System vs Rebirth

Chapter 490 Ally

”I have a plan.” Noel pointed at the book. ”The Third Prince planned to get this knowledge from me, but if I let him possess this, he would have too much power. Itʼs good if I want to fully support the Third Prince and reclaim the throne, but the situation is not that good.

”My father suspects that the Royal Family is involved with the Supreme Devil Organization. Itʼs a bold claim, but it makes sense for a lot of things.

”Hence, Iʼm not planning to let one side possess that much power before determining whether that person is involved with the organization or not.

”My grandfather will handle that side, while in this kingdom, Iʼm planning to use both the marquis and the countess.”

Rose frowned, feeling something off with this plan. ”But if you go this path, wonʼt the Third Prince question your loyalty? I can kinda understand the current situation and thatʼs why Iʼm confused.”

”No.” Noel shook his head. ”There is a catch. Iʼm planning to meet the countess to talk about the book, but Iʼm going to ask her to make it look like the marquis stole the book.

”At the same time, the countess will spread the knowledge, starting from the Marquisʼ territory. This way, the knowledge will spread from there and the blame will fall on the marquis.”

Rose contemplated for a moment and murmured, ”I see. You can simply say that you want the countessʼ help as an ally of your father for this book. But because itʼs stolen, the blame should be directed to the marquis.

”I donʼt know how much influence the Third Prince has, but itʼs clear that heʼs still very strong. The fact that heʼs still called the Third Prince, his former title, and the Royal Family refusing to give the third-born child that title shows a lot about his power.

”You want to use this incident to measure the Third Princeʼs strength while using them to eradicate the familyʼs enemy. The countess will surely join because she can finally fight back against the oppressor and finally be liberated from all those sufferings.”

”Thatʼs the plan,” Noel confirmed without hesitation. ”As for the details, Iʼll leave it for later.

”Thatʼs true. What you should worry about is the Greenwood Kingdom. How do you explain the leak of knowledge?”

”Itʼs simple. Iʼve given the book to my grandfather before graduation, so I can claim that my grandfather arranged the book with the ancient Spirit Enchantment Book.” Noel shrugged.

With this excuse, it was clear that the Third Prince would have a hard time finding fault. Noel could simply claim that he wasnʼt as clever as his father, so mistakes were bound to make, especially since he wasnʼt actively taking part in the management of the family.

Noel had truly prepared a lot for this.

”There is also another benefit to giving this book to the Ezenholm Family other than spreading the knowledge and the Royal Family.

”Iʼm sure that my father will put my name on it as the creator of this rune system. This alone will give a lot of protection since they will think twice about whether to eliminate me or bring me to their side.

”The neutral parties will try to negotiate with me or even wish to develop the rune with them. The enemies will try to eliminate me because Iʼll become a huge threat to them, while the Ardagan Familyʼs allies will contact me to help. This way, I can see who is my enemy and who is my ally.”

Rose understood that intention. Although Noel didnʼt seem to care about it, he also considered the Ezenholm Familyʼs interest. With this book, their status in the kingdom would increase. And the Ezenholm Family could openly protect him since Noel was an important resource that could develop the Rune System far faster than anyone else. Even their Royal Family might give a decree to the Ezenholm Family personally.

There were some disadvantages to this plan since it brought a lot of enemies to him directly. But Rose didnʼt miss the detail where Noel said to publish this book six months from now.The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via /n/ov/el/b/in.

”Then, I assume the six months…” Rose narrowed her eyes.

”Yes. I should be able to become a Spirit Master within six months and consolidate my strength. Although I still wonʼt be able to fight against a Spirit Grandmaster, I should be strong enough to escape.”

”I see.” Dimitri nodded in understanding. He couldnʼt reject Noel since the latter had considered all this. ”If thatʼs the case, Iʼll use my full speed to go straight to the Ezenholm Family. With the current distance, I think I should be able to return to you within two weeks. But I donʼt know where youʼre planning to go after this. Youʼre not planning to visit the countess before becoming a Spirit Master, right?”

”Yeah. Iʼm planning to visit the border after this to do something before going back to the Demon Banner Army headquarters within one month. Letʼs meet up there.”

”I understand.” Dimitri didnʼt know what Noel planned to do there, but it would be easy if they could regroup there. He turned to Rose and said, ”Iʼll leave the young master to you, Miss.”

”Y-yes.” Rose politely bowed. She didnʼt know Dimitriʼs real identity, but she could feel the overwhelming strength hidden underneath that gentle appearance. It seemed the other party was an expert whose strength was on par with Paulʼs or even higher.

”Good. Thank you for doing all this, Dimitri.”

”No, itʼs my job.”

”Though, do you know anyone who is trusted enough to investigate something?” Noel asked.

”Hmm…” Dimitri thought for a moment. ”I think there is one person that you want to visit. Although he is only the second in command for information gathering under your father, he is still available.”

”The second in command?”

”Yes. The one in charge disappeared after the executions. Iʼm afraid heʼs the one helping your father. So, itʼs best to approach the other one.”

”I see. Who is he?”

”His name is Harley, he is currently an owner of a brothel called Eternal Flower. If you wish to meet him, he should be in Tamworth.”