Chapter 201 Bad News

Yesterday I was typing and fell asleep immediately. I originally wrote 3,000 and didn’t have time to update it. But when I came back from watching the total solar eclipse in the morning, I realized that I might have mutated and the coding was smoother, so I wrote 7,000 before updating together. , there will be another chapter later, I will try to make up for yesterday’s amount. By the way, after the total solar eclipse, if any of you have a mutation, please leave a message in the book review area, I will be his little brother, and he will be the best for the rest of his life. It's up to him, mind you, he's not cannon fodder!

"Not now. If you have anything to do, wait until I get back..." After Lin Li finished speaking, he was already in the corridor. He hurried to the guild reception room along the way. As soon as he walked into the door, he saw Kevin there. Pacing around restlessly.

The person in charge of receiving Kevin was a big magician, he seemed to be named Stuen or Stuan. Lin Li had met him twice before going to Shadow Valley for a face test, and knew that this was also an important role of the Oranna Magic Guild. One of the characters, his status should be similar to Dallion.

It seems that although Medellin didn't say anything, it took this matter quite seriously.

"Mr. Stern, can you tell me when Ferre will be back?"

"This..." The Archmage hesitated for a moment: "To be honest, I don't know either. Feyre's trial instructor is Mr. Medellin. Apart from Mr. Medellin, we have no right to question him. whereabouts……"

"But..." Kevin opened his mouth, looking extremely anxious. "Good afternoon, Mr. Stern." After Lin Li entered the door, he greeted the great wizard first, and then turned around: "Long time no see, Kevin."

"Well... long time no see." Kevin looked surprised: "Feire, when did you come back?"

"Feire, you are finally back. Your friend has been waiting here for two days. He comes to see me every day. If you don't come back, I will really go to Mr. Medellin to ask for someone." Steen is a man. A good-natured gentleman. He made a few jokes there with a smile, then opened the door and walked out of the reception room: "Okay, you guys can chat slowly, I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you."

"Goodbye, Mr. Stern."

After sending Gryffindor away, Lin Li turned around and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Kevin, what happened?"

"Something serious happened..." After not seeing each other for more than a month, Kevin seemed much more haggard than before. His head looked messy, and his eyes were bloodshot: "The Demon Slaughter Valley is lost..."

Lin Li frowned. Faced with the sudden bad news, he did not appear to be panicked. In fact, he had already been mentally prepared on the way here. Since Kevin appeared in Olanna . Something must have happened in Garros, and it's definitely not a trivial matter. Otherwise, with Greg's strong character, he would never allow Kevin to come to Olanna to find him.

At first, he even thought something had happened to Greg.

But okay, okay...

Although Demon Slayer Valley is important. *****But it doesn’t matter if you lose it, you can just get it back when you have time.

So he just asked in a deep voice: "Dry land in the Nest of Shadows?"

"Yes..." Kevin nodded and leaned back on the chair feebly: "Less than a month after you left, the people from the Nest of Shadows attacked the Demon-Slaying Valley."

"They have often attacked before, why didn't they defend this time?" Lin Li was a little confused. The Nest of Shadows coveted the Demon Slayer Valley. This was a well-known fact in Garros, and they would be ready to make a move almost every month. In Grean's words, In fact, this is simply more punctual than old Merlin's aunt.

Does old Merlin have an aunt? Let’s leave this matter aside for now. Anyway, the Nest of Shadows has never succeeded even once in the past ten years. Why was it such a coincidence that they had taken away the Demon-Slaying Valley just after I left Garros?

"This time... this time..." Kevin hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't know where to start. After about a minute, Lin Li heard his voice again: "This time is different. , their fighting power is much stronger than before, if it weren’t for recognizing a few old acquaintances in the battle, I would have thought that it was another force attacking the Demon Slaughter Valley.”

"The combat effectiveness is much stronger?" Lin Li was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted: "You mean, they got better equipment?" The improvement in combat effectiveness is nothing more than two aspects, stronger personal strength, and more Sophisticated equipment, in this kind of battle with hundreds or thousands of people, unless it is a complete level suppression, personal strength can be said to be insignificant. What's more, a breakthrough in personal strength does not happen overnight. What reason is there for hundreds of people to go up? Thousands of people broke through at the same time?

