin Yun asked clearly, the meeting last night had been discussed, everyone set off before noon today, and strive to reach the Blade Rift before evening, in this case, they could also borrow the camp where the Silver Moon Mercenary Group was stationed there.

After three hours of preparation, more than a dozen carriages drove everyone out of Thousand Sails City, kicking up billowing dust and smoke, heading in the direction of the Blade Rift......

Lin Yun was in a carriage with William Merlin, and after getting into the car, Lin Yun first asked William Merlin a few questions, and after determining his current level of magic, Lin Yun lost a set of meditation methods without saying a word, and then directly closed his eyes and began to continue the work he had not completed before.

Lin Yun didn't quite remember how many times he had tried......

Failure, failure, never-ending failure, but Lin Yun had no intention of giving up at all, mobilizing all the runes again and again, trying to simulate the mysterious characters of the Book of Death, and then meeting the failure again and again without changing his face......

The journey along the way was boring, but it was nothing compared to this almost desperate failure.

Lin Yun's entire mind was immersed in this simulation, and he didn't even notice that the sky outside the carriage had gradually darkened......

After I don't know how many failures Lu Dao has had, Lin Yun finally saw the opportunity to succeed for the first time, and among the tens of thousands of surging runes, a strange distortion suddenly appeared, and a character that was seven or eight points similar to Infinity seemed to be about to condense......

Lin Yun's heart suddenly rejoiced, and he hurriedly concentrated on manipulating the runes.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden loud bang overhead.

I only heard a "boom", and the entire world seemed to tremble...... (To be continued......)