"Three days ago, the Church's headquarters, Blake, sent us a piece of information. The Skull and Bones Order has arranged for a batch of assassins to be smuggled over from the Khoy Continent. They should have already entered Loen!" Edward took out a very simple and unadorned pipe. Then, he took out some tobacco from his interspatial ring and placed it into the pipe as he said in a deep voice, "The Skull and Bones Order has sent a batch of assassins to Loen.
"For the Skull and Bones Order to send an assassin to Loen at this time, could it be that the Skull and Bones Order is also interested in the target?" Margaret hesitated for a moment before probing Edward.
After lighting the pipe with the tobacco, Edward slowly took a puff before saying, "Blake said that there's reliable information that the Skull and Bones Order's batch of assassins didn't come to Loen on the spur of the moment. Instead, they had been planning this carefully for at least a month."
Upon hearing that, Marguerite was taken aback for a moment before nodding in understanding. Although her level of authority wasn't enough for her to know the identity of the person whom Edward had referred to as the "target," as a member of the upper echelons of the Loen Church of the Storm, Marguerite was still very aware of the basic movements of the Loen Church of the Storm. In the past two months, the Loen Church's movements had been very normal. It was only a day ago that they received news from Blake's headquarters that the "target" might appear in Loen before they began their preparations.
Even Loen's Church of the Storm only learned of the "target" entering Loen yesterday. No matter how one looked at it, it was impossible for the Skull and Bones Order, which was headquartered in the Khoy Continent, to know that the target was coming to Loen a month ahead of them.
"Regarding the Skull and Bones Order's assassins from the Khoy Continent's goal, strength, numbers, and their location in Loen, etc., Blake doesn't know either. This needs us to discover it ourselves. Blake has requested us to cooperate with Loen's hunters and quickly find this batch of assassins before eliminating them!" Edward's tone remained calm, but his voice was filled with killing intent.
Since Edward had told her so much, Margaret naturally understood why he wanted her to stay behind. She took the initiative and said, "Lord Bishop, leave this task to me!"
Seeing that Marguerite was sensible, Edward nodded with satisfaction and said, "Although the higher-ups want us to cooperate with those useless hunters, they are useless and may leak information. Marguerite, you will be in charge of this matter alone. I will talk to Marotta later and ask him to transfer a team of arbitrators for you to lead. Ms. Lena's intelligence department will also provide you with intelligence support. Find out the whereabouts of these killers as soon as possible. I don't want to waste too much time!"
"Lord Bishop, I will complete this matter as soon as possible!" After accepting the task, Marguerite bowed to Edward and promised. She then left the meeting room under Edward's signal, leaving Edward alone in the room. He continued to smoke with his pipe.
Five minutes later, a middle-aged woman with exquisite makeup and excellent maintenance pushed open the door to the meeting room and walked in. She immediately frowned when she smelled the thick smell of smoke in the room. Edward shook his head and put away the pipe in his interspatial ring. He then waved his sleeve and a cool breeze blew in, blowing all the smoke in the room into the vent.
"Have you discussed it with Langley?" Edward, who was sitting at the head of the table, asked the middle-aged woman who walked in. She was the head of the Loen Church of the Storm's intelligence department, Ms. Lena.
"Basically, it's been discussed. To prevent any accidents, Langley is now monitoring the target." Ms. Lena nodded and said.
Hearing Ms. Lena's answer, Edward's aged face showed a hint of relief. He said slowly, "With Langley around, there won't be any problems …"
"I've heard some news from the higher-ups. The target is very likely to be the successor of that big shot from the Religion of the Earth," Ms. Lena said after hesitating for a while. When she said "that big shot", Ms. Lena's tone was obviously heavier.
Edward nodded and analyzed, "That's normal. That big shot from the Religion of the Earth has such amazing means. Over the years, the Religion of the Earth has arranged for many people to inherit that big shot's means, but all of them failed without exception. Now that there's finally one who succeeded and has become a Warlock, it's naturally very precious. I reckon that Loen isn't the final destination of this outstanding little fellow. Once we send this hot potato out of Loen in a few days, we'll be able to relax!"
"Are you really going to make a move on Marguerite? I've heard that Cardinal Elena's cultivation is progressing very quickly. Perhaps it won't be long before she becomes a rank 2 Magus, a true Cardinal! "Lady Lena looked deeply into Edward's eyes. She then turned to Edward and reminded him," Don't worry.
Hearing Ms. Lena's reminder, Edward's aged face showed a touch of bitterness. He said helplessly, "It's not like I haven't met Elena before. I naturally know how strong her talent is, so I've turned a blind eye to Marguerite's schemes in secret. But this time, it's different. That bitch Marguerite wants to join forces with Langley. Once the two of them join forces, the consequences will be unimaginable … I can't touch Langley for now, so I can only target Marguerite."
After hearing Edward's words, Ms. Lena's eyes flashed with an imperceptible light. She then said flatly, "Edward, I don't care what you want to do! But remember, you must be discreet. Although Marguerite has always been very ordinary, it's said that she's very close to Elena. If Elena can leave her alone in Loen, it means that Marguerite's strength is not as simple as it seems! If those advanced apprentices of yours want to kill Margaret, at least a few of them will have to work together. But if that's the case, Langley isn't an idiot. He'll definitely notice it. When the time comes, you'll go for wool and come home shorn. It'll be terrible! "
Hearing Ms. Lena's reminder, a strange smile appeared on Edward's face. He said to Ms. Lena, "I understand what you're saying. Don't worry, I won't arrange for my men to kill Marguerite. In order to kill Marguerite, I specially borrowed a knife!"
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