The investiture ceremony for William Tulip, Duke of Tulip Island, was not especially grand—particularly with the lavish splendor of the founding ceremony still fresh in everyone's minds.
Yet for the Tulip Family, this was their most glorious moment.
In William's name, a three-day banquet was held in Flame Royal City, entertaining the many nobles stationed there by the kingdom. Afterward, Levis and the others returned to Tulip Island, while William continued serving as the kingdom's Prime Minister of the Outer Cabinet, remaining in Flame Royal City.
Levis's son Richard—Liszt's little nephew—was left directly at Sun Moon Stars Palace.
Liszt rather liked this little nephew and naturally had no objection to raising him. However, he was far too occupied with affairs to personally oversee the boy's upbringing. Dedicated inner-court servants would care for him, while specialized teachers from the Royal Knight Academy would teach him.
"Chris, has the agenda for reforming the Magic Guild been finalized?" Liszt once again arrived at the Mage Tower in Tinder City and asked Chris Truth, the First Arcane Minister.
"Your Majesty, after several years of discussion, the registered mages of the Magic Guild have fully adapted to the arcane mage system, so there is little resistance to the reform. The proposal to reorganize the Magic Guild into the Royal Arcane Academy has smoothly passed the Arcane Mage Evaluation Committee."
The Magic Guild had been a transitional creation from the very beginning. Now that the Flame Kingdom had been established, it was time to reshape it according to Liszt's will.
Drawing on the university system of the United States on Earth, Liszt's ideal scientific structure was an integration of industry, education, and research.
The Royal Knight Academy had already been established, training elite knights while serving a role similar to military academies such as the National