Originally, I had intended to properly record the Elven Empire's revival and enthronement ceremony. After all, no matter how one looked at it, this was a mega event that would be recorded in history.
In order to help with the promotion, I even intended to use the "eight-legged essay" that I was familiar with to properly write about this historical event and analyze its effects on the entire world.
"In the year FD8, the Elven Empire's founding ceremony, led by Empress Harloys, was held in the small city of Syndil in Danbor. This ceremony symbolized the establishment of the Northlands Elven Empire, and was of great historical significance. The four Superior Elf representatives who participated in this ceremony were the wood elf representatives Kelly and Vonkel, the dark elf representatives Diana, Victoria, and Steele, the moon elf representatives Suana and Marster, and the silver elf representatives Celtis and Karte. The ceremony ended perfectly in a solemn and dignified atmosphere. It took a total of eleven minutes and seventeen seconds … "
Sorry, I couldn't make up any more stories, because I really didn't know how to properly write about a ridiculous ceremony that took twenty-seven minutes to complete, and 70% of the time was spent reciting the elves' tongue-twisting full names.
If I absolutely had to record it, I would probably only be able to record the entire process.
The master of ceremonies announced that the ceremony had begun, and everyone applauded.
The master of ceremonies began to read out the names of the main participants. Everyone listened very seriously at first, as perhaps these names would all be major figures in the future who would establish the Elven Empire. Then, the master of ceremonies used a perfect retroflex voice to repeat the tongue-twisting elven language in order to use an operatic accent to shout out the glorious nobles' names. Most of the spectators below fell asleep or spaced out.
Considering that time was limited, the master of ceremonies only read out the names of the main participants. These were the people who had to be registered as the pillars of the Elven Empire, but this still took twenty-three to twenty-four minutes.
It would have been fine if it had been a meaningful speech, but the entire process was filled with tongue-twisting, meaningless syllables, as well as all sorts of unnecessary ceremonial words. Perhaps even the elves themselves would find it boring … Fine then, I didn't know if the elves would find it boring or not, but Adam, who was sitting in the first row as a witness for the ceremony, instantly fell asleep as the elves beside him glared at him.
Then, it was finally time for the main event. Harloys went up on stage, put on a golden crown, and picked up the scepter that symbolized imperial authority. Then, she gave her first speech since taking office.
"I swear on my father's name that I will do my best. That's all."
Yep, that was all. Then, there was astonishing cheering …
"Can we finally eat?" Adam woke up at this time, his saliva dripping all over the ground. The surrounding elves looked at him with disgust. Although everyone was bored listening to him, he was the only one who didn't give them any face and fell asleep.
As for me, I'm going to give him a good account here. Tomorrow, I'm going to send him to the Little Fairy Newspaper and make him famous!
"How did he offend you?"
"This guy said that he plans to have a dozen kids and form a basketball team. He also said that it's not safe now and that he'll have kids after the Holy War! Back then, it was enough for him to leave the group alone, but he actually flaunted his happiness in front of a single man. How could he tolerate this? Heh, I want to make him famous! Let him think that his ugly manners will offend those narrow-minded, pointy ears. "
"… Why do I feel like Adam is raising a flag, and it's the most dangerous kind."
"Eh, why did you … turn into a cat again?"
Only now did I realize that although the Gold Elf on the stage was beautiful and noble, it was only a clone. The real Harloys had landed on my shoulder.
"In order to prevent others from sniping and killing me, the average emperor and queen's term is far too short these days …"
I casually said something that even I didn't believe as the black cat rubbed against my face and licked it. It was cold and ticklish.
"I feel like I'm more at ease like this."
"… You're so sly."
My words caused Harloys to pause in surprise. She looked at me in astonishment as if she had seen something rare, such as an ironwood flower or a meteor shower.
"You're actually enlightened now?"
"Tsk, I've never been an idiot … What do you mean by 'I swear on my father's name that I'll do a good job'? If your father fell into the Cycle of Reincarnation and never heard from him, you would probably believe it. But in the current situation, isn't it the same as' I swear on Didina's name that I'll do a good job, and look for her if anything happens? 'Isn't this just sly?"
The silly cat suddenly chuckled. She laughed quite happily, and then I laughed as well …
"Damn it, why are you biting me!"
And then, a cat-eared hat appeared on my head.
Although the ceremony was simple, the meaning behind it wasn't simple at all.
