A few days later, Tang En came to Alinx after receiving Aubrey's notice.
"Is this all?"
Looking at the group of people in all kinds of clothes in front of him, Tang En's eyes twitched.
No wonder Tang En's expression was so strange. This group of people really did not have the demeanor of a Mage at all.
Look at that guy. He's wearing a patched gray cloth shirt and carrying a hoe. Is he going to farm?
There was another one who was dressed in gold and silver and wore ten rings inlaid with gems. At first, Tang En thought that those were magic rings, but after sensing them for a while, he realized that they were actually jewelry rings! Because on the surface, that guy's identity was a rich lord in Quillin Town!
And the old man standing next to him, wearing ragged clothes and holding a bowl, was he really not a beggar on the street?!
Where in the world did Gene get all this weird information!?
Tang En pulled Aubrey and the others to the side and whispered, "Are you sure they are all wild Mages?"
It was not that Tang En did not believe in the feeling of magic waves, but what he saw now …
The corner of Aradeline's mouth twitched. "To be honest, at first I thought I found the wrong people, but then I had them demonstrate the spells they have mastered. I can tell you that these people are all wild Mages."
These days, they had secretly mobilized their own resources and connections, and barely managed to find all the people they could find nearby today. Even so, there were only fifty-seven wild Mages in total, which showed how rare wild Mages were.
Tang En really could not understand these people's thoughts. They clearly had the talent to learn magic. Even if they were just magic apprentices in the City of Silver, it would be much better than now. Why would they rather be beggars?
Tang En came to the beggar and asked, "What's the highest level of spell you have mastered?"
The beggar glanced at Tang En and looked at Aradeline, as if asking for his opinion.
Aradeline said, "Answer whatever he asks. He's the one who pays you."
Hearing Aradeline's words, those people's eyes lit up and they looked at Twain with much more enthusiasm. That beggar proudly said, "Fourth Tier Spell, Sir, I've mastered Storm Guardian Halo."
What the heck?! He was actually a Gold-ranked rogue mage?
Mastering a level four spell was equivalent to a Gold-rank mage. It was no wonder that Tang En was so surprised.
"Wait! What did you just say? "
Tang En suddenly came back to his senses. "I'll pay for them?!"
"That's right."
Aradeline said innocently, "You know the Bollette family's financial situation. That old bastard Aubrey isn't willing to bleed. How can I afford to hire them?"
"Other than Jean's promise, what else did you promise them?"
Aradeline scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. "Nothing much. According to the levels, if a Gold-rank participates in this battle, they'll receive 10,000 gold coins for their hard work, 5,000 for Silver-rank, 3,000 for Iron-rank, 2,000 for Bronze-rank, and 1,000 for magic apprentices."
F * ck! As expected, neither of these two fellows were reliable!
Tang En did a quick calculation. Among these people, there were four Gold-ranks, twelve Silver-ranks, eighteen Iron-ranks, fifteen Bronze-ranks, and eight apprentice-ranks. In total, Tang En had to pay 92,400 gold coins for these people alone. This did not include the magic materials these people consumed in the battle — those magic materials were all provided by Tang En.
Those magic materials were the bulk of it! A small pinch of high-grade magic dust was worth thousands of gold coins, and they would not feel anything after using it up!
In other words, in this battle, these rogue mages alone would cost Tang En hundreds of thousands of gold coins to hire Tang En!
"Oh, right, and …"
"And?!"
Aradeline winked at Tang En. "I promise them that after the battle, they'll get a permanent residence in Ellington and official status as mages. At the same time, Ellington will provide them with magic laboratories and opportunities to learn magic from the elves."
Tang En's eyes lit up, and he secretly gave Aradeline a thumbs up.
Well done!
If these people were willing to accept this condition, the previous expenses would be nothing.
As the saying goes, what's the most important? Talent! And in Prandal, the representatives of high-end talents were naturally mages who had mastered all kinds of spells.
Ellington was very short of manpower, especially mages, because everything in Ellington was based on modified technology, and there were too many places where magic was needed.
The relationship between the elves, dark elves, and Tang En was very ambiguous. Izali and Rowling would provide a lot of help and manpower to Tang En, but the advancement of technology could not be relied on them. These two races were long-lived, and they did everything at a leisurely pace without a sense of urgency, so their efficiency was very low.
Humans were different. Under the limitations of their lifespans, they would desperately learn and improve themselves, so many things were more efficient when done by humans.
