Chapter 580 A Day For The City To Remember

Chapter 580 A Day For The City To Remember

Back in the Elven City, Ed had spent his days planning. One might think that all he needed to do now was wait for the scouts to return with information but Ed knew that such a thing would be a giant waste of valuable time.

'If what I've seen from the humans is all they have to show then this dungeon, and all dungeons, breaking out is a matter of time' The question became when.

'Nevertheless, whether or not I am a part of that future in which this particular dungeon breaks...' Ed did not want to leave that to chance. He needed to be in control of his future and if that meant controlling the world then he would do just that.

That was why he had planned to turn some of the humans to his side and prop them up as heroes for mankind. He had not had a chat with the girl Kimani who he had linked up with previously however.

'That's because I haven't initiated the communication' As to why... It was because he had no method to improve her status just yet or rather he hadn't prepared the method. Towards that goal, Ed would hold a special lecture.

"Welcome everyone" In Azalea's chamber, all of the residents were gathered. Ed welcomed them from where he stood, next to Azalia's trunk.

The time the elves spent together with Ed meant that they now trusted Ed and were in fact looking forward to what he had to say. More often than not would be huge but positive overall.

"First of all, mark this day on your calendars because this will be the start of something" The elves hearing this were left surprised. What is a calendar?!?

When they lived underground, it was hard to know when the sun rose and settled. As such, very few kept track of what day it was, never mind what month or year it had become.

Of course, they had a vague sense for it but nothing concrete. At least that was true for the majority. Those who formed the elder council did in fact know what a calendar was. It just didn't serve them any good to share that information with the common elves. n(-o.-v/-e--l-.b-/I/-n

Ed did not know this but he did know that Azalia would be kept busy after this.

"Starting now, some of you may stop working on the chamber's garden." This garden had been a daily work routine for the elves since the renewed inception of the city. While Ed didn't say they all could, the fact that some of them would be moved onto something else had many... worried and they put away any thoughts about what a calendar was.

It was true that the elves looked forward to what Ed had to say but that was only because they believed him to say more good things than bad things. But bad things still existed, and this... this seemed bad.

"A select few of you will get the privilege of working with Azalia here" Ed followed up and said, causing some to let out a sigh of relief and others' eyes to twinkle with expectation.

While Ed never reintroduced the divine tree as a religious object he did care for it often and emphasized its importance. The residents of the city grew a natural respect for the tree and maybe due to their elvish nature were drawn to it.

As such, the opportunity to work with the tree seemed, well, divine.

"Please pick me!" "How can I be picked?" "Can I have some?" "Please share it with us on this momentous occasion!" All sorts of words were shot at Ed, overwhelming his ears completely.

"Quiet!" Ed yelled. The crowd abided.

"I will now explain who has been selected..." For the sake of his future, Ed made sure to observe the workers and already made his selection.

"Lenna, Hagmar, Aeson, and Soliana. Please come forward" Ed listed out four elves. Two men and women parted from the crowd and approached Ed with evident excitement.

"Your work has impressed me." Ed told them, causing their already brilliant smiles to widen.

"I will explain more details of the job later but for now just know that you will receive paid time off and only two of you will be working with Azalia at any given day. The others will be backed up but receive the same benefits" Ed's words caused the group of four to immediately fall to their knees.

Paid time off? They weren't sure if it meant exactly what they thought it meant but if it did... This was a person worth revering! They would treat Azalia better than they would their own children for sure.

"Good for nothing bastard..." Some of them weren't deserving of any attention anyway. The thought of her children made Lenna grumble.

One of her sons who was in the crowd didn't quite make out what she said but made a wrong expression.

With all formal procedures out of the way, Ed dispersed the crowd. To commemorate Azalia's official recovery. The day became a holiday and no one who worked for Ed had to work that day and were still paid in full.

For the elves who had branched out and ran their own businesses this was both a boon and a curse. Those who had workers would no doubt have to offer a similar benefit if they wanted to have any employees by the time Ed was finally done creating new jobs.

'You won't have to wait much longer Kimani, it's almost time for you to prove your worth' Ed transmitted via his link to her.

'Was that a little harsh? Eh, I'm sure it was just the right amount of threatening' Ed thought to himself afterward. He wasn't sure if he was nailing the carrot and stick thing just yet but he would get the hang of it eventually.

'Well, I'm sure she isn't suffering too much'

***

In Arbor Academy, morning classes had just finished. Kimani who was shuffling through the halls headed towards her first afternoon class jumped in surprise.

She somehow managed to muffle her own scream before rapidly disappearing from the crowd of students and into a nearby bathroom teary eyed.

The peaceful student life had made her forget about the demonic being who held her life hostage that grim reminder scaring her out of her wits.