After the war, Taris fell into a carnival. All the people rushed to the streets and began to cheer Nitro's name, even though the victory of this battle had little to do with Nitro.
"I say, aren't you at war? Why did the Chaos Gate appear in the middle of the fight? "
Jean, who was sitting on the city wall, looked confused because the spatial structure of Taris in the north was still very stable. A Chaos Gate had not appeared for more than ten years.
As a result, a medium-sized Chaos Gate appeared this time.
Oz, who was monitoring the Starmoon Tower, almost had a heart attack. Although Chaos Gates frequently appeared on the southern coast of Ronitant, most of them were small, and there were not many small ones.
Oz immediately contacted Jean, who was far away in Ellington. After Jean rushed back, he brought those people to Taris. Good heavens, a Chaos Gate was opened on the battlefield!
Tang En said helplessly, "The Black Armor Army was corrupted by the power of the Dark Serpent. They originally had a strong presence of Chaos. After killing them, the presence of Chaos gathered together and destroyed the spatial structure here. The probability of a Chaos Gate appearing is, of course, high."
Fortunately, Gene and the others had arrived in time. Otherwise, Twain would have to suppress the Gate of Chaos and would not be able to return to bring people over. By then, even if Taris was not destroyed by the Black Armor Army, it would be destroyed by the creatures of Chaos.
"Next time, remember to inform me in advance, or I will be scared to death by you sooner or later."
Jean nagged and opened the portal. "Let's go."
"Don't you want to stay and rest?"
Nitro asked. He wanted to hold a banquet in the Lord's Mansion to entertain the mages of the City of Silver and the warriors of Ellington.
But Jean declined.
"Thank you for your kindness, but we can't relax at the Starmoon Tower. We have to go back and continue to work."
Jean curled his lips and went back with the mages.
Nitro looked at Tang En. "What about you?"
"It's obvious that you're not sincere. Let's just forget about it."
Tang En waved his hand and refused. "I still have things to deal with here. If you want to celebrate, wait until it's completely over."
Now that he had obtained information about the Dark Serpent, he had to deal with them as soon as possible to avoid any unexpected problems. If they escaped after receiving the news, things would become troublesome again.
Nitro had heard Tang En mention this before, so he did not insist. "Then I'll wait for your good news."
"Trust me, it won't take long."
Tang En smiled and opened the portal. Then, the valiant and high-spirited soldiers of the Ellington Guards lined up and went through the portal one by one.
Watching Tang En teleport almost four thousand people away without panting, Nitro's eyelids twitched. Such control of magic power and the scale of the magic power pool … Tang En had indeed become a Legend.
Then, it was the wild mages, followed by the Phoenix Mercenary Group …
"Wait?"
Tang En was stunned. "Why are you going back to Ellington? There's a banquet here, and the payment hasn't been settled yet, right? "
"Look at me!"
Khal slapped his forehead and smiled embarrassedly. "When I saw the portal, I couldn't help but want to crawl in …"
Are you cats …
"Don't forget what we agreed on!"
Before entering the portal, Vanilla turned around and gave Ursa and Montgomery Kahn a warning. The two of them were taken aback by Vanilla's words.
"What did you promise her …"
"I seem to have forgotten too …"
Vanilla was furious. "We agreed that if you were going back to the Ryan Empire, you'd bring me along!"
"Oh! Yes! That's right! "
Montgomery patted his chest and promised, "Ahem, we'll write to you! Don't worry! "
Vanilla's ears drooped weakly. "You don't seem to be reliable at all …"
A long time ago, Tang En had promised Vanilla that he could leave whenever he wanted, but he hadn't found the opportunity. Moreover, civil strife had broken out in the Irus Empire, and it would be very eye-catching for an orc to run around, so he had stayed in Ellington.
Now that the situation in the Irus Empire had almost settled down, Ursa and Montgomery happened to be chatting and said that they were planning to go home for a visit, so Vanilla was tempted and decided to go with them when the time came.
After repeating himself, Vanilla stepped into the Teleportation Portal as well.
"Then, I'll take my leave first."
Tang En nodded and turned to crawl into the portal, returning to Ellington.
"My Lord!"
"Tang En!"
Fiona and Aurelia greeted him. "How's the situation?"
"Very good. The combined harvester is unexpectedly powerful on the battlefield."
Tang En nodded and confirmed the results of the combined harvester. "The Chaos Portal has been closed, and those chaotic creatures have all been purified."
"That's good!"
Aurelia breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How are the casualties?"
Twain said a little gloomily, "According to the post-war statistics, 112 warriors died. Twenty-two of them were piloting the combined harvester. They were pulled out of the cockpit and devoured by the Chaos creatures. Most of the rest died from the Chaos Beam. The number of deaths in frontal combat was the least."
