Wizard Earl

Looking at the blindly confident Southgate in front of him, Bisping sneered. Without wasting words with Southgate, he took out a crystal ball the size of a fist, and with a gentle lift, the crystal ball in his hand immediately lit up with a faint white light and floated in mid-air in the room.

Gazing at the crystal ball radiating white light, Southgate's eyes immediately showed a hint of suspicion. As a great alchemist, he wasn't puzzled by the crystal ball itself; he immediately recognized it as a magical artifact used for recording. While rare in the wizarding world, it wasn't particularly valuable. However, Bispin's decision to bring it out at this juncture was certainly not in vain. Whatever was inside the crystal ball must have a specific purpose…

"Could it be that the Church of Storms has really found out about what I've done?" Southgate thought to himself, gazing at the crystal ball that emitted a faint white light.

Just as Southgate had a vague premonition, the crystal ball finally activated, projecting a light screen into the air. In the screen, several men in plain clothes with serious expressions could be clearly seen searching for something in the grove. Their movements were very professional and efficient, clearly indicating that they were trained professionals!

Although the men in the video were dressed in civilian clothes and had no identifying items on them, Southgate's expression immediately turned very ugly upon seeing their presence and the familiar forest.

Noticing the change in Southgate's expression, Bispin, who knew he was now on the same ship as him, felt no schadenfreude whatsoever. He knew very well that if the Church of Storms were to track down Southgate, Bispin would not fare well either!

Looking at Southgate, who had clearly seen the entire scene on the screen, Bispin lightly tapped the screen with his finger, and the screen immediately switched to a new scene. In this scene, it was vaguely clear that it was not the same place as the first scene, but judging from the plants, soil, and climate, the two places did not seem to be very far apart. In this new scene, the protagonist had changed from the men in casual clothes to a young blonde woman with a well-proportioned figure and beautiful features.

Unlike the previous men in plain clothes, this young blonde woman didn't search the woods. Instead, she held a compass that shimmered with a bluish-black light, seemingly sensing something in the forest. After sensing for a full ten minutes without finding anything, a clear look of disappointment appeared on her face. She then put the compass back on a ring on the middle finger of her right hand and quickly disappeared into the forest.

After reading this passage, Southgate seemed to have discovered something. His originally grim expression turned into deep thought. Seeing him deep in thought, Bispin, who knew Southgate's abilities well, did not interrupt him but waited quietly.

A few minutes later, Southgate seemed to have made a discovery while deep in thought. He looked up at Bispin and said in a very serious voice, "Replay the second scene for me!"

Upon hearing Southgate's instructions, Bispin, though curious about what Southgate was doing, suppressed his curiosity since Southgate hadn't said anything yet. Following Southgate's orders, he once again pointed at the light screen floating in mid-air.

The screen instantly transformed back into the image of the young blonde woman, holding the compass radiating a bluish-black light, seemingly sensing something in the forest. Southgate intently examined the image again, but after a while, seemingly unable to see it clearly, he suddenly asked Bispin, "Could you zoom in on that compass in this woman's hand?"

Bispin didn't speak, but simply nodded. Then, with a thought, the compass in the young blonde woman's hand in the image instantly magnified by a full two times, appearing much clearer in Southgate's field of vision.

Although the compass in the light screen was already quite large, and some details and runes on it were displayed, it was clear that this still didn't satisfy Southgate. He continued, saying to Bispin, "Enlarge the compass to its maximum size!"

This time, Bisping did not fulfill Southgate's request. The large white man shook his head and said to Southgate, "This is the limit of the light screen; it cannot be enlarged any further!"

Hearing Bispin's answer, Southgate was clearly somewhat disappointed, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he continued to focus his attention on the compass image on the screen. Southgate, a great alchemist with profound knowledge of alchemy, had Bispin replay this content five times before finally waving his hand to signal Bispin to stop.

Southgate took off his glasses, rubbing his nose wearily, and said to Bispin, "Bispin, I'm sorry, it was indeed my mistake. I underestimated these church arbitrators, and they discovered some clues. But please, I will take responsibility for my mistake..."

Having already piqued his interest with Southgate's actions, Bisping was naturally not interested in Southgate's apology. He proactively interrupted Southgate and said, "Rather than your apology, I'm more interested in what you found on the compass in that blonde woman's hand." After saying that, Bisping's gaze was completely focused on Southgate.

Southgate seemed unsurprised by Bispin's eagerness. Under Bispin's gaze, he smiled slightly and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Professor!"

"professor?"

Bispin asked Southgate, somewhat puzzled: Before showing these images to Southgate, he had already carefully reviewed them several times and had not noticed anything unusual. He certainly had not, like Southgate now, sensed any connection between the compass in the young blonde woman's hand, which was radiating a blue-black light, and the professor.