I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1062 - 558: Little White, Today I’m the Headmaster Dumbledore

"That's right, you've been sidelined."

"What? Did you actually want to do some real work?" Gu Shanhai thought Little White might be overthinking things.

Upon hearing this, Little White also gave a sheepish smile, not daring to retort. Being sidelined might feel unpleasant for others, but it didn't seem to matter much to Little White.

After all, if it were to actually do some real work, it wouldn't be able to manage.

Just look at how it only managed to bring back five people when tasked with recruiting students.

With its capabilities, managing Hogwarts Witchcraft Academy is genuinely beyond its league. With fewer people, it might hold up, but in the future, there will definitely be more than five students, which would be beyond its ability to handle.

It has a pretty realistic understanding of itself; it's not capable of being a principal because it's skillful, but because it has backing.

With someone like Gu Shanhai backing it, its capabilities have fallen into a non-essential category, even serving as a mascot wouldn't be a problem.

"Alright, handle things yourself, you also have the authority of the civilization system, don't act foolishly. After all, you're now the principal of the academy. Although your usual roles are being a mascot and serving me tea, you still need to keep up appearances." Gu Shanhai reminded.

Little White absent-mindedly nodded its head, considering that since maintaining appearances was important, maybe it should get itself a Dumbledore's deer version of the wizard robe, and see if it can rummage a knockoff set of magic stone, invisibility cloak, and Elder Wand inside Gu Shanhai's body.

Gu Shanhai felt his blood pressure rise at Little White's thoughts.

He could clearly tell that this creature was having too much fun with the idea.

He intended for Little White to maintain its image, but obviously, it misunderstood, imagining going all-out with cosplay.

"Maybe I should find you a Gai Leite Green Dew, to give you a nemesis." Gu Shanhai spoke with malice.

"!!!" Little White was startled abruptly, shaking its head quickly, not wanting a nemesis at all.

"If not, Tom Marvolo Riddle will do too."

Upon hearing this, Little White decidedly ran off; if Gu Shanhai actually brought forth two generations of Dark Lords, it'll be the end of peaceful days as long as it's principal.

Watching Little White flee in distress, Gu Shanhai also chuckled.

Of course, he couldn't bring forth a Dark Lord, why would he cause trouble for his own academy anyway?

Besides, with the current scale of the Magic Academy, bringing out a Dark Lord is just child's play and would go nowhere. Once the scale gets bigger, that's when it would be thrilling to consider such an option.

"There are currently only five students, which is really too few. Good thing the magic power bloodline is pure enough."

Gu Shanhai sighed; it wasn't a whim that led to the establishment of a Magic Academy, mainly he needed enough samples along with a force he could command.

Thus came the birth of the Magic Academy.

Everyone selected on that list of his wasn't a simple character.

As for utilizing force, Gu Shanhai had no such intention; what was inherently a good thing would turn into a bad thing if done forcefully.

If they were unwilling, then so be it; should they harbor resentment and grow to retaliate against him later, that would be a problem.

Fortunately, having fewer doesn't matter; resources can be more concentrated, and students can grow faster and be easier to nurture.

These five people will be the backbone of the Magic Academy later.

Gu Shanhai had development plans in mind; he didn't intend to follow the wizard training methods of later generations but rather focus on the magic power bloodline within them, with spellcasting that doesn't require models, gestures, etc.—much like Harry Potter, calling out magic words, mobilizing magic power, and utilizing idealistic forces to cast spells.

This way, it could further purify the magic power bloodlines within them, better aiding Gu Shanhai's research to quickly confirm the position of celestial bodies and gather related data on magic power tides.

The entirety of the Magic Academy is essentially where his laboratory lies. Of course, the research is conducted at the core areas, while the exterior is still the academy.

Regarding the matters of the church, nobility, magic girls, and so forth, Gu Shanhai currently couldn't care less; he's merely watching the spectacle.

He also wasn't worried that the intelligence of the Magic Academy would be leaked out. The group of big-tailed wolves, lacking transcendent abilities, among the church and nobility can't find the location of the Magic Academy at all.

The manic magic girls clearly had no interest in the Magic Academy; in their eyes, this place is dull, whereas the nobility and church are the most exciting targets.

After all, with only a few people on Gu Shanhai's side, and located in the wilderness, they couldn't care less. To play, they needed to target the nobility, for that is thrilling.

Indeed, not long ago, the manic magic girls had already been unleashed, thanks to the church's carelessness attracting their attention.

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"What do you think of this proposal?" The Pope's expression was somber.

He was quite troubled recently, first by a faction named Hogwarts Witchcraft Academy secretly recruiting children awakened with magic power bloodlines as students; fortunately, none agreed and it had been reported to nobles and churches across regions, allowing him to be on guard.

A total of one hundred and forty-six incidents, and then it vanished, so the Pope hadn't paid much attention; in his view, this so-called Hogwarts Witchcraft Academy was just sewer rats, not bold enough to show themselves.

Therefore, the matter he had to address now was far more serious than this.

That was the Thorny Lion Territory openly renaming itself as Jade Tree Territory and publicly humiliating three noble families intolerably, severely tarnishing the reputation of those families.

And then filing a complaint to the church.

Indeed, the force mediating noble conflicts was the church, and only the church holding supreme authority had the ability to mediate such conflicts.

In the Pope's eyes, publicly humiliating the three nobility is solvable; it merely requires the Thorny Lion Territory paying some price and yielding benefits, and a public apology; the rest is no major issue, once face and interests are balanced, there will be no more unrest.

What truly infuriated him was the audacity not to go through the church's scrutiny and approval but to openly change their noble title.

This act is simply disregarding the church and outright challenging its authority.

"Thorny Lion committed such a great sin, their noble status should be revoked, and they should be ordered to hand over their territory within a month." The Judgement Archbishop instantly voiced.

"Agreed!" The Discipline Archbishop seconded.

On this matter, the Pope and the two archbishops naturally stood on the same front.

Though belonging to different factions, all of their interests lie within the Dawn Church, so anyone daring to challenge the church is a common enemy.

Internal conflict? Even that needs to be timed appropriately.

Without external pressure, internal feuds are no major issue; if even this situation is unclear, one wouldn't reach such a position, they'd long be cleaned out.

Among the bishops, there might be fools thinking of betraying the Dawn Church, whereas the Pope and archbishops are deeply entrenched with the entire church, unable to break away.

"Dispatch a bishop to proclaim the decree and escort Kersi Thorn Lion to the Holy City for punishment," pronounced the Pope.

At this moment, he had yet to realize that a drastic change had occurred with the Thorny Lion.

He remained immersed in the church's once supreme authority.

If it were before, indeed, it could have been accomplished. After all, the Dawn Church represented righteousness; all nobility even superficially must obey to mingle within noble circles.

Presently, well, that might no longer be the case.

Because now, it's no longer the Thorny Lion, but the Jade Tree.

Regardless of whether the church acknowledges it or not, what matters is the recognition from the group of manic magic girls possessing transcendent power. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Dispatch a Church Protection Knights squad," suggested the Judgement Archbishop.

The Church Protection Knights are the church's knight order, not comparable to the Expeditionary Army but still the church's core armed force presently.

The Pope did not oppose but rather nodded: "Alright, let the Glick Knight lead, ensure to bring back Kersi Thorn Lion for punishment."

Great Knight is an exclusive knight title within the church; only exceedingly valiant knights can earn this title, symbolizing strength and power.