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GOR Chapter 598 Shameless to the Extreme
The Duke of the Tulip Family is taking command.
This news has spread throughout the streets and alleys of the Imperial Capital. The news of the defeat at the Eastern Front has been carefully sealed by the upper echelons of the Empire. However, such a big matter cannot be wrapped up in paper. All kinds of rumors spread and for a time, it made people panic.
But now, the genius Duke of the Tulip Family was going to lead the army. This was indeed an appointment that everyone was looking forward to. This young Duke has created miracles time and time again. With him at the frontlines … … Humph, those barbaric monsters will be beaten to a pulp!
Naturally, there are many people who are worried about this.
The first one was Camisiro, the one who recommended Du Wei to be the commander back then. Although this was a consideration from a political standpoint, Camisiro soon felt like he had lifted a rock and smashed it on his own foot.
First of all, the conditions that Du Wei came to him and argued for were recorded in black and white. Both sides stamped the document and it had the seal of the Imperial Military High Command. It was a legal document.
The result … …
In less than two days, news came from Du Wei that his personal guards have been reorganized.
This was originally a good thing – at first, Kami Siro also thought so. The situation at the frontlines was urgent and they had to prepare as soon as possible. But in the end, when he saw the number that Du Wei reported, the Military Minister slammed the table on the spot.
"Didn't you say that your personal guards are a thousand people?!" Kami Siro was dumbfounded: "How did you report that for military pay and equipment? It's five thousand sets!!!" (According to the Empire's custom, a general can bring a small number of personal guards with him. Moreover, the military pay and equipment will be provided by the Empire.)
"That's right, it's a thousand." Du Wei sat on the chair in front of Kami Siro and crossed his legs. The way he moved his legs was not at all like the wheelchair patient from a few days ago. Du Wei pointed at the document signed by both sides and smiled: "You see, it's written very clearly here: I can bring a thousand personal guards to Knight. That's what we agreed on back then. "
"But why are you collecting equipment for five thousand people?" Camisiro was not happy.
"It's five thousand." Du Wei looked innocent: "Camisiro, look carefully, it says a thousand 'Knight's! They were not ordinary cavalry! According to the laws of the empire, a Knight with an official title could have a maximum of four Knight squires, but the Knight's squires were not counted in the number of Knights. As a Duke of the Empire, I don't really like such extravagance and extravagance. However, as a frontline general, I have to pay attention to the dignity of the Empire. How could the personal guards of a duke be made up of ordinary cavalrymen? These days, which noble doesn't bring a group of Knight with them when they go out? "
Camisiro was so angry that he almost vomited blood – a moment of carelessness, he fell into Du Wei's trap!
A thousand Knight's … Legally plus four thousand "squires", Du Wei could openly bring five thousand of his most direct Tulip Family's private cavalry to the front line!
The Regent just didn't want Du Wei to mobilize his private army, but this guy actually dared to make a fuss about it.
Five thousand Tulip Family's cavalry!
Camisiro secretly thought for a while. In fact, he had no way to refute Du Wei's actions – a thousand Knight's? Do you think the title "Knight's" is a cabbage? Sold by the weight? I don't believe that each of your thousand men has the official title of Knight!
But on second thought, Camisiro suddenly remembered that the relationship between the Duke of the Tulip Family in front of him and the Continental Knight Association's badge, Dylon, was so good that they could almost wear a pair of pants! And in the last tournament, Dylon relied on Du Wei to make a big fortune! Now, Dylon was grateful to Du Wei … If Du Wei wanted the title of Knight, how could Dylon not give it to him?
Who doesn't know the virtue of that bastard Dylon! He has the Knight Association's badge, when the time comes to issue a thousand copies of Knight's identity, this guy would really do it! Besides, Du Wei is rich! The Knight Association has always been short of money, even if Du Wei spends money, he can afford it!
Thinking of this, Camisiro sighed and reluctantly nodded and signed.
He also knew that Du Wei came to him to ask for the provisions and armaments of five thousand men. In fact, it was tantamount to greeting him in disguise. Otherwise, with Du Wei's wealth, why would he care about the provisions and armaments of five thousand cavalry? His Tulip Family's private army's provisions are higher than the Empire's regular army!
Forget it, it's just five thousand men … Thinking about it, it should be barely acceptable to the Regent.
Camisiro signed.
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The next day, there was another lively new thing in the Imperial Capital.
The Duke of the Tulip Family personally went to the Continental Magician's Guild, the Imperial Magic Academy, and the Imperial Magic Society to publicly post a magician recruitment notice.
