Wizard Earl

Chapter 416 Let's Swap

The city of Rune and its surrounding towns have a population of over one million, making it one of the top three megacities in the Kaman Empire. Even in such a city, Connor has only seen a handful of high-level wizard apprentices.

Of course, although there aren't many high-level wizarding apprentices, it's not an impossible task for Connor to pay the price and spend some time finding a few helpers in underground wizarding gathering places like the Mönchengladbach Club or the Meazza Club to help him deal with old Victor, as long as he pays enough.

However, after much deliberation, Connor decided against it. It wasn't that he lacked patience, nor could he afford the cost of hiring help. The magic stone mine in Tunguska was more than enough for him to squander. What truly worried Connor was that the Secret Society's influence in Rune was so great that they could even plant traitors in the upper echelons of the Rune Storm Church. Even if he was cautious and careful in his search for help, he might still attract the Secret Society's attention. Moreover, it was even more likely that the help he found might be someone from the Secret Society!

As for killing old Victor, it had to be done in secret. If old Victor discovered any clues or heard any rumors, Connor felt he would be completely finished.

So when looking for help, Connor decided to only look among those he knew well who he was sure would not betray him. After some screening, Connor discovered that among all the wizards he knew, there was only one and a half!

Margaret is one, Varga is half, and Varga could also be considered one, but until Connor gets the explanation he wants from her, he thinks it's best not to trust her unconditionally like before! Besides, although Varga is very capable, her cultivation is still only that of a mid-level wizard apprentice. If he were to use her as his helper to kill old Victor, Connor feels that once the fight starts, Varga might not only be unable to help him, but he might even have to divert his attention to protect her!

"In that case, let's switch!" After Connor described the person he was going to kill, Margaret fell into deep thought again, but this time she didn't think for long before giving Connor her answer.

"What do you mean, Margaret?" Connor asked, frowning. He wouldn't be surprised if Margaret answered "yes" or "no" to his request, but the exchange Margaret mentioned puzzled him. What did Margaret want to exchange with him for?

"Do you remember the floor plan I showed you last time and the alchemical bomb I asked you to make for me?" Margaret asked Connor directly this time, taking out the blueprints she had shown him last time.

"What's wrong?" Connor nodded and asked in return: He had given a few of the extra alchemical bombs that Margaret had given him to refine with the raw materials, so how could he not remember?

"Connor, you may not be the most likable guy, but the alchemical bomb you created is incredibly powerful!" Margaret's eyes were filled with admiration as she changed the subject:

Margaret's praise left Connor somewhat amused and bewildered. He wasn't sure if she was insulting or praising him. After a moment's hesitation, he asked Margaret, "What happened? Did you blow up that tombstone?"

Connor remembered that the last time Margaret showed him the blueprints, the location depicted was an underground palace, and the purpose of her asking him to forge the alchemical bomb was to destroy a tombstone at the core of the underground palace's magic array.

Shaking her head, Margaret said decisively, "No!"

Margaret's "no" left Connor somewhat puzzled. If the tombstone hadn't been destroyed, then Margaret's goal hadn't been achieved. If the goal hadn't been achieved, why did Margaret praise the alchemical bomb she had crafted as having excellent power?

"Isn't it very risky for you to ask me to kill this high-ranking wizard apprentice?" Just as Connor was already wondering, Margaret said something that made Connor even more confused.

Connor thought it over carefully and nodded heavily under Margaret's gaze. It was obvious that killing old Victor was an extremely risky thing. Even with Margaret's help, and even though old Victor had successfully taken the poisoned wine made from the Primal Poison Pill, Connor couldn't say for sure that he could kill old Victor. Even if he did manage to kill old Victor by sheer luck, the price he would have to pay would be extremely painful!

"Then let's make this trade: you come with me to explore the dungeon once, and I'll help you kill people!" Seeing Connor nod, Margaret said decisively.

"You want me to go with you to explore that underground palace?" Connor scrutinized Margaret with a critical gaze. He remembered the last time Margaret asked him to help her refine alchemical bombs. Apart from showing him the blueprints, she kept silent about the origin and location of the underground palace depicted in the blueprints. Why was she now asking him to go with her to explore it?

"That's right! I'm going there again in a week. If you come with me, I'll go kill people with you if we can get out of there alive, how about that? But I have to warn you, Connor, I don't know how dangerous the people you want me to kill are, but the dungeon I'm going to is really dangerous!" When she mentioned the dungeon she wanted Connor to go with her, the smile on Margaret's face disappeared, replaced by a solemn and serious expression.

"The person I want you to kill with me, although his cultivation is only that of a high-level wizard apprentice, is extremely powerful. I would conservatively estimate that he has at least one top-tier second-tier enchanted item. To be honest, if I were to fight him one-on-one, I might not be able to save my life!" After thinking for a moment, Connor neither agreed nor disagreed with Margaret's suggestion, but instead began to share his knowledge of old Victor.

Margaret immediately understood Connor's meaning. After carefully considering her words, she slowly said, "I used the alchemical bomb you gave me, Connor, to blow up the tombstone. Although it didn't completely destroy the tombstone, it reduced the power of the underground palace's magic array by more than half, revealing a large gap. Through that gap, I entered the second level of the underground palace, which is roughly the same size as the first level. The outer perimeter is covered with numerous Azedin snakes. I roughly estimated that there are about a hundred Azedin snakes in their adult stage. My goal is to cross the outer perimeter of the second level of the underground palace where the Azedin snakes are located and enter the core area of ​​the second level!"

(End of this chapter)