Wizard Earl

"But we don't need Martinez to believe us; we just need others to believe that we were coerced by Domenech and Bernardo, that we are also victims! With such a plausible excuse, coupled with the power of our Da Silva family, even if Martinez were to file a lawsuit in the Court of Noble Honors, requesting the Empire to issue an arrest warrant for us, the judge would not grant his request!"

"Jack Ferguson, don't you realize you've already lost? We can't stay in the Ferguson family anymore! Martinez's ideas and opinions are meaningless now; we need to secure our future!" Eugenia said coldly.

His wife's words had a wake-up call for Jack Ferguson, and gave him, who was still reeling from the failure of the armed rebellion, a glimmer of hope for the future!

The thought that even if he failed now, he would still have so much money to squander and enjoy was enough to energize Jack Ferguson. He rubbed his face with his hands and immediately got busy with Eugenia, preparing to quietly leave Ferguson Manor.

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Just as Jack Ferguson and Eugenia were preparing to flee Ferguson Manor, Domenech Ferguson, the mastermind behind the armed rebellion, did not flee in panic like the couple. Instead, he appeared in front of the family library located in the center of Ferguson Manor.

Looking at the Ferguson family library before him, Domenech, with a cross-shaped sword in his hand and a revolver at his waist, appeared outwardly calm and unchanging. However, a closer look revealed a hint of melancholy, and a subtle, complex emotion flickered in his gaze as he stared at the library…

Despite being born into a collateral branch of the Ferguson family, Domenech proved his worth to the family through his own efforts and became an elder of the Ferguson family. He was very clear about some of the secrets of the Ferguson family. Among these secrets, the fact that Jon Ferguson, a former high knight of the family, had become the guardian of the family library was of great interest to Domenech, a heart patient who needed to become a wizard to survive.

Previously, due to his fear of the presence of Butler Martinez, the guardian of the family order, and Jon Ferguson, the keeper of the family library, Domenech, although extremely eager for the secret documents in the family library, did not dare to act rashly. He could only silently hide his desire and wait for the right opportunity to come!

After bringing the men in black he had recruited into Ferguson Manor, Domenech could have taken over the family library at any time, but he hesitated because he was worried that his actions would leak out and alert Butler Martinez. So he held back and did nothing, quietly waiting for Butler Martinez to get involved.

In Domenech's plan, as long as he kills Martinez, currently the biggest pillar of the Ferguson family and the guardian of the family order, he can turn Jack Ferguson into a puppet and then support him to take over. At that time, although Domenech will nominally still be a family elder, he will actually be the master of the Ferguson family.

In this way, Domenech could completely disregard the Ferguson family's long-standing rule that only the head of the family and the first in line to inherit the throne could view the family's secret documents. He could freely browse through those hidden documents in the family library, which contained the allure of becoming a wizard.

Domenech's idea was good, but reality was cruel. Domenech could have launched an armed rebellion to kill Martinez as soon as he entered Ferguson Manor, but to be on the safe side, he waited until Martinez reached the ambush site before making his move. Unfortunately, despite Domenech's patience, the experienced Martinez sensed danger and fled.

From that moment on, Domenech, who had initially been very confident in his plan after uniting with Bernardo, Jack Ferguson, and other forces, quickly activated his second plan. He deployed all his men in black, who were hidden within Ferguson Manor, immediately sealing off all access routes and launching a massive search of the estate. His actions were undeniably swift, but for some reason, a bad premonition arose within Domenech. It seemed that his seemingly foolproof operation might not ultimately end up the way he desired…

Thinking of this, a self-deprecating smile appeared on Domenech's aged face. Since his youth, his premonitions had never been very accurate, but he never expected that his premonitions would be so accurate in the most important event of his life. The armed rebellion at Ferguson Manor, which he had painstakingly planned and exhausted all his efforts, was ultimately escaped by that old man Martinez.

The round trip by carriage from Ferguson Estate to Frosinone city takes about one and a half to two hours. In addition, Martinez needs to complete various procedures and request the assistance of the local garrison in Frosinone. This process cannot be completed immediately and will take at least one hour. In other words, it will take at least two and a half hours for Martinez's steward to travel from Frosinone city to request garrison support for suppressing the rebellion!

For Domenech, those two and a half hours were invaluable. During those two and a half hours, he was free and safe, and he could do many things, such as disguise himself and sneak out of Ferguson Manor. He knew that after those two and a half hours, this retired major general of the Kaman Empire would face a nationwide manhunt by the Kaman Empire. If he were caught, although his status as a major general would prevent him from going to the gallows, a cup of poison would be inevitable.

If Domenech wanted, he could easily use those two and a half hours to prepare a fake document for himself, disguise his appearance, go to the Frosinone train station, board a train bound for the Odin Empire, and live as an anonymous fugitive in Odin.