Night, Scorched Ridge

The young man's carriage rolled slowly into Scorched City . It kept going forward and finally pa.s.sed through the inner city walls, driving into Scorched Ridge .

Naturally, Link followed . 　

It was already getting late—around seven at night . In order to not worry Celine, Link teleported to the Mage Tower's main room .

In the tower, Celina wore loose pajamas . She was curled up on a chaise, reading a book without interest . Seeing Link come in, she lazily set it down and said, "Alloa said you went to find Waynes . How was it?"

Link chuckled . "He's doing great . Come, put your clothes on . I'll take you to see something interesting . "

Celine had been bored and was instantly excited . She grabbed her clothes, and a few seconds later, she was dressed properly . "I'm done . Let's go!"

Link held her hand and activated the Dimensional Jump again . An instant later, the two appeared in the loft of the Scorched Ridge Inn hundreds of feet away . The attic was very small, and no one lived in it . The ground was covered in dust; the corners had spider webs .

"Cleaning Spell!"

Link waved his wand slightly . There was a whoosh, and the dust and spider webs disappeared . Then Link crouched before the window . "Come," he said mysteriously . "Do you see the carriage down there?"

Celine was intrigued by Link . She crept over and crouched beside Link . Looking out, she saw an average black carriage drive slowly towards the inn .

"It looks normal . " Celine didn't understand . There were so many of these carriages in Scorched City .

Link froze and suddenly understood Celine's response . He whispered the message from the pier to Celine . Then he chuckled and said, "I don't know what this thief is thinking . He tricked a girl, bought her clothes and jewelry, and brought her all the way to Scorched Ridge . "

Celine was even more interested . "That's strange . "

So the two squatted inside the inn's attic quietly, watching the carriage drive over . It stopped at the inn's entrance . The first to descend was the handsome youth . He had changed into handsome black formal wear . After getting out, he reached in and helped the girl out the carriage .

Seeing this, Celine commented, "What a handsome young man . He's not like someone that I have to look really closely to find on the street . "

Link chuckled . He'd have to teach this girl a lesson when they got back . His attention returned to the young man . Looking at him now, Link was slightly shocked . "That's strange," he whispered .

"What's wrong?" Celine felt that the man and woman were both attractive, but she couldn't see what was wrong . There were tons of people like them in the Scorched City .

"There's something wrong with the man," Link explained . "At the pier, he didn't have any aura . He was just like a regular person . But sense carefully now . "

Hearing that, Celine composed herself and felt for the man's aura . A few seconds later, she frowned too . "I feel that he's a Magician now—and a strong one, at that . He's at least Level-5 . "

The man seemed to be only 23 years old . If someone that young could be at Level-5, he could count as a top genius in Firuman . Of course, excluding Link, the outlier .

That wasn't all that shocked Celine . She continued quietly, "His aura is disguised . If you didn't realize beforehand, would you be able to tell the difference?"

Link shook his head . "I can't either . I would think that he has extremely sophisticated Mana talent . "

"If even you can't find the flaw, then the other Magicians definitely can't . Is he disguised as a Magician to sneak into the Mage Tower?" Celine deduced .

"It's possible, but that's just a guess . Let's keep watching . "

Now, the man and woman had entered the inn and the attic's blind spot . Link cast Spatial Distortion and focused one end on the attic's window . The other end followed the young man .

After doing that, Link placed a rug on the ground . "Let's take our time watching . "

Celine sat down beside him, leaning into his arms .

In the projection on the window, the young man paid the money as needed . He got a room on the third floor, and he brought the dazed girl into the room .

Inside, he closed the door . The thief seemed relieved, and he started talking to the girl . It was clear that it wasn't a happy conversation . But finally, the girl was convinced, and she nodded .

Link couldn't hear their voices through the spell, but he could decipher the content by reading their lips .

As he watched, his brows furrowed .

"What is he saying?" Celine asked .

"The thief said that there's a small Magician's meeting in Scorched Ridge tomorrow . He's going to bring the girl with him . He said that he wants to learn magic and that he knows a formal Magician called Edmund . He wants the girl to pleasure him and persuade Edmund to let him enter the Mage Tower to learn . "

Celine frowned at that . "How did he persuade her to do this?"

Link shrugged . "Money, threats and some lovelies… This thief is very despicable, and the girl has a weak personality . That's what he's taking advantage of . "

Celine was furious . "I want to shoot him in the face!"

