At night, north of Olmster, in a dilapidated house.

It rained heavily last night, the outside of the house was a muddy house, here was once a merchant built a villa in the wilderness, but because the merchant's house fell in the middle of the road, there was no time to take care of it, this house in the wild was gradually abandoned, at first there were some homeless people here to take shelter from the rain, but after several flash floods and mudslides, this originally exquisite villa, has been only wild beasts will inhabit here.

Outside the villa, a simple carriage was parked on the overgrown grass, and the horses were munching on fresh weeds with their heads down, their tails flicking to drive away the insects.

In the villa, a gray-haired man was sitting on a stone with a little disgust, for fear that the muddy water around him would contaminate his clothes, and even this stone was covered with several layers of handkerchiefs.

"Ampekos, why did I say we were in such a hurry to leave Olmster, and Macon gave up like that?"

The gray-haired man, Raven. Ian Gray said with a frown, because they were in too much of a hurry, and Ampekos wanted to hide their whereabouts, they did not take the regular boat, but chose to take the carriage.

Raven was born in a wealthy family, so naturally he couldn't stand such a toss, and after only one day of leaving Olmster, he was already complaining, and finally found a place to rest for a while.

The campfire reflected Raven's face, and he looked to the black-haired man, unconcerned, crouching on a shabby wooden couch, hoping for a more detailed explanation.

Along the way, Ampekos didn't speak, which made Raven feel the seriousness of the matter, but Raven, who thought he was the leader, still wanted a reply.

"High mages have appeared in Olmster, more than one."

Ampekos finally spoke, staring at the flames and speaking lightly.

“...... They found Macon? ”

Raven didn't answer immediately, but thought for a moment before speaking.

At the same time, Raven also felt a little afraid.

If the High Mages had known about Macon's whereabouts for a long time and had not pursued them, did it mean that they wanted to use Macon as bait to attract others who coveted the Philosopher's Stone?

I thought I was a hunter who came to find treasures, but I didn't expect that I had already become the prey of others?

"Not necessarily, if the Magical Guild had known where Macon was, we would have been caught the moment we stepped into Olmster, let alone left in such a leisurely carriage."

Ampekos said, holding his chin with both hands, as if in thought.

"And that mage, well, isn't ordinary."

He remembered the old man who had almost seriously injured him with just one punch, and it wasn't any high-level mage Ampecus knew, at least not the forces of the Rainbow Tower.

Not all High Mages are members of the High Council, and some do not want to be restrained, so they wander away from the High Council and the Rainbow Tower, of course, most of these mages have long since ceased to care about the world, and live in seclusion in the mountains to study magic, and the Rainbow Tower keeps a close eye on the whereabouts of these people to prevent accidental disasters.

Ampekos guessed that the old man might be such a mage, and he came to his aid when he met himself in Olmsted who was trying to kill Reiner.

And the aura of the high-level mage who came later was the lord of the mercury balance that Reiner found through some means.

At this point, Macon's affairs should be known to everyone.

"Macon has been in seclusion all these years, even the Chaos Serpent can't find any trace of him, I didn't expect to hide in Olmster, if I hadn't come with you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have found his whereabouts so easily."

After learning of Macon's existence, Ampekos's goal became to find Macon, and at the same time exclude other people who tried to find Macon, but unfortunately, he ran into trouble at the beginning, and the existence of Reiner and the High Mage made Ampekos very uneasy, and after thinking about it, he decided to immediately give up the information about Macon and the Philosopher's Stone.

Saving your life matters.

Although Ampekos is young and talented, he also knows how to advance and retreat, he himself does not have much interest in the Philosopher's Stone, he is purely preparing to recover the Chaos Serpent, and now in the face of possible threats to his life, he naturally chooses his own life.

It's just that recently, the members of the Chaos Serpent have had a series of accidents, and they are all more or less with Reiner. Ian Gray was concerned, which made Ampekos feel an inexplicable apprehension, although he did not believe in fate, but a series of coincidences did indicate something.

Ampekos stared at the flickering flames, feeling tired for the first time.

......

In the city of Olmster, in a secluded hotel room.

As the sun sets, the empty room is silent, and suddenly, as if a painting has been torn, a crack appears in the space, and from it, two figures emerge.

One of them was a beautiful gray-haired woman in a burgundy dress, and the other was a blonde girl with an indifferent expression. Ian Gray with Halleyson.

With two clicks, Phyllis walked into the room from the void, and Halleyson followed, and the torn space quickly returned to normal, showing no signs of destruction.

"How's it going, Helleson?"

Phyllis came to the table, took out an iron box from her pocket of unknown place, took out a cigarette from it, lit it, took a deep breath, and sighed as if relieved.

"Definitely. The analysis has been completed, and the method of making the Philosopher's Stone has been mastered. ”

The expressionless girl Helletson said lightly, then reached out and took out several pieces of parchment from the void and handed them to Phyllis.

Phyllis raised an eyebrow, took the parchment, and read it carefully from beginning to end before putting it down.

"My nosy brother probably wouldn't have dreamed that Halleyson had attached his own alchemical creature to his attack on Macon, copying Macon's brain between conversations and reading memories of the Philosopher's Stone."

Originally, Phyllis planned to wait until Macon was about to activate the alchemy circle and then rely on the flow of magic to search for Mecon, but because Macon was found by Reiner and exposed his aura in advance, Phyllis was able to arrive at the scene.

According to the original plan, after Halleyson dealt with Macon, they had enough time to slowly obtain the information and details of the Philosopher's Stone, but due to Reiner's intervention, Halleyson could only use this special but not very safe method, but fortunately, it was a success, saving Phyllis the trouble of infiltrating the Magic Association to steal the corpse in the future.

"With the recipe for the Philosopher's Stone, I'll be able to trade it for the one I need."

Phyllis took out a silver box from the storage bag, put the Philosopher's Stone in it, and locked it carefully, her eyes full of anticipation.