The most direct and effective thing is actually the equipment.

Especially when the level is low, a set of junk equipment and a set of excellent equipment are two completely different concepts. For example, if a magician has just broken through the fifth level, if you give him dozens of scrolls and dozens of bottles of potions, and then Wearing a void robe, he could casually kill a dozen magicians of equal strength.

So when he heard that the combat power of the Nest of Shadows had exploded, Lin Li's first reaction was that there was something wrong with their equipment!

"Yes..." Kevin nodded, with a somewhat painful expression on his face: "I can't believe that they have so many magical equipment in their hands. It can almost be said that they have one piece for each person. They are all Frost Demon Swords, Fire Demon Swords, yes! There are also Blades of Annihilation... I have never seen so many magical equipment in my life, and even... they even equipped a team of heavily armored warriors. , I have no idea what kind of metal the armor they are wearing is made of. They are like monsters. Magic below level five is blasted at them, but it does no harm to them at all..."

"Chongkai warrior?" Lin Li was stunned for a moment when he heard this. For him who was proficient in forging, magic equipment was nothing special. *****The Frost Demon Sword, the Fire Demon Sword, and the Blade of Annihilation, the names are just scary. With Lin Li's current forging level, he can forge magic equipment of this level just by giving him a few pieces of scrap metal.

What really caught his attention. Only those heavily armored warriors.

Heavy armor warriors are notoriously expensive. Just a set of heavy armor forged from refined iron requires at least tens of thousands of gold coins. Not to mention the magical properties given to this set of heavy armor and the expensive maintenance costs in the future. It is no exaggeration to say that the money consumed by a heavy-armored warrior is not much worse than that of a magician.

There are countless mercenary groups in the Kingdom of France, and many of them are extremely rich. However, the only ones who can really afford to raise heavy-armored warriors are the Silver Hand family, and the Silver Hand also relied on this combat power to successfully occupy the territory. He took the position of one of the three major mercenary groups in Oranna.

The Nest of Shadows is in the Kingdom of Farland. They are just third-rate forces at best. Why do they do this?

Moreover, this seems to be no ordinary heavy-armored warrior...

"Kevin, are the heavily armored warriors you mentioned completely immune to magic below level five, or are they occasionally resistant? Think about it carefully, this is very important."

"Complete resistance." Kevin's tone was very sure.

"Sure enough..." Lin Li nodded. He didn't say anything more, but he already had some doubts in his mind. Armor that was completely resistant to magic below level five was not something extraordinary, according to the design drawings that Lin Li knew. There are at least several that can achieve this effect.

But precisely because of this, he became more and more confused.

The few design drawings in my memory require at least a high-level blacksmith. The Nest of Shadows is just a third-rate force, so how can they find a high-level blacksmith? What's more, these design drawings are all expensive to make, costing tens of thousands of gold coins each. If the group of desperadoes in the Nest of Shadows really have so much money, they can still covet the Demon-Slaying Valley all day long. ? They had already rushed to the city of Garros in groups to rescue the young woman who had fallen off her feet...

"Is Ysera okay?" Lin Li thought for a long time and suddenly asked inexplicably.

"Huh?" Kevin looked blank. He couldn't understand it at all. How could Feyre suddenly ask such a sentence? The Nest of Shadows captured the Demon-Slaying Valley. Do you have a close relationship with Ysera?

But after being stunned for a moment, Kevin answered honestly: "He didn't suffer much loss. He was just robbed of a caravan. But to be honest, he really helped a lot this time. He was very busy. Not to mention all kinds of supplies, we even have twenty magicians from the Mannes family sent to us. If it weren’t for their help, we probably wouldn’t be able to survive even a week.”

"Twenty magicians?" Lin Li nodded, eliminating Ysera's suspicion.

At the beginning, he really thought that the Mannis family was behind the matter. Don't look at it when he left Garros. The Mannis family and the Magic Guild were as close as one family. Lin Li knew very well that this was just... Because there is no chance, if there is a chance to dominate Garros, the Mannis family will not let it go, and Ysera will not be polite. =

The thing is obvious. With the current strength of the Magic Guild and the various potions he left behind before leaving, the Nest of Shadows has no chance at all. If this were not the case, Lin Li would not leave so safely.

