Seeing how calculative Salin was, Ainphent said, "You really don't look like a mage."
"You don't look like one either," Salin said, and both of them laughed. Salin thought that ever since Ainphent regained his identity as a mage, he wasn't so extreme and was easy to get along with. Also, Ainphent had learned things from his family that he had never come into contact with. He had learned the art of emperors from Rex, and Ainphent had the advantages of being a merchant and a mid-level noble. He was also a mage, so he could help him a lot.
Ainphent also sighed. After his strength increased by leaps and bounds, he no longer had the concept of winning or losing. At the end of the day, Ainphent was a pure mage. His greatest joy was studying magic. However, he couldn't practice magic without money. Although necromancers were more frugal than elementalists, they couldn't save too much. That was why Ainphent came up with this idea. If he paid, he wouldn't have to spend too much time and energy worrying about these things. Salin was in charge of training, and he relied on his subordinates. The real problem was the Roland family. They had to recruit large numbers of low-level mercenaries from other countries.
The investment wasn't small, but twenty percent of the profits was enough.
Salin said to Ainphent, "This isn't what you think. I already have a new plan. This city will only have two battalions. All the armies needed for future expansion will be mercenaries. I will also change the mercenary rules on the continent and establish my own mercenary system. "
"What? Salin, are you muddle-headed? The current mercenary system is very good. The investment isn't big, but it can bring in huge profits. You'll need a lot of time to change it, and it might not be suitable. "Ainphent immediately objected.
"Ainphent, have you seen a professional army? Compared to them, mercenaries are a bunch of hooligans. On a real battlefield, it's not the mercenaries that decide the outcome. "
"How is that possible? Even the elites of the empire might not be able to win against a level-nine mercenary group in Scotia."
"There are more than a million registered mercenaries in Scotia. A level-nine mercenary group has ten thousand people. In fact, the Dragon and Rose mercenary group stationed in the southeast of Scotia has twenty thousand people. However, ten thousand of them are the main force, and the other ten thousand are the support soldiers of the regular army. Even the support soldiers are the elites of the mercenaries. The Dragon and Rose Mercenary Group was not established according to the standard of a normal mercenary group. Other than earning money for me, I also need them to protect the city. I can't manage it like Scotia did. "
"Salin, so you've already thought about it." Hearing Salin's words, Ainphent realized that even if he hadn't mentioned it, Salin would've started building a mercenary group.
"Yes, I've already written twenty-four rules for mercenaries. They're brand new rules, so I only want the lowest ranked mercenaries, and only newcomers. Those old fellows are all extremely shrewd and afraid of death. There's no way to train them, let alone talk about loyalty. "
"That's a problem."
"It doesn't matter. When Rex comes back, the first flag regiment will be established. She has enough people anyway."
"You sent someone to pick her up, but there's still no news. I don't know …"
"She's a level-6 mage. She's more powerful than you and me, and there's …" Salin did not mention that there was a powerful assassin by Rex's side. This assassin's combat power was probably no less than that of a level-7 Magic Shooter. Back then, it was Byrne who killed the Silver Sword Saint with a fatal blow. The Silver Sword Saint couldn't even escape.
"Then tell me the truth. How much money do you need? I don't even have a million gold coins on me right now, "Ainphent asked worriedly.
"Money is a problem. You can give me money in kind. I need food. As long as the Clyde Family can transport a large amount of food, I'll give you the market price."
Ainphent smiled bitterly. "I do have food, but the north is already in chaos. How can I transport it for you?"
Salin pondered for a moment and said, "You don't have to transport it. I'll let Neris bring the dimensional stones. I'll take as many as she needs."
Salin had twenty-seven dimensional stones on him now. He wouldn't need so many to store food.
"Neris … is she alone?"
"I'll let Zola and the Beast Swordsmen follow her. Just leave the three lords in the city. Also, I'll send two level-4 mages to follow them. As long as they don't meet the mages from those countries in the East Sea, there won't be a problem. "
"From what you're saying, you'll need to invest too much money. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get back your capital?"
"Ainphent, I got a large amount of magic materials from this trip to the Frozen Sea that can be used to forge magic armor. Now that I have iron ores, it won't be a problem to forge weapons. Your family has professionals who should be able to help me with this. "
"Actually, you can ask Helene for this matter. The Williams family is good at making weapons."
