The Five Yew Towers.
At the moment when the five colors blossomed, no one knew what had happened. As the representative of the academy and the entire empire, the existence of the Five Yew Towers has always been mysterious and full of majesty. Pure, colorless light poured down from the canopy, creating a riot of brilliant colors. Just like this transparent round table, it represents the position of the Academy Council, the strongest force that completely controls the Academy and the Empire, both in the dark and in the light.
"The College Convocation's position is that we don't have a position."
The Lord of the Heavens was still wrapping himself tightly in white cloth, but the other four had apparently seen it all before.
Kura was cowering in the dark, dark-colored stone chair, eyes closed, apparently in a deep sleep. The owners of the other three chairs were no better.
"Euphonia-sama, do you already know anything about the changes in the Necropolis?"
Sitting on a wooden chair made of trees and vines, full of the colors of life, the elf's tone was mature and steady, and her long emerald-green hair shone with a beautiful luster. But her eyes were clouded, and she seemed a little unhappy. Her long, pointed ears were covered with beautiful jewels, and an emerald green pendant hung from her forehead. The elegant and slender green robe was not luxurious, but revealed a sense of exclusivity.
"According to Lord Berukelin's description, it has been restored to an ordinary forest, and it can even be said that it is possible that it has been restored to the glory of the Forest of Life from a hundred years ago." The Lord of Cthulhu raised her head slightly and replied cautiously. Her words caused the crowd to gather their eyes towards Kura, but the target clearly had no self-consciousness about being the center of attention, and continued to sleep soundly.
"This little girl is still the same. Doesn't she sleep enough all day long?"
With one leg crossed over the edge of the table, the woman with thick black hair and a hot body complained in dissatisfaction. She used a knife to polish the black horns that grew on her forehead, while stretching her bat-like wings behind her as if she was stretching her back. Her red lips and reptilian eyes suggested that she was something special, especially with a dragon's tail swishing around behind her.
"Let's get back to business."
The only woman of the five in her magnificent armor icily drew everyone's attention back to her, with the exception of Kura, of course.
"What does the Crown intend to do?"
"According to my information, they have no intention of doing so, Lord Shalums."
The Lord of the Celestial Sky didn't even bother to turn over the thick report in front of him, and simply asserted. The Dark Lord was clearly surprised by her answer.
"Do you mean to say that the Crown has, by default, left this matter to us, the Convocation?"
"It seems so, we have the power anyway, but I didn't realize that those old fools didn't even bother to do the superficial work, it's not our business to demarcate the borders and confirm the territory."
"Please be careful what you say, Lord Eganor."
The Lord of Hyrule's unabashed statement caused the Lord of Emerald Green to frown slightly in warning, and then she turned to Euphoria.
"Then, I suggest that the Academy should send a search team to go there and conduct an unusual and search, on the one hand, to determine the boundary problem, and at the same time, to investigate where the main cause of the mutation is, which is what we should do. I am willing to serve for this ..."
"Wait, you're not thinking of dispatching the trainees of the Tower of Emerald Green, are you."
Eganol narrowed those reptilian eyes and looked at her cautiously.
"Although I admit, you elves used to be the owner of that land hundreds of years ago. But now this land has all belonged to the San Marino Empire, purely racial selfishness won't work, right?"
"I'm well aware of that, Half-Life."
The elf pushed back without flinching.
"But don't forget, as elves, we are closest to nature, it's only natural for us to do this, isn't it? We are indeed elves, but we are now under the San Marino Empire, and that won't change."
"You ..."
"Phew ..."
"Haaah ..."
In the face of the two men's tit-for-tat, the other three apparently showed different attitudes.
"Indeed, we must send search parties into the Forest of the Undead ... in order to deal with the trouble that is likely to occur."
"Trouble?"
"That's right."
Euphonia nodded, and she looked around the room to make sure everyone but Kura was focused on her before she spoke.
"As I'm sure you're aware, for reasons that are well known, the neighboring countries have never disputed the ownership of the Forest of the Dead. It is only natural, after all, for our empire, the land of the dead is uninhabitable, and equally undevelopable. But now, as I'm sure you're all aware, things have changed, and according to Berukolin-sama's report, the Forest of the Dead is no longer off-limits. Although it is clear that countries are still cautious about this, it is important for us to decide and explore as soon as possible so that other countries do not take advantage of the opportunity to invade."
