Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 491 - 488: August

August in Spring City.

It was the most tumultuous period the city had witnessed, personally experienced by Ronald.

After the Red Robe was captured by Raleye, an investigator with exceptional business and even professional magical skills quickly extracted information through interrogation and initiated a cleanup operation within the city.

In contrast, the "Nine Commandments" organization did not give up after the failure of one operation, instead, they took this incident as a clarion call to intensify their actions.

One after another, agents infiltrated Spring City covertly.

They intended to use a multitude of lives to build a new power network in the city, making all possible preparations for the ultimate showdown on Harvest Day.

Of course, it is worth mentioning that

all the above information was announced by the Investigation Bureau.

How much of it was altered or true was unknown.

However, the eventual result was a continuous secret struggle unfolding in the city.

In the eyes of Ronald, a mystery side caster with keen senses, the magic fluctuations bursting sporadically during the night in Spring City were much more lively than the daily activities of the citizens during the day.

Daytime activities of ordinary people;

Nocturnal life-and-death struggles of the mystical side;

Such contrasting states were played out in this city, testing everyone’s increasingly sensitive psychological boundaries.

Once the dust settled on Harvest Day...

This city, or rather this world, would undergo drastic changes under this tremendous impact.

Living in such a city, Ronald had finally accomplished his goal of reading in the church’s library. Every morning, as the sun rose, he observed investigators cleaning up the aftermath of battles around the neighborhood, and the rest of the time belonged to him and Philis.

And this morning,

after finishing his cleaning in the washroom, Ronald stepped out and saw Philis on the balcony.

At that moment, the girl with her hair tied up was leaning over the balcony.

Her graceful figure bent over the railing,

her eyes conveying unease as she gazed at the boats on the Wis River.

Ronald slowly walked over and asked with concern,

"Philis, is there something on your mind?"

"Mmm..."

Philis turned to glance at Ronald and then nodded,

"Last night, I sensed a concealed magic fluctuation nearby. Although ordinary people wouldn’t recognize it, I knew it was Raleye’s handiwork; he had fought someone in the vicinity."

Ronald fell silent, deep in thought.

He had naturally informed Philis about Raleye’s appearance on the day of the conference.

Regarding this former supervisor,

Philis’s outward stance was to be extremely wary of him.

As the head of the Entror spy agency, besides possessing formidable strength, Raleye’s personal demeanor was indeed very ambiguous.

Not to mention the connections between friendly or hostile countries,

this man even had unclear relationships with sinister mages and occasionally expressed goodwill towards universally despised villains.

On the most extreme assumptions,

Philis even felt Raleye had clandestine connections with the "Nine Commandments."

This head of Entror’s spy agency was undeniably one of the top three most dangerous people in Spring City.

Moreover, Ronald had witnessed this man’s actions.

In a remote suburban area, Ronald saw him subdue a Red Robe from the "Nine Commandments," witnessing his powerful spellcasting abilities and elusive movements. If they were really to fight against this man, there was definitely a lot to consider.

Thinking thus, Ronald said to Philis,

"If your identity is exposed later, then we’ll..."

Clang, clang, clang—

"Madam, would you like to try the water purifier invented by our company’s scientist?"

"The water system in the city hasn’t been very reliable recently, people in the north of the city have contracted dysentery, buy it and give it a try!"

Suddenly, a polite knock came from downstairs.

It also interrupted the conversation between Ronald and Eloise.

As Casters with enhanced physical abilities, both of them realized the strangeness of this sound—there were no footsteps.

Normally when someone approached the apartment, they would definitely hear footsteps first, followed by the visitor knocking on the door and introducing their products after entering.

However, the sound that morning had nothing extra.

If one had to describe it...

It was as if someone had teleported to the front door using Space Magic and then started soliciting a product!

"..."

In the silence, Ronald and Eloise exchanged glances.

Was it still daylight, yet some reckless Caster was looking to cause them trouble?

The two reacted in perfect sync.

Ronald began activating his various spells, while Eloise pulled out a dagger and stood at the door.

Just in case the visitor broke in.

Then, they would be met with the decisive and ferocious attacks of the two.

Clang, clang, clang—

"Sir, would you like to try the water purifier invented by our company’s scientists?"

"The tap water in the city lately..."

"No!"

"Yes, sorry, but please consider our..."

"I said no, don’t you understand?"

"..."

"..."

Clang, clang, clang—

"Sir, would you like to try the water purifier invented by our company’s scientists?"

"The tap water in the city lately..."

"I don’t need it either, perhaps ask someone else."

"Alright..."

However, what followed was a particularly absurd scene.

This man, undoubtedly from the mysterious side of Casters, seemed to really start doing his duty diligently, soliciting products from door-to-door starting from the first floor, enduring various treatments for quite a long time, before he finally reached the third floor where Ronald and Eloise were.

Then, the unoriginal and unchanged knocking sound began.

Clang, clang, clang—

"Sir, would you like to try the water purifier invented by our company’s scientists?"

"The city’s water system has been unreliable lately; people in the north of the city even got dysentery, why not give it a try!"

"..."

At this point, even Eloise, a former spy, was somewhat uncertain about the visitor’s intentions.

"Sir, we don’t need any water purifiers..."

She stood at the door pondering for a few seconds, then hid the dagger behind her back and swapped to a smile as she opened the door.

Immediately, the girl’s expression began to change.

"You, come in and try it..."

"..."

Thus, Cult Magician Bapulor confidently walked into the house from the entrance.

He first glanced at the neighboring room where the young witch and her apprentice lived, then waved a hand to enhance the room’s soundproofing spell. Under the gaze of Ronald and Eloise, the man sat on the sofa as if he were in his own home, placing the cargo box hanging in front of him on the living room’s coffee table.

After finishing all this, Bapulor rubbed his hands together and revealed a radiant and pleasing smile:

"Sir, madam, could you get me a glass of water first?"

"The weather is really hot today!"

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