Wizard Earl

Chapter 745 Connor's Affirmation (1)

Connor didn't refuse Stephanie's conditions. He nodded, then took out eleven ten-gold-pound notes from his wallet, along with the resident cards he and Varga had forged, and handed them to Stephanie, saying, "This is one hundred and ten gold pounds. Consider the rest as a tip, after deducting the room fee and deposit!"

Seeing that the black-haired young man in front of her agreed to her conditions so readily, the middle-aged female manager, Stephanie, seemed to have a slightly surprised look in her eyes, but she didn't say anything more. After taking the money Connor handed over, she quickly helped Connor and Varga check into their accommodations and returned their documents. Then she led Connor and Varga to the door of a luxury suite on the fifth floor of the hotel.

Stephanie personally opened the door to the Earl's Suite for Connor and Varga, then smiled and said, "This is one of the five Earl's Suites at our Grand Agudro Hotel. We hope Mr. De Licht and Mrs. Caitlin enjoy their stay. There's a brass bell on the desk; if you or your wife need anything, please ring it to let us know, and we'll come immediately!"

After speaking, Stephanie smiled and calmly left the room, handing the entire Earl's Suite over to Connor and Varga. Although only he and Varga remained in the room, Connor still gave Varga a wary look, signaling her to keep quiet. Then, Connor began to inspect the luxuriously decorated Earl's Suite, which had two bedrooms, a study, a living room, a dining room, two bathrooms, and a space of nearly 200 square meters.

After checking for about five minutes and confirming that there were no problems with the room, Connor installed soundproofing beads in the room. Then he smiled at Varga and told her that there were no problems. Varga then relaxed and sat down on the sofa in the living room. She looked at Connor with a hesitant expression.

Seeing Varga's expression, Connor shrugged slightly and said, "Just ask what you want! You've been holding it in for so long, I'm afraid you'll get sick if you keep doing this!"

Seeing that Connor didn't mind, Varga smiled and asked him curiously, "Connor, we've already left Rune and arrived in Frosinone. This is the old lair of your Ferguson family. Your family has been operating here for hundreds of years, and you've successfully broken through to become a first-level wizard. We should be very safe here now, so why should we still be so careful and disguise ourselves to live here?"

Connor wasn't surprised by Varga's question. He shook his head with a wry smile, then took out a bottle of Romano Conti and two wine glasses from his spatial ring. He poured wine into both glasses, handing one to Varga and keeping the other for himself. He gently swirled the wine in his glass, saying with a slightly bitter tone, "To be precise, our Ferguson family has been operating in Frosinone for 231 years, starting with our ancestor Tony Parker Ferguson. We do indeed own considerable property in Frosinone, including estates, shops, and factories!"

"However, our family's financial situation has been extremely poor in recent years. Much of our property has been mortgaged to banks, and even our knightly corps, which is permitted by imperial law, has dwindled to less than ten members. This is unimaginable for a hereditary earl family. This should give you an idea of ​​how dire our Ferguson family's financial situation is—almost like an empty shell. If this continues, it won't be long before our Ferguson family is completely bankrupted by its debts to the banks, and our family's former glory and honor will become nothing but history!"

"Although the Ferguson family has fallen to this point, I, Connor Ferguson, am now a first-level wizard. If I wanted, I could completely change the family's situation with my alchemy skills, and even restoring the family to its former glory wouldn't be difficult at all!"

At this point, Connor stopped his narration of Varga's story, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, before continuing in a deep voice, "What I'm truly worried about is that there are traitors planted by Reyes within the family!" With that, Connor downed his glass of Romano Conti, its color as bright as fresh blood, in one gulp!

Sensing the gloomy aura emanating from Connor, Varga blinked in disbelief at his words. After a moment's thought, she asked Connor:

"Connor, although Reyes is your mentor and a professor in the Secret Society, his influence might not extend this far. The northeastern part of the Empire, including Frosinone, is already considered a Duke's sphere of influence within the Secret Society. In all the time I've been in the Secret Society, I haven't heard of the professor making any moves in Frosinone."

Hearing Varga's words, Connor shook his head again, then whispered to Varga, "Do you know why Reyes chose me as his student back at Green University?"

Before Varga could answer, Connor asked the question and said, "First, our wizarding talents are likely the same; we both possess both dark and mental attributes, allowing us to cultivate the meditation technique he wants me to practice. Second, we are very likely related!"

Upon hearing Connor mention the word "relatives," Varga's expression froze, and she stared at Connor in shock. Connor, however, was unsurprised by Varga's reaction; his bitterness deepened, and he continued, "Under the oath of the Eye of Arbitration, Martina mentioned to me that she combined the information she possessed to determine Reyes's background. Old Victor also vaguely hinted at this to me, so it's practically certain!"

After Connor finished speaking, Varga recovered from her shock, thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she said to Connor, "The Ferguson family?"

Seeing that Varga had already guessed, Connor no longer hid anything. Under Varga's gaze, he nodded heavily and said, "That's right! Although I haven't confirmed Reyes's exact background yet, it's certain that he has a lot of connections with our Ferguson family!"

"Moreover, the crystal ball that old Victor gave me contains many messages that Reyes passed on to me. Among them, Reyes told me that if I successfully break through to become a first-level wizard and return to Frosinone, he has prepared a gift for me in the Ferguson family!"

(End of this chapter)