Wizard Earl

Although Philo didn't tell Connor his final answer directly, both he and Connor understood that if things really developed as Philo predicted, then the most likely scenario was that the seriously injured Reyes would go to the ruins where Philo had guessed he had inherited the legacy to recuperate!

After a moment of contemplation, Connor asked Philo with a serious expression, "Philo, do you have any leads regarding the ruins?"

Upon hearing Connor's answer, a meaningful smile appeared on Philo's handsome face as he asked in return, "What do you think, Connor?"

Although Philo didn't explicitly say so, his presence spoke volumes. Connor didn't press further, and as agreed with Connor, Philo posed his question: "Connor Ferguson, you don't need the Blood Moon Codex, so you want it because someone around you has practiced a simplified version of blood witchcraft and become a first-level wizard, needing to switch to the Blood Moon Codex to resolve their physical limitations, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Philo's gaze was fixed on Connor's face again. Although he had a premonition that Philo had guessed his purpose, Connor still couldn't help but sigh slightly when the answer actually came from Philo's mouth.

Seeing that Connor remained silent, which was tantamount to acknowledging his thoughts, Philo's expression remained calm, but upon closer inspection, one could still see a hint of surprise hidden deep in his eyes.

After carefully considering his words, Philo said very solemnly, "Connor, although I don't know who you're asking for the Blood Moon Codex for, I think the fact that you've made this trip means this person is very important to you!"

"However, Connor, you should know how important the meditation techniques of wizarding are. Mastering them is like holding half of my lifeline, so no matter who asks, I will never hand over the Blood Moon Codex!" Philo said solemnly. He paused, subtly observing Connor's facial expression, then held up one finger to Connor and continued:

"Although I cannot hand over the Blood Moon Codex, Connor, I can tell you some good news. Perhaps someone has told you that the only way to completely resolve the troubles of becoming a Level One Wizard by practicing a simplified version of blood witchcraft is to switch to practicing the Blood Moon Codex. But Connor, I must tell you that eighty years ago, a similar situation occurred, but the heir to the Blood Moon Codex at that time neither handed it over nor failed to resolve the matter satisfactorily!"

After saying that, Philo stopped keeping him in suspense and directly took out a dark red, fist-sized crystal ball from his spatial ring. He then explained, "The solution given by the heir to the Blood Moon Codex was to create an intermediate version of Blood Witchcraft—lower than the complete version but higher than the simplified version!"

"This intermediate version of blood witchcraft, although still quite different in power from the complete version, can basically make up for all the drawbacks of becoming a formal wizard by practicing the simplified version. Connor, besides making up for what happened with Warrent Ferguson, you also need to ask me for a favor!" With that, Philo tossed the dark red crystal ball in his hand to Connor.

After catching the crystal ball in mid-air and listening to Philo's explanation, Connor felt the cold touch of the crystal ball and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

"Connor, I hope you'll seriously consider my plan. Taking down Reyes will benefit both of us. I'll be staying here for a while, Connor. If you make a decision, you can come find me anytime!" After handing the crystal ball to Connor, Philo said in a deep voice:

"I'll think about it carefully, and thank you for your things!"

After smiling slightly and thanking Philo, Connor turned and walked out of the Van der Sar forest under Philo's gaze.

Watching Connor leave, becoming a tiny black dot and disappearing from his mental perception range, Philo's expression changed. He thought to himself, "The only person who could make Connor Ferguson, that cold-blooded, ruthless fellow, come all the way here to steal the Blood Moon Codex, is probably that apothecary Varga who accompanied him!"

"It seems that this Varga not only cultivated to become a first-level wizard, but also achieved this breakthrough using a simplified version of blood magic?"

"A pharmacist cultivating blood-attribute energy... that's truly unbelievable. Our Miss Varga is quite the hidden talent!" Realizing this, Firo's expression gradually turned excited as he remarked, as if he had conjured up a conspiracy...

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Just as Philo was enjoying his moment alone in the Van der Sar Forest, Connor, who had left the forest and was no longer within Philo's mental search range, turned back for a long look at the lush and verdant Van der Sar Forest. A few seconds later, as he turned back to continue on his way, the cool female voice of the auxiliary chip rang in Connor's mind.

"Beep! The information from the crystal ball has been entered into the database. Begin analysis?"

"Begin the analysis!" Connor confirmed without hesitation.

Although Connor's interaction with Firo was brief, consisting of only one short meeting, it gave him a deep understanding of Firo. Connor knew very well that Firo and he were the same kind of people, so Connor did not trust Firo, and consequently, he did not trust the dark red crystal ball he had obtained from Firo!

Just after finishing his conversation with Philo and leaving Van der Sar Forest, Connor had already silently instructed the auxiliary chip to examine the information in the crystal ball. Connor wanted to see what exactly the information contained in this crystal ball was, and whether it had the effect that Philo had mentioned, which could basically make up for all the drawbacks of becoming a formal wizard after practicing the simplified version of the cultivation method!

After Connor gave the order, the cool female voice of the auxiliary chip rang in his mind again.

"Beep! In accordance with the master's will, the auxiliary chip has begun operation. It is estimated to take one hour to produce an analysis report!"

Hearing that an analysis report of the information in the dark red crystal ball could be obtained in just one hour, Connor nodded in satisfaction with the efficiency of the auxiliary chip. As Connor's cultivation level increased and the database collected more information, the auxiliary chip's analytical capabilities also became more and more powerful, which could be said to have benefited Connor immensely.