Wizard Earl

Chapter 728: Breakthrough Begins

"Besides this information, although we haven't found any other information about Connor Ferguson, we discovered that the pharmacist Varga, who was with Connor, appeared at the Rune train station the day before yesterday and bought two train tickets to Tunguska. Under normal circumstances, Connor and Varga should have already arrived in Tunguska. I've already arranged for people to go to Tunguska!" Edel reported all the information he had about Connor to Reyes.

To Edel's surprise, after listening to his report, Professor Reyes on the screen unexpectedly became serious and fell silent. This only fueled Edel's curiosity. From the very beginning, when Reyes asked him to investigate Connor Ferguson, Edel had become interested in this down-on-his-luck earl's heir.

Given Reyes's status, the fact that he inquired about Connor Ferguson's situation clearly indicates that Connor Ferguson is no ordinary man; an ordinary, down-on-his-luck earl's heir would never have caught Reyes's attention.

Even during the investigation, which uncovered much previously unknown information about Connor Ferguson, including that he was a high-ranking wizarding apprentice and alchemist, Edel still didn't think Connor Ferguson was worth Reyes's time and attention. But now, seeing Reyes's reaction, Edel began to understand; perhaps Connor Ferguson and Reyes had some connection he was unaware of…

Just as Edel began to silently speculate about the nature of the relationship between Reyes and Connor, Reyes spoke from the screen: "Withdraw your men who were sent to Tunguska to find Connor. As long as they are not in Rune, do not attack them!"

"As for Margaret Rodriguez, the woman you mentioned who murdered old Victor, Edel, I don't care what methods you use, I want to see her alive or dead!"

"Understood!" Sensing the final seriousness in Reyes's voice, Edel's expression turned solemn as he said in a deep voice:

Having received Edel's affirmative reply, Reyes, inside the light screen, nodded slightly to Edel. Then, the light screen in the secret room gradually became transparent. A few breaths later, Reyes and the light screen disappeared without a trace in the secret room.

As the light curtain disappeared, the red smoke with a strange fragrance that filled the air of the secret room also dissipated completely in just a few seconds. The black and white vase in the center of the secret room suddenly shattered without any warning, making a crisp sound.

"Bang!"

Vase shards littered the floor, but what was truly astonishing was that these shards, of varying sizes and shapes, transformed into a pile of shredded paper upon hitting the floor of the secret chamber. Even more chillingly, these shredded paper pieces, after a few seconds, seemed to be swallowed up, slowly sinking into the gray floor of the secret chamber, just like the surrounding walls…

Seeing the scene before him, Edel sighed silently. The deeper he got into contact with Reyes, the more he feared Reyes's superb alchemy!

Although this was not the first time Edel had used a light screen to communicate across thousands of miles, and he had even contacted the cardinals at the church headquarters via light screen communication many times, Edel knew very well that the church would spend astronomical amounts of resources every year to maintain such communication over thousands of miles, and how huge and complicated such communication equipment was!

However, Reyes' alchemy simplified that enormous communication system into a vase and a red pill. With Edel's alchemical knowledge, he could only see that the red pill and the red smoke produced after the vase was removed were the energy source supporting the light screen, and he couldn't understand anything else. But this did not prevent Edel from keenly realizing that Reyes' creation was a groundbreaking work that was enough to change the communication of the wizarding world!

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Unaware that Edel had already investigated him, Connor Ferguson was currently deep inside the cave, quietly meditating and adjusting his state. Around him were tens of thousands of magic stones, still faintly glowing with fire, arranged according to some mysterious pattern. Two days ago, after completing the magic stone refining, this final preparation, Connor had been meditating in the cave ever since.

After meditating for another ten minutes or so, faint energy fluctuations appeared around Connor. At the same time, Connor, who had been meditating for two days and two nights, suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing in his black pupils.

Then, Connor opened his eyes, took out a potion from his spatial ring, and swallowed it. As he took the potion, the energy fluctuations emanating from Connor's body became more pronounced!

Outside the cave, Varga, who was cautiously on guard, sensed energy fluctuations emanating from the depths of the cave. She couldn't help but turn back to look into the cave, a hint of worry flashing in her beautiful eyes. Although Varga knew that Connor had made many preparations for this breakthrough, and she had even tailored a breakthrough-aiding potion for him, the breakthrough from advanced wizard apprentice to formal wizard was still akin to a carp leaping over the dragon gate. Out of ten advanced wizard apprentices attempting to break through, only one would be able to become a formal wizard, which would already be considered quite remarkable.

If they manage to get through, everything will be fine. But if they fail, it will be a significant blow to the wizard, both mentally and physically. A strong-willed wizard might be able to pull through, but a wizard with a weaker will, coupled with a more severe physical blow, might never recover and be unable to advance any further in their cultivation!

Varga was very confident in Connor, but she was always worried about the possibility of something going wrong...

A few seconds later, Varga turned around and refocused her wary gaze on the outside of the cave. The only thing she could do for Connor now was to protect him and prevent anything from interfering with Connor's breakthrough deep inside the cave.

As for what Connor will face next, no one else can help him anymore. Connor can only rely on and depend on himself now!

Deep within the cave, under the influence of the potion, the mysterious energy fluctuations around Connor became increasingly intense. A dense black aura even permeated his entire body, making him appear extremely eerie and terrifying.

(End of this chapter)