Wizard Earl

Chapter 339 A Chance Encounter

The appearance of the copy of the instructions was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Connor. He did not refuse Varga's kindness and took the notebook to observe the contents recorded on it.

"Dr. Gulsi, Attachment 1 is the recipe for the Spirit Finger Aphrodisiac you are to concoct this time. This potion was personally ordered by the professor to be made, so it must be kept strictly confidential!!!"

Seeing the words "Keep everything confidential" immediately gave Connor a sense of impending conspiracy...

To confirm his suspicions, Connor didn't immediately voice his thoughts. Instead, he paused for a moment and asked Varga again, "Could you tell me how the Secret Society assigns potion-making tasks to your hospital?"

Varga did not refuse Connor's question. After thinking for a moment, she said softly, "Yes, there is a crystal ball in a secret room in the hospital. This crystal ball can make one-way communication. That is to say, the secret society can take the initiative to contact the hospital, but the hospital cannot take the initiative to contact them. The secret society uses this crystal ball to give us the task of refining potions. As for the medicinal materials needed to refine the potions, the hospital itself will store them. Every once in a while, the secret society will provide the hospital with a batch of medicinal materials consumed in refining the potions."

"Every time the Secret Society assigns us a potion-making task, our hospital records it in this form of photocopy. After a certain period, the Secret Society will send someone to audit the potion-making process and the consumption of medicinal materials. Once the potion is finished, I just need to put it in a secret location, and the Secret Society will automatically come to collect it!"

"The crystal ball was previously under the care of Professor Gulsi. I originally didn't have permission to access it, but now Professor Gulsi is focused entirely on treating her son and doesn't have the time or energy to complete the potion mission. So, she authorized me to use the crystal ball, allowing me to receive and complete the tasks assigned by the secret society through it!" Varga hesitated for a moment before adding, "Although Professor Gulsi didn't say it, I suspect she didn't inform the secret society that I'm now receiving their tasks through the crystal ball!"

Varga's more detailed explanation undoubtedly confirmed one thing in Connor's mind: the Secret Society did not know that Varga was the one who concocted this "Mental Spring" potion!

The instruction the secret society sent to the hospital, from the address "Dr. Gulsi" at the beginning and the later "keeping everything confidential," reveals that from the very beginning, this instruction was given to Dr. Gulsi by the secret society, instructing her to concoct the potion on her own. The secret society never expected that Gulsi, because of her own reasons, would entrust all the potion-making tasks at the hospital to Varga, and even less did they expect that Varga would tell them about her concoction of "Mental Spring" when she wanted to break through to the advanced wizard apprentice level. It was only because of her constant wariness of the secret society that she discovered the unusual nature of Mental Spring.

Having figured this out, Connor's fear of the Secret Society deepened even further. The problem he now faced was figuring out what the "Spring of the Spirit" potion did besides helping him break through to become a high-level wizard apprentice.

"Valga, can you figure out all the effects of this Spirit Spring potion?" Connor asked seriously, pointing to the Spirit Spring potion in Valga's hand.

At this moment, Varga realized the seriousness of the situation from Connor's series of unusual actions. She lowered her head and pondered for a moment before saying, "I think I can try something. The last time I concocted the Spirit Spring Potion, I handed it over to the Secret Society. It hasn't been with me long enough for me to fully understand it; I can only deduce its effects from its pharmacology. Now, I can try some other methods!"

"Very good!" Connor was overjoyed to receive a positive reply from Varga. Although he still trusted Varga completely, just in case, Connor still instructed her, "Don't tell anyone about this!"

"Mmm!" Varga obediently agreed. Reassured, Connor lowered his guard and let out a long sigh of relief. At that moment, Connor was completely unaware of the doubt and unease hidden behind Varga's obedient demeanor...

"Here you go!" Having temporarily dealt with the "Spring of the Spirit" matter, Connor remembered why he had let Varga come here, and quickly took out all the Black Rock Grass he had obtained from his spatial ring.

Seeing Connor produce hundreds of Black Rock Grass plants, Varga's eyes lit up with surprise. Without asking how Connor obtained them, she accepted all the Black Rock Grass and said to Connor, "I'll come to your apartment in a week. If everything goes well, I should be able to give you the analysis of the Arcane Potion and the Spirit Spring Potion by then!"

"Don't work too hard, it's okay to go slower!" Connor was naturally overjoyed to hear that the mystery of the "Spring of the Spirit" might be solved in a week, but he still gave Varga some caring advice.

Feeling the care from her lover, Varga gave Connor a sweet smile from the bottom of her heart.

After saying goodbye to Varga and leaving the safe house, Connor walked back to his apartment. He thought it over and over and decided that he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket. What if Varga couldn't figure out the "Mental Spring" drug... wouldn't he be in a bind?

To be on the safe side, he thought he should try another channel... Having figured this out, Connor changed his route and headed directly for the Imperial Department Store, which was a few blocks away from his apartment.

Ten minutes later, Connor emerged from the Imperial Department Store carrying an exquisite paper bag. He had asked Leonie to deliver a letter to Margaret, in which he asked Margaret to see if she could find information about the "Spiritual Spring" potion within the church.

Varga analyzed the effects of the "Spiritual Spring" by examining the potion itself, while Margaret searched for information within the church. This was the best method Connor could think of without alerting the Secret Society!

For some reason, Connor had a premonition that the appearance of the Spiritual Spring might help him uncover the doubts that had been lingering in his heart: what exactly was hidden beneath Reyes's gentle and affectionate facade?

(End of this chapter)