"Of course, the final source, I will wait until the Court Wizard from the Capital arrives and let them handle it."
Saying this, Lin Suo paused.
"If you want to take them away, it’s nearly impossible, but rest assured, I’ll guarantee their safety."
"Now, while the Purple Bauhinia Family’s wizards are under seal, you can take away the Twilight Power."
"With this, wouldn’t your objective be achieved, Nine Ring Wizard?!"
Observing Lin Suo’s profound gaze, Reynolds’ mind was filled with mixed feelings, he had underestimated this man - though coming from a Wild Witch background, how could he be so cautious with his life!!
Wild Witches usually give the impression of being a rat - dark, weak, struggling to become formal wizards even after decades, and would risk their lives at any given opportunity.
Yet, this Rhein was extremely cautious and unwilling to take risks.
And good at preparing backup plans.
And he didn’t even give a chance to burn bridges after crossing.
Rapidly contemplating how to deal with the situation, Reynolds suddenly slid his hand over the Space Ring, his expression complex as he looked at Lin Suo.
"Starry Sky Meditation Method, one of the fundamental meditation methods of the Star Realm Wizard sect - this only goes up to Sixth Ring, beyond that you have to find your own way."
"Rhein... you are very smart and know how to handle people."
"I accept defeat in this matter, I only hope you can exonerate Vera and Lady Rose, just push all the blame onto me."
Lin Suo narrowed his eyes, an opponent that knows when to retreat is not scary, what is scary is someone who knows when to advance or retreat, a person stable in their methods.
Realizing that the situation was irredeemable, Reynolds decisively gave up, choosing to make a sacrificial cut.
"What about the last payment?"
Reynolds smiled wryly.
"But some were real, you can have them all."
[Shape Shifting Technique], [Mud Dragon Transformation], [Advanced Alchemy].
All three books, he tossed them to Lin Suo.
Reynolds took one last lingering look at the two women.
"The matter of the Magic Stone, I will take the blame alone, I leave them to you, you must help them get acquitted, otherwise..."
"Got it, you better leave now, the barrier is down, no need for the Sealing Skill."
The meticulously groomed elderly man with grey and white hair vanished into the sky without turning his head.
Lin Suo then breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Good people are overly sentimental and easily threatened, and so are bad people, but this time Lin Suo playing the bad guy, for the underground Purple Bauhinia Family, it’s again playing the good guy.
Matters of cause and consequence, it’s hard in this incident to define an individual’s morality.
He threatened Reynolds, purely out of desperation, a broken pot falling apart.
Only victory to be sought amidst peril.
Luckily, Reynolds still had humanity left in him.
Now, it’s time to reap the rewards!
Taking advantage of the delay before the Court Wizard’s arrival, Lin Suo hurried to the library, aside from miscellaneous books, he gathered all wizard-related books.
Then, using the Power of Synthesis, he transformed tens of thousands of books containing Extraordinary Knowledge into one giant tome!
"Late Bell Wizard Unified Sect Inheritance"
Mainly documenting issues that First Rank to Third Rank wizards need to be aware of, then miscellaneous subjects’ development, differentiation of schools, and a massive array of various schools’ witchcraft spells.
Material Science, Magic Object Study, Magic Monster Study, Magic Beast Study, Planting Science, Alchemy, Creation Science, Array Study, Rune Studies, Modeling, Magic Ring Studies...
Lin Suo hesitated for a moment but still chose to directly consume it. (Taps forehead)
Then, a massive amount of knowledge flooded into his mind, almost causing him to faint on the spot. Fortunately, his Soul Demonization had reached 80%, and although a lot of his spiritual power was consumed, he managed to remain conscious.
This burden could also be shared with the Demon Spirit Shark, since that creature only retained its slaughter instinct and was not using it for anything else.
There was no inheritance related to Alder here.
It must be hidden in a secret chamber, or a place known only to himself. The book he obtained was quite fundamental, but the problem was that this fundamental base was relative to the Empire’s profound heritage.
To him, it was incredibly rich.
Moreover, "eating the book" allowed him to have a preliminary understanding of these pieces of knowledge. It wasn’t suitable to skim through them now, only to slowly study them once he returned.
Lin Suo drove the Magic Carpet around for a bit, looking at the nearly empty library, extremely satisfied.
Lin Suo, who was quietly waiting, was surprised to wait until evening when he began to wonder if there was a problem with the Void Transmission Skill. Finally, the Court Wizards sent from the Capital arrived.
A total of ten people, nine Fifth Ring Wizards, and one Seventh Ring Upper Grade Wizard.
The fluctuation of their magic power was not very strong, and although their bodies were clean, the tiredness on their faces was not concealed.
"What’s going on here..."
The leader was a middle-aged man with a stern expression.
Upon seeing Lin Suo, he instantly appeared in front of him.
"I am one of the members of the Capital Judgment Committee, Layston Martin. Here is my credential, please describe in detail what happened and the current situation on Late Bell Island."
"Alright, here’s what happened..."
It took a while for Lin Suo to finish describing the events, and as expected, the blame was mainly on Reynolds Augustus, with a general outline of the giant siblings and the Snake Demon Crona’s situation also explained.
His reason for appearing there was simply told as it was.
Purchasing some materials, accidentally got involved...
"We have understood the situation. Viscount Rhein can go back first, and once we have concluded our investigation, we will send someone to find you."
"By the way, Koster will continue the city lockdown. If Viscount Rhein has time, you can enter the city and help look for the curse infection carrier."
After explaining the situation, Lin Suo left first, his Magic Carpet speeding away and disappearing in a blink.
Layston Martin then turned around and began instructing the others.
On their way here, they passed by Koster and saw no signs of the nobles intervening, which drastically delayed them in initially handling the chaos in the city.
This led to their late arrival on Late Bell Island.
"You go lift the Obsidian Seal on those people, you go trace back the main battlefield recordings, you look for Reynolds’ traces, and the rest of you purify the bodies and search the entire Late Bell Island."
Layston himself landed near the Dusk Shrine, his brow deeply furrowed.
A shrine is meant for venerating deity statues, and yet, the statue itself was nowhere to be found.
After pondering for a while, Layston Martin called another person secretly to keep watch over Rhein Castle, investigating whether Lin Suo had taken any key items.
Meanwhile, he started to contact the resident wizards in Koster to pull up all the archives since the establishment of the Late Bell Church, intending to look through them word by word!
Matters concerning deities had to be handled cautiously.
Even though the Age of Gods had passed, the immortal nature of deities was terrifying. Once humans were beguiled by them, providing faith, revival was merely a moment away.
Gods ruled the world, from unknown times until the rise of wizards.
Their enduring existence for so many years must have its merits.
Therefore, to prevent the resurgence of gods, wizards always kept a particularly tight watch.