Wizard Earl

"Sizzle..."

As Margaret's blood dripped onto this inconspicuous stone, which looked no different from an ordinary pebble, the stone reacted instantly, as if it were emitting extremely high temperatures, instantly evaporating the blood that Margaret had dripped onto it.

Seeing this bizarre scene unfolding before his eyes, Connor's eyes showed a hint of surprise. Just then, the Byzantine word "Diasha" appeared on the stone.

Upon seeing the word on the stone, Margaret, who had been looking sad, suddenly showed a strange expression, her mouth slightly agape, as if she were incredulous.

The Byzantine word remained on the stone for about ten seconds before disappearing, and the stone returned to its ordinary state, no different from any other stone.

According to Connor's study of Byzantine, the word "Dyasha" roughly means "sleep" in Byzantine and doesn't have any special meaning.

Of course, although Connor doesn't know what the word "Diasa" means, it's clear that someone is contacting Margaret, and Diasa is their code.

As for who it was, while Connor couldn't confirm the identity of the person contacting Margaret, he undoubtedly had a guess in his mind...

Realizing this, Connor did not look at Margaret to put pressure on her, but instead looked away. Although he did this, deep down Connor still hoped that Margaret would be honest with him.

Upon receiving this news, Margaret did not disappoint Connor. After pondering for a moment, she whispered to Connor, "Connor, the Church of Storms has sent a message."

Upon hearing Margaret's explanation, Connor thought to himself, "Just as I expected." Then, without further ado, he asked Margaret, "Could you tell me what the word 'Diasa' means?"

Margaret looked conflicted when Connor asked her this question, as if she didn't know how to bring it up with him.

Seeing Margaret's expression, Connor was undoubtedly a little disappointed. However, since Margaret seemed reluctant to talk, Connor didn't press her. Instead, he said, "Margaret, if you have something you're having trouble saying, that's fine. I'm just curious, I don't mean anything else."

"Connor, you're overthinking it. There's nothing I can't tell you. I'm just a little unsure myself what the word 'Diasa' actually means." Margaret shook her head at Connor and then spoke:

"The Storm Church has its own code system for confidential communication. To maintain secrecy, the code words learned by each person in the Storm Church vary depending on their rank and department within the church. For example, the same code word has one meaning in the Black Organization, another meaning in the Arbitrator Department, and yet another meaning in the Priest Department."

"Like the word 'Diasa,' because I'm under Cardinal Elena, it means 'infiltrator' to me. In the priesthood, it's a code word that means 'fourth,'" Margaret said in a low voice.

A hint of doubt flashed in Connor's eyes. He understood the meaning of "lurking," but what did this "fourth" mean?

Although Connor did not ask aloud, he was just guessing in his heart. However, Margaret, who knew his personality well, could see the doubt in his heart. Before he could speak, she took the initiative to continue: "In order to be on the safe side, the church usually sets up several safe houses in the cities where the church is located. When there is no trouble, some of the safe houses are used as secret warehouses to store some supplies."

"And this fourth one should refer to the Church's fourth safe house in Frosinone. If I remember correctly, it should be at the intersection of Cedrus Street and Zacaria Street..." Margaret slowly recalled as she spoke.

As soon as Margaret finished speaking, Connor had an idea. He took out a map of Frosinone from his spatial ring and began searching. It took Connor a full minute to find the intersection of Cedrus Street and Zacaria Road, which Margaret had mentioned, in a very remote corner of the map.

"Kimmich Cannery?" Connor murmured to himself, looking at the marking on the map.

Judging from the map, the Kimmich cannery is quite large, with more than a dozen factory buildings and warehouses, covering several hundred acres. This is really too big for a cannery. Logically speaking, a cannery of this size must have a considerable output value to be able to operate.

However, during his long stay in Frosinone, Connor had never heard any rumors about the Kimmich cannery, which suggests that the huge Kimmich cannery did not have a large output!

The fact that a large cannery has a small output value suggests that there is something wrong with the Kimmich Cannery. This also aligns with Margaret's statement that this place is a safe house for the Church of Storms.

Turning his attention back to Margaret, Connor noticed that her expression remained clouded, as if she were puzzled about something. Curious, he asked, "Margaret, what have you discovered?"

Faced with Connor's question, Margaret hesitated for a moment before saying, "Connor, I'm a full-fledged wizard in the church, and that kind of message can only be sent to me by a cardinal-level wizard. Theoretically speaking, the only person in Frosinone who could send me that message right now is Elena!"

"Only a few hours have passed since the incident broke out. Based on what I know about Elena, if she has escaped from Reyes, her injuries must be quite severe. She should be hiding somewhere, concentrating on healing, and wouldn't waste her energy and time contacting us to let us lie low."

"And if this message wasn't sent by Elena, then there are only two possibilities. First, Elena was captured by Reyes, who coerced her into sending the message; second, Reyes simply obtained our Storm Church's secret code from her memory and then sent us this message." Looking at Connor, Margaret said solemnly.