Rob had now found the magic circle called Lykal Magic Imprint that Dardarion mentioned. However, when he lifted the carpet, he could not help but frown because there was nothing underneath.
The magic circle was not engraved on the floor, but was located deeper underground. No wonder the magical wave he felt before was so weak.
Fortunately, there was no one around when he came in. The quasi-magus squatted down and quickly cut the marble under his feet with a cutting spell. After that, he used a levitation spell to move the cut stone away. Finally, he saw the magic circle underneath. This magic circle was indeed created by Arbus. The design was very ingenious. Fortunately, it was only a small one, and the level was not too high. It took Rob less than two minutes to grasp the general structure of the magic circle.
However, he did not know who built the magic defense system of the Earl's Mansion. The other party was obviously a master. Every magic circle had been tampered with. This was a very insidious move. If the intruder did not notice the subtle changes in the lines and recklessly destroyed one of the magic circles, the alarm would be triggered, and the rest of the magic circles in the Earl's Mansion would be activated at the same time. With Morteris's cautiousness, as long as he heard the alarm, he would definitely not show up again. In addition, there were also many masters among the guards of the Earl's Mansion. By then, even if Rob and Dardarion could still escape, it would be impossible to kidnap the Archbishop according to their original plan.
If it were someone else, they would have already gone crazy. The situation in front of them had fallen into an endless loop. Destroying the magic circle would trigger the alarm, but if they did not destroy the magic circle, they would be imprinted with their magical waves.
However, for the future Supreme Magus Your Honor, there was a third option.
Rob could disable the magic circle without destroying it. He only needed to add a blocking circuit to the original magic circle. However, there was another problem now. He did not have a magic carving knife with him. It was not that he forgot to bring it with him, but it was because magic carving knives could not be brought into the Earl's Mansion. Otherwise, if someone with bad intentions secretly carved a vicious magic circle somewhere, it would be enough to make everyone in the Earl's Mansion suffer.
The future Supreme Magus Your Honor was still thinking about where to get a magic carving knife when he heard the door behind him being pushed open. At this moment, Rob was very annoyed. The Earl's Mansion's carpet was too thick. There was almost no sound when one stepped on it. Therefore, he did not hear a single sound until the person walked to the door.
In the next moment, the person pushed the door open and walked in. Fortunately, Rob used this time to cover the carpet back to its original place. However, he did not have the time to put the piece of marble back, so it just floated in the air.
At the same time, the future Supreme Magus Your Honor also stood up and looked back. Rob was surprised. He did not think that he would know the person who walked in.
The visitor was Jessica, the head of West Simos Academy's disciplinary department. However, her appearance tonight was completely different from when she was in school. She was wearing a dark blue evening gown, which was cleverly designed to accentuate her impressive figure. Paired with a purple crystal necklace, it added a hint of maturity to her youthful vigor. However, from the look on her face, she didn't seem to be having a good time at tonight's banquet. She held a glass of champagne in her left hand, and the anger in the corner of her eyes had yet to subside. She had used quite a bit of strength to push the door open.
However, when she saw Rob, she was stunned. Obviously, she did not expect there to be someone else in this most secluded lounge. She opened her mouth to say something, but when she saw the floating piece of marble, she was stunned. "What … What is this?"
"Marble." The future Supreme Magus Your Honor answered truthfully. This thing was so big and eye-catching, it was impossible to hide it.
"Uh, I know it's marble, but why is there a piece of marble here?" When she saw it for the first time, Jessica even suspected that there was something wrong with her eyes.
"I don't know. I was as surprised as you when I first came in. I guess this is one of Count Nathan's many collections."
Perhaps it was because Rob's current calmness did not seem like someone who had been caught red-handed doing something bad, or perhaps it was because she had seen too many strange collections on the way here, but the head of disciplinary department was actually convinced after being stunned for half a second. In the end, she accepted this somewhat magical explanation and even walked up to admire the 'artwork' up close. However, she had to admit that her taste was indeed incomparable to the old Count's.
"Sorry, I lost my composure just now."
JESSICA was referring to the fact that she didn't knock on the door before entering, and the fact that she used too much force to push the door open, which was undoubtedly very rude in tonight's banquet.
The future Supreme Magus Your Honor shook his head, gesturing for her not to take it to heart. He did not have any ill feelings towards Jessica, but given the current situation, Rob definitely hoped that the female magus would leave the lounge as soon as possible. At the very least, it would give him a chance to return the marble to its original position. Otherwise, if a third person were to enter later, he really did not want to use the 'artwork' excuse again.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Jessica Colo Natalie, the eldest daughter of Washburn of the Natalie Family. But I'm guessing you haven't heard of our family name because it has only been established for less than 50 years. My father is only a baron and my great-grandfather was a fisherman. You must be curious why a small family like ours would be here tonight. I guess it's because I'm one of those girls who rely on their looks to climb up the social ladder," Jessica said in a self-deprecating manner. "I'm Jessica Colo Natalie, the eldest daughter of Washburn of the Natalie Family. But I'm guessing you haven't heard of my family name because it has only been established for less than 50 years. My father is only a baron and my great-grandfather was a fisherman.
Rob raised his eyebrows. "Who forced you to attend tonight's banquet?"
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