"Is it necessary to send an army?"
There was some displeasure in the Dark Lord's voice .
"Of course not, the search must be done in secret, and if we mobilize the army on a large scale, it would be a sign to the neighboring countries that we don't actually own the forest. Sharumus-sama, there's no need to take hounds and soldiers with you when you're walking in your own backyard. Moreover, even if we were to send soldiers, we would need to have specific and accurate information first."
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement with the Lord of the Heavens, indeed, the Undead Forest has changed from a hot potato to a tantalizing delicacy after a complete "makeover". Although I don't know whether it's poisonous or not, it's obvious that from the outside, it's no longer so intimidating. Although the San Marino Empire has always claimed the Forest of the Dead as its own territory, and other neighboring countries have not raised any objections. But the situation is always the same, just because it was recognized before, it doesn't mean it's still recognized now.
"Then, Euphonia-sama already has a plan, right."
"That's right."
The Lord of the Celestial Sky nodded slowly, then she looked at the four and said in a calm voice .
"I suggest that all factions of the Five Yew Towers send a representative to the Forest of the Dead to form a joint investigative force to investigate and visit the area. It is up to you, Mr. Singers ..., to decide who you want to send. No matter what method you use, I hope to get a clear answer in two days' time in the morning. Regarding the leadership ... " she pondered for a moment. Although she was the one in charge of the academy, the five Aria Ambassadors were all nominally equal, so it was hard to say whether the others would have a problem with choosing a leader from one of the factions at random.
"Wouldn't it be better to let the elected guys, through confrontation, elect good leaders?"
Eganol retracted his wings, but the blade in his hand continued to rub the horn on his forehead, while saying casually.
"If you want to lead people, you must have excellent judgment, organization and adaptability. In that case, after choosing a representative, let the kids fight each other, and the winner will be the head of the investigation team. How's that? It's a good idea, isn't it?"
"I am in favor of the opinion of the Lord of Heyan ."
The Lord of Darkness was the first to agree, and the Lord of Emerald Green was hesitant, but nodded his head in agreement. Kura was still asleep, and seemed to be having a good time with the Lord of the Week. Euphemia stood up, having made her decision.
"Then, I ask that you all immediately choose representatives from your own factions as well as the Guardians responsible for escorting them, and decide within two days who will lead the Exploration and Investigation Corps.... Kura, do you have any comments?"
"Oooooh??"
Kura opened her eyes and made a noise of uncertainty, thanking the gods that she was finally awake.
"By the way, I seem to recall that you don't have any trainees in your Spectral Tower."
Eganol flapped his wings and held out a finger to his chin in remembrance. Kura frowned in displeasure at this and stood up, clutching her doll.
"Kura has trainees oh? And it's awesome!"
"I didn't think someone would actually come to your place, huh? I'm not afraid of being scared to death."
Eganol made an exaggerated expression of surprise, and the other three were also a bit surprised. After all, they had the impression that Kura wasn't the kind of person who liked to do this kind of thing.
"I didn't think that the Lord of the Darkness would actually have a day to accept trainees, it seems that we were still thinking too simply."
Euphemia smiled bitterly, but the Lord of Emerald Green stood up, while signaling for a pause.
"Here, I'm asking for an investigation."
"Yes?"
"Upon my return, I discovered that Yuren, a student of the Tower of Emerald Green faction, had been attacked, and I would like to use the power of all the Aria Ambassadors to investigate what happened."
"Yuren?"
Eganol disgruntledly breathed a hint of fire through his nostrils .
"I'm always pissed off when I see that little brat, so what, someone who isn't afraid of your reputation finally kicked her ass? Isn't that good? That little kid who doesn't know the sky and the earth, should have been educated properly."
"It's not that simple ..."
The Lord of the Emerald Green frowned, clearly disliking Eganol's speech immensely.
"Her memories have been erased, and she's now a complete invalid, unable to even speak or write. No matter what kind of punishment, isn't this a bit too much?!"
"Erase memories? That kind of thing can't be done for us Chanting Ambassadors either."
Shalom also senses the gravity of the situation.
"That's right, and that's why I'm asking for your assistance, we must find out just who is posing such a serious threat to the Academy, and it must be eradicated!"
The Lord of Emerald Green had a serious expression on her face, no longer hiding her inner fury.