Wizard Earl

Chapter 753 Isabella's Backup Plan

So in this situation, if Isabella did nothing from the start and was very polite to him, Connor might feel uneasy and wonder if the Royal Faction had some unknown conspiracy against him.

In fact, Connor never imagined that he could reach a smooth cooperation agreement with the Royal Family's faction in just one meeting, based on his requirement for equal cooperation.

After a moment of contemplation, a hint of suspicion flashed in Connor's eyes. Isabella's actions in the bar room earlier that day seemed generally acceptable, but what struck him as odd was that while Isabella, as she claimed, was fearless in the face of him because of the royal faction as her backing, she was, after all, just a high-level wizarding apprentice. Knowing he was a level one wizard, and yet acting so arrogantly and presumptuously when they were alone in a room… wasn't that going a bit too far?

According to the information Varga obtained within the secret society, Isabella was the mistress of Vermaelen, a first-level wizard and trusted aide to the Duke. How could a mistress have the audacity to provoke him so brazenly in a private room? Wasn't she afraid he would lose control and attack her in a rage? Thinking this, Connor began to have doubts about Isabella's true nature. For some reason, Connor always felt that Isabella wasn't as simple as the rumors Varga had heard within the secret society—the mistress of Vermaelen, a first-level wizard and trusted aide to the Duke…

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While Connor remained in his room at the Grand Hotel Agudero, utterly perplexed, in a sprawling estate called Corecia on the western outskirts of Frosinone, Isabella, who had just met Connor in a private room at the Westcoron Bar, was sitting opposite an elderly man in a grey robe whose face was obscured in a secluded room. Isabella had now shed the disguise of the middle-aged, bearded man she had worn during her meeting with Connor, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.

"Miss Isabella, you were extremely reckless just now. Although Connor Ferguson hasn't been a Level One wizard for very long, he is still a genuine Level One wizard, and like that professor, he's a psychic wizard. If he had really attacked you, I would have been far away and it would have been very difficult for me to stop him. How could I explain that to the magistrate?" The gray-robed old man, whose face was obscured, said with a hint of helplessness as he looked at Isabella.

"Professor Adolf, don't worry. Father has already instructed me to carry that treasure with me at all times. Unless it's my professor uncle who comes in person, I have no fear whatsoever, not even of Connor Ferguson, let alone that scoundrel Bispin!" Isabella said calmly in response to the gray-robed elder Adolf's complaint.

Although Isabella didn't clearly explain what she meant by "that treasure," the gray-robed elder, Adolf, clearly understood. He seemed quite confident in the treasure's power and, relieved, nodded to Isabella, saying, "No wonder you dared to provoke Connor Ferguson so much, Miss Isabella; it turns out you had that treasure protecting you. I'm relieved now!"

"Professor Adolf, you're wrong! I dared to provoke Connor Ferguson not because of that treasure, but because my investigation into Connor Ferguson revealed him to be a very shrewd and cautious man. I figured he needed our help right now, so even if I angered him, he would control his emotions and definitely wouldn't attack me in a fit of rage!" Isabella said, her voice calm but her tone unwavering.

Upon hearing this, the gray-robed elder Adolf said nothing more. For him, his mission was to protect Isabella's safety and eliminate anyone or anything that posed a threat to her safety. As for other matters, they were of no concern to him.

After thinking for a while, Isabella suddenly asked Adolf, "Professor Adolf, how strong do you think Connor Ferguson is right now?"

Upon hearing Isabella's question, the grey-robed elder, Adolf, did not immediately answer her. Instead, he pondered for a moment and then asked Isabella in return, "Miss Isabella, are you certain that Connor Ferguson only recently broke through to become a first-level wizard?"

"That's right! I'm certain that Connor Ferguson's breakthrough to become a Level One Wizard took no more than a month. The last time I saw Connor Ferguson was on the train from Rune to Tunguska, he was still a Senior Wizard Apprentice. He most likely broke through to become a Level One Wizard about two weeks ago in Tunguska!" Isabella said firmly, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

After listening to Isabella's account, the gray-robed elder, Adolf, nodded slightly and then said, "Although psychic wizards are rare, I, an old man, have traveled the wizarding world for so many years and have come into contact with psychic wizards. Even as a psychic wizard, this Connor Ferguson's psychic power is terrifying."

"If I hadn't happened to have a magical item on me that could suppress mental detection, he probably would have discovered me the moment I entered the Westcoron Bar! So I'm pretty sure that old guy Reyes passed on his own 'Abyss Secret Technique' to this Connor Ferguson!"

"If Connor Ferguson truly broke through to become a Level One wizard in less than a month, as Miss Isabella said, then he should be the strongest I've ever seen who just broke through to become a Level One wizard. And now that he's a Level One wizard, his innate spell should have evolved into Soul Shackles. With Soul Shackles protecting him, I can say I'm sure I can defeat Connor Ferguson, but I could also be dragged down with him by his Soul Shackles and die together..." The gray-robed old man Adolf's voice was calm at the end, but his tone revealed a hint of helplessness.

After listening to Adolf's explanation, Isabella, who knew how powerful the gray-robed elder was, frowned slightly. After a moment of contemplation, she continued to ask Adolf, "Teacher Adolf, is the Soul Shackles, the innate spell of the Abyss Mystic Arts, really as powerful as rumored?"

(End of this chapter)