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"This...."
Lin Suo's hint was nearly an explicit declaration that he could swear by the Origin that he would not disclose any secrets. Knowledge blockades target the social ranks, not individuals, after all, and there's the constraint of the oath.
Though not high-ranking, Tominoos had the background and political status to access his family's library and even tour the Bertos Kingdom's library of witchcraft.
After his family poured resources into him to little avail.
Tominoos's development in wizardry had essentially come to a halt, as the input did not justify the output, and there were no shortage of talented individuals in his clan.
They couldn't devote too much to him. It was a cost-performance issue.
Thus, after taking up the post of Chief Governor's left hand (secretary), he became inherently avaricious, unable to give up the temptation of the eternal life that the wizard path promised.
The family couldn't invest much, so he had to rely on himself.
