Thus, Landon’s idea of steady development had just lasted for half a day before it was shattered.
There was not even enough time for Leia to leave a message, as Frey quickly fled with Landon through spatial transfer.
Within minutes, a squad of City Guards completely surrounded the house, the door was forcefully kicked open, but the room was already empty.
"Search for them! We must capture the assassin as quickly as possible!"
Upon seeing this, the City Guard commander, clad in Magic Pattern Armor, waved his hand, and the many City Guards stormed inside, searching for valuables.
At the same time, the commander took out a crystal ball engraved with patterns from his bosom and activated it; a wave of special alien power fluctuations swept through, revealing the previous traces of teleportation.
"Report to the captain! A possible murder weapon was found in the assassin’s room!"
At this moment, one of the City Guards suddenly shouted.
Everyone, along with the commander, entered that room, only to see that City Guard pointing at an open box.
Inside that box, there were several Disguise Potions, a night outfit, an Enchanted Dagger, Poison Needles, and other items!
"Good, we can confirm now, the assassins are those two people. Issue the wanted order! Let’s withdraw—"
A glint of satisfaction flashed through the commander’s eyes as he nodded, conclusively determining the matter and leading everyone to quickly evacuate.
Even though, previously, there had been no such box there.
The assassination attempt on Earl Silverleaf quickly stirred up controversy in Silver Moon City.
It was rumored that the assassins had disguised themselves as his missing niece and had escaped using Teleportation Magic after succeeding.
By now, the wanted posters for the two assassins were plastered all over the city.
Meanwhile, the infamous Resistance Organization "Truth Circle" had resurfaced, targeting a large Magic Crystal Mine just as they had previously attacked Frenos Valley.
However, this time, with preparations in place, a veteran Ninth Rank and a Ninth Rank Limit from the Federation Council had ambushed the site, immediately slaying the attackers on arrival.
But upon cleaning up the battlefield afterward, the two Ninth Ranks realized that the enemies had only sent clones this time. Besides the black-clothed leader, all the rest were combat Demon Statues under cloaks.
When they tried to use a part of the enemy clone’s remaining flesh as a medium to cast a curse mark, the curse proved ineffective as if sinking into the sea.
Anvis had already tested it; the clone created by "Flesh Clone" Class Magic was essentially still derived from the power of the Ancient Secret Scripture.
If the enemy used this as a trigger to cast tracking spells such as curses or prophecies, the target they tracked would be the body of the Ancient Secret Scripture.
During this process, while the enemy was briefly distracted, another clone of Anvis successfully sneaked into the mining area.
Since his subordinates were still relatively weak, he could only rely on himself to act for the time being.
"Lord Vio! Have you seen the wanted poster outside?"
Having not seen her brother for several days, Leia’s heart was already panicking, and now when she saw her brother’s wanted poster, the girl was completely dumbfounded.
She knew her brother had kindly taken sister Frey to find his uncle; there was no way he could be the assassin who killed Earl Silverleaf—there must be some misunderstanding.
Feeling at a loss, the only solution she could think of was to seek help from Vio, who she remembered as being powerful enough.
"I’ve seen it. Your brother, Landon, seems to have been caught in some troublesome matters."
Shaking a test tube that was still bubbling, Anvis glanced at the girl and nodded slightly.
"If you hope that I can help clarify your brother’s situation, there’s no need. It is apparent that someone is framing him. Unless we find the true culprit, anything we do would be useless and might only increase the danger.
And I am just a Fourth Rank Alchemist, I dare not meddle in the affairs of such high figures."
Speaking, having reached the right moment, Anvis poured the white bubbly liquid he had mixed into an ancient Golden Balance placed in front of him.
As the liquid poured out, a wisp of illusory grey mist slowly diffused from the Dark Gold balance and then disappeared without a trace.
Checking the effect through the perspective of fate, Anvis nodded in satisfaction.
"But... what about my brother? If it continues , he will die!"
Feeling discouraged by Vio’s reluctance to help, the girl spoke anxiously.
"You should have more confidence in your brother, Leia. He may encounter some setbacks, but he will not face real danger to his life."
Shaking his head, Anvis packed away the property he had previously obtained from the Grey Mist and completely focused his attention on the girl.
"So, Leia, do you want to truly help your brother?"
Hearing this, the girl quickly nodded, looking at Anvis with some hope.
"You have sufficient talent as well. If properly developed, your strength could certainly match your brother Landon."
As a peculiar uncontrollable Magic Power disease, crystallization disease isn’t all bad; for instance, after the girl’s symptoms were cured, a small crystal remained permanently on the back of her hand.
Not only was her constitution permanently altered to become more suitable for Magic Power, but the crystal on her hand could also store a certain amount of Magic Power, making an excellent material for a cannon Spellcaster.
With the girl’s consent, Anvis formally began to teach her Magic, asking her to address him as teacher.
Under the arrangement of fate, Landon and Frey could not return any time soon.
During this period, it would be good to teach the girl Magic, which could also yield considerable fate feedback.
Meanwhile, Anvis wasn’t idle in other areas.
As the target of the Truth Circle was too high-profile, Anvis once again dispatched a Flesh Clone and used another identity to establish a grey force to handle some minor affairs which he couldn’t deal with personally.
Moreover, under the identity of the mysterious overall head of the Black Ring Commerce, he made donations to the Royal Family of the Silver Moon Kingdom and purchased a Viscount title in the Silver Moon Kingdom.
This dual identity brought many conveniences, such as obtaining an independent territory where he had the right to raise private soldiers and entitled him to legitimately intervene in many highly profitable industries.
Of course, the location of this territory was not ideal. As a ’Pioneer Noble’, the territory he was granted completely lay in uninhabited forests and mountainous areas, requiring him to start from scratch to clear and develop it.
Leveraging the influence and wealth of the Black Ring Commerce, he deliberately befriended many minor and middle Nobles, gradually developing a loose alliance of forces.
During the process, some did try to cause him trouble, but Anvis resolved them all one by one.
Everyone has something they desire; as long as you understand it in advance, you can find ways to turn them into your friends.