The reason why Southgate was able to become a Great Alchemist and become the second in command of the dark Magi organization, the Skull Association, was completely because when he was in the New Continent of Khoy, he had refined many powerful magic artifacts of the second step, as well as the rumored third step magic artifact, the Book of Enchantment.
The Eye of Alans was a grade 2 magic artifact that was very difficult to make for other Wizards, and the chances of failure were very high. However, for Southgate, it was basically a cinch. It was harder to make it than to make it successfully.
Therefore, for Bisping, if Southgate was willing to refine the Eye of Eirans for him, it couldn't be better!
It wasn't that Bisping hadn't thought of inviting Southgate to refine the Eye of Eirans for him, but because he wasn't familiar with Southgate and didn't have much interaction with him, he was too embarrassed to ask Southgate. But now, Southgate had taken the initiative to bring up this matter, and even asked for one less Eirans gem as a reward. Such a price could be said to be very generous, reaching the price Bisping wanted.
After pondering for two seconds, Bisping, who was already tempted, couldn't resist the temptation of Southgate's bargaining chip. He gritted his teeth and said to Southgate, "I can tell you what I know, but Southgate, you have to promise to keep it a secret. Otherwise, both of us will have to bear the fury of Sir Professor!"
"Don't worry, it's not my first day out in the world. I naturally know what to say and what not to say …" Southgate assured Bisping with certainty.
With Southgate's assurance, Bisping's worries were lessened. He said to Southgate, "I don't know how others view Connor Ferguson, but in my opinion, Sir Professor has never treated Connor Ferguson as a dispensable chess piece!"
"And on the contrary, Sir Professor values Connor Ferguson greatly and nurtures him meticulously. Not only did he pass on the Reyes Alchemy that he spent his entire life creating to Connor Ferguson, he also passed on the high-grade meditation technique 'Abyssal Secret Arts' to Connor. When Sir Professor was in Loen, he specially instructed a friend to take care of Connor!"
Hearing Bisping's words, Southgate was surprised and also understood something. He interrupted Bisping's speech and probed, "Bisping, do you mean to say that Reyes really treats Connor Ferguson as a disciple to inherit his mantle?"
"I think so!" Bisping didn't beat around the bush in response to Southgate's probing. Instead, he gave a straightforward answer!
Southgate nodded thoughtfully and then gestured for Bisping to continue.
"More than ten years ago in Loen, when Connor Ferguson had just become a beginner Sorcerer Apprentice, I met him. At that time, I was also very surprised as to why Reyes, a Secret Society Professor, would accept him as a student. I didn't expect that after ten years, Connor Ferguson had also become an official Magus!" Bisping sighed with emotion.
Even though Bisping didn't mean it when he said this, it was still meaningful to the listener. Southgate's eyes immediately revealed a look of shock as he confirmed with Bisping, "Bisping, are you trying to say that Connor Ferguson only used a little more than ten years to grow from a beginner Apprentice Adept to an official Adept like you and me?"
"That's right! That's it! " Bisping nodded and then added, "For Connor to be able to create such a miracle, although his talent is the most important, you can also imagine how much effort Reyes put into nurturing him!"
"As for Old Victor, Southgate, that old man has failed to break through to an official Magus several times. Even in Loen, if Connor Ferguson didn't kill him, he wouldn't have much time left to live. In my opinion, he was just a test that Reyes left for Connor Ferguson in order to help him grow!"
Bisping's narration completely overturned Southgate's impression of Connor Ferguson. If it wasn't for Bisping, Reyes's closest assistant, personally telling him this, Southgate would definitely have disdained and scoffed at this statement.
After a few minutes of silence, Southgate finally digested the huge amount of information in Bisping's words. He then calmly asked Bisping, "Apart from treating Connor Ferguson as his successor, does Reyes have any other intentions towards Connor Ferguson?"
In response to Southgate's question, Bisping didn't answer as directly and quickly as the previous question. After hesitating for a few seconds, he shook his head at Southgate and said, "I don't know the answer to this question. Perhaps Sir Professor has other arrangements for Connor Ferguson, but at least for now, I haven't found any clues."
After thinking for a while, Southgate, who had already obtained quite a bit of information about Connor from Bisping, ended his questioning and said to Bisping, "Give me the materials. Since I've been idle for a while, I'll refine it for you now!"
Bisping didn't hesitate when he heard Southgate say this. He directly took out the materials that he had prepared for who knows how many years and handed them to Southgate as he solemnly said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Southgate!"
Southgate waved his hand to indicate that it wasn't a problem. He then took the materials and turned to return to his room to work. Bisping's eyes flickered when he saw Southgate return to his room. He then quietly walked out of the residential building.
The plain-clothed men shown on the screen of the crystal ball just now were the arbitrators of the Church of the Storm in Flosinone. Bisping had spent half of his life dealing with the Church of the Storm, so he knew how to deal with them. Therefore, Bisping paid more attention to the young blonde woman who had the cultivation of an official Magus and was unknown whether she was a friend or foe! To him, she was an uncontrollable factor.
And now, through Southgate's discovery, he was basically certain that the young blonde woman was related to Connor Ferguson. Therefore, Bisping felt that for the sake of safety, he had to use some connections to investigate who the mysterious blonde woman was and what her purpose was in that forest …
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