Chapter 1290 - Divulge (1/2)

“Where is the alchemist who luckily survived?”

Faleau was stunned. His expression changed, and he thought of something.

“In that earl’s house…”

“Investigate the partners who came to return their goods, the customers who are reasonably strong, and those nobles. Find out what they have in common.”

After saying that, Lin Yun seemed rather delighted. He gave Faleau another instruction, and left for the Demiplane.

“Don’t change anything in the Gilded Rose. Whoever comes for a refund, just give them their money. However, keep a record of their names and find out who’s behind them.”

Entering the Demiplane, Lin Yun saw Lord Shawn, who had been dormant, floating in the sky surrounded by mysterious light.

Lord Shawn’s eyes were closed. However, the third eye between his eyebrows was opened. The mysterious light around his body was flowing into the eye, making it glitter.

Suddenly, Lin Yun’s expression changed, and he took out the ring that Lord Shawn was attached to, only to find that it was glittering too. Then, the connection between the ring and Lord Shawn dwindled until it disappeared.

Had Lord Shawn left the magic tool? Was he independent again?

Thrilled, Lin Yun immediately inserted a tremendous amount of mana into Lord Shawn’s body.

Immediately, Lord Shawn evolved much faster. He swallowed at least 100 bottles of mana. The light around him suddenly disappeared.

A wolf that was five meters long and two meters tall appeared in the sky.

“Hahaha. Lord Shawn is finally free. He’s no longer the transformation of that goddamn magic tool…”

Lord Shawn floated in the sky and laughed. The third eye between his eyebrows was still glimmering. Anyone who saw the eye would feel uncomfortable.

“Lord Shawn, in case you forgot, you were the one who signed a contract with me, not the magic tool…”

Lin Yun’s casual voice entered Lord Shawn’s ears. Immediately, Lord Shawn’s grin froze. He descended from midair in frustration.

“Damn it, I’m truly regretful. I should have scared you off. If I had done so, I wouldn’t have had to go through this…”

Earlier, Lord Shawn had personally created the contract with his best expertise. However, Lin Yun noticed his trick, and Lord Shawn became a victim to his own scheme…

Lin Yun looked at Lord Shawn with a smile. It was definitely a good thing that Lord Shawn was no longer the transformation of a magic tool.

Without the limitation of the magic tool, as a Soul Walker, Lord Shawn would be able to make consecutive progress.

Having melted the Eyes of Calamity and the Evil Eye, the third eye between his eyebrows had evolved into the Eye of Misfortune. It could bring forth disasters.

With the replenishment of mana and the completion of the Eye of Misfortune, Lord Shawn finally made a breakthrough to the Heaven Rank successfully.

However, Lord Shawn could easily kill a level-1 Heaven Rank mage with his abilities and the Eye of Misfortune, even though he had just reached the Heaven Rank. All he needed was one opportunity.

Lin Yun changed his plan after Lord Shawn’s breakthrough and newly regained independence. He took Lord Shawn out of the Demiplane, and quietly flew 1,000 kilometers to an earl’s manor in a town.

Lord Shawn was unhappy, but he followed Lin Yun anyway, knowing that it was not time to cause trouble. A tiny bit of mana surfaced. Then, it was gone and replaced by soul power.

The power enshrouded Lin Yun and Lord Shawn as they entered a heavily guarded manor, which was almost empty for them. The defenses were absolutely useless against them.

They entered the manor through the main path. The alchemy arrays on their way didn’t work at all. The three-headed hound, which allegedly could discover any approaching creature, didn’t seem to notice Lin Yun and Lord Shawn at all when they passed by.

They searched for a while, and finally found their target, the lucky alchemist who claimed to have survived the Gilded Rose’s assault.

The moment he saw the alchemist, Lin Yun was rather astonished.

The guy claimed that his chest was penetrated on the left side, and he survived because his heart wasn’t there. Lin Yun thought that it was just a cliche excuse, but it turned out to be true. That man had some elven blood, and his heart was in the center of his chest.

Lin Yun observed quietly from outside of the window. Inside the room, the alchemist looked healthy and not wounded at all. There were more than 30 plates on the table, with a smiling mage on his opposite side.

“Sir John, are you prepared for your speech tomorrow? Whether or not we can encourage other nobles to deal with the Gilded Rose will depend on your speech. It wasn’t easy for the earl to get the opportunity for you to speak in the business center of Neverwinter City…”

The alchemist laughed and waved his hand delightedly.

“Mr. Butler, rest assured. I’ve already prepared. Tomorrow, I will ruin the Gilded Rose’s reputation as we agreed upon.”

“They’re just an outsider from Andlusa. They’re as good as dead now that the earl has locked his eyes on them.”

“We’ve signed a contract, and I’ll certainly get this thing done. Don’t worry…”

Lin Yun listened for a moment, and then narrowed his eyes.

The earl? This earl was not one of the founders of the Odin Kingdom. He was just an individual noble who didn’t have a noble family. Why would he try so hard to smear the Gilded Rose?

Would the man ever do such a thing if he wasn’t generously paid?

Lin Yun stood outside of the window quietly for half an hour until he figured out everything. This alchemist seemed to have been the earl’s subordinate. He only worked in the destroyed store to set up the Gilded Rose.

Why would a Master Alchemist work at a bottom-level alchemy store?

He had a speech the next day? He had also signed a harsh contract?

After the butler left, Lin Yun looked at Lord Shawn who was standing on his shoulder in the size of a hand.

Lord Shawn seemed quite angry.

“It’s just the soul of an Archmage and an idiot who’s bound to a soul contract. How boring…”

While he talked, the Eye of Misfortune on his forehead opened, launching an invisible streak of light that hit the alchemist in the back…

“Let’s go. He’s screwed tomorrow. Let’s just wait and see…”

Lin Yun looked at the alchemist with pity in his eyes. This level-1 Archmage had been hit by Lord Shawn with the Light of Misfortune. All kinds of accidents and disasters would happen to him, making him feel that he was abandoned by luck. It would be more miserable than death…

Lin Yun turned around and left. He returned the way he came. However, when he passed the back door, he unexpectedly saw a bearded man who wore a white robe and a black hairband.

The butler was standing right next to the bearded man…

Confusion flashed in Lin Yun’s eyes.

That man’s clothes indicated that he was from the desert of the Sten Kingdom.

He had come to the earl’s residence in the middle of the night using the back door. There was definitely something wrong with him…

When Lin Yun intended to draw closer, he discovered that the bearded man looked in his direction in surprise.

“Sir Reynolds, what’s the matter?”

“Oh, nothing…”