Link waved his hand . "Don't get impatient . Since we discovered him, he won't have a good ending . Right now, I want to know about Edmund . According to the thief, this Edmund is in my Mage Tower, and he holds a position . Do you know him?"

Celine thought deeply . After a long while, she said uncertainly, "I might've heard the name before… Let me think… Oh, I think he's a low-level Magician . I think he's a registrar in the tower, in charge of Magician Apprentices . I heard that he really likes girls, especially virgins . However, he hasn't done anything bad yet . I'm really busy, so I didn't pay attention to him . "

"I see . " Link nodded . He looked at the young man and said, "He probably wants to sneak into the Mage Tower to steal something . But I don't have anything in there, other than some low-level books . Is anything worth a Level-6 thief with a Legendary ring to steal?"

Celine was speechless . She eyed Link . "There are so many precious things . You don't know after you became famous for being a Legendary Magician, it spread all over the continent . Many Magicians came for you, wanting to learn magic from you . "

"Oh, really?" Link scratched his head . It was unbelievable . He'd been focusing on his spatial thesis these days and hadn't paid attention .

"Of course . And the Mage Tower isn't empty like you said . There are many valuable things inside . Disregarding everything else, your magic notes are priceless . It's enough for the most talented thief to come steal, but you just toss it on the table . I have to put it away for you every day . "

"Oh . But they can't read it… Oh, they'll just sell it for money . Someone would be able to read it . " Link realized his mistake .

He was now a famous Magician at the Legendary level . Even his clothes and utensils could probably be sold for a fortune . If someone really stole his notes, it could be worth a whole city .

In reality, the notes weren't much to Link . All his knowledge was ingrained deeply in his mind . The notes were just extra help, and so he overlooked its value .

Thinking of this, he suddenly had another question . "This thief is very average, but his ring isn't . I don't know where he got it from . Maybe he has someone behind him . "

"Would it be some important Magician behind this?" Celine guessed .

Link thought about it . "It's possible . If this person exists, he must be our enemy . Otherwise, he wouldn't have to do this . He can just come find me . "

"Should we catch him now?" Celine asked .

Link shook his head . "No . Let the thief come steal it . I want to use him to find the man behind him . We can also see what kind of loopholes are in our Mage Tower . "

Someone who had a Legendary ring that could fool Link was definitely not a simple man .

Who could it be?

