"Where do you learn military tactics? It's not something that a commoner can learn easily."
Nathan's heart skipped a beat. If he said he gained this knowledge from Anubis and the others, Sullivan would be able to see through his lies in an instant.
However, he had one alibi that could solve this problem.
"Fairy Queen Charlotte." Nathan smiled.
"Fairy Queen?" Sullivan's expression turned solemn. He obviously had heard this name before. "The Ancient Library?"
"Yes." Nathan nodded. There was nothing more to explain. The more mysterious it looked, the more believable this lie would be.
That was why Nathan immediately fell silent, letting Sullivan come up with his own understanding. It wouldn't be his mistake if Sullivan ended up misunderstanding his words after all.
Sullivan sighed. "It seems you don't want to tell me about it."
"What?" Nathan raised his eyebrows.
"Do you think I haven't gone to the Ancient Library once? There are no war books over there." Sullivan shook his head helplessly. "Do you think I don't know you're lying?"
Nathan obviously didn't know whether there were war books, but Nathan immediately used his biggest shield. "We are not the same. The Fairy Queen would probably not give you the books because you are not qualified."
"Heh. Back then, she told me those were the books she had in the Ancient Library. You are 20 years too young to trick me." Sullivan grinned, provoking Nathan even further. He couldn't help but think, 'Come on. Tell me more about it.'
There was no way for Sullivan and Nathan to measure how much each other knew about the Ancient Library.
If Nathan continued talking about his achievement, it would just be good information for Sullivan.
And of course, Nathan had never told anyone without reaping some benefits for himself. He challenged the old general by saying, "Then why don't we make a bet?"
"A bet?"
"Yes. We're betting whether the Fairy queen will come back to this world."
"Haha. That's great." Sullivan grinned as though he had won. "You don't have a family name, right? Get ready to attach Flamante as your family name."
"That's only if you win the bet. Besides, I think you have one more problem." Nathan pointed at the flying aliens Nidhogg had killed earlier. "Don't forget that you have to pay a lot of cores for the bonus within the next two weeks."
The knights had killed around a thousand aliens. That alone would give him a bonus of at least five hundred proto-class cores. Then, Nidhogg hunted a hundred flying aliens, which translated to fifty more cores as a bonus.
Last but not least, the mutants as well as the juvenile class aliens.
In total, Nathan was able to secure around seven hundred proto-class cores. Even with the split, Nathan still gained more than a thousand Ena from the first day alone.
Although they would slow down for the rest of the two weeks, Nathan believed they could get at least three thousand Ena, allowing him to reach his original plan.
Sullivan miscalculated the flying aliens. He just noticed what Nathan's aim was.
Nathan definitely wanted to rob him.
Sullivan had a bitter smile on his face. He might have underestimated Nathan.
"Fine. Don't worry. I'll give you the bonus I've promised."
"In that case, I better hurry and earn more cores." Nathan smirked.
"Really? I don't think you should solve one problem first before hunting the aliens."
"Huh? Another problem?" Nathan tilted his head in confusion before noticing what Sullivan actually meant. He could feel the chilling air coming from behind.
Selena was glaring at him with a dark expression, making him gulp down. He was confident in winning the bet because the Fairy Queen had given him her hairpin. But Selena wasn't aware of it.
Selena was probably angry, not because Nathan talked about other women, but because of how easy it was for him to agree to enter another household.
Without him realizing it, Sullivan had also disappeared.
He had been tricked.