These troubles had unwittingly become bargaining chips as well. If that Mushroom Academy wanted to take over this place, it would have to take them on, and they could also be made part of the negotiations.
At the same time, under the Wizards' principle of prior discovery, those Faith Wizards serving the God of Judgment and Justice had a certain right to decide how things were handled. Just as they had built that well and controlled the preliminary exploration rights of lesser Wizards like them, although they did not directly own this Small World, the Mushroom Academy would still have to pay them some compensation. These troubles were bargaining chips here, too: they represented the Faith Wizards' failure to fulfill their duties. By taking over and dealing with those troubles, the Mushroom Academy would be helping the Faith Wizards make up for their mistakes.
That would allow the academy to lower the compensation somewhat, strengthen its negotiating position, and seize more of the initiative.
As for the wrangling involved, the time it would take, and whether some lesser Wizards might die in the meantime, those things were not part of their considerations. Of course, they would not allow the worst to happen, but in their eyes, a few casualties were merely trials for the lesser Wizards.
Where there were veteran Low-Rank Wizards who survived against all odds, there would inevitably be spirited young people whose lives were cut short by unexpected misfortune.
Who could ever make sense of the ways of the world? Some set out early, only to stop unexpectedly; others moved slowly, yet went farther and farther.
"It's so quiet, just like my homeland, that lowest level where our ancestors sleep forever..." Gubo the Mushroom Person swayed happily.
Mushroom People did not seem to feel much sorrow over