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With those serious topics said and done, the meeting then quickly proceeded to the last part, specifically the information about the Emerald Tree Kingdom.

Prior to arriving at Emerald Tree Kingdom, they only knew a few pieces of information about this territory. They were able to learn a few more about it after buying maps from that Cartographer and Information Dealer Elvis, but it's still not enough.

Fortunately, Edward and Sele were able to gather a considerable amount of information after spending 100 gold coins.

The Emerald Tree Kingdom is a territory ruled by the Evergreen royal family. The King's name is King Elfin the Fourth, while the Queen's name is Queen Tina. They have 10 children, 7 Princes, and 3 Princesses. Though only 5 remains in the Emerald Tree Kingdom, specifically 3 Princes and 2 Princesses, as the 4 Princes have left to gain more experience and grow more powerful while that one Princess was married off to their allied Beastman Kingdom, specifically their next destination the Moon Werewolf Kingdom.

The Emerald Tree Kingdom has 12 cities and respectively 11 Noble Households, which represents the 11 City Lords, no more no less. Its territory has a shape of a square formation.

The Emerald City is the capital of the Emerald Tree Kingdom, which is under the rule of the Evergreen royal family. It has a 500 square kilometers size of land under its territory and is located at the very northeast of the Emerald Tree Kingdom.

To the south of the Emerald City, specifically east, is the Verdant City which is under the rule of the Verdant Noble Household. This is a Noble Household where one could find a lot of Pharmacists and Alchemists.

Farther down south of the Verdant City, specifically southeast, is the Clarity Fortress, which is under the rule of the Clarity Noble Household, the second of the three Major Noble Households of the Emerald Tree Kingdom. This is a Noble Household that specializes in education and owns the Clarity Flower Magic Academy.

To the west of the Clarity Fortress, specifically south, is the Leepa City, which is under the rule of the Leepa Noble Household. This is a Noble Household similar to the Honoris Noble Household of the Lionheart Kingdom, they are professionals in cultivating farms and farmers.

Farther to the west of the Leepa City, specifically southwest is the Pierce Fortress, which is under the rule of the Pierce Noble Household, the first of the three Major Noble Household of the Emerald Tree Kingdom. This is a Noble Household similar to the Blacksmoke Noble Household of the Lionheart Kingdom, they focus more on industrial, mining, and cultivating Blacksmiths. They also own the Piercing Lance Magic Academy.

Then to the north of the Pierce Fortress, specifically west, is the Beryl City, which is under the rule of the Beryl Noble Household. This Noble Household focuses on industrial, mining, and cultivating Blacksmiths as well.

The reason for both the Pierce Noble Household and Beryl Noble Household focusing on industrial, mining, and cultivating Blacksmiths is the fact that to their west is the Mountain Wall Range, a Red Zone for the Emerald Tree Kingdom that is made up of hundreds of mountains. No one has yet completely explored this place, so it's the hot-spot for mining, adventuring, pioneering, and similar things.

Farther north of the Beryl Noble Household, specifically northwest, is the Nero Fortress, which is under the rule of the Nero Noble Household, the third of the three Major Noble Household of the Emerald Tree Kingdom. This is a Noble Household that manages all of the auction houses of the Emerald Tree Kingdom. They also own the Nero Shield Magic Academy.

To the east of the Nero Fortress, specifically north, is the Jade City, which is under the rule of the Jade Noble Household. This is a Noble Household similar to the Verdant Noble Household, only in their case is one could find a lot of Magical Beast Tamers.

Down the south of Jade City, specifically the center of the Emerald Tree Kingdom, one would find the four remaining territories, specifically Sapphire City, which are under the rule of the Sapphire Noble Household; Malachite City, which is under the rule of the Malachite Noble Household; Ruby City, which is under the rule of the Ruby Noble Household; and lastly, the Smagdine City, which is under the rule of the Smagdine Noble Household.

These four cities in the center of the Emerald Tree Kingdom circled around the Emerald Mountain. This is the mountain where the Evergreen royal family first found the Emerald Tree before they replanted it to the Emerald City.

Unlike the other first 8 territories of the Emerald Tree Kingdom, Sapphire City, Malachite City, Ruby City, and Smagdine City don't have anything they specialize in. They are in a similar case to the Heart City of the Lionheart Kingdom, only that they are hundreds of fold much better than the latter as they are being used as the center of all the trades happening in the Emerald Tree Kingdom.

