Wizard Earl

Chapter 168 Infiltrating the Warehouse

Three days later, late at night, wearing a cloak that completely concealed his figure, Connor crept through the woods on the outskirts of the East Loen district.

Tonight, he's going to have an uninvited guest visit Mr. Emery's Cologne estate!

He had already found out that there would be an economic forum called "Dialogue with the New World" in the city of Rune tonight, which would mainly discuss the Empire's trade with the New World. Basically, all the prominent and wealthy merchants in the Rune region would go back to show off their refined tastes and attend this discussion. As the actual controller of the Krenk Consortium, Mr. Emery would naturally also attend this "Dialogue with the New World" economic forum!

The forum will last for three days, and today is the first day. A welcome dinner will be held at 8 p.m. This dinner will be a time for everyone to get to know each other and expand their networks. It will not end until at least the early hours of the morning, so it is very likely that Mr. Emery will stay in the city of Loen tonight and will not return to the Cologne estate.

Connor also learned that although Mr. Emery was the actual controller of the Kronk family, his relationship with the Kronk family was not particularly harmonious because of Ms. Aina and Alenia. Therefore, the knights of the Kronk family lived in their own old Kronk family mansion in the city!

Therefore, it is very likely that only Mr. Emery's dozen or so knights are guarding the Cologne Manor!

With Connor's current strength, a dozen knights are nothing more than a piece of cake for him. So tonight, the Cologne Manor will be as tempting to Connor as a woman without underwear!

If the floor plan of Cologne Manor included in the document is correct, then the alchemy furnace that Connor wants will be hidden in the warehouse.

Tonight, Connor is going to kill two birds with one stone: take the alchemy furnace and check if there is any evidence of Mr. Emery's connection with the Secret Society in the manor!

As Connor quietly approached the manor wall, he could clearly hear the footsteps of the patrolmen.

Without any hesitation, Connor leaped over the wall and landed silently inside the courtyard. A satisfied expression appeared on Connor's face as he watched two wiry security guards with short sticks at their waists walk past him within five meters, seemingly oblivious to his presence.

The cloak he's wearing is a level one enchanted item, possessing the abilities of invisibility and making the wearer's body lighter. Connor originally intended to refine it into a high-quality level one enchanted item, but unfortunately, he failed. This cloak only has the effect of invisibility on ordinary people who cannot use mental power; it has no effect on wizards who can use mental power. However, it's just right here!

After scanning his surroundings and confirming his location, Connor strode towards the inner courtyard of the Clones Manor. The Clones Manor was divided into inner and outer courtyards, and the security of the outer courtyard was handled by these ordinary security guards. Connor's first target today was the warehouse in the inner courtyard. Connor estimated that once he entered the inner courtyard, he would probably run into Emery's knights!

Connor encountered three or four groups of security guards along the way, but still made it to the inner courtyard without any problems. Once inside, Connor's eyes narrowed involuntarily as he sensed a faint yet incredibly familiar scent.

After carefully sensing it, Connor felt the feeling was incredibly familiar, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He shook his head abruptly, temporarily putting the feeling out of his mind, and looked at the huge warehouse a hundred meters away.

He could put that feeling aside for now; his focus now was on finding the alchemy furnace he wanted in this warehouse!

The inner courtyard appeared calm and unguarded, but Connor's mental power detected several hidden sentries lurking in the darkness. These sentries were all agile, their muscles brimming with explosive power, clearly indicating that each possessed the strength of a formal knight. Moreover, each of them had bulging waists, and judging from their shape, each was carrying a revolver!

Observing this, Connor's eyes became somewhat serious. He was only a wizard apprentice, and guns could still hurt him. Judging from the equipment of these people, if he was unlucky, he might really be caught off guard and lose!

Holding the Shadow Dagger in his hand, Connor cautiously made his way towards the warehouse. He was there for money, and he didn't want to kill anyone unless absolutely necessary! After all, this Emery might have connections with the Secret Society, and they might even be on the same side. Stealing someone else's alchemy furnace was one thing, but killing someone would be a different story!

Jumping through the warehouse window into the warehouse, Connor immediately sensed that in this seemingly deserted warehouse filled with goods, there was a middle-aged man quietly guarding the warehouse in a hidden spot. This middle-aged man looked rather old, but Connor could feel the life energy emanating from him. This middle-aged man was already at the peak of the knight level, just one step away from becoming a great knight!

Connor glanced at the middle-aged man, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes. With a thought, he slashed the back of a shadowy dagger across the man's neck. The man's mouth opened wide, as if he was about to roar, but his body could not keep up with his consciousness. He collapsed limply to the ground, falling into a coma.

With a flick of his sleeve, Connor revealed the revolver tucked at the middle-aged man's waist in his hand. Opening the chamber and looking at the six silver anti-magic bullets inside, Connor was immediately glad he hadn't taken the risk!

For him, knocking out the middle-aged man wasn't difficult; the real challenge was silently searching the warehouse right under the man's nose. Now it seemed Connor's caution was incredibly wise. Otherwise, if he had made a sound during the search, alerting the man and getting a magic-dispelling bullet fired at him, things would have been much more interesting…

After storing the anti-magic bullets and gun in his spatial ring, Connor began searching for his target in the warehouse—the alchemy furnace.

The floor plan of the Cologne estate in the document was probably drawn by someone inside the estate. The function of each building is marked in great detail and is even roughly described. The warehouse where Connor is located is described on the floor plan as the place where Mr. Emery stores his various supplies and treasures.

The middle-aged man from earlier seemed to confirm the importance of this warehouse to Emery. A top-tier knight carrying anti-magic bullets wouldn't be guarding an unimportant place!

(End of this chapter)