137 Black Death Rune (1/2)

Lin Yun left the alchemy laboratory two hours later and took a nap in his bedroom.

Working on a dozen core spell matrices of the Fanrusen Formula was too troublesome. Even with Lin Yun's abilities, he had nearly given up several times during the night, just wanting to go to sleep. But the Cloud Tower's kept transmitting the papers to him too quickly, and a new one would appear whenever he was finished with one, so Lin Yun clenched his teeth and persevered.

Naturally, this wasn't without reward. At least, Star Sage Jouyi promised that Hogg would come to Thousand Sails City with one of the Cloud Tower's True Spirit Magic Tools, the Black Death Rune.

Moreover, Lin Yun could use it for three months!

This was a huge favor! Among the Cloud Tower's True Spirit Magic Tools, the Black Death Rune had always been in the hands of their strongest mage and had never been lent out. If not for Lin Yun computing those dozen spell matrices, creating such a huge sensation, he might not have been able to get the Black Death Rune from Star Sage Jouyi.

Lin Yun wanted to borrow this True Spirit Magic Tool because it could absorb Soul Fires from undead lifeforms and turn them into mana used to strengthen the Magic Tool Incarnation. It was rumored that if the Black Death Rune's Incarnation reached its limit, its power might even surpass the Archmage realm. If the Black Death Rune evolved like that, it would truly become an Extraordinary Magic Tool.

In fact, the Cloud Tower never gave up on those efforts. In the middle of the Plane Colonization Era, the Cloud Tower even tried to conquer the Undead Plane a few times in order to assimilate the countless Soul Fires and make the Black Death Rune evolve, but unfortunately, their conquest failed. The Cloud Tower was greatly wounded. If not for the Black Tower being in a long and drawn-out war with the Gaugass Battlemages, the Cloud Tower might not have been the strongest force of the Peak Magic Era.

Naturally, the Black Death Rune Hogg was bringing over this time would definitely not be coming with its Magic Tool Incarnation included.

After all, a True Spirit Magic Tool like the Black Death Rune was already one of the foundations of the Cloud Tower. No matter how grateful Star Sage Jouyi was, he wouldn't play with the Cloud Tower's foundation. Lending the Black Death Rune was fine, but if the Magic Tool Incarnation was also in Lin Yun's hands, there would be some possibility that the Black Death Rune might change hands.

But this also was what Lin Yun had hoped for. He only wanted Black Death Rune.

He wanted the Black Death Rune's ability to transform Soul Fires into mana. Lin Yun was planning to use it to nurture that group of 5th Rank Mages. If the Magic Tool Incarnation followed, would he still be able to get that transformed mana?

Three months would be long enough to help that group of 5th Rank Mages reach the Great Mage realm.

Unfortunately, the transformed mana wasn't 100% pure. It could still be used to construct the Mana Whirlpool, but it was inadequate for forming a Magic Conducting Rune.

At this moment, the Undead Plane's Planar Path had yet to be found. The Bone Plane in Lin Yun's hands was already the greatest source of Soul Fires in Noscent. In this regard, even the Cloud Tower with their Black Death Rune wasn't as blessed as Lin Yun.

Naturally, the prerequisite was for Lin Yun to obtain the Book of Death so that his 5th Rank Mages could enter the Bone Plane anytime.

Lin Yun already had prepared everything, so he would start enacting his plan once these mining puppets were completed.

He had nothing to do for the next two or three days. He would go take a trip to the alchemy workshop every day to check on the progress of the mining puppets. The rest of the time, he holed himself up in his alchemy laboratory, restocking the potions that he had used in the prince's tomb. From time to time, he would also give Faleau some pointers.

On the morning of the 3rd day, Lin Yun went to the Gilded Rose early, because Hogg was supposed to arrive soon.

But Lin Yun waited for an hour without any sign of Hogg, and on the contrary, it was the Watson Family that visited him.

This time, the Watson Family came with a more formal delegation.

A few dozen attendants, six Great Mages, and two High Mages.

Although this lineup couldn't be considered the best in Thousand Sails City, it was definitely not far from the top. Moreover, this was just the negotiation team of the Watson Family.

The Watson Family truly came to negotiate this time. It could be seen from the way that one of the High Mages introducing himself according to the proper customs after entering the Gilded Rose.

”I am Allen Watson. I come from Okland.” The High Mage looked to be in his fifties, which was considered relatively young among High Mages.

”Haha, welcome, welcome.” Lin Yun responded to the introduction and led them to a reception room.