“I will help you with anything.”
“I need you to obtain some magic materials for me. Here’s the list.” Lin Yun said
while handing a list to Raymond.
After Lin Yun completed the myriad colors potion, he stayed home. Because he
was dissatisfied with how he performed the 2 hurricane whip spells. Whether it
was power or accuracy, they were completely lacking compared to his
performance in the final era.
However, this was to be expected. After all, Mafa Merlin has been stuck in level
9 apprentice for a long time. His talent was bad, whether it was mana’s control or
mana’s capacity, he was below average. This was because of defects in his
body’s constitution. Hard work could only help him in accumulating more mana,
but with his body’s defects, it would be impossible for him to advance to the
mage rank.
Of course after Lin Yun occupied the body, he stepped into the rank of mage
using a simple and an overbearing method that stemmed from his otherworldly
control over mana. But in the end, he didn’t get rid of the body’s defects.
Even though he formed the mana vortex, the problem was far from over. What
would he do if he wanted to advance from mage to archmage, or from
archmage to magician, or from magician to titled magician. The body’s defects
will be a bottleneck the blocks Lin Yun future advancement. If he didn’t solve
this problem, then it’d be a nightmare for him.
The knowledge available in this era isn’t enough to deal with this problem.
Anyone born with these defects will have his path to become a mage, blocked.
They won’t be able to handle intense mana, so how could they advance to the
mage rank.
But fortunately, Lin Yun isn’t from this era.
He knows at least two ways to solve the problem of the low mana capacity.
The first method is to use a special meditation technique to change the way
mana flows. However, the time consumed by this method would be very long.
Lin Yun would be stuck at mage rank for at least 3 to 5 years. The second
method is to use potions to strengthen the body. This method is much faster. It
would take from 10 days to half month which is almost negligible compared to 3
or 5 years.
But of course the cost would be high. It would require a lot of materials that are
considered precious even in this era. The 30,000 GC in Lin Yun’s hands
certainly wouldn't be enough.
But Lin Yun was in no hurry. He estimated that it would take him some time to
reach the peak of mage rank. During this time, he would focus on understanding
the world.
After getting another opportunity to help, Raymond left in a hurry, which left the
old butler lamenting that his son now is big shot that doesn’t have time to spend
with him.
“Too unfilial, The next time he comes, give him a good beating.” Lin Yun had no
problem smearing Raymond. After that he went to the mages guild.
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The mages guild was also located on Triumph street, two blocks away form the
golden rose shop. From afar, one could see the tower of sages piercing the sky.
The runes inscribed on it were clear. Whether it was the darkness or the shining
sun, nothing could hide the mythical dazzling light.
Lin Yun stood under the tower looking at the inscribed runes while waiting for the
guard to check his permit. From the runes, Lin Yun concluded that the tower was
constructed in a time of wars. These runes are generally used for military
purposes. It would take at least 10,000 person to exert the true power of the
tower. And from the way mana seems to flow, the runes were definitely activated
before few times. It wasn’t suitable to call it a tower, but rather a formidable
castle.
“Welcome to the tower of sages.” The guard said respectfully after seeing the
golden magic mark on the crystal card. This golden mark indicated that was the
highest permit which granted freedom to read any book in the tower of sages’
library. There were only 7 of these permits in the whole of thousand sails city.
Each owner was an authority figure in their respective fields. That wasn’t
someone a lowly guard could offend.
“Thank you” Lin Yun took his permit and smiled to the respectful guard. And
stepped in this magical palace with a thousand years history. If the tower of
sages was the palace of the entire thousand sails city, then its library was the
treasures vault of the city. It has the richest and most comprehensive collection
of books in the entire east of the kingdom. Every year, countless mages come
from thousands of miles away just to enter the library even for one day.
For mages, Knowledge is an addiction. Their thirst for knowledge surpasses
everything else. Countless mages in mount Luo area won’t bat an eye paying a
hefty price, if they could obtain a permit.
Of course, Lin Yun who held the highest permit, didn’t feel that way.
From time to time, Lin Yun would meet a hurrying mage along the beautifully
carved stairs. Before long, he was standing in front of the entrance of the library
on the 18th floor.
The library was very quiet. From outside, you could see many people wearing
black robes sitting on the reading tables. They were absolutely quiet, even if one
of them spoke, they would keep their voice down. Other than the rustling sound
of turning pages, there was nothing else.
It was a good reading environment.
Lin Yun entered the library and tried not to make noise. After that, he found a
seat in a corner and put a sign that someone was sitting there. When he was
about to get up and search for books, a young mage wearing a black robe came
to sit across him.
After the young mage sat down, he slammed the three heavy books in his hand
on the table. The bang startled Lin Yun who was getting up, and couldn’t help
but frown and stare at the stranger in front of him.
“Hey, Merlin, Don’t tell me that you forgot about me?” the young mage looked
about 25 or 26 years old with handsome features, but for some reason Lin Yun
dislike him, so he couldn’t help but frown.
Unfortunately that wasn’t Raymond. If Raymond saw Lin Yun frowning, he would
shut up immediately. After all, he was almost killed on that day at the golden
rose shop. And now, Lin Yun didn’t frown once, but twice.
Because of his ignorance, he saw that Lin Yun obviously wasn’t happy with him,
but he didn’t mind it and said smugly “We met last month at the monthly meeting
of the chambers of commerce, How could you forget about me so soon. I’m
Mason, the one who gave you a beating and broke your nose. ”
“Mason?” Lin Yun tried to recall the memories of Mafa Merlin. It turned out that
he had a deep impression of him.