Marinda's abrupt inquiry caused a sigh to escape from Arthur's heart.
It wasn't that he couldn't guess what Marinda was asking.
But rather, knowing what Marinda was asking was exactly why Arthur sighed.
Undoubtedly, like lvil, Marinda too believed that the current sche was to draw out lvil himself—but in reality?
His departure from the 'Yumir Manor' in South Los was rely to conceal the completion of the ritual "Orange Cat."
Everything that followed?
That was all incidental!
However, Marinda's inquiry now made Arthur reassess the weight lvil, the uncontrollable "Spirituality" from the 16th Staff Team, held in the heart of the Earl of South Los.
Clearly, he only saw lvil's uncontrollability and failed to perceive the hidden value within lvil.
But if lvil held hidden value, why would the Countess let him 'go'?
Under normal circumstances, tight surveillance would be warranted.
Unless…
The lvil who was let go had value.
What did the released lvil do?
Suddenly, the young 'Spirit dium' thought of sothing—
The released lvil had contacted spies hidden outside of South Los, the very attackers from just now.
Ordinarily, finding these people wouldn't be easy; it could only work by relying on an advanced spy like lvil to gather them and then capture them all at once.
Of course, that was just on the surface.
It was an excuse for the Countess to present to the outside.
In fact, what the Countess wanted was…
To have lvil eliminate his colleagues!
lvil's colleagues were from the '16th Staff Team,' '66th Staff Group,' and ordinary 'Staff Groups.'
According to Amiel, the '16th Staff Team' consisted of sixteen individuals from various powers of the Mystic Side, while the '66th Staff Group' was the intelligentsia from all circles of South Los.
As for the 'Staff Groups', they were a mix of all sorts, with all kinds of people.
Such a complex composition of 'Staff,' although seemingly encompassing all aspects of South Los, also, because it did encompass all aspects, made the Earl of South Los feel constrained, especially when sothing happened that damaged the interests of the Staff themselves or the powers they represented; that was precisely what the Earl of South Los did not want to see.
But getting rid of these Staff was not an easy task.
The composition of the Staff was deep-rooted, penetrating various aspects of South Los, forming a very special 'interest group.' A slight touch could cause upheaval in South Los.
So, either do nothing.
Or…
If you act, it must be a Thunder Strike!
But directly eliminating these Staff was not realistic.
Doing so would only ruin his own reputation.
The Earl of South Los was well aware of this.
Therefore, he needed a knife.
A knife called lvil.
By using the excuse of lvil's uncontrollable "Spirituality," killing off those increasingly uncontrollable Staff and taking control of the situation again was feasible.
Moreover, to ensure the mysterious deaths of these increasingly uncontrollable Staff, the Lord Count would definitely secretly contact one or a few of them with higher status before they set off, instructing them for their mission—'Keep an eye on lvil, continue the search for the Old Lion's spies outside South Los'!
With such a command, these Staff could set off at ease.
The young 'Spirit dium' was certain that after Freeman had exposed that decoy 'Guardian Chess Piece' set by lvil, the Earl of South Los had conceived this idea.
And he had been making arrangents in secret all along.
Simply put, whether that 'Guardian Chess Piece' pointed to lvil or not, the fate of lvil and those Staff had already been sealed.
Even without this trip to the "Yumir Manor," there were bound to be other incidents.
"It really is a tiger that does not spit out bones!"
Arthur sighed inwardly. He had never underestimated any noble, yet he was surprised by the tactics of the Mother Tigress— at this mont, Arthur even suspected that the Earl of South Los's so-called "reclusive strategy" was a ploy to lure these individuals into revealing themselves.
However stunned he felt inside, the young Spirit dium remained composed on the surface.
He said in an indifferent tone—
"At the very beginning."
"Hmph, I knew it!"
Marinda snorted coldly, but she wasn't genuinely angry.
On the contrary, the lady's gaze toward Arthur grew more appreciative.
She picked up her pipe, took a deep drag, and said—
"At the end of the 'Silver Age', the Master Alchemist 'Lady Abel,' wanting to pay tribute to her idol 'Master Hercules,' turned to 'Potion-making,' This master possessed exceptional talent. With the support of the South Los House, she progressed swiftly, not only improving the South Los House's 'Glory Potion' to enhance its effect further but also completed the three magic potion formulas that belonged to the South Los House— 'Cat Faction.Black' must have decided to live in seclusion in South Los after receiving this secret news, right?
Being of an even older bloodline, the 'Kledos Family' naturally understands the importance of bloodlines.
Similarly, the 'Kledos Family' knows well that not every awakened family mber can perfectly inherit the bloodline.
Thus, you need the 'Glory Potion'!
And what better choice is there than the 'Glory Potion' perfected by 'Lady Abel' from the South Los House?"
Saying this, Marinda stared straight at Arthur, her face revealing an expression that seed to see right through him.
Arthur, with a stern face, shook his head.
"Pure speculation!"
The young 'Spirit dium' responded in this manner.
Watching this scene, the corners of Marinda's mouth curled up.
She knew she had guessed correctly.
She had finally caught a trace of the man before her.
Seeing Marinda's smile, Arthur rolled his eyes directly.
"Yeah, right, right!
You're absolutely correct!
'The Kledos Family' has been thinking this way since my grandfather's ti; had it not been for my parents' accidental death, the 'Kledos Family' would have started their sches and strategic planning long ago!"
Arthur complained inwardly.
However, Arthur was sowhat concerned about 'Lady Abel,' whom Marinda ntioned in her speech.
If there were no surprises, this lady was the one who created the "Wand Combat Technique."
There might be others with the sa na and surna, but the title 'Master Alchemist' was not a common one.
What was unexpected, though, was that this lady also dabbled in 'Potion-making' and if she paid tribute to Hercules, could there be sothing hidden in the "Wand Combat Technique" as well?
Arthur pondered.
Watching Arthur deep in thought, Marinda beca more convinced of her speculation.
Believing she had found the reason for the 'Kledos Family's' presence in South Los, the lady was in high spirits and took a couple of lively puffs of her pipe.
The minty coolness lingered in the smoke, prompting Arthur to look up just as the lady cheerily said—
"When you return to South Los, the 'Glory Potion' that Lady Abel improved will be yours."
Now...
Can we talk about your subsequent plans?
I don't believe your participation in the 'South Los Swordsmanship Competition' was just for a 'Knight' title!"
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