179 Gathering (1/2)
”That's good, Merlin, you wait here with Solomon, I'll go with Jouyi and confirm with those who agreed yesterday. We will go all-out and make sure that you can enter the Magic Hand!”
”Thank you.” Although Osul didn't say anything about making a deal, Lin Yun knew that in order to get him accepted in the Magic Hand, the two elders had definitely put forth a lot of effort. These kind intentions made Lin Yun grateful.
After watching the two of them leave, Lin Yun chatted with Solomon.
Naturally, the topic of discussion was Rudolph's Demiplane.
After returning, Solomon couldn't sleep properly. Those magic books were all the relics of a Heaven Mage! Just casually taking one out would be enough to shock the entire region. But they had now fallen in the hands of the Sage Tower. Solomon could already see the Sage Tower relying on that huge wealth to rise up to the point it could pressure the Ash Tower and unify the entire eastern side.
The allure of such a beautiful future kept Solomon up the entire night. Excitement had been showing on his face all this time, and when he chatted with Lin Yun, his face would sometimes go slack with an inexplicable smile.
”Okay, stop laughing…” This was the third time Lin Yun had stopped Solomon. It wasn't that Lin Yun wanted to spoil the man's fun. It was just that this 9th Rank High Mage didn't know how to be careful. It was fine to be happy, but there was no need to inexplicably burst into laughter at random moments.
”Okay, okay, I won't laugh, I won't laugh…” Solomon nodded repeatedly while chuckling.
”Forget it, laugh if you want to laugh…” In fact, even Lin Yun wanted to laugh. This was a masterless Demiplane suddenly falling into his hands, who would not be ecstatic in this situation?
Lin Yun couldn't help rejoicing. Fortunately, he had the Bone Plane's Book of Death. Otherwise, even if he entered an ownerless Demiplane, he still wouldn't be able to take it for himself.
”Hey, Merlin, it looks like someone is looking for you…” While Lin Yun was thinking, Solomon gently nudged him before indicating the center of the Banquet Hall.
”Ah?” Lin Yun looked over and saw Dylan walking over from the distance.
”How could it be Dylan again?” Lin Yun immediately frowned. He just stole a Demiplane from the Ash Tower, so Lin Yun was embarrassed to some extent.
”Mafa Merlin, you are not welcome here. Get the hell out of here immediately.” Dylan walked over but didn't even look at Lin Yun. He only pointed at the door of the Banquet Hall as he coldly uttered those words.
”Is the Ash Tower in charge of this gathering?” Lin Yun had a shocked expression on his face.
”No!” Dylan was startled. Everyone knew that this was the Magic Hand's gathering. The Ash Tower was only the host, providing the place and service. The rest wasn't up to the Ash Tower. Dylan was able to enter because of the reputation of his teacher.
Even if Dylan was bold, he wouldn't dare to recognize this gathering as being the Ash Tower's. What would the Magic Hand's people think in that case? Each and every one of these mages was a peak existence of the kingdom, and they all had strong tempers.
'Fuck, that Mafa Merlin is too cunning…' Dylan couldn't help grinding his teeth as he thought, 'You know this is the Magic Hand's gathering, yet you pretend to act stupid in front of me. If I wasn't careful and said that this was the Ash Tower's gathering, then the Magic Hand would definitely make me suffer…'
”Eh? Turns out it's not…” Lin Yun nodded and asked with a strange expression, ”Then why are you telling me that I'm not welcome here?”
”You…” Dylan was being played by Lin Yun, and he felt his heart tighten. He took a deep breath and said in a calm tone, ”That's right, this is the Magic Hand's gathering, but as the host, the Ash Tower has a duty to stop unrelated people from entering this Banquet Hall. You should clearly understand that the only ones able to enter here are the members of the Magic Hand and their disciples. Don't think that just because you know Sir Jouyi, you can casually come in such a place. I'll let you know, Mafa Merlin, there are some places one can't enter as they please.”
”Ah?”
”Okay, Mafa Merlin, stop playing dumb, leave immediately or you'll regret it.” With those words, Dylan pointed at the door to the Banquet hall once again. Compared to earlier, Dylan seemed even more resolute about it now.
Because Dylan knew that this Mafa Merlin wasn't Jouyi's disciple...
Dylan's teacher was Shadow Ashes. In those years, Dylan followed Shadow Ashes and participated in four Magic Hand gatherings. Dylan was very clear that if a mage of the Magic Hand brought in a disciple, he would definitely introduce his disciple to everyone upon arrival.
And this time, when Jouyi brought Solomon and Mafa Merlin into the Banquet Hall, besides greeting a few of his acquaintances, he didn't bother to introduce Mafa Merlin.
Moreover, Dylan had also investigated this fellow.
The previous night, after that young mage gave him a report, Dylan immediately mobilized the intelligence division of the Ash Tower to check Merlin thoroughly.