Mage Tower

Bryant's arrival was unexpected but also made sense . It would have been stranger if the High Elves had no reaction to Link stealing the island .

After a pause, Link smiled . "The weather's nice today, with the night wind bringing the fragrance of flowers . How about we walk down the street?"

Bryant shook his head . "The mortals on the street are like ants . It's boring . How about we go to the rooftop of your Mage Tower? Just the two of us?"

"Sure . " Link nodded and signaled with eyes for everyone to stop worrying . He reached his arm out in invitation . "After you . "

Bryant stood up and started up the spiral staircase around the wall of the Mage Tower . Link followed him . He didn't look guarded; he seemed prepared .

At a turn on the first level, Bryant stood saw Eliard at the corner . He glanced at him, did a double-take, and his eyes lit up . He shook his head and sighed . "What talent . It's a pity he's staying with the humans . "

With that, he continued climbing up .

After he climbed a few steps, Eliard suddenly said, "Bryant, Link told me about you, so I know you . I know people like you . I look down on you even more, traitor!"

Bryant paused, his power pulsing . Link stepped forward and placed a hand on his shoulder . Smiling, Link said, "Do you lose your temper so quickly with juniors too?"

"Hmph!" Bryant retracted his power and continued walking to the top of the Mage Tower .

The two soon reached the top level .

They were about 300 feet high above ground, and the surroundings were all flatlands . From the top, they could see dazzling lights from the thousands of houses in Scorched City . They were like a sea of stars . The view looking down at them was like a G.o.d looking down at all life .

"You did a good job building up this city in two years," Bryant nodded with satisfaction .

Link shook his head . "You have no right to comment on my matters . I'll pretend I didn't hear that phrase, but I won't allow it in the future . "

"You… Fine, it's good for a youngster to have att.i.tude . " Bryant glanced at Link and smiled . "I thought you would die in the Dragon Valley, but I didn't expect you'd be so lucky . Not only did you survive, you even started stealing things in the sea . "

Link moved his hand slightly . Light flashed and a chair floated up . He took a seat while saying, "I don't know what you're saying . Honestly, I don't understand why you're here . We don't have anything to discuss, right?"

Bryant wanted to pull over a chair like Link, but he tried and failed . He knew Link had messed with something to stop him, so he could only stand .

He turned to stare at the dark sea in the distance . Suddenly, he said, "Scorched City is a great place . It's so close to the sea and a deep water port . The bad thing about living by the sea, though, is that if there's a storm or hurricane, nothing will be left . "

That was a potential threat .

Link leaned back in his seat and rested his chin on a finger . Grinning, he said, "Yes . Just like the Isle of Dawn, we all depend on the sea . "

The Isle of Dawn was an island . Both of their territories had similar geographical characteristics . There was no point in threatening each other .

Bryant chuckled and looked at Link with disdain . "Our race has governed the Isle of Dawn for millenniums . We've experienced countless storms . We're not worried . "

The High Elves were proudly isolated . They'd fortified the Isle of Dawn long ago until it was as st.u.r.dy as an iron drum . Link's threat wasn't very realistic .

That was the truth, and Link couldn't refute it . However, he changed the topic and smiled . "Everything about the Isle of Dawn is great, except it's too isolated . It's surrounded by water and doesn't have many mines . You don't have anything and need to be supplied by the mainland . If a storm hit and all the merchant s.h.i.+ps were blown off course, what would you do?"

He couldn't take care of the Isle of Dawn, but he could stop the s.h.i.+ps . That was one disadvantage of sea transportation . Once targeted by someone, there was nowhere to hide . As long as Link put all his effort into fighting the High Elves, he could destroy the entire trade system by himself!

Bryant swallowed his words at this . He stared at Link for a long while before saying, "You're only one person . We have tens of thousands of high-level Magicians in our military . "

Since they were at this point, he didn't use euphemisms anymore and spoke straightforwardly . Link was unmoved . He was clear on the High Elves' situation .

In the game, he'd entered the Isle of Dawn and was familiar with the general geography, many details of the palace architecture, the extraordinary Magicians, and more .

