Chapter 227: The Suspect Who Killed the Earl
“The Earl is dead?”
The words of Great Witch Dorothy caused a stir around the tea table.
Earl Foyle Isaac Mastan’s smuggling business had allowed Moirland to extract vast amounts of real gold and silver from the enemy nation of Noren, along with a great deal of intelligence and technology.
His death was no small matter for the current Witches’ Assembly, or even for Moirland as a whole. Surprise and curiosity quickly spread around the entire round table, and everyone’s gazes turned toward Arachne, who had been the liaison directly dealing with Earl Foyle.
At this moment, Arachne’s expression was gloomy, clearly looking rather displeased.
“This news has already caused a stir in the Empire for some time. Arachne, you maintained continuous dealings with Earl Foyle, yet you never noticed anything? Or did you deliberately conceal it?” Dorothy spoke toward Arachne.
Moirland and the Noren Empire were extremely far apart, and information did not flow particularly quickly between them. Although Moirland possessed a method of communicating across this distance through Labyrinths, only Great Witches possessing Third-Tier power or close to Third-Tier power could use it. During periods when no Great Witch was stationed in the Empire, they had no way to quickly grasp information from Noren.
The intelligence personnel planted in Noren communicated with Moirland by having bird-type Magical Beasts carry letters across the ocean like migratory birds, so news would be delayed for a long time.
“I’m still confirming whether the information is true or false. Even now, the Empire has not released definitive news of the Earl’s death. Naturally, any information reported to Her Majesty cannot contain the slightest error. Dorothy, before reporting this to Her Majesty, shouldn’t you have first confirmed it with me?” Arachne asked in return, displeasure evident on her face.