Wizard Earl

Chapter 272 Two Big Shots

As the true master of the Kaman Empire and representative of the Imperial Administration, Mayor Rune, if Temo had any ambition or ideas, would naturally not tolerate anyone in Rune acting as an overlord. The current Mayor, Mr. Spalletti, is thirty-seven years old, considered quite young within the ZZ family. He comes from a poor background but possesses exceptional abilities. Graduating from the Imperial University, the cradle of the Empire's elite, his path has been smooth sailing. However, due to his humble origins, he has always lacked that final touch…

So, in order to add that one stroke to his resume that would allow him to rise through the ranks, Spalletti proactively applied to the cabinet to become mayor of Rune, a place most people would avoid at all costs. After some debate, the cabinet surprisingly agreed to Spalletti's request, promoting him to mayor of Rune. Everyone knew that Spalletti's purpose in coming to Rune was to ensure that Rune had only one king, the Empire, and not the Church!

After carefully observing the smiling Spalletti for a while, he only glanced quickly at Bishop Edel Connor of the Church of Storms to De Sciglio's right. Although it was just a glance, it did not mean that Edel Connor was more interested in Spalletti than in De Sciglio. On the contrary, Connor was far more interested in Edel than in Spalletti.

Edel looked like an ordinary old man, somewhat thin. Perhaps due to his experience as the leader of the Arbitrators, he had a stern face, but his eyes were extremely bright. Although it was only a quick glance, Connor remembered Edel's piercing eyes!

During the reign of the previous Bishop of the Church of Rune Storm, Constantine, Edel, a formally trained wizard, was a powerful figure who commanded all the arbitrators of the Church of Rune Storm. He was a ruthless character feared by all the dark wizards of Rune Storm. Now, this man had appeared here as the Bishop of the Church of Rune Storm. Connor dared not stare at Edel for long, fearing to attract his attention. Although Connor was very confident in his concealment methods, a wizard apprentice and a formal wizard, though both appearing to be wizards, were actually on completely different levels…

Even someone as confident as Connor wasn't sure if Eder would be able to spot him. So Connor could only try to be as discreet as possible, making sure Eder didn't notice him. He felt that was the limit of what he could do, and he was really curious about what Eder looked like. After all, in his opinion, Eder was the biggest beneficiary of the Secret Society's chaos, and also the ghost that Connor believed the Secret Society had planted in the Church of Rune Storm!

"It is a great honor for De Sciglio and our East Hoy Company to have so many elites of the Rune Kingdom here today to welcome me to this banquet, especially Mayor Spalletti and Bishop Edel. I would like to raise a glass to Mayor Spalletti and Bishop Edel, and hope that you will continue to support our East Hoy Company in the future. Long live the Empire!" De Sciglio said with a smile, emphasizing his words when he mentioned Spalletti and Edel and pointing to the two of them. The two bigwigs nodded and smiled in response.

"Long live the Empire!" De Sciglio raised his glass and shouted, and everyone in the restaurant followed suit, raising their glasses in unison.

After Desciglio finished speaking, Spalletti, the mayor of Rune, also stood up and spoke eloquently. He mainly emphasized the important relationship of mutual dependence and reliance between Rune and the East Hoy Company in business, as well as the long-standing friendly relationship between the two companies. After Spalletti finished speaking, another important figure present, Bishop Edel of the Storm Church, also stood up. From the Church's perspective, he praised the East Hoy Company for its contributions to the Storm Church's missionary work on the Hoy Continent and encouraged the company to continue its efforts and achieve even greater success. That was all; with the guest and the two hosts having finished their speeches, the welcome banquet officially began.

After drinking a few glasses with the disgruntled George, Connor planned to find an opportunity to leave the banquet. After all, these banquets usually lasted for five or six hours before ending. He had given his gift and waited for the banquet to officially begin. He had fulfilled his mission and courtesy. After completing the transaction and exchanging the silver coins in his hand for Imperial Gold Pounds, Connor did not rest. He had been looking for a suitable gift for De Sciglio. He finally found a replica of the Byzantine Empire Easter egg for De Sciglio.

After clinking glasses with George, Connor was ready to use his drunkenness as an excuse to make a getaway. He didn't have time to socialize here; he still had alchemical golems to research and refine!

However, just as he began to shake his head and sway, intending to say a few drunken words to pave the way for his escape, a strange, shadowy voice came over.

"Oh my, isn't this young master George?" A handsome young man dressed in a gorgeous purple suit walked towards George with a wicked smile. Although Connor didn't recognize the man, his eyes narrowed involuntarily when he saw him, because the man's arm was wrapped around Sophia's slender waist, who had a resentful expression on her face.

Seeing this man and Sophia like this, George jumped to his feet. If it weren't for the circumstances, he would have pounced. Even so, Connor could clearly hear George's heavy breathing as he suppressed his anger. His hands were clenched into fists as he stared intently at the grinning young man and said in a low voice, "Holding, what do you want to do?"

Upon hearing the name Holding, Connor instantly realized who it was. He wasn't surprised that this guy had the audacity to act so recklessly at Mr. De Sciglio's banquet. There were several major players in the Rune business world. The most powerful were the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, which Connor suspected was colluding with the secret society, and the Imperial Bank, the official institution of the Empire. After the Imperial Bank and the Valencia Chamber of Commerce, there were several other large enterprises, including the Sanchez Bank, run by the Sanchez family, where George belonged, as well as the Barella Group and the Mustafi Chamber of Commerce.

Although Connor didn't know the man George called Holding, he had heard the name Holding before...

(End of this chapter)