Wizard Earl

As the door opened, Connor, disguised as a scarred-faced giant, began to survey Handanovic's private room. This room was not only four times the size of the other private rooms on the second floor of the bar, but it also included a large hall and a bathroom, with a total area of ​​nearly one hundred square meters. Not only did it far surpass the other private rooms on the second floor in size, but in terms of extravagance, this private room belonging to Handanovic also exceeded the other private rooms by a level.

A huge crystal chandelier on the ceiling of the private room emitted a bright, warm orange-red glow, making the entire room feel cozy. In addition, every inch of the room was covered with a soft and durable genuine handmade Persis Imperial knitted carpet. Furthermore, specially prepared smokeless charcoal burned slowly in the fireplace…

Connor conservatively estimates that the furnishings and decorations of Handanovic's private room cost at least a thousand gold pounds, while the entire town of Saspeld pays only about ten thousand gold pounds in taxes to the Kaman Empire each year. This gives a glimpse into just how powerful Handanovic is in Saspeld!

Seeing Handanovic's smiling face, Connor forcibly restrained his urge to use his soul-capturing technique on him right now, smiled and nodded at him, and then walked into the private room that belonged to Handanovic.

As Connor became increasingly certain that Handanovic was involved, his curiosity about the man deepened. And since Handanovic was now under his control, Connor wasn't afraid that the guy would escape. He wanted to see what tricks Handanovic was up to...

Once inside the private room, Connor and Handanovic sat facing each other on the sofa. Handanovic then addressed the defiant red-haired young man following behind them, saying, "Anosa, since Mr. Havertz wants to sample the fine wines of Saspede, as hosts, we should naturally let him experience the hospitality of the Saspede people. Quickly fetch those few good wines from the bar's cellar; I'm going to have a good drink with Mr. Havertz today!"

The red-haired young man, whom DeSili called "Anosa," did not show any change in expression after hearing Handanovic's instructions, but Connor noticed a hint of joy in his eyes.

Seeing this look of delight, Connor probably understood what was going on. He knew that the wine that Handanovic was going to offer him was most likely to be problematic. Just as Connor was secretly making his calculations, the red-haired young man named Anosa had already taken his orders and left. He quickly returned to the private room with five bottles of good wine and two wine glasses.

As the red-haired young man, Anosa, placed the wines one by one on the table, Connor discreetly examined them with his mental power. He had to admit that this Handanovic was really willing to spend money. Each of these five bottles was a fine wine produced by a famous winery in the Kaman Empire and aged for more than five years. The market price of each bottle was over one hundred gold coins. These five bottles of fine wine together were equivalent to the annual income of a middle-class family in the Kaman Empire.

Although the wine was fine and valuable, Connor, who was familiar with wine, quickly discovered that each of the five bottles of red wine had been tampered with and drugged!

Although not a professional pharmacist, Connor couldn't conduct a specialized analysis of the drugs added to the five bottles of red wine to determine their specific effects. However, based on his years of experience traveling the wizarding world and his exposure to pharmacology from Varga, Connor could deduce that the drugs in the drinks resembled sedatives.

The main effect of this drug is to render a person unconscious and cause their muscles to relax, rendering them unable to exert any strength. What interests Connor most is that he senses the drug's effects are extremely potent; even a novice wizard apprentice would be affected if they took it…

Wizards possess magical powers, which are a kind of magical energy that can cure many ailments in the human body. This is why wizards rarely get sick under normal circumstances. Among the ailments that magical powers can cure is dizziness, which is a common sedative. Therefore, sedatives that can work on wizards are very rare. More than 90% of them are magical potions made by apothecaries!

So here's the question: how did Handanovic, an ordinary person, obtain such a powerful sedative that rivals the effects of a magic potion? This is a question that Connor finds very interesting!

After Anosa opened the bottle and poured wine into both glasses, Handanovic waved his hand, indicating that Anosa could leave. Once only he and Connor remained in the room, Handanovic raised his glass first, smiling at Connor and saying:

"Mr. Havertz, although we met under these circumstances, I feel an instant connection with you. I believe you will become a good friend of mine, Handanovic. Come, this glass is for you!"

Seeing Handanovic's actions, Connor sneered inwardly, but confident in his powerful status as a formal wizard, he showed no fear of the drug laced in his drink. He raised his glass, clinked it heavily with Handanovic's, and then said heartily:

"Dry!"

After saying that, Connor tilted his head back and drank the entire glass of wine before Handanovic could. Handanovic, seeing that the scarred-faced giant Havertz had so easily believed him and drunk the wine he had prepared, immediately showed a mocking look in his eyes towards Connor, and then he also picked up his glass and drank it down.

Handanovic's actions appeared perfectly normal on the surface, but Connor witnessed him secretly adding some white powder from his sleeve to his glass before he picked it up to drink.

With a cold laugh in his heart, Connor paid no attention to Handanovic's petty actions and continued to drink with him. In just a few minutes, Connor and Handanovic had already exchanged five drinks.

"Handanovich, let me tell you, this is my first time in Saspad, but what I didn't expect was that on my first visit here... I would meet a good friend like you!" Pretending to be a poor drinker and drunk, Connor, his face flushed, grabbed Handanovic's arm and began to speak haltingly.