Three days later, late at night, wearing a cloak that completely concealed his figure, Connor snuck into the woods in the suburbs of Loen's eastern suburbs.
Tonight, he was going to be an uninvited guest and secretly visit Mr. Emory's Cologne Manor!
He had already made some inquiries. Tonight, there would be an economic forum in Loen City called "Dialogue with the New World." It was mainly to discuss the Empire's trade with the New World. Basically, all the rich businessmen in the Loen area would return to be cultured and participate in this discussion. As the actual controller of the Kroenk Consortium, Mr. Emory would naturally participate in this economic forum!
The forum would be held for three days, and today was the first day. A welcome banquet would be held at eight in the evening. This toasting session would allow everyone to get to know each other and expand their network. It would take at least midnight before it would end. Therefore, it was very likely that Mr. Emory would be staying in Loen City tonight and wouldn't return to Cologne Manor.
Connor also learned that although Mr. Emory was the actual controller of the Kroenk family, his relationship with the Kroenk family wasn't particularly harmonious due to Ma 'am Aina's relationship with Alenia. Therefore, the knights of the Kroenk family lived in their family's old mansion in the city!
Therefore, it was very likely that only Mr. Emory's ten-odd knights were guarding Cologne Manor!
With Connor's current strength, ten-odd knights were nothing to him. Therefore, Cologne Manor tonight was as tempting as a naked woman to Connor!
And if the plan of Cologne Manor that was attached to the information wasn't wrong, then the alchemy furnace that Connor wanted would be hidden in the warehouse.
Tonight, Connor wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Not only would he take away the alchemy furnace, but he would also see if there was any evidence of Mr. Emory and the secret society in the manor!
Quietly coming to the edge of the manor's walls, Connor clearly heard the footsteps of the patrolling guards.
Without any hesitation, Connor leaped over the wall and landed in the courtyard without making a sound. A satisfied expression appeared on Connor's face as he watched the two valiant security guards with short sticks at their waists walk past five meters in front of him, but they didn't seem to have discovered anything.
The cloak he was wearing now was a level 1 magic artifact. It had the ability to turn invisible and make the user's body lighter. Connor originally wanted to refine it into a fine level 1 magic artifact, but unfortunately, he didn't succeed. This cloak only had the effect of invisibility on ordinary people who couldn't use the power of the will. It had no effect on Magi who could use the power of the will. However, it was just right to be used here!
Scanning his surroundings, Connor confirmed his location and strode towards the inner courtyard of Cologne Manor. Cologne Manor had an inner courtyard and an inner courtyard. The guards in charge of the outer courtyard's security were these ordinary guards. Connor's first target today was the warehouse in the inner courtyard. Connor estimated that once he entered the inner courtyard, he would meet Emory's knights!
Connor bumped into three or four groups of guards along the way, but he still made it to the inner courtyard without a hitch. Once he entered the inner courtyard, Connor subconsciously squinted his eyes. He could feel a faint but incomparably familiar smell.
After carefully sensing it, Connor felt that this feeling was incomparably familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Shaking his head violently, Connor temporarily put this feeling to the back of his mind and looked towards the huge warehouse a hundred meters away.
He could put this feeling aside for now. What he needed to focus on now was to find the alchemy furnace he wanted in this warehouse!
The inner courtyard seemed peaceful and unguarded, but Connor could sense with his power of the will that there were several hidden sentries hidden in the darkness. These hidden sentries all had strong bodies, and their muscles were full of explosive strength. With one look, one could tell that each of them had the strength of an official Knight. Not only that, but their waists were bulging. From the shape of their weapons, it seemed that each of them had a revolver in their hands!
Observing this, Connor's eyes couldn't help but become a little dignified. He was now only an apprentice wizard, and guns could still hurt him. Judging from the equipment of these people, if he was a little unlucky, it was really possible for him to capsize in a ditch!
Connor gripped the Shadow Dagger in his hand and carefully crept towards the warehouse. He was here today to seek wealth. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Connor didn't want to kill anyone! After all, this Emory might be related to the Secret Society. They might be on the same side. Stealing someone's alchemy furnace was bad enough, but killing someone was not good enough!
After jumping into the warehouse through the window, Connor immediately sensed that in this seemingly empty warehouse filled with goods, there was a middle-aged man quietly guarding the warehouse. This middle-aged man looked a little old, but Connor could feel the overflowing life force from this man. This middle-aged man was already at the peak of the Knight rank. He was only one step away from becoming a Grand Knight!
After glancing at this middle-aged man, a trace of helplessness flashed in Connor's eyes. With a thought, the back of the Shadow Dagger slashed at the middle-aged man's neck. The man's mouth was wide open, as if he wanted to roar, but his body couldn't keep up with his consciousness. His whole body went limp, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.
Connor flicked his sleeve, and the revolver on the middle-aged man's waist appeared in Connor's hand. He opened the barrel and saw six silver anti-magic bullets inside. Connor was instantly glad that he didn't take the risk!
It wasn't difficult for him to knock out this middle-aged man. The real challenge was to silently search this warehouse under the man's nose. Now it seemed that Connor's caution was too wise. Otherwise, if he made some noise during the search, the middle-aged man would discover him and shoot him with a bullet. That would be really interesting.
After putting away the anti-magic bullets and the revolver into his space ring, Connor began to search for his target in the warehouse: the alchemy furnace.
The floor plan of Cologne Manor in the document should have been drawn by someone in the manor. The purpose of each building was very detailed and clear, and there was even a rough description of each building's function. The warehouse Connor was in was described on the floor plan as a place where Emory stored his goods and treasures.
The middle-aged man seemed to have indirectly confirmed the importance of this warehouse to Emory. A peak Knight carrying anti-magic bullets wouldn't guard an unimportant place!
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