Wizard Earl

Although he didn't know what Firo was planning, Connor sensed a danger in his mind, and the thought of ambushing and killing Firo while he was chanting his incantation resurfaced in Connor's mind.

However, just as Connor's resolve began to shift towards taking action, and he quietly prepared the Castilian Staff in his spatial ring using his mental energy, Filo, seemingly sensing something, suddenly cast a chilling glance at Connor while chanting an incantation.

Although Philo didn't say anything, his cold gaze clearly conveyed his warning to Connor.

Seeing that Philo was already on guard, and that he wouldn't have a good chance to make a move, Connor hesitated for a few seconds before sighing inwardly and abandoning his plan to launch a sneak attack, deciding to reconsider his strategy.

A few seconds later, amidst Philo's incantation, a bead the size of a pigeon's egg, dark red in color, and emitting clear energy fluctuations, flew out from the bottom of the pit. Upon seeing this, Connor narrowed his eyes, preparing to make the first move and grab this thing that looked like a blood-clotting bead to use as a counterbalance to Philo.

But to Connor's surprise, before he could even make a move, the overjoyed Philo stopped chanting the spell before him, and then waved his hand at the bead, which immediately and obediently fell into his palm.

Firo's large hand caressed the dark red bead in his palm, his eyes filled with a mixture of surprise and complex emotions. Seeing this, Connor was even more certain that this bead was the same one Firo had mentioned—the blood-clotting bead left behind by Firo's father. Just when Connor thought Firo would carefully preserve this bead, his father's legacy, in a box, waiting to cherish it for future memories, a scene unfolded that left Connor utterly dumbfounded…

Philo, who had just received the Blood Clotting Bead and hadn't even warmed it in his hands, opened his mouth wide and swallowed the Blood Clotting Bead that his father had left him!

Although Firo's actions were very strange and puzzling, strangely enough, after swallowing the blood-clotting bead, Firo did not undergo the changes that Connor had predicted.

Taking a deep breath to process what he had just witnessed, Connor, unable to contain his curiosity, frowned and asked Filo, "Filo, what are you doing?"

Hearing Connor's question, Firo glanced back at Connor, then calmly said, "Nothing much, just a little trick of blood witchcraft. Connor, instead of focusing on me, you should take a good look at what that metallic thing in the soil is. That's the key to our search for the ruins!"

Seeing that Philo was unwilling to say anything, Connor, who was already frowning, frowned even more deeply. However, Philo's strength had visibly increased by this time, and he could no longer easily kill him. Therefore, although a hint of anger flashed in Connor's eyes, he did not argue with Philo for the time being. Instead, he turned his attention to the bottom of the pit, to the thing that had some marks showing, which looked like a metal card.

Because some of the restrictions and mechanisms of certain magic arrays are very sensitive, even the slightest movement could trigger the restrictions and cause irreparable consequences, Connor did not rashly take the mysterious metal card after discovering it. Instead, he carefully observed it with his mental energy for a while, and only after confirming that there was no danger did he wave his hand, and a gentle breeze blew by, allowing him to take the metal card into his hand.

Although the metal card, which was only the size of a palm, was not engraved with any runes, but only with an equilateral triangle and a sphere-like symbol engraved on the front and back, after examining it carefully for a few minutes, Connor found some clues in the material of the metal card.

While Connor wouldn't claim to be able to identify all the metal materials in the entire wizarding world, as an alchemist skilled in using metal materials, he has personally handled and used about 70-80% of the metal materials available on the market in the wizarding world. As for the remaining rare metal materials, Connor has not handled or used them, but he has at least heard about them.

However, Connor couldn't recognize the name of the metal material used to make the card in his hand...

Although it is impossible to identify what metal was used to make this metal card, it is not because the material used in this metal card is extremely rare and Connor has never seen it before.

Rather, it's because the material of this metal card possesses the characteristics of multiple metals, such as the high energy conductivity of mithril and the high toughness of kunjin. It's almost certain that this is a new type of alloy that hasn't yet become popular on the market!

Having understood the characteristics of the material and combined it with the needs of the magic array, Connor, although still unsure of the specific function of this mysterious metal card, was able to determine some general directions of its effect. From this, he could deduce that the ruins they had been searching for for so long did indeed exist, and that their location was nearby!

Having figured this out, Connor was undoubtedly very excited. However, at this moment, Connor suppressed his excitement and tried his best not to show any happy expression. After all, Philo was right next to him, and if he did anything unusual, Philo would definitely notice.

For Connor now, finding the ruins is no longer his sole objective. He has essentially figured out that since Philo is willing to pay a considerable price to use this secret technique to enhance his strength, he certainly didn't prepare it for nothing. Philo most likely intends to kill Connor so he can monopolize the benefits of the ruins. Therefore, Connor will not passively wait for Philo to make his move; that's not Connor's style.

Connor has made up his mind. He will strike first, and as an alchemist, he can use the magic array around the ruins to his advantage!

Just as he was pondering this in secret, Philo, who had been watching Connor closely, could no longer contain his curiosity and spoke to Connor, "Connor, what exactly are you up to? If you can't figure out what's going on with this metal card, don't waste your time, just hand it over to me!"