"What!?"
Troy and Milo expressed their surprise at the sa ti but Daniel simply continued to stare a Noah in the eyes.
"Why would we even accept you? We know nothing about you and I’m sure that your record isn’t clean either! Why would the noble families even accept you?"
Troy continued to express his enmity toward Noah.
"My aptitude and, well, I’m the most promising cultivator that has ever existed."
Noah answered plainly.
He was the only one that really knew his own strength and he knew that his achievents were unmatched.
"Such gall! The most promising cultivator is right in front of you an-"
Milo began to speak but Daniel raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Enough, he is right. His centers of power are on my sa level even though he is way younger than . Don’t let your status blind your judgnt."
Daniel had a broader point of view compared to his fellow nobles.
His family had pressed him to study the art of politics since his aptitude was discovered, he knew the value that a cultivator like Noah could have in the Cause.
Also, if he really managed to bring on his side such a promising man, his status would rise by a lot and more families would be willing to join the Cause.
’A cultivator of the light elent and one of the darkness elent fighting side by side against the domain of the Royal family. I bet that most of those undecided families will imdiately join our ranks if this news was spread.’
He could see the bigger picture and project it in the years to co, Noah was a valuable asset that could convince the public opinion to side with him.
"I believe that you want sothing though, you clearly know your value."
Daniel’s words surprised the other two nobles but they didn’t dare to complain.
If Daniel wasn’t against it, there was nothing that they could do about it.
"Resources, techniques, spells, and ti."
Noah didn’t hide his intentions and basically asked for everything he could think about.
"Spells are off the table. My family has already indebted itself to nurture , it can’t support another cultivator with a rare elent. Resources are not a problem and techniques can be purchased with the joint support of the other nobles. What did you an by ti?"
Noah nodded and fell silent for a bit, pretending to be struggling to find an answer.
"The Royals control , they would rather kill that seeing join their enemies. I need ti to prepare and I want to set a eting with the one leading the Cause. I believe that would be your patriarch, right?"
Daniel nodded and waited for Noah to continue speaking.
"I need two months of ti in which my aptitude must remain hidden, the Royals will apprehend as soon as I’m discovered. Also, I need a safe place where to et your patriarch. The Royals have cultivators in the heroic ranks making plans for , I need the protection of soone with a similar strength to effectively switch side."
Daniel put a hand under his chin and fell deep in thought.
Noah’s requests were reasonable, he knew the spying network that the Royals had throughout the country, he was sure that they would act as soon as they heard rumors about treason.
’Yet, Dad will be hesitant in openly accept him, he will probably think of this as a trap that the Royals have set to catch him. I have my doubts too.’
"I... don’t trust you."
Daniel hesitated a bit before saying those words.
His position forced him to be careful, his status couldn’t be affected by his poor judgnt.
Yet, two heirs had died in his mission, no matter how pained he was about that loss, he had to think of a way to make up in front of the other nobles.
Also, Noah was right, his cultivation speed was unmatched, bringing him on his side would be an incredible feat.
"You can set the ti and place. Honestly, I don’t really care who cos at the eting as long as he has the strength to protect . I just need those two months to handle so personal stuff."
Noah took a step back in the negotiation.
The truth was that he really couldn’t care less about the eting, he only needed two months of anonymity.
Daniel thought for a long ti before nodding to him.
"Deal. Let’s et two months from now on the mountain path near Vonduhr. The nobles have claid that place after a certain event so the Royals can’t really control it."
Noah smiled and closed his eyes again to focus on his recovery.
The three nobles did the sa, they were exhausted too and Noah’s mineral allowed them to spare their precious potions.
It took an entire day for Noah to recover.
He hadn’t moved from his position for the whole ti and his veins would beco black from ti to ti to aid the healing of his body.
"I will go first, I believe that you should be fine."
Daniel nodded.
He had completely exhausted his ntal energy and was in need of sleep, he needed more ti to heal.
"See you in two months."
Noah smiled at those words and took back the "Breath" blessing in his space-ring before climbing out of the room.
"Do you trust him?"
Milo asked as soon as Noah went away, he wanted to understand Daniel’s true intentions.
"Not really but we know his secret, he has to keep our mouths shut in so ways. Anyway, we will decide what to do after the eting."
anwhile, Noah was running as fast as he could toward the exit of the dungeon.
His wings were unfolded and helped him in the vertical tunnels and, in less than one hour, he managed to return to where the floor had crumbled.
’Two months of ti! I need to use every second!’
Noah didn’t stop and continued to climb until he reached the exit leading to the surface.
The light of the sun illuminated his features and he stopped in place as he crossed the exit.
His gaze turned south.
He knew that in that direction, after many forests, mountain ranges, and plains, there was a mansion in the middle of a grassland.
He clearly rembered its features, the defensive wall, the buildings of the outer circle, his old lodgings.
Then, a smug face appeared in his vision.
It had a blindfold on its left eye and looked at him with disgust and arrogance.
’My hatred will bring back there eventually but I’m still too weak and the leash around my neck is becoming too tight.’
He sighed, suppressing his killing intent and turning his gaze north.
Then, black flas enveloped his figure, making him disappear in less than a second.
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