Chapter 31

Khadgar still had his eyes slightly narrowed, and no one knew what he was thinking. The young alchemist beside him, however, had his eyes wide open, looking at Lin Yun with an incredulous gaze. To refuse such an opportunity, are you crazy...

At this moment, the young alchemist wished he could switch places with the other party. How wonderful it would be if his alchemical potions could appear at the Black Horn Auction...

"Because I need a sum of money. In the upcoming Black Horn Auction, there are four items I have been eyeing for a long time. I need to get a sum of money immediately to compete for these four items." After some thought, Lin Yun decided to explain. After all, Khadgar had been very polite to him from start to finish, and he felt it was somewhat disrespectful to repeatedly refuse him.

Hearing Lin Yun's explanation, Khadgar, who had been slightly narrowing his eyes, immediately smiled: "That's easy to handle, Mage Merlin. I can appraise your two bottles of alchemical potions right now. Whatever the appraisal value is, you can use that amount in the auction. And I guarantee that the final selling price will definitely be higher than my appraisal."

"Alright, then..." Lin Yun nodded and took out the two bottles of alchemical potions from his pocket again.

Khadgar first glanced at them, then a look of surprise appeared on his face. He quickly took the two bottles of alchemical potions, frowned, and carefully analyzed them. His expression changed repeatedly, and after a long time, he asked with a face full of shock, somewhat uncertainly: "Volcanic Potion?"

"Yes, Volcanic Potion."

Lin Yun's casual response immediately made Khadgar draw a deep breath: "My goodness..."

The young alchemist, who had been wishing he could replace Lin Yun, suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes the moment the words "Volcanic Potion" were spoken.

The Volcanic Potion, which could make magic power erupt like a volcano, instantly pushing a High Mage to the level of an Archmage, actually appeared right in front of him. And he had appraised it at 300 gold coins, calling it trash without any hesitation...

That was the hallmark of a Grand Alchemist. Being able to concoct a Volcanic Potion meant that one had truly entered the ranks of Grand Alchemists.

That was a Grand Alchemist...

A character on par with the likes of Khadgar. The young alchemist simply couldn't believe that he had offended a Grand Alchemist, and not just any Grand Alchemist, but one who was only in his twenties!

"Then this bottle..." In comparison, Khadgar was much more composed. After a brief exclamation, his expression quickly returned to normal, and he looked at the other bottle of alchemical potion with some doubt: "I'm sorry, I might be getting old and can't recognize it."

"This bottle is a Ghost Potion." Lin Yun smiled.

"..."

This time, Khadgar didn't exclaim again because he was already dumbfounded. If concocting a Volcanic Potion was the hallmark of becoming a Grand Alchemist, then a Ghost Potion meant that one had already reached the pinnacle of Grand Alchemists. It was the alchemical potion closest to the Master level. A Grand Alchemist who could concoct a Ghost Potion meant that they had reached the pinnacle in potion alchemy. With enough experience and accumulation, they could step into the Master level at any time...

Khadgar had studied potion alchemy for several decades and was still at the Grand Alchemist level. The hope of reaching the Master level was still a long way off.

Even though Master William had once praised this young mage highly, and even though he had seen him take out a bottle of Volcanic Potion with his own eyes, Khadgar really didn't expect that the second bottle he took out would be the Ghost Potion, the alchemical potion closest to the Master level!

Originally, Khadgar had made many preparations: how to appraise the two bottles of alchemical potions, how to sell a favor to the other party, how to persuade the other party to cooperate with the Black Horn Auction, and how to recruit this promising young mage, etc., etc...

But when Khadgar heard "Ghost Potion," he realized that all his previous preparations were in vain.

Yes, in vain...

Recruiting a potion alchemist who could step into the Master level at any time, even with a thick face, Khadgar couldn't bring himself to say it. Not to mention a small Black Horn Auction, even the Black Horn Guild behind him would need the highest-level figures to personally step in to show respect.

As for how to persuade and sell a favor, it was even more meaningless. Playing these small tricks in front of a future Master was completely pointless.

" Mage Merlin, this..." Khadgar opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but after opening his mouth, he found that he didn't know what to say.

"You seem to have forgotten to appraise them, Magus Khadgar."

"Right, right, right, appraise, appraise..." Reminded by Lin Yun, Khadgar remembered that he should appraise them. However, after staring at the two bottles of alchemical potions for a long time, Khadgar suddenly found that what was usually a simple appraisal had become incredibly difficult.

Khadgar thought and thought, and after a full minute, he gritted his teeth: "Mage Merlin, I'm really sorry, but I might not be able to appraise these two bottles of alchemical potions for you. I can only tell you that if you are willing to cooperate with the Black Horn Auction, we will treat these two bottles of alchemical potions as the highlight of the auction. As for the four items you want to compete for at the auction, I represent the Black Horn Auction and guarantee that you will receive the full support of the Black Horn Auction!"

When Khadgar said this, even Lin Yun was a bit surprised.

What did full support from the Black Horn Auction mean? It meant that as long as he was determined to get those four materials, the funds he could use were almost unlimited!

"Alright, thank you for your trust. I'll leave these two bottles of alchemical potions to you to arrange."

"You're too polite..." Originally, Khadgar just wanted to take the opportunity to pull in this promising young mage, but he didn't expect that the young mage would bring such a big surprise. For a moment, Khadgar really didn't have the time to be polite with Lin Yun.

A bottle of Volcanic Potion and a bottle of Ghost Potion completely disrupted the original arrangements for the auction. Khadgar had to rush to overturn the original arrangements before the auction began and reorganize everything so that these two bottles of alchemical potions could achieve their intended effect.

"Then, Mage Merlin, I'll take my leave for a moment."

So after a few polite words, Khadgar hurriedly said goodbye. But before leaving, he called over the young alchemist: "Faro, you help me entertain Mage Merlin. You must entertain him well. If you neglect Mage Merlin, you can pack your things and go back to Okland."

"Yes, yes, yes..." In fact, there was no need for Khadgar to warn him. After witnessing everything with his own eyes, Faro was almost scared stiff and didn't have the nerve to neglect Lin Yun.

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