Wizard Earl

Chapter 619 Verona Community

"Tusam and his men have rebelled and launched a surprise attack on Angelina. Angelina was seriously injured and has fled to the Sensi Villa. Butler Victor has ordered us to hunt down Tusam immediately!" Faced with Joanna's question, Roberto hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully, adding at the end:

"Damn it! I knew those monsters from the Skull and Bones Society were unreliable, and sure enough, they attacked Angelina! I will never let them get away with this!"

"I've heard that Tusam is very powerful; ordinary high-level wizard apprentices are no match for him..." Joanna said, looking at Roberto with some concern.

"Don't worry, Joanna. This time, Butler Victor is personally handling it. Martina and I are just assisting. Tusam has absolutely no way to escape this time!" Roberto said with a cruel smile and great confidence.

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After leaving Avenue Joffre, Connor took a horse-drawn carriage to the Verona neighborhood in the East District. The Verona neighborhood was the official residence of Varga, who was using the alias Angelina. Because Varga was the vice president of Dr. Ivanka's private hospital, she tried her best to avoid social interactions, but there were some necessary occasions that she couldn't refuse. So Varga claimed to live in the Verona neighborhood, but in reality, she might not be able to come to this place more than a few times a year.

Although Connor knew that Varga left the hospital to see him at the safe house and that it was unlikely she went to her residence in the Verona community, since Varga's assistant Joanna had just said that Varga had gone home after get off work, Connor still decided to go to Varga's residence in the Verona community to check. After all, he currently had very few clues about Varga's whereabouts. Apart from this lead in the Verona community, he basically had no other leads. So even though the possibility of this lead in the Verona community being extremely slim, Connor was unwilling to give up.

The Verona community in the eastern district of Rune is a rather unique case. In recent years, Rune's economy has developed very rapidly due to its geographical advantages and the policy support of the Kaman Empire. In addition, the existence of labor unions has limited the exploitation of employees by business owners and factory owners. As a result, a white-collar middle class has begun to form rapidly. Although they cannot compare with wealthy merchants and nobles in terms of wealth, their economic strength has also made great progress compared with ordinary blue-collar workers. The growth of wealth has made them no longer satisfied with living in the commoner areas of the northern and western districts of Rune.

These white-collar workers aspire to change their original social class through their own efforts and provide a better environment for their lives and the learning of their next generation. As a result, demand has emerged, and middle-class communities like Verona have sprung up in some remote areas of the eastern part of Ruen. Unlike the original detached villas and apartments in the eastern district, houses in Verona are limited by the financial resources of homebuyers, and are basically five or six-story high-rise buildings, with each unit being at most about 150 square meters.

Despite the tight security in Verona, it couldn't stop Connor, an apprentice of a high-ranking wizard. After searching the neighborhood for a while, Connor's gaze settled on a more exquisitely decorated three-story house in the center of Verona. If he remembered correctly, Varga had once mentioned to him her home in Verona. The secret society had bought her a small apartment in the most expensive part of Verona. It seemed that one of the floors in this exquisite three-story house must be Varga's home!

Hiding in the shadows, Connor quietly observed the three-story building for a while. His mental power revealed that a family of three was living on the first and third floors, while the second floor in the middle appeared to be empty.

Upon discovering this, although he had expected it, Connor couldn't help but feel a hint of disappointment in his eyes. Clearly, the empty second floor of the three-story building in front of him was Varga's home. Although Connor was disappointed with the result, he pondered for a moment, then darted towards the three-story building. Although Varga wasn't inside, there might be some clues there. Now, Connor didn't want to let go of any clues!

Upon arriving at the three-story building, Connor effortlessly unlocked the complicated lock on Varga's door. However, after opening the lock, Connor gazed at the exquisite furniture in the living room but did not enter the house. Instead, he stood at the doorway and squinted.

After observing for about ten seconds, a glint appeared in Connor's narrowed eyes. Then, Connor extended a finger and gently tapped the door frame above the door. A beam of black light immediately disappeared into the door frame, and the door frame made a slight cracking sound under the touch. After doing this, Connor took out his compass from his spatial ring and then stepped into the house that belonged to Varga.

Connor wasn't particularly hopeful that this "home" of Varga's, which was out in the open, would hold any clues. He only went in to take a look just in case. However, as soon as he opened the door, Connor, being an experienced alchemist, immediately sensed the fluctuations emanating from an alchemical object inside the door frame. Although the fluctuations were extremely subtle, even a high-level wizard apprentice might not be able to detect them, Connor, being a psychic wizard, possessed very keen intuition and extensive alchemical knowledge, ensuring that the alchemical object did not escape his notice.

The appearance of the alchemical object in the door frame greatly increased Connor's interest in the house. After all, if it was just for show, there was no need to place an alchemical object in the house. Although he hadn't seen what the alchemical object was yet, Connor judged from his experience and the type of fluctuations it emitted that it should be a crystal ball responsible for recording people entering the house, similar to the crystal ball that Connor had hidden in the wall of Ferguson's apartment before.

Connor's light touch, though seemingly effortless, was actually quite technically sophisticated. It rendered the crystal ball in the door frame inoperable without damaging it, leaving room for further examination of its contents.

(End of this chapter)