Chapter 487

Sui Xiong's plan was carried out very well. No one came to disturb Damwed's work.

As usual, he moved between the study, the laboratory, and the fields, handling filthy things that ordinary mages would never touch and doing work that mages regarded as "willingly debasing oneself."

There were indeed some people who suspected him, but after observing him for a while, they found that Damwed's behavior truly was no different from usual, so they gave up.

Was Damwed really doing things exactly as he always had?

Broadly speaking, yes. His research remained the same, without any particular changes. But if anyone were to look through his research notes, they would find that unlike his previous messy records, his current notes were clear and orderly. Their contents did not quite match his actual research; instead, they looked more like summaries of his research findings.

This was the method Crick had decided upon after discussing it with him, the most effective way to "deceive heaven and cross the sea."

It was only natural for a mage to take notes while conducting research. No matter how capable the spies were, they could not possibly steal a look at Damwed's notes—besides, even if they did, it would be useless. They would not understand them.

In truth, Damwed was compiling the book he had named Agricultural Textbook.

Because of his excitement, in addition to his routine protective spells, he now had to prepare spells to calm his emotions every day. Only then could he ensure that he would not lose control and burst into laughter while compiling this book, thereby giving himself away.

Thus, he currently looked more or less like an ordinary, taciturn mage focused on his research. Aside from the slightly strange nature of that research, there was nothing special about him at