Of course, Raine wasn’t there to eat. He was using the opportunity of dining at the Dark Furnace Bar to observe the people around and wait for the right ti to choose his target.
With the first bottle of red liquor served, Raine poured half a glass and took small sips.
The liquor slid down his throat, the spiciness mixed with a faint sulfur taste surged up, with a lingering plant fragrance.
’Not bad taste!’
’It’s a pity Laisa isn’t here. Otherwise, she would surely be interested in the unique food here.’
From entering until now, he had already noticed at least three tables of people who seed rather odd.
At one table sat several individuals wearing the standard plate armor of the Dark Furnace Clan guards. Four or five of them chatted and ate, but their eyes kept scanning around.
Clearly, being so conspicuous and brazen, they were responsible for the visible security work for the celebration.
Another table had two Gray Dwarves in ordinary linen clothes, drinking face-to-face. They showed no flaws but were too quiet.
Upon Raine’s careful observation, he noticed their gaze surreptitiously sweeping among the diners.
Lastly, there was a Gray Dwarf drinking alone. He would occasionally lower his head to look at sothing, then glance around. Although everything seed normal, Raine felt sothing was slightly off.
"Mr. Raine, I’ll head to the inner city first to see if I can find the target."
On the way here, they had already discussed a specific plan. Sulfur Vine was responsible for finding the High-tier Gray Dwarf Commander because only commanders of high rank would be equipped with the Forbidden Magic Helt.
Additionally, Raine had Sulfur Vine help locate any Gray Dwarf Priest’s residence.
"Hmm, be careful. Whether you find it or not, et back here within an hour."
"Also, if we get separated, just leave and find Laisa."
Raine instructed.
"Understood, Mr. Raine."
With a slight ripple, a common gray-skinned mouse darted from Raine’s chest to the ground and quickly scurried into the bar.
A few minutes later.
The gray-skinned mouse was running on the rooftop and soon leapt onto the roof of a luxurious stone house in the inner city...
Just as Raine watched Sulfur Vine leave and turned back, he noticed that the lone Gray Dwarf was getting ready to leave.
At first, Raine paid no attention.
Until the other passed by his table.
Suddenly!
Raine’s pupils suddenly constricted.
Because he had just seen the other’s sleeve brush past the corner of the table, but it was like a mirage. Neither the sleeve nor the table showed any response.
The sleeve showed no deformation, nor did the table make any scraping sound.
The other’s sleeve seed like so kind of 3D projection.
This...
Disguise Spell?
His gaze shifted to the other.
The other person was walking while putting away a watch-like object, heading towards a private room inside the bar.
’Could it be one of those adventurers?’
Recalling the other’s earlier action of splashing fluorescent liquid on Laisa, Raine quickly made a decision.
Getting up, he walked towards the group of Gray Dwarf guards.
He whispered a few words and pointed towards the private room side of the Dark Furnace Bar, causing several Gray Dwarf guards to adopt serious expressions and rush over.
Raine also morized the appearance of the leading guard to later transform into him and blend into the inner city.
Suddenly!
"Boom!"
A violent explosion sounded from the direction of the private room, and imdiately, chaos erupted on the scene!
Shouts, the sound of breaking furniture, and screams mixed with the swirling dust, quickly engulfing the bar.
....
anwhile.
Inside a mansion built of stone slabs in the inner city.
Upon hearing the distant sound of explosions and chaos, Wanderer Reid imdiately had a shift in expression.
His face showed both surprise and delight as this happened five minutes earlier than expected.
Four fully ard elite warriors of the Dark Furnace Clan also couldn’t help but look towards the direction of the Dark Furnace Bar.
Without hesitation, Reid followed the plan. With a quick step, he dashed past four unsuspecting Gray Dwarf warriors, rounded a pillar, and entered the room.
What lay before him was an elongated stone table on which were placed the treasures taken from the clan’s treasury for this Dark Furnace Clan commorative celebration—
’The Golden Crown’, ’Chest Armor inlaid with seven or eight erald green gems’, ’A Colored Pearl Necklace’, and ’A single-handed Warhamr emitting a silvery halo’
The shelf on the side held slightly less valuable treasures.
If Sulfur Vine were here, she would easily spot the first item on the left—a grayish tal helt that was exactly the Forbidden Magic Helt she wanted to find.
But at this mont, these lesser treasures held no interest for Reid.
His gaze greedily swept over the few items, yet Reid clearly recalled Captain Freddie’s warning.
Each item had a tracking spell on it, and taking more would exponentially increase the risk!
Suppressing the urge to take them all, Reid swallowed hard, and once again surveyed the surroundings.
Ensuring the Guardian Array hadn’t been triggered and that he was perfectly shielded by a pillar, he quickly pulled out a miniature model of a leather suitcase and stroked it with his thumb three tis.
As the black suitcase appeared before him, Reid swiftly opened it. Inside was nothing more ordinary than an iron hamr, and at that mont, Reid tore the Magic Scroll in his hand.
Instantly, a silvery stream of light enveloped the ordinary iron hamr.
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