In the spacious carriage, Adil looked at the three people sitting in front of him as the team gradually stopped.
"Alright, since you've already made up your mind, go and tell the others outside about this."
Sitting in the carriage and looking at the scenery outside, Adil said calmly, "The mercenaries who came with me this time will follow me into the city. Those who are willing to follow me can follow us into the city. In the future, as my guards, you will have a stable job and income. In the future, you can also move your family here. "
"As for those who don't want to follow me, you can go back after receiving your commission."
"Yes!" Listening to Adil's words, the three of them subconsciously straightened up and nodded.
With the order, they quickly walked out of the carriage and gathered their teams to pass on Adil's words to the mercenaries.
After a while, the matter was almost over. Out of the 50 mercenaries, more than half of them were willing to stay, except for a dozen who refused.
Looking at the remaining 30 people, Adil nodded.
He planned to live in the Ancient Armor City for a few years this time. If he didn't have people under him, it would be inconvenient for him to do many things.
Of course, it was not appropriate to use this group of people. Therefore, when they arrived at the Ancient Armor City, Adil would recruit a group of people locally and buy some properties to serve him.
After Adil ordered his men to distribute the commission, the team was immediately divided into two groups.
Because of Adil's promise, and because the number of people in the team was reduced, the team moved even faster.
A few hours later, Adil and the others arrived at the Ancient Armor City. After paying the entrance tax, they entered the city directly.
This place was more desolate than many of the cities they had been to before. The buildings were scattered everywhere, and it seemed that the place was not well organized.
In the surrounding corners, Adil saw many beggars in ragged clothes and some motionless corpses.
It seemed that there were not many people who came here to do business. It was rare to see a team of dozens of people.
After seeing them, there were beggars who came to beg from time to time. Most of them were children or disabled. They looked miserable.
"Why is this place so messy?"
Looking at this scene, Adil could not help but frown.
Beggars were, of course, unavoidable. Even in Adil's previous world, beggars did not completely disappear, let alone in this chaotic world.
However, as soon as they entered the city, they saw so many beggars. There were even a few frozen corpses that no one came to clean up. This was surprising.
"Milord, this place is like this." At the side, seeing the expression on Adil's face, a guide quickly walked over and said to Adil, "This place is bordered by the surrounding orcs. Almost every year, there are battles. Corpses and beggars are very common."
"Most of the beggars are orphans whose parents died in the war, as well as soldiers who became disabled after going to the battlefield."
Hearing this, Adil nodded. "Take out the remaining dry rations and dried meat. We have fresh supplies in the city, so we don't need those things anymore."
Hearing Adil's order, the guards around him nodded. They quickly took out some dry rations from the carriages and gave them to the beggars who came to beg.
After a while, under the guide's guidance, Adil and the others arrived at a local inn.
There seemed to be very few outsiders here. There were only a few guests in the huge inn. The remaining rooms were enough to accommodate the 30 people that Adil brought with him.
"I want to buy some property in the city. Do you have any suggestions?"
After settling down the guards, Adil looked at the guide he brought along and asked the three of them in a spacious room.
Standing in front of Adil, the guide asked, "What property would you like to buy, milord?"
"A manor that can accommodate hundreds of people, and some shops that can maintain daily operations," Adil said.
"Manors that can accommodate hundreds of people are basically the property of nobles. According to the rules of the City of Ancient Armor, you must be a noble if you want to buy one, milord."
Standing in place, the guide thought for a moment and quickly said, "As for the shops, apart from those that sell weapons and armor, they are easy to set up. As long as you have enough gold coins and there are no problems with the follow-up operations, milord, you can set up any time."
"Very well." Hearing this, Adil nodded. "Take some people with you today and ask around. Come back at night and tell me the situation."
"Yes." The few people in front of him nodded. Seeing that Adil had no other orders, they left with their men.
When they disappeared from his sight, Adil quietly walked outside and looked at the scenery of the city.
