"This time, Elena's decision to compete with Hummels and challenge his position as the next Pope is probably the result of several forces within the Church working together to add fuel to the fire. The elders within the Church who are dissatisfied with Hummels have already joined forces to have a secret discussion with Elena."
"In addition, I even suspect that His Holiness Irsanc's exchange of the Blizzard Staff to Elena to increase her strength is likely to have the intention of keeping Humail in check. These years, Humail and his subordinates have indeed been a little too domineering in the Church and have incurred public anger. His Holiness Irsanc may want to use this matter to give Humail a warning to restrain himself!"
"Even so, Hummels is still too far ahead of the others in the competition for the next Pope. Even if Elena's strength has increased greatly, coupled with the support from within the Church, she can only pose a slight threat to Hummels at best. She is far from being a match for him."
"Moreover, once Hummels recovers, with his strong and cruel methods, it will be difficult for Elena to deal with him. Once Hummels really shows his power, those who support Elena now will not be able to continue standing by his side …" Marguerite said worriedly. She was like a grasshopper on a rope with Elena. If Elena was unlucky, she wouldn't be able to escape either.
"Marguerite, if you say so, I am actually a little interested in meeting your sister Elena!" After carefully pondering Marguerite's words, Connor raised his head and muttered to himself. As soon as he finished speaking, he felt one of his ears being pulled up by Marguerite. At this moment, the latter's beautiful eyes were glaring at him coldly.
"Connor Ferguson, I'm warning you. If you dare to fool around again, don't blame me for cutting off the Ferguson family's retreat!" Saying this, Marguerite fiercely made a hand gesture to warn Connor.
Seeing Marguerite being so sensitive, Connor didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He comforted Marguerite for a while before she calmed down. He then explained, "Marguerite, are you worried that Elena's confidence has evolved into arrogance because of her increase in strength, and that she will blindly challenge Hummels regardless of the gap between them?"
"Yes, the gap between them is too big. Elena shouldn't have been provoked to challenge Reyes … Alas!" Marguerite said helplessly.
Hearing Marguerite's thoughts, Connor shook his head and said, "Marguerite, my view is different from yours. I feel that although Elena's challenge to Hummels this time was influenced by her own growth in strength, she had no choice but to do so!"
"From Marguerite's description, Hummels is a very sensitive and powerful person when it comes to the selection of the next pope. He oppresses every candidate who can threaten his chances of becoming the next pope."
"In the past, Elena might have been able to dispel Hummels' suspicion by showing that she was indifferent to the position of the next pope, but now that she has become a level-2 wizard, she has broken Hummels' advantage in terms of cultivation. Hummels will definitely target her!"
"Therefore, now that Elena has shown that she has no interest in becoming the next pope, Hummels will definitely not let her go. He will definitely do everything he can to deal with her. For Elena, since Hummels is going to deal with her no matter what, she might as well take the initiative to attack. This way, she can more or less unite the people and forces who are dissatisfied with Hummels and increase her chances of defeating Hummels," Connor explained to Marguerite, who was in his arms.
After listening to Connor's analysis, Marguerite thought for a while before slowly saying, "Connor, what you said makes sense. It seems that I have misunderstood Elena …"
Marguerite's tone suddenly changed. She stared at Connor and said calmly, "Connor, you haven't even met my sister Elena yet, but you already know her so well. When you meet her, the two of you will definitely hit it off very well!"
Although Marguerite's tone was very calm, Connor could clearly sense the sarcasm and jealousy in her words. He waved his hand helplessly, then said to Marguerite, "I'm not joking. Marguerite's church should have received the news of Milik's death by now, right?"
"Of course! Milik is a die-hard supporter of Hummels, so Hummels is very angry about Milik's death. He ordered Cristante to solve the case within a time limit! " Marguerite said seriously after returning to the topic. She then looked at Connor carefully, then looked at Connor with a faint smile and said, "Connor Ferguson, do you think the murderer who killed Milik is here now?"
Since he took the initiative to mention the news of Milik's death to Marguerite, Connor naturally wouldn't hide it from Marguerite. Moreover, in front of Marguerite, who was a straightforward woman, there was no need for him to hide it at all.
Therefore, facing Marguerite's gaze, Connor shrugged and said very frankly, "Milik died in my hands, but I'm at most an accomplice. The mastermind is still Firo. Milik was too close to him. If he didn't die, Firo couldn't get away to look for the ruins, so the two of us set up an ambush and killed him! "
"Then the two of you have done a pretty good job. Cristante still hasn't figured out who killed Milick, but even if he hasn't found any evidence, he's still planning to frame you and Firo for the crime!" Margaret warned Conor. "Don't worry, Conor. Don't worry.
Although Connor was prepared for Cristante to do this before he killed Milik, now that he really got confirmation from Marguerite, Connor couldn't help but sigh in his heart. However, he didn't regret it. The situation at that time didn't allow him to make other choices. He could only join forces with Firo to kill Milik.
Marguerite seemed to have seen through Connor's worries. She said unhurriedly, "Although Cristante wanted to frame you, Connor, in order to cope with the task given to him by Hummel, he is no longer the commander-in-chief of Flosinone. Even if he wants to frame you, he has to get the consent of another person. He can't make the decision himself!"
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