Wizard Earl

"Project Magic Mirror should be real, but I don't know the full details of it. However, I do know that there really is a teleportation array in Goldrasburg. If I hadn't been afraid that destroying that teleportation array would anger the Imperial military and the Earth God Cult, I would have destroyed it before the operation began..." Reyes said, his tone slightly tinged with helplessness.

"My informant at the Church of Sant'Antis did not inform me of Hummels' departure from the Church of Sant'Antis!" the mysterious figure hidden in the shadows said in a deep voice.

"Believe me, after this incident, the Church of Storms will definitely conduct a rigorous internal investigation, especially in your department. So, it's best if you don't contact your people anymore and put them into hibernation. This will protect them to the greatest extent possible, allowing them to contribute in the future, in the real battle between us and the Church of Storms!" Reyes advised.

"Okay, I know what to do!" This mysterious person seemed to be quite receptive to Reyes's advice.

After a brief silence, Reyes raised an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something, and casually asked, "How is little Connor doing?"

"They probably haven't realized what's going on yet. I heard that Margaret, who's with Elena, is planning to arrange for Connor to meet with Elena."

"Now that Margaret has escaped, she should be going to find Connor. We don't know Connor's whereabouts yet, but that's not difficult; it will only take a little time!" the mysterious man told Reyes.

"Don't worry about Connor. I don't have the energy to deal with him right now. This hunting game between us and the Church of Storms has only just begun. I have a feeling we're about to meet Cardinal Hummels, our old friend!" Reyes said calmly, a confident smile on his face.

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At noon in Frosinone, the Arius neighborhood is bustling with people. On the vibrant pedestrian street, groups of vendors are selling their small goods along the way.

"A mysterious mirror! It magnifies everything you look at ten times, and it's even said to be able to see other people's souls. Limited quantities available, first come, first served..."

"White sausage! White sausage! Freshly made white sausage, from a pig slaughtered this morning, ready by noon! Only five pence a piece, come and buy some!"

"The best disinfectant; using this agent, any poison can be eliminated immediately..."

"We buy used clothes! We can exchange old clothes that you no longer wear for scissors, farm tools, eggs, or any other old clothes..."

Listening to the vendors' shouts, Connor, disguised as a middle-aged redhead walking down the pedestrian street, had a flicker in his eyes. He telepathically asked the brown-haired woman beside him, "Margaret, what are you looking for?"

After spending the night in the cabin in Paquette Park, Margaret's injuries had mostly healed. Just when Connor thought she would recover from the remaining injuries, Margaret suddenly pulled Connor there without any warning. When Connor asked her why, Margaret wouldn't say.

Upon hearing Connor's telepathic message, Margaret, disguised as a brown-haired woman, glanced around before hesitating and saying, "Connor, I have some things hidden nearby that I want to retrieve."

After hearing Margaret's words, Connor's doubts lessened slightly, but more questions arose. What could it be that would make Margaret so concerned, prompting her to come out and retrieve it before her own injuries had fully healed?

Although he had doubts, since Margaret hadn't offered to tell him what it was, Connor didn't ask. Half an hour passed, and Margaret, leading Connor, wandered around the pedestrian street like headless flies, but they couldn't find their target anywhere.

Seeing that she still couldn't find the target, Margaret was getting impatient. Connor finally couldn't hold back any longer and directly asked Margaret telepathically, "Margaret, where did you hide it?"

Upon hearing Connor's question, Margaret pondered for two seconds before deciding to tell Connor the truth. She replied in a low voice, "Actually, it's not something I hid. It's a batch of very precious potions that the Church of St. Antis specially sent to Frosinone a few days ago to reduce combat casualties."

"Because this batch of potions needs to be stored under refrigeration all day long and cannot be stored in a spatial ring, it was not placed on the wizard's person, but was sent to Frosinone through secret channels. And for some reason, this batch of potions was not stored in Mensaka Manor, or in the Storm Church's church in Rune, but was secretly stored away."

"In that case, Margaret, don't you know where this batch of things is stored?" Hearing that it was a batch of precious potions, Connor immediately became interested, his eyes gleaming as he continued to ask Margaret:

When Connor asked her question, Margaret, with a slight frown, first nodded and then shook her head. Connor, whose mood had been whetted by Margaret, was now confused, wondering what Margaret meant.

Margaret noticed Connor's confusion and, after a moment's thought, explained, "When I escaped from Mensaka Manor, I encountered Bishop Quadraco of Frosinone. He's a simple priest, a clerical figure in the Church of Storms, not skilled in combat. So, the moment Quadraco met Reyes, he was severely injured. If Reyes hadn't been in a hurry to treat the traitor Jovic and hadn't had the energy to deal with Quadraco, he probably would have died on the spot."

"Although Quadraco narrowly escaped Reyes's clutches, he was barely clinging to life. When I met him, he was already on his deathbed. Before he died, Quadraco told me about the potion. However, after telling me that the potion was hidden in the Arius community, he didn't have time to tell me the more detailed address before his injuries flared up and he died..." As she finished speaking, a clear look of helplessness appeared in Margaret's eyes.