Chapter 11: The Fourth Simulation
Morgan would not return to Camelot for several days, so during this time, Noah decided to keep Merlin occupied.
After lunch.
Morgan is needed, Merlin is also needed.
Artoria needs to grow as well.
The formation of the knight order should be expedited further.
Hmm, let's give it a try!
[Please select a tag (choose one of three)]
[(Common) Hair Loss: Your hair begins to fall out]
[(Rare) Lecherous Devil: You grow a face that makes others perceive you as perverted]
[(Epic) Genius of Alchemy: Your talent in alchemy is enough to be recorded in history]
Upon seeing these three tags, Noah didn't even hesitate and immediately chose the third one!
Previously, his three simulations had all been conducted with him in the role of a knight and king. However, Morgan had taught him how to extract magical energy and some practical magecraft, so he was, in fact, also a magus.
It's just that his talent in magecraft was far inferior to his talent as a knight, and the gap was significant.
That's why, under normal circumstances, he would continue to develop primarily as a knight.
But now, with the [(Epic) Genius of Alchemy] tag, he decided to see what outcome he could achieve by developing as both a magus and a king, while also correcting his past mistakes.
Simulation, begin!
[You handle some official duties for a while, and then you see a bird fly past the window, defecating mid-air. The bird droppings land on the head of Knight Kay, who was just about to enter the castle. Suddenly, you have an inspiration.]
[After Morgan arrives, you ask her for several books on alchemy and request that she teach you the art]
[(Genius of Alchemy, activated)]
[Morgan doesn't refuse to teach you alchemy, but she had assumed it would be like the previous times she taught you magecraft. So, before instructing you, she advised you not to invest too much effort in magecraft.]
[However, you mastered the simple alchemy Morgan demonstrated after just one viewing and quickly began applying it creatively]
[At this point, Morgan realized that your talent in alchemy might even surpass your talent as a knight]
[You spent a week studying alchemy and, using the knowledge you had acquired, brought your initial inspiration to fruition. You created your very first alchemical artifact—a Meteorite Generator]
[A few weeks later, the Picts invaded Britain. Your preparations paid off—although the Picts caught the neighboring Selkirk Territory off guard, the knights you had assembled in advance prevented the territory from being destroyed by the Picts. They even managed to hold their ground against the main Pictish forces before you arrived at the battlefield]
[You arrived at the battlefield and effortlessly repelled the Picts using the Meteorite Generator]
[King Arthur's wisdom spread throughout Britain after this battle]
Incredible.
Noah wasn't surprised that his preparations had prevented the Selkirk Territory from being destroyed by the Picts. However, according to his expectations, the battle shouldn't have been so easily won.
After all, the invading force was the main army of the Picts. If they were truly that easy to deal with, the Selkirk Territory wouldn't have been breached by the Picts in the first place.
So, he was extremely curious about the Meteorite Generator that had so easily repelled the Picts and continued to read on.
[Upon learning that Morgan had returned, Merlin also came back to Camelot from the Southern Six Territories and inquired about Morgan's situation, which then led to an argument between him and Morgan.]
[This time, you chose to stabilize their relationship without pushing for reconciliation. Instead, you temporarily resolved the immediate conflict and spent a long time talking with each of them separately. You even enlisted Artoria's help, and it took considerable effort to at least prevent them from causing further disturbances.]
Getting Morgan and Merlin to at least stop causing trouble... that was already quite an achievement.
From the very beginning, after learning about the history between Morgan and Merlin, Noah never forced them to reconcile. Merlin was inherently disagreeable, and Morgan held a grudge against him...
The best outcome would be for Morgan not to actively target Merlin.
And managing to keep them from causing trouble was indeed a decent result.
So, aside from the previous meteorite generator, Noah now began to wonder how exactly he had managed to achieve this outcome.