Wizard Earl

Even though they had a common enemy, Professor Reyes, Connor had never cooperated with the Dukes' faction, represented by Isabella, and they were even on opposing sides. The fundamental reason was that Connor wanted to pursue equal treatment in cooperation and did not want to become a lackey of the Dukes' faction and be driven by them.

The royal faction believed that Connor was not important enough to be treated as an equal. However, with Varga becoming a formal wizard, the situation has changed significantly. Connor, a first-level wizard, is not enough, so what about adding Varga, another first-level wizard?

Moreover, and most importantly, Varga is an extremely rare alchemist among formal wizards. Many large dark wizard organizations have tried to recruit or train an alchemist of formal wizard level, but have never succeeded.

Connor believed that with Varga's presence, the Royal Faction, unless they were fools, would change their minds, sit back at the negotiating table, and begin discussing cooperation with him to fight against Reyes!

Once a cooperation is reached with the Royal Family faction, and with the Royal Family faction's restraint, Reyes will face numerous difficulties even if he wants to deal with Connor!

In high spirits, Connor drove the carriage with Varga, quickly arriving at the Hoffenheim neighborhood where Ferguson's mansion was located. Even before reaching the mansion itself, Connor's powerful mental senses allowed him to perceive the solemn prayers of the priest within, the knightly portrait of the elder Ferguson displayed in the main hall, and the various white decorations…

Realizing this, Connor was taken aback at first, but then it dawned on him: Could it be that old Ferguson had passed away before he and Varga arrived?

The listening devices Connor installed at Ferguson's mansion ran out of power and stopped working half a month ago when Connor went to the Blue Stone Auction. Because Connor was busy helping Varga break through, he did not replace the power source for the listening devices. As a result, Connor is currently unable to obtain any information about Ferguson. He can only estimate from previous information that Ferguson is very likely to pass away in the next few days.

That's why he brought Varga, who had just solidified her status as a formal wizard, back to the Ferguson family, hoping to see old Ferguson one last time. But now it seems Connor was too late...

Although the intelligent Varga didn't have the same powerful mental range as Connor, allowing her to sense what was happening in Ferguson's mansion, she immediately understood what had happened when she saw Connor driving the carriage, his smile fading and his expression turning somewhat sorrowful. She quickly suppressed her own sadness and gently patted Connor's back to comfort him.

Although he didn't have much affection for Sir Alex Ferguson, blood is thicker than water. Having been in this world for so long, Connor had gradually accepted and accepted his current identity. Although he had foreseen Sir Alex Ferguson's death and was mentally prepared, when the moment actually arrived, Connor still couldn't help but feel extremely sad.

Having gleaned the location of old Ferguson's grave from within the Ferguson Mansion, Connor composed himself, looked up to meet Varga's concerned gaze, forced a smile, and said to Varga, "Let's come back to the Ferguson Mansion another day, and go pay our respects to him now!"

Although she longed to openly go to Ferguson's mansion with Connor to confirm their relationship, Varga couldn't say anything when she heard that Connor wanted to go and pay his respects to his deceased father immediately. She could only nod in agreement.

Upon seeing Varga's agreement, Connor immediately turned the carriage around and headed towards Ferguson Manor, outside the city of Frosinone. The Ferguson family cemetery was located on Ferguson Manor, where the core members of each generation of the Ferguson family would rest after their deaths. During festivals, the Ferguson family would offer sacrifices to them. As the current head of the Ferguson family, Earl Ferguson was naturally buried there after the death of his father, Old Ferguson, and rested alongside the family's ancestors.

Connor chose to pay his respects to old Ferguson at this time not only because of his grief, but also because he had not yet figured out how to deal with the scheming family elders in Ferguson's mansion, as well as his third uncle Jack Ferguson's family!

If they had been more considerate of Ferguson's past when he was alive, they would have been more restrained when Connor returned to the family. But now that Ferguson is dead, Connor is certain that if he brings Varga back, they will reveal their true intentions and try to seize power within the family, forcing him, the rightful first in line to the Ferguson family, to step down!

Besides, Connor hadn't forgotten that his uncle Jack Ferguson and aunt Eugenia wanted to take his place. They had hired a group of assassins to kill him with 10,000 pounds, plotting to seize the position of head of the Ferguson family. Although Connor never showed up in the Ferguson family, their plan never had a chance to be implemented.

Connor was naturally not afraid of the family elders' attempt to force him to resign, nor could he hand over the position of family head to someone else to become the new Earl of Ferguson. He was even less likely to be a coward, a puppet controlled by these family elders, placed on the stage as a nominal head of the Ferguson family, but in reality having no power at all!

If the family's power continues to be controlled by a bunch of incompetent old men, the already declining Ferguson family will surely perish and disappear into the annals of history in no time. This is something Connor absolutely cannot accept. He wants to be a strongman, to lead the Ferguson family to a complete revitalization, to restore the prestige of Ferguson's glorious past, and even to a new level!

Connor's only regret was that these Ferguson family elders and his uncle Jack Ferguson's family weren't his enemies. Otherwise, Connor could have been ruthless and merciless in dealing with enemies, eliminating them all. However, these family elders and Jack Ferguson's family were, in name, his relatives who shared the same blood. Connor couldn't possibly kill them all. Moreover, now that old Ferguson had just passed away, he was already going on a killing spree, which he believed was not what the still-warm body of old Ferguson would have wanted to see.