"I didn't sense any presence of magic particles. It seems that there are very few wizards in this city."
Looking into the distance, Adil thought to himself.
On the map, the Kingdom of Komodo was close to a barren area. The local wizards were very scarce. Although it was better than Adil's hometown, there were also very few spellcasters. Most of the spellcasters were knights.
"If I want to find the other wizards in this city, I'll probably have to get in touch with the city lord."
Lowering his head, Adil thought to himself.
Wizards were originally a noble class. Many great nobles' ancestors were wizards, and they had things passed down from them.
Great nobles like the city lord would more or less come into contact with some information about wizards. They should have a better idea of the distribution of wizards in the city.
"Just as well. If I want to investigate those mutated orcs, it'll be much easier to borrow the power of the local forces. Also, I'll have to live in this city for a few years. I'll probably have to deal with the local nobles."
Thinking of this, Adil turned around and returned to the inn.
That night, Elder and the others returned to the inn.
"Sir, we've found out some information."
Standing in front of Adil, the few of them looked at each other. Elder then stood up and reported to Adil, "The situation in the city is terrible. Many nobles in the city seem to be planning to leave, so many properties are being put up for sale."
"We've asked around. Recently, there's a manor that fits your requirements for sale. The owner is a local viscount who's preparing to leave. He's offering eight thousand gold coins."
Elder hesitated for a moment before continuing, "We've discussed it. If you're not in a hurry, sir, you can wait for a while. As long as no one takes over for a while, the price of the manor will definitely drop."
Listening to his words, Adil's expression was calm, and he did not seem to have any emotions. "What about the shops?"
"The shops are easy," Elder said. "We took a look around," Alder said. "Because of the war against the orcs in Ancient Armor City, business hasn't been very good. There are shops everywhere that want to sell."
"Sir, if you want them, as long as you have enough gold coins, many people are willing to sell them to you."
After saying all this in one breath, he silently retreated to the back of the crowd and returned to his silent self.
The next day, when the sun shone on the land, Adil brought a few people to the city.
First, he went to the manor. After a round of haggling with Elder and the others, he finally bought the manor for 7,000 gold coins.
Then, he went to the streets and bought some shops.
On one hand, he wanted to buy some properties in the city. On the other hand, he wanted to settle the family members of his subordinates so that they could have a stable job.
After all these things were done, it was already a month later.
… …
In the morning, Adil sat in the spacious living room with a book in his hand. He was flipping through it quickly.
There were many books on the wooden table in front of him. It seemed that he had already read them.
"As expected, the probability of finding some knowledge about Magi from these books is very low."
After quickly flipping through the book in his hand and waiting for the A.I. Chip to quickly transfer the information to his brain, Adil opened his eyes and said with disappointment.
In the Sorcerer World, there were often ordinary people who stumbled upon books that recorded sorcerer knowledge and eventually became sorcerer-apprentices.
After arriving at the city, to try his luck, Adil asked his people to spend a lot of money to buy some books. He wanted to find something about Magi from those books.
After more than half a month, Adil did find some records about Magi in these books. However, most of them were vague descriptions. There were very few accurate records, so they were of no use to Adil.
"Forget it. Although I didn't find any advanced knowledge about Magi, it's good enough to fill up the A.I. Chip's database."
Standing up silently, Adil put down the book in his hand and muttered to himself.
Although the books in front of him did not have any knowledge about Magi, after removing the useless poems, there was still a large amount of knowledge about mortals. It was also useful to Adil.
At this moment, there was a sound of hurried and light footsteps outside.
Hearing the sound, Adil turned around and looked outside.
There, a golden-haired old man dressed neatly in formal attire walked in quickly. After seeing Adil, he bowed his head respectfully and said, "Sir, the city lord has just sent a messenger."
Hearing this, Adil was stunned.
When he first came to the city, he had the intention to interact with the local nobles. He did not expect that before he took the initiative to approach them, they would come to him first.
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