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His knuckles protruded out like iron nails, effortlessly leaving a fist imprint on the table surface.
“Quiet, Sawyer, I’m thinking.” Another Death Herald Guild observer said discontentedly:
“Don’t you think there’s one less person at the eting?
“Who’s missing? Parker.” Sawyer dragged a chair over, collapsed into it, and lit a roll of cigarettes in his mouth.
The Death Herald Guild observer nad Parker had two lanky arms without a trace of muscle, covered in pale skin that clung tightly to the bones.
Parker lit a roll of cigarettes for himself, exchanged cloud-like puffs with his companion while pondering:
“I don’t know who it is, but I have an idea. Think about it, the wandering wizards who showed up at the debate earlier, aren’t they the ones we’ve seen before? So, that chair must have been left for the new wandering wizard.”
“The new wandering wizard? Who?” Sawyer took several quick drags on his cigarette and exhaled a large cloud of smoke.
“I don’t know.” Parker shrugged:
“Lately, we’ve been busy tracking the Bone-nding Wand, and we haven’t had ti to inquire about the Elental Judgent whether any new wandering wizards have arrived recently.”
The more Sawyer smoked, the more irritable he beca. He finished one, put on a new one, and the speed of his speech accelerated:
“So what? What are you trying to say, Parker? What does the absence of a wandering wizard at the debate have to do with the Bone-nding Wand? Maybe he had to leave suddenly.”
“I don’t think it’s that simple.” Parker took a deep drag and slowly exhaled: “Haven’t you noticed? Before the debate started, we were all arguing like cats and dogs, but from ti to ti, Elental Wizards would leave. First, it was that little girl nad Betty Davis, then the only two-ring Elental Wizard, Philia. These two left the eting one after the other, and after Philia left,
Betty returned. What does that tell you, Sawyer? Use your brain.” “What could that an?!” Sawyer impatiently slamd the table: “Just tell , Parker! My mind isn’t as good as yours, and you know that!” Parker sneered and raised his voice:
“Tsk. You shouldn’t have tinkered with your mind in the first place. Can’t you figure this out? Philia and Betty’s departure from the eting probably ans they went to find the wandering wizard who was absent! They’re hiding sothing from us!”
Parker sucked the remaining roll of cigarettes in one breath, speaking amid the thick smoke:
“The tutors of Elental Judgent cannot leave Lower Town and can only operate on the ground level of Union City. This is the rule set by the Wizard Advancent Association for these institutional tutors. Philia is the only one among this generation of local Elental Wizard students who has reached the second ring. Her presence signifies an important task arranged by the Elental Judgent. No matter what Elental Judgent wants to do, we must keep a close eye on Philia and follow her closely.”
Sawyer rubbed his head, thought for ten-odd seconds, and finally caught up with Parker’s train of thought:
“Do you an, if she goes to Fissure Corridor, if she goes to Black City, should we follow her?”
“Yes, wherever she goes, we go. We can always…” Parker’s tone beca gloomy, and he gestured a throat-cutting motion towards Sawyer.
“You want to kidnap her?” Sawyer’s eyes imdiately brightened, but then he looked fearful in the next second:
“No, Parker. That would be too easy to be discovered by others. Didn’t the tutor of Elental Judgent say that in no more than three months, Wizard Enforcers would be here? If we kidnap Philia at this ti and then force Elental Judgent to hand over the Bone-nding Wand, wouldn’t we be deliberately putting ourselves against the Wizard Enforcers’ line of fire?”
“Heh, how co when it cos to enforcers, your head clears up?” Parker laughed dismissively:
“If we move quickly and leave no traces while forging a perfect alibi, who would know that we kidnapped Philia? Don’t tell you think I’m stupid enough to use the na of the Death Herald Guild to ask Elental Judgent for the Bone-nding Wand.”
Sawyer appeared anxious, as the imminent arrival of the Wizard Enforcers put a lot of pressure on him.
He grabbed his hair forcefully, pulling on his loose scalp like kneading dough, then released it, letting the scalp snap back onto the head with a thwack.
This action seed to ease his tension.
After repeating a few tis, Sawyer relaxed and continued smoking:
“Just say it straight, Parker, what are you going to do?”
“Let’s see how the Elental Judgent pursues Samuelson.” Parker suddenly asked with curiosity:
“Sawyer, Samuelson was originally a lecturer professor, right? He’s been wanted by the Wizard Enforcent Departnt for years, which must have left him holess with no ti to concentrate on practicing the ditation thod. What do you think of his current strength? Has he regressed?” “How would I know that…” Sawyer mumbled.
Parker, seemingly lost in thought, asked with his gaze drifting:
“Do you think there’s a possibility that the Bone-nding Wand was actually snatched away by Samuelson or other wizard criminals hidden in the shadows? It’s not in the hands of Elental Judgent.”
“Huh?” Sawyer’s face was stunned, completely at a loss for why the other party would say that.
“Look.” Parker pondered:
“The Bone-nding Wand went missing four days ago, precisely on Spray Powder Day. Elental Judgent usually assigns their wizards underground to guard the resources in the Resourceful Sage Space.
“To completely shield our ability to sense the Bone-nding Wand, it would require magicians above the sixth ring or the use of magical items of the sa level.
“If the Elental Judgent’s wizards were all detained in town by Spray Powder Day, wouldn’t Samuelson or wizard criminals like him be the only ones capable of snatching away the Bone-nding Wand on that very day?” Sawyer played with his scalp in distress:
“So what are you saying? Are we going to capture Samuelson again?” Parker furrowed his brows, contemplating for a long ti.
He shoved the cigarette butt into the ashtray, clenched his fist and said:
“Regardless of whether the Bone-nding Wand has fallen into the hands of wizard criminals or not, it will eventually be obtained by the Elental Judgent. Because the tutors of Elental Judgent promised to use the Bone-nding Wand as remuneration to pay the wandering mages’ reward.
“So we don’t need to worry about that, Sawyer!
“Figure out Philia’s movents, set a trap, and kidnap her.. Use Philia to exchange for the Bone-nding Wand!”
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