by Zhuang Bifan
The Myth Potion was concocted by Lin Li alone. There had never been such a potion before, not even in the Endless World he'd been in before he came to Anril. Once the rumors spread, it would definitely cause a huge uproar in the pharmaceutical world of Anril.
Although Lin Li, the master of the Tower of Dusk, had such a powerful potion, he did not allow his mages to use it. It was not because he couldn't bear to, however. Although the potion was sold for 10,000,000 gold coins, Lin Li could afford the cost of it.
The main problem was that Lin Li had never concocted this potion before, and hence was not certain about its effects. For now, he did not know how serious the side effects could be.
However, it did not matter whether or not he knew of the side effects, because someone had already bought the experimental potion for 10,000,000 gold coins and given him the glory. If there were no severe issues or terrible side effects after consumption, Lin Li would consider providing the mages at the Tower of Dusk with a limited supply of the potion.
However, Lin Li found it a hassle to have to find and mix the ingredients required by the formula of the Myth Potion. The most important ones were Heart Of Winter and Sunny Rose, which could not be found in the Breezy Plains.
…It was not just in the Breezy Plains. If Lin Li remembered correctly, those two ingredients could only be found in the Felan Kingdom. Just like Black Lotus, they only thrived in extreme conditions…
He had no choice but to wait for the business trip to Seven Leaf Grass to end, or find the time to head straight to the Tree of Emerald to take a look.
Just as Lin Li was pondering the matter, he heard the sounds of someone knocking on the door.
"President Felic, I'm Robbio from the Glittergold Trade Union. I would like to see you. Are you free now?" asked Robbio, who was standing politely by the door. He had spent 10,000,000 gold coins on a potion whose name he did not even know. He only found out that Mage Felic from the Tower of Dusk was present at the auction after speaking to William to ask about the properties of the potion.
"Oh, Mr. Robbio, please come in," said Lin Li, who knew that Robbio was the person in charge of the Glittergold Trade Union in the Breezy Plains. The Tower of Dusk and Glittergold Trade Union had always been cooperating, but they'd never met each other, because Gavin was the one in charge of managing the business.
"President Felic, I'm really sorry, but I only just found out from Master William that you were present at the auction too. I finally got the chance to rush here and visit you," Robbio said courteously.
Lin Li gestured for Robbio to take a seat before asking about Robbio's purpose.
"President Felic, here's the thing. I have something to consult you about." Robbio decided to get to the main topic after all the polite talk. Although he was just following orders from Hoffman, Robbio was still a businessman at the end of the day. The most prominent characteristic of businessmen was that they would find a reason for every penny spent.
Besides, it was not just a penny, but 10,000,000 gold coins.
If they were to be withdrawn from the vault of the Glittergold Trade Union, they would be enough to form a pile.
Robbio felt the need to understand what he had spent his money on. Otherwise, he would never get to sleep peacefully again.
"I call this potion Myth Potion. It will greatly increase the mental strength of a mage after he consumes it."
Chapter 546 - Branch
Robbio was also a mage, but his limited potential meant that he couldn't have many accomplishments in terms of magic. After hearing Lin Li's introduction about the benefits of the Myth Potion, Robbio's eyes widened and lit up. As a mage with limited potential, nobody was clearer about what increasing mental strength meant than him.
"However, this is my first time making this potion. So, I cannot guarantee anything. If anyone suffered from any repercussions after drinking this potion, you need to find me at the Tower of Dusk immediately. Maybe you can still be rescued," Lin Li reminded kindheartedly.
"But…" Hearing this "however", Robbio was stunned. 10,000,000 gold coins! He didn't know if Master Hoffman would pay for this potion. However, he had followed Master Hoffman's order to buy whatever potion Lin Li had made at all costs. Yet, since the potion's effect wasn't guaranteed, he couldn't repay the 10,000,000 gold coins even if he sold himself!
Robbio didn't have the mood to sit still anymore. He said goodbye to Lin Li and left the room anxiously.
