Noel had expected this ever since he revealed this power. He knew many people would be interested in it, including the Third Prince.
That was why he had prepared a few types of answers to dodge this question.
"My apology for not being able to satisfy your request." Noel looked down as if he was disappointed he couldn't give it to him.
"Hmm? You reject ?" The Third Prince frowned. His calm face instantly darkened.
"Yes. Before explaining the reason, I'll be telling you about how I got this knowledge."
"Go on." The Third Prince narrowed his eyes, putting on so pressure on Noel.
Noel explained, "First of all, the Third Prince should be aware of the Spirit Enchantnt Book that the Greenwood Kingdom has, right?"
"Yes. I'm aware of it. That's the great inheritance of the Greenwood Kingdom." The Third Prince nodded with a serious expression.
"Then, you should know about my family."
The Third Prince paused for a mont before saying, "Your mother's family?"
"Correct." Noel nodded, confirming it. "My mother's family, the Ezenholm Family, is close to the royalty. My grandfather was a royal magician and the king's tutor. And a few months ago, I visited them…"
The Third Prince realized why Noel talked about it. "So, you're saying your grandfather told you about it?"
"That's not it." Noel shook his head. "I was lucky to take a glance at my grandfather's note in his analysis about the Spirit Enchantnt."
"Hoh?" If what Noel said was true, then his knowledge would be incomplete. He only had that note and had never seen the actual book, which might be different. In fact, that could explain why Noel's Spirit Enchantnt was different from the normal Spirit Enchantnt.
Whether it was due to his talent or luck, Noel managed to co up with a Spirit Enchantnt that was sohow stronger than the one present.
In other words, the knowledge Noel had might be incomplete, but he might have gone in the right direction. So, what Noel wanted to say was that he needed more ti to perfect it so that he didn't get the bla if the Third Prince got injured because of the incomplete version.
However, there was also a possibility of Noel's lying. He just wanted to get the Spirit Enchantnt for himself, raising his evaluation.
That was why the Third Prince had to consider his words thoroughly before responding to Noel.
He wanted the Spirit Enchantnt Noel had because it was not only useful to recruit blacksmith or even Master Blacksmith, but it would work to pull in normal people as well.
This was when Noel added, "Of course. Once I have perfected the knowledge, I'm planning to create a book containing all the information.
"I believe the Spirit Enchantnt shouldn't be limited to blacksmiths or high-status people. Instead, the Spirit Enchantnt should be spread so that even a commoner can use it.
"I have seen many things after joining the Demon Banner Army. That's why I know the commoners have the right to get this kind of knowledge as well.
"After all, our true enemies are not the kingdom, the Supre Devil Organization or any other influences. Instead, it's the demon.
"If we equip the commoners with this knowledge, we'll be able to gain an army to rapidly expand our territory, putting other kingdoms in sha.
"And after that, the other countries want to take a piece as well, making them either eliminate or give many benefits to the kingdom for the sake of this knowledge."
The Third Prince remained silent this whole ti. He thought Noel was a justice idiot who wanted to eliminate all the demons in the world. At the sa ti, he still preserved his business nature by giving so leverage to him.
As Noel said, even if the Third Prince had this knowledge, it would be useless since Noel could perfect it. Even if he tortured Noel for this information, the progress would be stagnant for a long ti. What if Noel actually fled to another country?
There were countless possibilities such as being poached by another country, killed because of information leakage, and so on.
So, the safest path would be to allow Noel to perfect it secretly. In the anti, he needed to gain so influence in the kingdom so that he could protect himself when others demanded knowledge from him.
This way, Noel could get so protection and he could get benefits for himself. There might be a chance for him to beco a King.
Still, the most important thing was the fact Noel was a justice idiot. The fact that he was justice-oriented ant it would be easy to control Noel in the future.
He didn't know Noel was smiling inwardly, thinking, '…Or so you thought. I don't have much leverage right now, but I'm going to get so advantages first so that you have no choice but to give so information and pull to your side. At that ti, I'll have a lot of opportunities to investigate you.'
The Third Prince was unaware of Noel's thoughts. He might look innocent, but he was actually as shrewd as his father, who even fooled the Third Prince with his death.
The Third Prince contemplated for a mont before giving his answer. "I understand. I'll give you ti to perfect it. However, I'll be watching you. I hope that you don't betray my trust."
"Yes, Sir. Thank you for your trust. I'll do my best." Noel dropped to his knee again.
The Third Prince waved his hand. "You're dismissed. Rember those three things. I'll contact you again after you beco a Spirit Master."
"Yes. Please excuse ." Noel calmly stood up and left the room.
anwhile, the Third Prince smiled, muttering inwardly, 'It doesn't seem he is as wise as his father. However, his talent is quite good. Not only is he good at fighting, but his unique perspective on Spirit Arts gives him a new insight into Spirit Enchantnt.
'The tree is not ripe yet, so I'll wait a bit longer. Noel Ardagan… no matter what you do, you're going to be playing in my hand.'
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