Chapter 32

Once Kadgar left, the reception room was left with only Lin Yun and Falo.

Lin Yun didn’t mind, but Falo was really suffering...

Falo still couldn’t figure out how things had come to this point.

At first, Falo just didn’t want to waste time. Seeing that Lin Yun was young, he assumed he was an alchemy apprentice, so he naturally wasn’t too polite.

In fact, Falo had to deal with such alchemy apprentices every day. They were all just starting out in alchemy, holding a few works, hoping to find an opportunity at the Black Horn Auction House.

Most of the time, Falo would have them leave their items, and they could come back to collect the money once they were sold. As for those that didn’t sell, they would usually be left in some corner, and if someone came to claim them, they could find them themselves.

This might seem a bit like taking advantage of the customers...

But the Black Horn Auction House was so large, and with so many transactions every day, no one would care what Falo did. The alchemy apprentices mostly just came to try their luck. If their items didn’t sell, they didn’t sell. It wasn’t worth offending Falo over it.

So, for many years, Falo never encountered any trouble.

Only this time, his luck was really bad...

It was really a run of bad luck. Who would have thought that a young mage in his twenties would cause such a stir with Kadgar? Who would have thought that the two bottles of alchemy potions he casually took out would be the Volcano Potion and the Ghost Potion? Who would have thought...

Forget it, at this point, whether he could have foreseen it or not, it didn’t matter...

Thinking of Kadgar’s warning before he left, Falo felt his legs go weak. If he had been rude to Merlin, he would have to pack his things and go back to Auckland. He had been more than rude; he had almost insulted him. If this got to Kadgar, he would really have to pack his things and go back to Auckland, and then everything would be over—his job, his future, everything...

The more Falo thought about it, the paler he became...

But Falo, who had become an alchemist before the age of thirty and managed to work at a place like the Black Horn Auction House, was not without resolve. Seeing that the situation was not right, the young alchemist bit his lip and suddenly threw himself at Lin Yun’s feet.

"Merlin, I was wrong, I really was wrong. I shouldn’t have looked down on you, I..."

"..." Lin Yun was speechless, his jaw almost dropping. This... this... this is really something...

"Merlin, you are a great person, please forgive me. I really can’t lose this job..." Falo had already thrown caution to the wind. Losing face was better than losing his job.

Besides, no one else was around to see...

Later, Falo even thought, what if someone saw? So what? He was pleading with a future grandmaster, something they could only dream of.

"..." Lin Yun had been put off for a long time. To say he didn’t have any thoughts would be a lie. In fact, after Kadgar left, Lin Yun remained calm, wanting to see what the young alchemist would say.

The result...

Lin Yun had guessed the beginning but not the end.

Yes, the young alchemist did lower his head, but this way of lowering his head was a bit too unconventional, right?

Damn, a man in his thirties, an alchemist, crying and clinging to his legs, what was this all about?

Lin Yun took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible, "Get up first."

Falo tried to be stubborn, "No, Merlin, unless you promise to forgive me, I won’t get up..."

"Will you get up or not?"

Falo shivered and got up...

"Alright, no need to act pitiful. Kadgar asked you to take care of me, so now take me to the auction."

"Not now..." Falo said, then cautiously looked at Lin Yun’s face. Seeing that the future grandmaster wasn’t displeased, he quickly explained, "Merlin, the Black Horn Auction is semi-public. Only invited VIPs can attend..."

"Ah?" Lin Yun was taken aback. The Black Horn Auction was like this?

But before Lin Yun could finish his surprise, Falo said with a smile, "But it’s fine, Merlin. As a guest of Magus Kadgar, you are a VIP of the Black Horn Auction House. I’ll take you to complete the procedures, and once they are done, you can attend the auction normally."

"That’s good..."

After leaving the reception room, Falo quickly helped Lin Yun complete the procedures. Along the way, Lin Yun gained a new understanding of the young alchemist.

It had to be admitted, the young alchemist was truly talented, with excellent handling skills. He played the role of a fox borrowing the tiger’s might to perfection...

