Wizard Earl

Chapter 214 Negotiating Terms!!!

"Let's take a walk through the mine!" Connor was incredibly excited to have found the magic stone mine, but he calmly used the crystal ball to command Avilova.

Following Connor's orders, Avirova traversed the entire mine, and Connor observed everything through his crystal ball.

After confirming that there were no problems, Connor activated the magic circle again and entered the tunnel below. He needed to check the condition of the magic stone mine himself before he could feel at ease!

Without any hindrance, Connor quickly arrived at the location of the magic stone mine. After glancing at the expressionless Avirova, Connor, in his black robes, made a gesture, and a piece of exposed natural magic stone ore flew straight into Connor's hand from the surrounding ore!

As he carefully sensed the energy within the raw magic stone, Connor nodded to himself, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.

After spending so much time and effort, Connor Ferguson finally found the magic stone mine!

After a moment of joy, Connor fell into deep thought again. The magic stone mine had been found, but this was only the beginning. There were still steps to be taken, such as mining the raw ore, processing the raw ore, removing the impurities from the raw ore, and turning it into magic stones that could aid in cultivation!

Of course, these steps are not as difficult as finding a magic stone mine!

First of all, Connor would never do something like Snake Eyes kidnapping young men to work as slaves and laborers in mining. Not only is it risky and easy to be discovered, but it's also extremely inefficient. Although the miners are young men, they are still human! And how much can a human possibly mine?

As an alchemist, Connor hasn't yet delved into alchemical golems, but the book "Reyes Alchemy" contains detailed records on the subject. While crafting powerful alchemical golems might be difficult for Connor, crafting a golem capable of mining is not a challenge for him!

He could refine them, but even the most skilled cook can't cook without rice. To refine alchemical golems for mining, he would need at least ten. Ten alchemical golems, although they didn't require any rare materials and used only common ones, were still very difficult to obtain due to their sheer quantity. However, Connor had already planned for this. He would exchange the magic stones for Margaret's, even though he might lose a lot, because he still trusted Margaret and her Storm Church connections!

With everything sorted out, Connor's eyes lit up with joy. With these things, he could not only use magic stones to cultivate without regard to losses, but also exchange them for other resources. He didn't want to experience the situation he had missed out on at Meazza Manor, where he had his eye on Odin's Blood Tiger but was too poor to afford it.

With the matter at the magic stone mine temporarily settled, Connor focused his attention on Avilova. Looking at the woman before him, Connor's expression became quite complex. Although the magic stone mine had been found, Avilova was still of value to him. He couldn't kill her for the time being; he could only try to keep her calm for now.

"Although there were some unpleasant moments, overall, I'm quite satisfied with what you did, Avirova! As a reward, I can grant you a not-too-outrageous request!" After a moment's thought, Connor said with a smile:

Hearing Connor's words, despite having just been tortured by him, Averova's eyes lit up with hope. She hesitated for a moment before saying to Connor, "I want a certain amount of freedom!"

Upon hearing the word "freedom," a cold glint appeared in Connor's eyes. Averova was still somewhat useful to him, and he had only asked her to make a request in order to ease the tension between them. He never expected that Averova would be so ungrateful as to want freedom! Did she not even consider her current status? Did she deserve freedom?

Connor remained silent, merely staring coldly at Averova. Seeing Connor's demeanor, Averova naturally understood his attitude towards her request. Her expression darkened, and a faint hint of mockery appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this hint of mockery, Connor took a deep breath and suppressed the thought of punishing Averova again, then snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave.

After re-closing the magic circle on the reeds, Connor set up some small mechanisms before slowly leaving with Averova.

The next day, Connor took the earliest train back to Rune. This time, he was back to meet with Margaret. Without Margaret's help, he couldn't start large-scale mining of the entire magic stone mine! As for his prisoner, Avilova, Connor had already knocked her unconscious and imprisoned her in a rented room! He would need at least three or four days to finish dealing with things back in Rune, and leaving the conscious Avilova alone in the rented room was far too dangerous!

Upon returning to Runeconho, Connor immediately went to Imperial Department Store and found Leonie. This time, Leonie told Connor some very good news: Margaret had returned from her trip and was currently asking Leonie to wait for Connor's return.

After Leonie told Margaret to come to his house that evening, Connor did not go straight back to his luxury apartment at 16 Land Street, which he had bought for tens of thousands of gold pounds. Instead, he went to the very famous Tottenham Hotspur Hotel in Loen, where he enjoyed a delicious meal to reward himself for his hard life in Tunguska before returning to his apartment.

Late at night, Connor leaned back on the sofa in his apartment living room, squinting his eyes and leisurely swirling his wine glass. He was waiting for Margaret's visit. Before long, a fragrant breeze wafted into the living room, and looking across at Connor, he saw Margaret, dressed in a purple robe, already sitting on the sofa opposite him.

Seeing Connor so relaxed and carefree, Margaret's beautiful eyes lit up, and without standing on ceremony, she asked directly, "Have you found the magic stone mine?"

Connor, not wanting to keep Margaret in suspense, took a sip of his red wine, smiled, and nodded at her.

Seeing that Connor had admitted everything, Margaret smiled. She knew from the beginning that if Connor wanted to mine magic stones, he would have to cooperate with her. Now that Connor had found the magic stone mine, the next step was simple: she would negotiate terms with Connor. To negotiate a suitable price, Margaret's eyes flickered, but she didn't ask any questions. She leaned back on the sofa, looking at Connor beside her with a half-smile.

(End of this chapter)