Wizard Earl

Chapter 441 The Secret of the Magic Crystal (Part 1)

"Run?" Connor looked down at the petite and adorable "little white lamb" in his arms and asked with apparent interest:

"That's right, let's run! Connor, do you know what kind of experiment the professor is doing? He's a complete madman, a total devil! He's recklessly creating vengeful spirits to use with the extracted magic stone essence to condense magic crystals."

"Can you create magic crystals by condensing vengeful spirits and magic stone essence?" Connor frowned immediately upon hearing Varga's absurd words. In the wizarding world, magic crystals are irreplaceable, a golden rule that countless alchemists have tried to break, only to fail. Vengeful spirits are, in a sense, living beings, while the extracted magic stone essence is an item. To create magic crystals by condensing an item with a living being completely defies many laws of alchemy. Connor found it to be nothing short of a fantasy.

"Connor, do you remember those magic crystal dusts you extracted from the safe house beneath Sassuolo Harbor when the Secret Society was in turmoil? Those things were the product of the professor's successful experiment—artificial magic crystals!" Seeing that Connor didn't seem to quite believe what she was saying, Varga hesitated for a moment, her cherry lips slightly parted, and then she told Connor another big secret. As she spoke, a look of fear appeared in Varga's eyes, clearly indicating that the professor's madness and evil frightened her from the bottom of her heart.

Upon hearing what Varga said, Connor's face immediately showed a look of shock. Although he still found it hard to believe that this method could actually artificially create such precious magic crystals, he had a very deep memory of the blood-red magic crystal that was very different from the normal black magic crystal and full of resentment. He was very curious at the time why there were evil magic crystals.

If what Varga said is true, then no wonder the magic crystal dust he found in that safe house was full of resentment and very different from the magic crystals Margaret gave him. It turns out it was a mixture of vengeful spirits and refined magic stone essence! Wait a minute... Thinking of this, a flash of lightning seemed to pass through Connor's mind. He seemed to have realized something and immediately froze on the bed!

Seeing Connor's stunned expression, Varga's face showed a hint of doubt. Knowing Connor as she did, although what she had said was somewhat shocking and horrifying, Connor, with his composure, shouldn't be this frightened…

"Connor!" Varga called out tentatively in a soft voice, shaking Connor's arm.

"Here!" Connor snapped out of his daze at Varga's voice, a bitter smile appearing on his face. Varga's secret had connected some points that he had always suspected into a clear logical line at this moment.

Connor carefully opened a small paper packet from his spatial ring, pointing with a complex expression to the red crystalline powder inside. He asked Valkyrie, "You mean this is a man-made magic crystal?"

"That's right! This is the artificial magic crystal that the professor condensed using alchemical methods, combining vengeful spirits with the essence of refined magic stones. I didn't expect you, Connor, didn't use it and still have it!" After carefully examining the small paper package containing the dark red magic crystal that still exuded resentment, Varga nodded and said:

Having received confirmation from Varga, Connor sensed the lingering resentment within the small paper package, even after so much time had passed. He shook his head, rewrapped the package, and placed it back into his spatial ring.

A top-grade material like magic crystals, even a tiny amount, can dramatically increase the power of an enchanted item. When Connor forged the Castia Staff and Silver Pendant after becoming an intermediate wizard apprentice, he added some magic crystal dust. The magic crystal dust undoubtedly played a crucial role in the current power of both the Castia Staff and the Silver Pendant, especially the Castia Staff. Without the magic crystals, it would never have the power of a top-tier second-order enchanted item!

Because he initially felt that the red magic crystal dust extracted from the secret society's safe house carried a strong resentment and was extremely malevolent, and because Connor also had some magic crystal dust given to him by Margaret, he used the dust Margaret gave him during the refining process and didn't touch the red magic crystal dust. Now, looking at that little bit of red magic crystal dust, I wonder how many people have lost their lives for something?

More than a year ago, Margaret asked Connor to help her see if he knew of any signs of vengeful spirit activity near Rune. At the time, Connor did not realize why Margaret was looking for him, but now he knows. Margaret, who already knew back then that she was a member of the Secret Society, seemed to have sensed that the appearance of the vengeful spirit was related to the Secret Society, which is why she came to him.

After Margaret left, Connor discovered the situation based on the map, which was most likely related to the Ruiz Steel Factory of the Valencia Chamber of Commerce. However, because Connor already knew that the Valencia Chamber of Commerce was connected with the Secret Society, and because of his identity within the Secret Society, Connor chose to keep it a secret and did not tell Margaret about his discovery.

As Reyes's student and successor in alchemy, Connor's alchemy is directly inherited from Reyes. Although he doesn't yet know how Reyes managed to combine the essence extracted from vengeful spirits and magic stones into artificial magic crystals, Connor is fully aware of the direction and characteristics of Reyes's alchemy. In addition, he has the finished artificial magic crystals in his hands, as well as the information he already knows!

Connor boldly speculated that the refining process of this artificial magic crystal is extremely complicated, requiring many steps to complete. These many steps cannot be completed in one place. Therefore, Connor now guesses that Ruis Steel Factory is the location of one of the many steps in Reyes's artificial magic crystal refining process. Although Connor's guess is a guess, it is not a random conjecture without evidence. There are two pieces of evidence to support Connor's idea!

First, there's the Ruiz Steel Factory itself. A steel factory must contain a lot of equipment and require the purchase of many materials. Whether it's the equipment needed to manufacture artificial magic crystals or the materials needed to conceal the production process, the Ruiz Steel Factory, belonging to the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, is a good choice.

(End of this chapter)