William was rather pleased with the new record-breaking auction. As for the effect of the potion, that wasn't something he needed to worry about. He wondered if the treasure from the Elven Kingdom could break another record. He hadn't been in such a good mood for a while.
First, it was an Origin Potion which allowed people to learn five magic powers that broke the record of the Time Consignment Store for many years. A mysterious man had bought it at the whopping 3,000,000 gold coins. Everyone thought that this record wouldn't be broken for many years.
However, much to everyone's surprise, the very next item auctioned was a nameless potion concocted by an unknown mage. This mage didn't even specify the effect of the potion clearly, yet many rich and powerful factions competed during the bidding.
This auction today would be destined to be unforgettable for everyone who attended. The new record of 3,000,000 gold coins was broken after just 15 minutes. Afterwards, every bid surpassed the record a little. Everyone on the first floor turned from surprised to shocked, and finally totally numb. A record of 10,000,000 gold coins was not just a record for the Time Consignment Store or Anril, but rather a first in history.
However, the theme of this auction wasn't just selling the Tower of Dusk's wares. The real thing hadn't even come out yet. Everyone suspected if William still had the confidence to take out the so-called mysterious treasure after the record-breaking auction of 10,000,000 gold coins.
Actually, William was rather nervous during the auction just now. If that Myth Potion hadn't been auctioned off just now, William's reputation would have certainly been damaged. However, William wasn't a fool to auction such a strange item without introduction for no reason—he had his own intentions behind doing so.
The news of high-level pharmacists in the Tower of Dusk had spread throughout the Breezy Plains. Every faction swarmed towards this newly established Guild of Magic like sharks that smelled blood. Everyone had the same intention: to poach those pharmacists for their own faction from a small influence like the Tower of Dusk.
However, William had noticed something else. The several rich and powerful families didn't do anything amidst this fierce competition for pharmacists. This was truly unbelievable, since these rich and powerful families usually couldn't resist the temptation of pharmacists, much less high-level pharmacists.
What those rich and powerful families were worried about was the mysterious pharmaceutics organization behind the Tower of Dusk and the young President of the Guild of Magic. William had done detailed research on this President Felic, but he got more confused the more he researched. He seemed to have found out a lot—that Felic came from the Jarrosus Guild of Magic, what he did in Alanna, how he got the opportunity to establish the Guild of Magic in the Breezy Plains, etcetera. However, William still couldn't figure out who he exactly was in the end.
From the information that he had collected, William could see that this President Felic was somewhat associated with those rich and powerful families. However, he had no chance of asking directly exactly what their relationship was. If they were close, why didn't the rich and powerful families speak up for the Tower of Dusk when the other factions attempted to raid the pharmacists? Even the Malfa Family who had participated in the destruction of the Syer Bandits didn't do anything.
William actually wanted to use this ridiculous auction as an opportunity to know how important Mage Felic was to those rich and powerful families. Of course, he wouldn't risk his long acc.u.mulated reputation for something so trivial.
Though William didn't know t
he actual effect of that potion, he could see with his experience as a master appraiser that the potion was extraordinary. Moreover, even if nobody bid for it, he could always say, "Let us welcome Mage Felic to introduce the effect of his potion!"
Although he realized the extraordinariness of the potion, William was still very surprised that it could fetch a price of 10,000,000 gold coins. However, unlike the shock from the audience, William had prepared to break the record with that mysterious treasure. Even with the new record of 10,000,000 gold coins, William was still confident that his last item would fetch an even higher price.
After everyone had calmed down, William stood emotionless at the center of the stage as if the 10,000,000-gold-coin deal had nothing to do with him. Everyone in the audience admired William greatly for that. No wonder William was the most esteemed master in the Breezy Plains. He hadn't depended on luck to get to where he was today given his way of managing the Time Consignment Store.
