Wizard Earl

"Connor, although we're both injured, your injuries are much lighter than mine, so I'm probably no match for you. Once we start fighting, I'll have no choice but to run. I was chased by Milik in this Navas Forest for a while, so I know how risky it is to run around like this!"

"And now that I'm injured, I want to play it safe. How about we both take advantage of the Reyes ruins together, just like we originally planned?" Seeing that Connor still didn't express his opinion, Philo, who had essentially laid his cards on the table with Connor, played his last card to Connor.

Seeing that Philo seemed to have revealed all his cards, Connor, who was usually very taciturn, asked another question today.

"Philo, are you sure the ruins are hidden in that hill?"

Faced with Connor's question, Philo hesitated slightly, but still shook his head honestly and carefully considered his words.

He said, "Connor, I won't lie to you. Apart from sensing the aura of my father's blood-coagulated beads from that small hill, I didn't find anything suspicious there. So I can't be completely certain, like you, that the relics are definitely hidden in that small hill!"

"However, I choose to believe my father. Since he held my hand before he died and told me with absolute certainty that he was misled by Reyes's magic circle and did not know the exact location of the ruins, but that he had buried blood beads formed from his own blood around the ruins, then he certainly wouldn't lie to me!"

"In short, I'm not going back to Green Leaf Slope. I'll go and thoroughly inspect this little hill. Now the choice is in your hands, Connor: either you say goodbye to me, or you come with me to see that little hill!" Philo said firmly in a deep voice.

Sensing Philo's attitude, Connor glanced at him, a decision forming in his mind. He turned and walked towards Green Leaf Slope, saying calmly, "Since you're so sure, Philo, then go and thoroughly examine that hill. I'll go to Green Leaf Slope alone. If the ruins we're looking for don't exist there, I'll come back to you!"

Hearing Connor's words and watching his departing figure, Philo looked slightly surprised, as if he hadn't expected Connor to do this. After standing still for a few seconds, seeing that Connor was truly not going to return, he no longer hesitated and flew straight towards the small hill where he suspected the ruins were hidden.

To Philo's utter surprise, Connor, who had said he was going to Green Slope, revealed a strange smile after noticing Philo's movements. After walking around for a while, Connor did not go to Green Slope as he said he would. Instead, he secretly hid in a dense thicket, took out a gold-plated telescope, and quietly observed Philo's movements.

Connor couldn't be sure if Philo's words were true or false, and Philo's attitude seemed very firm. If Connor disagreed, it would be a complete break, and the two would inevitably have a big fight!

Although Connor wasn't afraid of Philo fighting him, in order to figure out what Philo was really up to, Connor took a slight step back and, along with Philo, used some underhanded tactics to make Philo believe that he had left and that he was now alone.

If Philo were to continue searching the hill under these circumstances, it would mean that Philo was not lying and the remains might indeed be in the hill. In that case, Connor could still continue to cooperate with him.

If Philo didn't go to the hill but left or did something else, it would mean Philo had ulterior motives. Once Connor figured out his true intentions, he naturally wouldn't keep him around.

Although Connor was in the bushes and Philo had climbed to the unnamed hill, more than a kilometer away, Connor could still observe Philo's every move very clearly with the help of the alchemical telescope.

Under Connor's observation, Philo, all alone, began to search around the small hill, seemingly looking for something. Seeing Philo's appearance, Connor, who was not very convinced by Philo's story, had a strange look in his eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, Connor did not jump to conclusions. Instead, he picked up the alchemical telescope and continued to monitor Philo on the nameless hill from a distance.

Time passed minute by minute. Under Connor's secret surveillance, Philo turned the small, nameless hill upside down, seemingly determined to dig up the relics from it.

Seeing how hard Philo worked while he was alone, Connor began to slowly change his mind and felt that Philo didn't seem to be lying to him about this.

Realizing this, Connor, who was holding the alchemical telescope, moved it from Philo's body to the surrounding environment of the nameless hill. Philo's words had just reminded Connor.

His mentor, Professor Reyes of the Secret Society, is an alchemist, and a very powerful one at that. If, as Philo said, this relic located in the Navas Forest is related to the secret of Reyes' rise and is very important to him, then it is almost certain that Reyes will use an array to protect this relic.

According to the theorem of magic arrays, no matter how well a magic array is disguised, once it is set up, there will definitely be traces. As for whether the magic array can be found, it depends on the skill level of each wizard!

Although Connor had just used his mental power to examine the small hill with five heads and discovered a family hiding there attacking fifteen Earthfire Rats, the examination was too short—only one minute—and he hadn't examined some details thoroughly enough.

This time, with the help of the alchemical telescope, Connor observed the nameless hill remotely. He examined every detail and every potential point of attack for a long time, only moving on to the next target after confirming there were no problems…

Half an hour later, Connor, having completed his second inspection of the nameless hill, put down the alchemical telescope. His brows were furrowed and his expression was very serious. Although his expression suggested that Connor had discovered something, the result of the second inspection was exactly the same as the first inspection he had conducted with his mental power: there were no suspicious signs on the nameless hill!