Chapter 627 - 241: A Wizard Can Be This Skilled?

Wei’en sized up the young Wizard before him, noting the absence of the Source Manifestations unique to the Secret Art Spell System. He was just a Wizard of a single discipline.

’Shadi Cayetano...’

He recalled the information about that name from the files on Shadow members in the Cordo Sea Region, which Director Amidich had provided.

Shadi Cayetano. His codename in Shadow was "Gentleman." Age: thirty-five. A student of the legendary Savannah Junior from the Ghost Soul School. A Great Mage of very ordinary ability.

’An ordinary Great Mage?’

If there wasn’t a Rune Array on the second floor of this outpost, and if he discounted the man’s special abilities, Wei’en would have believed he was just an ordinary Great Mage.

After all, an ordinary Great Mage wouldn’t have been able to stand within ten meters of him without being detected...

As Wei’en sized up the young Great Mage, the man was studying him in return. His eyes held a hint of scrutiny and dawning recognition, as if he had known him for a very long time.

"This is not the place to talk, Group Leader Wei’en. Please, follow me."

After a few seconds of silence, the young Great Mage Shadi looked away, his gaze falling on Tina at Wei’en’s side. Then, he turned and gestured toward the stairs.

"Alright."

Wei’en noticed a peculiar glint in his eyes. He took Tina’s hand and followed behind him.

’Did he discover Little White Fur’s identity as a Calamity Species, or did he notice the model sailboat in her hand?’

"The Rune Array at the entrance is mainly to prevent the occasional aberrations that appear on the island, as well as pirates who’ve had too much to drink and start trouble..."

Shadi said, turning slightly as he led Wei’en upstairs.

"Oh."

Wei’en nodded calmly. It was normal for Wizards’ residences to have a Rune Array.

’But for him to offer an explanation like that... Did he not see me intentionally tap the Undead Creature specimen to trigger it?’

He just felt that there was something very strange about this young-looking, powerful Great Mage.

At the same time, he took a deliberate look at Tina. Little White Fur showed no reaction either, which probably meant everything was fine.

A few moments later, they arrived on the third floor.

The space here was somewhat cramped compared to the two floors below.

In the room of about twenty square meters, there was only a solid wood table and a single chair. A gas lamp was on each of the four walls, and the wooden floor was spotlessly clean.

On the table was a stack of parchment. From two unfolded sheets, words like "September 15, 1578, New Calendar. Aleksey Island, no discoveries..." could be seen. Furthermore, from the still-wet ink, it was clear that the Great Mage had just been here writing up recently collected intelligence.

’Clean, tidy, solitary...’

After silently noting these subtle details, Wei’en looked at Shadi again. "The intelligence post has no dedicated reception room?"

"Apologies, very few people visit here." Shadi’s expression was calm and his tone was flat, devoid of the apology his words were meant to convey.

"No matter. This will be fine."

Wei’en took out two chairs from his Space Ring, first settling Tina in one before sitting down himself.

"Director Amidich appointed me as the Shadow Intelligence Group Leader for the Cordo Sea Region some time ago. He also sent me your files."

"I originally intended to contact you sooner, but my research project has recently entered a critical phase. I hope my visit hasn’t caused you any trouble."

"Not at all." Shadi sat back down behind his workbench. Hearing this explanation, a barely perceptible flicker of surprise crossed his face. "I wonder, Group Leader Wei’en, what is the purpose of your visit?"

"There’s no particular purpose," Wei’en said with a light chuckle. "My ship was severely damaged. I’ll be leaving once it’s repaired here."

"Then perhaps, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Not really... Hmm, actually, there is one thing."

Shadi’s mouth fell slightly open, and he let out a soft breath. "Group Leader Wei’en, there’s no need to be polite. As a member of Shadow, I am duty-bound to follow your orders."

"I need all intelligence on the Cordo Sea Region from the past month."

"Just from the past month?"

Wei’en nodded. "That’s right. Just the intelligence from the last month. The key focus should be on the sea regions where storms have occurred."

"Storms?"

Shadi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Group Leader Wei’en, the Cordo Sea Region is vast. Sea storms happen every day, sometimes in multiple areas at once. And besides..."

"And more importantly, according to the requirements for our intelligence posts, we don’t specifically collect information related to maritime weather. That kind of intelligence isn’t considered very valuable."

He tried to be as tactful as possible. In truth, no organization’s intelligence division would bother collecting information on things like sea storms.

"My apologies, I didn’t make myself clear,"

Wei’en added, "I’m talking about sea storms under abnormal circumstances—for example, those caused by Extraordinary Power, or by artificial means."

"Of course, if there’s nothing like that, don’t worry about it."

"What you’re referring to, could it be..." Shadi looked down at the parchment spread out on his desk. After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Is this about the information regarding the Grave Diggers from the Dusk Sect?"

Wei’en raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? You know about it?"

’Has Director Amidich already broadcast this matter throughout the entire sea region?’

"Yes," Shadi nodded. "Five days ago, the intelligence division issued a notice in Director Amidich’s name, ordering us to pay attention to any anomalies at sea. Two of the items were related to the Dusk Sect."

"The first was to collect intelligence related to the Grave Diggers, the black carriage, and ’Gamedia’s Dream.’ The second was to find their gathering point in the Cordo Sea Region."