Perugius was the best choice.
"Alright, that is my plan. I have told you what I can and cannot say. If the plan is acceptable, I will act as your Guardian Knight during this period. However, I cannot guarantee that I can escort you when you leave for Sharia, but don't worry. If I cannot go with you, I will find someone to replace me as your guard."
Ariel looked at me with a resentful gaze.
"Can't you just remain my Guardian Knight and stay by my side?"
"No, I have many very important things to do. Your relationship with me is not that of a Guardian Knight and a Princess. You and I have a cooperative relationship, understand?"
That sentence seemed to have ruffled her feathers. She walked away somewhat angrily.
Watching her retreating back, I scratched my head in frustration.
Then I shouted, "I'm going to prepare for the exhibition! If you need anything, send someone to find me!"
And then I quickly ran off. Ariel stood there stamping her feet in anger. "Hmph, what do you mean by being my Guardian Knight during this period but not staying by my side? Doing your own business and telling me to send people to find you? How outrageous!"
After leaving the Silver Palace, I visited my teacher, Water God Leda Lia. Izoruti was also there. Teacher Leda Lia was pleased with Izoruti's growth, and although my Water God Style growth had stalled, she was naturally gentle toward me as well.
After leaving, I began my plan to save the children of Fittoa.
I spent nearly three months creating the so-called venue. In order to provide a good living environment for the orphans or refugees in the future, I used the funds I had in the Miris Bank to prepare many daily necessities: beds, pots, pans, grain, and various other items that would be needed later. Of course, I kept all of these stored secretly. I needed to conceal the fact that I knew the Transfer Event was coming.
Otherwise, I might be suspected of being the mastermind of the Transfer Event, as it would be impossible to explain otherwise.
Time passed quickly, especially when I was busy every day.
Because I didn't know how many orphans from the Fittoa Territory who remained in Yars would be able to find their parents again, I decided to build this exhibition venue exceptionally sturdy.
After building a house with Earth Magic, I would reinforce the walls again with magic compression, ensuring they wouldn't collapse for at least 20 years.
Furthermore, since Ariel and I could not stay in Yars forever, I planned to scout for some people to manage this child refugee camp when the time came.
Of course, I couldn't use only my own funds. I would have Ariel organize fundraising efforts, hoping to save a group of people.
In the fourth month, the venue for the exhibition of the Seven Heroes Resisting Laplace was completed. Additionally, I mobilized the power of our family and Ariel's connections to find some nobles to donate exhibition artifacts related to the Seven Heroes Resisting Laplace. This included weapons or armor once used by the Seven Heroes, siege weapons used to defend against the Demon Race in that era, the battle flags of the Asura Kingdom, and so on. The King, knowing I was organizing this exhibition, even specially allocated a batch of artifacts from 400 years ago from the national treasury for the display.
This was indirectly a form of national patriotic education. It was a good thing for the entire Asura royalty and nobility, allowing the next generation of commoners to develop a stronger sense of belonging to the Asura Kingdom.
When setting up the venue, Ariel personally brought people to help.
She even mocked me for having no architectural talent, saying the venue I built was ugly and rustic, lacking aesthetic appeal. How ridiculous. The actual significance of this venue would certainly be far greater than any patriotic education. I look forward to seeing if Ariel would still mock me then.
In the fifth month, almost all the setup work was complete. Various children's schools and training classes in Fittoa received invitations to visit the royal capital. To ensure the children from Fittoa could arrive smoothly, I even met with James. As the current head of the Boreas family, he gave me considerable face and contacted the lords of various cities within the territory at my request.
The children who came would have their travel expenses and meal costs reimbursed for a one-month free visit. Just this expense cost me nearly 5,000 Gold Coins.
As for why only the Fittoa Territory was prioritized, Ariel came up with a good solution. The method was to arrange for children from all four major territories of the nation to visit, starting with the Fittoa Territory. This way, it wouldn't seem too abrupt.
Time moved into November. I remember Rudeus's birthday was in the winter, but I forgot the exact date.
The children from the schools in the Fittoa Territory also started arriving one after another.
Most of them were currently staying in the houses I built.
My mood right now was extremely uneasy.
I was afraid that the transfer incident would happen too soon, causing many children still on their way to be moved away.
But I was also afraid that the transfer incident would come too late.
If the children returned to the territory by then, my efforts would have been in vain.
It was in this state of anxiety that Eris arrived, bringing Ghislaine with her to visit my home.
"Why is it just you? Uncle Philip and Aunt Hilda didn't come?"
"Grandpa brought me. He is currently at our Boreas ancestral home.
He doesn't seem to like your family, and he got in a bad mood when he heard I was coming to your house to find you."
"What about your parents? Why didn't they come? Didn't I invite them?"
"Grandpa said Dad absolutely refused to come because he doesn't want to see Uncle James.
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