Chapter 724 - Trap
Aldwin was a little bit dissatisfied with Rosen, and he felt that Lin Li’s idea was also the most appropriate. Anyway, it would only take up a little bit of time to explore the region. Hence, he nodded, and agreed, “I think Felic’s suggestion is much more appropriate. I brought them here precisely because I want to be responsible for their lives. I don’t want them to sacrifice themselves in vain because we’re too eager.”
“Well, I also agree that Osric’s mausoleum is not to be taken lightly, so we’d better be careful.” Andoine, too, nodded and supported Lin Li’s decision while refuting Rosen’s. He didn’t want to see more casualties amongst the mages, which was one of the many reasons behind his agreement.
“You… Felic, the operation this time is led by the Supreme Council. You’re just the President of a small Guild of Magic, can you afford to bear the consequences? Don’t forget who gave you support in building that Guild of Magic of yours. You’ll definitely regret it.” Rosen was infuriated to have his suggestion rejected by everyone else. However, after feeling angry, he glanced at Andoine again, and an idea popped up in his head.
In Rosen’s opinion, he had come on this trip with Andoine, partly for obtaining the item in the mausoleum, and also because of the competition for the arbitrator’s position. If he were to obtain that item, he would undoubtedly receive the greatest credit for this operation and be given the position of the arbitrator.
At the thought of this, Rosen’s anger began to diminish. He no longer wanted to say anything to Andoine and the rest. Instead, he went directly to the rest of the mages who were resting. After hearing Rosen mention the Supreme Council, credits, and rewards, 20-odd mages immediately stood up and proceeded to the mausoleum together with him.
Aldwin was infuriated; the mages that he had nurtured with all his efforts were actually poached with a few words by Rosen. Even a well-tempered and mild-mannered person would not be able to stand it. He immediately chased after Rosen and the rest.
However, Lin Li reached out and stopped Aldwin. “President Aldwin, you can’t make those who are meant to leave stay behind. Those who have stayed are the ones you should cherish most.”
Aldwin froze for a moment and glanced at the 160-something mages who stayed behind. In fact, as those people left, the remaining ones formed a complete team.
Although Li Lin could be said to be very unfamiliar with the Eternal Spirit Alchemy Array created by the Immortal King, he knew that magic circuits were required for powering Alchemy Arrays, mageweaths, and magic gears.
[1] The aura from the previous sentence.