A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

"However, I personally admire Tyraste. He's not a person obsessed with power. After the coup succeeded, he repeatedly declared that he had no intention of becoming king.

"Although this move could raise his reputation to a higher level, it would also make his subsequent actions very passive.

"At the moment.

"He really wants to continue living in seclusion after finishing the Elder Council. This is quite unexpected."

Matthew also raised his eyebrows.

Fandral continued,

"This is the current situation in Jade Court.

"Evil Art Master Lance ran away with a few ignorant female elves. Compared to his last curtain call, he looked dejected. After all, he played the Elven Queen last time.

"Tyraste was unwilling to take power, and the few people who followed his lead could not control the situation.

"For a moment, everyone in the city was in a state of panic. No one knew who the next leader who could lead the elves forward would be.

"The royal family of the wood elves had long since weakened after the outbreak of the Scar of the Dead. The elven queen's line had even chosen to go into exile and had never been close to the centre of politics and power for many years.

"At present, there were all kinds of voices spreading among the people.

"Some people believed that Tyraste should become the new Elven King, or at least retake the position of Grand Marshal, to ensure that the Jade Court could survive the absence of the Elders Council and Willow Branch.

"Some people thought that one of the Night Elves should be chosen to inherit the throne.

"Some people thought that they could give the Elven royal family another chance.

"The people had been arguing about this matter for the past few days.

"New plans were often drowned out by the saliva of others on the day they were proposed.

"Currently, the plan that was closest to being accepted by most people was:

"Tyraste became the Grand Marshal.

"His daughter would choose to marry an outstanding male elf from the Wood Elf royal family.

"When his daughter gave birth to an heir.

"That heir could become the new Elven King or Elven Queen.

"This plan was approved by many parties.

"This included the imprisoned members of the Elders Guild and Willow Branch.

"However, the problem was Tyraste's daughter.

"Her reputation in Jade Court was very extreme.

"Some people thought that she always disguised herself as a man in the city, which was a little rebellious.

"There were also people who felt that Tarani was genuine. At least when facing the green dragon, she and her troops were always at the forefront.

"Of course, the public opinion was not that important.

"The key was Tarani herself.

"According to our sources.

"Tarani was very resistant to men from the royal elven family. To be precise, she was very resistant to any opposite sex.

"She liked women.

"Moreover, she seems to be in close contact with a human female recently. This is seen by many elves as a dangerous signal…"

At this point.

Fandral looked at Matthew intentionally or unintentionally.

Matthew smiled faintly and did not explain his relationship with the human woman.

" So, the chaos in Jade Court and the temporary rule of Tyraste are the reasons why the Silver Council wants me to restart the Scar of the Dead project?"

He cut to the chase.

Fandral nodded and said,

" These are the foundations for the restart of the project.

" Don't worry. In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, the Silver Council has applied for a pass from Jade Vermilion Court and Tyraste.

" This application only asks for their opinion in name. In fact, we have already temporarily transferred the Scar of the Dead and the area within 20 kilometres of it to the Alliance's territory.

"If the elves want to move around in that area, the elves will have to listen to us.

" Just as we expected, Tyraste didn't reply or reject us. He just let out some news through other channels. He told us to keep our hands clean."

Matthew was a little puzzled.

"Keep our hands clean?"

Fandral smiled helplessly.

"This involves some old scores from when Baiyan City led the Scar of the Dead project.

"But I guess you're very busy. Let's talk about this part next time."

Matthew nodded.

" I'm more concerned about the important part-

"So, how much money do they plan to pay and when?"

Fandral muttered,

" After the Scar of the Dead project is restarted, the Silver Council will allocate the initial funding according to the S-rank project. As for the one million you mentioned last time, the elves might not be able to come up with it.

" But the parliament will inform them as soon as possible to pay the fee in other equivalent ways.

"Tyraste is a person who understands the big picture. He shouldn't go back on his word."

Matthew smiled.

"I hope he doesn't pay."

Fandral was stunned for a moment, then he said playfully,

"Indeed."

Matthew asked again,

"However, Tyraste's administration is also temporary. What if there are any changes in the city that affect the Scar of the Dead project?"

Fandral said forcefully,

" The Silver Council has made it clear that they will not let that happen."

Matthew nodded.

"So, what do you think about the future of Jade Court?"

he asked curiously.

Fandral thought for a moment.

" This issue is still being discussed by the members of the parliament. We are not clear about the thoughts of the Legendary-mages and even the Holy Mages…"

Matthew's interest was piqued.

"Do the Seven Sages have plans for Jade Court?"

Fandral nodded hesitantly and then shook his head.

"At present, no lord has clearly expressed his intention to take over the Jade Court.

"However, I reckon that at least a few of them have their own thoughts."