By now, Bryant was sure Link had stolen the gyromagnetic iron ore, but Link would never admit it . More importantly, since Bryant had come personally to talk, it meant the High Elves didn't want to fight him now . Maybe they were scared or just didn't want to ruin the relations.h.i.+p more .

This gave Link some leeway .

"Bryant," he said . "You probably didn't come here just to argue with me . Otherwise, that would be useless . "

Bryant finally gave his terms . He pointed at where Link had hid the gyromagnetic iron and said, "My race wants half of that!"

"What if I say no?" Link asked in reply .

Bryant wasn't surprised at this, but he was sure he could convince Link, because he had a hidden card!

"Then neither of us will get it . My wars.h.i.+ps are already aimed at it . If you don't agree, we will shoot a Level-10 Dissociation Ray . All the gyromagnetic ore will evaporate . "

Link thought for a moment but still shook his head . "If you do, you'll die . I'll destroy those Silver Storm Sparrows . From today, my dragon Warriors and I will block all merchants going from the Isle of Dawn to Firuman . No s.h.i.+p will pa.s.s!"

He said all this in a calm tone as if he was just stating facts . At the same time, a black seal appeared in his hands .

When Bryant saw it, he flinched, finally losing his cool . "The Dragon Duke Seal, it's black, the Red Dragon Queen, how… how?! That old hag… You're only twenty-one!"

The black Dragon Duke Seal was special . Bryant was very smart and had read many books . He was familiar with all of these secrets .

Before seeing this seal, Bryant was confident in his trip . But now, Link unexpectedly had the dragons' support… The High Elves weren't afraid of dragons or Ferde, but when they were allied, they were more than a match for the Isle of Dawn .

Link didn't speak . He stayed silent, waiting for Bryant to sort through his thoughts .

After a long while, Bryant finally recovered . He still wasn't willing . Staring closely at Link, he said, "Are you really going to turn my race into your enemies? Think carefully . This will be an extremely difficult road . Three hundred years ago, I tried it too, but reality told me it was impossible . "

Link didn't reply . He stood up and retreated, taking out the Dragon King's Fury sword . He didn't use any power but pretended to stab Bryant three times .

It was strange . Link's sword didn't contain any power, and his movements were laughably slow . He was stabbing seemingly unimportant areas on Bryant's limbs instead of critical organs, too . But Bryant's body shook violently with every stab .

After those three stabs, Bryant's forehead was covered in sweat . His face was as white as paper .

Clang . Link put his sword away and smiled thinly . "I'm good at casually finding someone's Achilles' heel, and that's true for both people and races . If you don't trust me, we can try it . "

Bryant could barely stand up . "Thirty percent!" he gritted .

Link shook his head .

"Ten percent . Nothing less!"

Link still shook his head . He tossed a gold coin at Bryant . "If you really want to benefit, you can have this coin . Nothing more . "

Bryant didn't want to accept it . He didn't even reach out, but somehow, he felt something cold in his hand . It was the gold coin . Link had used a spatial spell to transport the coin into his hand .

The coolness stimulated Bryant's palm, making his cheeks burn . An ineffable humiliation surged in his heart . He took out his wand, his Mana automatically surging .

Link chuckled . He just watched Bryant, waiting for him to do something .

Slowly, the Mana ripples on Bryant's body calmed down . He stared at Link, having seemingly aged many years . "Young man, you will pay for your arrogant actions!"

With that, he turned and left . His silhouette was slouched now, and the powerful aura was gone . All that remained was the thick feeling of age and lethargy .

Seeing his back, Link knew that the talks were over . He would soon welcome the High Elves' attacks .

"I heard that the High Elves have a secret force called the Black Thorn . The a.s.sa.s.sins are all very skilled . Among them, there's a duo called the Double Shadows . They have a Legendary dagger each and high speed magic equipment . They've never failed any of their missions . Go back and tell your queen that I'd like to witness them . "

Bryant flinched . He was extremely shocked . Both the Black Thorn and Double Shadows were confidential secrets of the Isle of Dawn . If Link knew, it meant he'd made sufficient preparations .

