Chapter 95

In this era, the Black Tower might still be just one of many forces in the kingdom, not yet considered a top-tier force by many. However, Lin Yun knew that in just a few decades, the Black Tower would rise rapidly and become one of the two strongest mage forces in the fallen kingdom, alongside the Cloud Tower.

At the height of its power, the Black Tower almost controlled the entire eastern part of the kingdom, with over a dozen planes of various sizes under its control. It cultivated countless powerful mages, and its combat strength was among the best in the entire Noscent world.

When the Eye of the Mage discovered the bloodstained clothes, Lin Yun already had many suspicions...

Lin Yun had been thinking about who might have entered the Bone Plane first: the original owner of the house or the subsequent buyer, Rog Merlin. But Lin Yun never thought it could be a mage from the Black Tower.

Although the Black Tower was not as powerful now as it would be in a few decades, it could definitely produce one or two Archmages. If they knew about the Bone Plane, Lin Yun would never have had the chance to benefit from it.

Moreover, Lin Yun remembered clearly that historically, the Black Tower had never controlled the Bone Plane.

Could it be that the mage who met with misfortune in the Bone Plane didn't have time to send the news back to the Black Tower?

The more Lin Yun thought about it, the more he found it strange. He carefully examined the spirit wand in his hand, pondering the reasons...

"Wait..." Lin Yun's gaze fell on the bottom of the wand again.

When Lin Yun first saw the black lightning mark, he was so shocked that he didn't have time to look closely. This time, Lin Yun really looked clearly and saw that the lightning mark on the bottom of the wand had a spear piercing through it.

"I understand..." Lin Yun finally figured it out.

The lightning and spear were the marks used by the Black Tower three hundred years ago.

At that time, the highest power center of the Black Tower was the Seven-Man Council, and the battle mages from the Caucasus held three seats in the council. Until three hundred years ago, the Black Tower underwent a major change, and the entire Black Tower fell apart. The battle mages from the Caucasus declared their separation from the Black Tower and, after a long migration, returned to the wild highlands. Since then, the Black Tower permanently lost the spear in its mark.

This means that the pile of bones on the ground is at least three hundred years old...

Thinking about this, Lin Yun suddenly understood.

Yes, the mage who met with misfortune in the Bone Plane most likely didn't have time to send the news back. As a result, the Black Tower only knew that something was strange about this place but didn't know that it was related to a path to the Bone Plane. After the major change in the Black Tower and the departure of the battle mages from the Caucasus, it took the Black Tower two hundred years to recover...

Otherwise, how could the Black Tower possibly let go of the rich Bone Plane?

However, in recent years, it seems that someone has started to pay attention to this place...

Thinking about this, Lin Yun couldn't help but frown. Since coming to this era, the Munch family had repeatedly targeted this house. How could Lin Yun not feel it? At first, it was Fario with the IOU, then the Level 9 mage Larry from the Viper's Nest.

Both Fario and Larry had the shadow of the Munch family behind them.

Lin Yun even suspected that Rog Merlin's shipwreck might also be related to the Munch family.

Fortunately, so far, only the Munch family has appeared.

This means that the one paying attention to this place is likely not the entire Black Tower, but a powerful figure within the Black Tower. This powerful figure probably holds a seat in the Black Tower Council, otherwise, it would be impossible to easily mobilize two Grand Alchemists to serve the Munch family.

Thinking about this, Lin Yun felt somewhat relieved.

As long as it's not the entire Black Tower paying attention, there's no major problem.

What Lin Yun lacks now is just a bit of time. As long as he gets a bit more time to obtain the Book of Death, there will be nothing to worry about.

Mages who have experienced the colonial era of the planes know that every plane must have an extraordinary magic artifact. This extraordinary magic artifact is not only the power core of the entire plane but also the control center of the entire plane.

With the Book of Death in hand, Lin Yun can completely control the Bone Plane. No one and no force will have the chance to interfere with the Bone Plane. At that time, they will face not just Lin Yun or the Bone Plane, but the rules of the entire universe and all planes.

What Lin Yun needs to do now is race against time, quickly upgrade the mana array to five, and quickly achieve the combat strength of an Archmage. Only then will Lin Yun have the qualifications to seek the Book of Death.

Once the Book of Death is in hand, Lin Yun won't even need the plane path, because the Book of Death itself is the key to the Bone Plane. Lin Yun can enter the Bone Plane at will and manipulate everything in the Bone Plane as he pleases. At that time, it will be the turn of the powerful figure in the Black Tower to worry about Lin Yun using the entire Bone Plane's power against him...

However, upgrading five mana arrays takes a lot of time. If Lin Yun has to build them himself, it would take at least three to five years...

The only shortcut now is the Eye of the Cycle in the Prince's Tomb.

It seems that after returning this time, he should form a caravan and go to the Fog Valley again.

After confirming that he was temporarily out of danger, Lin Yun put the wand away and continued to search the skeleton from three hundred years ago.

It was strange that this skeleton had been in the Bone Plane for at least three hundred years but had never become a undead creature. After all, this is the Bone Plane, where death energy is omnipresent. For a skeleton to resist the erosion of death energy was somewhat unexpected for Lin Yun.

However, two hours had already passed, and Lin Yun didn't have time to investigate the reason. Now, he only wanted to quickly search the skeleton for all its relics and leave the Bone Plane as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the plane path closed, Lin Yun would be trapped in the Bone Plane forever.

Unfortunately, the subsequent harvest was far from satisfactory...

Lin Yun searched for a long time and only found a Legacy-level ring. He didn't have time to test its effects and planned to study it in detail after returning to the Gilded Rose.

After confirming that he hadn't missed anything, Lin Yun stood up, took the light from the Light spell in his hand, and shone it around, preparing to return to the surface.

But this light revealed a problem...