Wizard Earl

"Mr. Panshelov, I'm coming in. Where are you? On this lunch menu, there's a dish called Sari Steak, one of our Smith Restaurant's specialties. I suggest you enjoy it now, Mr. Panshelov, as the steak is at just the right temperature..."

Just as the young waiter was about to continue introducing the dishes, the door he had just pushed open was immediately and silently closed. As the young man was surprised, he collapsed softly to the ground without any struggle.

"Have we been exposed?" Having just knocked the young waiter unconscious, Southgate was still somewhat impatient and whispered to Bisping beside him:

When asked by Southgate, Bispin didn't rush to answer. Instead, he placed his right hand on the head of the young waiter who had fainted on the ground. Seeing Bispin's action, Southgate seemed to have noticed something, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Under Southgate's gaze, Bispin's right hand, which was resting on the waiter's head, emitted a faint blue light. At the same time, the unconscious young man's face showed an expression of great pain, and his body trembled slightly.

Bispin witnessed the young waiter's suffering but made no move to react. The azure light in his right hand showed no sign of weakening. Two minutes later, the young waiter, still unaware of what had happened, finally stopped trembling. He died a gruesome death, his breath ceased. As the young waiter died, the azure light in Bispin's right hand gradually faded. Then, with some regret, he removed his right hand from the young waiter's head.

Seeing that Bispin had stopped the soul-searching, Southgate could no longer contain his curiosity and asked Bispin, "Bispin, when did you learn the Professor's soul-searching technique?"

Bisping clearly had no interest in answering Southgate's question, but since Southgate had spoken, it would be disrespectful for him to remain silent. So Bisping finally spoke, saying, "This is a simplified version of the Soul Reaper spell created by the professor. Non-psychic wizards can also cast some of the power of the Soul Reaper spell. Some time ago in the Bernabéu in the capital, the professor taught me this spell..."

Upon hearing Bispin's answer, Southgate, who wasn't good at hiding his true feelings, clearly showed a hint of envy on his face. However, Southgate was, after all, a first-level wizard, and his envy didn't last long. His expression returned to normal, and he pointed to the young waiter's body on the ground, asking Bispin, "What did you find in this unfortunate fellow's memories?"

Bispin shook his head helplessly and replied, "This simplified version of the Soul-Seizing Spell is usable by a non-psychic wizard like myself, but it's far less effective than the full version. I didn't see his memories completely; they were just fragments of his life. I didn't see who asked him to deliver the food, nor did I find anything of value."

After listening to Bisping's explanation, Southgate frowned slightly, clearly not satisfied with the answer. However, he didn't have any better options at the moment. Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Southgate's gaze shifted to the large lunchbox the young waiter had brought in, and a glint of light gradually appeared in his eyes, as if some secret was hidden within it...

Seeing Southgate's reaction, Bispin was somewhat puzzled. As a wizard, Bispin could naturally use his mental power to detect the contents of the lunchbox. In fact, when the young waiter first appeared, Bispin had already examined both the waiter and the lunchbox with his mental power. Under his perception, the lunchbox contained only four dishes, including a steak, and a bottle of red wine. Apart from that, Bispin did not find anything unusual in the lunchbox.

However, Bispin was well aware that Southgate was a master alchemist capable of crafting third-tier enchanted items. Since he was so interested in this large lunchbox, there must be a reason. Without hesitation, he asked, "Southgate, is there something special about this lunchbox?"

When Bispin asked him a question, Southgate didn't answer immediately. After thinking for a few seconds, he instructed Bispin, "Please carefully open this lunchbox for me, take everything out and arrange it neatly. Remember to handle it with care!"

After finishing his sentence, Southgate ignored Bispin and took out some bottles and jars from his spatial ring. He began to mix some dark purple liquid. Although Bispin did not understand what Southgate was trying to do, he carefully took out the contents of the lunchbox and placed them in front of Southgate as requested.

It must be said that this unexpected lunch, served by the young waiter, was quite lavish. The four courses included a steak, a vegetable salad, a pan-fried foie gras, a borscht, and a bottle of affordable wine from the Caman Empire Samano winery. According to the market price of Frosinone, this lunch was worth at least three shillings.

Bispin arranged the dishes, while Southgate shook the jade bottle in his hand, looking at the almost black liquid he had prepared. He nodded in satisfaction, and then, under Bispin's observation, he evenly dripped the black liquid into the steak, salad, foie gras, borscht, and the bottle of wine.

Having done all this, without waiting for Bispin to ask again, Southgate proactively explained to him, "I believe this is N'Zoth alchemy. It contains many alchemical principles and is extremely complex. Bispin, you're not an alchemist, so even if I explained it to you, you wouldn't understand. I just need to know that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll soon discover some information!"

Southgate's bluntness made Bispin look a little embarrassed, but Southgate was right. He really didn't understand what an N'Zoth alchemist was, and this was the first time he had ever heard the term.

Therefore, Bispin couldn't really refute anything, and could only shake his head helplessly. Then, together with Southgate, they turned their attention to the four dishes and the bottle of wine, hoping that something surprising would happen...