He now had two subordinates with excellent-grade spirit roots. Their potential was limitless, but he had to protect them because they were still vulnerable. If someone learned the truth about their spirit roots, the Firecrown Household would be destroyed just like what he had seen when he checked the future in his Fate Rating.
To prevent that from happening, he had to grow stronger and surpass the powerful experts in the kingdom or at least become strong enough to stand his ground against them.
While he was absorbed in his thoughts, Alice had already flipped half of the book's contents. Even without someone guiding her, she realized that she could understand the obscure knowledge written in the book. It was a unique experience as if the book was written for her.