First of all, when elven emperors and kings inherited the throne, it would be the Elven Gods' incarnations or high priests who would put on the crown for them. The kings and emperors would have to thank and worship the Elven Gods, which naturally meant that the royal authority was under the control of the Elven Gods.
But this time, Harloys directly put on the crown. No Elven Gods were allowed to watch the ceremony. Those who came without an invitation were all sent back. There were also two Gods' incarnations from the Hades Faction as spectators. It probably didn't need to be explained what this symbolized.
After a short half-hour coronation ceremony, the audience continued all the way until midnight. Fortunately, all this work could be done on the floating airship. Otherwise, it would have been quite painful to waste so much time.
Yes, audience. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to call it dividing the spoils.
A new empire would be established. Although it would become a member of the Mist Alliance, it would still need its own territory, organization, and people. In that case, with people, there would be society, and with society, there would be exploitation and classes … I meant the division of labor in society.
Perhaps joining the Mist Alliance would be able to break these boundaries. But at this time, it would be best not to provoke the elves too much. Let's first follow the traditional rules.
According to the ancient elven tradition of the "revived" Elven Empire, the Four Superior Elves would support the Gold Elves' rule. They would also take away the royalty's authority and glory. In that case, the Four Superior Elves' positions, authority, and so on would have to be divided accordingly. Although time was limited and it would be impossible to divide everyone's authority, a general framework would be necessary to calm the elves.
"Everyone else is fighting to the death, yet you're dividing authority and authority. Isn't this dividing spoils?"
"… It's clearly under the Gold Elves' guidance. The Four Superior Elves are carrying out their duties based on their natural talents bestowed upon them by the Creator Goddesses, guiding the elves to a revival. Why does something so honorable become so dirty when you say it? "
"Forget it. Just look at how greedy they are. What's the difference between this and dividing spoils? I'm just always telling the truth. "
Harloys was rendered speechless. The elves in real life and the elves in fairy tales were similar in appearance. However, there was a huge difference on the inside. These pointy-eared elves were naturally petty and vain. Meanwhile, the Superior Elves were born above ordinary elves. They were already used to all sorts of conflicts for personal benefits. How could they possibly easily make concessions?
For the entire night, we divided spoils … er, welcomed the elves without stopping. However, what I didn't expect was that none of the "temporary leaders" of the four Superior Elves were my subordinates.
The current leader of the wood elves was the "Forest Elf" Fenker Vin Casola. He was a famous Great Druil among the wood elves, as well as a well-known moderate and coexisting Druil. It was only natural that he would be recommended as the leader of the wood elves.
He was only slightly more than four hundred years old. He was a ruddy-faced burly wood elf. As a wood elf Great Druil, he had just reached the prime of his life. However, it was rather strange that he would tremble slightly when he saw me.
"… Your Highness, we met once before. Back then, I had just become a Druil, and you left a deep impression on me. The voice of nature is telling me that your soul has become even more powerful than it was back then. "
We met before? I didn't remember meeting a wood elf Great Druil before. Hey, did you drop your staff? Why did you run away?
"… Cough, I've heard of him before. He's a survivor of Ice Aeon, and it's said that he has a chronic illness that causes him to shake uncontrollably whenever it snows. You seem to be shaking as well …"
Harloys' true body was on my shoulder, while her clone was still meeting with the other elves. She was truly capable of multitasking. However, I instantly understood what she meant.
"Oh, is this a conditioned reflex of eating a popsicle when you were young and breaking your teeth? Whenever you see a popsicle, you'll automatically shiver? I understand now. "
"That's definitely not the same thing! Your family uses Ice Aeon to make popsicles … Damn it, I've been tricked by you. "
I felt rather uncomfortable as I looked at the Great Druil who was constantly sneaking glances at me from afar … This wasn't because I was afraid of revenge. It was just that I felt rather disgusted to have a middle-aged man constantly sneaking glances at me, and then suddenly blushing when our eyes met.
The temporary wood elf leader was truly a "temporary" position. That was because there weren't that many wood elves in the Northlands, and this position was mainly to make up the numbers. Naturally, it wouldn't have much authority. However, the other three elven species had quite a large number of wood elves.
The leader of the dark elves, Steele, didn't have a family name. It was said that she was the younger sister of the Holy Maiden Lorci (Lorci's illegitimate daughter). She was the unlucky bastard who had her body stolen by Harloys. However, she didn't have Lorci's bloodline … When considering how the dark elves' social circle was so chaotic that it was impossible to tell who was who, and how dark their social circle was so dark that everyone was black inside and out, just from what I knew, I could tell that the inside stories and grudges could be written into several novels.
