Wizard Earl

Unlike his first visit to Arshavin's Optical Shop, Connor was much more cautious this time, now that he knew Robbie's true identity. He had a feeling that Robbie's frequenting of Arshavin's Optical Shop wasn't simply a base of operations for him in Frosinone...

Sure enough, today, under Connor's deliberate probing, his powerful mental strength and extensive knowledge of alchemy led him to discover some clues in the back room and basement of Arshavin's Optical Shop, where some kind of large alchemical equipment seemed to be hidden!

Although he didn't know exactly what the large alchemy equipment Rob and Riley were hiding was, the discovery still delighted Connor. Undoubtedly, this discovery would increase his bargaining power in negotiations with Rob and Riley. In fact, just as Connor had expected, after Connor played this card, Rob and Riley chose to yield to Connor and handed over all the information he knew about Prince Boateng.

To be honest, Connor was quite satisfied with the information Robbie gave him about Prince Boateng. It stated that Prince Boateng did not practice the advanced meditation method passed down in the Boateng family, but rather a mysterious meditation method called the "Pinamonti Codex," which was adept at using ice-attribute attacks.

Prince Boateng also possesses a top-tier Tier 2 enchanted item called the Azure Ice Hammer, and a Tier 2 enchanted item of unknown origin but with extremely powerful defensive capabilities, the Bronze Mirror!

This information gave Connor a clear understanding of Prince Boateng's abilities, preparing him mentally for the upcoming fierce battle and preventing him from being completely clueless about Boateng.

But Connor never expected that Robbie would ask him to refine Paye Magic Gold. When he was examining the bronze box and realized that the contents were Paye Magic Gold, Connor was almost speechless. He never imagined that Robbie would have such a thing!

Although Connor was no stranger to refining metals and removing impurities, and it was even one of his strengths in alchemy, he rarely refined artificial magic metals. Although he had never seen Paye magic metal before today, he had heard many alchemists describe it.

Paye Magic Gold is very similar to natural Magic Gold in terms of its properties, but due to its refining method, it has a fatal flaw: it is extremely difficult to remove impurities from Paye Magic Gold. If traditional refining methods are used to remove impurities, although the impurities can be extracted, the Paye Magic Gold will also fall apart. It is very difficult to keep Paye Magic Gold intact and refine out the impurities!

To be honest, Connor wasn't very confident that he could refine the impurities from the Paye Magic Gold. Although the method Reyes taught Connor to refine the magic gold and remove impurities was much more effective than the common methods passed down by alchemists, in essence, Reyes' refining method and the general refining method were based on the same principle and were not much different. It was just that Reyes combined his characteristics as a mental wizard with strong mental power and optimized the structure of the general refining method to form his own refining method.

Therefore, no refining experiment has been conducted yet, but Connor has already anticipated that if he were to refine Paye Magic Gold, he would most likely end up disintegrating it...

The reason Connor couldn't refine Paye Magic Gold and even boasted to Robelli that he could refine 80% of the impurities in it was because if he hadn't told Robelli that, in Arshavin's Glasses Shop, Robelli's own territory, he might have directly tried to silence Connor.

Robbie's behavior at Arshavin's Optical Shop today clearly demonstrated that the secret of the shop's back room is extremely important to him, a sore spot. Robbie will absolutely not allow Connor Ferguson to easily find out about it. If Connor doesn't show any willingness to help him, he certainly won't let Connor off the hook. Before Connor left, Robbie threatened him with the safety of the Ferguson family, further confirming Connor's thoughts.

Having mastered the Dark Body Technique, Connor, in a one-on-one situation, still couldn't gain much of an advantage against Robbie. However, Connor was confident that he could hold his own against Robbie. But Arshavin's Glasses Shop was Robbie's home turf, and Robbie had set up many restrictive mechanisms there. Although Connor could detect their existence, he couldn't stop them from helping Robbie.

So even if it were a life-or-death battle with Robbie, Arshavin Optical Shop would definitely not be the right battlefield for Connor!

When Connor realized that Robbie had asked him to refine Payemokin, he honestly felt a little regretful. That's why he came to Arshavin's Optical Shop today to find Robbie and ask for information about Prince Boateng!

When Robbie brought out the Payemokin, it meant that regardless of whether Connor could complete the refining, he would have to fight Robbie in a life-or-death battle where only one could survive. The fact that Robbie didn't ask Connor to keep it a secret today already indicated that he intended to silence Connor forever!

Thinking of this, Connor shook his head, a bitter smile appearing on his angular face. He hadn't yet dealt with Prince Boateng, this enemy lurking in the shadows, and now there was another one—Robbery, who wanted to silence him. This was truly an "unexpected delight."

Connor asked Robelli for half a month under the pretext of refining Paye Magic Gold. However, since he already realized that Robelli would kill him no matter what, Connor certainly wouldn't use that half month to refine Paye Magic Gold. Connor never intended to do that. That half month would be used by Connor to deal with Robelli's equipment.

One can imagine that two weeks later, Robbie, realizing he'd been tricked by Connor, will be furious. Unable to find Connor, he'll vent his anger on the Ferguson family, something Connor cannot accept. Therefore, before that happens, Connor must strike first and send Robbie to his doom. Thinking this, a cold glint appeared in Connor's eyes. On the way back from Arshavin's optician's shop, he had already devised a rough plan to eliminate Robbie, just waiting for the details to be finalized that night…