Whispering Poems

Chapter 3875 Territory and the Thirteenth Ring
Now that they had arrived at the camp, Shad met with the elven elders again before dinner. The newly established elven kingdom had almost nothing except for the queen, so these elderly elven elders wouldn't have to worry about being idle for the next few decades or centuries.

The main reason why various human factions support the establishment of the Elf Kingdom is that the world today needs support from all sides, and therefore they will also provide support for the future development of the Elf Kingdom.

The biggest problem facing the Elf Kingdom now is actually the issue of territory.

“Saint Byrons generously offered to donate one-third of the area currently occupied by the elves in the academy to the Elven Kingdom as territory. But we owe Saint Byrons far too much. It was the Witch Academy that took us in in the last era, and we cannot ask the academy for territory again.”

Mother Kisara spoke to Shad from inside the tent that served as the meeting hall:

"Currently, many clans residing around the world have expressed their willingness to relocate once we find a territory large enough to accommodate their population. Until then, we will temporarily use the current academy territory as our homeland. Your Excellency, Summoner, what are your thoughts on this?"

The elves no longer wanted the academy's help, but instead came to Shad for assistance, of course, because they believed that even the queen was a caller of gods, and that callers of gods also had a responsibility for the future of the elven kingdom.

Shad didn't deny this, but the methods he could come up with weren't very good either. The only relatively hidden "territory" he currently controlled was Green Lake Island. Although that area was hidden on the other side of the material world, one had to pass through the Green Lake region to get there.

Unfortunately, the Green Lake region is now the border between the two countries, and the Civil War might break out tomorrow.

“I remember your original plan was to designate an area next to the academy and forcibly create a habitable zone using supernatural forces.”

Shad said, and Mother Kisara nodded:

"Yes, the current progress is as slow as initially expected. The blizzards and permafrost of the far north ice sheet are not simply caused by natural factors. I don't know what methods Ms. Felian Anna, the original principal of the academy, used to establish the academy in such harsh conditions."

We checked the records, and the college has not expanded in size since its founding.

The academy's current location was once part of the kingdom of the [God of Night]. Creating another such desirable residential area wouldn't be impossible with manpower alone, but it would take an extremely long time. Meanwhile, Granny Kisara and the others suspected that the "Caller of Gods" was connected to Miss Felian Anna and might know the secrets of the academy's founding.

Shad did know that, but that method could not be used a second time.

"In this case."

He pondered for a moment, then asked the old elves:

"You don't want the academy's gift, but you'd like to accept mine, right?"

The elderly elves nodded in unison, and then Shad said:
"As you all know, I have some connection with Miss Feliananna. Some things happened during the Fifth Age. In short, Principal Pigman and Miss Denise know that I am actually a member of the board of directors of St. Byron. Currently, 7.53% of the academy's land and property belong to me."

"7.53%?"

Aunt Kisara could hardly believe it; only those who truly lived in the academy knew what this fortune meant.

"Yes, I have no intention of taking back this portion of the property, so the academy will continue to operate. I will only set aside a certain amount of cash each year for expenses. Since you are currently lacking land, I can, in my capacity as a member of the board of directors, donate the forest where you currently live."

"Rent it to us."

Granny Kisara immediately agreed, and the other elves nodded in agreement:

"Let's use the kingdom's annual tax revenue to pay the rent. All the elven clans will agree. Your Excellency the Summoner, you can send someone to supervise the kingdom's accounts, or you can send someone directly to the future kingdom's finance department. After the kingdom is established, our initial alliance with Saint Byrons will not change, but the exchange of goods will be accounted for separately. Currently, the finance department is actually the most complete of all the kingdom's departments."

Xia De shook his head indifferently:
“No need, I trust Emilia. So let’s settle things like this for now. You can contact the tribes that are willing to relocate to Saint Byrons. As for the lease and such, I will have the witches contact you later.”

So at the dinner table that followed, Shad explained the matter to Danist and the witches. However, given Shad's precedent of entrusting Moon Bay to Bella, the witches were not surprised by Shad's decision.

"Shad, you really know how to give me things to do. Fine, I'll handle the academy matters. With your shares in the academy, allocating the elven territory will only involve a few decimal places. Anyway, that land was originally meant for the elves to use as they pleased; now it's just a matter of transferring a portion of the profits to your assets."

