Wizard Earl

"Ever since I was old enough to understand, I have known that my father, from the moment he met Reyes, the professor of the secret society, deeply admired Reyes's rapid progress in cultivation, his unpredictable spiritual power, and his superb alchemy."

"After discovering that Reyes' achievements all stemmed from that mysterious ruin, my father, with his greedy nature, undoubtedly developed a great interest in this mysterious ruin behind the god Reyes, and secretly searched for clues about that mysterious ruin behind Reyes' back!"

"Finally, one day, after discovering that Reyes was heading to that mysterious ruin again and had been hiding for some time, my father could no longer suppress his greed and secretly followed Reyes to the territory of Frosinone!"

"Just when my father thought he was about to uncover Reyes's secret and was secretly excited, he was discovered by Reyes."

"Thinking about it, it's actually normal. Back then, Reyes and my father were both first-level wizards, but Reyes was not only more powerful than my father, but also, because he was an alchemist, the enchanted items on him were undoubtedly a level higher than my father's."

"Furthermore, Reyes is not only an alchemist but also a mental wizard, just like you, Connor. His mental strength far surpasses that of other wizards at the same level. It's already quite remarkable that my father was able to secretly follow him into the territory of Frosinone. How could he possibly have followed him without being discovered by Reyes?"

"My father was blinded by greed at the time and didn't think of this..." At this point in his story, Philoqin, his face bitter, couldn't help but sigh.

After taking a few seconds to compose himself, Philo continued, "In the battle against Reyes, although my father fought with all his might, he was still no match for Reyes and was severely injured. However, my father also used all the blood magic he had cultivated throughout his life to escape Reyes's pursuit and barely managed to escape back to my home. He passed on all his discoveries about Reyes to me, and then he perished the next day!"

"And the most important thing my father told me before he died was that the ruins exist. Although Reyes set up some kind of maze around the ruins, preventing my father from pinpointing their exact location, he buried a blood-coagulated bead near the ruins, formed from his own blood!"

"This kind of blood coagulation bead can only be formed when one cultivates blood witchcraft to a certain level. Once buried underground, no matter how strong one's spiritual power is, one cannot detect this kind of blood coagulation bead. Only blood relatives can sense the aura of the blood coagulation bead when they come nearby. And in that direction, I have already sensed the blood coagulation bead left by my father!" After saying that, Firo pointed to the direction he had been looking out from the pine tree.

After listening to Firo's story, Connor's gaze immediately followed the direction Firo was pointing. There, he saw a small hill covered with all sorts of plants, looking very vibrant. Although it was full of life, it might be an exaggeration to say that small hills like this were everywhere in the Navas Forest. However, Connor had seen quite a few along his journey, at least five or six if not ten.

After gazing around for a few seconds without finding anything, Connor gently brushed his right hand against his spatial ring. The next second, a silver pendant appeared in his right hand. Connor then narrowed his eyes, gripped the silver pendant tightly in his right hand, and, with the amplification of the pendant's spiritual power, sensed the situation of the unknown hill.

Upon seeing Connor's mental energy examination, a subtle glint of surprise flashed in Philo's eyes, but he did not disturb Connor, allowing Connor to examine the small hill to his heart's content.

A minute later, Connor stopped his mental energy check, put the silver pendant back into his spatial ring, and fell into a brief period of thought. Although the story Philo told was self-consistent and Connor did not feel that there was anything wrong with it, due to Philo's wariness and suspicion, Connor held a skeptical attitude towards what Philo was saying.

As for the mental energy check just now, Connor wasn't in that small hill. Aside from discovering a family of fifteen Earthfire Rats—common social magical beasts in the Navas Forest—hiding there, he found no other valuable clues. This made Connor wonder why Filo had chosen that particular hill...

"Why did you tell me this clue?" After thinking for a moment, Connor looked up and asked Philo:

If what Philo said is true, then he could easily keep it from Connor, pretend nothing happened, continue following Connor to Green Slope, and then, after finding nothing there, leave alone and return here, keeping this ruin all to himself!

Hearing Connor's question, Firo shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Connor, I know you're worried there's something fishy about what I'm saying, but what I'm trying to say is, if I had the ability to keep this ruin all to myself, I certainly wouldn't tell you. But unfortunately, I can't handle it all by myself right now!"

Finally, Philo shrugged helplessly and continued, "Reyes isn't stupid. This relic is so important to him, it must be protected by a magic array. I'm not an alchemist, I don't know how to break arrays, and I'm quite injured now, so I can't forcefully break it. That's why I need Connor's help to find the relic in the hill. Otherwise, even if I know the relic I'm looking for is in that hill, I can only stare helplessly, unable to do anything!"

"Besides, if we really get to Green Leaf Slope and still don't find any remains, I suppose Connor, you'll lose your temper soon enough..." Philo said meaningfully, changing the subject.

Connor remained silent, still looking at Philo with a calm expression. Seeing that Connor was still feigning profundity and waiting for a better offer, Philo simply cut to the chase and continued, looking at Connor:

"Connor, although I have offended you before, you don't have to keep bringing it up. Besides, I've already made amends by giving you a blood magic spell to save people. Why are you always trying to harm me? When we get to Greenleaf Slope, if we still haven't found the ruins, if I'm not mistaken, Connor Ferguson, you'll definitely make your move, right?" After saying that, Philo stared intently at Connor in front of him, his sharp gaze seemingly trying to see right through Connor's mind.

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