Half an hour later, Marguerite had already left the apartment. Connor was still sitting on the sofa in his house, drinking black tea as he continued to read the detective report on Mister Emmery and the Kroenke family.
To Connor, the matter of the magic stone mine was important and was an unexpected surprise. However, in his heart, it was ranked lower than obtaining the alchemy furnace from Mister Emmery. In a way, Connor felt that if he had not refined the Castilla staff and the Silver Pendant, he would not have considered touching the magic stone mine!
Since he had already confirmed the existence of the magic stone mine, there were only two possibilities left. The first was that the magic stone mine was controlled by the Benfica Secret Order, and Snake Eye was in charge of it as a member of the organization. If that was the case, then Connor's chances were very slim! After all, the Benfica Secret Order was an entire dark Magi organisation! With Connor's current strength, it was impossible for him to single-handedly take them on alone!
However, compared to the first possibility, Connor felt that the second possibility was more believable. Snake Eye had used his own unique magic to find the magic stone mine, and had not told the Benfica Secret Order about it.
As for the evidence, it came from the letters in Connor's spatial ring between Snake Eye and the Benfica Secret Order. There was not even a mention of magic stones, let alone a magic stone mine. Apart from this, Connor's intuition also believed that Snake Eye had not told the Benfica Secret Order about the magic stone mine.
Connor felt that if he were Snake Eye and became an advanced acolyte, what would he want to do the most?
If this question was asked to a hundred advanced acolytes, there was no doubt that at least ninety-nine of them would give the answer, "I want to become an official Magus!"
It was possible that the remaining advanced acolyte would have failed to break through, or perhaps he was too old and knew that there was no other way. In despair, he chose another answer.
From an advanced acolyte to an official Magus, apart from having a profound cultivation base and luck, one also needed a large amount of resources.
A large amount of resources.
In Snake Eye's spatial ring, apart from the pile of magic stones, Connor did not find anything of value. Snake Eye, an advanced acolyte, did not have as much wealth as Connor. If such a "poor" advanced acolyte had found a magic stone mine, would he choose to tell others about it and share it with others?
The reason why Connor chose to reveal the information about the magic stones to Margret was out of helplessness and reluctance. It was a choice that Connor had the will but was powerless to make. There were too many unknown factors in a magic stone mine. As an intermediate apprentice, Connor Ferguson had no way of eating it all by himself. If he was greedy and wanted to eat it all by himself, he would most likely end up like a dog who tried to paint a tiger but ended up like a tiger who failed to act like a wolf and ended up being attacked instead.
Since he could not take it all by himself, choosing a partner was also very particular. First of all, Connor would never choose Reyes over the Secret Society. The reason was very simple. Connor wanted to lead all of this and chose to tell the Secret Society. In the end, the only possibility was that the Secret Society would reward him with something, and he would not be able to get the majority of the magic stone mine's benefits.
After eliminating the Secret Society, the only partner Connor could choose to work with was Marguerite. Although it would be a little difficult for him and Marguerite, two intermediate acolytes, to take a magic stone mine, Connor felt that it could be done with careful planning.
More importantly, once the Silver Light Pendant and Castilla Staff were two level-2 magic items, Connor felt that even if Marguerite had entered the ranks of intermediate acolytes earlier than him and had more magic power than him, she would still have a strong advantage. He could completely rely on his advantage in strength and information to become the leader of the operation!
In any case, the starting point of the matter was still the alchemy furnace. If he could not obtain the alchemy furnace, then he would not be able to make a magic item. That was all nonsense!
Looking at the records of Mister Emory and the Kroenke family in the detective report, Connor felt a little troubled. According to the report, although the Kroenke family was not a hereditary noble family, they had spent a huge amount of money to purchase a famous breathing technique for knights in the early years! There was reliable evidence that the Kroenke family had more than ten official knights, and it was very likely that they had a Grand Knight!
According to Connor's memories of the struggles for power and wealth within noble families, it was very cruel and barbaric. It could even be described as bloody, especially when one side had the strength of a knight. Connor did not believe that so many knights in the Kroenke family would do nothing and just watch as Mister Emory, an outsider, became the true leader of the family, and let his illegitimate son become the heir of the Kroenke family!
There had to be a secret behind this! But it was obvious that this secret was not something that Connor could find out with the detective report that he had spent more than ten gold pounds on!
Therefore, Connor placed his hopes on Marguerite. He hoped that Marguerite could help him see if she could find any clues from the Church's information network.
After all, the Church of the Storm had countless informants in a traditional sphere of influence like Loen. The information they could obtain far exceeded Connor's Kung Fu points!
As for the magic crystals that Connor had given, it was actually a form of sweetness in exchange for Marguerite's help.
A fireball appeared at his fingertips as Connor burned the detective report that he had read. He had a premonition that Mister Emory was not a simple person!
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"Sir, this manor is at least a hundred gold pounds. It really can't be any cheaper!" On the outskirts of Loen's north district, a plump middle-aged man was facing an ordinary-looking young man in front of him with a worried expression.
Scanning the manor in front of him, the young man nodded slightly. He took out some cash from his wallet and handed it to the plump middle-aged man. He said in a hoarse voice, "This is thirty gold pounds. Take it as a deposit. I'll give you the rest of the money after you go to the city hall and change the manor's title deed to my name!"
"Uh … Sir, according to Loen's laws, changing the title deed needs to be done personally at the city hall!" After receiving the thirty gold pounds from the young man, the plump middle-aged man said hesitantly.
"As a middleman, your purchase price for this manor is at most fifty gold pounds. Take the rest of the money as your service fee!" the young man said calmly.
"Uh … So you've met an expert. Sure! I'll settle this for you. May I know your name? "The plump middle-aged man had a look of surprise, but he did not reject the young man's request.
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