Almost every noble family in the Empire has been trying to recruit magicians to serve them, but magicians are a rare profession. In the entire continent, there have never been more than a thousand official magicians. In recent years, there were only about five or six hundred magicians registered in the Continental Magician's Guild.
The rarer something is, the more valuable it is. This principle also applies to talents. Furthermore, mages were an extremely noble group. Hence, it was extremely difficult for even those rich and noble families to recruit mages to work for them.
But … But …
But Du Wei, this guy, seems to really intend to buy magicians like cabbages!
And the conditions he put out were spread out and fell into the ears of the Magician's Guild's President, Doug Jago. Even the President of the Magician's Guild, who has always been shrewd, can't help but secretly scold Du Wei: What a wastrel! Even if you have money, you shouldn't spend it like this!
Because of Du Wei's conditions ….. even those usually arrogant magicians can't help but be moved and tempted!
Du Wei announced that any magician who is willing to be recruited to serve him ….. Regardless of the level of magic, even if you are only a low-level magician, once recruited, you will immediately be given ten high grade magic gems! Five high grade walnut wands, two high grade magic amplification rings, and ….. a flying broom. All kinds of magic crystals ….. a chest!
That's right, a chest!
Also, a pound of mithril!
In addition, there is also a secret treasure. As for what this secret treasure is, Du Wei didn't explain in detail, but he revealed that this secret treasure is a precious magic tool left behind by the Continental Magician, Gandorf. This is enough to attract people!
These conditions can no longer be described as "sky-high". Even if magicians are noble, they can't be noble to this extent!
What is the concept of a high grade magic gem? For example, the president of the Magic Union, Dorgan, Dorgan, only has a single high-grade magic gem on his wand. As for his personal collection, the number of high-grade magic gems that he has collected in his entire life is only six.
As for mithril ….. that is a priceless treasure!
A pound of mithril? That is enough to trigger a duel between two magicians!
This kind of recruitment conditions, I'm afraid that even a high level magician's entire wealth wouldn't be this much!
In the beginning, the Magician's Guild thought that this was a joke. They thought that although Du Wei is rich ….. but when it comes to worldly wealth, those precious magic gems are not something that can be bought with money. How can Du Wei have so many good things?
But the people who wanted to see a joke quickly shut up.
The first to accept the recruitment in public were two "shills" – the two apprentices of the late Master Alley. Both of them are genuine seventh level magicians of the continent.
As a result, the two of them pledged their loyalty to Du Wei on the same day and received all the things listed on the recruitment list!
After receiving those high grade magic gems, large amounts of magic crystals, mithril and so on, the two of them even forged a few high quality magic amplification rings. Seeing the two of them running back to the Magician's Guild to pack their bags, ready to leave to follow Du Wei, their colleagues in the Magician's Guild looked at the two of them. Both of their hands were full of magic amplification rings, shining with the light of treasures, just like a nouveau riche.
But no one laughed at them …..
Envious!!
To forge a magic amplification ring of this quality, one would need a high grade magic gem and some mithril! Ordinary magicians don't even have enough materials, let alone forge one. Even for a great magician, having two or three of these rings is already very good.
But these two fellows, as if they were showing off, all ten of their fingers were full of rings, swaggering around the Magician's Guild.
There was a magician who had a good relationship with the two of them, so he privately asked the two of them what the "secret treasure" in the recruitment list was.
As a result, the two of them mysteriously took out a leather cloak. This was a magic cloak. The magicians in the Magician's Guild were naturally knowledgeable people. Seeing the enchantments on the cloak, they didn't think much of it, but the material of the cloak made them so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths!!
Dragon skin!!
This, this is f * cking dragon skin!!!
This is real dragon skin!!
On the continent, if there was a necromancer who could find dragon bones, it was already very amazing. But after all, even though dragon bones were rare, they weren't too shocking. As long as one was willing to spend a few decades to run all over the ancient battlefields on the continent and do the excavation work, it wouldn't be too outrageous if one was lucky enough to dig out a few dragon bones from the underground of the ancient battlefields.
But dragon skin ….. this was too shocking!! Dragon bones could be buried underground for thousands of years without rotting, but skin was different!!
To get dragon skin, the only way was: You have to find a dragon, then kill it, then skin it and use it!
Was it easy???
As a result, the Magician's Guild was in an uproar, and the news reached the ears of Chairman Doug Yago. The old man was silent for a long time, then he bitterly smiled and said: "Dragon skin! Damn it ….. this kind of generous offer, even I am tempted. If I wasn't the chairman of the Magician's Guild, I would want to be Du Wei's retainer. "
In just one day, in the Magician's Guild, no one was in the mood to work. Even those with good strength who were addicted to magic research all day long, had their hearts filled with excitement.
