I Created Scientific Magic - Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Son, You Must Learn to Control Yourself!

Translator: Lonelytree

What exactly was the problem?

Lin En kept pondering. Using his identity as a noble as a stepping stone to meet Lauder through trade was the fastest and safest method he thought of, but he didn’t expect to hit a wall at the first step.

This made Lin En feel a little awkward. He even suspected that Lauder had received some bad news, so he deliberately hid.

If that were really the case, then it would be troublesome. It was not easy to find someone who had the intention to hide.

Just as Lin En was thinking about this, the crowd at the port suddenly became extremely chaotic. Amidst waves of screams, a beautifully decorated carriage drove through the narrow road and sped towards him.

Which noble was so arrogant?

Lin En frowned and was about to retreat when the carriage stopped in front of him.

Not long after, a well-dressed, tall, and thin middle-aged man got out of the car and bowed.

“I’ve finally found you, Young Master Lott. Please come back with me as soon as possible.”

In the face of the sudden invitation, Lin En almost couldn’t react. Fortunately, he recalled Lott’s diary and quickly determined that the person in front of him was the butler of the Pedro residence. Then, a drop of cold sweat appeared on Lin En’s forehead.

He had only wanted to borrow this identity temporarily as a stepping stone to enter Harbor Town and meet with the cripple Lauder. He had not expected that someone related to the real person would actually come knocking on his door.

And it was much faster than he had expected!

Should he go or not?

Countless possibilities flashed through Lin En’s mind. After pausing for a second or two, under the respectful and firm gaze of the butler, Lin En nodded, lifted the curtain, and got into the carriage.

Pa ta pa ta…

The stagnated carriage slowly moved forward on the muddy road at the dock. The carriage kept swaying, making Lin En, who was sitting on it, feel a little uncomfortable.

“Before we enter the mansion, you’d better tidy up. If Lord Pedro sees this, he’ll be very unhappy!” The curtain was lifted again. The tall and thin butler looked at Lin En’s hands and reminded him.

Lin En lowered his head and realized that his hands were stained with a lot of yellowish-black powder. It must have been accidentally stuck to his hands when he helped Bill the Halfling carry the barrels.

Wait a minute… Lin En suddenly raised his hand and lowered his head to smell it.

This smell seemed to be…

Sulfur?

..

Pedro’s mansion was located in the northwest of Harbor Town, on the busiest street. The dark black iron gate stood majestically. When the carriage slowly entered the gate, Lin En quickly noticed what was hidden under the surface.

Tiny weeds extended from the cracks of the floor tiles, and the flowers planted on both sides of the road had already withered by half due to lack of care.

But thinking about it, it was normal. It had been a long time since the Pedro Residence could afford to hire a gardener who specialized in trimming flowers.

After a simple wash, Lin En was led by a servant to the front hall of the mansion. Baron Pedro was already sitting at the dining table with a dark red tablecloth, waiting.

There was also a brown-haired girl about 16 or 17 years old sitting at the table. She was staring at him with an indescribable gaze. It was probably the younger sister, Ivana, that Lott had mentioned.

Lin En observed silently and sat down in the only empty seat. There was a plate of steaming steak and two or three unknown leaves on the table in front of him. It was obvious that this was his dinner for the night.

Compared to eating black bread with water, it was already considered extremely sumptuous!

“Where have you been? My son, I wanted to look for you last night, but you weren’t in the mansion.” After sitting down in Lin En’s seat, Baron Petrol asked with a dissatisfied expression, but his gaze could not help but look at the tall and thin butler who had entered the door with him.

“I found Young Master at the port.”The butler replied without looking sideways.

Baron Petrol’s expression immediately darkened as he spoke in a deep voice. “I should have reminded you, Lott. It’s okay to relax, but never spend the night in a place where low-class people live and mix with dirty prostitutes!”

Lin En was speechless. ‘Did you think I went to a prostitute?’

What made him even more uncomfortable was that he couldn’t refute it. He couldn’t say that his son didn’t come back last night and jumped into the sea to commit suicide, right?

Lin En predicted Baron Lott’s reaction, but he lowered his head and didn’t say a word.

“I don’t want there to be a next time!” Baron Pedro’s tone was very strict. After a pause, he continued. “In addition, recently, Harbor Town has not been peaceful.

” I heard that Archbishop Antioch brought a large number of men to Ur Town to capture the believers of the devils. In the end, they suffered heavy losses. Only a dozen of the hundred elite guards returned alive. Not only that, but Archbishop Antioch was also severely injured…”

“Are these Mages really that powerful?” Ivana shifted her gaze away from Lin En and asked in shock.

One had to know that although the entire Saikas Empire was ruled by the king and the lords, the Church was the one who controlled everything!

After all, they were the great emissary of the Lord of the Stars, the goddess of creation, Ella.

An archbishop like Antioch was undoubtedly the representative of God in Nordland. Such an unimaginable figure had actually been defeated in the process of capturing the mages. Such a result made it difficult for Ivana to accept for a moment.

“These Mages have been corrupted by the demons, and they possess unimaginable sorcery. They are not easy to deal with.” Baron Pedro couldn’t help but shiver.

A year ago, he had met Archbishop Antioch. The other party seemed to be about the same age as him or even younger. But tonight, when he met him again, he saw an old man in his eighties or nineties. He really could not imagine what kind of witchcraft could make the powerful bishop reverse in terms of aging.

What Baron Petrol did not expect was that the other main character in his story was sitting beside him, slowly and orderly cutting the steak with a knife and fork.

Lin En was somewhat surprised by the news that Antioch was still alive. He had thought that under such circumstances, there would only be three outcomes for this archbishop.

He would be either poisoned to death, crushed to death by falling rocks or sacrificed themselves to complete God’s Arrival.

Or did that so-called projection of Ella save him again?

However, it was obvious that she did not save him completely. Otherwise, Pedro would not have said that Antioch was heavily injured…