Elven cultivators

"Lady Eleanor"

A young elf strode in from the entrance of the hall, carrying a stack of documents. He stopped in front of her desk and bowed slightly.

"The trade report for this month has arrived."

Eleanor nodded, reached out and took the documents, and opened the top one.

Her gaze swept over the numbers on the paper, her eyebrows slightly raised, then quickly returned to their usual calm.

The report shows that trade revenue from the Eldron Plains remained largely unchanged from the previous month.

This is not unexpected.

The market in Eldron Plains is only so big, and after several years of development, it has basically reached saturation.

The purchasing entities have already established stable supply channels, and they have purchased most of the goods they needed. Therefore, the slowdown in growth is to be expected.

However, the markets outside the plains are far from being fully developed.

The data in the report also proves this point.

Trade revenue from outside the Eldron Plains this month continues to grow at a rate of 50%.

Green Highlands, Thunder River Basin, Frostridge Plateau... the total population and influence of those places far exceed that of Eldron Plains, and their market potential is enormous.

If we can break through this barrier, there is still significant room for growth in trade revenue.

Closing the document, Eleanor instructed, "In the future, we need to shift our focus outwards in trade and strive to explore markets outside the Eldron Plains."

"Yes."

The young elf took out his notebook, quickly jotted it down, and then pulled out a report from the bottom of the document and handed it over.

"Lady Eleanor, this is the population growth statistics report for this month."

"This month we have absorbed three new ethnic groups, totaling 2,353 people. The clan's total population has now exceeded 25,000."

As Eleanor listened to her subordinates' reports and browsed through the documents, a faint smile gradually appeared on her face.

Previously, due to the war, the clan population had been reduced for a short period of time.

Fortunately, in recent years the clans have been recuperating and promoting the birth of more children, while also continuously absorbing new elven groups, resulting in another leap in population growth.

If this trend continues, in another seven or eight years, the total population of the clan may exceed 50,000.

Looking across the entire Dawn Continent, the Elf race, with a population of over 50,000, can already be considered a large clan.

As Eleanor pondered, she frowned slightly upon hearing her subordinate's next words.

"Due to the rapid population growth, the habitable area of ​​the forests is nearing its limit; if it continues to grow..."

Eleanor remained silent for a moment.

She had actually anticipated this problem.

Although the area of ​​Silver Moon Forest has been slowly expanding under the nourishment of the Great Evolution Azure Profound Array, the rate of expansion is far slower than the rate of population growth.

Especially in recent years, with the prosperity of trade and the rise of clan prestige, more and more elven groups have come to visit, and the population growth rate has far exceeded expectations.

If the forest area hadn't been constantly expanding, they probably would have faced this problem much sooner.

"I understand." Eleanor put down the report and said calmly, "First, build a temporary camp outside the forest to house the new tribespeople. Once the city of the Beginning is completed, we can relocate some of the population there to alleviate the housing pressure here."

The young elf nodded quickly: "Understood, I'll go arrange it right away."

"Is there anything else to report?" Eleanor asked.

"have."

The young elf pulled out another thick document from the pile of files and handed it over with both hands.

"These are the documents regarding the reorganization of the Forest Guard. Please take a look."

Eleanor took the document, unfolded it, and scanned the words on the paper.

In recent years, with the surge in clan population, the number of forest guards has also increased significantly.

From the initial two thousand or so, the number has now reached six thousand.

The name "Forest Guard" is clearly no longer appropriate.

The organizational structure also needs to be readjusted.

Therefore, after discussing with Anton, Eleanor decided to push for reform, abandoning the name Forest Guard and replacing it with the Silvermoon Legion.

The original squad, company, and battalion system remains unchanged, and a "flag team" is added to the existing system.

Each flag team consists of five battalions, with a full strength of 1,500 people.

According to this plan, the Silvermoon Legion will have four flag units, totaling six thousand men.

They are primarily responsible for tasks such as external combat, mine defense, and material transportation.

Cedric remains the commander of the legion.

The deputy corps commanders were Elena and Roman.

A hint of a smile flashed in Eleanor's eyes when she saw Roman's name.

That girl who was always unreliable and carried a battle axe to chop down trees has now become the deputy commander of the legion.

Who could have imagined this decades ago?

It's worth mentioning that Roman broke into the gold medal last year.

There are very few elves in the entire clan stronger than her, making her more than qualified to serve as the deputy legion commander.

Eleanor continued reading.

The Silvermoon Legion's entry standards have also been raised.

Iron grade is just the lowest standard.

Warriors must first learn the Eight Desolations Prison Suppression Scripture and master at least two combat skills... no, they should now be called martial arts skills.

The caster must successfully condense a magic crystal core.

The so-called magic crystal core refers to the energy core condensed using the alchemy method.