He didn't know that Link had received all this information from the game .

"Your wish will come true . " Bryant sped up .

He left the Mage Tower without stopping . Once outside, he transformed into a cloud of light and flew towards the sea . After a while, he was above the gyromagnetic iron . He saw light in the mine . Many miners were digging right then with continuous dings and clings .

He impulsively wanted to throw a corrosive light ball down and turn all the d.a.m.n miners into mud, but he forced the urge down .

Flying past it, he was thousands of feet into the sea . There was a ball of mist there . Pa.s.sing into it, he saw the three Silver Storm Sparrows anch.o.r.ed there . Bryant landed on the deck of a wars.h.i.+p .

A Magician instantly went over . It was Level-9 Magician Vonhelon . "Prophet, how was it?" he asked .

"It's over . " Bryant's face was dark .

"Then… do we?" Vonhelon pointed at the mine in the distance .

"No, let's go back . The situation is beyond my expectations . When we return, I will personally report the specifics to Her Highness . " With that, Bryant went straight into the cabin, leaving a confused and upset Vonhelon .

After a while, the High Elf fleet started back . Whoosh, whoosh went the cras.h.i.+ng waves . The three s.h.i.+ps quietly left Ferde's sea .

On the seaside, Link watched as the Silver Storm Sparrows left . He let out a relieved breath . He had actually had been worried that Bryant would lose his temper and act recklessly . Things would have become troublesome, which was why he'd run over .

Now that they'd left, the situation was much better .

Seeing the Silver Storm Sparrows fade away, Link turned to go back into the Mage Tower, but after a few steps, he suddenly felt something and looked towards the southern sea . He could feel something hiding there . It was a weird thing that seemed to follow the Silver Storm Sparrows .

Almost at the same time, a message popped up in his vision .

Activate Mission: Pursuit

Mission Content: Sneakily follow the High Elves' Silver Storm Sparrows

Mission Reward: 10 Jogu

Link was already curious . He immediately cast a minor Levitation spell and used the Spatial Distortion Force Field to push himself . He also cast an Invisibility spell and started following the Silver Storm Sparrows from thousands of feet away .

