39 Finale (1/2)

Although the two had never been in contact, Solomon had started paying attention to this young Mage a few months ago. At that time, that young Mage had sent a bottle of Spectrum Potion to the Sage Tower and came out with a pass with the highest privileges. He then used it to stay in the library for about two months.

During these two months, although Solomon didn't visit the library, Solon had brought him information about the young man every day: what kind of book Mage Merlin had read that day, notes on what Mage Merlin did the next day, what kind of opinion Mage Merlin shared the day after that...

Solomon even remembered some things that Lin Yun didn't necessarily remember.

Because Solomon knew that this young Mage was very remarkable, far more remarkable than anyone thought.

Solon didn't even know that that first day, when he brought Lin Yun's opinion on the Fanrusen Formula, Solomon had returned to his study to write a letter to Star Sage Jouyi.

There were four pieces of data in this letter and it quickly led to an upsurge of discussion in the circles of mages across the kingdom. It wasn't only Star Sage Jouyi, it wasn't just the Cloud Tower... Many powerful mages interested in the Fanrusen Formula began participating in this discussion though letters, and even more mages started acknowledging that these four pieces of data might very well fix the errors of the Fanrusen Formula. Many had sent their congratulations to Solomon because they felt that the information he had shared constituted a major discovery that would be recorded in the annals of magic.

Reading these congratulatory messages, Solomon could only force a smile...

Only Solomon himself knew that these four pieces of data didn't belong to him, but rather, to a young Mage that was only 20 years old...

But Solomon wasn't sure whether that young Mage had calculated and analyzed these four pieces of data himself or if he had heard about it from someone else.

Thus, for the moment, Solomon could only urge him to stay and try to bring up the topic of magic during their idle chat, trying to probe him and see whether this young Mage's magic knowledge was really deep enough to clearly understand the mistakes in the Fanrusen Formula.

It was hard to say for the time being, but one thing was certain: that young Mage was definitely much better acquainted with magic theory than his peers.

He was even sure that it surpassed the Great Mage realm, because in the discussion just now, Solomon felt that this young Mage was definitely holding back and not fully showing off what he knew and understood.

But even this much was frightening enough.

A 20-year-old with the knowledge of a Great Mage...

And given time, let alone his disciple Solon, even Ryan of the Monchi Family might be left in the dust.

Right now, this young Mage was frantically competing over alchemy materials, just as some incredible potions appeared.

What did this mean...

Solomon had already been having some suspicions about whether the Great Alchemist backing the young Merlin actually existed… Could the alchemist actually be Mafa Merlin himself?

Two months ago, Solomon would never have believed this. The reason was very simple: everyone knew that a good mage wasn't necessarily a good alchemist, but a good alchemist was definitely a good mage. This might sound weird, but it was well-backed by history.

Alchemy originally came from magic, and the deeper the alchemy, the deeper the magic knowledge needed to be. Many theories, many conclusions couldn't be understood without enough magic knowledge, and some fields of alchemy required enough mana to conduct them.

Choosing a very simple example, one of the Sage Tower's three big shots, Thorpe. Before advancing to become a High Mage, Thorpe had been stuck at the peak of the Alchemist level for ten years. But when he became a High Mage, his alchemy suddenly advanced by leaps and bounds, and in a month, he was also a Great Alchemist.

Mafa Merlin had just become a Mage, so how could he have the level of a Great Alchemist?

But now, Solomon was really doubtful.

A Mage with the knowledge of a Great Mage... in theory, he should already have the ability to craft the Spectrum Potion.

Moreover, he was now going all-out bidding on a few alchemy materials...

Solomon was sitting in the corner of the box, bursting into a violent cough from time to time. Finally, his eyes, which had been so filled with hesitation, suddenly became resolute.

The bidding on the Red Flame Fish Oil had already come to an end, and Lin Yun had used 1 200 000 gold to get the last material needed for his Mana Baptism.