Wizard Earl

Chapter 152 Two Drama Queens!!!

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Leonie wisely left, leaving the living room to Connor and Margaret.

With Leonie gone, the atmosphere in the living room suddenly became heavy, and neither Connor nor Margaret made a move to speak first.

Seeing Margaret sitting leisurely in her chair, swirling her wine glass, Connor felt a surge of anger. After a moment's hesitation, he spoke first: "You've even hidden in my apartment. Looks like things are serious?"

"Have you heard of the Church of Storms' Punishers?" Seeing that Connor was getting impatient, Margaret smiled smugly and instead of answering Connor's question directly, she asked him a question in return.

"Church Punisher?" Connor was a little confused. Although he didn't know what the name meant, literally speaking, the so-called Punisher should refer to someone who carries out punishment on behalf of God. From this perspective, in an organization like the Storm Church that worships the Storm Goddess, the Punisher is probably a high-ranking member.

After carefully considering his words, Connor, not pretending to understand, cautiously shook his head.

Margaret rolled her eyes at Connor and began her explanation: "Within the Church, the Pope holds absolute power, acting as the Storm Goddess's representative on earth, and is not to be trifled with. Below him are the Cardinals and the Punishers. The Cardinals and Punishers are more like administrative positions, handling various Church affairs, while the Punishers are the symbol of the Church's military power. Every Punisher in the Church is at least a Level Two Formal Wizard!"

After carefully memorizing the church secrets Margaret recounted, Connor's expression shifted, and he looked at Margaret, saying, "You mean... this matter is related to the Church's Divine Punishers...?"

"That's right!" Margaret's relaxed expression vanished, and she nodded heavily. She continued, "Originally, this matter was to be handled by a Divine Punisher named Abidal, who was sent down from above. However, because the severity of the situation far exceeded the Church's expectations, another Divine Punisher, Jovich, was sent to assist Abidal. In the decisive battle a few days ago, Divine Punisher Abidal perished, and Divine Punisher Jovich was also injured. So, do you understand what I mean?"

Connor feigned a stunned expression as he listened to Margaret's words, but his mind was actually racing.

Although Reyes never told Connor about his cultivation level, Connor believed that Reyes was a level two wizard or higher. However, Connor never expected that Reyes would go so far as to kill and injure one of the level two wizards, the Storm Church Punisher mentioned by Margaret.

Combined with Reyes's message to him, "The situation is settled," Connor increasingly felt that his mentor, who treated him like a "son," was truly unfathomable...

Seeing that Connor seemed frightened by her words, a cunning glint appeared in Margaret's eyes.

After a long pause, Connor pretended to know nothing and whispered to Margaret, "One of the Punishers is dead and the other injured? Do you know who did it?"

Seeing that Connor was still putting on an act, Margaret sneered inwardly, and uttered two words softly from her red lips: "The Secret Society!"

Unsurprisingly, he heard the name "Secret Society." Connor silently considered his words, feeling that pretending not to know about the Secret Society at this moment would seem too fake. He frowned and said to Margaret, "The Secret Society did it?"

"You know about the Secret Society?" Margaret asked with a faint smile, seeing that Connor was still putting on an act.

"I've heard a bit about them. I know there's a guy in their organization called 'Professor,' who's incredibly powerful!" Connor said, feigning seriousness.

"This whole thing was the professor's doing! He conspired with another high-ranking member of the secret society, Conti, to plan everything. According to information from within the church, although Abidal the Punisher has fallen, Conti on the secret society's side is also dead, and the professor himself was seriously injured on the spot and fled thousands of miles away. Not only that, but most of those dark wizards who attacked the church with the professor's profit-driven motives have been wiped out by Captain Eder and the church's arbitrators. Among them, the leaders, Valero and Cancelo, were even personally killed by Captain Eder!" Margaret dropped another bombshell after downing the bottle of red wine she had just decanted.

Listening to Margaret's explanation, Connor secretly became suspicious. If Margaret was wrong, then the secret society should have suffered a major defeat this time. Why then did Reyes give him a message in the safe house that the overall situation was already settled?

Furthermore, Reyes told me to go to his villa tomorrow. Didn't Margaret say she wanted him to be seriously injured and flee far away?

The more Connor thought about it, the more he realized how deep the water was. Perhaps he would only be able to find out something if he went to the villa to meet Reyes tomorrow.

"Connor, let me give you a piece of advice. If you still intend to stay in Rune, remember to be careful. Edel is currently ruthlessly purging the dark wizards of Rune in order to enhance his political achievements as the new Bishop of Rune. Your noble status won't guarantee your safety!" Margaret solemnly advised.

Connor nodded upon hearing this, pondered for a moment, and then said to Margaret, "Margaret, could you help me get a set of alchemy equipment? Preferably a good alchemy furnace!"

"Are you aiming to break through and become an intermediate wizard apprentice?" Upon hearing Connor's request, Margaret paused for a moment before replying.

"If I can resolve this traumatic experience, it might actually turn out to be a blessing in disguise. So I'm planning to prepare for the future. If I wait until I break through to prepare, the time will be very tight!" Connor deliberately misled Margaret.

"Sure! I'll keep an eye out for that!" Margaret agreed without refusing Connor's request.

"Because of my current cultivation level, I lack spiritual fire, which significantly limits the development of my alchemy. Once I become an intermediate apprentice, refining level two enchanted items will be a natural progression!" Perhaps to prevent this, Margaret only spoke without actually taking any action. Connor narrowed his eyes and gave Margaret a meaningful nod.

Margaret gave Connor a half-smile and said calmly, "Since I've made my promise, you have nothing to worry about!"

"That's for the best!" Connor nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Margaret understood what he meant.

(End of this chapter)