305 There Is No Problem (1/2)
”Sir Luther…” Ritch calmly took a step back to avoid Luther's angry splutter. Ritch was well aware of this Archmage's nature. He was actually famous in the Black Horn chamber of commerce for being irritable. Although he was very upright, he didn't have very good connections due to his big mouth.
Ritch's approach was very simple: he would patiently stand there, waiting for Luther's scolding to finish.
”I'm asking you, why do you think that you can vouch for this Mafa Merlin and decide such a great matter? Do you want to cause trouble for your teacher?”
Luther continued scolding him for a few minutes before feeling somewhat thirsty. As he reached for his cup on the table, he found that it was already empty. With a smile on his face, Ritch handed him a cup of water. ”Sir Luther, here, some water…”
”...” Luther took the cup before looking at Ritch unhappily. He drank a few mouthfuls, but didn't continue with the scolding after doing so. He slightly calmed down and asked, ”Tell me, why do you think so?”
”Sir Luther, please listen to me…” Ritch had long known that this would happen. He wasn't flustered when being questioned by Luther and instead smiled before whispering in Luther's ear, ”That Mafa Merlin is a Gold VIP…”
”Gold…!” Luther stood at attention as he realized that he lost self-control in front of everyone for a moment, but he managed to keep the rest to himself.
But that didn't mean that Luther wasn't excited. The Archmage's hands were shaking as he grabbed Ritch's collar. ”Come with me…”
”It'll tear, it'll tear, Sir Luther! You are going to tear up my clothes!”
The two of them walked out under the dismayed expressions of the remaining four. They looked at each other, puzzled.
”Tell me, how do you know that he is a Gold VIP…” Luther took Ritch to a quiet room and sat on a chair, waiting for Ritch to explain himself.
”Because I was the one who welcomed High Mage Merlin.”
”Hold on, High Mage Merlin?” Hearing this, Luther was startled. ”You are saying that this Mafa Merlin is already a High Mage?”
”Yes, Sir Luther, from the information Cadgar sent from Thousand Sails City, this Mafa Merlin is now a High Mage. Moreover, he is more powerful than any High Mage could even hope to be…”
”This…” A High Mage in their early twenties, this was something very frightening. Luther froze there for a long time before helplessly shaking his head. ”No wonder he is a Gold VIP… Alright, keep going…”
”Yes, Sir Luther. I personally welcomed High Mage Merlin, and the VIP Voucher he showed was the Moon Song…”
”Moon Song? You are talking about the Moon Song?!” Luther was once again agitated right after calming down. He looked at Ritch for a long time before asking, ”You mean the Moon Song that never left the Moon Sage's body?”
”Yes, that Moon Sage's Moon Song…”
”Heavens…” Luther stared at the ceiling in shock. It took him no less than three minutes to recover. ”Quick, quick, let's stop those idiots outside! We will be in big trouble if the Moon Sage learns that we investigated the assets of someone he fancied. Shit, that bastard Hanson Charlotte, I'll humiliate him sooner or later…”
Luther cursed as he rushed out of the room, followed by a helpless Ritch.
…
The discussion had quickly ended.
”Ladies and Gentlemen, the Black Horn chamber of commerce already investigated the assets of VIP Mafa Merlin. There is no problem with it, so the auction shall proceed.”
These were a few simple sentences...
But it felt like a bomb exploded in the crowd, creating a stir in the auction hall. No problem… What did this mean? Didn't it mean that this young High Mage's crystal card truly had twenty million golds on it?
Everyone was looking at Lin Yun with lifeless expressions.
It was followed by countless whispers discussing about him. Soon, the audience drafted a legendary and grotesque background for him.
Some people said that he was a chess piece sent by the Merlin Family to Thousand Sails City, and that his purpose was to make a profit from the prosperous sea trade through the eastern estuary.
Some said that this youth was the illegitimate child of a famous figure, and that he was only placed in the care of the Merlin Family temporarily but had now inherited extremely valuable assets.
In any case, all these theories were convoluted and even stranger than what could be found in fictional stories.
”Impossible…” Only Hanson Charlotte couldn't accept this reality.
He couldn't help wanting to doubt it... Lin Yun biding twenty million golds was a huge blow to him.
This wasn't just a matter of getting the Star Gem...
Hanson had waited almost a hundred years to create an opportunity for the Charlotte Family to have a meteoric rise, to display their power and foundation and prove that it could stand alongside the other two Families.