Since the chaotic creatures that appeared from the medium-sized Chaos Portal were about the same level as Silver to Gold, these warriors' professions were very low levels. Coupled with their various equipment and magic buffs, their strength was also at this level, so it was very difficult for the chaotic creatures to strengthen themselves. The warriors were under a lot of pressure when fighting against the chaotic creatures.
Aurelia comforted Tang En. "It's inevitable that there will be sacrifices in war. After Depp tallies the casualties, we'll do our best to compensate their families."
"It's not that I'm sad."
Tang En shook his head. With the Martyr's Palace's plan, the souls of the dead warriors would still be recovered. When the time came, they would still be able to see their families. There was no need to be too sad. The reason he was so gloomy was that they had already suffered so many casualties from the medium-sized Chaos Portal. When they encountered a large one, or even a super-large one, would they be able to withstand the pressure with their current manpower?
It was simply impossible!
Expand the army!
The next step was to expand the army as soon as possible!
Not only did they have to expand the army, but they also had to speed up the progress of various research.
The production of RPGs, the production of Harley and Comet motorcycles, the mass production of bullets, the production of Magic Pistols, the further development of Magic Removal Stones, the development of special warheads, and even the development of armored battle tanks had to be put on the agenda.
At this thought, Tang En's spirits were lifted and he became more motivated.
Previously, progress had been too slow. On one hand, the industrial base was too weak. On the other hand, there was a lack of manpower.
But now, after the war, they had gained over fifty rogue mages. With a little training, they would be able to grasp the secrets of the magic industry and become Tang En's reserve of technical talents. With their participation, the research and development progress would be greatly accelerated. Moreover, they would be able to increase the number of research and development routes at the same time, saving a lot of time.
The problem of a weak industrial base was also starting to improve. The Master Engineer Glasses had broadened the horizons of engineers and researchers, allowing them to notice the importance of precision in processing. With the foundation of dwarven technology, the precision of processing would soon be improved by leaps and bounds. There was no need to extravagantly hope for nano-level processing technology. If they could break through the millimeter limit and reach the micron level, the failure rate and wear rate of many things would drop to an acceptable level.
In this area, Tang En was completely counting on the efficiency of Clotho's side. With Ellington's technical route, it would be impossible to reach the micron level of processing technology without climbing the skill tree for a few years.
"Fiona … Oh, Olga, remember this. Ellington is going to expand the army and recruit young people who are willing to join the army. Right now, the main battle force and the reserves have a total of six thousand people. For the time being, let's expand it to ten thousand people."
Tang En stroked his chin, thinking that in the future, the armored regiment and the artillery regiment would be allocated on a one-to-one basis. Calculating that two thousand people should be enough for the time being.
"Also, Fiona, allocate funds to the Engineering Research Institute. Remember that the Research Institute needs to work harder. I'll arrange for them to tackle the next technology later."
After a pause, Tang En continued, "Those rogue mages will also be arranged to enter the Magical Engineering Research Institute. Their salary … will depend on their performance in the Research Institute."
After noting it down, Fiona frowned and asked, "Are you sure they're willing to work there?"
Tang En smiled and said, "I'll talk to them."
They weren't willing to go? Very simple. If they weren't willing to go, then they could scram. Ellington didn't keep useless people.
If they wanted to stay in Ellington to read the magic books, if they wanted to use the power of the Mana Source to practice magic, if they wanted to obtain the rare magic materials of the elves, and even if they wanted to exchange magic experiences with the elves, they had to accept Ellington's conditions and display their value.
Even if they weren't willing to accept the City of Silver's control, in the end, they still lived under the City of Silver's surveillance. By now, they should have understood that there was no such thing as absolute freedom in this world.
Of course, Tang En wouldn't let those mages live so freely. An extremely binding magic contract was essential. Not only would it effectively keep the secret, but it would also make them put away their messy thoughts and obediently accept Tang En's exploitation … no, employment.
As Tang En pondered over the contents of the contract, he made a shrewd plan.
These rogue mages also had connections with each other. After all, they were independent of the City of Silver's jurisdiction and didn't have access to many expensive and rare magic materials. Thus, they spontaneously formed small circles and exchanged what they needed.
When the rogue mages in Ellington discovered the benefits of being here, Tang En would allow Nola to join. He would give her rare magic books, magic materials, and magic equipment, and they would probably immediately run over to recruit her with red eyes. When that time came, Ellington would become a paradise for rogue mages. They could get any talent they wanted.
Tang En snapped his fingers and this multi-level marketing plan … no, it was an Amit Plan! This was the Amway plan, and it was decided just like that.
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