Chapter 67: Prioritizing the Child
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Domiya pondered for a moment before addressing Airael, “Your Majesty, your idea is fine, but implementing it will require a lot of teachers.”
Airael nodded, “Indeed, recruiting teachers for the basic and intermediate levels isn’t difficult. Experienced adventurers can take on these roles. After going through their thrilling and intense adventures, they would likely want a stable and respectable job to enjoy their ‘later years.’”
“So, the challenge lies in finding teachers for the advanced levels.”
“Exactly! Those teachers not only need to be knowledgeable but also possess hands-on experience and development skills. Such individuals are hard to find.”
Airael’s face showed her distress.
As far as she knew, Domiya was the only qualified candidate.
“If it’s hard to find, then we’ll cultivate them ourselves. Speaking of which, I have quite a few individuals with development talent on hand.”
“Then I’d trouble you, Teacher Domiya, to train them quickly.”
Hearing this, Airael’s face lit up with delight.
As long as they could get through the initial tough phase, once the school was up and running, she would have a steady stream of talents coming in.
Not just in development, but in various other fields.
Domiya nodded.
In fact, Airael didn’t need to say it; she was already doing this.
She was absorbing talent she deemed promising.
Since they were willing to follow her, she wouldn’t shortchange them.
Seeing Domiya agree, Airael continued, “By the way, if the school is established, I hope you, Teacher Domiya, will take on the position of principal.”
“The principal will definitely have to handle a lot of matters.”
Domiya voiced her reluctance.
“No, no, no! Teacher Domiya, you misunderstood.” Airael shook her head.
Domiya looked at Airael with confusion.
Airael quickly clarified, “If you don’t want to deal with those troublesome matters, you can appoint a few vice-principals or department heads to help you manage them. I just hope you can sit in the principal’s chair.”
As Airael spoke, her expression turned serious.
This school would be the future training base for the Elven Race, and Airael didn’t want her achievements to be interfered with by others.
For now, the only one she could trust and use was her teacher, Domiya.
Their two-hundred-year master-student relationship spoke volumes.
A master is like a father.
If Linis were like a mother to her, then Domiya was like a father.
“Alright then!”
Since Airael had said so, Domiya agreed.
What’s the big deal about being the school principal? It’s not like she couldn’t handle it.
Even if they wanted her to be the head of the Magic Association, no one would dare oppose.
“Thank you, Teacher Domiya. I’ll leave the matters of the school in your capable hands.”
Airael stood and bowed to Domiya.
With this, Airael was confident that there wouldn’t be any issues with the school affairs.
She had money, land, and people; all she needed was the right timing.
“Your Majesty, I won’t let you down.”
Domiya responded earnestly, a bit taken aback by Airael’s sudden decision.
Airael instantly smiled and straightened up, saying, “However, I also hope you won’t neglect the development aspect. If managing the school feels burdensome and you don’t want to intervene, just find someone trustworthy to manage it.”
“Understood, Your Majesty. Also, I completely grasp what you are saying.”
Listening to Airael’s instructions, Domiya replied with a smile.
“That’s good to hear, Teacher Domiya.”
Airael maintained her smile.
After chatting with Domiya about research matters for a while, she took her leave.
Once she had left, Domiya submerged herself back into her work.
For the long-lived elves, finding an engaging task is a far better way to pass the time than just dozing off.
After all, falling asleep could mean never waking up.
The conversation she just had with Airael sparked some inspiration in her.
“Your Majesty, are we returning to the palace next?”
Outside the magic testing grounds, Celia asked Airael.
Though they had stepped out, Airael hadn’t mentioned their next destination, leaving Celia to inquire.
“No, we’re going to the Life Temple.”
“Your Majesty, I think if you need to see Lady Domiya and High Priestess Linis, you can simply summon them to the palace. There’s no need for you to run around personally.”
Upon learning Airael’s next destination, Celia spoke up.
Although they had guards to ensure the Queen’s safety and Airael herself was no weakling, exposing herself like this was quite dangerous and lowered her stature.
Airael didn’t know Celia’s thoughts on this and replied, “Celia, I could indeed do that. But Domiya and Linis are special to me, unlike anyone else, and since I’ve been out for so long, I want to take the opportunity to explore a bit.”
“Understood!”
Given Airael’s stance, Celia didn’t push back and instead directed the Royal Palace Guards ahead, stating, “Destination: Life Temple, let’s go!”
“Your Majesty, did you come here today for a specific matter?”
Inside the office, Linis inquired, looking at Airael seated across from her.
“Linis, I’m here to discuss the centralization of authority and the school matters we talked about yesterday in detail.”
“Looks like you already have plans in mind, Your Majesty.”
Linis remarked.
Airael shyly scratched her head, saying, “I’ve entrusted the school matters to Teacher Domiya. I hope you can cooperate with her. As for the centralization of authority, I need your help with that.”
“Your Majesty, since you’ve entrusted the school to Domiya, I won’t say more. I’ll do my best to assist her if she needs help. But regarding the centralization of authority, I think you shouldn’t place your focus there just yet.”
“Why?”
Airael asked, puzzled.
There’s a saying: New officials ignite three fires.
Couldn’t she, as the newly crowned queen, get things rolling on some matters?
Linis sighed, “While the Elven Lords are unlikely to oppose you outright, if you push them too quickly, they might just think of pulling down the whole ship with them, and in the end, the Elven Race would suffer.”
Airael nodded.
Linis’s analysis was indeed valid.
“And besides, Your Majesty, you are currently pregnant. It would be best to wait until after the child is born before addressing everything.”
