Wizard Earl

Chapter 132 A Masterful Method!

"Back in Rune, are you planning to leave?" Margaret asked Connor softly, her eyes closed and feeling the sea breeze.

Although he didn't know why Margaret would ask this question, Connor hesitated for a moment, then shook his head without saying anything.

Reyes won't let him leave, so he can't leave!

Upon hearing Connor's words, Margaret stared intently at him for a moment, then smiled, a smile tinged with bitterness, before turning and leaving the deck.

After Margaret left, Connor enjoyed the sea breeze for a while before heading to the ship's bridge. He didn't want any problems to arise on this final step back to Rune.

"How long do we expect it to take to get to Rune?" In the wheelhouse, Connor quietly watched the muscular man directing the other two crew members to avoid touching the reef for a moment before asking:

"Reporting to the Wizard, Rune is about 170 nautical miles from San Jose Island. This ship travels at a speed of six knots per hour, so it should take us about a day and a night to reach Rune!" Upon hearing Connor's question, the muscular man dared not be negligent and quickly bowed his head respectfully in reply.

Because he knew nothing about navigation, Connor didn't say much, just nodded, then focused his mental energy on the three people to monitor them, before curiously heading towards the ship's storage room.

Although he was a layman, he could clearly see that the storage room had obviously been modified later. To Connor's surprise, his mental energy sensed that as soon as he indicated he was going to enter the storage room, the three men in the driver's seat became visibly tense. The muscular man in the lead even seemed to hesitate, as if he wanted to stop him from entering the storage room.

This, in turn, piqued Connor's interest in the storage room. He gave a slight snort, and as soon as the sound left the driver's seat, the three men clutched their heads, their faces contorted in pain.

After giving the three men a small warning, Connor ended the mental intimidation, leaving behind the words "Drive the boat carefully" before walking straight into the storage room.

As soon as Kang An entered the storage room, he smelled a very strong tobacco scent, and the storage room was full of various cigarette packs.

As his gaze swept over the various cigarette boxes, such as "Bonucci" and "Endoulai," Connor's expression instantly turned somewhat strange.

If he wasn't mistaken, these smugglers were smuggling cigarettes.

After carefully inspecting the cigarettes, Connor was surprised to find that although there were various brands, they were all genuine products. There wasn't a single fake cigarette in the box. This made Connor quite amazed. When did these smugglers become so trustworthy?

Connor casually grabbed a pack of cigarettes from the storage room and took it to the driver's seat. The three people in the driver's seat tensed up again when they saw Connor come out of the storage room with a pack of cigarettes.

"Bang!"

Connor casually tossed a cigarette to the burly man at the head of the group and said, "You guys, distribute this pack; it'll help you stay alert!"

The burly man was somewhat surprised by Connor's actions, but having learned his lesson earlier, he naturally dared not disobey Connor's will. He immediately bowed deeply to Connor and said, "Thank you, Wizard!" After saying that, he distributed cigarettes to his other two companions.

Watching the three people in the driver's seat puffing away, Connor nodded to himself and didn't say anything more. He wasn't in a hurry now; once they got to Rune, he could use his Soul Seal to find out everything!

This time, nothing went wrong. After sailing on the Stormy Ocean for a full day and night, Connor and his crew's ship quietly docked on the coast of Rune.

Looking at the iconic port buildings of Rune in the distance, which were faintly visible, Connor was filled with emotion. The Margobi is finally back!

"Wizard, we've brought you to Rune, can we go back now?" The burly man mustered his courage and asked Connor with some trepidation.

"Go back?" Connor gave him a half-smile, then without another word, delivered three mental shocks that knocked the three men unconscious again.

After knocking the three unconscious, Connor turned to Margaret and said, "You go first! I'll handle this!"

Margaret nodded, left with the words "Make sure it's clean," and then departed.

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An hour later, Connor lay on his soft bed in his luxurious apartment at 16 Land Street in the East Loen district.

He kept fiddling with a black crystal in his hand. The auxiliary chip had just given him the answer about this soul crystal. With this soul crystal and some medicine to treat mental trauma, it was possible to completely repair the damage to his divine sea caused by overdrawing his mental power. This made Connor breathe a sigh of relief.

Although it is said that as long as there is life, there is hope, it is still very happy and uplifting to actually see where that hope lies!

The matter of psychological trauma has come to an end. What surprised Connor was his discovery about those three unfortunate men.

Through soul searching, he had to admit that these smugglers were quite cunning!

These smugglers control certain trading companies and purchase goods through legitimate channels under the pretext of exporting to the New World. However, the current Trade Law and Customs Law of the Kaman Empire clearly stipulate that, in the name of supporting the construction of the New World, all goods exported to the New World are exempt from taxes by 70%.

Take, for example, the cigarettes Connor found in the small boat's storage room. These cigarettes were originally worth very little, costing only a few pence, but once the high tax was added, you would have to pay a shilling for them!

Taking advantage of this loophole, these smugglers first transported goods out of Rune under the guise of export. Then, instead of transporting the goods to the New World as they claimed, they secretly transported them to San Jose Island, and then smuggled them back into Rune from San Jose Island. In this way, they not only bypassed the many dangers on the Stormy Ocean from the Empire to the New World, but also made a huge profit. This method can be described as extremely clever!

Having understood the smugglers' methods, Connor, with a sigh, turned the three unfortunate men and their boat to ashes and sent them into the sea.

(End of this chapter)