Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 602 - 600 Richard, Watch Out!

Early morning.

This was the day of the convention, and whether sensing something amiss or not, the sun had long failed to appear, only thick clouds lingered in the sky.

The world was somber, the light dim, and the atmosphere slightly oppressive.

Under these circumstances, Richard stepped out from the Stone Building and saw a large group of wizards standing outside, talking to each other, each with a hint of restlessness etched onto their faces.

Hmm?

After observing, Richard raised his eyebrows in confusion, quickly walked toward Teddy in the crowd, and lightly patted him on the shoulder, asking, "What’s going on? Why is everyone gathered here? Shouldn’t we be preparing to enter the venue and attend the convention by now?"

"Don’t even mention it," Teddy turned and said, as one who was relatively well-informed, "I just heard there seems to be some issue at the venue, the convention may not start on time, and it’s very likely to be delayed. All of us are just waiting here for further news."

"I see," Richard nodded.

"So," Teddy suddenly looked over, his eyes twinkling, "Hey, Richard, the convention hasn’t even started yet and this has happened, plus the weather is so bad today, do you think something bad might happen?"

Richard looked at Teddy and countered, "What do you think might happen?"

"Ah, this..." Teddy was at a loss for words and finally said, "Okay, maybe I’m overthinking it. It’s best if nothing happens."

"It’s indeed best if nothing happens," Richard repeated, "but I am curious as to what could possibly go wrong at the venue."

"Who knows," Teddy shrugged.

...

Deep Blue Castle, at the site of the convention.

Numerous students of Deep Blue Castle were bustling inside the venue, while Dean Sige stood on the outskirts, silent.

"Tap tap tap..."

A slightly rapid footsteps echoed, and Dean Sige turned toward the sound, only to see a tall witch approaching, clad in a Stone Tower gray robe from the White Stone Tower, with a furrowed brow.

After a few glances, Dean Sige quickly recognized her, seemingly a high-level witch from the White Stone Tower. Though a woman, her manner was quite assertive.

If he remembered correctly, her name was...

"Witch Mephisto, isn’t it? What’s the matter?" Dean Sige finally spoke.

"That question should be directed at you, Dean Sige," Mephisto responded, her tone neither servile nor overbearing, "According to our earlier agreement, wasn’t the convention supposed to start this morning? Why has it suddenly been delayed? We from the White Stone Tower weren’t notified and only found out from others."

"Ah, yes, that’s indeed my oversight."

"So what exactly is the issue, Dean Sige?" Mephisto stepped closer, her presence slightly imposing.

Dean Sige, unannoyed, withdrew a scroll from his chest and handed it to Mephisto: "Witch Mephisto, take a look at this first."

"What is this?" Mephisto took the scroll, unfurled it, and saw a dense list of names, slightly puzzled, "What is this?"

"This is a list of all the people attending the meeting," Dean Sige explained, "The number slightly exceeds our expectations. According to the previous arrangement, the venue can’t accommodate everyone."

"How could this happen? Wasn’t this considered before?"

"Of course, it was considered, but we didn’t expect there to be so many. Only when we actually started setting up last night did we discover the problem, and now we must quickly adjust and replan."

Mephisto pursed her lips: "Then how long will it take to finish? When can the convention actually begin?"

"Tomorrow, I suppose," Dean Sige said, "the earliest would be tonight."

"Can’t the pace be accelerated?"

"Tonight, that’s the fastest estimation," Dean Sige said, then glanced at Mephisto, adding softly, "Trust me, Witch Mephisto, I am anxious too. After all, it’s embarrassing for Deep Blue Castle that the convention cannot proceed as planned, but rushing it isn’t helpful. We can only wait patiently."

Mephisto’s lips parted and closed several times, as though wanting to say something, but ultimately took a deep breath and said, "Since that’s the case, very well, I’ll wait for the good news from Dean Sige then."

"You will."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

...

Mephisto turned and walked toward the distance.

Dean Sige watched her leave, slowly withdrawing his gaze. At that moment, a person dressed like a student of Deep Blue Castle approached him. Compared to the other students, this person appeared overly robust, over two meters tall.

Dean Sige gave him a look and asked softly, "Tu Ke, right? How are your people doing? Right now, I’m just buying us one day, and that’s easy to justify. If it’s any longer, it’ll become difficult."

"Don’t worry, everything is already in place. That person has also arrived. Everything will proceed as planned tonight."

"That’s best."

...

In front of the Stone Building, shortly afterward, the many wizards, Teddy, and Richard had received the latest notice from Deep Blue Castle: the venue required some time to be rearranged to accommodate everyone attending the convention, thus delaying the convention’s start time from morning until evening.

Relieved by this news, many wizards breathed a sigh of relief: a delay was manageable, but no news would have been worrying. Now that they knew it would happen in the evening, they just needed to patiently wait.

However, how to pass the time until evening was a problem.

"What should we do during the daytime?" Teddy mused aloud.

Richard glanced over and suggested, "How about continuing to help me dig?"

"Ah!" Teddy, startled by this, looked at Richard with a horror-stricken expression, as if looking at a devil, and vigorously shook his head, "Forget it, kill me, but I’m not going again! I’m tired. I’m going back to sleep, yes, to sleep."

With that, Teddy scrambled into the Stone Building, as if fleeing for his life.

Richard watched, chuckled softly, and shook his head.

His suggestion was, of course, a jest.

Regarding the task of confirming the location near Yadisi Village, all the nearby positions close to Deep Blue Castle had been ruled out. If they continued to investigate, they would need to go much further, and because the distance was too great, a round trip within a single day would be too rushed.

However, he couldn’t afford to waste this day.

Richard thought for a moment, then turned and entered the Stone Building. While unnoticed, he opened his Space Handbag in the cloakroom and entered Eden.

Once inside Eden, he walked directly into the main laboratory and found Pandora, as usual, checking her recent learning progress.

While checking, Pandora suddenly looked up, glanced at him, and seriously warned without any prior indication, "Richard, be careful!"

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