Chapter 16

It's already past 12 o'clock, and it's Monday. The last time I tried to make it onto the new book chart was several years ago. After such a long time, I found myself just as nervous as I was back then when I tried to make it onto the new book chart again. I rushed to write a chapter without having dinner, and now it's updated. Don't you think it's time to cast your recommendation votes?

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After stumbling and steadying himself, Masen's eyes were filled with a fierce light. He raised his staff, and a strong magical fluctuation emanated from the gem at its tip...

"You can try to make a move if you want." As he spoke, Lin Yun had already walked over. Although he had a smile on his face, the magical fluctuations spreading around him made everyone know that if Masen dared to make a move, this young mage would not be lenient with him.

"Merlin, you came just in time!" Seeing Lin Yun approach, Masen didn't dare to attack the old butler anymore, but his attitude was still aggressive: "I came to your Gilded Rose with my friends to support your business, but I didn't expect you to be selling fake goods. Now, my friend has had problems after drinking your alchemical potion. Tell me, how do you plan to compensate for this?"

"I know this dragon eye gem is good, but you don't have to hold it so high for me to see..." After Lin Yun came over, he casually pushed aside Masen's raised staff and then slowly asked, "I wonder which alchemical potion your friend had a problem with?"

"It was that life potion!" Masen answered without hesitation, as he had already inquired before coming. The life potion is a true top-tier alchemical potion, and the number of alchemists in Thousand Sails City who can concoct it can be counted on one hand. Their value is so high that the current Gilded Rose can't afford to hire them.

Moreover, the life potion he saw earlier was dark red...

Only a failed life potion would appear dark red.

"Take a look yourself. He's already drunk more than half the bottle, and not only has his injury not improved, but the wound that had already healed is bleeding again!" As Masen spoke, he had his subordinates bring over a stretcher.

Lying on the stretcher was a young man, about 27 or 28 years old, with an injury on his right arm. After the bandages were removed, a deep and long wound was revealed. From the bloodstains around the wound, it was clear that it had reopened after healing.

"I know you don't have much money and can't even pay off your uncle's debt, but couldn't you have just said so? Considering our past friendship, I could have spoken to my father and had him help you out. Why did you have to use fake alchemical potions to deceive people?" Masen's face was full of feigned concern, but he was secretly gloating. You dared to embarrass me in the Sage Tower, and today, I'm not only going to ruin your shop but also embarrass you in public.

Yes, this so-called friend is someone I paid a few hundred gold coins to find, and the wound on his right arm is something I helped reopen. As for your life potion, I had someone pour out most of it, leaving just a small amount as evidence. When the time comes, with both human and physical evidence, you'll be the one to bear the blame!

What, you say your life potion is real?

You're joking. You can fool others, but you can't fool me, Masen. The Bimoon Trade Union has a great alchemist who assured me that a dark red life potion is definitely a failure.

"What do you want?"

"I don't have any demands, but my friend has suffered a great loss. Your Gilded Rose should at least show some consideration, right? My suggestion is simple: first, compensate my friend with a sum of money, say 10,000 gold coins. Any more than that, you can't afford, and any less would seem insincere. Second, publicly apologize to him, admit that your Gilded Rose sold him a fake alchemical potion, and ensure that it won't happen again."

Even Masen himself thought these conditions were quite harsh. Everyone in Thousand Sails City knew that the Flash Gold Trade Union had gone bankrupt, and Rog Merlin's son couldn't even pay off his uncle's 3,000 gold coin debt. How could he possibly come up with 10,000 gold coins for compensation? Moreover, after the compensation, he would still have to publicly apologize and admit to selling fake alchemical potions, which would be a huge embarrassment. In the future, Mafa Merlin would have no chance of holding his head high in Thousand Sails City.

Of course, when he proposed these conditions, Masen was also prepared to negotiate. As long as the second condition was upheld, the 10,000 gold coin compensation was not a big deal. After all, he wasn't short of money; the most important thing was to make the kid lose face.

"Alright, the Gilded Rose is in business. If there's a problem with that life potion, compensation and an apology are due." To his surprise, Lin Yun's response was unusually straightforward, agreeing without hesitation.

"Huh?" Even Masen, who was always thinking of embarrassing the other party, couldn't help but be stunned. He thought, "No way, I haven't even had the chance to say all my prepared lines, and this kid just agreed?"

But never mind, saving some effort is good too.

"Since that's the case, let's get this over with. Compensate and apologize, I have other things to do, so I won't waste more time with you."

"Wait, Mage Masen, did you hear clearly? I said, if there's a problem with that life potion... The word 'if' should be clear to you, right? It means 'suppose'..."

"What do you mean?" Masen's face darkened.

"It seems you really don't understand..." Lin Yun shook his head regretfully, criticizing the compulsory education level in the Noscent world, and then patiently explained to Masen: "My point is, if there's a problem with that life potion, we will definitely compensate and apologize. But if there's no problem with the life potion, what do you plan to do, Mage Masen?"

"No problem?" Masen looked at the half-empty life potion, the glaring dark red color reinforcing his resolve: "If this life potion has no problem, I'll drink the bottle!"

"Alright..." Lin Yun nodded and beckoned to an employee who was standing far away: "Hey, come over here."

"Huh?" The employee, who was in his early twenties, emitted a faint magical fluctuation, likely a beginner magic apprentice. Magic studies are very expensive, and without a background like Mafa Merlin or Masen, most people can't afford the huge expenses, so many magic apprentices find jobs to ease the burden.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Boss, my name is Remy."

"Great, Remy, would you be willing to have your salary increased by 100 gold coins starting next month? If you agree, roll up your sleeve..."

"Huh?" The young magic apprentice rolled up his sleeve as instructed, but his mind was a mess. His current salary was only 100 gold coins, and just rolling up his sleeve to double it seemed too unscientific.

While he was thinking, his right arm suddenly hurt.

"Ouch..." Remy sucked in a breath and looked down to see that his right arm had been cut deeply by a small knife wielded by the boss.

Damn, I knew this double salary wasn't that easy to get...

"Alright, now try the taste of this life potion for me..." Lin Yun said, handing over the remaining half of the life potion: "Don't just look, drink it while it's still warm. I have other things to do."

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