Chapter 818: 818
Deloy wouldn’t dare to do this while facing someone else, but after a few interactions, he had gotten some understanding of Lin Yun . Threats would certainly just make things worse, but he would sometimes be willing to compromise if shown sincerity .
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Sure enough, after Deloy scattered his mana, put away his spear, and completely lowered his defenses, Lin Yun’s frown slightly eased up .
“Sir Deloy, please get out of the way . He has been provoking me time and time again . Today, I’ll send him to meet His Majesty Wagrein . ”
Deloy paled and forced a smile as he said, “Sir Mafa Merin, please calm down and listen to me . This Daryl is a bit stupid and actually disobeyed my order . Rest assured, after I return I’ll personally escort him to a Thunderbolt Mountain, seal his mana, and use heavy iron to lock him there for three years .
“Sir Mafa, with your wisdom, you should be able to see that this guy is a stubborn idiot that doesn’t know how to think before doing things . Whatever happened, he would only use his fists to settle problems without thinking at all .
“But you aren’t the same as him! His intelligence is at most comparable to ugly Gaugass rats, while you are a powerful Archmage . I could see from your pool of runes that your wisdom is at the apex of the Archmage realm . Moreover, I heard that you are also a powerful Artisan .
“With your wisdom, you definitely shouldn’t lower yourself to that rat’s level . Please remain calm and think about it, you’ll see that I’m right .
“I’ve already made my report to our King, King Christo, and he exhorted me to be as friendly as possible with you, Sir Mafa Merlin . There are a lot of avenues for cooperation, and we, the Gaugass Battlemages, could become very good friends with you .
“Don’t be bothered by that stupid rat . Killing him would be letting him off lightly . He defied the King’s command and violated my order, so what awaits him is a terrifying punishment . I believe that with your profound knowledge, you should definitely know how frightening the punishments of the Gaugass are? Many people would rather die than be confronted with those .
“Let him pay the price for his stupidity . As the future pillar of the Merlin Family, it isn’t worth insisting on personally punishing such a stupid guy and letting him suffer less while also potentially being at loggerheads with us Gaugass Battlemages . This is absolutely not worth it…”
Daryl barely recovered from that lifeless state when he looked at Deloy, but before he could say anything, Deloy ruthlessly slapped him . A small, almost unseen spark entered Daryl’s body .
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That slap made the seriously injured Daryl pass out .
Lin Yun coldly looked at Deloy .
“Are you threatening me?”
Deloy quickly reassured, “It’s a misunderstanding, Sir Mafa, please don’t misunderstand! How could I threaten you? I’m speaking from your point of view, you see . I know that this foolish Daryl has gone too far, and I want to kill him myself! But no matter how stupid or wrong he is, he is still a Commander of our Gaugass Battlemages…
“If you kill him, no matter how unwilling we, the Gaugass Battlemages, are, we would be honor-bound to become your enemy . At that time, both sides would suffer .
“Moreover, killing that idiot Daryl is being too kind . If he simply died, how could he make up for his offense? We have to make him feel the harsh punishment of the Gaugass Clan . Only the kind of punishment that makes all those from Gaugass feel fear could make him atone for his mistakes .
“You are wise and knowledgeable, so you definitely know how terrible they are . To be honest, I’ve always been suggesting to abolish those punishments, but this time, I’ll personally report to the king and have the idiotic Daryl feel them . He’ll suffer from punishment and torture every day and every night .
“Moreover, shouldn’t this calm your anger? And while also not harming the relationship between us . Isn’t that the best of both worlds?”
Deloy was explaining this from Lin Yun’s point of view, but Lin Yun’s expression was still chilly, and his mana had yet to scatter .
Deloy was already lowering himself without raising any defense, as if he was offering his own life to Lin Yun . Lin Yun was really at a loss about what to do .
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But how could he let Daryl slip by? This was impossible .
Daryl sharply noticed the flicker in Lin Yun’s expression and clearly felt that his words had been slightly effective .
