Chapter 76

Actually, Mongqi had no choice...

After the disaster of Rog Merlin's shipwreck, the alchemy market in Thousand Sails City was in chaos. For Mongqi, who had been plotting to intervene in the alchemy business, this was the best opportunity. To seize this opportunity, Mongqi was willing to spend four million gold coins to obtain the Volcano Potion and the Ghost Potion at the Black Horn Auction, all for the sake of gaining the help of the two great alchemists from the Black Tower.

Originally, Mongqi thought that with the help of these two great alchemists and the vast financial resources of the Mongqi family, monopolizing the alchemy market in Thousand Sails City was just a matter of time.

However, at this moment, Rog Merlin's son, that young man named Mafa Merlin, reopened the Gilded Rose.

To be honest, at first, Mongqi really didn't take Mafa Merlin seriously. A young man under twenty, plus a sixty-year-old old man, how much of a storm could they stir up in Thousand Sails City?

But soon, Mongqi realized something was wrong...

Because Mafa Merlin rose too quickly, so fast that no one could react.

After all, when Rog Merlin had just died, Mafa Merlin was still a magic apprentice who couldn't even come up with eight thousand gold coins. But in the blink of an eye, Mafa Merlin became a mage and even competed with Mongqi for the Red Flame Fish Oil at the Black Horn Auction, putting up over a million gold coins.

At that time, Mongqi thought, well, it's time to take him seriously...

But before Mongqi could even take him seriously, Mafa Merlin launched the Hope Potion at the Gilded Rose, shocking the entire Thousand Sails City. Even more critically, Mongqi learned from Granger that Mafa Merlin had likely already entered the ranks of the Great Mages.

No, no, no, it wasn't over yet...

Early this morning, Mongqi, like Basoro, received the news that the Fog Valley, which Sos had painstakingly operated for ten years, was single-handedly invaded by a young Great Mage. Two Fireball Spells destroyed two watchtowers, and Sos was forced to give up a trade route. The name of this young Great Mage was Mafa Merlin...

When Mongqi heard this news, he felt like he had aged ten years...

Because Mongqi knew it was too late.

Rog Merlin's son had finally grown up, to the point where even Mongqi had to treat him as an equal...

Fortunately, Mongqi still had the Black Tower behind him...

A few days ago, the Black Tower had just agreed to Mongqi's conditions. As the supplier of the Ghost Potion and the Volcano Potion, Mongqi gained the opportunity to share the research results of the two great alchemists. The advanced technology extracted from the Volcano Potion and the Ghost Potion would be prioritized for use in the Mongqi family's alchemy shops.

This was a tremendous piece of good news for Mongqi.

The response from the Black Tower directly gave the Mongqi family a crushing advantage in alchemy technology. The presence of the two great alchemists and the advanced technology from the Volcano Potion and the Ghost Potion would ensure that the Mongqi family led the alchemy market in Thousand Sails City by at least ten years over any other alchemy shop!

The Hope Potion was only aimed at magic apprentices...

But what the Mongqi family was about to launch was the work of two great alchemists, and the technology used was directly derived from the Volcano Potion and the Ghost Potion!

The alchemy launch event of the Mongqi family was held as scheduled three days later.

The content of the launch event was also alchemy potions, and two bottles at once: one was the Bloodlust Potion, which could temporarily grant a swordsman the combat power of a Great Swordsman; the other was the Void Potion, which could instantly distort space and provide one second of immunity to physical damage.

Those who had attended the Black Horn Auction could immediately recognize that these two alchemy potions were actually downgraded versions of the Volcano Potion and the Ghost Potion.

However, even as downgraded versions, they still shocked half of Thousand Sails City.

The Volcano Potion and the Ghost Potion were the highlights of the last Black Horn Auction, with a transaction price of four million gold coins, setting a new record for the Black Horn Auction.

Now, the Bloodlust Potion and the Void Potion that the Mongqi family had launched, although their effects were significantly inferior, were still rare masterpieces among alchemy potions.

For a moment, almost everyone felt that the Gilded Rose had finally met its match.

After all, the Gilded Rose had recently been in the limelight due to the Hope Potion. If it weren't for the lack of alchemists, it would have already spread to every corner of Thousand Sails City. Such a rapid rise had shocked the entire city.

With the alchemy launch event of the Mongqi family, almost everyone was discussing it, some gloating, others secretly worried. For a moment, almost no one was optimistic about the Gilded Rose.

There was no way around it; the Mongqi family had a deep foundation. A thousand-year-old family was not just a name. Now, with strong alchemy technology support, it wouldn't be long before they monopolized the alchemy market in Thousand Sails City, just like Rog Merlin did in the past.

At this moment, inside the Black Horn Auction House.

"If Mongqi knew that the Bloodlust Potion and the Void Potion he treasures are just the leftovers of that Great Mage Merlin, I wonder what he would think..." In Cadgar's study, Farrow stood on the balcony, looking at the crowded alchemy launch event on the opposite street, and said with a somewhat sarcastic smile.

"Ha ha..." Cadgar just smiled and didn't respond.

As the chief auctioneer of the Black Horn Auction House, he certainly wouldn't use such a sarcastic tone to gloat like Farrow. However, if Mongqi heard this "ha ha," he would probably have a bad premonition.

"By the way, Farrow, the Gilded Rose has been recruiting alchemists recently..."

"Ah?" Farrow's ears perked up immediately. Farrow knew very well who owned the Gilded Rose. At the last Black Horn Auction, a casual comment from that Great Mage Merlin had greatly advanced his alchemy skills. Could Cadgar's words mean...

Thinking of this possibility, Farrow's breathing quickened.

"I've already talked to Great Mage Merlin. You can find a time to go over there in the next few days."

"Ah... Thank you, Magus Cadgar, thank you, Great Mage Merlin..." Farrow was so surprised that he could hardly speak.

"Alright, you can go down now. I called you here today to talk about this."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Magus Cadgar..." Farrow left with a heart full of joy.

Farrow didn't know that the Gilded Rose was not just welcoming one alchemist but fifty. This was the deal Lin Yun had made with Basoro: fifty alchemists in exchange for that alchemy formula. Basoro's efficiency was quite high; in just three days, he had sent fifty alchemists to Lin Yun.

However, the mood of these fifty alchemists was not as good as Farrow's...

As members of the Alchemists' Guild, they had actually fallen to the point of working for an alchemy shop, and fifty of them were sent together. Was this a clearance sale?

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