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The academy city at the foot of Areishia Spirit Academy was not only surrounded by the Elf Forest, but also protected by enormous walls.
The city itself was divided into five districts—fire, water, wind, earth, and holy—corresponding exactly to the five major elements.
Among them, the Water District was where the wealthy young ladies of the academy went to enjoy themselves.
Not only did it have plenty of places for leisure and entertainment, but also jewelry shops, upscale restaurants, luxurious public baths, and other facilities. Its scale did not lose out to the imperial capital of the Austia Empire, making it a favorite among the students of Areishia Spirit Academy.
As mentioned before, under normal circumstances, an Elf User's power would only continue to decline after the age of twenty-five, gradually fading away.
Once they lost their power, Elf Users could only retire.
Then, in order to ensure that their outstanding Shrine Maiden abilities could be inherited, retired Elf Users would choose to marry nobles of pure bloodlines, strengthening the Elf User bloodline through generations of arranged marriages.
Therefore, those who could become Elf Users were basically royalty and nobles from distinguished families.
Though not nearly all Elf Users came from prominent families, those who did accounted for at least eighty or ninety percent of them, an extremely high proportion.
That was why the students of Areishia Spirit Academy were basically all young ladies from wealthy families.
As daughters of distinguished houses, those young ladies naturally would not be stingy with money.
Naturally, they would not hesitate in the slightest to frequent those outrageously expensive entertainment venues.
Under such circumstances, students from Areishia Spirit Academy were rarely