179 Gathering (2/2)

The son of the Leader of the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce, quickly rising after his father's death. The Gilded Rose under his control had already become one of the peak forces of Thousand Sails City and he even had the power of a 5th Rank Great Mage. Even if it was still a rumor, he had apparently defeated a 1st Rank High Mage.

To be honest, when Dylan saw that report, he was startled.

This abrupt rise was too frightening.

After Locke Merlin's death, the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce had already gone bankrupt. It could be said that this Mafa Merlin had rebuilt everything from scratch, and in a short year, the Gilded Rose had become a peak force of Thousand Sails City, and he himself had become a 5th Rank Great Mage… And he was only approaching his twenties! There weren't many Great Mages under twenty in the entire kingdom!

'The only good thing is that there doesn't seem to have been much contact between Mafa Merlin and Jouyi.'

It could be seen from the fact that Jouyi had always been in the depths of the Cloud Tower, studying the Fanrusen Formula. In this decade, let alone meeting a young Great Mage from Thousand Sails City, even his Disciple, Solomon, had a hard time meeting Jouyi.

In this case, who had the most contact with Merlin?

This could only be Solomon, who was in the same city...

Seeing all this, Dylan already more or less understood. 'The Sage Tower and the Gilded Rose are among the peak forces of Thousand Sails City. There is most likely some business deal between the two forces, and when Merlin learnt that Solomon's teacher was Jouyi, how could that young Great Mage not be excited? He definitely got greedy…

'And thus, during a deal, he hoped that Solomon would help introduce him. That seems quite reasonable.'

Dylan thought about it and felt that this was the most likely explanation.

After realizing this, everything was simpler...

'Jouyi is participating in the Magic Hand's gathering, and when passing through Thousand Sails City, the young Great Mage got the opportunity to see the legendary Star Sage through Solomon's introduction. He then got a bit greedier and requested Solomon to let him accompany them.

'Unfortunately for him, Solomon doesn't seem to have told this young Great Mage that the Magic Hand's gathering is a very exclusive one.'

Naturally, Dylan could also turn a blind eye if he wanted to. Solomon was also Jouyi's disciple, and if he drove out their acquaintance, Jouyi's temper might flare up.

But the one who brought him was Solomon...

And Solomon was the nemesis of the Ash Tower!

Solomon being able to enter the Ash Tower now was entirely because the Magic Hand gathering was being hosted here. This was like letting Solomon slap the Ash Tower, but now, he finally had an opportunity to return this slap! How could Dylan let this opportunity slip by?

As for Mafa Merlin himself, Dylan didn't put him in his eyes. A 5th Rank Great Mage, no matter how quick his rise was, was still unworthy of a 9th Rank High Mage's attention. The difference in power between the two sides was too great. If Jouyi hadn't appeared, Dylan would only have needed two fingers to easily squash the other side.

And Dylan was settling for just driving Mafa Merlin out.

'Yes, please resist, Merlin, that way I won't have to do anything myself. The more you refuse to leave, the bigger this will blow up! It would be for the best if the entire kingdom gets to know that Solomon of the Sage Tower was an idiot who brought a 5th Rank Great Mage to the Magic Hand's gathering. I bet that by that time, even Jouyi would pretend not to know this disciple.'

Thus, when Dylan appeared, his tone was very rude, but he didn't immediately get physical. He let the other side have a chance to talk. Dylan wanted him to make noise, and the more noise the better.

Sure enough, that young Great Mage didn't disappoint him.

”Haha, High Mage Dylan, I'm very curious. How will I regret it if I don't leave?”

”How?” Dylan was inwardly enduring, unwilling to let his pride show as he cast a glance at Solomon. ”That's definitely not something good to talk about. But I'm certain that whoever took you in will have to take responsibility…”

”...” To the side, Solomon was getting a cramp from trying not to laugh. After he had been giggling and laughing since the previous night, it was very exhausting to resist the urge to burst out in laughter now...