"This is the dirt on the Ardagan family you've requested from ." Elaine gave him a pack of docunts.
"Hmmm? What is this?" He furrowed his eyebrows, staring at the title. "The laws of the Ardagan family?"
"Yes. In there, you will find sothing about the ritocracy, a system where people can rise in status through their rit. This is not that uncommon in our kingdom, considering there are a lot of knights that are able to beco nobles through this, right?"
He nodded.
"In the Ardagan family, it is different. First of all, the scope itself is extrely wide. Whether you are a farr or a knight, you will have the sa chance. Why do you think I, who have been reduced to a re prisoner, am able to get this kind of position?
"This is precisely the reason." Elaine explained.
He tilted his head in confusion. "I don't see why this is a dirt on the Ardagan family."
"The reason for this ritocracy is not the sa as the kingdom. The real reason for Marquis Ardagan to adopt this system is due to his disciple. You should be aware of the true identity of his disciple, right?"
"!!!" He almost forgot about this. That was right. Tristan might have beco Noel's disciple, but he was forrly a slave. "Are you telling that the Ardagan family adopted this system so that he could use the legal power of the Muivell Kingdom to change the status of his disciple from a slave to a noble?"
"Yes. You should understand that slavery is not adopted in our kingdom. On the other hand, the Atracaeca Kingdom is different.
"If you take a look at it, you will realize that he has included that no matter what their status is, they will be subjected to this system. It ans that Noel Ardagan has acknowledged the slavery, including his disciple status as a slave.
"While this is a fact, it doesn't change the fact that he has gone against the principle of the kingdom. In addition, it will cause a conflict with the Atracaeca Kingdom as well.
"If you manipulate the opinions carefully, you can lower the status of his disciple before striking with this."
He couldn't help but suck a cold breath. It seed Elaine held a big grudge in her heart.
To think that she would be able to provide sothing they wanted. First, they sowed the seeds of Noel going against the kingdom's principle, especially the human right. This was the biggest weapon if they wanted to take down soone.
Once everything had been established, the opinion about Tristan would change. Without the support of the people, he could then strike with the kingdom's principle to question the Ardagan family.
Before he could pick it up from the table, Elaine placed her hand on top of the stack of paper while glaring coldly at him. "You promised the minister position."
"Of course, as long as this is successful, I will make you a minister." He smiled, thinking, 'What a foolish girl. As if a minister position is that easy to give. Your qualifications, experience, and connections are still not enough to enter the court.'
He stood up and said, "Don't worry. Once everything is over, you will definitely not regret your choice."
Elaine crossed her arms and snorted. "Hmph."
"In that case, please excuse ." He acted as if he wasn't bothered by Elaine's attitude, even though he was cursing inside.
Little did they know, their eting had been observed closely by Sandra. She was actually staring at them from the opposite building, looking through the window.
As soon as she saw the person leave, she imdiately headed to the main office, finding Tristan, Dimitri, and Rose.
After becoming a maid here, Sandra had gradually learned how to manage almost everything. She didn't only learn household chores but also secret skills such as assassination. In fact, she was equipped with several hidden weapons and rune cards underneath her long maid skirt.
While she still had a hard ti understanding the politics and the family's work, she was able to execute her mission properly.
"Report." Sandra politely bowed. "Elaine has made contact with that person for the second ti. This ti, she brought a certain pack of paper. Although I'm unable to see the content, it's quite thick, like the law book."
"Good work." Dimitri nodded.
"Thank you, Teacher." Sandra paused for a mont. "Are we going to let Elaine go? She is going to betray the family at this rate."
"Hmm…" Tristan smiled wryly before glancing at Dimitri and Rose, who had the sa expressions.
"You don't have to worry about Elaine. Even our lord has told us about her. If this had happened a few months ago, we might have had to watch out for her hidden intentions, but there's no need to do that anymore.
"Her family has been taken care of, and since she is in contact with her family, she probably knows that our lord has been treating her well. If he told her about it, she would think that he was trying to curry favor from her. But because he didn't tell her, she would think that our lord is just and kind," explained Dimitri.
"Is that so?" Sandra nodded. "I'm sorry."
"It's fine. You're still learning. Just take it to heart and learn so that you don't make the sa mistake twice." Dimitri smiled.
"I understand. In that case, I will return to my post."
"Sandra."
"En?" Sandra was startled since it was rare for Tristan to suddenly stop her.
Tristan rubbed his cheek embarrassedly, asking, "Actually, I have been working a lot here, so if you don't mind, can you bring so snacks? Actually, for all of us here."
From all the mountains of papers in this office alone, she knew he had been working hard. But this was the first ti he requested her personally, as she was the one usually giving it to him without him asking.
Hence, she couldn't help but smile. "Yes. I'll bring it to you right away."
Tristan's face lted after seeing her smile again.
Although Noel explained it that way, Noel had actually given a list of people that could be trusted completely, even if others were trying to poach them. And this was because of Noel's Affinity dal, which confird that they wouldn't betray him.
And Elaine was one of the nas on that list.
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