516 Opportunity (1/2)

In the past millennium, most forces had suffered a loss at the hands of this branch, especially the Watson Family. Of the four forts they controlled, two were extremely close to the Horn of Fertility, and every year, many powerhouses would fall while defending those forts. But the two forts had been captured with great difficulty. They were their foundation, so they loathed the idea of parting with them.

”You know... Good.” The young genius from the Watson Ancestral Land seemed surprised for a moment. He then said in a dull tone, ”The collaboration brought up by our Watson Family has something to do with the Horn of Fertility. To be more exact, we hope that you can join us to attack it together…”

After saying this, Mark deliberately paused as a playful smile appeared on his face. Controlling the Horn of Fertility could make any force suddenly rise. This information should be enough to shock the young mage sitting in front of him, right? Even, Mark, an esteemed Archmage, was shocked when he heard that information from the Patriarch.

But...

As he looked at the young mage, he couldn't see any hint of surprise. He was just calmly looking back.

'How come he didn't react?'

”Mafa Merlin, please answer honestly... Do you know the value of the Horn of Fertility?” Mark got somewhat angry at the lack of a reaction.

How could someone not be shocked when hearing this news? This was the Horn of Fertility they were talking about! Even the Black Tower and the Cloud Tower would want it! Mafa Merlin was only a 6th Rank High Mage, how could he remain so calm?

The only explanation was that this guy simply didn't know what the Horn of Fertility represented.

As he thought of this, a sneer appeared on Mark Watson's face and he looked at Lin Yun with even more ridicule. ”Looks like I do have to waste time explaining to you. I'll explain it just once, since you like to pretend to know things when you don't. The Horn of Fertility is the source of natural resources closest to the end of the Wailing River. It exceeds anything you could have ever imagined. It can even be said to be the most fertile place in the entire Raging Flame Plane. Alright, I won't be going into details for now, but I think that as a commander, you should properly learn those things…”

Sure enough...

As his voice faded away, Mark saw the young mage finally reacting strongly, just like when he heard the news from his patriarch.

'It's actually that place…'

At this time, Lin Yun no longer cared about Mark's mocking tone. Just now, he recalled an important bit of information after hearing this description… The end of the Wailing River...

To be more exact, it was that odd phrase he heard after restoring his Heaven Puppet in the Merlin Family Manor: ”The end of the Wailing River…”

It was this crucial phrase that broke his calm appearance.

This phrase that could be interpreted in numerous ways had been left by the Dark Sage. But it seemed to suggest that the Wailing River was hiding some unknown secret, a secret that had never been broken in Noscent's history.

Before passing away, Emperor Zhantui once led a large group of Court Mages to secretly leave for the Raging Flame Plane. Lin Yun could guess that Emperor Zhantui's true goal was most likely the Wailing River.

The clues left by two great figures from two different eras pointed to the Wailing River, making Lin Yun have no choice but to attach some importance to that river with a long history.

One of his goals in the Raging Flame Plane was the Wailing River. Before leaving, he had planned to go there if the opportunity came up.

But he hadn't thought of a way to approach the end of the Wailing River...

Okland's major forces had to be sneaky if they wanted to go there. If they were found by Raging Flame Beastmen, a conflict would instantly break out.

No human had set foot at the end of the Wailing River in the past millennia.

It wasn't just a flame river...

After all, the origin of the Wailing River was hard to trace back. It was said that this Wailing River already existed when the Raging Flame Plane was born and that it was the source of the Raging Flame Plane's power.

Moreover, this flame river had extraordinary meaning to the Raging Flame Beastman and was very important to them.