Chapter 423 Someone Behind the Scenes Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioNight, Scorched RidgeThe young man s carriage rolled slowly into Scorched City . It kept going forward and finally pa.s.sed through the inner city walls, driving into Scorched Ridge . Naturally, Link followed . It was already getting late around seven at night . In order to not worry Celine, Link teleported to the Mage Tower s main room . In the tower, Celina wore loose pajamas . She was curled up on a chaise, reading a book without interest . Seeing Link come in, she lazily set it down and said, Alloa said you went to find Waynes . How was it Link chuckled . He s doing great . Come, put your clothes on . I ll take you to see something interesting . Celine had been bored and was instantly excited . She grabbed her clothes, and a few seconds later, she was dressed properly . I m done . Let s go Link held her hand and activated the Dimensional Jump again . An instant later, the two appeared in the loft of the Scorched Ridge Inn hundreds of feet away . The attic was very small, and no one lived in it . The ground was covered in dust the corners had spider webs . Cleaning Spell Link waved his wand slightly . There was a whoosh, and the dust and spider webs disappeared . Then Link crouched before the window . Come, he said mysteriously . Do you see the carriage down there Celine was intrigued by Link . She crept over and crouched beside Link . Looking out, she saw an average black carriage drive slowly towards the inn . It looks normal . Celine didn t understand . There were so many of these carriages in Scorched City . Link froze and suddenly understood Celine s response . He whispered the message from the pier to Celine . Then he chuckled and said, I don t know what this thief is thinking . He tricked a girl, bought her clothes and jewelry, and brought her all the way to Scorched Ridge . Celine was even more interested . That s strange . So the two squatted inside the inn s attic quietly, watching the carriage drive over . It stopped at the inn s entrance . The first to descend was the handsome youth . He had changed into handsome black formal wear . After getting out, he reached in and helped the girl out the carriage . Seeing this, Celine commented, What a handsome young man . He s not like someone that I have to look really closely to find on the street . Link chuckled . He d have to teach this girl a lesson when they got back . His attention returned to the young man . Looking at him now, Link was slightly shocked . That s strange, he whispered . What s wrong Celine felt that the man and woman were both attractive, but she couldn t see what was wrong . There were tons of people like them in the Scorched City . There s something wrong with the man, Link explained . At the pier, he didn t have any aura . He was just like a regular person . But sense carefully now . Hearing that, Celine composed herself and felt for the man s aura . A few seconds later, she frowned too . I feel that he s a Magician now and a strong one, at that . He s at least Level 5 . The man seemed to be only 23 years old . If someone that young could be at Level 5, he could count as a top genius in Firuman . Of course, excluding Link, the outlier . That wasn t all that shocked Celine . She continued quietly, His aura is disguised . If you didn t realize beforehand, would you be able to tell the difference Link shook his head . I can t either . I would think that he has extremely sophisticated Mana talent . If even you can t find the flaw, then the other Magicians definitely can t . Is he disguised as a Magician to sneak into the Mage Tower Celine deduced . It s possible, but that s just a guess . Let s keep watching . Now, the man and woman had entered the inn and the attic s blind spot . Link cast Spatial Distortion and focused one end on the attic s window . The other end followed the young man . After doing that, Link placed a rug on the ground . Let s take our time watching . Celine sat down beside him, leaning into his arms . In the projection on the window, the young man paid the money as needed . He got a room on the third floor, and he brought the dazed girl into the room . Inside, he closed the door . The thief seemed relieved, and he started talking to the girl . It was clear that it wasn t a happy conversation . But finally, the girl was convinced, and she nodded . Link couldn t hear their voices through the spell, but he could decipher the content by reading their lips . As he watched, his brows furrowed . What is he saying Celine asked . The thief said that there s a small Magician s meeting in Scorched Ridge tomorrow . He s going to bring the girl with him . He said that he wants to learn magic and that he knows a formal Magician called Edmund . He wants the girl to pleasure him and persuade Edmund to let him enter the Mage Tower to learn . Celine frowned at that . How did he persuade her to do this Link shrugged . Money, threats and some lovelies This thief is very despicable, and the girl has a weak personality . That s what he s taking advantage of . Celine was furious . I want to shoot him in the face Link waved his hand . Don t get impatient . Since we discovered him, he won t have a good ending . Right now, I want to know about Edmund . According to the thief, this Edmund is in my Mage Tower, and he holds a position . Do you know him Celine thought deeply . After a long while, she said uncertainly, I might ve heard the name before Let me think Oh, I think he s a low level Magician . I think he s a registrar in the tower, in charge of Magician Apprentices . I heard that he really likes girls, especially virgins . However, he hasn t done anything bad yet . I m really busy, so I didn t pay attention to him . I see . Link nodded . He looked at the young man and said, He probably wants to sneak into the Mage Tower to steal something . But I don t have anything in there, other than some low level books . Is anything worth a Level 6 thief with a Legendary ring to steal Celine was speechless . She eyed Link . There are so many precious things . You don t know after you became famous for being a Legendary Magician, it spread all over the continent . Many Magicians came for you, wanting to learn magic from you . Oh, really Link scratched his head . It was unbelievable . He d been focusing on his spatial thesis these days and hadn t paid attention . Of course . And the Mage Tower isn t empty like you said . There are many valuable things inside . Disregarding everything else, your magic notes are priceless . It s enough for the most talented thief to come steal, but you just toss it on the table . I have to put it away for you every day . Oh . But they can t read it Oh, they ll just sell it for money . Someone would be able to read it . Link realized his mistake . He was now a famous Magician at the Legendary level . Even his clothes and utensils could probably be sold for a fortune . If someone really stole his notes, it could be worth a whole city . In reality, the notes weren t much to Link . All his knowledge was ingrained deeply in his mind . The notes were just extra help, and so he overlooked its value . Thinking of this, he suddenly had another question . This thief is very average, but his ring isn t . I don t know where he got it from . Maybe he has someone behind him . Would it be some important Magician behind this Celine guessed . Link thought about it . It s possible . If this person exists, he must be our enemy . Otherwise, he wouldn t have to do this . He can just come find me . Should we catch him now Celine asked . Link shook his head . No . Let the thief come steal it . I want to use him to find the man behind him . We can also see what kind of loopholes are in our Mage Tower . Someone who had a Legendary ring that could fool Link was definitely not a simple man . Who could it be