The ordinary people here acted as if they didn’t know about the black tide at all.

Saul changed into ordinary clothes and walked down the street, randomly finding a grain shop. “The black tide is coming—aren’t you all leaving?”

Although Saul had restrained his magical power and hadn’t revealed his identity, the middle-aged man who had lived in Far North City for many years still recognized Saul’s identity through experience.

“My lord, we’ve always lived here, and our livelihoods are all here. If we had to move every time the black tide came, we couldn’t keep our shops running.” The merchant smiled carefully yet warmly. “Besides, with the wizard lords protecting the far north, we’re not worried at all.”

“Really? The Sighing Wall has never been breached? This is my first time here, and you all seem very confident.”

“It’s not exactly confidence. Lord Murphy has always been stationed at the Sighing Wall—he’s the longest-living fourth-rank wizard still alive. As long as he’s there, no enemy can break through the Sighing Wall.” The merchant gripped his scale. “Besides, if the Sighing Wall really were breached, it would be the same no matter where we fled.”

The merchant finally put down his scale. “If the Sighing Wall can’t stop the black tide… my lord, wizards like you could still escape to other continents, but we could only disappear along with the far north.”

It seemed the merchants of the far north weren’t completely unconcerned. It was just that whether they worried or not couldn’t affect the arrival of danger.

Like if the end of the world really came, most people could only lie flat and wait for death.

Fortunately, Saul now had a certain ability to contend with fate. Even if Stat Continent and Nephret Continent were swallowed by the Abyssal Eye in the most extreme circumstances, he was determined to survive in the black tide’s ocean.

But what use was living alone in solitude?

He still needed a wizard world rich in spiritual pursuits and full of twists of fate as his foundation. Otherwise, what would he rely on to advance to fourth-rank? How could he advance to fifth-rank in the future?

Much knowledge truly couldn’t be researched and understood through individual effort alone.

So… the Sighing Wall couldn’t fall, and Stat Continent couldn’t disappear.

Saul turned back to look at the gray giant wall that towered into the clouds, blocking the sea wind and polluted air.

His heart stirred slightly: The wizard towers in Storm Sea are constructed from high-rank wizard corpses and black tide monsters. What about the Sighing Wall? What materials is it made of? Its core… hmm, that goes without saying—it must be Wizard Murphy.

A fourth-rank wizard guarded the Sighing Wall. If Saul still couldn’t find a suitable fourth target during this time, perhaps he could consider Wizard Murphy or Wizard Maria.

“Wizard Murphy is tied to the entire Sighing Wall—he might not be willing to cooperate with me. If the target rejects it, the Symphony of Fate can’t absorb the fate power they generate. However, Wizard Maria is quite possible. Her strength is decent, and she’s an important figure at the Sighing Wall but she’s clearly in the midst of one of fate’s twists and turns—the monster hidden beneath the sea, the suddenly dead wizard, and the looming black tide. All these events can provide considerable amounts of destiny power.” Latest content published on novel⟡fire.net

Having a backup target, Saul was also worried that the fourth target might wither away. Although targets could be changed, it would still affect the entire Symphony of Fate. Before making a selection, it was best to ensure the target’s survivability.

Earlier at Master Gorsa’s place, if he hadn’t had such a good relationship with his master, Saul wouldn’t have wanted to choose someone very likely to die as a target.

Even now, he was still very worried about Master Gorsa. He just understood that he couldn’t stop the other party, so he could only choose to provide help and support.

After wandering the streets to understand the locals’ views on the black tide, Saul prepared to first return to the hotel to pack up the things he’d left there, then go hunt the black tide monsters that had already emerged around Storm Sea.

Maria had said that the stronger the black tide monsters, the more likely they were to drop gray bones. Saul believed that as long as he killed enough of them, he could have decent gains.

But just as Saul was still maintaining his ordinary appearance and preparing to return to the hotel, he suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure at the hotel entrance.

Saul immediately stopped and half-turned to look at an herb stall nearby.

“What herbs are these?” Saul asked while using his peripheral vision to track that somewhat familiar figure.

It was the second-rank wizard who always followed behind Maria—the one who had briefly shown surprise when hearing about the black snake tail.

If this were in Storm Sea, Saul definitely wouldn’t hide from him and would instead go forward to greet him. But now he was seeing this second-rank wizard in a civilian area of Far North City.

Moreover, this second-rank wizard, like Saul, had restrained his aura and disguised himself as an ordinary person.

The other party had even changed his build and appearance, but such disguise was completely inadequate in Saul’s eyes.

The other party came out of the hotel carrying an ordinary-looking suitcase, but faint magical fluctuations emanated from his chest.

These magical fluctuations were very subtle but couldn’t fool Saul, who had been watching him.

“Spatial-type magical fluctuations. He just entered the hotel and either took something out of or put something into a spatial tool, then quickly left. Because his movements were swift, the spatial tool’s fluctuations haven’t completely dissipated.” Read complete version only at novel~fire~net

Saul multitasked, buying a small bundle of hemostatic herbs while following the departing second-rank wizard.

“The other party put something in.” Saul walked in the shadows. There were many pedestrians on the street, and the person being tracked wasn’t looking around either.

The other party definitely couldn’t imagine that he would encounter Saul here by chance.

The diary in Saul’s soul body showed no changes, but he could feel fate power correcting his route.

“Did the feedback of fate power make me encounter what I wanted to encounter?” Saul looked down and smiled. “Could I learn the secrets of the snake tail from him?”

Although this thing couldn’t affect Saul, it was related to Maria, so Saul still needed to investigate thoroughly.

On the bustling street, the person being tracked never discovered anyone following him. He went all the way to the Sighing Wall, then entered a shop before approaching it, afterward emerging in his original appearance.

Saul had long since tethered him with fate lines. No matter what he looked like, Saul could recognize him.

Next, this wizard passed through the Sighing Wall and entered Storm Sea.

“This person hurriedly went to the hotel in Far North City and returned to Storm Sea—what exactly is he trying to do?”

Outside Storm Sea, there were no obstructions around. Saul directly slid into the sea along the wall’s shadows like a swimming fish, following the other party at a moderate distance.

Finally, that second-rank wizard arrived at a wizard tower far from the Sighing Wall. Although this tower was near the edge, it was at a lower latitude, close to the bottom corner of Far North City’s acute angle shape.

It was a relatively safe sea area with many wizard towers in front of it.

The wizard tower here looked a size smaller than the Second Wizard Tower, but there were more of them and they weren’t far from each other.

Saul noticed that most of these wizard towers had no wizards stationed in them.

“Makes sense—being in such a remote location, it would be difficult for black tide monsters to reach here. It would be more effective to defend at the Sighing Wall.”

But this also meant this was an excellent private meeting location.

Saul approached the tower base and watched the other party enter through the door at the tower top.

Someone inside opened the door for him.

“How should I get in? Since it’s a wizard tower in Storm Sea, violent destruction would defeat the purpose of tracking and eavesdropping.”

Saul began thinking about how to enter.

Using fate lines to observe—the observation would be blurry and might not be clear;

Having Nightmare Butterfly enter—if there were third-rank wizards or second-rank wizards with strong mental power inside, it might be discovered.

Infiltrating himself? He might trigger the wizard tower’s defensive arrays.

As Saul was thinking this, his arm touched the wizard tower’s wall.

In an instant, his perspective shifted from outside the tower to inside!

(End of Chapter)

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