Chapter 218: Ferrier Who Wants to Be Kept
Although Ferrier cursed viciously, this could not change the fact that she was feeling guilty.
Of course, the Voodoo Land was not that simple. With the methods she had accumulated over the years, even if one or two thousand soldiers poured in, or even set fire, she could retreat unscathed. However, the presence of the Witch Hunters was completely aimed at witches, coupled with Ai Mi Er, who was not inferior to her, Ferrier really had no way out.
The Curse was powerful, but the problem was that she was stuck halfway. If she really risked her life, there might be a possibility of success. The question now was whether she wanted to gamble.
In the end, Ferrier did not choose to risk her life because it was Ai Mi Er who came. She still thought that the other party was sent by the leader, the Rebellious Witch, so she just went through the motions. She still had to give face to the leader. Otherwise, if Ai Mi Er went back empty-handed and provoked the leader again, her small body wouldn’t be able to bear it, so she obediently let the Witch Hunters pour her a magic potion that restricted magic power.
Seeing this scene, Ai Mi Er secretly laughed because she had already guessed that Ferrier would think this way. This was also the reason why she came along and was sure that she could capture the other party alive.
Before leaving, Ferrier also instructed her confidants to prevent her from disappearing without a sound and causing a big commotion. The whole process was very cooperative, until she passed through the Floo Network, which made her curious, and arrived at the castle, she realized something was wrong.
When Ferrier saw Owen, she was stunned. The way she looked at Ai Mi Er was like she wanted to kill someone. After all, where did the Northland Witch Alliance get a man? And the other party was a great noble at first glance. Unexpectedly, Ai Mi Er, you big bear with a big belly, turned out to be a traitor and sold me out. I trusted you so much!
Ferrier’s eyes made Ai Mi Er a little embarrassed, so she coughed lightly and whispered.
“He’s the leader’s son, her own.”
Ferrier, who was thinking about how to be perfunctory for a while and find a chance to bite back in the future, was stunned. Seeing the resemblance to the Grand Leader, she immediately believed Ai Mi Er’s words a little. However, after knowing that the other party was the lord of Autumn Field Town, that is, Hydra III, Ferrier cursed the Grand Leader repeatedly in her heart. If you had told me earlier, I would have used the Curse Flesh to trick that guy Count Solari.
Ferrier didn’t care about the Northland Witch Alliance because she knew that the so-called alliance was dispensable to the Grand Leader. She also didn’t take the so-called Third Leader Ai Mi Er seriously.
However, this did not mean that she did not take the Grand Leader seriously. On the contrary, Ferrier was most afraid of and revered the Grand Leader, that is, the Rebellious Witch Emilia, even though she now knew that the Grand Leader, incarnated as Haila, had already given birth to children. Her respect did not diminish in the slightest, so she also had some fear and flattery towards Owen.
Owen didn’t intend to subdue her right away. He could subdue Ai Mi Er because she was willing to cooperate. Otherwise, he really didn’t take a Master-level professional seriously. Therefore, he only signed an alliance agreement with her.
Interestingly, Owen discovered that Ferrier did not actually have much ambition. She was obsessed with her identity as a Countess and even conquered a territory because she liked the extravagant life of nobles. So Owen drew her a big cake and promised to help her become an Imperial noblewoman and enjoy the real top-notch life of this empire in exchange for her support.
Just as Owen thought, Ferrier, as a witch, also had something wrong with her mind, so she actually agreed.
Actually, if Owen was willing to keep her and let her enjoy the luxurious life of a noble, Ferrier wouldn’t care about her subordinates and territory.
This kind of thinking was obviously abnormal, but it couldn’t be helped that witches all had some psychological problems.
From the Rebellious Witch to the little witches in the school, they all had psychological problems, and the stronger their strength, the more serious the problems.
For example, Dier, with Owen’s support, her strength was no less than Ai Mi Er’s, but she was still addicted to the life of a canary.
As for Ai Mi Er, she seemed normal, but in fact, her huge size brought her huge psychological problems. If she hadn’t found her daughter, her partner, and the meaning of life here, she wouldn’t be any better than Ferrier.
The most serious case was naturally Owen’s mother Haila. She was already quite old, but just because she was angry with her own mother, she ran to find a man to marry and have children, trying to be a good mother to slap her mother in the face. Could a normal person do such a thing?
Although she was a little mentally ill, Ferrier was not a naive person. In fact, her ability should not be underestimated, as she was able to monopolize the fur trade in the Northland and establish a foundation in the Northland border.
If it weren’t for the fact that the Empire had a big appetite this time and was desperate to fatten up the Northland to divide the cake, she wouldn’t have ended up in such a passive situation.
First of all, the area of cooperation between the two parties was intelligence, because intelligence was too important. If Ferrier had known Owen’s identity in advance, she would definitely not have hit this iron plate.
Thinking of Ferrier’s unlucky appearance, Owen felt that the investment in intelligence had to be increased.
Owen was actually quite helpless because Root had been developing for too short a time and needed to be involved in too many aspects, resulting in a complete blank in the intelligence network except for Autumn Field Town and a few places in the Northland border.
Moreover, Owen couldn’t buy some information from Black Hand because this would reveal his own details. In order to create a mysterious background, he had worked very hard.
Ferrier’s joining helped Owen a lot. She was equivalent to a white glove for the territory. Some things that were inconvenient to do could be completely handed over to this tactful and charming woman.
What Ferrier lacked was only foundation. Now with Hydra’s support, she could completely break through the limitations of the Northland, truly step into the Empire, become Hydra’s tentacles, and explore the secrets of the Empire’s depths.
Therefore, in addition to intelligence exchange, Owen also gave her the semi-scrapped muskets and cannons from Mara Town and asked Howard to help her train a firearm army.
The purpose was to trigger a military race, sell more firearms, and completely muddy the waters of the Northland.
Ferrier didn’t care how much trouble this would cause. She just liked this feeling. The attention and temptation made her feel like she was the protagonist on the stage, so she agreed without hesitation.
Of course, Ferrier was not stupid. The reason she agreed so readily was because she knew that Owen had a Rebellious Witch backing him up. No one knew better than her how powerful a Legendary Witch was.
Obviously, at this moment, Ferrier attributed Owen’s achievements to Haila, but she didn’t know that Owen was the one who was abandoned back then. If she knew, she would probably be even more excited because this meant that the power supporting her was even stronger, and she could step into the Imperial noble circle earlier and experience the life of the upper class.
Owen didn’t care what Ferrier thought. If she really just wanted the life of a noble, Hydra could completely satisfy her. Anyway, they wouldn’t lose money, and they could use her to achieve their goals.
At this point, the revenge operation was perfectly over. No one was killed during the process, but everyone got what they wanted. This was much better than exterminating the family.
