Wizard Earl

After uttering a sigh, Margaret didn't dwell on Varga and the potion. She sighed again, looked at Connor, and slowly said, "It's over, all over..."

After speaking, Margaret noticed Connor's confusion, as if he didn't understand what she was saying. She then smiled wryly and explained, "Reyes is hiding his true intentions very well. Connor, do you remember Conte?"

"Conti?" Connor asked, somewhat puzzled. In his memory, there was no one named Conti among the secret society and the Church of Storms in Frosinone recently.

"That's right, it's Conti, the former number three figure in the secret society, who oversaw all of the society's affairs on the Hoy Continent!" Margaret nodded, saying with a hint of bitterness.

Upon hearing Margaret mention Conte, Connor suddenly realized what was going on. After a few seconds of contemplation, he asked with some doubt, "Margaret, if I remember correctly, more than ten years ago, when you and I were still intermediate wizard apprentices, Conte had already died in the Rune incident."

"According to the information at the time, Reyes, Conte, Abidal, and Jovic, the four second-level wizards, fought a fierce battle at a critical moment in the Rune incident. Abidal and Conte were killed in battle, while Reyes and Jovic were injured. In the end, Reyes was defeated and fled Rune, and the Secret Society forces also withdrew completely from Rune. The Storm Church also announced that it had won a great victory."

As Connor recounted his story, Margaret's expression grew increasingly bitter. When Connor finished speaking, she shook her head again and said, "Connor, what you've said is indeed the official version. However, after the Rune incident, there were some voices within the church that had doubts or questions about it, but for some reason, these voices were suppressed..."

"Jovich, the Punisher who participated in the Rune incident, is the reinforcement that the Church has deployed for Frosinone," Margaret said solemnly, her beautiful eyes flashing with hatred as she spoke.

After a few seconds of silence, Margaret continued, "Five hours ago, the Black Organization determined that the person who attacked the secret warehouse number three in Frosinone was from the Black Wizard Organization, the Dark Beacon."

"Upon receiving this information, Christant, the intelligence director of the Black Organization, immediately took action. By arresting some members of the Dark Beacon and through some covert mediation, he finally managed to contact the higher-ups of the Dark Beacon through an intermediary and forced them to reveal the reason for the attack on Secret Warehouse No. 3."

"The Dark Beacon attacked the Church's third secret warehouse entirely because it was instructed by Reyes. Reyes told them that the third secret warehouse contained thirteen rare metals, including Darkfire Copper and Anthony's Magic Lead."

"Under Christant's pressure, the higher-ups of Dark Beacon, while refusing to reveal why they wanted these rare metals or what they intended to do with them, tacitly acknowledged that these rare metals were extremely important to them, and that Dark Beacon had been secretly collecting them through various channels."

"Although we have been collecting these rare metals, the production areas of these rare metals are controlled by forces such as the Imperial Government, the Earth God Cult, and the Storm Church. Not only is the output scarce, but the control over them is also very strict. Very few minerals end up in the black market."

"As for the Dark Beacon, because it belongs to a black wizard organization, it has no way to obtain a large amount of this rare metal from various forces through trade or other means. Therefore, the Dark Beacon has not collected much rare metal from various channels over the years, which makes the higher-ups of the Dark Beacon very anxious."

"A month ago, Reyes revealed to the Dark Beacon through some channel that a batch of rare metals, enough for their needs, would be stored in the Church's third secret warehouse in Frosinone."

"When the Dark Beacon confirmed the information, although they understood that Reyes wouldn't do such a big favor for no reason and must have his own motives, they still had no choice but to risk greatly offending the Church and willingly act as Reyes's scapegoat. They arranged for elite personnel to attack the No. 3 secret warehouse and obtain the batch of rare metals."

After listening to Margaret finish speaking, Connor pondered for a moment, then asked, somewhat puzzled, "What does Margaret's situation have to do with Conte?"

When Margaret mentioned Conte, the deep-seated hatred in her eyes was palpable, and Connor saw it all. He was genuinely curious: what had Conte, a man who had been dead in Loen for over a decade, done to incite such hatred in Margaret?

When Connor asked her question, Margaret didn't answer directly. Instead, she shook her head and said softly, "Connor, let me finish what I have to say."

"Okay!" Connor suppressed his curiosity and gestured for Margaret to continue.

Without Connor's interruption, Margaret continued, "Because of the series of events before, plus the attack on Secret Warehouse No. 3, all of this has made Elena and Christant realize that Reyes is a traitor within the Storm Church's upper echelons. So, after learning the truth about the attack on Secret Warehouse No. 3, Christant used this information as bait to set a trap, hoping to lure the traitor within the church into a trap!"

"Christante did a great job. She really caught this mole hidden in the church's upper echelons, and the mole's true identity is none other than the church's second-level divine punisher wizard—Jovich!" Margaret said, her eyes bloodshot, enunciating each word clearly.

Although he had already realized that there must be a reason for the Church of Storms' failure, when he heard from Margaret that the Church's Punisher, Jovich, was actually Reyes's mole, even the deep-seated Connor couldn't help but be astonished and found it hard to believe.

It is important to understand that in the power structure of the Church of Storms, apart from the Pope, who is supreme and the representative of the Goddess of Storms on earth, the most powerful are the Cardinals. They are the Pope's assistants, helping him manage all matters large and small in the Church. Although the Punishers do not have as much power in the Church as the Cardinals.

However, because the Punishers of the Storm Church are all second-level wizards, they represent the highest level of military power in the church besides the Pope. Therefore, their status within the Storm Church is extremely high, in no way inferior to that of the Cardinal, and they can be considered among the highest echelons of the church's leadership.