Two years ago, after the Third Elder successfully condensed an energy core using the alchemy method, the clan began to vigorously promote the alchemy method.

With the example of the Eight Desolations Prison Scripture and the prestige of Andong, the clansmen had no resistance to the method of cultivating elixir.

All spellcasters switched to cultivating the art of alchemy.

As it turned out, Anton did not disappoint; the method of planting pills did indeed greatly increase the spellcaster's speed of magic power condensation.

Over the past two years, the overall strength of spellcasters in the clan has significantly improved.

It recreated the grand scene of clan warriors massively switching to the Eight Desolations Suppressing Prison Scripture.

Due to the increased entry standards for the Silvermoon Legion, a significant number of adult elves who lack sufficient strength are unable to join the legion.

These elves are mainly from newly joined elf groups, and are generally quite young.

Unlike the young elves in the clan, who have dragon essence potions and high-energy concentration environments to improve their cultivation efficiency from a young age and can basically reach the upper-middle level of Black Iron by adulthood.

There are even quite a few at the Silver rank.

These young elves from the elven race suffered from a severe lack of resources for cultivation from a young age.

Many elves fail to break through to the Iron rank even into adulthood; those who reach the upper-level White rank are considered quite good.

Most of them are only at the lower-middle level of the white zone.

After careful consideration, Eleanor decided to establish a new guard unit specifically responsible for maintaining order and patrolling the Silvermoon Forest.

All the elves who did not meet the Silvermoon Legion's joining standards were incorporated into this guard unit.

Once they meet the requirements, they can apply to join the Silvermoon Legion.

In a sense, the guard can be considered the Silvermoon Legion's reserve force.

The current number of guards has reached more than two thousand.

Eleanor quickly glanced through the document, made a few changes to the details, and handed it back to her subordinate: "Give it to Commander Cedric."

"Yes."

The young elf handed over several more documents related to routine affairs. After Eleanor reviewed them one by one, she left with the documents in her arms.

The hall fell silent again.

Eleanor stretched, let out a long sigh, leaned back in her chair, and gazed out the window at the distant treetops, her thoughts drifting.

In recent years, the clan's gold-tier combat power has also been steadily increasing.

The original Forest Guard has added seven Gold-tier warriors and spellcasters.

Five of them were promoted to captains of the Silver Moon Legion's flag squad, while the other two became captains and deputy captains of the garrison.

On the spellcaster's side, thanks to the benefits of the pill-planting technique, their strength has increased rapidly.

I heard that Darian is about to break through to the mid-gold rank.

The Silvermoon Clan's gold-tier combat strength has now exceeded double digits.

In the past, this would have been something we wouldn't have dared to even think about.

And those students who embarked on the path of cultivation have all refined their first breath of spiritual energy and become Qi Refining stage cultivators.

With ample elixirs and spirit-gathering arrays, these little guys are refining spiritual energy very quickly.

Ryan, who is making the most progress, is already preparing to refine his seventeenth breath of spiritual energy.

It's estimated that it won't be long before he breaks through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Eleanor has recently been arranging for them to learn the art of talismans.

After they have studied for a while longer, they will be able to dedicate themselves to drawing talismans and sensing spirit stones.

Although they spend far less time learning to draw talismans than the enchanters in their clan, they have received the orthodox training, making it easier for them to draw talismans.

Many runes that the clan's enchanters cannot draw can be entrusted to them.

Their speed in refining and modifying spirit stones is only faster and more efficient than that of the enchanters in their clan.

Overall, the clan was thriving.

And all of this, of course, is thanks to Anton.

The image of that tall, slender figure flashed through Eleanor's mind, and a slight smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the entrance of the hall.

A young elf ran in, his face beaming with undisguised joy.

"Lady Eleanor! Good news!"

Eleanor looked up and asked, "What is it?"

"The Third Elder has broken through to the peak of the Gold Realm!" The young elf's voice was full of excitement.

Eleanor was overjoyed.

Has the Third Elder finally taken that step?

Even for the Silvermoon Clan today, having an additional peak-level Gold-ranked warrior is a significant boost.

All told, the clan now has four Golden Peaks.

Looking across the entire Eldron Plains, apart from the former city of Kreisoron, no other faction possesses so many Gold Peak warriors.

Not to mention the legendary swordsman Anton is also in charge.

Eleanor stood up, preparing to go to the central hall to see what law the Third Elder had awakened.

But just as she made a move, footsteps sounded again at the entrance of the hall.

Another young elf strode in, bowed to Eleanor, and said, "Lady Eleanor, the delegation from the Emerald Court has arrived. The Grand Elder requests your presence."

A hint of surprise flashed in Eleanor's eyes.

The Jade Court's delegation?

Why are you here at this time?