Wizard Earl

In a notification sent to the family elders, Jack Ferguson announced that, given the death of the patriarch Alfredo Ferguson and the fact that his only son, Connor Ferguson, the first in line to the Ferguson family throne and the next Earl of Ferguson protected by the Constitution of the Kaman Empire, had not yet returned to the family, Jack Ferguson, as a core member of the family, would convene a meeting of the Ferguson family elders at Ferguson Mansion to discuss solutions to this situation.

Although Jack Ferguson didn't specify in his notification how he would resolve Connor Ferguson's prolonged absence, only mentioning inviting family elders to discuss the situation, everyone understood Jack Ferguson's true intention in sending this notification to the family elders...

Although this meeting of family elders was proposed by Jack Ferguson, the spirited Jack Ferguson finally arrived late into the meeting hall after all the family elders had taken their seats and waited for about ten minutes.

"Uncles, I'm so sorry I'm late!" As soon as he entered the meeting hall, Jack Ferguson apologized to the group of family elders who were sitting upright. However, although he said he was sorry, his cheerful face did not seem to show any remorse at all.

In response to Jack Ferguson's apology, the family elders sitting in their chairs merely exchanged glances, none of them speaking first. Jack Ferguson, however, paid no heed. He walked straight to the head seat in the meeting hall, as if no one else was there, and stopped half a meter away from the seat representing the family head.

Jack Ferguson's actions immediately attracted the attention of all the Ferguson family elders in the reception room. Under the watchful eyes of these family elders, Jack Ferguson, who had not yet legally become the head of the family, ultimately did not dare to be too presumptuous. He patted the chair in the main seat with some regret, and then sat back down in his seat—opposite to Butler Martinez, the first seat on the right below the main seat.

Once Jack Ferguson was seated, the family elders' meeting officially commenced. As the head of the family elders and currently wielding most of the power within the Ferguson family, Butler Martinez coldly glanced at Jack Ferguson before speaking first: "Jack, since you've convened this meeting of family elders according to family rules, and summoned us old bones here, why not tell me what your solution is? I doubt your solution is for you, Jack Ferguson, to inherit the family and become the new Earl Ferguson, is it?"

Seeing Butler Martinez strike first, Jack Ferguson's smile instantly froze. Fortunately, he was a man of some composure and knew that Butler Martinez was deliberately trying to provoke him, luring him into an argument to ruin the family elders' meeting he had painstakingly convened. So he didn't fall for it. Taking a deep breath, he smiled at Butler Martinez, who was staring intently at him, and said:

"Butler Martinez, the current family elders' meeting has just begun and there's still plenty of time. Let's proceed according to the agenda. Butler, how's your search for my nephew, Connor Ferguson, going?"

Looking at the smiling Jack Ferguson, Butler Martinez, though expressionless, sighed inwardly. He knew Jack Ferguson had come prepared; today's issue concerning the Ferguson family's power was definitely not a friendly affair!

Facing Jack Ferguson's question, Butler Martinez gave him a cold glance, then looked around at everyone in the council hall before calmly saying, "The men I sent out have already met Connor in Rune. However, Connor is currently dealing with some important matters and hasn't had time to return yet. I believe it won't be long before Connor returns to the family to inherit the family's title and his father's earldom!"

When he said the last few words, "inherit the family title," Martinez's butler seemed to have a hidden meaning, and he deliberately emphasized the words in his unhurried tone.

Upon hearing from Butler Martinez that Connor had been found, Jack Ferguson, sitting opposite Butler Martinez, seemed completely unprepared for this situation, and his expression immediately became somewhat panicked. At the same time, the other family elders in the meeting hall were also startled by the news from Butler Martinez, and then began to whisper among themselves, turning the originally solemn and quiet meeting hall into a noisy space.

Butler Martinez was not surprised by the situation and remained seated, completely at ease. However, Jack Ferguson was not in the same leisurely mood as Butler Martinez. After thinking for a few seconds, he turned to look at a short, stout, Mediterranean-looking old man dressed in fine clothes sitting in the seat next to him.

At first, the short, stout, Mediterranean-looking old man kept his head down and ignored Jack Ferguson's gaze. However, unable to withstand Ferguson's persistent stare, he finally looked up and exchanged a glance with a burly, serious-looking elderly man in a simple military uniform sitting opposite him. Then, steeling himself, he looked at Butler Martinez and said, "Butler Martinez, do you mean your men have found Young Master Connor?"

"Hmph! Bernardo, are you deaf and can't you hear me, or are you doubting what I'm saying?" Facing the question from the short, stout, Mediterranean old man, the previously complacent butler Martinez let out a heavy snort, then spoke in a deep, sinister voice:

Although Butler Martinez's voice wasn't loud, it carried clearly into the conference hall, reaching the ears of every family elder. Seeing Butler Martinez unleash his power, the previously chaotic meeting room and hall instantly fell silent under his decades-long accumulated authority. Everyone was trembling with fear; at that moment, it was estimated that even a needle dropping on the marble tiles of the hall would be audible.

Meanwhile, Bernardo, the short, stout, Mediterranean-looking old man at the center of the storm and a patriarch of the Ferguson family, was clearly somewhat intimidated by Martinez, the old butler who had been in charge of the family affairs for decades. He dared not reply and could only look to the old man in military uniform sitting opposite him for help.