But he had only been away for more than a month, and Kevin came to tell him that the Demon-Slaying Valley was lost. If no one supported the Nest of Shadows, who would believe it?

This attack by the Nest of Shadows smells of money from beginning to end. Whether it is a magic weapon or magic armor, it can be said that it is something burned with money.

And who in the entire city of Garros is so rich? There is no doubt...the Mannis family, and the pretty boy Ysera.

So after Lin Li heard this, he was the first to suspect Ysera.

But listening to Kevin’s words, it seems that’s not the case...

After all, Ysera is also a young talent. He supports the Nest of Shadows and the Magic Guild at the same time. This kind of left-handed fight against the right hand is similar to the legendary stupid thing of fighting each other. Lin Li believes that he can't do it yet.

Even if you want to dispel the wariness of the Magic Guild and reserve a way out for yourself, there is no need to work so hard. Twenty magicians are no joke. Garros is not Oranna. The great magician is doing it every day. It can be seen that since the disappearance of old Merlin, Garros has only one great mage. That is President Grean. With a wizard-level strength, he can already be regarded as a top powerhouse. Ysera did this. It can be said that he has really spent a lot of money. It seems that he is still determined to side with the Magic Guild...

But besides the Mannes family, who else can come up with so much money? Lin Li was thinking about it. After filtering the seventeen forces of Garros one by one, after much deliberation, I couldn't think of one with such strength.

"Is it an external force?" When this idea suddenly appeared, even Lin Li himself was shocked.

If this were really an external force coveting the Demon Slaughter Valley, things would be much more complicated.

It is barely reasonable for one of the seventeen forces in Garros to support the Nest of Shadows. Maybe it is to attack the Magic Guild, maybe it is to compete for the dominance of Garros. In short, no matter what the reason, it is barely worth their large amount of money. exchange. But what are the external forces trying to do?

Even if they attack the Magic Guild, they will not get any benefits. Garros City has maintained eighteen forces for thousands of years, and the first position is also held by these eighteen forces in turn.

This is just like the replacement of the royal family of the high elves in the Dark Ages. For thousands of years, the six royal families with the blood of the Sun King have always controlled the kingship. ^^^^No matter how they fight back and forth, the one who wins the throne in the end must be the descendant of the Sun King. As long as the power of the final winner is enough to frighten the other royal families, the other royal families will be convinced and wait for the next opportunity.

But if the person who takes the throne is not a descendant of the Sun King. Not even a high elf, the result is naturally imaginable...

No high elves can allow themselves to be ruled by someone other than a descendant of the Sun King. If this happens, the entire high elves dynasty will completely riot, and all high elves will use all their strength to destroy this usurper. Pulled off the throne.

The situation in Garros is similar to this...

There are eighteen forces crowded into a remote town, which is really too much, whether it is the six underground forces or the eleven magic families. No other external forces will be allowed to intervene again.

At such times. If an outside force attacks the Magic Guild, they will be happy to watch from the sidelines. After the Magic Guild is completely crippled, they will express their sorrow while secretly thinking about how to use this opportunity to gain benefits.

But if this foreign force wants to extend its hand into Garros City after attacking the Magic Guild, then the brains of the other seventeen forces will not be so easy to negotiate.

Put your hand into Garros, but it will bleed.

As for those truly powerful forces, those powerful enough to wipe out the eighteen forces of Garros with a wave of their hands, I am afraid they may not look down on Garros.

No matter which way you look at it, there should be no external forces supporting the Nest of Shadows.

But Lin Li thought about it over and over, but couldn't think of any other possibility. He had already eliminated the seventeen forces of Garros, and the Nest of Shadows did not have this ability. Could it be that the foreign force was interested in something other than Garros? , but the place in the Demon-Slaying Valley?

If this is the case, then the area in the Demon Slaughter Valley will have to be re-evaluated...

How could a force that could provide so much magic equipment to the Nest of Shadows care about a few rare mineral veins or medicinal herbs growing on the mountain? What they want must be far more than this.

"How is the guild now?" After a while of silence, Lin Li asked about the current situation of the Magic Guild.

In fact, for Lin Li, this is what he cares about most.

