Chapter 108: Ridiculous
Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance
“Leader Lys, I am William rlin, the one who consulted you last year when you visited the rlin Family.” William looked as if he had seen a savior. Regardless of whether he had hit the old man when pushing the door open, he introduced himself with an expression of pleasant surprise.
“Ah, it’s you, William. Why are you so flustered...” Seeing that the newcor was William rlin, Lys’ expression softened and his unhappy feelings disappeared. Over the past decades, Lys had taught several dozen alchemists in the course of his work at the Alchemist Guild. It was hard to avoid being partial to soone as talented as William.
Even if one disregarded his good relationship with the rlin Family, he could still be considered William’s elder. And it wasn’t good for elders to bicker with the younger generation. But he couldn’t help thinking that last ti he t William, the latter had been very steady. How could he be so flustered in Thousand Sails City?
Unfortunately, William didn’t know what Lys was thinking. All William could think about was how to make Mafa suffer.
“It’s like this, Leader Lys. This Mafa rlin fellow cheated
of an alchemy formula. I wanted to discuss with him just now and make him compensate , but I didn’t think he would be so unwilling that he would attack
inside the laboratory!”
After saying this, William threw a provocative glance at Lin Yun.
But this glance gave off the feeling of a weak person trying to appear to be strong.
William rlin could contain his sense of superiority, unlike that idiot, Mason.
William knew that he had been wrong about Mafa being a failure that couldn’t beco a mage. Mafa was clearly a true, high-level Great Mage whose strength was far above William’s.
This was undoubtedly a huge blow to William rlin.
That realization was even worse than the two slaps on his face.
It turned out that this unknown outer family mber was, in fact, a lot stronger than he was. He had been fostered to be an heir to the rlin Family every since he was a child, and he was at least in the top five of the young generation in terms of strength.
But he hadn’t expected that he would be knocked down in one move and then slapped twice in a small place like Thousand Sails City.
William couldn’t accept this.
But being a scion of a major family had many advantages. Regardless of whether he accepted it or not, he would be able to co to terms with reality and imdiately react.
William’s thod was very simple. ‘Since I’m not as strong as you, I’ll drag you down by competing in alchemy. I don’t believe that you are as formidable in alchemy as you are in raw power. That’s right, I’m going to fra you.’
William was quite confident that this was the correct way to approach the situation.
‘I, an esteed Great Alchemist, am going to fra you in front of a Master Alchemist. What can you do about it? Going to try to explain? Are you as knowledgeable as I am when it cos to alchemy? Are you as close to Leader Lys as ?’
Thus, after complaining to Lys, William threw a provocative look at Lin Yun and then revealed a smile full of confidence.
“Ridiculous!” Sure enough, Leader Lys’ expression sank.
At this ti, William’s rlin was feeling extrely delighted. ‘Heard that, Mafa? Leader Lys is already scolding you. The boss of a broken down alchemy shop in Thousand Sails City is being scolded by a Master Alchemist. I want to see how you can stay in Thousand Sails City from now on.’
“It’s okay, Leader Lys. You don’t have to get angry over such a trivial matter. I’ll settle this.” Lin Yun actually had a smile on his face as he said a few comforting sentences to Leader Lys.
William wanted to snort. ‘You still think you can get away with this?’
William threw a disdainful smile at Lin Yun, thinking that Mafa was truly too naive. ‘After getting an alchemy formula gained from cheating the rlin Family, do you think you can get away with just a few sentences? Aren’t you too naive?’
“This isn’t a trivial matter, cheating an alchemy formula!” Lys was soone who would always keep his anger hidden, yet he was showing an extrely ugly expression on his face right now.
“Yes, yes, I know. Cheating an alchemy formula, I’ll have a chat with William later.” Lin Yun had a helpless expression. Lin Yun didn’t know what he should say concerning this older cousin he had never t before. ‘Seems like I need to have a proper chat with this older cousin after Leader Lys leaves.’
William didn’t know what Lin Yun was thinking about.
The worse Lys’ expression beca, the more cheerful William felt.
‘Yes, yes, this Mafa rlin will quickly run out of luck.’
William was carefully keeping his thoughts from showing on his face while he looked at Lys’ reaction from the corners of his eyes.
“Do you know what you are talking about?” Lys pointed at William rlin. “Do you know how grave the accusation of cheating soone’s alchemy formula is?”
William’s mood rose as he inwardly repeated that sentence, but once he did, he couldn’t help feeling strange.
‘Why is Leader Lys pointing at ?’
