Wizard Earl

Chapter 456 A Satisfactory Investigation Report

Margaret caught the crystal ball Connor threw to her from mid-air. She channeled her spiritual energy into the crystal ball, carefully examining the image of Paredes that Connor had recorded there. After a moment's thought, she said, "Connor, you said you were hit once, so does that mean you discovered his spying afterward?"

"Hmm!" Connor didn't deny Margaret's description of his discovery. Meeting Margaret's questioning gaze, Connor continued, "You know I have a magical item that can amplify mental power. That magical item also has another function: it can detect mental fluctuations. It was thanks to this magical item that I finally discovered Paredes's spying!"

"Could you make a replica of your pendant that can detect mental energy fluctuations?" As soon as Connor finished speaking, Margaret realized that the enchanted item Connor was referring to was the Silver Pendant.

Connor had considered Margaret's question, so he answered without hesitation, "To be honest, it's technically difficult, but theoretically not impossible. I need to conduct some experiments before I can give you an answer. Right now, I don't even know if we can make a replica!"

"In that case, consider this a deposit from me to Connor!" Margaret took out a file bag with Storm Church runes printed on it from her spatial ring and handed it to Connor.

"What's this?" Connor asked as he took the file folder from Margaret's hand.

"Why don't you see for yourself!" Margaret picked up her coffee, took a sip, and said contentedly.

Connor pulled the document out of the folder and immediately recognized it as an investigation report.

Investigation Report on Suspected Witchcraft Sighting at Harland Cemetery on August 10th

At 11:15 a.m. on August 10, the Arbitrators' Third Squad received a report from the McKellen Police Department that signs of suspected dark wizard activity had been discovered at Harland Cemetery. In accordance with the "Purification of Dark Wizards Action Regulations," at 12:30 p.m., Arbitrators' Third Squad members Magni and Accardo arrived at the scene at Harland Cemetery.

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After the Rune arbitrator Magni and Acado inspected the Harland Cemetery site, they found no signs of energy fluctuations or residual magic. The situation reported by the McKellen Police Department to the Harland Cemetery was not the appearance of a dark wizard, but rather the work of a Grand Knight or several knights.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Margaret asked Connor with a smile, her eyes full of self-satisfaction. Clearly, Margaret herself was quite pleased with the report.

"I will take the crafting of replicas seriously." Connor shrugged slightly, giving Margaret his answer through his actions.

After finishing their business, Connor removed the barrier in the private room, ordered some pastries and a few cups of coffee, and enjoyed a fairly pleasant afternoon tea with Margaret. Connor then paid the bill and left the Surrey Cafe. Fifteen minutes after he left, the dark-haired, round-faced woman that Margaret was disguised as also quietly disappeared from the Surrey Cafe.

Back in his apartment, Connor poured himself a glass of Romano de la Romano, then leaned back on the sofa, gently swirling the wine to bring out its best flavor, lost in thought.

The conflict between him and old Victor at the Sensi villa seemed very intense, but in Connor's eyes, it was actually a process of mutual testing. Connor was testing when old Victor would make a move against him, and if Connor's guess was correct, old Victor was also testing his bottom line and how much he knew about the matter.

Overall, Connor was quite satisfied with his trip to the Sensie villa. Judging from his outright rejection of old Victor's offer and the fact that old Victor hadn't yet made a move against him, it seemed that old Victor wouldn't harm him anytime soon. Connor himself had given old Victor a false impression; perhaps this loyal old butler would now be reporting the situation to his master!

Thinking of this, a mocking smile appeared on Connor's face. He downed the perfectly brewed Conti in one gulp, savoring its thick and silky texture in his mouth. Then, Connor took out a pen from his pocket and began to write furiously on the letter paper.

Ten minutes later, Connor put the pen back in his pocket, gently blew on the still slightly damp ink on the letter, nodded in satisfaction, and placed the letter in an envelope. If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. Since he wanted old Victor to mistakenly believe that he, not Reyes, was the mastermind behind everything, he naturally needed to add fuel to the fire!

The letter Connor had just finished writing was to his "dear mentor," Reyes. A full page was dedicated to accusing old Victor of being a wolf in sheep's clothing, how he had bullied him, and how he had tried to kill him. Tonight, Connor planned to deliver this letter accusing old Victor to Reyes through the mailbox at Reyes' villa—the very channel through which old Victor operated. Connor could already imagine the scornful look on old Victor's repulsive, age-spotted face after receiving the letter.

"Victor, you old dog, keep your smugness going. It won't be long before I take your dog's life!" Connor muttered to himself with a cold laugh in the villa.

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One week later, at the Tunguska train station.

Wearing a trench coat and sunglasses, Kang An casually tossed his train ticket to the ticket inspector and walked out of the station exit.

Looking up at the pitch-black night, Connor nodded slightly and then disappeared into the darkness. This time, he wasn't in Tunguska for fun, so the cover of night was actually a good thing for him. Connor was there to collect the raw magic stones from the Tunguska magic stone mine. In addition, he needed to maintain the alchemy golems used for mining to prevent their parts from being corroded by the radiation from the magic stone mine, and to refine the raw ore into usable magic stones.

Originally, Connor and Margaret had agreed that Margaret would go to the magic stone mine to retrieve the ore and bring it back to Rune, where Connor would then refine and process it. However, since the alchemical golems used for mining needed some maintenance this time, Connor, who was knowledgeable in alchemy, had to make the trip himself!

(End of this chapter)