Hearing Marguerite's words, Connor smiled calmly and said, "I never regret what I do, but … I hope that you won't make me change this principle in the future."
"Humph!" Marguerite snorted softly and rolled her eyes at Connor. Without hesitation, she drank the potion that Connor gave her.
Shaking his head slightly, Connor secretly used the Abyss Secret Method to calm down the impetuosity in his heart. He turned around and continued to focus on his current job as a groom. To be honest, Marguerite's beauty really made people want to commit a crime. Just a roll of her eyes was enough to make people feel flirtatious and charming.
Connor knew very well that Marguerite was still deeply wary of him. Just now, she didn't drink the potion he gave her directly. Instead, she played with it in her hands. This was the best proof. However, Connor had already thought of this, so naturally, he didn't do anything to the potion.
After drinking the potion that Connor gave her, Marguerite took out some bottles and cans from her space ring. She mixed the contents of these bottles and cans and swallowed them into her stomach. Only then did she put these bottles and cans back into the space ring and began to meditate to recover.
Although Connor didn't know what Marguerite made, it seemed to be very good. After eating that thing, Marguerite, who was originally weak, seemed to have recovered a lot.
"The quality of your potion is very good!" After meditating for a full hour to recover, Marguerite slowly stopped meditating and praised Connor with a smile.
"It's okay!" Connor shrugged and purposely muttered. The potions he had now were given to him by Varga last time.
"No wonder you didn't want my potion …" Marguerite's jade-like hand gently stroked the loose hair on her forehead and said meaningfully.
Hearing Marguerite's words, Connor narrowed his eyes and replied. He didn't know what Marguerite meant by this.
Fortunately, seeing that Connor didn't speak, Marguerite didn't say much. She changed the topic and said to Connor, "What do you plan to do next?"
When Marguerite stopped asking about the potion, Connor's brows couldn't help but relax. He pondered for a moment and said, "I'm now rushing to another pier on San Jose Island. I'll try to get on a cruise back to Loen tonight."
Marguerite pondered over Connor's idea and nodded. She didn't say anything and continued meditating.
Seeing this, Connor completely relaxed. It seemed that Marguerite was very sensible. She knew that Connor didn't mention Snake Eye's space ring to her, so she didn't ask. It was a tacit agreement that Snake Eye's space ring belonged to Connor. This was actually Connor's bottom line. He could not do anything to Marguerite, but after paying such a painful price, how could Connor let it go without compensation?
About half an hour later, Connor, who was driving the carriage, brought Marguerite to the second largest port on San Jose Island — Getafe Harbor. As soon as they appeared in the vicinity, Connor saw the prosperous scene of Getafe Harbor. For some reason, he felt a hint of danger in his heart. Before he could say anything, Marguerite beside him whispered, "Let's go!"
He hurriedly brought Marguerite to a secluded place in the forest outside Getafe Harbor. Marguerite immediately said, "Right now, Getafe Harbor should be filled with people from the Church and the police. This is their usual tactic. They are loose on the outside but tight on the inside. On the surface, it doesn't seem like anything, but in reality, if you and I appear inside, we will be discovered!"
After hearing Marguerite, a 'professional' from the Church of the Storm, say this, Connor's heart instantly sank. The reason why he wanted to leave San Jose Island as soon as possible was simple. During the battle with Snake Eye, he and Marguerite were on the verge of losing their lives. The area was also affected by the sound of the battle, so the commotion caused was definitely not small.
Furthermore, when Snake Eye self-destructed, the ground was filled with snake venom corrosion. Connor had to spend a lot of effort to walk out of it. Even if he wanted to clean up the scene, it was impossible.
It was precisely because of this that he wanted to leave San Jose Island as soon as possible. But he didn't expect that he was still half a beat slower. The Church and the police had snatched ahead of them and sealed off the only way out of San Jose Island — the harbor!
"Marguerite, you are a member of the Church. Do you have any ideas on how to leave?" Since it was related to the Church of the Storm, Connor wanted to seek the opinion of a 'professional from the Church of the Storm'.
Facing Connor's question, Marguerite didn't hesitate and gave her opinion, "Illegal immigration!"
"Illegal immigration?" After hearing Marguerite's answer, Connor asked in astonishment. He asked Marguerite because they were both members of the Church of the Storm. He wanted to see if Marguerite could use her connections to get the two of them out or let Marguerite find a loophole in the blockade. But he didn't expect that Marguerite's answer would be "illegal immigration!"
"That's right! Illegal immigration! " Marguerite nodded and continued to explain, "I have participated in many such search operations. These operations are all very strict and meticulous. There are very few loopholes that you can exploit. Also, from what I know, there are two intermediate Sorcerer-Apprentices stationed on San Jose Island and one advanced Sorcerer-Apprentice in the Church."
"Our battle with Snake Eye caused such a huge commotion. Even if the Church and the police on San Jose Island wanted to close one eye, they couldn't do it. They could only search for you and me with all their might. Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn't let them off. It is very dangerous for you and me to leave San Jose Island through the proper channels!"
"But if it's smuggling, it's completely different. San Jose Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and the long coastline is scattered with all kinds of excellent natural inlets suitable for the construction of harbors. Although the government has selected a few of the best places to build harbors, there are still many inlets for ships to dock. Therefore, due to such a geographical environment, even though the police department has repeatedly suppressed and eliminated smuggling on San Jose Island, it has still formed a certain scale!"
"I've read in the Church's internal documents that a conservative estimate of a thousand people are involved in smuggling on San Jose Island. They've caused the Empire's treasury to lose at least eighty to a hundred thousand pounds every year. With such a scale of smuggling industry, to secretly bring the two of us out is simply a small matter!"
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