"An influential noble of the Nock Empire?" Nalant frowned. If it had been the Blue Shield Empire, things would have been easier. He only needed to give Ror a heads-up, and with Ror's status as the Blue Shield Empire's third prince, he would be more than capable of shielding the Frank Family.
But he truly did not know anyone in the Nock Empire. If there was anyone he could call an acquaintance, it would probably be that imperial representative from the Nock Empire who had gone to Furnace Fortress.
Still, with such a flimsy connection, would they really offend one of the empire's influential nobles for his sake?
As for Nalant's cooperation with the Nock Empire in selling weapons, it could at least give him some connections there.
But if he really used that matter as leverage to approach the Nock Empire's upper ranks, it was still uncertain whether he could resolve this issue.
One thing was certain, though: the small favor he had just sold would be completely used up, and it might even backfire, arousing the other party's displeasure.
After all, Nalant was not trading weapons exclusively with the Nock Empire. He had partnerships with nearly half the kingdoms in the alliance.
So for an empire, that tiny weapons quota was little better than nothing.
They only wanted a share because the other empires had one as well.
"Nalant, I had originally wanted to wait until your territory had grown stronger before returning to the Frank Family's territory. But this time, Father intends to make a trip to the Nock Empire and see if he can use his connections to settle this matter."
"And I want to go with my father, because my grandfather is already getting on in years and is not suited for such a long