Moreover, Du Wei's recruitment conditions had an exciting clause: The recruitment was not for life, but for five years!
In other words, as long as they spent five years working for the Duke of the Tulip Family, they would be able to get these treasures of their dreams. After five years, they would still be free.
This way, they would still be able to preserve their dignity as a magician. After all, a magician would not be willing to sell themselves to someone for a lifetime.
As a result, people began to run to sign up.
Although there were still many magicians who were watching, but on the second day, no one could sit still!
Why? Because Du Wei's behavior was too outrageous!!
There were a few magicians who ran to accept the recruitment, but these magicians' strength was too low. Two of them were only level one or two. There were even two magic apprentices who shamelessly ran to Du Wei to try their luck ….. In the end, the Duke of the Tulip Family was like a local rich man. With a wave of his pen, he accepted all of them!
And the conditions he offered were also not changed!
This is ….. this is outrageous!
Many magicians were indignant. They thought to themselves, as a level five (six or seven) magician, I have not been able to get my hands on a magic tool made from mithril and a high grade magic gem! As for dragon skin ….. I have not even seen dragon bones!
But now, these level one or two magicians were openly wearing these treasures ….. is there still justice!
No! I have to go!! Otherwise, it would be a big loss!!
On the second day, Du Wei recruited thirty-six magicians in one go. By the afternoon, the number of people recruited by Du Wei had already exceeded one hundred!
Don't be surprised. Although the number of one hundred people was a bit scary, only thirty of them were magicians with real strength. As for the other seventy or so people, most of them were magic apprentices. There were even more than ten magic pharmacists (What! Are you looking down on me? Magic pharmacists are also magicians!)
On the third day, the news spread to other places. Many magicians from other places quickly rushed to the imperial capital.
For a time, the news spread throughout the continent. Du Wei's astronomical price attracted who knows how many people who had hidden themselves.
Du Wei did not feel distressed ….. In any case, he had plenty of these things! The Dragon God's lifetime collection of countless magic gems had all fallen into his hands. If he did not send them out to recruit, would he just leave them to mold in the warehouse?
As for the mithril ….. Hey, remember the entrance to the Magic Shrines on the snowy mountain? The walls and floor of the entrance were all made of mithril. When Du Wei left, he had already pried off more than a dozen pieces of the wall and taken them away.
Walnut wood? I have the Tearlight Crystal, I'm not afraid of not being able to cultivate walnut wood!
By the fifth day, the Duke of the Tulip Family's magician retainers were extremely strong!
This farce ended on the evening of the fifth day. Du Wei announced the end of the recruitment and removed the recruitment notice. Then, Du Wei ran to the high command again. This time, he reported the number of "magician retainers" he had brought with him.
Well, it was agreed that Du Wei could recruit his own magician retainers to fight with him on the frontlines. This was originally a good thing.
But when Kami Siro saw the number Du Wei reported, he lost his footing and almost fainted.
In the end, he supported himself against the wall and stared at Du Wei: "How many people did you say! Did I hear wrongly?! "
"Three hundred and ninety-one people." Du Wei had an innocent expression: "You didn't hear wrongly. Did I not speak clearly enough?"
Kami Siro was really angry this time.
Pa! The military minister slammed the table and stared at Du Wei: "Du Wei! Do you think I'm an idiot?! There are only a few hundred magicians on the continent! You're saying that you've recruited close to 400 people by yourself? How is that possible?! Don't tell me that all the magicians on the continent have gone to your Tulip Family to pledge their loyalty!! "
"How is that possible?" Du-Wei suddenly became modest, and with a good temper he said with a smile, "Among these people, there are only 114 people who are officially ranked magicians. The rest are all magic apprentices and potioneers."
This number is slightly less outrageous, but ….. it is still amazing!
More than a hundred magicians?!
Damn it! I'm afraid that even the royal family's court magician team may not be able to gather a hundred people! As for those rich nobles, even if it is a first-class family, having three or four magicians pledging their loyalty is already a very honorable thing.
Recruiting more than a hundred magicians at once? This Du Wei …..
"Actually, I'm also quite embarrassed." Du-Wei's face was full of sincerity as he sighed: "After I thought about it, my recruitment announcement was too reckless … … Alas, in the past few days, there were even a few magic teachers from the Imperial Magic Academy who came to me wanting to be recruited. They expressed their willingness to resign from the Magic Academy and become my retinue … … I thought about it for a moment. After all, it's more important to cultivate the future magic talents of the Empire, so I sent those people back. Also ….. Some magic students from the Magic Academy also came, shouting that they wanted to quit school and work under me, but they were all driven back. "
This ….. What is this?
