Wizard Earl

Chapter 167 Confidential Information

"Top Secret!"

This is the first thing Connor saw when he opened the document: Kaman's words!

If Connor remembered correctly, the Storm Church's information was generally divided into four levels: Class III Secret, Class II Secret, Class I Secret, and Top Secret. The level of secrecy increased in that order. As for whether there were any higher levels above Top Secret, Connor had no idea!

However, the level of secrecy as "Top Secret" is definitely not low. Within the Church of Rune Storm, only a dozen or so high-ranking members are qualified to access it. Clearly, this document, which displays the title of Top Secret, implicitly confirms Connor's suspicions about Mr. Emery.

Looking down, Connor became increasingly alarmed.

According to the information, it was about three years ago that the Church of Storms' spies took notice of Mr. Emery. The reason for this was that there were rumors that he was conspiring with the Valencia Chamber of Commerce to monopolize the market for a herb called Purple Chrysanthemum.

Connor vaguely remembered this herb. It was a rare but not very valuable herb, mainly used to treat liver disease. It could also be used in some common magical potions.

At first, the Storm Church noticed that Emery and the Valencia Merchant Guild were conspiring to monopolize the purple chrysanthemum herb market, but they just assumed it was because they wanted to make money and didn't pay much attention. However, in the following year, the supply of purple chrysanthemum in the market of Rune and its surrounding areas quietly decreased by more than 30%. This anomaly once again attracted the attention of the Storm Church. They began to use their intelligence network to discover that the reason for this situation was that Emery and the Valencia Merchant Guild were secretly up to something!

At that time, the head of the Storm Church's intelligence agency in Rune was named Paqueta. According to the information, after discovering this situation, Paqueta was also very curious about what tricks the Valencia Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Emery were playing. So he arranged for several of his informants to be placed next to Emery.

However, just one month later, these informants all died in accidents such as car crashes and choking on food. At the same time, the supply of Ruen purple chrysanthemums returned to normal, and the 30% reduction in supply reappeared on the market.

Clearly, something was amiss, but at this point, Mr. Paquetá, then head of the intelligence agency, halted the investigation into Emery. The reason for this cessation of the investigation is not recorded in the documents.

However, three months ago, Paqueta, the head of the Storm Church's intelligence agency, for some reason restarted the investigation into Mr. Emery. This time, their investigation was more in-depth and more covert. They discovered an extremely shocking secret: Mr. Emery, who always appeared to the world as an ordinary person, was actually a great knight with extremely strong martial arts skills!

Mr. Emery is not only a Grand Knight himself, but also secretly has more than a dozen official knights under his command, and among these knights are some wanted criminals by the Empire!

If that were all there was to it, it would at most be a story of a ruthless businessman secretly harboring thugs to use force to bully and dominate the market and promote his own business development.

However, another suspicious point arose: the Church of Storms secretly investigated all of Mr. Emery and the Kronk family's companies and conglomerates, both overt and covert. They discovered that there were some shady dealings and unclean practices in all their business activities, but the knights under Mr. Emery's command had never been involved.

The written record ends here, but the document also includes a floor plan of the Clone Manor, located on the outskirts of the eastern Loen district where Mr. Emery currently resides, which details the functions of the various buildings on the manor.

Back in his apartment, Connor lay on the sofa, his mind replaying the Storm Church's information about Emery.

The document mentions the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, an economic organization with significant influence in Loen. Connor has evidence suggesting that this chamber is connected to the Secret Society. Now that Mr. Emery is collaborating with the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, does this indicate that Mr. Emery is also connected to the Secret Society?

Regarding why Paquetá, mentioned in the documents, stopped investigating Emery three years ago when Emery was clearly problematic, Connor believes it's highly likely that someone within the Storm Church intervened on Paquetá's behalf. This person's position within the Storm Church is certainly not low; at least equal to Paquetá's, or even higher. Otherwise, as the head of the Storm Church's intelligence agency, there would be no need for him to heed this person's instructions!

"Chip, search the database for all information about purple chrysanthemums!" Connor silently commanded in the letter. For some reason, his intuition told him that the conspiracy between the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, which was connected to the secret society, and Mr. Emery was definitely not simple!

"Ding! Purple chrysanthemum is a rare herb that grows deep in the mountains. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying the liver. It is mainly used to treat liver diseases. In addition, it is also one of the excipients of a medicine called Spirit Eye Liquid!" The cool goddess of the chip immediately replied to Connor.

"What is Spirit Eye Liquid?" Connor asked again.

According to the description in the book "Detailed Explanation of Common Potions" in the main database, Spirit Eye Liquid is a low-level demonic potion. Its effect is to temporarily enhance the inspiration of ordinary people after taking it, allowing them to see vengeful spirits and other spiritual entities!

"A vengeful spirit?"

Connor seemed to have thought of something, his eyes widening in surprise!

He brushed his hand across the spatial ring, and a small paper packet appeared in Connor's hand. He carefully opened the packet, and a tiny, dark red crystal came into Connor's view.

Sensing the chilling, resentful aura emanating from the little gadget, Connor's eyes narrowed. While he couldn't yet prove whether the purple chrysanthemum was related to vengeful spirits or resentment as he suspected, if it were truly so…

Safe house, purple chrysanthemum, crystals resembling magic crystals containing resentment, Valencia Merchant Guild—from these clues, Connor sensed an invisible chain connecting everything.

"Mr. Emery, whether you're human or demon, it looks like I'm going to have to meet you!" Looking at the floor plan of the clone plantation on the table, Connor's eyes flashed with excitement as he muttered to himself:

(End of this chapter)