Chapter 465 Give You a Gold Coin for CompensationTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioMage TowerBryant s arrival was unexpected but also made sense . It would have been stranger if the High Elves had no reaction to Link stealing the island . After a pause, Link smiled . The weather s nice today, with the night wind bringing the fragrance of flowers . How about we walk down the street Bryant shook his head . The mortals on the street are like ants . It s boring . How about we go to the rooftop of your Mage Tower Just the two of us Sure . Link nodded and signaled with eyes for everyone to stop worrying . He reached his arm out in invitation . After you . Bryant stood up and started up the spiral staircase around the wall of the Mage Tower . Link followed him . He didn t look guarded he seemed prepared . At a turn on the first level, Bryant stood saw Eliard at the corner . He glanced at him, did a double take, and his eyes lit up . He shook his head and sighed . What talent . It s a pity he s staying with the humans . With that, he continued climbing up . After he climbed a few steps, Eliard suddenly said, Bryant, Link told me about you, so I know you . I know people like you . I look down on you even more, traitor Bryant paused, his power pulsing . Link stepped forward and placed a hand on his shoulder . Smiling, Link said, Do you lose your temper so quickly with juniors too Hmph Bryant retracted his power and continued walking to the top of the Mage Tower . The two soon reached the top level . They were about 300 feet high above ground, and the surroundings were all flatlands . From the top, they could see dazzling lights from the thousands of houses in Scorched City . They were like a sea of stars . The view looking down at them was like a G.o.d looking down at all life . You did a good job building up this city in two years, Bryant nodded with satisfaction . Link shook his head . You have no right to comment on my matters . I ll pretend I didn t hear that phrase, but I won t allow it in the future . You Fine, it s good for a youngster to have att.i.tude . Bryant glanced at Link and smiled . I thought you would die in the Dragon Valley, but I didn t expect you d be so lucky . Not only did you survive, you even started stealing things in the sea . Link moved his hand slightly . Light flashed and a chair floated up . He took a seat while saying, I don t know what you re saying . Honestly, I don t understand why you re here . We don t have anything to discuss, right Bryant wanted to pull over a chair like Link, but he tried and failed . He knew Link had messed with something to stop him, so he could only stand . He turned to stare at the dark sea in the distance . Suddenly, he said, Scorched City is a great place . It s so close to the sea and a deep water port . The bad thing about living by the sea, though, is that if there s a storm or hurricane, nothing will be left . That was a potential threat . Link leaned back in his seat and rested his chin on a finger . Grinning, he said, Yes . Just like the Isle of Dawn, we all depend on the sea . The Isle of Dawn was an island . Both of their territories had similar geographical characteristics . There was no point in threatening each other . Bryant chuckled and looked at Link with disdain . Our race has governed the Isle of Dawn for millenniums . We ve experienced countless storms . We re not worried . The High Elves were proudly isolated . They d fortified the Isle of Dawn long ago until it was as st.u.r.dy as an iron drum . Link s threat wasn t very realistic . That was the truth, and Link couldn t refute it . However, he changed the topic and smiled . Everything about the Isle of Dawn is great, except it s too isolated . It s surrounded by water and doesn t have many mines . You don t have anything and need to be supplied by the mainland . If a storm hit and all the merchant s.h.i.+ps were blown off course, what would you do He couldn t take care of the Isle of Dawn, but he could stop the s.h.i.+ps . That was one disadvantage of sea transportation . Once targeted by someone, there was nowhere to hide . As long as Link put all his effort into fighting the High Elves, he could destroy the entire trade system by himself Bryant swallowed his words at this . He stared at Link for a long while before saying, You re only one person . We have tens of thousands of high level Magicians in our military . Since they were at this point, he didn t use euphemisms anymore and spoke straightforwardly . Link was unmoved . He was clear on the High Elves situation . In the game, he d entered the Isle of Dawn and was familiar with the general geography, many details of the palace architecture, the extraordinary Magicians, and more . By now, Bryant was sure Link had stolen the gyromagnetic iron ore, but Link would never admit it . More importantly, since Bryant had come personally to talk, it meant the High Elves didn t want to fight him now . Maybe they were scared or just didn t want to ruin the relations.h.i.+p more . This gave Link some leeway . Bryant, he said . You probably didn t come here just to argue with me . Otherwise, that would be useless . Bryant finally gave his terms . He pointed at where Link had hid the gyromagnetic iron and said, My race wants half of that What if I say no Link asked in reply . Bryant wasn t surprised at this, but he was sure he could convince Link, because he had a hidden card Then neither of us will get it . My wars.h.i.+ps are already aimed at it . If you don t agree, we will shoot a Level 10 Dissociation Ray . All the gyromagnetic ore will evaporate . Link thought for a moment but still shook his head . If you do, you ll die . I ll destroy those Silver Storm Sparrows . From today, my dragon Warriors and I will block all merchants going from the Isle of Dawn to Firuman . No s.h.i.