The Rise and Fall of History

After Nolan raised the question, he noticed that even as Linsey hurried onward, his gaze remained fixed steadily on him.

At first, he did not understand what that look meant.

But when Nolan finally realized, he actually stumbled, and this dignified Seventh Stage Awakened nearly fell flat on his face!

After steadying himself, Nolan raised his right index finger and pointed at his own face.

"Law Knight? Me?"

Linsey nodded.

"They give off a feeling very similar to the art you possess."

"What kind of joke is that?" Nolan shook his head almost instinctively. "My ability requires a deep understanding of the laws governing the world. Either you must be exceptionally intelligent, or you need the pure heart of a child attuned to nature. This simply isn't something that can be widely taught!"

Linsey strongly agreed.

"That was why the Law Knights of later generations were rather rigid in their arts."

"What they comprehended and enforced were not the laws operating between heaven and earth, but laws created by people. That is also why they were called Law Knights."

"..."

Nolan fell into thought.

He placed his own art into the setting Linsey had described.

His instincts as a founder told him that this was a viable path. With clearly defined laws to enforce, an ability like his, which manipulated laws, would gain a traceable framework, greatly lowering the requirements and difficulty of learning it.

"My future will actually compromise to this extent?"

"I was even thinking that if I could not find a successor, I would dig myself a grave, hide the secrets of my art inside, and wait for some great adventurer to explore it!"

Nolan's tone seemed both amused and tearful.

But as the creator of this art, he immediately keenly sensed the hidden danger of Law