"Oh? Ainphent, this isn't like you. "
"We can't get rid of her for the time being. If we give her some benefits, more people will come to help you. If I do it for you, you'll lower the price extremely low. I don't want to spend too much money on this. "
"That's true. I don't have much cash on hand."
"Salin, I can't sleep anyway. Tell me, what are your plans?" Ainphent pushed this task away because he really didn't want to spend too much energy on making weapons. Although the profits were high, Salin would have his own alchemy factory sooner or later. This wasn't a long-term benefit.
"Ordinary mercenary groups don't have professional divisions of labor. A soldier does everything. Even a swordmaster might not be able to master everything. So it's a waste. Mercenary groups also don't have auxiliary soldiers. Elites have to be distracted to do many things. It's an obstacle to training. I want my mercenaries to be no different from regular soldiers. "
"Won't that be too big of a scale?"
"No. Nobles who hire mercenaries won't hire ten thousand people at once. Most of them hire a few hundred people. If it's a large-scale battle, they'll hire mercenaries in batches with flag regiments as units. They definitely won't hire a battalion of troops at once. So my mercenary group also uses flag regiments as units. There won't be a battalion. Every ten flag regiments will be commanded by a general. "
Ainphent understood immediately. In fact, this was eliminating the hierarchy of mercenary groups so that they could take on any level of business. For small missions, only one flag regiment commander was needed. For large missions, multiple flag regiments were needed.
But this way, they would bypass the Professional Guild. Ainphent was a little worried.
Salin knew what Ainphent was thinking and said, "If the Professional Guild has any opinions, they can raise it with Rex. Rex was the ruler of the prefecture. In her prefecture, her words were the law. Our mercenary group is supposed to protect ourselves, but we only accept missions to save money. It's useless for the Professional Guild to make things difficult for us. We don't need their support. "
"But what about the Roland Family? They're the middleman. "
"They'll get twenty percent of the profits. Who cares about that?"
"Salin, your money is really hard to earn. Luckily, I didn't agree to make weapons for you."
Salin smiled. "If I didn't do that, how would I tie the Roland Family to me?"
"Salin, don't trick me. I don't have many friends. You can't introduce people to you like Helene." Ainphent immediately became nervous.
"Ainphent, I'm working with Rex. What do you think Rex will think if the Roland Family doesn't sincerely work with me?" Salin reminded Ainphent. Ainphent suddenly understood. He was smarter than Salin when it came to business, but he wasn't too sensitive about this.
"So why don't you take some losses with me? Then Rex will trust you," Salin continued.
"Humph, I don't need her trust. I'm a mage. Do you really think I'm a merchant?" Ainphent said unhappily.
"So what if you're a mage? Do you know what the end of magic cultivation is?"
Ainphent didn't understand why Salin suddenly brought this up. He only shook his head lightly. "I met a terrifying mage in Holy Rock City," Salin said. "This person is definitely above level-nine."
"What? There's such a person on the continent? " Ainphent was really shocked. For the first time, he had an uncontrollable expression on his face, as if someone had burned him with magic.
"This man takes good care of Rex."
Ainphent was a little dazed. He had always thought that the highest level of mages on the continent were level-nine Magic Shooters. He didn't expect that there was actually someone who surpassed level-nine living in Holy Rock City. What did it mean to surpass level-nine? It was a mage who could continuously release forbidden spells without having to worry about a period of weakness.
The flying speed of a level-nine mage was so fast that even the fastest bird couldn't catch up. Once they surpassed level-nine, their understanding and control of the elements would immediately change drastically. At that time, such a strong person could no longer be called a Magic Shooter, but an Archmage.
"Ainphent, when Rex comes back, be more respectful to her. After all, she's temporarily stronger than us, and she's not a bad person. "
Ainphent nodded blankly. After a while, he asked, "Then, what will the end of magic cultivation be?"
"I don't know either. If you meet that person one day, you can ask him yourself."
"That kind of person wouldn't be in the mood to answer my question," Ainphent said disappointedly. Even though he was proud, he wasn't arrogant. His goal was only to become a level-nine Magic Shooter, and he never thought of surpassing that threshold. He had wasted some time when he was young, and it had already affected his magic cultivation. He knew all this, so Ainphent was much more peaceful than before.
The most troublesome thing was that he didn't have a complete inheritance. Learning necromancy also required the guidance of a teacher. Just having a few powerful necromancers didn't mean that one was strong.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I want to discuss the equipment with you."
"Equipment?"
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