Wizard Earl

When these wealthy and powerful fugitives arrived in the Odin Empire, although they gained safety under its protection, they also faced two major problems. The Odin Empire was mostly located in the north, with snow covering the land year-round, and eight months of the year spent in snowstorms. The natural conditions were not ideal. In addition, the society was underdeveloped, and the infrastructure and entertainment facilities were backward. Therefore, the living conditions and quality of life for these wealthy fugitives declined significantly!

Furthermore, these wealthy fugitives originally held very high social status in their respective countries and regions. However, the traditional nobles of the Odin Empire looked down on these wealthy people who had fled from the three great empires and repeatedly oppressed them. Therefore, this sense of disparity was very difficult for these people to accept.

Just when these wealthy fugitives found themselves in an awkward situation where, although they had gained safety, their quality of life, living conditions, and social status had declined significantly, the city of West Ham, located in the south of the Odin Empire, came into being to meet their needs.

West Ham is located at the southern end of the Odin Empire, at the confluence of the Gutli and Black Rivers on a plain. The area is lush with water and grass, and has a pleasant climate. Although there are three to four months of harsh winter each year, the natural conditions are already very good compared to other areas of the Odin Empire. In addition, West Ham is less than a thousand miles away from the Kaman Empire, and the only railway between the Odin and Kaman Empires, the Caterpillar Railway, was built there. Therefore, West Ham was deeply influenced by the culture of the Kaman Empire, and its urban development level is very high, making it a one-stop shop for food, drink, and entertainment.

Furthermore, the Boateng family, the Odin nobles who govern West Ham, are very enlightened and never discriminate against or humiliate fugitives who flee to the Odin Empire like other Odin nobles. Therefore, according to incomplete statistics, 65% of fugitives from the Fast Empire, the Kaman Empire, and the Persis Empire with assets exceeding 10,000 gold pounds flee to the Odin Empire, specifically West Ham!

Therefore, with the help of the capital and technology carried by the fugitives, West Ham City's economic development level surpassed that of Nocandu, the capital of the Odin Empire, in just twenty years, becoming the city with the highest economic level in the Odin Empire!

Riding the wave of West Ham's development, the Boateng family, which managed West Ham, also rose in status, transforming from a mid-level noble family in the Odin Empire into one of the most powerful noble families in the Odin Empire!

Although it's unclear why Danilo's memories mention a connection between the Royal Family and the Boateng family, recalling Isabella's tense attitude towards the information Danilo possessed on the outskirts of Anderson Valley that day, it could explain whether the Royal Family and the Boateng family truly had some kind of deal involved...

Although Connor was curious about what the Royal Fellowship and the Boateng family had to do, his rationality made him very aware that no matter what these two forces were doing, it was not something Connor Ferguson could interfere with. If he insisted on interfering, he might not even know how he died!

Besides Bispin and the Boateng family, Connor also gleaned a third and final piece of information from Danilo's mind: Danilo had been hiding within the Ferguson family for so many years, and all the movements and whispers within the Ferguson family had been relayed to the Secret Society by him. However, during all these years, he had never discovered any other Secret Society moles within the Ferguson family. In other words, Danilo was very likely the Secret Society's only mole within the Ferguson family!

Now that Danilo is dead, it means that, at least for the short term, the Secret Society has become blind and deaf within the Ferguson family, unable to obtain any information. Realizing this, Connor's expression immediately became excited. Although he was still some distance away from being able to return to the Ferguson family openly due to the threat from the Duke's faction, Danilo's death at least meant that he no longer had to worry about being discovered by the Secret Society, and he could take Varga to the Ferguson mansion to see old Ferguson for medical treatment!

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In a suite at the far end of the second floor of the Grand Hotel Aguedero, Frosinone.

From the outside, this suite doesn't look particularly special, just like any other suite on the second floor—a typical Jazz Suite. But once you step inside, you'll find the interior is incredibly luxurious, featuring hand-woven Percy rugs, a full set of Caman gold-threaded wood furniture, and the finest sterling silver tableware… and so on. All of this is comparable to, and perhaps even surpasses, the most luxurious Marquis Suite at the Grand Agudro Hotel!

At this moment, a one-armed man, nearly two meters tall and with a cold and stern face, dressed in the traditional robes of the Odin Empire, was sitting on the sofa with an air of nonchalance, casually flipping through a thick ledger. Opposite him, a tall, beautiful, and very elegant middle-aged woman dressed in black casual clothes was standing respectfully, seemingly waiting for the one-armed man to ask her questions.

Although the middle-aged woman was not wearing the uniform of the Grand Agudro Hotel or heavy makeup, it was still possible to tell that she was Ms. Steveney, the lobby manager of the Grand Agudro Hotel, who was providing the Earl's Suite for the disguised Connor and Varga.

The cold-faced, one-armed man, though flipping through the ledger in his hand, clearly had no interest in it. He merely glanced at it a couple of times, made a show of it, and then, under Stephanie's gaze, closed the ledger, saying indifferently, "I can't understand your Agudro Hotel's ledgers. In a while, the family will send a professional accountant to audit your finances."

"As for now, tell me, has anything noteworthy happened in Frosinone recently?" The one-armed man tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, his gaze shifting to Stephanie, and his tone suddenly changed, asking meaningfully:

Upon hearing the one-armed man's question, Stephanie replied without hesitation, "Recently, Miss Isabella, a mysterious figure from the Duke's faction, has been making frequent moves in Frosinone in order to prevent the Professor's faction from interfering with her negotiations with the family. She has successively eliminated two very important subordinates of the Professor, Bispin, and Vidigal Cavani of the Cavani Restaurant, and Danilo, the deputy butler of the Ferguson family."