Wizard Earl

Chapter 664 Martina's Unavoidable Dilemma

In a sense, the Book Code created by Connor is about as secure as Carrick Paper, and may even be slightly more secure. After all, Carrick Paper uses alchemy, and it is not impossible for it to be discovered if it encounters a highly skilled alchemist. However, what really makes Carrick Paper and the Book Code so different is the cost!

Each piece of Carrick paper requires countless materials to refine, and it also requires the alchemist Carrick to spend time. In contrast, the cost of the Book Code is just a single book. The difference in cost is simply enormous. In Martina's eyes, there is no doubt that Connor's Book Code is a genius idea.

Thinking of this, Martina shook her head with a deep sense of melancholy. Even though Connor Ferguson was now her enemy, Martina had always admired him greatly. In her eyes, Connor possessed all the qualities of a dark wizard: bold, meticulous, ruthless, and cunning. But it was a great pity that such a person stood on the opposite side of her…

Although Connor Ferguson is the professor's student, he is the one the professor wants to kill. Old Victor is now their common enemy. If we look at it from the perspective that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, Connor and Margaret are undoubtedly natural allies. However, to Martina's regret, in order to survive the combined attack of Connor and Margaret at the Zaka textile mill, she did not hesitate to tell Connor and Margaret her biggest secret, that she was an undercover agent for the Duke's faction.

This was clearly unacceptable to Martina, who always believed that she should control her own destiny. Moreover, for both Martina and the Duke's faction behind her, killing old Victor did not mean the end. Martina would continue to infiltrate the Professor's faction. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Connor and Margaret, who knew her true identity, were the biggest hidden dangers!

Martina stopped brooding, and the light on Carrick's paper also stopped, revealing the true information on it. Her gaze swept over the real message the royal faction wanted to convey on Carrick, and Martina's eyes lit up. A faint smile appeared on her cold, beautiful face; clearly, the message the royal faction was trying to deliver to Martina was very good news.

Seeing the smile on Martina's face after reading the message, Strootman, who had been standing silently beside Martina, couldn't help but be curious about what kind of good news it was. However, he remained very rational and knew that messages transmitted via Carrick Paper were not something someone of his status should know. Therefore, he tried his best to control his emotions and did not show his curiosity.

Faint blue flames flickered at Martina's fingertips as she burned the Carrick paper in her hand to ashes. After a moment's thought, she said to Strootman, "It's dangerous outside. Old Victor is looking for me. The Sabitzer brothers, who are supposed to be providing support, will arrive in Rune in five days. Until then, Strootman, just find a room on the first floor of the Semedo Mansion. It's too close to the Oyar noodle factory where Old Victor is hiding. Your frequent comings and goings from the Semedo Mansion are too conspicuous and too unsafe!"

Although Martina claimed it was for his safety, and her reasoning seemed somewhat reasonable, Stromann's thick eyebrows furrowed when he heard that she wanted him to stay at the Semedo Mansion temporarily. He felt a pang of displeasure. However, the most important point was that Martina's strength far surpassed his; he couldn't fight city hall. Even if he expressed his unwillingness, he could only obey Martina's wishes and stay. The difference was that one was coercion, and the other was negotiation. So, feeling frustrated, Stromann could only thank Martina and say, "Thank you very much!"

"Stroman, you've helped me so much, this is just something I should do! You don't need to be so polite!" Martina waved her hand and said with a meaningful smile. Although Stroman hid his displeasure very well and didn't show it on his face, Martina still noticed it.

Martina knew very well that the Semedo Mansion had not yet been discovered by Old Victor, but in the next five days before her reinforcements arrived in Rune, it was possible that Old Victor would discover her at any time, and that she was playing a game of "blind spotting him." So when she asked Strootman to stay temporarily, it was clear that Strootman was unwilling to share this risk with her. However, given her overwhelming strength, Strootman had no choice but to compromise and hide his anger in his heart.

However, Martina didn't care about Strootman's displeasure. To Martina, Strootman was nothing more than a tool to provide her with alchemy tools and to bear the risk of being discovered by the professor. His happiness and anger were of no value to Martina. Between Strootman's displeasure and the increased risk of being discovered, Martina would choose the latter without hesitation.

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"How come this person hasn't come out after being inside for over two hours?" Looking at the Semedo Mansion not far away, Connor, lurking in the woods, took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and silently thought to himself:

Two hours earlier, Connor had personally witnessed a well-dressed middle-aged man enter the Semedo Mansion. The man's behavior immediately caught Connor's attention. After all, if one had nothing to hide, who would be so alert as to scan behind them to see if anyone was watching them before entering the house?

The middle-aged man's act of entering the Semedo Mansion further fueled Connor's suspicions that Martina was hiding there. Just as Connor's doubts deepened as he looked towards the mansion, he heard the clear chirping of a thornbird.

The thornbird is the city bird of Rune and also the largest bird species in Rune. It is estimated that there are more than 100,000 thornbirds in the city of Rune. Moreover, this season is when they are very active, courting, mating and breeding. It can be said that the entire city of Rune is currently enveloped in the calls of thornbirds. However, upon hearing this seemingly ordinary thornbird call, Connor, who was hiding in the woods, had a fleeting glint in his eyes and quietly withdrew from the woods.

(End of this chapter)