Wizard Earl

Chapter 457 The Dangerous Smell in the Waiting Room (2)

Judging from the behavior of the four wizards—the middle-aged couple, the old man with the goatee, and the young man in blue—they were likely lying in wait, waiting for someone. This was the train station, arguably the most crowded place in Tunguska City. Using their mental powers to check someone entering the waiting room was blatant and brazen, unlike the work of dark wizards. Connor was almost certain these four were white wizards, but he wasn't yet sure if they were from a secret government department, the Church of Storms, the Cult of Earth, or a combination of both.

Based on his mental strength tests of the old man and the middle-aged woman, Connor could determine that they were both intermediate wizard apprentices. Connor also believed that the dozing young man and the man in the couple were likely also intermediate wizard apprentices.

Four intermediate-level wizard apprentices—that's quite a lineup. But Connor didn't believe they were there to target him. The reason was simple: firstly, Connor was an advanced-level wizard apprentice. According to common sense in the wizarding world, if these four intermediate-level apprentices were to join forces against an advanced-level apprentice, the advanced-level apprentice might not be able to defeat them all at once, but he would be completely free to come and go as he pleased. Four intermediate-level apprentices couldn't possibly hold him back. This setup of four intermediate-level apprentices was meaningless. If they were truly after Connor, at least one advanced-level apprentice would be needed in addition to these four intermediate-level apprentices to barely contain him!

Secondly, and most importantly, the mental strength of a high-level wizard apprentice is definitely stronger than that of a mid-level wizard apprentice. If you are a mid-level wizard apprentice and intend to find a high-level wizard apprentice, you cannot use mental strength to directly scan them. In this case, the other party's mental strength is stronger than yours. If you use mental strength to scan them directly, not only will you not be able to find them, but you will also expose your own location, just like you are now!

Although he realized the other party wasn't after him, Connor still didn't choose to leave, opting to stay away from this mess. It wasn't that Connor insisted on leaving Tunguska today, but rather that even though the other party wasn't after him, leaving immediately after arriving at the waiting room would seem too unusual and suspicious, attracting their attention instead. Although they were just four intermediate wizard apprentices, and Connor wasn't afraid of them, it was better to avoid trouble.

After secretly observing the four people for about ten minutes, Connor seemed to have figured something out. The four people were not together, but two groups. The old man with the goatee reading the newspaper and the young man in the blue shirt by the toilet were together, while the middle-aged couple were together.

The waiting room at Tunguska train station is a square, about 1,000 square meters. The old man with the goatee is monitoring the left half where he is, while the young man in the blue shirt is monitoring the right half. The two of them do not monitor each other's areas. At the same time, the old man and the young man exchange some subtle glances. These exchanges are between the old man and the young man and the middle-aged couple sitting in front of them.

The middle-aged couple each checked one and a half areas, and their area of ​​inspection overlapped with that of the old man with the goatee and the young man in the blue shirt. Undoubtedly, both groups knew of each other's existence, but they chose to ignore each other and did not communicate with each other at all. This shows that these two groups were not the whole picture.

Connor quietly took out the silver pendant from his spatial ring and secretly fastened it to his hand. He was curious about the purpose of the four white wizards' appearance here. Connor was looking forward to some communication between the two groups, either between themselves or within their own ranks. If that happened, he could eavesdrop.

Advanced wizard apprentices naturally possess stronger mental power than intermediate wizard apprentices. Furthermore, Connor is not an ordinary advanced wizard apprentice but a mental wizard apprentice, which means that Connor's mental power is two levels higher than these intermediate wizard apprentices. He can already eavesdrop on their telepathic communication. However, to be on the safe side and prevent these four people from discovering him, Connor still took out the silver pendant. In this way, as long as there is telepathic communication, it will not escape Connor's listening.

"Uncle Gigi, why hasn't the target shown up yet? It's been more than ten minutes past the expected time. Has something changed?" Connor's expectations were not disappointed. The young man in blue, who was sitting on the row of chairs next to the toilet, covered his mouth and yawned, then transmitted his voice to the goatee-bearded old man on the other side who was still pretending to read a newspaper.

"Rabiot, calm down! Look at those two Storm Church arbitrators up ahead, aren't they still waiting?" The goatee-wearing old man, whom the young man in blue called "Uncle Gigi," glanced at the middle-aged couple sitting in front and replied telepathically to the young man in blue.

"So this middle-aged couple are arbitrators from the Church of Storms?" Connor, who was secretly eavesdropping on the conversation between the old man and the young man, glanced at the seemingly very sweet middle-aged couple in the front row out of the corner of his eye.

"Uncle Gigi, who exactly is the target? According to the information, the target is only a beginner wizard apprentice. A beginner wizard apprentice? General, you two intermediate wizard apprentices have sent us, and the Storm Church has also sent Mr. and Mrs. Smith..." The young man in blue, Rabiot, whom Uncle Gigi mentioned, continued to ask curiously.

"Rabiot, I don't know either. His Excellency the General didn't tell me either. You'd better not ask around. Knowing too much here isn't necessarily a good thing!" Uncle Gigi warned Rabiot.

"I understand." Rabiot, who had been admonished, immediately realized his mistake, and his voice carried a hint of gratitude.

"General? A secret military department?" Connor wondered to himself: Judging from the conversation between the two, this so-called "General" should be the superior of the old man and the young man. Judging from the title "General", it seems that he should be from the military of the Kaman Empire.

Thinking this, Connor's gaze deepened. The telepathic communication between the two confirmed many of his suspicions. However, what troubled Connor was that if he wasn't mistaken, both "Uncle Gigi" and "Rabiot" were members of a secret department within the Kaman Empire's military. That meant the matter might not be a trivial one...

(End of this chapter)