“Sir Mafa Merlin, it’s not enough to only make him suffer harsh punishments, considering all that he’s done . How could we let him off so easily?
“In the Raging Flame Plane, Daryl has thirteen ore veins under his name, seven of which are large-scale high-grade veins . There’s Meteorite Magic Iron, Star Essence Gold, Golden Mithril… With your abilities as an Artisan, you should know how precious they are . They are definitely qualified to be used for crafting True Spirit Magic Tools .
“The remaining six veins are medium-sized, and although they aren’t as precious, there is a lot of variety .
“Valuable materials that could be used for more ordinary purposes and some precious gems could be found there . Last month, I even found an egg-sized Bloodstone within, a first-rate catalyst .
“These things are completely wasted in Daryl’s hands . Only a formidable Artisan like Sir Mafa can stop these things from being neglected .
“Apart from these 13 ore veins, there are also some precious gems we’ve extracted and collected in our camp . Wait a bit and I’ll personally deliver them to you…”
Deloy was doing his best . The amount of magic metal produced within these veins was enough for an alchemist to use for a very long time, and they were relatively precious .
Furthermore, there were magic veins with a lot of precious gems, which was hard to come by . Their value in the hands of an Artisan was definitely a lot higher than high-grade ore .
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The Meteorite Magic Iron and Golden Mithril could make up for what Lin Yun urgently needed . Some parts of the puppet greatly needed these two materials .
And that egg-sized Bloodstone would be a top-notch catalyst after being ground to dust . Lin Yun had many potions and medicines he couldn’t compound because he lacked intermediate catalysts .
Deloy rapidly listed the names of various materials, and Lin Yun’s eyes couldn’t help shining . He then glanced back at the lacerated, mangled, and still bleeding Daryl and felt pretty good .
With these ore veins, he might be able to repair the puppet and let it recover to the limits of the Archmage realm . It still wouldn’t be able to get as high as the Heaven Rank, though .
After all, the difference between the Archmage realm and the Heaven Rank was like the difference between a mortal and a God . If that Heaven Rank Puppet could recover its power beyond the Archmage realm, even if it wasn’t comparable to the Heaven Rank, it would be enough to sweep away all Archmages . Even existences like Harren and Star Sage Jouyi might not be the puppet’s match .
Not to mention the precious gems, with the egg-sized Bloodstone, he might be able to compound extremely powerful potions . With those kinds of potions, it would be as if he had a second life stored in those bottles . He definitely couldn’t give up on them .
In contrast, Daryl’s life wasn’t that important .
Lin Yun was a little moved, and his killing intent greatly lessened .
Deloy saw this and struck while the iron was hot .
“Sir Mafa Merlin, you understand that the gains from killing Daryl don’t make up for the losses, and moreover, it’d be letting him off lightly . How about we do as I described? If there is anything you are dissatisfied with, just say it, I definitely won’t haggle over it…”
Hesitation flashed on Lin Yun’s face .
Deloy immediately displayed a pleading expression .
“Sir Mafa Merlin, please let Daryl off . Although that guy’s as foolish as a stupid rat, since he’s the Commander of the Gaugass Battlemages here, I can’t just leave him to die . Please, let him live, let him live a life of suffering…”
Lin Yun coldly snorted .
“Alright, from today on, I don’t ever want to see that fool before me . If I see him again, don’t blame me for being rude . No one would be able to stop me from killing him then!”
Deloy looked a bit surprised, and he promptly nodded .
“Sir Mafa, rest assured . Starting today, he definitely won’t reappear before you . My previous words weren’t lies . I’ll immediately lead him back to accept his punishment, and I’ll send someone to hand over his thirteen magic metal veins . I’ll also have those extracted gems handed over to you immediately…”
Lin Yun impatiently waved his hand, and Deloy picked up the unconscious Daryl from the ground . Without even healing him, he apologized to Lin Yun and hastily left .
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