A place like Demon Slaughter Valley is lost if you lose it. If you have time, Ranwen Novel Network will bring it back. Apart from a wealthy behind-the-scenes power, there is not much worth paying attention to. On the contrary, it is the current situation of the Garros Magic Guild. , made Lin Li's heart lift. For him, the Garros Magic Guild was like another home, whether it was the foul-mouthed Gerian, the calm and mature Kevin, or the group of people in the guild who took advantage of the situation. Helmsman, the magician who is as afraid of Grean as a mouse is of a cat, has become an indispensable part of life. ^^^^

If something happens to the Garros Magic Guild, what's the point of taking back the Demon-Slaying Valley?

"We retreated early and didn't suffer too many casualties."

"Where's the old guy?"

"Uncle Greg was slightly injured, but it's not a big problem. He was almost healed before I came here." Kevin said this. His expression looked a little unnatural, but he concealed it very well, and since he had just lost the Demon Slaughter Valley, his expression was not very good at all. So much so that even such a careful person as Lin Li failed to show up.

"That's good." Lin Li nodded, then sat down with confidence: "By the way, Kevin, are you free these days?"

"Of course I'm free." Kevin smiled. However, his face still looked a little haggard: "Uncle Grean asked me to come here because he wanted me to wait until your trial mission is over before returning to Garros with you, so that I can take care of you on the way."

"The old guy is quite attentive this time..." Lin Li gave Ge Ruian a rare compliment, and then continued: "Then I will help you find a place to stay first, and we will go back together after finishing the work at the end of the month."

"kindness."

After talking with Kevin for a while, Lin Li finally felt relieved. It was just the Demon Slaying Valley that was lost. It was not a big deal. Lin Li was in a happy mood. He took Kevin out for a meal again, but Kevin's mood was completely different from Lin Li's. He kept frowning during the meal. He didn't react much to anything Linli said. At most, he only asked when he was in a hurry. Smiled very reluctantly.

"I'm talking about Kevin. Don't keep thinking about the Demon Slaughter Valley thing..." On the way back to the Magic Guild, Lin Li started to tease him all the way: "Isn't the Shadow Nest just about its equipment? You just have to worry about it..." Don’t worry, unless I don’t go back to Garros, I will immediately get a batch of equipment as soon as I return, and then you can pinch them how you want.”

Probably only Lin Li himself knew. What he said was really not nonsense.

For a pervert who is proficient in five-series skills, magic equipment is the least thing to worry about. To put it more exaggeratedly, even if a piece of scrap metal comes into his hands, as long as he is willing to point it with his finger, this piece of scrap metal can be used. Turn into a good magic equipment.

It was just a nest of shadows, Lin Li really didn't take them seriously...

"No, Feyre." But Kevin still looked worried: "If you haven't experienced that battle personally, you won't understand. The current Nest of Shadows is really terrible..."

"Forget it..." Lin Li thought for a while. Now there is really no way to communicate with this pessimistic guy. I simply didn’t explain it anymore: “It’s only a few days anyway, so you can live in Oranna with peace of mind. I’ll explain it to you slowly when I get back to Garos.”

"kindness."

After returning to the Magic Guild, Lin Li first took Kevin to his residence to settle down, and after helping him introduce each other to Mason Ouling, he hurriedly went to Medellin again.

The reason why he went to Medellin was because Lin Li remembered that before going to the reception room just now, the old guy seemed to have something to tell him. The second reason was because he wanted to help Kevin find a place to live. Although the place provided by the Magic Guild It's spacious, but if you squeeze in Sean first and then Kevin, no matter how spacious the place is, it can't withstand the hassle.

Moreover……

Sean's snoring was louder than magic. Kevin definitely couldn't share a room with him. If he squeezed in, would he sleep in the living room like himself? This is too outrageous...

As soon as Lin Li entered the door, he saw the old guy staring at him with an unhappy expression. For a moment, Lin Li couldn't help but feel guilty: "What are you doing..."

"Why, why do you dare to ask me?" The old guy glared, and his goatee stood up in anger: "Damn, I'm just discussing a small matter with you, and you dare to ask me to wait for you? In the morning, do you still have humanity..."

"Is there something wrong with me..." Lin Li was really confused. This old guy's personality was just like that of a child. He immediately tried to comfort him: "Come on, come on, don't be so angry. You are already a lot older. Don’t you know that fire damages the liver? Besides, you are also a person with status and status, so you should pay attention to your image. Do you understand your image? Come on, tell me what it is. If I can help, I will try my best..."

