Wizard Earl

Chapter 584 Aftermath

Margaret's words struck a chord with Connor. Connor gave Margaret an appreciative look, then nodded and said, "The Ferguson family's ancestor, Stip Ferguson, faked his death to bring this crystal ball back to the Ferguson family. He used a crystal sealing technique to seal the Heart of Seta. This crystal sealing technique is a secret alchemical sealing technique of the Celta Church, extremely strong. I've conducted many experiments, but I haven't been able to break this second seal and retrieve the Heart of Seta inside!"

"So, having no other choice, I had to target Perin. I used Soul Reaper on Alex Sandro, and from his memories, I discovered that Perin is the only wizard in this generation of Celta Cult who has practiced the Crystal Seal Technique. Therefore, in order to break this second layer of the Crystal Seal Technique and retrieve the Heart of Celta, I have no choice but to capture Perin alive, then use Soul Reaper on him to obtain the specific details of the Crystal Seal Technique and see if I can find its weakness!"

"Margaret, if you had killed Perrin with your ice spear, I could have used Soul Reaper on his corpse, but it wouldn't have been as effective as using it on him while he was alive. I might have lost many fragments of his memory." Connor explained his plan to Margaret in detail.

Margaret nodded at Connor's explanation, but then, as if she had thought of something, she turned to Connor and said, "Connor, since your Ferguson family's ancestor, Stip Ferguson, left you with the Heart of Seta, didn't he leave you any way to break it?"

Faced with Margaret's question, Connor, who had always considered himself quite eloquent, was momentarily speechless and extremely embarrassed. He couldn't very well tell Margaret that he was a transmigrator, that his soul did not possess the Ferguson family's aura, and that he couldn't break the crystal seal through normal means, so he could only force it open by force, could he?

Although embarrassed, Connor was quick-witted and soon came up with a very good excuse. Under Margaret's questioning gaze, he shook his head bitterly and then explained in a low voice, feigning regret:

"From our ancestors to the present, hundreds of years have passed, which is far too long. And Margaret, as you know, our Ferguson family hasn't been doing very well in recent years. Many of the old artifacts left by our ancestors have been lost. I've searched the family for a long time but haven't found a way to break the crystal seal. Otherwise, I wouldn't have set my sights on Perrin!"

Perhaps Connor's acting was superb, or perhaps his excuse seemed perfectly reasonable to Margaret; in any case, Margaret didn't doubt Connor's excuse, nor did she press him further. After thinking for a second or two, Margaret frowned slightly and continued to say to Connor, "Now that Palin has run away, where are we going to find him?"

"Don't worry, we have this!" With a slight smile, Connor took out his compass from his spatial ring and showed it to Margaret:

"Wanda just handed her spatial ring to... Perrin?" Looking at the compass in Connor's hand, Margaret's beautiful eyes gleamed as she asked Connor:

"That's right! My little bronze mirror is in Wanda's spatial ring. What we need to do now is deal with this factory, then rest and wait for Perrin to find a place to stay before we go find him!" Connor said confidently, watching the moving dot on the compass indicating the location of the little bronze mirror.

Connor had just witnessed Wanda handing her spatial ring to Perrin, which is why he was willing to let Perrin escape for the time being. Otherwise, he would have risked minor injuries to keep Perrin on the spot.

Thinking of this, Connor couldn't help but feel sorry for Wanda. This woman risked her life to send Palin away, hoping Palin would avenge her. Unexpectedly, in order to prevent her life's wealth from falling into the hands of her killer, she gave Palin her spatial ring, thus extinguishing Palin's last hope of survival. It was truly a tragic situation…

Everything was told to Margaret, and Connor and Margaret began to clean up the explosion traces at Jose's factory. Connor had previously told Margaret that Perrin and Wanda were Celta Vigo wizards, skilled in fire magic, which was naturally effective against Margaret's blood magic. Therefore, Margaret didn't use blood magic throughout the operation, instead relying on Storm Church magic. This significantly reduced the cleanup work for Connor and Margaret, as blood magic, no matter how thoroughly cleaned, would leave unsettling traces...

"Finally over?" An hour later, Margaret, having erased all traces of battle from the Jose factory, wiped the sweat from her face and looked at the newly renovated factory with a sigh:

"it's over?"

Hearing Margaret's remark, Connor smiled and shook his head.

"Isn't this over yet?" Margaret asked, somewhat puzzled, noticing Connor's attitude.

"You're underestimating those arbitrators from the Church of Storms. Their noses are sharper than dogs'!" Connor shrugged and teased, then took out packets of gunpowder from his spatial ring and placed them on the various support pillars in the factory.

When Margaret saw that Connor was going to blow up Jose's factory with gunpowder, her eyes were filled with surprise, as if she had never expected Connor to do such a thing.

"Connor, isn't that unnecessary? The noise from the explosion will only attract the arbitrators' attention!" After a moment's hesitation, Margaret offered a different opinion.

In response to Margaret's opinion, Connor continued loading black powder onto the support pillars, saying, "My last safe house was so well-hidden, yet it only leaked a tiny energy fluctuation, and the Church of Storms came knocking on my door. Margaret, do you know that? After that, I removed all the alchemical mechanisms I installed in my Ferguson apartment, for fear of being discovered by the Church!"

"Margaret, as you just saw, this factory was turned into a sea of ​​fire by Perrin. Although you and I have erased the surface traces, some energy has actually seeped into the walls, and it's difficult for us to completely remove it. So, in order to completely eliminate everything here, I have no choice but to use explosives to blow this place into the sky!"

(End of this chapter)