Wizard Earl

Seeing Margaret's attitude, Connor, who felt guilty towards her, wasn't angry at all. He smiled indulgently and said softly to Margaret, "Whatever your request, as long as I, Connor Ferguson, can fulfill it, I won't refuse!"

"real?"

Upon hearing Connor's words, Margaret, who had been feigning composure, suddenly brightened up and immediately asked Connor:

For some reason, when Connor saw Margaret's expression, he suddenly felt like he had been tricked. But as a man, once the words were spoken to the woman he loved, there was no going back. Connor could only bite the bullet and nod to Margaret.

Seeing Connor nod, Margaret's face lit up with a sly smile, and she asked Connor, "Connor, you should have already forged a fake identity for that apothecary, so when do you plan to marry him?"

Although he didn't understand why Margaret asked that, Connor still explained in detail: "It should take some more time. While fake identities are easy to create—it only costs money—a perfect fake identity isn't so easy to come by. A random one will easily be exposed. Of course, if all else fails, I plan to have Varga use her real identity. Varga has waited a long time; I should give her an answer..."

Upon hearing Connor's words, Margaret's eyes dimmed slightly, but she quickly recovered and extended a slender white finger towards Connor, saying, "Connor, you're about to become Earl Ferguson, I think you'll need a personal advisor!"

"Private consultant?"

Connor asked Margaret with some suspicion:

In response to Connor's question, Margaret calmly nodded and explained, "That's right, personal advisor! Connor, while your family's businesses may not be extremely profitable, they are still substantial. And I imagine you've allowed those within your family to launch an armed rebellion as a pretext to purge them. Therefore, Connor, you must be extremely disappointed with your Ferguson family. You now need someone to help you manage these businesses!"

"Private consultants are the best helpers for hereditary nobles like you, Connor, to manage family affairs. Hereditary noble families like yours are very exclusive, so you don't need to worry about private consultants colluding with the parasites in your family, because they are employed by you. Without your presence, they cannot do anything in the Ferguson family."

"Another very important point is that personal consultants are people with connections and resources. While these connections and resources may not be decisive for you, Connor, they can help you accomplish many things more smoothly..."

As Margaret went on and on about the benefits of a personal consultant, Connor grew increasingly confused. Seeing that Margaret was about to continue, Connor quickly interrupted her, asking incredulously, "Margaret, as a hereditary nobleman, of course I understand the role of a personal consultant, but are you about to recommend one to me?"

"That's right!" Margaret nodded, then took out a document she had prepared beforehand from her spatial ring and handed it to Connor.

Connor took the document from Margaret's hand with some curiosity and carefully read it. He discovered that the document was actually a resume, and the owner of the resume was an old man named Lorenzo Pellegrini.

According to his resume, Lorenzo Pellegrini is fifty-seven years old, a minor nobleman with a hereditary knighthood. He served in the Imperial Army for eleven years before retiring with the rank of colonel.

"After retiring, Mr. Lorenzo Pellegrini returned to his hometown of Frosinone. In addition to inheriting a small family estate of only 500 acres, he also opened a small processing plant, manufacturing train parts and other items. He lived a comfortable life and, based on his noble status and experience in the Imperial Army, was successfully elected as a member of the current Frosinone Senate!"

After carefully examining Lorenzo Pellegrini's resume, Connor found nothing wrong. Somewhat puzzled, he directly asked Margaret, "Margaret, judging from his resume, Lorenzo Pellegrini has a noble background, a military connection, and political experience. He's undoubtedly a good choice for a private advisor. But I'd like to know why you recommended him to me?"

"The reason is simple: Lorenzo Pellegrini needs a job right now, and I'll be his assistant soon!" Margaret shrugged and said to Connor, winking at him at the end.

Upon hearing Margaret's words, Connor instantly understood her intentions. It turned out that the so-called private consultant was just a pretext. Margaret's real purpose was to get close to him and participate in the Ferguson family's affairs. Lorenzo Pellegrini was probably just a decoy.

"You've got Lorenzo Pellegrini under your control?" Connor asked Margaret after a moment's hesitation.

"No, Lorenzo Pellegrini and I have some connection. His factory, for some reason—due to business competition—has not only failed to provide him with any income in recent months, but has even caused him to lose two thousand gold pounds, bringing him to the brink of bankruptcy. So his current situation is very bad, and he is in danger of running out of money. I want to help him!"

"Connor, don't worry about Lorenzo Pellegrini's abilities, there's absolutely no problem!"

"His train parts processing plant had been doing very well and consistently profitable. The reason it went bankrupt was not because of Lorenzo, but because his rival, the Bartomeu consortium, was simply too powerful."

"The Bartomeu consortium is incredibly wealthy. To drive these small processing plants out of the market and monopolize it, they sell parts at extremely low prices. This has made the train parts produced by Lorenzo's family factory unsellable, and some long-time customers have stopped doing business with them!" Margaret explained to Connor with some helplessness.