While people admired William, they were more curious about the main course of this auction—the mysterious treasure from the Elven Kingdom—even though they didn't think anything could possibly break the record of 10,000,000 gold coins.
"I am extremely honored that such a record could be achieved during this auction. However, let us not forget the theme of today's auction. Yes, the mysterious treasure from the Elven Kingdom! I am sure it will end this auction on a perfect note!" Unlike during the auction of the potion just now, William finally behaved like an auctioneer now.
A rather heavy gray metal box was lowered onto the display stage. Its exterior was adorned with rose-gold mageweath, and light waves traveled through them. Just looking at this box, many people were curious what was inside. Though they didn't know what the mageweath was for, they knew that the use of mageweath meant that the item inside was definitely impressive.
Sitting in the guest room, Lin Li's eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing the so-called mysterious treasure from the Elven Kingdom being loaded onto the stage. While other people didn't know, how could a Guru of Inscription and Blacksmith Guru like him not understand what it meant?
The metal from which the box was made was Frost-gray Thorium that was extremely insulating to magical elements. Though Frost-gray Thorium was rare, it didn't have many uses. Most of the time, it was used to insulate magical elements, stop the corrosion of items by magical elements, or prevent the dispersion of certain item's magical elements. As for the sealing mageweath on the box, it was also used to insulate magical elements, and was often used interchangeably with Frost-gray Thorium.
Clearly, the use of both Frost-gray Thorium and sealing mageweath were for preventing the dispersion of magical elements of something in the box. Yet the problem was that any of these two could serve the purpose of insulating magical elements. Now that both were used together, Lin Li could still feel slight waves of magical elements from the box. How powerful did this magical object have to be that even this box couldn't totally seal off its magical wave?
"This is the next item we will be auctioning: a treasure that's been passed down to generations of elves for countless years. As for its origins… Sorry, I can't reveal the owner's name due to his requirements. I seek your understanding. Now, let us appreciate this treasure from the Elven Kingdom!" William walked towards the box and opened it on all four sides.
After the box was opened, everyone couldn't help but gasp. It wasn't because of some treasure inside the box, but rather the fact that the box was a dozen centimeters thick. Rather than saying that it was a box, it was more accurate to say it was a piece of metal with a hole dug inside. No wonder people struggled to carry it up the stage.
Lin Li secretly shook his head. The density of Frost-gray Thorium was very high, and ordinary thickness was enough to insulate magical elements. However, this box was so much thicker. No wonder Warriors carried it up—a normal person wouldn't even be able to move it an inch.
Everyone was shocked at this outrageous box. However, they were dumbfounded again upon seeing the so-called treasure in the box. They even thought William was joking with them to put it up for auction.
When the box was open and the so-called treasure from the Elven Kingdom was revealed, everyone sighed. No doubt it was from the Elven Kingdom! Was it for magic or an ingredient waiting to be processed? Or maybe it was a herb from the Elven Kingdom? What laid in the box was a branch.
Chapter 547 - Elven Legend
Although that branch radiated a strong magical wave, it was still just a branch. How could it be considered a treasure?
"W-what kind of treasure is this? Is it used to make magic staffs? But judging from its length and thickness, it doesn't seem to be enough for one."
In people's impression, a treasure should at least be similar to the Twilight Dragon Armor even if it wasn't comparable to the 3,000,000 gold coins worth of Origin Potion. Looking at the recording-breaking nameless potion that was auctioned off at 10,000,000 gold coins and this branch here, what was William trying to do?
Though Glittergold Trade Union had bought the nameless potion concocted by some unknown mage at 10,000,000 gold coins, nobody believed that the potion was really worth that much. Whom were they kidding? 10,000,000 gold coins were enough to build a faction with considerable strength. What kind of potion would be worth so much?
"Indeed! What's so special about this branch? Even if it comes from the Elven Kingdom, it's too much to say it was passed down across countless generations…"
"There are so many plants in the Emerald Forest that possess mana. Who knows which tree he has gotten the branch from? If it's a branch, then maybe he wasn't lying that it's been through countless years. Who knows if there's a tree that lived for this long?"
