System vs Rebirth

Chapter 1502: New Nobility Rank

"What did you say?" The third princess, or now the queen, couldn’t help but gasp. She thought she had heard it wrong, but the messenger repeated the report.

"Noel Ardagan has become a spirit king. His follower, or more like the former pillar of the Ardagan family, Raven, has confirmed it by welcoming him with his new title. And Noel Ardagan didn’t deny it."

The entire hall fell silent. The atmosphere became heavier. A spirit king? What did it mean to become a spirit king? It was the highest rank that no one had ever seen in their life.

The last time a spirit king was born was one thousand years ago. And he once hailed from the Ardagan family.

In other words, the Ardagan family had a method of becoming a spirit king.

The queen’s expression turned grim. "Do you three think... this is a mistake?"

Marquis Nardt thought for a moment before shaking his head. "Although I don’t know much about Marquis Ardagan, he is a very smart man. He should know what it means to be a spirit king.

"He will wield a strength no one has ever seen before. If he wanted, he could crush all four kingdoms by himself.

"The fact that he doesn’t deny this title means he’s prepared for everything."

Marshall Conrad added, "In my opinion, no one in this kingdom can oppose him anymore if this is true. I don’t know how strong a spirit king is, and I haven’t seen him fight. However, the aftermath of the battle between him and the demon king outside the capital has shown a strength beyond transcendent.

"If we think he is much stronger than that, I can only say... no one will be able to match him. After all, he might be strong, but we can’t forget about his connections. He has Anna Stargaze, two spirit transcendences under his command, and connections to the Moon Temple. His grandfather has also become one.

"However, if you think about it, Marquis Ardagan might have a method to produce a lot of spirit transcendences, seeing how many people around him become one. And if we link it to him becoming a spirit king, I think this theory is rather valid."

Duke Lorelei nodded in agreement. "He is not someone foolish. If he doesn’t deny it, it means he is prepared for whatever is coming. Then again, even if all the kingdoms join hands, it will be impossible to defeat him. He also has those airships.

"He once told me that he didn’t have any intention of ruling over the kingdom. In fact, he wished to be free.

"However..."

"..." Wendy looked down, falling into deep thought. They were the ones who had to choose whether they were going to bother him or not.

"Spirit King, huh..."

"Spirit King..."

Other nobles inside the room were whispering to each other, having their own thoughts.

Noel had a lot of things, which made it difficult. His inventions could develop a kingdom. His strength was admired by many. His charisma led the people.

If he wanted to build a new kingdom, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people might follow him without hesitation.

However, Conrad seemed to have remembered the core of the situation.

Conrad raised one finger. "I believe it’s better to ally ourselves with Marquis Ardagan. His strength is beyond anyone in this world.

"But please don’t forget the reason the royal family was weakened."

"!!!" Wendy widened her eyes. "Demons?!"

"!!!" The others were taken aback. They certainly forgot about this.

Duke Lorelei nodded in understanding. "That’s right. If we do something to him, the demons will come straight at us.

"Looking at the report, it’s clear that we will have to fight against the demon king. And we should take the supreme devil into account.

"The only one who can oppose them is none other than Marquis Ardagan. Just from this attack alone, they have sent three ancient demons... Three ancient demons, despite them having not appeared for the last two hundred years.

"If we think about it carefully, the enemies might even have more ancient demons hidden away. They are gathering an army far bigger than this one to launch an all-out attack.

"The only one who can defeat a spirit king is a demon king. In other words, when the demon king returns to its former peak, the assault will begin."

Wendy contemplated. "I see. The danger still remains. We can’t let the demon kings win, so the best option is to ally ourselves with Marquis Ardagan."

"Your Majesty. I have an idea. How about we summon Marquis Ardagan here?" Marquis Nardt suggested. "This might be risky, but we will be able to ascertain his power and intentions by summoning him.

"Besides, his army has repelled such an invasion, so not rewarding him will cause a lot of problems."

"That’s true..." The queen paused for a moment. "Marquis Nardt. Add one more rank to the nobility ranks. A rank beyond a duke but lower than the king."

"!!!" People were stupefied.

"Your Majesty!"

"You can’t do that."

Wendy stood up and raised her voice. "Shut up! His actions and achievements have to be rewarded. It’s true that raising him to be a duke is the common way. That’s what happened with Duke Lorelei.

"However, we’re talking about a spirit king. Other countries will definitely want such a person to be their son-in-law. They even want to make him the next king. However, because he has no such intentions, there’s only one solution.

"Under one person, above everyone else. Giving him the freedom that he desires, but still binding him to this kingdom as an ally!

"I’m not going to repeat my father’s mistakes." Wendy glared at them. In her mind, even if Noel was loyal to Anna, there was no telling what would happen to his descendants.

Logically, it was the best way to find Noel’s secret. It was the same as the Stargaze family, but for the future descendants.

Wendy declared out loud. "Because he is injured from the battle, send a messenger as well as the best healer of this country. Once he recovers, he shall come to the royal palace and receive his reward!"