Wizard Earl

Chapter 620 Two Minions

Holding a compass, Connor inspected the house, which was about 150 square meters in size. He found some women's clothes that fit Varga's size in the closet, as well as some women's items in the bathroom. But most importantly, he found a silver ring hidden in the charcoal ash in the fireplace and a metal cube in the sofa sponge.

After finding and examining the two items, Connor took out the alchemical object hidden inside the door frame. Just as Connor had guessed, it was a crystal ball about the size of a marble that children play with. It would be more accurate to call it a crystal bead rather than a crystal ball.

The reason Connor didn't immediately remove the crystal bead from the door frame was because he was worried that there were other alchemical items in the room, and that taking the crystal bead rashly would cause a chain reaction, leading to some uncontrollable consequences. In fact, Connor's cautious decision was correct. The crystal bead in the door frame, the silver ring in the fireplace, and the metal cube in the sofa were indeed connected.

After examining the three alchemical items for several minutes, Connor roughly concluded their purpose: the crystal bead was responsible for recording images of people entering the room, the metal block in the sofa was some kind of sensor that would be triggered to send a signal to a certain location once it sensed energy fluctuations in the room, and the silver ring hidden in the fireplace, although shaped like a spatial ring, was actually a connecting hub between the crystal bead in the door frame and the metal block in the sofa!

Of the three alchemical items, the silver ring hidden in the fireplace was the most difficult to find. Even with Connor's skills, it took considerable effort to retrieve the ring after finding the metal block in the sofa and determining there was a connecting hub. Whether the metal block in the sofa or the crystal bead in the door frame is moved, the silver ring will be immediately triggered, activating some function.

As for the specific function of the silver ring, Connor currently has no idea. He needs to conduct further analysis of these three alchemical items to find out.

After searching the room, Connor found no other clues besides the three alchemical items. Just as he was about to apply his methods to each of the three items, he suddenly seemed to notice something and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Under the cover of darkness, two shadowy figures stealthily bypassed the patrolling security guards of the Verona community and quietly crept towards the exquisite three-story building in the very center of Connor's neighborhood.

"Matthews, do you think we can find what the boss wants us to find in this apothecary's house?" Having quickly arrived at the second floor of the small building—Valga's home—a thin man in a black trench coat asked his companion with some doubt:

Meanwhile, his companion, whom he called Matthews, was squatting on the ground, holding some tools, trying to unlock the house door without leaving a trace. Hearing his companion's question, Mr. Matthews stopped what he was doing, thought for a moment, and then said, "I don't know if we'll find Charles here, but since the boss sent us, we have no choice but to do as he says. After all, our anti-magic potions are in his hands!"

"Sigh... What do you think the boss is trying to do now? If those guys from the Secret Society find out what we're doing, do you think they'll let us off the hook? I have a bad feeling we're going to get into trouble this time..." The demonized knight Charles sighed and said.

Hearing Charles's sigh, Matthews, while continuing to fiddle with the lock on the door, said with a self-deprecating tone, "Something's wrong? Isn't our current situation just a constant stream of problems? We demon knights live a life of constant danger, never knowing when we'll be dead."

"Charles, there were about ten of us when we first came to Rune, and after only a few months, only the two of us are left. Last time, Morata and three others went on a mission for the Secret Society with the boss, and what happened? All four of them died! The two of us are lucky to have survived this long. Who knows, maybe one day, the two of us will die somewhere too..."

Charles deeply resonated with Matthews' self-deprecating remark, nodding in agreement. Then, with a hint of regret in his voice, he said, "I shouldn't have coveted this damned power. Now I'm neither human nor beast. If I were still at home, I might already have a wife..."

"All done! Stop sighing and get to work! There's no going back in this world!" Matthews shrugged helplessly at Charles, opened the door, and stepped into Varga's house.

"Those damn secret society bastards! They live in such nice houses, while we're stuck in that cold, damp warehouse..." Entering the room and looking at the exquisite furniture and decorations, Charles gritted his teeth and muttered bitterly, feeling a deep sense of resentment. He then spat on the luxurious Percy carpet on the floor, still somewhat unsatisfied.

Seeing Charles's actions, Matthews frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. Charles was outside just now, so it didn't matter what he did, but his and Charles's mission required them to investigate the house discreetly, leaving as few traces as possible. Charles's saliva might seem like a minor issue, but it could very well lead to the failure of their mission.

Just as Matthews hesitated, wondering whether to warn Charles, he seemed to sense something. His expression changed instantly, and he tried to run towards the door. However, before he could move, he felt as if he had been struck on the head with a sledgehammer, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious. The last thing Matthews saw before he fainted was his companion Charles lying on the ground…

Connor emerged from the darkness and looked at the two demonized knights lying unconscious on the ground. A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. He had overheard their conversation from the shadows. Judging from their conversation, if Connor's guess was correct, the demonized knights, who had followed the Grand Alchemist Southgate to surrender to the Secret Society, seemed to be disliked by the Society and often had to do very dangerous missions, for which the demonized knights had quite a few complaints.

(End of this chapter)