Victoria had always been quite ambitious. Her Blasphemy Priestess job class had already been played to perfection. The entire dark elf society no longer had any Gods, but there was a large number of believers. Even Anslo had failed to infiltrate the dark elf society … I felt that if I ignored her for another two hundred years, it would be only natural for her to suddenly ascend to Godhood.
And her greatest trump card, apart from my support, was that "she" had an excellent older sister who was quite powerful but not ambitious. The current Diana was becoming more and more like the number one dark elf sister.
It could be said that Victoria now had the most powerful military and religious authority in dark elf society. She was the true uncrowned ruler. However, she was quite sly. She didn't intend to become the tribe leader herself, nor did she allow her older sister, who wasn't skilled at politics, to become the tribe leader … If she really tried to forcefully become the tribe leader, I would be on guard against her. Perhaps she would do something. She also knew that I was wary of her, so she had always maintained a humble and cautious behavior. She also didn't interfere too much with dark elf affairs. But what she didn't know was that the more she played around like this, the more I felt that she was incredibly scheming and dangerous. Considering how glorious "Victoria's" past was in the game's "history", if I died and no one was able to suppress her, something would likely happen.
"A puppet, huh … Sorry, sorry, I accidentally said the truth."
I hurriedly apologized sincerely when I saw that the dark elf tribe leader was about to cry. However, the moment I apologized, the little girl really started crying.
Although this little girl didn't seem to care about anything, the dark elves were actually the strongest of the Northlands elves. They still had their foundational strength, and there were quite a large Underground population. Their natural talent for magic resistance would be incredibly useful in the future when the Elemental Tide became more violent. They had a complete power system to begin with, and they also had powerful job classes like Desecration Priests and Anti-Holy Knight. It was only natural that the dark elves would rise.
"It seems that it's time to suppress the dark elves for the sake of balance … Ah, I said it out loud. Sorry, sorry. Little girl, don't cry. I won't hit you. I'll only suppress you, suppress you. "
Alright, I cried even louder. Alright then, I had already scared two tribe leaders to tears. I should go off to the side and take a rest.
The leader of the silver elves was Celtis Rufen Camusi Silverspear. He was an incredibly handsome elf who was a hero on the battlefield among the silver elves. He was the core leader of the younger generation, and also one of the main reasons why the silver elves had split apart … However, Harloys had an incredibly unfriendly expression when she looked at him.
"Silver Spear Clan …"
I would never forget that it was the Silverspear Family that had rebelled against the Gold Elves back in the day. Those two Silverspear Family elders were still on Harloys' must-kill list. But now that the Silver Elves had just surrendered to the Gold Elves, it was only natural that they would continue using their current leaders. Without sufficient reason, it would be impossible to change the leaders even if I wanted to.
"Tsk, he even has a pair of electrifying eyes, and he's even fawning over Harloys (his clone) … Harloys, as a bystander and the person involved, how do you feel?"
"Silver spear, silver spear, silver spear …"
Alright then. Her avatar's smile was like a flower, as if she was amused by the joke. Her true body, Harloys, was still conflicted. If she didn't grit her teeth and hold it in, something bad would probably happen. It seemed that in the future, this upstart of the Silver Spear Family would enjoy being bullied by her superior.
As for the Moon Elves, they were the most troublesome.
Right now, they still hadn't decided who would be the tribe leader. The rulers of the three Northlands Moon Kingdom of the Elves were unable to come to an agreement. And Suana, who was the closest to us, had adamantly refused to become the tribe leader.
"I'm already an undead, so how can I be too attached to the authority of the living? Since my species has already survived the calamity, I'm already intending to say goodbye to Her Highness. "
However, the problem was that there were only three Northlands Moon Kingdom of the Elves left. Originally, it would have been quite difficult for them to join the Mist Alliance, and the internal situation was incredibly complicated. For the sake of mutual trust, Suana was the only candidate that both sides were willing to accept.
"Don't, if you leave, who are we going to find to be our scapegoat? It won't be easy to find someone who can be bullied on all sides …"
After pondering for a long while, I said something that attracted everyone's attention. Or, to be more precise, it scared everyone to the point of collapsing on the ground.
"Suana, do you want to be revived? I can do it. "
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