The wizard looked extremely old, but Morin knew that he was not a simple wizard.

Morin felt a familiar aura from him.

In the dark forest, on other wandering wizards encountered on the road, and even on Morin himself, this faint aura existed.

This is the aura that belongs exclusively to dark wizards.

Dark wizard.

This wizard, who looks quite old, is a dark wizard.

"Denise." Morin greeted Denise who was running over, and then sat on the chair next to Denise.

"It's really a surprise, Denise. This wizard Richard is probably not an ordinary friend of yours." Claude looked at Denise with a playful look on his face.

"Wizard Claude."

Maureen raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.

"Oh, by the way, look at me, Wizard Richard, I almost introduced him to you." Claude seemed to have thought of something, looked at the dark wizard next to him, and said, "This is Wizard Jackman, he's my friend."

"He has liquefied strength."

Claude chuckled when talking about Jackman's strength.

"Wizard Richard." Jackman spoke, his voice was very hoarse and unpleasant, as if he had not spoken for a long time.

Maureen nodded, his expression unchanged, but he was genuinely surprised in his heart. With the strength of a liquefied wizard and the dark wizard's ability to fight extremely well, the true strength of this Jackman really should not be underestimated.

Denise is very close to Maureen, and it can be seen that she relies on Maureen a lot.

When Maureen didn't show up, she, a mere ordinary wizard, had to face two liquefied wizards, Jackman and Claude, alone. One can imagine the pressure she was under.

Now that Maureen appeared, she felt a little more confident.

Denise and Claude were discussing the internal affairs of the Oseroba family. Although these things seemed calm and trivial, Maureen could feel the power struggle hidden beneath these trivial matters.

The old wizard named Jackman had been staring at Morin, with a hint of interest flashing in his eyes from time to time, while Morin had a calm expression and sat quietly, his whole body like a deep abyss.

"Last night, a wizard sneaked into our manor. This is so ridiculous. Someone actually sneaked into our dignified Oseroba family. It's really..." Denise looked very angry.

"Oh, in that case, we must strengthen our security defenses."

"Then, Denise, all the people who were on patrol last night will be executed. Is that okay?"

Claude spread his hands and said nonchalantly.

He smiled, with an indescribable chill in his smile, and said, "Denise, you are satisfied now, right?"

Denise's body trembled. At this moment, Maureen saw a trace of helplessness and a deep sense of powerlessness on Denise's face.

After discussing for a while, Denise and Claude separated.

Denise briefly talked to Maureen for a while and then left. She was in a very low mood.

Maureen stood quietly in the corridor.

He thought of Claude and the dark wizard named Jackman whom he saw this afternoon. Somehow, he suddenly felt an indescribable strange feeling in his heart.

In the room.

The candle flame flickered, illuminating the surroundings.

"Denise, wow, you are worthy of being my niece. In this situation, you still dare to come and snatch the rights and interests. You are really amazing." Claude sat on the chair. Under the candlelight, his shadow was dragged very long.

"The helper your niece found, the wizard named Richard, is a dark wizard."

Jackman blinked his emerald green eyes and said, "He is quite capable."

"Oh? It's a dark wizard, Jackman. Is he a member of your Dark Wizard Union?" Claude was curious.

"Probably not." Jackman frowned, but soon he laughed nonchalantly and said, "But it doesn't matter. If he has no sense and doesn't know what's good for him, then I will just crush him to death."

"It's you, Claude."

Jackman thought of something and looked at Claude, saying, "Forget about what happened last night. From now on, don't attack Denise. After all, the dark elves said that Denise has a special physique that can increase the effectiveness of the Fountain of Life. She is an indispensable ingredient."

Claude said nothing.

He thought of Denise's look just now and couldn't help but frowning.

"Claude, if we hadn't known each other for many years and I happened to owe you a promise and also needed Denise, do you think I would come here to tell you this?" Jackman's face turned ugly.

"Those dark elves..."

There was a hint of uncertainty in Claude's voice.

"The Night Mother Eve of the Dark Elves once told me." Jackman sneered. He seemed to have thought of something funny and couldn't help laughing softly. He said, "Dark Elves, those Dark Elves are really, hehe..."

"Okay, Jackman, I promise you that I won't attack Denise." Claude thought of the magical effect of the legendary Fountain of Life, and his heart was burning with excitement. Finally, he couldn't help but nodded.

"That's good." Jackman was not surprised by Claude's reaction. He continued, "Besides that, we have to trick Denise into the underground world and let her retain the most complete soul. Before she knows it, she will become the nourishment of the Fountain of Life."

"So, what should we do?" Claude asked.

"Let's tell it secretly to Denise's spy, pretending that it was leaked accidentally, so that she knows the so-called truth of the matter, and then she will come to us and search for the Fountain of Life with us in the underground world. After all, the Fountain of Life has a miraculous effect on healing injuries."

Jackman tapped his forehead lightly with his fingers and said, "Claude, your brother, Denise's father, has been seriously ill for a long time, right? If Denise knew about the Fountain of Life, she would definitely not miss it."

"I have communicated with Eve, the Night Mother of the Dark Elves."

Jackman said with a smile.

"That's good." Claude was silent for a moment, then he also laughed.

Maureen found that something was wrong recently.

It was very quiet, peaceful even, but it was an unnaturally peaceful feeling.

He originally thought that after the initial sneak attack, Claude would retaliate more fiercely and send more powerful wizards to attack Denise, but things have been calm recently, as if nothing had happened.

Even Maureen felt it, and as the person involved, Denise naturally felt it even more deeply.

Maureen could feel the confusion and nervousness in Denise every time he chatted with her.

A few days later, Denise suddenly came running over and found Maureen.

"Wizard Richard, Wizard Richard!" Denise panted, but her face was filled with joy that could not be concealed. She said, "I found out. I found out what Claude and the others were doing."

"They have recently been planning to go to the underground world and trade with the dark elves. By helping the dark elves complete their tasks, they can use the dark elves' Fountain of Life. They have been doing this all the time, so they don't have the heart to focus on me."

"According to legend, the Fountain of Life has all sorts of miraculous effects. It can easily restore the health of a seriously ill or dying person."

"If I get the fountain of life, then my father's illness can be healed and he can recover."

Denise kept talking. She was so excited that her voice was shaking.

"Denise, is the information reliable?" Maureen asked a key question.

"It's reliable, because this information was passed to me by the pawn that I arranged to be with Claude for many years. It can't be wrong, and there will definitely be no problem."

Denise's voice sounded very confident.

"Yeah?"

"In that case... that's good."

Morin touched his chin and narrowed his eyes slightly.