Everyone in the audience started discussing this branch, but all they were expressing was their skepticism. What Elven Kingdom, what countless decades, what treasure? Wasn't it just a magical-element-containing branch? Any kind of magic staff making material was like that! And this branch wasn't even enough to make a single magic staff!
However, some people among the crowd looked contemplative upon seeing that branch, totally unaffected by the noises the people around them were making.
A person and another on his left mocked William with much enthusiasm, but they saw Sarde, the third brother of the Wolf Brothers' Association, looking quite uneasy. They curiously asked him, "President Sarde, what do you see in this item? Do you know its origin?"
"Hmph!" Sarde sneered with contempt. He didn't even look that the two, and sounded rather pleased with himself as he replied, "Captain Cole, have you not heard about this person called Legolas before?"
"This… You must be kidding, President Sarde. How can I not know Legolas? He's the most famous Elven Legendary-realm powerhouse!" Cole seemed a little displeased, but he didn't show it on his face, and still laughed. "Do you mean that branch on stage is associated with Legolas?"
In the Breezy Plains, Legolas was so famous that he even exceeded Duke Hedrick in fame. This wasn't just because he was an Elf who possessed an appearance that made even women jealous. More importantly, he was a powerful Legendary-mage.
Though a Legendary-mage and a Legendary Sword Sage were both Legendary powerhouses, a Legendary-mage was stronger, and not just by a bit. To most people, a Legendary Sword Sage was very powerful, but a Legendary-mage could be considered a god. This showed the difference between the two Legendary powerhouses.
Hedrick's story was indeed moving, but almost a thousand years had passed since. When people heard about his legends, they no longer felt touched by his stories as before. However, Legolas was different. Although people all knew about the Elven Kingdom, fewer and fewer people actually entered it. A mysterious powerhouse of a mysterious Kingdom. Wasn't that all the more appealing? Moreover, Legolas was active in history only about a few hundred years ago, so people had not forgotten about him.
"Hey, do you need my reminder? This branch is no ordinary branch." Sarde, whose chin hung high, confidently said, "You
think that William is an old fool? Maybe for you, the magical energy in this branch isn't too powerful. But let me tell you, you are dead wrong if you think so, because the magical energy in this branch is the purest form of elemental power. Purest, do you understand?"
Sarde wasn't a mage, but as an excellent Bandit, he was equipped with detection skills required for dealing with traps and other things. As such, he was even more s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e to magical energy than many ordinary Mages. Compared to the dabbler-mage beside him, Sarde could more accurately sense the magical energy of the branch.
Low frequency waves and energy too pure could be hardly detected by people. Thus, most people found the branch on the stage very ordinary, while in fact, the purest magical energy was the most powerful. Even the lightest such energy could lead to a mana storm.
"This… What do you mean?" Cole was puzzled. How was this branch related to Legendary-mage Legolas?
"After the end of the Dark Age, the Elves had been living in the Emerald Forest to recover. From the founding of the Elven Kingdom till now, Elves who truly appeared in the human kingdoms were less than 10. The most powerful of them all was Legendary-mage Legolas. I don't believe that there's anyone who has the ability to sneak into the Elven Kingdom and smuggle out this treasure. So, the only ones who could've brought this treasure out were the Elves themselves."
Cole listened to Sarde's speech attentively. People around them also stopped what they were doing and listened to the conversation, nodding their heads in agreement.
Although the Elven Kingdom was mysterious, people knew very well that it was also powerful. It was rumored that a Legendary powerhouse didn't come back alive after entering the Emerald Forest. It was right to say that every Elf was a warrior. With their longevity and talent derived from their High Elves' blood, heaven knew how many Legendary-realm, or even Sanctuary-realm, powerhouses they had. Perhaps only Geresco could steal something so important from the Elven Kingdom!
