Wizard Earl

Chapter 14: The Operation Begins

"I don't know if this potion is as miraculous as Varga said, but it's better to have it than not. With this, perhaps my plan will be more successful?" After carefully placing the potion into the cello case on his back, Connor did not return to his apartment, but instead boarded a public bus heading to the train station.

Tomorrow is the day Rebecca will take the train to the rural town of Dhaka, so Connor needs to get there first, scout out the area, and make preparations for the plan. Connor has already asked his friend George to get him excused from school, so he no longer has any academic worries. Now that he has the weapon, he can focus on dealing with Rebecca!

Upon arriving at the train station in Loen City, which was entirely in the style of medieval Gothic architecture, Connor Ferguson was presented with two passageways. The first was a special passageway used exclusively by nobles, through which one could board the train without going through security checks.

The other route is for ordinary people, which requires security checks and is extremely crowded, with long queues before boarding the train.

Given Connor's status, he could have used the fast track reserved for nobles, but to avoid attracting attention and revealing his identity, Connor dutifully queued up on another route.

It must be said that despite several large-scale expansions, the Imperial Railway's infrastructure is still in terrible condition, failing to provide a pleasant travel experience for the vast majority of the Imperial people. Connor waited in line for a full half hour before it was his turn for security check.

When trains and railways first appeared, train stations did not have security checks. It wasn't until the last decade, when some cults took advantage of this loophole and carried out several terrorist attacks in crowded places like train stations, that the Security Check Act for train stations was officially passed by Parliament and implemented in hundreds of train stations of all sizes throughout Kaman.

After glancing at the bald, middle-aged man in charge of security, Connor smiled and handed over the cello case he was carrying. Before boarding the train, Connor had already transferred the guns, ammunition, and other items from the case to his person, which was completely concealed by his large black trench coat.

After inspecting Connor's violin case and finding nothing wrong, the bald staff member returned the case to Connor and then gestured for Connor to stand still so he could conduct a body search.

Connor smiled slightly, discreetly placed a dark green banknote into the bald staff member's hand, and said softly, "I have a dagger on me for self-defense. Could you perhaps make an exception?"

Seeing Connor's actions, the bald staff member seemed unsurprised, but when he looked down at the one shilling in his hand, his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and then he waved his hand to signal Connor that he could go.

After successfully passing through security, Connor, for safety reasons, safely transferred the prohibited items he was carrying to the violin case in the restroom.

At the ticket window, after spending five pence on a train ticket from Run to Dhaka town an hour later, Connor waited quietly in the waiting room for the train to arrive an hour later.

Fifty minutes later, the waiting room doors opened, and following the surging crowd, Connor descended the steps and found the steam train he needed to take on the platform.

Almost identical to the trains that appeared after the First Industrial Revolution on Earth, the steam train in Connor's sight now also had a black locomotive that constantly emitted steam, followed by five or six passenger carriages, and behind the passenger carriages were some freight boxes. It seemed that this train was not just for carrying passengers.

After having his ticket checked by the train attendant, Connor found his seat based on the information on the ticket.

On Earth, Connor has ridden countless trains, not to mention high-speed trains, but this is his first time experiencing a primitive steam train. Holding his violin case in his arms, he carefully examines everything inside the carriage.

Once the steam train started moving, Connor's novelty wore off, and he reached into his coat pocket, gently stroking the sun badge that Professor Reyes had given him.

Connor didn't know what would happen after he made his move tomorrow, nor did he know whether Rebecca would also gain some magical abilities after being with Vidal, the cultist wanted by the Empire. But Connor knew that he had no way out. If he didn't strike first and catch Rebecca off guard, then death would undoubtedly await him.

The Sun Badge he received from his mentor Reyes is currently his greatest asset!

After obtaining the Sun Badge, Connor immediately wanted to use the chip to try and analyze it upon returning to his apartment.

Fortunately, the chip could analyze the Sun Badge, but the downside was that it extracted very little information. According to the chip's analysis, the Sun Badge contained a magical and incredibly powerful energy, and following the method Reyes had taught him, he could indeed use the badge. The energy in the badge was enough for Connor to use it five times. After five uses, the badge, having exhausted its energy, would turn to dust and disappear from the world.

Besides, due to limited knowledge, the chip couldn't analyze much more information about the Sun Badge. However, for Connor Ferguson, this information was already sufficient. The magical item, the Sun Badge, was the source of his confidence to take action against Rebecca and Vidal, the adulterous couple. With the help of sleeping pills, a revolver, and a crowbar, as well as the surprise attack at the end, Connor believed that he would be the one to survive in the end!

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As night began to fall over the picturesque town of Dhaka, Connor Ferguson, dressed in a black trench coat and wearing sunglasses, walked out of the Dhaka train station carrying his cello case.

Dhaka is located in the southeast of the commercial city of Loen. Three of the four main railways connecting Loen to the outside world pass through Dhaka, giving it a unique advantage in transportation. As a result, the town of Dhaka has developed very rapidly. Walking through the town, you can clearly feel the atmosphere of the Industrial Revolution.

(End of this chapter)