Wizard Earl

Chapter 315 What exactly do you want to tell me?

"Politano was captured by the Church of the Storms in Kaiserslauternburg while attending an underground gathering of dark wizards. Initially, the local church considered Politano a minor figure and didn't pay much attention, simply interrogating him about his identity, the origin of his meditation techniques, and issues related to his relationships with other wizards before imprisoning him and preparing to execute him secretly. However, just one month after Politano's arrest, the secret prison of the Kaiserslauternburg church where Politano was imprisoned was suddenly attacked by three wizards. These three were powerful and swift, killing the three arbitrators guarding the prison, including two intermediate wizard apprentices, in less than a minute."

"To cover up their true purpose, these three mysterious people released all fifteen prisoners, including Politano, from the secret cell. But what they never expected was that the church still managed to capture this footage..." At this point, a strange smile appeared on Margaret's pretty face. Then, she stretched out her jade finger and drew a line in the air. The light screen released by the recording bead instantly skipped over the remaining footage of Politano's interrogation, directly showing a scene from an abnormal angle.

There are four people in this scene. One of them is Politano, and there are three men in black robes. Two of the three men in black robes have their faces covered by the robes. These two men seem to be the ones who do the work, supporting the weak Politano on either side as she walks forward. The last man in black robes seems to be the one in charge among the three men in black robes. This man is somewhat hunched over, and most importantly, his face is not covered by the robes. Although the scene only shows his profile and not his face, Connor can still tell that this hunched man is none other than Reyes's butler, Old Victor, whom he hasn't seen for a long time!

Just as she had introduced Bispin, Margaret lightly pointed to the old Victor on the light screen and said, "The Church hasn't confirmed who this is yet, but reliable sources tell the Church that this old man is a key figure in the Secret Society and enjoys deep trust within it! Given this old man's position in the Secret Society, the Church has reason to believe that this prison break was orchestrated by the Secret Society!"

"The prison break immediately drew the attention of the local church in Kaiserslauternburg. They launched a thorough search within an hour of the breakout, but Politano and the three black-robed members of the secret society vanished without a trace, as if they had never been in Kaiserslauternburg at all. Even now, two months later, the church still hasn't found any trace of them. The secret society, the secret society, they are truly formidable!" Margaret couldn't help but exclaim in admiration as she finished her introduction.

"Won't Politano implicate our Ferguson family?" Although he really wanted to ask about old Victor, Connor suppressed his impatience and put on an attitude of concern for the family so as not to arouse Margaret's suspicion.

"You don't need to worry about that. The church isn't full of useless people. In the past two months, the church has found out a lot of things. The Politano family has been in decline for decades and has had little contact with your Ferguson family. Twenty years ago, they sold off their family property in Frosinone and moved to Kaiserslauternburg. After that, they have had no further contact with your Ferguson family."

"So although Politano practices the fire-attribute meditation method passed down in your Ferguson family, it won't implicate your Ferguson family. After all, your Imperial Upper House is still controlled by your hereditary nobles, and the Church will have a hard time dealing with it!" Margaret answered Connor's question very patiently, seemingly unaware that Connor himself didn't seem to care much about the question she had raised.

Hearing Margaret's explanation, Connor forced a smile, but then seemed to suddenly remember something. After a moment of contemplation, he solemnly asked Margaret, "What exactly are you trying to tell me? What is the connection between the Demon Knight, the Secret Society, and this Politano you just showed me?"

"There's no point in me telling you the answer, Connor. I believe you'll find it yourself!" Margaret's smile grew brighter and brighter, and she even made a "good luck" gesture to Connor by clenching her fist, which was unusual for her!

"I can let you find the answer yourself, but you should at least give me a hint, right?" Connor said, somewhat amused, seeing Margaret's departure from her usual aloof and mature demeanor as she cheered him on.

"As for a hint... I can give you one: although the Demon Knight, the Secret Society, and Politano are essentially connected, from the current perspective, the Secret Society and the Demon Knight, and the Secret Society and Politano are all independent!" After hesitating for a moment, Margaret gave Connor a hint, letting him find the answer himself.

"Both connected and independent?" Connor frowned at Margaret's hint, as he didn't quite understand what she meant.

Seeing Connor deep in thought about her hint, Margaret smiled slightly and pointed to the light screen on the recording bead, saying, "Connor, when you find the answer, I'll show you the rest of the interrogation video of Politano that I just skipped!"

"What do you mean? Is there something fishy about the remaining video recordings of Politano's interrogation?" Connor, who hadn't yet recovered from Margaret's hint, immediately fell into another question posed by Margaret.

"Connor, I'm not in a hurry to use the magic stones right now. I suggest you focus all your energy on this matter. You can put the magic stone mine on hold for now. Anyway, the Tunguska magic stone mine isn't going anywhere! It's getting light, so I'll be going now. See you next time!" With that, Margaret, a sly smile on her face, drifted away right before Connor's eyes, leaving him with a bunch of questions in this secret stronghold of the church.

"The Secret Society!" Watching Margaret's figure disappear into the darkness outside the secret hideout, Connor murmured to himself in a voice only he could hear.

Connor Ferguson wasn't a fool. The Secret Society and the Demon Knight, the Secret Society and Politano—there was undoubtedly one main protagonist in both of these cases: the Secret Society. Why was Margaret emphasizing the Secret Society so deliberately in front of him? Had she discovered something?

(End of this chapter)