Wizard Earl

Chapter 455 An Awkward Exchange of Information

Although the round-faced, dark-haired woman didn't explicitly state what question she wanted to ask Connor, Connor seemed to have guessed it. He waved his hand at the woman, stopping her from asking further questions, then narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, "Margaret, I've never asked you before, you're a wizard from the Church of Storms, why did you study blood magic!"

After hearing Connor's words, the round-faced woman with dark skin—the disguised Margaret—rolled her eyes at him. However, to Connor's surprise, after a couple of seconds, Margaret casually said, "Connor, if you want to know, I can tell you... Anyway, you already know so much, one more thing won't make a difference!"

Upon hearing Margaret's answer, Connor gave a wry smile. He shrugged at Margaret and said, "Margaret, I understand your curiosity, but I can't answer that question right now. However, I can assure you that I'll give you an answer before you help me kill someone."

Although Connor's answer wasn't entirely satisfactory, at least he had given her a promise, so Margaret nodded and didn't dwell on the matter any further.

Looking at Margaret, Connor's eyes showed a hint of gratitude. Although this incident had been a close call for him, Margaret had been very helpful. She not only gave Connor what he needed, but also stayed in the mountain cabin near the Sensi Villa area. According to their agreement, Margaret would come to Connor's aid whenever he sent a distress signal.

Connor felt that Margaret had helped him so much this time, and he should give her something in return. After hesitating for a moment, Connor decided to reveal some information to Margaret.

"Margaret, you must be careful in your dealings within the church. Not only must you be wary of the church itself, but also of those within it who have ulterior motives," Connor whispered meaningfully to Margaret.

Margaret paused slightly at Connor's reminder, then a faint smile appeared on her face. She softly said, "The wind dances in the branches, shadows sway like leopards on the pond's surface, and the book stands alone, tall and lush, obscuring the world!"

When Connor heard Margaret recite the poem, he didn't understand what she meant at first. He frowned slightly, reminding Margaret that there were secret society members in the upper echelons of the Church of Rune Storm, and that it was really strange for Margaret to recite poetry to him.

After a moment's thought, Connor seemed to realize something. He recited the poem Margaret had written and rearranged its contents according to the secret messages he and Margaret exchanged. But a second later, Connor was stunned.

The forty-odd words Margaret spoke of appeared to be just a simple poem describing a scene, but in reality, they meant: "There's more than one!"

Connor's gaze lingered on Margaret's face. Margaret smiled and nodded at Connor, who suddenly felt a little awkward. This was the information he had intended to present to Margaret, but it turned out she already knew it, and it seemed she knew just as much as he did…

After a moment's hesitation, Connor refrained from telling Margaret his speculation that the current Bishop of Rune, Edel, was a spy planted by the Secret Society within the Rune Storm Church, and that the last major riot in Rune was orchestrated by the Secret Society to support Edel's rise to power. Although Connor himself largely agreed with this speculation, it was a matter of great importance. Firstly, Connor lacked concrete evidence to prove his suspicions. Telling Margaret his speculations might cause problems and could potentially harm her.

Secondly, regardless of the circumstances, this conjecture involves the secrets of the Secret Society in Rune. If Connor tells Margaret, Margaret will definitely be curious about how Connor obtained this conjecture. Because whether the conjecture is true or false, you must know some secrets to deduce it, and these secrets are obviously not something ordinary members of the Secret Society would know. Margaret was already very curious about Connor's identity in the Secret Society, and telling her this conjecture now will undoubtedly intensify her curiosity, which is not what Connor wants to see.

To put it another way, since Margaret already knows that there are members of the Secret Society among the high-ranking members of the Church of Rune Storm, she will definitely be more careful. The significance of whether she knows that Bishop Edel might be the mole has already been greatly reduced.

Having made up his mind, Connor didn't dwell on the topic of the mole within the Church of Rune. Instead, he changed the subject, saying, "The Secret Society has sent a very strange fellow to Rune. He's only a mid-level wizard apprentice, but he can spy on you very discreetly, evading your mental detection... Margaret, you know I'm a mental wizard, but I've been affected once. Remember to be careful!"

Upon hearing Connor's description, Margaret's eyes lit up with disbelief. Having worked with Connor many times, she naturally understood the immense power and inspiration Connor, as a psychic wizard, possessed. However, what Connor described was simply too astonishing. A mid-level wizard apprentice being able to secretly spy on Connor was insane. If this information hadn't come from Connor's mouth, Margaret felt she wouldn't have believed a single word!

"Connor, what about your appearance, name, and other information?" Margaret asked Connor with a serious expression. Connor's mental strength and intuition were definitely superior to hers. If Connor had fallen for it, she definitely wouldn't be able to escape either.

After thinking for a moment, Connor took out a crystal ball the size of a pigeon's egg from his spatial ring, casually engraved a few runes on it, and then tossed it to Margaret, saying, "This person is called Paredes, Victor's assistant in Rune. I've already recorded his portrait on this crystal ball for you, but there's no point in you memorizing his face. The Secret Society is quite skilled at crafting disguise and demonic masks!"

(End of this chapter)