"You'd better go to bed early tonight. It will take many days for us to take the ferry to the Wizard City, and there is still plenty of time to learn new magic." Seeing that he couldn't persuade Lin En, Johnny had to remind him and then turned to leave.
"Wait... Johnny!" Lynn put the "Basic Magic Universal" in his arms, and suddenly thought of his previous guess, so he opened his mouth to stop him.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" The silver-haired witch stopped.
"Are you sure that no one else knows the location of the hiding place except us?" Lin En asked again.
"Are you suspecting that one of us might have defected to the Church?" Johnny's expression became very serious. She naturally understood what Lin En meant and had the same guess in her mind, but after hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said, "That's impossible!"
"Before you arrived in Ur Town, we had already been in this village for a whole week... The dangerous missions of going out to gather intelligence and purchase supplies were all done by drawing lots,"
She had also taken this opportunity to test everyone, and the fact that they had not encountered any pursuit by the Holy See so far was the best proof!
Lynn was not surprised by this and asked directly.
"Have you ever thought about what if the Holy See's first target is not us?"
Lin En knew very well that as an insider, there was only one reason why he kept silent, and that was to gain greater benefits...
Johnny was stunned for a moment, his face full of confusion.
"Lame Laud...the waterway leading to Greenriel, this is the real goal of the Holy See!" Lin En said word by word.
He didn't know what kind of relationship Old Hawke and Kelu had with the Drunkard Tavern that made them willing to help their wizard apprentices, but one thing was certain! Such a secret passage that led directly to the outside of the city could not have been built specifically for them!
In other words, Old Hawke was most likely a spy planted by the Wizarding Land in Nordland, and Loud, who could help them sail out to sea, was undoubtedly a more important person.
Lin En could imagine how many wizards had entered the Sekas Empire through this waterway over the years, and how many large ships loaded with materials had departed from the port of Nordland and arrived at the Wizard City...
In comparison, arresting these wizard apprentices was insignificant at all. It was just a side deal to appease the Duke of Nordland. This might be the reason why they were constantly hunted by the Holy See in the outside world, but were safe and sound after entering the town of Ur!
With Lynn's reminder, Johnny immediately understood this and his expression suddenly changed.
In this case, the Vatican may have already known their movements, but has been holding back, waiting for them to take action and then catching them all in one fell swoop.
Thinking of this, Johnny felt a chill down his spine. At this moment, they were like birds that had stepped into a trap, waiting for the hunter to raise his knife.
Johnny pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time, but he could not think of a way to break the deadlock.
"So what should we do?"
After asking this question, the girl did not expect any answer from Lin En. In this situation of being trapped both internally and externally, she was almost in despair.
How can a group of apprentices who can't even trust each other escape from the cage carefully woven by the Holy See?
However, Lynn spoke up.
"It's simple...wait!"
"You just revealed to them the ferry plan and Lord's intelligence, and we are going to set off tomorrow. By then, everyone will be under mutual surveillance, so..." Lin En said firmly. "Tonight is the best opportunity to pass on the message!"
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“Squeak—”
When the light of the full moon passed the thirteenth star, Will woke up to the sound of mice chirping. The dry straw on the hardwood bed behind him pricked his back like sharp needles and scrapers.
Will struggled to sit up, and then he saw three or two mice gathered around the robe he had taken off, gnawing on half a piece of black bread, with their long tongues hanging from their mouths and their black toes leaving marks on the blue robe.
"Damn you, you bunch of beasts and scum!" Will was furious. He kicked the dirty black bread aside and cursed viciously. It took him several minutes to calm down. He picked up his robe with disgust and put it on, then cautiously opened the door.
The side hall was dark and no one could be seen. At this time, everyone should have gone to bed except for the white dove that was on night watch.
Will didn't dare to stop for a moment. He walked quickly across the corridor, walked into a remote storage room, turned around and closed the door.
The old wooden door made a series of teeth-grinding noises. Thanks to the group of mercenaries who broke in, all the door locks in the manor had been violently destroyed. The entire storage room was turned upside down, the wooden floor was covered with dust, and several chairs and cabinets were tilted and fell to the ground.
Will bent down nervously and moved the debris piled in the corner. A strange diamond pattern was engraved on the dusty floor.
When the apprentices were choosing elective courses for advancement, Johnny chose elements, White Dove chose psychic powers, and what he mastered was alchemy!
【Boat, port, Lauder...】
Will engraved the characters one by one in the center of the magic circle, and then placed the magic stones on the four rings inside the magic circle. A faint glow gradually emerged and continued to extend along the lines of the magic circle...
Just when the bright light was about to cover the entire magic circle, a sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard in the silent house, and an [Ice Blade] was nailed firmly to the corner of the magic circle, and the gorgeous light dimmed in an instant.
"Who?" Will was startled and sat down on the ground, looking in the direction he came from in horror.
The half-closed room had been opened at some point, and Johnny's eyes were full of disappointment and confusion.
"Why did you betray us, Will?" The hot-tempered Buck strode forward, grabbed Will's collar tightly, and punched him in the face. "Answer me!"
"Why?" Will sneered, pushed Buck away, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said excitedly. "You ask me why?"
"I am Will Isker, the second son of the Imperial Count!"
"If it weren't for that idiot Kelu, I should have lived in the manor of Isk Territory, attended luxurious high-class parties, enjoyed delicious food and servants, and in the future I could have inherited part of my father's territory and become a baron lord of the Sekas Empire!"
"But what about now? Every day we can only eat the black bread that only the untouchables eat, and sleep in a dirty pit full of rats." Will cursed hysterically. "I've had enough!"
"Kelu is a madman and a devil! He taught us the knowledge of the devil. He turned us from nobles to a group of bugs that can only hide in dark corners..."
(End of this chapter)