You Are Inaga II's Heir! (33)

"So that was it."

The Second Prince showed a look of understanding.

The South Sea Grand Labyrinth—if the Machina Church had not stepped in, that would have been strange. They had intervened, but had been driven back; that was what made sense.

But Master Gose had not made a fuss over the matter... nor was there any need to. It was enough for everyone to understand without speaking. If not for this cooperation between the Empire and the Machina Church, and High Priest Xin Macey's wish to smooth over some of their previous minor conflicts along the way, she probably would not have mentioned it either.

Xin told the Second Prince that Ian had taken first place in the assessment and publicly revealed his new alchemical technique, named "Reuse."

"So I heard."

The High Priest said approvingly, "This young alchemist intends to keep researching this direction—he wants to lower the threshold for alchemical potions as much as possible. By sacrificing a little quality, he wants to use the same materials to produce as many potions as possible, so that more people can use them."

"To be honest, very few alchemists wish to develop in this direction. The vast majority only think of creating the best and strongest potions possible. I think this young man possesses great courage and confidence. He intends to carve out a road across a desolate wilderness."

"Is that so?"

Xin's praise had been sincere. Without question, it was also a subtle form of flattery toward the Second Prince—although it had not been spread around, those with attentive ears already knew that besides being an Inspector Knight, Ian now also served as a Knight Lord. And the one who had granted him that title was Mikael.

This genius would be a direct subordinate and future aid to