In the study, Tang En and Locke sat opposite each other. Beside them was Kendall, the unlucky Apocalypse that Tang En and the others had rescued in the underground world. Ever since joining Ellington, the Silver-ranked Kendall had been doing quite well. At least compared to his original life as an adventurer, this stable and high-quality life made him very happy.
At this time, the two of them were here to discuss the matter of recruiting rangers.
The new weapons were powerful, but unfortunately, the range was too long. Without the assistance of the computer intelligence system, the aiming could only be done manually by the rangers. Ellington definitely did not have enough rangers, so they could only think of ways to recruit more from outside.
After knowing Tang En's idea, Locke and Kendall volunteered to take on the job.
Tang En knocked on the table and said, "Are you confident? There's not much time left for you. "
It was not an easy task to recruit at least twenty Silver-ranked rangers and persuade them to join Ellington within a week.
Don't think that just because Ellington was developing well, it would be easy to convince those rangers who were used to living a free life to join. As mentioned before, the Prophets were all proud and arrogant. To put it bluntly, they believed that they had the power to control their own destiny, so they all wanted to fight for it.
Only those who had already experienced the hardships of life and had lost their arrogance would be able to accept the recruitment. But Twain would not be able to recruit those who did not have the drive to improve themselves.
Therefore, this task was very difficult.
"No problem."
Locke nodded and said, "When I led the mercenary corps, I knew many rangers. I know that those people are easy to recruit. As long as Your Majesty can promise enough benefits, it won't be difficult."
Kendall also said, "That's right, I know many rangers too. We can try to recruit them. I think they'll agree after seeing my current life."
"Of course, the benefits will be great, but if it's too exaggerated, there's no need to let outsiders take advantage of it."
Although Ellington's Ranger squad only had a hundred people, it was not a problem for them to deal with this battle. If the other party's price was too high, then he might as well give his own people some bonuses and make them work harder. After all, they were operating a new type of weapon, so there was basically no risk. Danny's subordinates would definitely be more than happy to do so.
Locke's expression suddenly became a little awkward.
Tang En thought for a moment and said, "Well, I can give you a bottom line."
"Black Iron-ranked Rangers usually have a monthly salary of 100 gold coins, right? I'll give you two hundred pieces. Your basic necessities will be arranged according to the standards of the Ellington Guards. In addition, if you're married, you can get a house in Ellington. No matter how many wives you have, we'll be responsible for their jobs. In addition, we'll also subsidize the education of your children. "
"Silver-ranked Rangers, the average monthly salary is 1,000 gold coins. I'll give them 2,000 gold coins, and the rest will be arranged according to the standards of the Ellington Guard Squad. In other words, they can get the standard equipment and supplies that the Ellington Guard Squad can get."
"If you meet a Gold-ranked Ranger, you can tell him to join the Ellington Guard Squad. They can have the opportunity to be promoted to the Grandmaster level. There's no need to mention any other conditions."
Tang En knew that Gold-ranked Prophets generally did not lack money. What they lacked was the opportunity to continue to become stronger, and Ellington Guard Squad happened to give them such an opportunity. Therefore, although the conditions were few, they were the most attractive.
As for the Prophets who were Gold-ranked and above, Tang En basically had no plans to recruit them. On the one hand, they were experts who had been famous for a long time. On the other hand, it was unlikely that they would suddenly accept the recruitment of a force, let alone completely obey orders. He did not need soldiers who did not listen to orders.
After hearing the conditions given by Twain, Locke and Kendall, who were still a little worried, immediately heaved a sigh of relief. They smiled, and said, "That's enough. Please believe in us. We will definitely not let His Majesty down!"
"Then go. Go to Fiona and get 10,000 gold coins each as your activity funds. If you have any special needs, you can write an application."
Tang En wanted to use an invoice system, but unfortunately, Prandal did not have such a thing, so he could only give them sufficient funds in advance. Fortunately, it was different now. A mere 20,000 gold coins was nothing.
Locke and Kendall were delighted when they heard this, but their expressions suddenly became very strange. Locke laughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty, it's better if you talk to Madam Fiona personally …"
"Hmm? Why? "
"That … That … If we go …"
Locke and Kendall stuttered, "The 10,000 gold coins will definitely be cut down to 1,000 gold coins …"
Tang En was stunned. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. He remembered what Fiona said two days ago. Fiona was really capable of doing this.
