Wizard Earl

Chapter 164 Mutual Exploitation!!!

"Of course, it's so obvious, wouldn't it be a dereliction of duty if I didn't understand? Don't you think so, Bishop Edel?" Lena said with a half-smile, deliberately emphasizing the last word "bishop".

Seeing that Lena understood his meaning, Edel wasn't surprised. He smiled slightly and, without further ado, went straight to the point: "Lena, I hope you can come and help me!"

"What's in it for me?" Lena asked instead of directly refusing Edel's request.

"You can take charge of Rune's intelligence agency for me, and I can help you kill..." Edel said with a calm smile. When he said the last name, the cunning Edel chose to transmit his voice directly to Lena.

Upon hearing Eder's telepathic message, Lena, who had been completely at ease, suddenly changed her expression, and hatred and resentment appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Seeing this, Edel smiled and shook his head, saying, "Ms. Lena, I know you need time to consider. I just want to say that I am a man of my word. If you help me, I will naturally help you fulfill your wish. Give me your answer as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Edel nodded slightly to Lena, then walked out of the room with a smile.

After Edel left the room, Lena remained silent for a while, slowly calming herself down before also leaving the room. Amidst the bows of countless church disciples throughout the manor, Lena went straight back to her own room.

In her room, Lena let down her guard, leaned back on the sofa, and murmured to herself, "I never expected that old man Edel would have such guts, daring to promise me such conditions. It's really tempting, senior, senior, maybe you've misjudged him this time..."

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"What does it matter to me if Elena leaves?" Connor scoffed, looking at Margaret's dark expression in front of him.

Just a minute earlier, as Connor was studying how to obtain the alchemy furnace using the information he had obtained from the detective about Mr. Emery, the uninvited guest Margaret, as usual, quietly scaled the wall from the back garden of the apartment building. Her first words to Connor were, "Elena is leaving!"

Margaret gave Connor a cold glance and said in a chilling voice, "Edel's appointment has been made. He will become the new Bishop of Rune based on his achievements in annihilating the black wizards, while Cardinal Elena will be transferred back to the capital!"

"So, you're going back too?" Connor said, frowning slightly. If he remembered correctly, Margaret was Elena's confidante. This time, when Elena went back, Margaret probably would follow as well.

Upon hearing Connor's question, Margaret gave a bitter laugh and said, "Me? Just let me go back. I've been assigned to stay in Rune!"

"Margaret, what exactly are you trying to say?" After listening to Margaret talk for a while, Connor was still a little confused and didn't know what she was talking about.

Margaret glanced at Connor, and seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, said irritably, "To put it simply, my backer left, leaving me all alone in Loen. The newly appointed Edel sees me as a thorn in his side, so you get the picture..."

Connor gazed deeply at Margaret, then pulled out his wallet and took out twenty or thirty five- and ten-pound notes. He placed them on the table and said calmly, "This is all I can do for you. Goodbye forever!"

"Connor Ferguson...!" Margaret gritted her teeth and shrieked as she looked at the banknotes on the table, her slender figure enveloped in a crimson glow.

He gave her a cold look and said calmly, "If I were you, I wouldn't choose to be so arrogant on someone else's turf!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Connor was enveloped in a mental pressure befitting a mid-level wizard apprentice. A layer of dark mist spread out, enveloping Margaret, who was in the living room with him.

"You've broken through to become an intermediate wizard apprentice...?" Seeing Connor's grand display, Margaret's stunningly beautiful face showed an expression of disbelief, and she couldn't help but exclaim:

"I'm pretty lucky!" Connor said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing Connor admit that she had broken through to become an intermediate wizard apprentice, and then looking at the mysterious black mist around her, Margaret's face showed a layer of humiliation, but the scarlet light on her body slowly receded.

Seeing Margaret take the initiative to show weakness, Connor couldn't help but feel a little smug. Margaret had been a bit too presumptuous lately, and Connor had been thinking of giving her a hard time and letting her know who was in charge in the cooperation!

With a cold snort, the black mist in the living room vanished rapidly, and the oppressive aura emanating from Connor also disappeared. He casually took the Nourishing Spirit Pearl out of his spatial ring and tossed it back to Margaret.

"I was able to heal my mental trauma this time thanks in no small part to your Nourishing Spirit Pearl. Now I'm returning the Nourishing Spirit Pearl to you. As for these magic stones, consider them payment for borrowing the Nourishing Spirit Pearl!" After saying that, Connor took out five low-grade magic stones from his spatial ring and tossed them to Margaret again.

After striking hard, it's only natural to expect a little something in return!

Everything Connor did was purposeful and well-thought-out; it was never an impulsive act on a whim!

Although Margaret didn't say it explicitly, her meaning was crystal clear: she was threatening Connor and trying to get him to do things for her!

Connor told Margaret to run away, but Margaret didn't make a move. This clearly shows that Cardinal Elena, Margaret's backer, was unwilling to leave Loen in such a humiliating way and wanted to keep Margaret there as a scapegoat...

Connor Ferguson would avoid anything related to the Church of Storms as long as it didn't concern him. To expect him to get involved in the internal factional struggles within the church was wishful thinking.

Margaret glanced at the magic stone and the Nourishing Bead that Connor had returned, her beautiful eyes blinked slightly, and she said meaningfully, "Has our Earl struck it rich?"

"It's not the right time yet!" Connor said calmly. He had his own reasons for giving the magic stone to Margaret.

"Don't forget me when the time is right!" Margaret smiled radiantly, seemingly having forgotten her previous unpleasantness.

"Get me the alchemy furnace from Emery's house, and everything will be fine!" Connor said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)