Nevertheless, they are still not the most prosperous part of the Emerald Tree Kingdom, but rather it is the Emerald City, Clarity Fortress, Pierce Fortress, and Nero Fortress. Simply because all the goods and high-quality products were already being bought first before they could spread to the center. This is also one of the reasons why the Evergreen royal family choose to not place their capital in the middle of the Emerald Tree Kingdom, because they long already knew that they would be the last ones to receive the harvest.

"These 4 cities at the outer center part of the Emerald Tree Kingdom are all being ruled by Viscount Noble Household, while those remaining four in the center part are ruled by Half-Viscount Noble Household," Edward explained.

"Half-Viscount?" Leo curiously asked. In his decade or so of being a City Lord back then in the Lionheart Kingdom, this is his first time hearing the word 'Half-Viscount'.

Eilajah raised his hand before explaining, "Half-Viscount is actually a word we normally used for those Baron Noble households that had become City Lords. It's because once a Baron Noble Household become a City Lord, they also receive power similar to those of a Viscount, albeit not everything, that's why they are called Half-Viscount."

Leo nodded his head in understanding after hearing Eilajah's reply. Simply put, Half-Viscount is also in a similar position to Knights. They can be called Baron, but they don't have the same power as those official Barons, thus they would be called Half-Barons.

"Lastly, the 3 Fortresses, namely Clarity Fortress, Pierce Fortress, and Nero Fortress, are ruled by Earl Noble Household, with the Pierce Noble Household close to becoming a Marquess Noble Household," Edward finished explaining.

Sele then quickly added, "As for the number of people with official titles in the Emerald Tree Kingdom. Aside from the King, Queen, 7 Princes, and 3 Princesses, each of the 3 Earls in the Emerald Tree Kingdom could give 2 people the official title of Viscount, the 4 Viscounts could give 5 people the official title of Baron, while lastly, the 4 Barons could give 10 people the official title of Knights. Hence in total, the Emerald Tree Kingdom should have a total of 351 people with official titles.

"So far, these are the only information we have yet to gather in less than a day," Edward informed.

"Very good," Leo nodded his head to Edward and Sele, satisfied with their reports. He then turned to look at the others as he continued, "Since we have already finished discussing with everything that we have achieved today and what we plan on doing tomorrow, it's time to close this meeting."

After saying that, Leo stood up before being followed after by Cassandra, Elizabeth, Angel, Veronica, Ash, and Charlotte as they all proceeded to leave the meeting tent. They were then followed after by Ethan, Elaine, Edward, Sele, Chief Lago, Sebastian, Dan, old man Torre, Lex, Virgil, and Eilajah.

As soon as they arrived outside of the meeting tent, the temporary residential area of Smiling Lion Village was already taking shape. There were already tens of houses made out of wood and stone bricks around.

As for the empty places, there were hundreds of tents to house the slaves, members of the Smiling Lion group, and the Eclipse Village Hybrids.

Torches and Light stones were also spread around the Smiling Lion Village to give light to the inside and outside of the territory.

Occasionally, a few people would get inside the Smiling Lion Village while bringing with them the carcasses of Magical Beasts that tried to attack the Smiling Lion Village. A few others would also carry someone injured, taking them to the people that know some recovery spells or giving them Healing Potions in their stock.

After observing around the Smiling Lion Village for a few seconds, Leo then reminded Ethan to take care of their guest, specifically Eilajah, before he proceeded along with Cassandra and the others to one of the already completed houses.

There was a special house, somewhat in the shape of a manor, amongst the group of houses, which is very easy to guess that it was his resident.

He went straight towards that manor, intending to rest for the day. Though, before entering the manor, he turned to look at Cassandra and the others behind him as he thought of something, specifically trouble.

"Ummm... I remember that I have something to talk about with Ethan, so you girls proceed to the manor first, I'll follow later," Leo said before quickly leaving. He didn't bother waiting for Cassandra and the others to reply as he already knew that they would definitely tease him or something similar.

Seeing Leo quickly leaving, Cassandra and the others could only follow him with their eyes seemingly saying, "What a pity..."

"There's still a next time," Cassandra said as she turned around and went inside the manor.

"At that time, he won't be able to escape anymore," Elizabeth nodded her head.

"Indeed," Angel silently followed after.

"Just you wait, sir Leo," Veronica said with a slight pout.

"Next time," Ash said with a look of determination in her eyes.

Behind them, Charlotte can't help rolling her eyes before saying, "Just like what I have expected, they are a bunch of hypocrites,"