Wizard Earl

"That's right! Connor Ferguson is the only son of Alfred Ferguson, the head of the Ferguson family, and Catherine Francis, the daughter of the Francis Group of the Kaman Empire. According to the Kaman Empire's Inheritance Law, Connor Ferguson is the first in line to the Ferguson family and the only candidate to succeed old Ferguson as the new Earl of Ferguson!" Stephanie stated confidently.

Seemingly satisfied with Stephanie's introduction, Prince Boateng nodded slightly, then asked Stephanie again, "What's been happening with the Ferguson family lately?"

"The current head of the Ferguson family, Alfred Ferguson, Connor Ferguson's father, is in very poor health. There's been a lot of internal strife within the Ferguson family lately. While many are willing for Connor Ferguson to inherit the family business, there are also those who don't want him back in Frosinone and want to get rid of him!" Stephanie hesitated for a moment, seemingly realizing why Prince had asked this question, but still continued:

After listening to Stephanie's explanation, Prince Boateng seemed to have a good idea. A glint of light flashed in his eyes. After pondering for almost a minute, he instructed Stephanie:

"Stephanie, for the upcoming negotiations with the Dukes' faction, your main task will still be to gather information about them. However, I require you to assign a team to keep a close watch on the Ferguson family from now on. I need to know who everyone who enters or leaves the Ferguson family compound is!"

Stephanie wasn't surprised by Prince Boateng's order to keep a close watch on the Ferguson family. She sighed inwardly, despite her deep fear of Prince Boateng, who could kill her at any moment. However, out of loyalty to the Boateng family, Stephanie hesitated for a moment before offering Prince Boateng a reminder:

"Lord Prince, the Ferguson family is the only hereditary earldom in the Frosinone region. Although their strength and prestige have declined significantly in recent years, they still hold the title of earldom and are traditional supporters of the hereditary noble faction of the Kaman Empire. When old Ferguson was heavily armed a while ago, the Storm Church, the Earth God Cult, and even the Kaman Empire's royal family all sent doctors to examine and treat him!"

"Although the Ferguson family currently lacks a wizard to oversee them, making it very easy to deal with them, doing so would be tantamount to slapping the faces of the two major churches, the royal families, and the hereditary noble factions of the Kaman Empire. It would cross the Kaman Empire's red line, and the consequences would be extremely severe. It would definitely provoke the wrath of the Kaman Empire, and the family's businesses in the Kaman Empire would suffer a devastating blow!"

Although Stephanie's reminder was earnest and well-intentioned, Prince Boateng clearly wasn't impressed. The one-armed man merely glanced at Stephanie and then said indifferently, "Stephanie, I'm not as stupid as you think. All you need to do is gather intelligence for the negotiations between your family and the Duke's faction, complete the task I assigned you, and tell me about Connor Ferguson. The rest is none of your business. It's not your place to lecture me on what to do!"

Finally, Prince Boateng's emotionless gaze swept over Stephanie's beautiful face, the warning and threat unmistakable.

Feeling the coldness in the eyes of the one-armed man in front of her, Stephanie, who had seen many big scenes, shivered and almost collapsed to her knees.

"I'm sorry, Lord Prince! I was overthinking it. I will handle the matter you entrusted to me as soon as possible!" Taking a deep breath, Stephanie tried to stand up straight and said humbly:

Seeing that his warning had achieved its purpose with Stephanie, Prince Boateng didn't say anything more and waved his hand to indicate that Stephanie could leave.

After Stephanie left the room, Prince Boateng was left alone. He sat on the sofa for a while, lost in thought, then went to the window, looked down at the buildings of Frosinone, and muttered under his breath with a ferocious expression:

"Connor Ferguson, Connor Ferguson, you've risen from a nobody to a first-level wizard in just over a decade. You must have received many benefits from that bastard Reyes, right? In that case, you, as his student, should pay off a small portion of the debt Reyes owes for him..."

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Late at night, at Ferguson Mansion.

At the bedside of old Ferguson, Varga was casting a spell, manipulating a fist-sized, emerald-green crystal ball that floated above the emaciated body of the sleeping old Ferguson. Under Varga's control, the emerald-green crystal ball would occasionally emit rays of emerald light, landing on various parts of old Ferguson's body.

Standing beside Varga was Connor Ferguson, who was setting up a small shielding array to prevent the energy fluctuations generated by Varga diagnosing old Ferguson's illness from leaking out.

Because Reyes's mole, Danilo, had been eliminated by Connor, and because Connor had learned about Old Ferguson's condition through surveillance of the Ferguson mansion—that the effects of Milner's pills had worn off and the condition had worsened to the point of no return—Connor did not wait until it was completely safe to take Varga to see Old Ferguson. Instead, he made a decisive move and, under the cover of night, secretly sneaked back into his mansion with Varga.

It was clear that Varga was very concerned about the "future father-in-law" lying on the bed, barely alive. Although casting the emerald crystal ball was extremely taxing on her magic and energy, Varga gritted her teeth and carefully examined old Ferguson for nearly half an hour before finally removing the emerald crystal ball from his body, her face slightly pale and covered in sweat.

Seeing that Varga had retrieved the emerald crystal ball, and knowing that she had completed her examination of old Ferguson, Connor stopped manipulating the energy shielding array. He glanced at old Ferguson, who was still unconscious on the hospital bed, and then asked Varga, "How is he, Varga? Is there any hope for him?"