The Path of Ascension

The Path Upward

"Teacher, why don't we talk to His Majesty after all and have Landen's territory exchanged? With talent like his, there's no need for him to go head-to-head with the Beastmen on the Gallop Plains."

"His Majesty won't agree. A noble uses the resources of his territory to reach high rank, then the moment he sees there's going to be a war, he pats his backside and wants to leave?" Klein shook his head. "The inexhaustible magical resources you enjoy now were brought by your ancestors. The wealth left behind by Landen's ancestors may have been ruined by the likes of Fiat, but the Empire has already paid for it. The Empire needs him to hold off the Beastmen on the Gallop Plains before it can grant him the next reward."

Ben let out a long sigh. Although he had known this would be the result, he still felt sorry for Landen. "Then I'll go ask the Imperial Capital School. Maybe their war funding is already prepared."

Meanwhile, in Night-Kirin City, Tania attended dinner with extreme rarity, and even more rarely, criticized Wendy and the other girls before the meal.

"I invited Gleia here. I asked her to come not only because her tail is beautiful, but even more because she has a very special magical inheritance and can guide you better." Looking at the five girls with their heads lowered—Kaiyi and Redbird had not taken part in yesterday morning's project, so naturally they were not scolded—Tania flew back and forth through the air with a frown. "Now it seems you're still far behind her. If you start fighting over jealousy now, you'll definitely be thrown so far behind in the future you won't even see her shadow."

"Tania, don't be angry. Let them go eat. They