Relying on Kadgar’s name, he managed to complete all the procedures for Lin Yun in just half an hour. When he occasionally encountered someone trying to make things difficult, Falo would immediately bring up Kadgar, saying, "This is the guest of the Chief Appraiser. What do you want to do? Do you want to lose your job?"

Who would dare to make things difficult for the guest of the Chief Appraiser?

With Kadgar’s name and Falo’s fox-borrowing-tiger’s-might act, the way was smooth. In just half an hour, Falo secured a luxury box invitation for Lin Yun, the best seat at the auction, of which there were only seven in total. These were usually reserved for the leaders of the most powerful forces in the eastern part of the kingdom, and in Thousand Sails City, only the Sage Tower’s Salaman and the Double Moon Chamber’s Munky had a place in these boxes. Someone like the Snake Nest’s Sos would have to sit outside.

After completing all the procedures, the two finally arrived at the auction site, which was on the top floor of the Black Horn Auction House, a grand hall that could accommodate over a thousand people. When they arrived, the hall was already filled with many guests.

Kadgar had said that the Black Horn Auction was a grand event in the eastern part of the kingdom, and it wasn’t an exaggeration. Lin Yun stood at the door and looked into the hall, seeing that the top figures of Thousand Sails City were almost all present: the Sage Tower’s Salaman, the Double Moon Chamber’s Munky, the Snake Nest’s Sos, the Silver Moon Mercenary Group’s Sas, and so on...

The VIP boxes were on the second floor of the hall, the best viewing spot. Falo led the way, and Lin Yun curiously looked around. They quickly reached the box.

Just as they were about to go upstairs, they were stopped.

"Hey, Master Merlin, this isn’t a place for you to come..." The one who stopped them was the Munky family’s butler, Jonathan, who looked to be in his fifties, short and thin, with gray hair. In Mafa Merlin’s memory, he was a petty and unkind person.

Before Lin Yun could speak, Falo stepped forward.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" Falo was not very polite.

The young alchemist was not a polite person to begin with. Before Kadgar came, he had already put Lin Yun off for a long time. A mere butler was nothing to him, especially now that he had Kadgar’s name to back him up, representing the entire Black Horn Auction House, so he spoke and acted without any reservations.

"I am the butler of the Munky family, Jonathan. This is my master’s box. If you barge in and disturb his rest, can you take responsibility for it?" Jonathan was not an easy person to deal with. In Thousand Sails City, the Munky family almost ruled the roost, only slightly cautious about the Sage Tower. A couple of young upstarts were nothing to him.

Jonathan didn’t expect to encounter someone even more unreasonable. Seeing that the short, thin old man dared to block their way, Falo didn’t hesitate and slapped him. A crisp sound echoed, and the surroundings seemed to fall silent. Jonathan covered one side of his face with one hand and pointed at Falo with the other, his eyes full of disbelief.

He was the butler of the Munky family, one of the master’s most trusted people. Even the leaders of the major forces in Thousand Sails City treated him with respect. This... this young punk, who hadn’t even grown his hair, was he crazy to dare to hit him?

"You... you... you dare to hit me?" Jonathan covered his face with one hand and pointed at Falo with the other, both hands trembling, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Why shouldn’t I hit you?" Falo, after slapping him, still seemed unsatisfied. "Causing trouble on the Black Horn Auction House’s territory, I think you don’t want to live anymore?"

To be honest, this was really Jonathan’s bad luck...

At this time, Jonathan should have been in the box with Munky. As the butler of the Munky family, he didn’t need to guard the box personally.

But for some reason, Jonathan saw Lin Yun coming from a distance.

This was really a coincidence...

Lin Yun’s recent hospitality towards Mason was known to many in the Munky family, including Jonathan. Seeing Lin Yun coming from a distance, Jonathan immediately wanted to show off in front of his young master.

In Jonathan’s view, this was a perfect opportunity to show off.

It was obvious that even the master had come today, and there were so many elite family mercenaries guarding outside. Even if Mafa Merlin had the nerve, he wouldn’t dare to do anything to him.

As long as Mafa Merlin didn’t dare to do anything, he could humiliate him and help Mason vent his frustration. In the future, Mason would definitely look at him differently, and might even say a good word for him to the master...

But Jonathan guessed the beginning, but not the end...

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