+p will pa.s.s He said all this in a calm tone as if he was just stating facts . At the same time, a black seal appeared in his hands . When Bryant saw it, he flinched, finally losing his cool . The Dragon Duke Seal, it s black, the Red Dragon Queen, how how That old hag You re only twenty one The black Dragon Duke Seal was special . Bryant was very smart and had read many books . He was familiar with all of these secrets . Before seeing this seal, Bryant was confident in his trip . But now, Link unexpectedly had the dragons support The High Elves weren t afraid of dragons or Ferde, but when they were allied, they were more than a match for the Isle of Dawn . Link didn t speak . He stayed silent, waiting for Bryant to sort through his thoughts . After a long while, Bryant finally recovered . He still wasn t willing . Staring closely at Link, he said, Are you really going to turn my race into your enemies Think carefully . This will be an extremely difficult road . Three hundred years ago, I tried it too, but reality told me it was impossible . Link didn t reply . He stood up and retreated, taking out the Dragon King s Fury sword . He didn t use any power but pretended to stab Bryant three times . It was strange . Link s sword didn t contain any power, and his movements were laughably slow . He was stabbing seemingly unimportant areas on Bryant s limbs instead of critical organs, too . But Bryant s body shook violently with every stab . After those three stabs, Bryant s forehead was covered in sweat . His face was as white as paper . Clang . Link put his sword away and smiled thinly . I m good at casually finding someone s Achilles heel, and that s true for both people and races . If you don t trust me, we can try it . Bryant could barely stand up . Thirty percent he gritted . Link shook his head . Ten percent . Nothing less Link still shook his head . He tossed a gold coin at Bryant . If you really want to benefit, you can have this coin . Nothing more . Bryant didn t want to accept it . He didn t even reach out, but somehow, he felt something cold in his hand . It was the gold coin . Link had used a spatial spell to transport the coin into his hand . The coolness stimulated Bryant s palm, making his cheeks burn . An ineffable humiliation surged in his heart . He took out his wand, his Mana automatically surging . Link chuckled . He just watched Bryant, waiting for him to do something . Slowly, the Mana ripples on Bryant s body calmed down . He stared at Link, having seemingly aged many years . Young man, you will pay for your arrogant actions With that, he turned and left . His silhouette was slouched now, and the powerful aura was gone . All that remained was the thick feeling of age and lethargy . Seeing his back, Link knew that the talks were over . He would soon welcome the High Elves attacks . I heard that the High Elves have a secret force called the Black Thorn . The a.s.sa.s.sins are all very skilled . Among them, there s a duo called the Double Shadows . They have a Legendary dagger each and high speed magic equipment . They ve never failed any of their missions . Go back and tell your queen that I d like to witness them . Bryant flinched . He was extremely shocked . Both the Black Thorn and Double Shadows were confidential secrets of the Isle of Dawn . If Link knew, it meant he d made sufficient preparations . He didn t know that Link had received all this information from the game . Your wish will come true . Bryant sped up . He left the Mage Tower without stopping . Once outside, he transformed into a cloud of light and flew towards the sea . After a while, he was above the gyromagnetic iron . He saw light in the mine . Many miners were digging right then with continuous dings and clings . He impulsively wanted to throw a corrosive light ball down and turn all the d.a.m.n miners into mud, but he forced the urge down . Flying past it, he was thousands of feet into the sea . There was a ball of mist there . Pa.s.sing into it, he saw the three Silver Storm Sparrows anch.o.r.ed there . Bryant landed on the deck of a wars.h.i.+p . A Magician instantly went over . It was Level 9 Magician Vonhelon . Prophet, how was it he asked . It s over . Bryant s face was dark . Then do we Vonhelon pointed at the mine in the distance . No, let s go back . The situation is beyond my expectations . When we return, I will personally report the specifics to Her Highness . With that, Bryant went straight into the cabin, leaving a confused and upset Vonhelon . After a while, the High Elf fleet started back . Whoosh, whoosh went the cras.h.i.+ng waves . The three s.h.i.+ps quietly left Ferde s sea . On the seaside, Link watched as the Silver Storm Sparrows left . He let out a relieved breath . He had actually had been worried that Bryant would lose his temper and act recklessly . Things would have become troublesome, which was why he d run over . Now that they d left, the situation was much better . Seeing the Silver Storm Sparrows fade away, Link turned to go back into the Mage Tower, but after a few steps, he suddenly felt something and looked towards the southern sea . He could feel something hiding there . It was a weird thing that seemed to follow the Silver Storm Sparrows . Almost at the same time, a message popped up in his vision . Activate Mission PursuitMission Content Sneakily follow the High Elves Silver Storm SparrowsMission Reward 10 JoguLink was already curious . He immediately cast a minor Levitation spell and used the Spatial Distortion Force Field to push himself . He also cast an Invisibility spell and started following the Silver Storm Sparrows from thousands of feet away .