"That's pretty much it..." With Lin Li's promise, Medellin smiled with satisfaction: "Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want to ask you if you are sure about this final."

"Final?" Lin Li was stunned for a moment. He didn't quite understand why the old guy suddenly asked this question when he was so good.

"Damn..." When Medellin saw Lin Li's blank expression, he immediately became furious and cursed through gritted teeth. Then he taught him a lesson with a bit of a hateful expression: "You little bastard, can't you be more ambitious? Look at Gryffindor and Sarson. These few have a chance to win. Whoever wins in the end is someone who doesn’t work hard from early in the morning. Everyone wishes they could move their family into the omniscient tower? Even that good-for-nothing Ma Sen knows how to make progress. You little bastard, it’s better to leave for a week. .Do you still want to win?"

"Why don't I want to win..."

"Do you want to win?" Medellin almost snorted from his nose: "You should tell me how many times have you been to the Omniscient Tower since you got the pass?"

"This..." Lin Li couldn't help but feel guilty for a moment. Now that he thought about it, it seemed that he hadn't been to the Omniscient Tower a few times since he got the pass to the Omniscient Tower. However, no matter how guilty he was, this guy refused to admit it. : "I can't remember how many times I've been there. Anyway, I've been there many times."

"Forget it. I won't argue with you about what happened in the past. Now I tell you very seriously that starting from tomorrow, you are not allowed to go anywhere. While there is still time, I must teach you personally. Lest that old guy Anduin say that I am irresponsible to his disciples. You should work hard on your own. Unless you can break through the realm of the Great Mage, my teachings to you will last for a long, long time. Burn the novel net……"

"..." Lin Li rolled his eyes. He was really embarrassed to tell the old guy that he had broken through to the realm of the Great Mage.

"Why. Are you not convinced?"

"No, no, no, I'm convinced...but I'm very surprised. You never cared about me before. Why are you suddenly so anxious today?"

"Damn it, can I not be anxious?" Lin Li didn't ask, but Medellin immediately became furious: "I just found out today that that Gryffindor boy had broken through the Great Wall a few days ago. He has reached the level of a magician. Damn, this kid is really nothing. He has quietly become a great magician. He has been hiding it from me. If I hadn’t been well-informed, you would probably suffer a big loss in this final!"

"Has Gryffindor also broken through to the realm of great wizards?" Lin Li was startled, although as early as the last dinner, he had a faint feeling that Gryffindor and the other trial magicians around him In comparison, there is an almost essential difference, but at that time, he was only close to the peak strength of the magician. Unexpectedly, after only a few days of seeing each other, he had already taken the final step and reached the level of most magicians. The realm of the Great Mage that all magicians dream of.

Even Lin Li found such an improvement a bit incredible. No wonder Medellin became so angry after hearing about it. The apprentice's trial results are directly related to the face of the trial instructor. If he loses to Gryffindor, , from now on, Medellin will probably not even be able to raise his head in front of the Gryffindor Trial Mentor.

"What does it mean to have broken through the realm of a great wizard?" Lin Li asked unintentionally, which made Medellin feel a little uncomfortable.

"This... I mean, Gryffindor is indeed the number one magic genius in France. I really admire him for breaking through to the realm of great wizard so quickly!" Lin Li vaguely changed the topic, but his heart was filled with confusion. I can't help but be a little surprised. It seems that this number one magic genius in France is really not just a joke...

"I admire you!" Medellin blurted out a curse word: "What is there to admire? Damn it, I have never seen anyone with better magic talent than you in my whole life. Gryffindor doesn't matter. What's the matter? When he was your age, he had just broken through to the level of a magician. As long as you work a little harder, you won't have any problem catching up with him."

"You really think highly of me..."

"Nonsense, do you think that any cat or dog can be my trial apprentice? If I hadn't thought you were talented, I would have taught others..." Medellin finished cursing and stood up from his chair. He stood up and said, "Come on, follow me to the spell testing hall now. I will teach you well."

"Are you so anxious..." Lin Li rolled his eyes. Under Medellin's urging, he had to follow him to the spell testing hall obediently.