Fiona, who had experienced the ups and downs of life, had to pay attention to the control of funds now that she had to manage such a big plate like the Datang Chamber of Commerce. It was easy to mess things up. It could be said that meticulous planning had been deeply engraved in Fiona's bones and had become an instinct.
If Fiona was the one who approved the activity funds, she would probably only give them 1,000 gold coins at most, which was already a lot. After all, Ellington had the teleportation portal, and Locke and Kendall also had the authority to teleport. First of all, they could save a lot of money on transportation. They also did not need to spend that much to treat people to meals and brothels. After careful calculation, they would still have a surplus of 1,000 gold coins.
In addition, Tang En had a dark history of spending money recklessly in the past. Fiona had to carefully consider every request for funds from him before approving it. As long as it was not really important business, she would ruthlessly cut off two-thirds of the budget with a ruthless financial knife …
"Don't worry, I'll go with you. I definitely won't shortchange you."
Tang En, who was laughing, accompanied Locke and Kendall to find Fiona and told her about the funds. After that … Tang En and the other two took the 2,000 gold coins and fled Fiona's office with their faces covered in dirt.
In Fiona's words, these 2,000 gold coins were given because of Tang En's face. Otherwise, the two of them would only get 1,000 gold coins and nothing more.
Looking at the strange looks in Locke and Kendall's eyes, Tang En rubbed his nose and blushed a little. "Don't look at me … I just found out that my face is only worth 1,000 gold coins …"
Locke looked at Tang En with a bitter face. "… Your Majesty, didn't you say you'd give us a copper coin less …"
"Ahem, you have to understand Fiona's good intentions. We're still in the development stage now, and there are too many things that require money, so there's no other way. You'll have to work a little harder …"
Kendall said softly, "Your Majesty, that's not very good. You're a little henpecked …"
"Nonsense!"
Tang En noticed the faint gaze behind the door and suddenly trembled. "How would you understand Fiona's good intentions?! Disperse, disperse, go back to work! "
After saying that, Tang En ran away without waiting for the two of them to speak. God knew what would happen if he did not run away.
While the two of them were puzzled, the door beside them creaked open. Fiona stood behind the door and stared at the two of them. "Why aren't you getting to work after getting the funds? Why are you standing at the door?"
The two of them felt their scalps tighten. "We'll go now!" "We'll set off right away!" The two of them fled in panic.
After Fiona advanced to the gold rank, she had used them as practice targets recently. Now, the two of them were still scared.
Soon, Locke and Kendall argued about the allocation of funds in the teleportation hall.
Locke intended to split the funds equally, but Kendall shouted, "Wait! I want to go to Alinx, the capital of the Imperial Capital! It's very expensive! So, you should give me an extra 500 gold coins! "
"Are you kidding me?! You're only leaving me 500 gold coins?! I can't do anything even if I'm in Bein! "
"Do you know how much a massage in Alinx costs now?! The starting price is 50 gold coins! And only 100 gold coins are good. How much does Bein cost? Ten gold coins at most! "
"Nonsense! Bein also … Wait! How do you know the market so well? You bastard! Don't tell me you've spent all your salary on this?! "
"What do you know?! I'm doing market research to help His Majesty solve his problems! Otherwise, how do you know where to entertain people? Speaking of which, you wanted to talk about the price of Bein, right? That's right, isn't it? If I remember correctly, you and Greda just got married not long ago? "
Kendall caught on to Locke's words and chuckled. Locke's expression changed drastically, but it was too late. He could only give Kendall another five hundred gold coins with a hateful expression. "If you dare to spout nonsense, I'll kill you!"
"No, no, don't worry, we're all comrades. Why would I do such a thing, right?"
"… Sometimes I really regret saving you in the underground world, really."
"Your Majesty! Someone here wants to kill me! "
"Hmph! Get lost! "
He kicked Kendall into the teleportation portal, then looked at the crystal bank card in his hand and wanted to cry. 500 gold coins for activities, how could he play the erhu?! He originally wanted to take advantage of this public expense to have a good time, but now it was all in vain.
He wanted to use his little treasury, but unfortunately, Greda checked the accounts every few days. Even if he wanted to, he did not have the guts.
"Sigh, thinking about how even His Majesty is now, I feel better."
Locke sighed. When he thought of how Tang En was controlled by Fiona, he felt inexplicably better. He walked into the teleportation portal and disappeared.
If Tang En knew what he was thinking, he would definitely spit in his face and teach him how to behave.
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