Wizard Earl

Chapter 408 The Driver's Identity

If Connor's guess is correct, then it means that this is not because the black carriage is so powerful that it can travel 300 kilometers in just over an hour. It is entirely thanks to the spatial teleportation array. Although the black carriage is a demonized item, it has only been enhanced in terms of defense and speed, allowing it to withstand the spatial turbulence caused by the spatial teleportation array.

Connor didn't find it hard to explain why it took more than an hour to arrive at Norwich Forest, even though a spatial teleportation array that could have taken only one minute to reach it was used. While spatial arrays are powerful, it still takes time to get to their location. You can't just set up a spatial teleportation array near Rune. When a spatial teleportation array is activated, it will cause large-scale spatial energy fluctuations. Although these can be concealed by the array, the Eye of Storms of the Church of Storms is not to be underestimated. It would be almost impossible for such large-scale energy fluctuations to appear around Rune without being detected by the Eye of Storms.

Realizing this, Connor immediately wanted to confirm his suspicions. So, after completing the alchemy task given to him by the secret society with Martina's help, he did not contact old Victor for inspection immediately. Instead, he stayed in the alchemy laboratory for an extra day and crafted a small steel ball. This small steel ball could temporarily resist the interference of the bracelet on his mental power, allowing the auxiliary chip to sense the changes in energy in the carriage with the help of his mental power.

The conclusion obtained by the auxiliary chip that the energy around Connor is abnormal at this time undoubtedly proves Connor's guess that the black carriage was able to cross a distance of 300 kilometers in just over an hour because of the space teleportation array!

This question has been answered, but a new one has arisen. Connor's eyes peer through the iron door of the carriage, as if trying to see the coachman outside who is shrouded in a black robe from head to toe.

Connor first noticed the coachman when he arrived. At that time, Connor noticed a scent on the coachman that resembled that of a demonized knight. In addition, the coachman was dressed in black clothes that covered his body, just like Mr. Isa. Connor felt that he had reason to believe that the coachman was a demonized knight. But now it seems that this is not the case.

Based on his deduction, the carriage was currently within the energy space teleportation array. Therefore, even a formal wizard would have great difficulty resisting the spatial turbulence outside without the protection of the carriage. However, the coachman outside did not make a sound at all. There are only two possible reasons for this: first, the coachman's strength far exceeds that of a formal wizard; second, the coachman is not a living being, so the spatial turbulence has limited impact on him!

The first reason Connor believes only exists in theory. Formal wizards are also known as first-order wizards. To surpass a first-order wizard, one must be a second-order wizard or above. The only known second-order wizards in the entire secret society are Connor's mentor Reyes, the rumored deceased Conte, and the legendary leader of the secret society, the third-order wizard—the Duke!

Reyes is his mentor, and Conte is rumored to have been killed by the Church of Storms' Punisher. So, the coachman outside is a duke? A third-tier wizard is driving his own carriage?

This can no longer be called a possibility; it's downright a pipe dream!

Therefore, it can be basically concluded that this coachman, who appears to be a demonized knight, is not actually a person at all, and may not even be a living being...

Just as Connor was becoming curious about the coachman's identity, the carriage gradually passed through the spatial teleportation array. The warning from the auxiliary chip to Connor about the abnormal spatial energy around him was also canceled. After another half hour, Connor felt the carriage finally stop moving forward.

"Mr. Connor, we've arrived, please get off!" came the driver's very hoarse voice from inside the carriage.

Upon hearing the sound, Connor squinted, pushed open the iron door of the carriage, stepped out, and looked around. Connor discovered that he and the carriage were in a very remote ravine on the outskirts of the southern district of Rune.

After Connor got out of the carriage, the coachman didn't say a word, but turned the carriage around and drove off in another direction.

Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, Connor shrugged indifferently. The moment he saw the carriage, he realized that the four black horses seemingly pulling it were merely shells; beneath them lay no flesh and blood. What he hadn't expected was that the coachman wasn't a living being either, but an alchemical puppet. However, the person who created this alchemical puppet was incredibly skilled; the coachman alchemical puppet was remarkably lifelike. If he hadn't deduced from various pieces of evidence that the coachman wasn't a living being, and hadn't deliberately searched for clues from this angle, Connor felt he would never have discovered that the coachman wasn't human, but an alchemical puppet.

But that's none of his business now. His only priority is to get back to his apartment at 16 Land Street in the East District of Rune and deactivate the dangerous alchemical bombs…

Twenty minutes later, a travel-worn Connor opened the door to his apartment. As soon as he entered, he locked the door without hesitation and deactivated the alchemical bombs he had placed in the apartment one by one, then put them back into his spatial ring.

With the alchemical bomb issue resolved safely and smoothly, Connor breathed a sigh of relief. Only now, after a month of worry, was the problem completely gone. With the alchemical bomb dealt with, Connor turned his gaze to the silver box containing all the secret correspondence he knew about the Secret Society.

Martina was waiting for him outside the apartment when he wrote this letter. The situation was critical, and in order to have a backup plan, Connor didn't care about anything else. But now, looking back, Connor is hesitant about whether to destroy the letter.

Although the Secret Society didn't attack me this time, it doesn't mean they'll never do it! If they were to actually attack me, they might not give me the time to prepare a backup plan like Martina did this time!

The alchemical bomb is too dangerous; I must remove it. But what should I do with this letter?

(End of this chapter)