System vs Rebirth

"How is the preparation?" The king asked. He was holding a meeting with only a few trusted nobles, especially Duke Raymond.

"The negotiation should be concluded soon. But are you sure about this, Your Majesty? There is a higher chance of it being known by the public. If the royal family is openly cooperating with the Supreme Devil Organization, the people will lose their trust in us." One noble asked.

"Are you doubting my decision?" The king squinted his eyes, pressuring the noble.

"N-No." The noble shook his head.

Duke Raymond added, "This is a matter of national security as well. From what I have heard, they have established a company to separate the business sector from the government. However, they're clearly still under Noel Ardagan.

"And they're currently conducting several negotiations for rune technology, especially with their allied nobles. If those nobles take advantage of the rune technology as well, I'm afraid that not only the Ardagan family but also those noble families will become too big for us to handle.

"When that happens, the central government will be the one receiving the pressure. You should already know the previous Ardagan family's patriarch. The current Ardagan family is on the way to becoming the wealthiest family not only in the kingdom but in the entire world. Even I can't imagine how he will wield all that money."

The people looked tense, recalling what Luke Ardagan was capable of when he was still the wealthiest man in the kingdom.

First of all, Noel could easily gain the support of his people, especially with the charity. He could use the rune technology to operate the charity. Without much justification, it would be hard to take him down.

There were a few other things Noel could do to strengthen his force. If he became too big for the royal family to handle, Noel could simply refuse the royal family and rally the entire force to actually bring down the royal family and become the king himself.

Even if Noel didn't want it, how about the others? His allies could try manipulating him into taking that position. His descendants might be the ones affected the most.

That was why the royal family had been doing their best to weaken Noel or even crush him.

The king glanced at another noble. "What about our arbiters?"

former Arbiter, Lord Heirden, whom Anna Stargaze

"Tower Association?"

have gained the

expression. "If I'm not wrong, there

Majesty. Noel Ardagan and Anna Stargaze are

glanced at Duke Raymond, who nodded his head. Duke Raymond said, "I believe it's a good time to assassinate them. Taking down his territory during their absence is hard because of the support they have and

you have

"Yes, Your Majesty."

that case, I will leave

Duke Raymond nodded

to attend

of the biggest auction houses in

pondered for a moment. "It doesn't seem that we can do anything during that time. In addition, for now, monitor the situation. The Greenwood Kingdom is annoying, so make sure they don't contact him. The Atracaeca Kingdom

Kingdom alone has taken a lot of resources. We can't afford to do

meeting room was shattered by the sudden appearance

a person would appear out of nowhere. Only a few nobles actually knew their existence, considering they were the secret squad that maintained the information network

more serious than he thought when

was done, the masked person

"It seems that the Ardagan family has brought Johan Eirfen into their

widened their eyes in

"What? Johan Eirfen?"

to be the

No, that's not important. Is he planning to monopolize the Master Blacksmiths? He has already recruited

he planning to make