Embarrassed?
I think you are showing off!
Kami Siro's fingers trembled, and he desperately took a few deep breaths before barely calming down. Well, how many magicians you can recruit is also your own ability. I am the Minister of Military Affairs, the magicians' affairs are not under my control. You can make trouble as much as you want.
Kami Siro looked resigned to his fate, but then he took a list of names from Du Wei, and the anger that had just been suppressed was stirred up again.
"Four ….. Four thousand men and provisions and equipment??" Kami Siro growled: "Du Wei! What is this! "
"Don't look at me, this is not my fault." Du Wei smiled and patted Kami Siro on the shoulder: "Don't be angry, it is not good for your health. I just recovered from a serious illness, I know that the body is the capital! Nothing is better than a good body. "
"You ….. You first, what is this!"
"A magician's retainer." Du Wei's face was calm: "The magicians I recruited, they themselves are of noble status. You also know that magicians are a rare and precious profession on the continent. Those magicians are all ridiculously arrogant. When I recruit a magician, they themselves have a lot of servants, apprentices, and even a lot of their own warrior retainers. Uh, you also know that magicians are good at long range combat and not good at close combat. So now on the continent, magicians like to recruit warriors to be their retainers. This way, when they fight, they can make up for their weakness in close combat … … This is also a trend. If I recruit these magicians and they pledge their loyalty to me, it means that even their subordinates and squires will follow me. "
Kami Siro sighed sadly.
I have seen shameless people ….. but I have never seen such a shameless person!!
What magician's retainer! Bullshit!!
Even an idiot can see that this is clearly another name that you, Du Wei, came up with, and used an excuse to transfer thousands of private troops from your family!!
It is true that it is popular for magicians to recruit retainers ….. but it also depends on who it is! Those intermediate or advanced magicians may have the strength to recruit some retainers. But Du Wei, most of the magicians you recruited are magic apprentices, magic pharmacists, and low-level magicians!! How can these people have a large number of retainers!
You ….. You …..
Kami Siro still tried to argue, but then he sighed in his heart. This is something that I can't control!
Why?
Just the word "magician" had blocked all paths of escape!
The empire has a decree: magicians are not subject to the empire's laws!
Not to mention the military minister, even if he is the prime minister, he can't control the magicians.
What can I do? Arrest all the magicians under Du Wei and interrogate them one by one? What a joke!!
More than a hundred magicians! If they make a fuss, they can tear down the imperial capital! I am a military minister, I can't afford to offend them.
But ….. Forget it.
The previous "Knight and retainers" was already 5,000 people. Now there are more "magician retainers", there are more than 4,000 people.
In this way, it is equivalent to Du Wei finding a legal excuse to get himself close to 10,000 people! He can take this opportunity to openly draw 10,000 people from his family's private army, hang these "retainers" name, and follow him to the front line.
Sigh ….. I am afraid that the regent will have a headache.
Kami Siro thought for a long time and finally said seriously: "Du Wei, I can't control you, but ….. you have to consider some ….. the meaning of the one above."
After saying that, he raised the pen and signed his name, which meant that he had approved the list.
Du Wei smiled, grabbed the thing and stuffed it back into his pocket, and said lightly: "Sir Kami Siro, don't worry, I know what to do."
10,000 people ….. About, this should be the Regent's psychological bottom line.
If there are less people, I will not be at ease.
If there are more, the Regent will not be at ease.
10,000 people, it is not too much, but it is not too little, it is just right.
After that, Kami Siro simply signed the transfer order that he promised Du Wei last time to mobilize 500 security soldiers and 2,000 imperial city guards.
But …..
Alas, the Regent let Du Wei go to the front line, hoping to separate the Duke of the Tulip Family from his direct army. Let him be far away in the eastern front, with 200,000 soldiers around him, no matter what he does, there is no need to be afraid.
But now, Du Wei hasn't even gone north yet, and he's already found himself 10,000 direct descendants ….
Out of the gate of the headquarters, Du Wei jumped on the horse, then kicked the horse's belly, looked at the guard elder beside him, and whispered: "Let's go out of the city!"
After a pause, Du Wei's face did not have the slightest smile when he was teasing Kami Siro. His eyes were full of seriousness, and he added: "Go to the Brokeback Mountain Resort!"
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