The addition of these people would bring new vitality to the Magic Energy Engineering Research Institute. Even if only half of the 57 rogue mages stayed in Ellington in the end, Tang En would still make a big profit!
What's more, although these people didn't master all the spells and the way they learned them was wrong, the fact that they could practice to this extent already showed their talent. Especially the few Gold Ranks, they had great potential and were worth nurturing.
After thinking this through, Tang En felt that Aradeline had become much more lovable. This guy was very good at doing things.
Tang En coughed softly and said to the people in front of him, "As you know, I'm Tang En, the Lord of Ellington …"
"He's Tang En …"
"The one who announced the independence of Ellington …"
"And questioned His Majesty Girard's coronation …"
As soon as Tang En said this, the people in front of him began to whisper. After all, Tang En had caused too much of a ruckus, and now everyone knew that he and Girard were going head-to-head.
Aubrey glared. "What are you talking about? Quiet! You already knew the identity of Lord Tang En before you came here. Is there a need to be so surprised? "
After all, Aubrey was an extraordinary-level swordsman who had fought bloody battles on the battlefield. The murderous aura on his body was real. After a roar, these people all fell silent.
Tang En smiled and continued, "You should know what Jean said. Due to the special circumstances, he won't interfere in this matter. I don't know why you want to be rogue mages. Perhaps you all have your own secrets and difficulties, but I don't care now. I only have one request, and that is to obey my orders."
"But we're mages!"
The rich businessman said faintly. "An amateur leading an expert will only cause trouble. I think it's better to choose one of us as the captain and let him be in charge of management."
Obviously, this rich man was very confident in his own strength and wanted to take this opportunity to establish his prestige.
Unfortunately, he miscalculated.
"No need, because I'm a mage. Moreover, all of you together won't be enough to defeat me with one hand."
After a pause, Tang En pointed at them and said, "So, you must listen to me."
The rogue mages were in an uproar, but soon quieted down again. Their faces were full of doubt.
This was because when Tang En was not using magic, there was no magic fluctuation on his body. As the saying goes, "Oneness of Nature and Man, Returning to Nature", these people did not know that Tang En was a mage, and a very powerful one at that.
Noticing their doubts, Tang En smiled slightly. With a snap of his fingers, several arcane balls appeared in an instant beside him. The rich arcane energy was completely gathered in them. Any one of the arcane balls could easily destroy everything within a hundred meters.
"Do you believe me now?"
Tang En dispersed the arcane balls as if nothing had happened. No one doubted him anymore.
A few of the rogue mages who had a higher affinity with magic turned pale. They had sensed the terrifying magic waves that Twain had emitted when he had cast the spell.
Ten times or a hundred times? No, even the difference of a thousand times or ten thousand times was indescribable!
If the magic pool in their bodies was a small pool, then the magic fluctuation that Tang En exposed just now was like a boundless ocean!
Extraordinary? Supremacy? Could it be … Legendary!?
These rogue mages were shocked and trembled. They had never heard of a legendary mage named Tang En, but now, he was standing in front of them!
"I'll cut to the chase. I got your information from Jean. You know very well what this means."
Tang En looked at them meaningfully and said, "So, I hope you can obey orders and do what you should do. This way, it'll be good for you, good for me, and good for everyone."
"What, what do you need us to do …"
After smelling Tang En's strength, the attitude of the rogue rogue mages immediately changed, and they addressed him as "You."
"War."
Tang En said faintly, "Help Taris stop Girard's Black Armor Army."
According to the latest intelligence, the 20,000 main forces of Martani and Yabaron were all normal human soldiers and a small number of Apocalypse officers. Tang En did not intend to kill them all. They might be the main force against Chaos in the future, so it would be best to persuade them to surrender.
For Taris, the biggest problem was the Black Armor Army that had been completely corrupted and transformed by the Dark Serpent. The rogue mages' purpose was to help resist the Black Armor Army and strengthen Taris's defense at the same time, to buy enough time for Tang En and the rest to dig out the location of the Dark Serpent before Girard broke through Taris.
Then, they would eradicate this cult in one fell swoop!
After briefly explaining the situation, Tang En opened the portal to Ellington in order not to expose the teleportation portal. He inadvertently revealed a little of his ability and completely suppressed these rogue mages.
To be able to control the long-distance teleportation portal and teleport 57 people, he was at least a supreme-level super master!
Who would dare to disobey?
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