The headmaster probably wouldn't mind doing this, since the ownership still belongs to you as a member of the board of directors, the land is still the academy's territory, and the elves are still living in the same place; practically speaking, nothing has changed. So, on the witch's side, who will liaise with the academy and the elves?
This requires a considerable number of legal and accounting professionals, and if we want to resolve this before Ellie and the others start school next week, I can already imagine the mountain of paperwork and meetings that will follow.

Daniste asked again, and Shad looked at the Countess of Moon Bay:

"So, Bella?"

The female fortune teller nodded:
"No problem. Don't worry about this, we'll handle it for you."

Thus, the newly established elven kingdom smoothly acquired territory, population, and a queen, as well as reliable allies such as Saint Byrons and the Witch Council. Whether this kingdom could revive the elven race was unknown, but what mattered was that the new kingdom would unite the divided elven race.

In the next major event, the elves will appear on the battlefield in an even more powerful form.

Daniste and the rest of the professors would be returning to the academy tomorrow, leaving only a small group on the island to participate in the preparations for the "Circular Hall." Therefore, after dinner, Shad invited Daniste out for a walk as a farewell gesture.

Luvia had assumed the two would end up embracing as they walked, and something inappropriate for Ellie and little Leona to hear would happen. But to her surprise, Shad returned alone less than twenty minutes after they left.

"Why is it so fast this time?"

Luvia joked, but she knew something must have happened:
"Could something have happened again?"

"News has come from the residence of the professors at the Serxus Higher Medical School: Professor Alvis Holm, the 12th-circle sorcerer 'Potion Maker' of the Humorum School of Potionology, seems to have sensed something tonight and appears to be about to break through to the 13th circle."

The three houses had a good relationship, so when Daniste received the news, she had no choice but to go and visit the professor.

Shad replied that Megan was also in the banquet hall at that moment, and she thought for a moment:
"Originally, among the three major academies, St. Byron's Comprehensive Academy had the 'Silver Guardian' and 'Red Moon Witch' with thirteen rings, Zalas Academy had the 'Spirit Summoner' and 'Rune Master' with thirteen rings, as well as a lady that Shad has not yet met. However, Serxus Higher Medical College only had the 'Iron Punisher.' Now it seems that Serxus Higher Medical College will also have a second thirteen-ring member?"

"What thirteen rings?"

Vanessa and Sylvie came over, and Shad shared the information he had received once again.

The witches had differing opinions on the matter, but Megan eventually went to the council and wrote a letter, placing it on Adele's desk. When she returned, everyone was still discussing it, so Megan had Audrey appear as well. The two sisters then leaned on each other and sighed.
“Everyone else has reached the thirteenth ring level, and my sister and I don’t know what to do.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Vanessa and Sylvie. The two witches naturally understood what she meant, so Luvia beckoned to the two sisters and earnestly gave them some advice:

"What do you mean you don't know what to do? You two, if you drank less from those wine glasses and used the proper methods instead, you might already be thirteen rings."

Even though the witches had already experienced everything, they still blushed. However, Miss Edwards and her ilk were always bold:

"Since it's all about absorption anyway, what's the difference between above and below?"

"You two, stop talking."

Sylvie, the most shy of them all, quickly interrupted, only to be then questioned by Audrey:
"Rather than using utensils, do you prefer drinking straight from the bottle, Sevier?"

Sylvie blushed even more, convinced that even after a long time, she would never say such a thing as Megan and Audrey.

Since he couldn't go for a walk with Daniste, Shad went to the Snow Mountain Hall with Claire and met with the elders.

Although the population loss was not significant during the Battle of Destiny because the Fatu people on the island had moved to the town in advance, the houses and property in the villages scattered throughout the island suffered considerable damage.

In addition, the battle almost permanently altered the terrain outside the town, and the spirituality of the snow mountain, though healed by the frozen fate, still required the people of Fatu to restore it through prayer. Therefore, the five elders were not actually idle.

The good news is that Elder Harald, who was eleven rings after this battle, can now be promoted to twelve rings, while Elder Uller, who was originally the lowest-ranked member of the elder council with only nine rings, can now be promoted to ten rings.

The improvement among the young priests in the tribe was even greater, and during the War of Destiny, a total of seven "Awakened Talents" emerged among the Fatu people.

These are all good things. The bad thing is that after this battle, Mount Fatumunster is no longer the exclusive territory of the Fatumun people. Not only the Prophet's Association, but also the Church of the Five Gods and the three major academies will send people to be stationed here. Although the main goal of each force is to clean up the "ring beasts" and destiny monsters that appear in the snow mountain on time, and to guard the ruins on the mountaintop to prevent the leakage of the power left by the snake, things are different here than before.