I Created Scientific Magic - Chapter 16

Chapter 16: The Opportunity Is Tonight!

Translator: Lonelytree

“You should rest early tonight. It will take us many days to get to Grimrelle by ferry. There is still a lot of time to learn new spells.” Seeing that she couldn’t persuade Lin En, Joni could only remind him before turning around to leave.

“Wait a minute…Joni!” Lin En put away the book and suddenly thought of his previous guess, so he stopped her.

“What’s wrong? Is there anything else?” The silver-haired mage stopped in her tracks.

“Are you sure that no one else knows the location of the hiding place beside us?” Lin En asked again.

“Are you suspecting that some of us have converted to the Church?” Joni’s expression became very serious. She naturally understood what Lin En meant, and she had the same guess in her heart. However, after hesitating for a moment, she still shook her head and said, “That’s impossible!

“Before you arrived at Ur Town, we had already stayed in this village for an entire week… The dangerous missions of going out to scout for information and buying materials are all carried out by drawing lots.”

She also used this opportunity to test everyone. The fact that they had not been pursued by the Holy Court was the best proof!

Lin En wasn’t surprised by this and asked directly.

“Have you ever considered that we weren’t the Church’s first target?”

Lin knew very well that as a spy, there was only one possibility for them not to make a move, and that was because there would be greater benefits down the road.

Joni was stunned for a moment, her face full of confusion.

“Cripple Lauder…The sea route to Grimrelle is the Church’s true goal!” Lin En said word by word.

He didn’t know what kind of relationship Old York of the [Drunkard] tavern had with Kru to be willing to help these apprentices, but one thing was certain!

It was impossible that the secret passage leading directly to the outside of the city was specially built for them!

In other words, Old York was very likely a spy planted by the Grimrelle in Nordland, and Lauder was undoubtedly an even more important person who could help them sail out to sea.

Lin En could imagine how many mages had entered the Saikas Empire through this sea route over the years and how many large ships filled with materials had set off from the Nordland Territory’s port to Grimrelle.

In comparison, capturing these few Apprentices was not important at all. This might be the reason why they were constantly pursued by the Holy Court in the outside world but were safe and sound when they entered Ur Town!

With Lin En’s reminder, Joni immediately understood this point, and her expression changed.

In this case, the Holy Court might have already known about their movements, but they had been waiting for them to make a move and then capture everyone in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Joni felt a chill down her spine. At this moment, they were like birds that had stepped into a trap, waiting for the hunter to raise the butcher’s knife in his hand.

Joni pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time, but she could not think of a way to break the situation.

“Then what should we do?”

After asking this question, the girl didn’t expect Lin En to give any answer. In this situation, she was already in despair.

How could a group of apprentices who couldn’t even trust each other have the ability to escape the cage that the Church had meticulously woven?

However, Lin En spoke.

“It’s very simple… We wait!”

“Wait?” Lin En’s answer surprised Joni.

” You’ve just revealed to them the plan regarding the ferry and Lauder’s information, and we’re preparing to set off tomorrow. At that time, everyone will be under mutual surveillance, so…” Lin En said firmly. “Tonight is the best chance for the spy to send the message!”

..

“Squeak squeak-”

When the light of the full moon passed through the thirteenth star, Will woke up with the sound of a mouse. The dry straw on the wooden bed was like sharp needles and knives stabbing his back.

Will struggled to sit up, and then he saw two or three rats gathering around his robe and gnawing on half a piece of black bread. Their long and thin tongues were hanging out of their mouths, and their black toes were leaving marks on his blue robe.

“Damn it, you bunch of bastards!” Will was burning with anger. He kicked the dirty black bread to the side and cursed fiercely. It took him a few minutes to calm down. He picked up the robe and put it on, then carefully pushed open the door.

It was dark in the side hall, and no one could be seen. At this time, except for the Pigeon, who was responsible for keeping watch, everyone should have already rested.

Will didn’t dare to stay for a moment. He quickly walked through the corridor and into a secluded storage room. He turned around and closed the door.

The old wooden door let out a series of creaks. Thanks to the group of mercenaries who had looted the place, all the locks in the manor had been violently broken. The entire storage room was in a mess. The wooden floor was covered in dust, and a few chairs and cabinets were tilted to the ground.

Will nervously bent down and moved the junk piled up in the corner away. There was a strange diamond-shaped pattern carved on the dusty floor.

Back when he was an apprentice, Joni chose elements, Pigeon chose psionic, and he mastered alchemy!

[Boat ride, port, Lauder…]

Will engraved the characters in the center of the magic circle, then placed the magic stone on the four rings inside the magic circle. A faint light gradually appeared and extended along the lines of the magic circle.

Just as the light was about to envelop the entire magic circle, a sharp sound rang out in the quiet room. A [Ice Blade] was nailed to the corner of the magic circle, and the brilliant light instantly dimmed.

“Who is it?” Will was shocked and fell to the ground, looking in the direction he came from in horror.

The door to the room had been opened at some point, and Joni’s eyes were filled with disappointment and confusion.

“Why did you betray us, Will?” The hot-tempered Barker charged forward and grabbed Will’s collar tightly, punching him in the face. “Answer me!”

“Why?” Will sneered and pushed Barker away. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said excitedly. “You’re asking me why?

“I’m Will Eysker, the second son of the Empire’s Earl!

“If it weren’t for that idiot, Kru, I would still be living in the manor of the Eysker territory, attending extravagant upper-class gatherings, enjoying delicious food and the service of servants. In the future, I could have inherited part of my father’s territory and become a baron lord of the Saikas Empire!

“But now? Every day, we could only eat the black bread that only the lowlifes would eat and sleep in the ruins that were dirty and full of rats.” Will cursed hysterically. “I’ve had enough!

“Kru is a lunatic, a demon! What he taught us was the knowledge of the devil. He turned us from high and mighty nobles into a group of bugs that could only hide in dark corners…”