Chapter 205 - Advice
“Do you think I have a lot of free time like you?” Quick, don’t dilly-dally. I still have things to do after smacking you…”
“Sure, let’s go. Do you think I’m afraid of you…” Lin Li muttered, and walked through the long corridor. While they walked, Lin Li reminded Macklin about finding a place for Kevin.
“Accommodation? That’s easy. I’ll have them settle it later,” Macklin promised Lin Li without further thought. Since the Guild of Magic was so huge, finding accommodation was nothing to him. Even if 10 Kevins needed a place, he would be able to fit them in the guild, not to say one Kevin.
“Then let me thank you in Kevin’s stead.”
“Cut the crap!” The old man was not convinced by him. “Don’t think that I will forgive you if you thank me like that. You are going too overboard these days; worse than that foolish Mason. If you are continuing with that, we shall wait and see if you have what it takes to win the finals.”
“But I didn’t say I would definitely win…” Lin Li had never seen Macklin utterly concerned with anything before. Even for the trial at the Shadow Glen, he’d only told him to be careful…
Lin Li could not understand why Macklin would be that fixated on winning the finals. To Lin Li, the finals were just the finals. It would be nice to emerge victorious, but he would not mind if he didn’t.
Holy… That is a horrifying speed…
Lin Li could not accept the fact that Aldwin had merely spent nine years to rise to a legendary-mage. Lin Li was an archmage too. How could he not understand how shocking it was to be able to do so?
To exaggerate a little, it was as if with the speed of light.
Lin Li swallowed his saliva anxiously. “Y-You… You mean… President Aldwin only spent nine years because of… his position?”
“You’re not a moron, after all,” Macklin commented while he nodded his head. “Do you not remember that Herza announced that the new guild president would receive full support from the Supreme Council? What do you think the support is? Really physical resources and manpower? Stop being so childish. I dare to bet my life that the winner of the trial would receive the most mysterious spell, the most profound magical knowledge, and the most powerful magical powers. Even in the Supreme Council, only their core members would be able to enjoy such treatment.”
Macklin gulped another big mouth of saliva before he continued, “In fact, Aldwin’s nine years was nothing at all. I remember that he once told me that in his batch, there was a most freaky mage from the Ledin Kingdom. Wow, that kid was a true beast. He’s only used 10 years to become the guild president when he only had the ability of a level-10 magic shooter. Then, he got to the Legendary-level immediately…
“Is that true…?” Lin Li’s eyes widened.
“Crap, why would I lie to you?” Macklin snapped. Then, he continued, “But, to be frank, your concern on safety is valid too…”
“Why is that so?” Lin Li asked curiously. He was a little shocked. Why did that old man change his stance out of a sudden?
“If I didn’t guess wrongly, the new region Herza was referring to should be near the Breezy Plains…”
“So it’s there…” Lin Li suddenly was clear on how things stood after listening to Macklin. If it were the Breezy Plains, his concerns were indeed justified. The Breezy Plains was a renowned place that even a transmigrator like Lin Li knew of. The most complicated region of the north of Anril would be the Breezy Plains.
The two strongest human kingdoms located in the north of Anril—Felan and Ledin—were situated on the Breezy Plains. On top of that, together with the Dwarf Kingdom not far away, as well as the Trahem Forest, where elves roamed freely, they were going to make up four formidable giants in total. They were like four pieces of puzzle that would form the most impenetrable force on the Breezy Plains.
And apart from these four greatest influences, there were many other smaller forces. However, if one were to randomly compare one of such forces with those in Jarrosus City, it would be much mightier than Jarrosus’ 11 mage families and their six underground forces.
Unless they had people from the Supreme Council following them around every day, their lives would really be in danger…