System vs Rebirth

Chapter 1461: The Collapsing Bridge

”Congratulations.” Another noble politely smiled at Raincart. ”Lord Raincart has been a role model for us, the younger generation.”

Raincart smiled. ”Your father, Marquis Crownie, was a good man. It looked like you inherited a lot of his good things. I believe you can do what your father does. Thatʼs why you have to do your best to surpass him.”

”Yes.”

A lot of nobles had been visiting the Ezenholm family. Those who had turned the Ezenholm family into their enemy were cowering in fear. If Raincart decided to go on personal revenge, there was no stopping him anymore.

A lot of them chose to drop that grudge and apologize to Raincart, of course, while bringing a lot of gifts.

The prestige of the Ezenholm family would last for at least twenty or thirty more years.

This was enough for a lot of things to happen. Besides, Raincart still had that grandson, who kept racking up achievements. With the two of them combined, there was no one who dared to challenge the Ezenholm family anymore.

Raincart obviously had to play it carefully. If he pushed his enemies into a corner, they would be using everything they had in order to make his family suffer, even if it meant their doom.

At the same time, he couldnʼt be too lenient either. His status was that of a spirit transcendence, so if he chose to forgive them, he would become a laughingstock.

That was why the party itself was a show. It gave them a message: ʼCome if you dare.ʼ

If they dared to come and make amends, he didnʼt mind putting the grudge there. If they didnʼt give enough as an apology, Raincart obviously planned to fight them.

A lot of people were trying to marry their children or grandchildren into the Ezenholm family. Just like how those people wanted to get connected to the other two spirit transcendences, Raincart had to deal with this type of people.

Still, there were a lot of nobles who couldnʼt come right away, simply because their distance was too far. Some nobles even needed eight days just to visit the Ezenholm family.

So, even after the party was over, a lot of people still continued to come.

Raincart, of course, said nothing about the connection to Noel. They would have gone crazy if they had known it was thanks to Noel that he was able to reach this step.

Thanks to his method, Raincart could create a ʼpseudoʼ understanding of the transcendent path, which ultimately showed him the last path.

Once they received this method, not only those who were stuck at peak grandmaster but also people who had just become a spirit grandmaster would want it. After all, the moment they got their transcendent path, they would become much stronger than normal grandmasters.

With that strength, they could hunt more demons, which would allow them to become a spirit transcendence younger than average.

Still, among the visitors, there was one person who could shock everyone. It was none other than the current king of the Greenwood Kingdom.

That was right. After considering everything, the king decided to come to Raincart.

”Your Majesty.” Raincart lowered his head while dropping to one knee.

”Thereʼs no need for you to do that, Teacher.”

”Not at all. This is what I, a subject, should do.” Raincart remained on his knee.

Although he worded it softly like a humble subject, the king knew Raincart was still holding on to that grudge.

After all, as a teacher and a student, their relationship was pretty close… so close, in fact, that the king sometimes called him ʼUncle.ʼ

However, as a niece, he definitely understood what it meant to touch his family. Because of that order, the relationship turned this way.

The biggest problem was the fact Raincart had become a spirit transcendence. The late king married his daughter to keep a spirit transcendence close. That showed how much the kingdom required a spirit transcendence.

If they knew that a kingdom didnʼt treat their spirit transcendence with enough respect, they would become a joke. That was what happened to the Muivell Kingdom.

As a result, the conflict had weakened the Muivell Kingdom severely.

That was why the king had no choice but to come here. In fact, he didnʼt bring any spirit transcendence to protect him.

He wanted to show that he wasnʼt scared that Raincart was planning to kill him or something.

Only in this way could he show his sincerity.

The rest of the nobles, of course, followed Raincartʼs action.

Seeing the situation would get worse, the king couldnʼt help but sigh and say, ”Please be at ease. Iʼm here as a guest. The main star is you, Duke Raincart. Congratulations on becoming a spirit transcendence.

”I hope you are able to use that power to protect the Greenwood Kingdom.”

”As you wish, Your Majesty.” Only after that statement did Duke Raincart stand up. Rather than talking to him as a teacher, he was talking to him as a duke.

In other words, Raincart was telling him that he was still a subject of the Greenwood Kingdom. However, he hoped the king could forget the warm relationship they had prior to that order.

Besides, Noel was already independent. Instead of Noel requiring the Greenwood Kingdomʼs assistance, it was the other way around.

Noel had grasped everything from technology to strength. As for the demon kings, it was a problem that everyone should face.

If the king decided to turn against Noel, Raincart would be the first person to object to it. Besides, Noel could simply expel the people from the Greenwood Kingdom, who were still learning about runes.

For nobles who had great ambition, getting close to the king would be everything. They could influence the king directly after all.

Raincart wasnʼt that kind of person. That was why, since that bridge was already burning, he chose to bring it down rather than extinguish the fire.

The king understood Raincartʼs stance. It was a shame, but he could do nothing but leave after congratulating him.