Chapter 32 Banquet (2)

Turning the wooden box, the room began to spin.

Lynn noticed the bookshelves in front of him swaying. In the corner of the adjacent bookshelf, a small section began to rotate, simultaneously turning inward.

As the bookshelves flipped, a room hidden behind them appeared in the sight of everyone.

Lynn quickly walked over, and behind the bookshelves was a narrow passage.

Lynn heard faint sounds emanating from deep within the passage. He remained alert as he walked toward it.

Simultaneously, he brought Vielvi with him and instructed Lauren to guard outside.

The passage inside was a descending spiral staircase. Lynn estimated that he had descended about half a floor.

At the end of the spiral staircase was a tightly closed wooden door.

Intermittent knocking sounds came from behind the wooden door. The wooden door required a key, which Lynn naturally did not have.

But he had a physical way to open the door.

“Don’t stand behind the door. Move away, I’m going to open it,” Lynn said to the person behind the door.

Upon hearing Lynn’s voice, the knocking from behind the wooden door temporarily stopped.

Lynn took out his staff, but suddenly he felt that his own magic was insufficient.

Without the magic staff given to him by Angley, many things would be inconvenient for him to handle.

Now, it seemed that Acid Missile spells were the solution to everything. If only he could master a bit more spells, things wouldn’t be so troublesome.

The Acid Missile shot out, hitting the target accurately.

Thick white smoke sizzled out, and the wooden door was instantly corroded, creating a large hole.

The edges of the corroded opening turned charred. Through the hole, Lynn saw the scene behind the door—a simply decorated room. Not far behind the door stood a lively little girl, the one he had been searching for, Eva!

Eva crossed her hands over her chest, somewhat dazed, looking through the hole at Lynn outside the door.

The pitiful Eva’s small mouth opened slightly, and her big eyes suddenly became moist.

“Eva,” Lynn said in a deep voice.

Eva blinked, lifting her delicate arm to wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes.

She thought it was an illusion.

After wiping her eyes, the person standing outside the hole in the door was still there.

Eva burst into tears with a loud cry.

“Good girl, brother will take you away.” Lynn pushed open the door and grabbed Eva’s hand.

Eva clung to Lynn’s leg, unwilling to let go, like a little squirrel clinging to a thigh.

Coming out of the secret room, Lynn noticed that Lauren had changed into a new curtain.

The originally tattered curtain was thrown to the ground. Lauren now wore a high-quality black and gold velvet curtain, with two holes torn at eye level.

Lynn paid no heed to such trivial matters. If Lauren liked changing into a new battle robe, so be it.

As Lynn quietly left the estate from the other side with Eva, he heard screams and shouts not far away in the estate, making the lively banquet even more chaotic.

Lynn had no intention of getting involved.

“Do you intend to take me away?” Vielvi, who was being held hostage, asked.

“Sorry, I haven’t learned the spell of erasing memories yet,” Lynn replied.

Turning his head, Lynn lifted Eva, covering her eyes.

The ground beneath Vielvi’s feet suddenly broke open, and with a scream, she fell straight down.

The soil rolled, and the Iron Earthworm closed its mouthparts and turned over, leaving behind an empty space.

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“You’ve been staying in this place for some time, haven’t you?” Lynn, holding Eva, listened to the sound of the waves beside him and the chilling wind blowing from the direction of the sea.

“Hmm.” Eva buried her head in Lynn’s arms, her voice as soft as a mosquito.

“Mom, I’ve brought Eva back,” Lynn said as he walked into the house, holding Eva’s hand.

“Lynn!” Anika was pleasantly surprised. When she saw Eva following behind Lynn, her originally ailing self suddenly seemed much more spirited.

“Mother, I’m back,” Lynn said.

“Where have you been all this time?” Anika asked with concern.

“I met a kind person,” Lynn thought for a moment. Although Angley was indifferent to others, he was good to him.

“Let’s find a new place to stay first. Staying here in the damp and cold for too long is not good for the body,” Lynn suggested.

“But it’s too late now,” Anika hesitated.

Considering that his mother was currently unwell, Lynn waited until the next day and, through an intermediary, purchased a three-story loft with a garden.

The loft was located in an area north of the seaport, not far from the security post. Compared to other places, the security here was relatively good.

For certain reasons, Lynn did not choose a house near the river.

Then Lynn contacted Big Goldtooth and, through his channels, tried to locate Lauren’s wife.

But so far, there were no leads.

Lauren looked somewhat uneasy, and Lynn comforted him, “Don’t worry. Big Goldtooth will contact us as soon as there’s any lead.”

“I know. Thank you, Master,” Lauren’s tail swayed slightly behind him, revealing his unsettled emotions.

Lynn could still remember the promise he made to him, which had deeply moved Lauren.

“Can you find my teacher through Serena?” Lynn asked Lauren.

He knew that Lauren had a good relationship with the big lizard named Serena.

If anyone could find teacher Angley, Serena would have a good chance.

“I don’t know. When we were nearing Bangor Port, I couldn’t find Serena’s trace,” Lauren shook his head.

“You know, if it doesn’t want to show itself in front of me, even if it’s standing right in front of me, I wouldn’t be able to detect it,” Lauren innocently said.

Lynn expressed understanding—he wasn’t capable of fully detecting Serena. He could only sense Serena when she was in close proximity. If she was a bit farther away, he wouldn’t be able to perceive her. This seemed to be related to his stronger mental strength compared to ordinary people.

While Lauren’s physical qualities far surpassed those of ordinary humans, there wasn’t a significant difference in terms of mental strength.

Through spells, Lynn could roughly sense Lauren’s mental strength.

And lower in mental strength than Lauren was the Iron Earthworm.

The mental strength of the Iron Earthworm was only about half of Lauren’s, much lower than that of an ordinary person. This also explained why the Iron Earthworm wasn’t very intelligent.

For the next four days, Lynn secluded himself.

He spent most of his time in his room each day.

Having found his family, Lynn resolved a longstanding concern, and he delved into his Alchemy Laboratory.

Perhaps because he no longer had this concern, even the efficiency of his meditation had seen a slight improvement.

Although he didn’t know why his teacher had disappeared, Lynn wasn’t worried. He knew that if Angley wanted to find him, he could certainly contact him.

Rather than worrying about it, Lynn decided to seize the time to improve himself.

During these four days of seclusion, Lynn spent nearly ten hours each day constructing the spell framework for the Sleeping Curse.

Finally, on the evening of the fourth day, the last node was successfully constructed.

In the mental sea space, forty-seven nodes formed a mysterious layout, creating a complete pattern.

“The first step is done—now comes the second step.” In the Alchemy Laboratory, Lynn opened his eyes, tired but excited.

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