Bab 183: A Surprise Attack

The air in the dim room carried a whiff of dampness. There were tall wooden chairs set out in disarray. A purple-haired old man reclined in one of those chairs.

"Creak."

The door of the room was pushed open, and a young Spell Caster quickly squeezed in from outside.

"Teacher!"

The purple-haired old man straightened up abruptly and squinted slightly. "Colton, did you get a good look at who was it that prepared the Alkaline Earth Potion?"

The young Spell Caster raised his head to look at the purple-haired old man, and replied in a low voice, "Teacher, it's just as you predicted. The Alkaline Earth Potion was not prepared by Wizard Vladi but by someone else!"

"Who?"

"I've asked around to be sure. It's a Spell Caster who has just arrived at Floating City. He hasn't made it as a First-level Spell Caster yet, and his name is Merlin!"