Big Capitalist

"I knew you would come out." Merlin took out the magic scroll again, and the soil and stones in front of Alicia instantly surged and gathered together to form a large palm.

Fourth-level magic: Hand of the Earth!

The huge palm slid quickly on the ground and slapped Alicia directly.

"Ah!" Alicia felt pain. Due to the desertified ground, her speed was not fast. The huge power of her palm made her internal organs tremble violently, which was almost unbearable.

The hand of earth pushed her away, and Merlin closed his hand, contracting it in an attempt to trap her within it.

Alicia struggled to break free and jumped up quickly, but just above her head, a large palm formed by magic power slapped down hard.

Bang—Alicia was knocked to the ground, dust flew up, and the air around her became heavy in an instant.

In Merlin's other hand, he held a burning magic scroll, the fourth-level magic, the Mage's Hand! This magic was not only powerful, but also extremely flexible and could be manipulated at will.

The Hand of the Earth grabbed Alicia tightly, trapping her in it. Merlin took the opportunity to cast a third-level magic, Earth Spike Prison. The surrounding soil quickly gathered to form countless sharp earth spikes, trapping Alicia in it.

"Give up struggling, Alicia, you'd better stay here and wait for the judgment of the academy." Merlin asked coldly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. He already had an absolute advantage, and Alicia would only struggle in vain in such a situation.

Alicia gasped and struggled hard, with an unwilling look on her face, but her body was firmly bound and she could not move.

Yuna, who was standing by, was shocked when she saw Merlin defeat Alicia so easily. Every time she saw Merlin's fighting style, she was amazed. This simple and crude style, a fighting style bought with money, was really powerful.

In theory, whether it is potions, magic scrolls, or alchemical equipment, they are all tools to assist magicians in combat. After all, these things are not cheap.

Merlin, however, was completely the opposite, he used these props without any worries, as if he never felt bad. The benefits of this approach were obvious, the magic was released very quickly, there was no need to chant, and the magic could be linked at will, which was a great advantage in battle.

Yuna wondered whether she should do the same. After all, with her financial resources, she should be able to do it. But then she shook her head. Maybe she could do it in the past, but after today, the Royal Chamber of Commerce would no longer be under her control.

Just as Merlin was about to take Yuna away, suddenly, the wizard's hand condensed above his head was pierced by a flaming arrow, instantly turned into ashes, and dissipated in the air.

Merlin turned around and saw Kotora walking out of the darkness with Dennis. Kotora blew on his raised finger contemptuously, and the flame on his finger went out.

He glanced at the trapped Alicia, then looked at Merlin and the students who were "blocked" by the tree men. His face was gloomy, and a hint of surprise and disdain flashed in his eyes.

"I underestimated you." Kotora said. He thought Merlin was just a freshman, but he didn't expect him to be able to defeat Alicia. His strength must have reached at least the fourth level.

A ball of fire condensed in Kotora's hand, and the fireball spun in his palm like a meteor about to be launched. He threw it at Merlin without hesitation. Merlin looked at Kotora in surprise, thinking, this guy just started fighting like that? What about the conversation we agreed to have before the battle?

The ring in Merlin's hand flashed, and another fireball shot out instantly, heading towards Kotora's attack. The two fireballs collided in the air, instantly causing a violent explosion, flames spurting out, and hot air waves sweeping over.

Kotora, who was controlling the domain, immediately took out his staff and pointed it in the direction of Merlin. The flames after the explosion seemed to have received an order, dispersing and turning into fire snakes that pounced on Merlin.

Merlin felt the scorching heat and his heart tightened. He quickly took out a bottle of potion from his space ring and threw it to the ground. The potion exploded on the ground and instantly turned into a solid ice wall, blocking him and successfully blocking the fire snake's attack.

Blazing heat and flames swept across both sides of the ice wall, stirring up a gust of wind that blew Merlin's hair into the air.

Merlin looked at the trapped Alicia and frowned slightly. "You, don't you care about Alicia's life or death?"

Kotora sneered, his eyes flashing with disdain: "It's just a prop. Her life was given by our family. Besides, I have controlled my power. At most, I am just burned."

"So, this guy is really worth your life?" Merlin pointed at Kotora and said to Alicia.

Alicia remained silent. She didn't have any good feelings towards the Second Prince. She actually liked Yuna more, but she worked hard for the Prince, and the Prince asked her to fully support Kotora.

"Kotora, right? I'm curious, who asked you to deal with me? You actually said that I'm more important than Yuna. Your real target is me?"

When Kotora heard Merlin's words, he showed a serious look of disdain. "Heh, you are just more important than Yuna. As for your attempt to get information out of me, forget it. Because of you, I have already wasted a lot of time. If I delay any longer, the teachers from the academy might really rush back."

Merlin looked at Yuna hoping to get an answer from her, but Yuna shook her head and said, "I only know that our family's goal is to reach a "cooperation" with the Arcane Academy, and we have been planning for this for so many years. As for your matter, Merlin, I don't know either. I haven't received any news."

"Aren't you the one in charge of the Royal Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes, but the Royal Chamber of Commerce is a joint venture between my father and the Empire. The person in charge can be me or my second brother. I thought I was the only one. After all, the Royal Chamber of Commerce is huge, and there are many things in the Chamber of Commerce that cannot be known to outsiders. My father will not hand it over to people outside the family, and he will not allow outsiders to interfere. This outsider even includes my father's brother, His Majesty the King."

Yuna sneered after she finished speaking, "But I didn't expect my brother to be so hidden."

"Oh? In other words, the only ones who can control the Royal Chamber of Commerce are you and your brother? What about your father?" Merlin's eyes lit up.

"My father? Ha, he doesn't have any business acumen and only likes to play power games! He has no ability to control the Royal Chamber of Commerce at all." Yuna said disdainfully.

"Then I understand. That means I just need to cripple your brother, and then you will still be the one in charge of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, right? Senior Yuna." Merlin turned to look at Kotora, a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.