I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 148 - 100: The Letter from the Royal Capital Brings the Fruit of Victory

Chapter 148: Chapter 100: The Letter from the Royal Capital Brings the Fruit of Victory

"A bit saturated, huh?" Gu Shanhai mused after he had finished stabilizing a level 2 Prophetic Divination Spell. He had discovered some problems.

His life force seemed to scarcely sustain the Spirit Plants, especially now when they were all at level 2.

Actually, this was not hard to solve; a grade D Spirit Root Ability was sufficient.

"Isn’t a nine-to-one feeding ratio of Mana to life force enough?"

When nourishing Spirit Plants, Gu Shanhai used a mix of nine parts Mana to one part life force. Of course, it wasn’t feasible to feed them solely on Mana, as Spirit Plants also had a lifespan limit. That one part life force was meant to maintain their peak condition and extend their lives.

After cultivating the rowan tree into a Witch Tree Spirit Plant, he had a total of nine level 2 Spirit Plants. If he acquired even one more, or if he upgraded their level, then the life force used for each feeding would start to upset his own balance.

The premise of using his life force as fertilizer was that it couldn’t affect himself; life force was his trump card for survival, so naturally, he couldn’t lightly alter that quota.

Aside from Spirit Root Abilities, there were naturally other ways to enhance life force, the simplest being to strengthen one’s physical body.

"But Atilis over there should have already succeeded."

It was a pity the distance was too great, causing the ally tracking spell to be unable to sense the distance and position, otherwise he could have located him directly.

"Now, I guess I’ll have to set aside level 3 Prophetic Divination Spells; I had thought I could play it out in one go." Gu Shanhai looked somewhat regretful.

Without adequate life force to maintain the daily needs of level 3 Spirit Plants, there wouldn’t be enough Spiritual Energy and Mana to support the stabilization of level 3 Prophetic Divination Spells. Forcing the issue would negatively impact him, becoming not a source of strength but rather a burden.

"Gu~"

Outside the window, a hawk had landed.

"There’s a message for you." The hawk shouted to Gu Shanhai.

"Let’s wait a sec on whether to trust it or not, but I want to ask, since when do hawks go ’gu gu gu’?" Gu Shanhai doubted what sort of creature it was that was masquerading.

The hawk retorted, "Heh, why fret over these details? Just take it. It’s none of your business even if I bark like a dog."

"..." Gu Shanhai felt this creature truly deserved a beating. From the side, it appeared quite handsome, but with its snarky tone coupled with the frontal view, one couldn’t help but want to know whose animal companion this hawk was.

This hawk had a level 1 Spell of Understanding Languages and a level 3 Spell of Eloquent Speech permanently cast on it, which allowed it to speak.

Gu Shanhai casually removed the letter hung around its neck. The sender was Mafas, it seemed to be good news.

After he took the letter, the hawk spread its wings and flew off. Clearly, it was annoyed by Gu Shanhai’s mockery of its ’gu gu’ sounds, so much so that it left without saying goodbye.

Gu Shanhai didn’t think too much of it and began to read the letter instead.

The gist of the letter was that they had successfully installed Atilis as king, with Snow Donia bowing his head. The rights of numerous nobles had been reclaimed and audited, but the church was resisting very fiercely and was now in direct opposition to the Druids.

Fortunately, with Atilis’s help—since he became king under the Druid King’s name, and instead of swearing fealty to a God, he claimed his title under the name ’Son of the World’ to consolidate his position—their situation was stable.

However, the church’s power was so great that they were unable to completely suppress it for the time being, resulting in a standoff.

Of course, Atilis had considered crushing the church, to sever the process of divine right of kings, but the church’s influence was too strong. Plus, it was deeply intertwined with the nobility and held considerable credibility among the common folk, so oppression was their main strategy.

"So much has happened during this time, but that means my quest is complete, right?" Gu Shanhai checked and indeed it was, since he hadn’t been paying attention, he didn’t realize when it was accomplished. He wasn’t a formal player, so there were no notifications for quest completion.

This letter served as both a message of reassurance to Gu Shanhai and an invitation for him to come to the Royal Capital to claim his share of the fruits of victory, which was the post of scholar that Atilis had promised him, but not just any scholar—a Royal Consultant Scholar, akin to a strategical advisor.

It meant that Gu Shanhai was now a core member of Atilis’s inner circle.

"Perhaps... I should try my luck in the Royal Capital?" Gu Shanhai pondered for a moment. It seemed feasible; there were numerous Druid Sects and all sorts of Wizards there. It might be worthwhile to go and exchange knowledge with them, and who knows, there might be a lot to gain.

There were definitely disadvantages; as a Royal Consultant Scholar and a political figure, he would have to confront nobles, Priests, and even other factions of Druids on matters of politics and governance.

For Gu Shanhai, these were areas of knowledge outside his expertise.

But the advantages were even more abundant, whether it was resources or status, they were all at his fingertips.

"Let’s take a trip then. I’ve reached the stage of victory; how could I waste this all-out effort by not daring to go?" Gu Shanhai was not foolish and chose decisively to claim his fruits of victory.

"I could do some Prophetic Divination before leaving."

Being cautious, Gu Shanhai didn’t hesitate to perform a brief divination.

"Great luck, what a good omen!"

The divination was promising, and Gu Shanhai’s face lit up with joy, but he quickly composed himself.

"Calm down, one cannot get carried away with such things; there is always a chance for misinterpretation."

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