“Truly ridiculous. You are framing Thousand Sails City’s most outstanding alchemist of cheating you of an alchemy formula? William rlin, is that how your rlin Family educated you? Looks like I’ll need to have a proper discussion with your grandfather when I visit the rlin Family this year. We will discuss whether you are truly suitable to be the rlin Family’s heir!”
‘Wait wait, did he just say... William rlin? Damn, what does he an by the most outstanding alchemist of Thousand Sails City? Shouldn’t the most outstanding alchemist of Thousand Sails city be Master Alchemist Lys? When did I accuse Master Lys of cheating
of my alchemy formula?’
William’s mind was in chaos...
All sorts of questions were popping in one after the other. But the answer to each question made William rlin feel alard. He didn’t even dare to confront these answers. If everything was true, it would be too frightening. Was this old man, Lys, talking nonsense, or was the world going crazy?
“Considering the reputation of the rlin Family, I won’t bother about your deception today. But, William rlin, I will recount everything that happened here today to your grandfather, without missing a single fact.” Lys glanced at William and coldly snorted. He then turned around with an apologetic smile. “I’m really embarrassed, Great Mage rlin, I let you experience a farce. About the earlier condition, wait until I return to discuss it with everyone, I’ll give you an answer in three days.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for Leader Lys’ good news.”
“Good, I’ll leave first.” Lys softly sighed before opening the door of the reception room, but he glanced at William again before leaving.
Although he didn’t say much, the warning in that gaze made William rlin’s legs shake.
“So, dear Older Cousin William, don’t you owe
an explanation?”
“This... That...” Only Lin Yun and William remained in the reception room at the mont. Thinking about everything that happened in the alchemy laboratory, William’s already shaking legs couldn’t keep straight. ‘Fuck, this is a monster far stronger than ... If I’m caught again, would it still be two slaps?’
William was on the verge of panic.
‘If Leader Lys stayed here, I could have counted on him to rescue , but now that he left, I have to face that monster alone. That’s too much pressure...’
“Oh right, I have yet to move my luggage!” After William rlin said this, he ran away like a rabbit.
“...” Lin Yun watched as William rlin escaped and couldn’t help feeling stunned for a while.
After returning to the rlin House’s guest room, William rlin was filled with worry.
‘Damn, I’ll really suffer this ti... Not to ntion being slapped twice, I offended the esteed Master Alchemist Lys. How could Thousand Sails City beco such a frightening place? Let alone a rising Master Alchemist, even that Mafa rlin is far more powerful than . Wasn’t this place known for being barren and primitive?’
William rlin truly didn’t want to stay in this place, it was too strange and too abnormal.
If he could, he would imdiately leave Thousand Sails City and return to the rlin Family, never to et that Mafa rlin again.
Unfortunately, William couldn’t leave yet.
Because he had co to Thousand Sails City this ti to carry out a mission.
Besides helping a cousin that he had never t before, William rlin had another mission.
The rlin Family was in dire need for Nether Iron, but Nether Iron was scarce in all of Noscent. It was hard to mine, and there was a pitiful amount. The rlin Family thought of various ans, but they couldn’t find a steady supply of Nether Iron.
But a few days ago, the rlin Family suddenly received news that a large amount of Nether Iron weapons and armors appeared in the eastern Thousand Sails City. This news stirred the entire rlin Family, and after following the clues, they found out that these Nether Iron weapons and armors ca from an alchemy shop called the Gilded Rose.
And that alchemy shop belonged to a youth nad Mafa rlin.
It was actually soone surnad rlin.
Thus, the rlin Family began paying attention to this matter.
As a result, they found out that this Mafa rlin was actually a child of their rlin Family that had ended up living outside the main family. His grandfather, Judd rlin, was the younger brother of the rlin Family Patriarch, Ofran. Several decades ago, he suddenly left with his son for Thousand Sails City.
After that, a lot of things had been excavated.
At this ti, the rlin Family found out that this child of their family living outside the clan wasn’t in a good situation. Although the father, Locke rlin, established a huge chamber of comrce, he had died in a shipwreck a few months ago, and his chamber of comrce went bankrupt overnight, leaving behind a debt of 8,000 golds.
Moreover, that Mafa rlin wasn’t fortunate. He was approaching twenty years but was still a 9th Rank Magic Apprentice.
Thus, the rlin Family Patriarch, Ofran rlin, personally gave an order, sending a youth of the rlin Family to Thousand Sails City to help that child who was stranded in the outside world.
Naturally, the most important part was to make Mafa hand over the Nether Iron Vein, or whatever source he was getting the Nether Iron from. In exchange, the rlin Family was willing to acknowledge him as a child of the family.
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