Have I been exploiting them too much? It seems I need to reflect deeply on this.

Merlin sighed, took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality. He also shed a few tears. He did so much and he was really a good boss who worked for the welfare of the lower class.

Reflect! Must reflect!

We must reflect deeply on whether we pay them too much? Should we adjust it downwards?

"You little bastards, you know who treats you well. I'm glad about that. But the boss wants to continue selling lotus leaf beggar chicken tomorrow. What are you all doing standing here? Now, start working immediately! I want five hundred today!" After paying the wages, Gene quickly turned into an administrator, with his hands on his hips, looking like a slave owner, and a vicious look in his eyes.

"What? They want 500 today!"

"Oh my god, this is all money and we have jobs again. We are so happy!"

"Five hundred. I will definitely kill a few more chickens today! I'll make more money!"

At this time, some smart first-year students had already run back. They planned to go to their own breeding areas, catch the chickens they raised and sell them to Merlin. They could get a commission of one silver coin for selling a chicken. Which of these first-year students didn't raise hundreds of chickens, or even thousands of them?

No one has ever counted the exact number of chickens raised in the Beast Taming Academy. All we know is that several hilltops have been occupied by these chickens, ducks and geese. Raising chickens has become the basic food for the beasts of Warcraft.

Just as Garant was about to go to the back mountain to catch chickens, he was pulled back by Merlin.

"Boss Merlin, what are you doing?" Garant was a little anxious. He was one of the best chicken farmers among the first-year students. He had thousands of chickens waiting for him to "save" them, to escape the suffering in the mountains behind, and to upgrade them into the delicious lotus leaf beggar chicken.

"Don't worry, brother Garant. Do you remember what I said yesterday? I wanted to build a villa in the back mountain. Look, I have drawn the exterior view. See if you can build it." Merlin took out a piece of paper with a three-story villa drawn on it from his arms.

When Garant heard Merlin say this, his eyes lit up instantly. He looked at the drawing. He had never built such an innovative building. Is this the villa that Boss Merlin mentioned?

"Such a building can be built, but it is a huge project and may take many days."

Garant sat on a rock and gestured with the blueprint, then took a look at the surroundings to confirm and said.

"How long will it take?"

“It may take about half a year.”

Merlin shook his head. "This is too long. I hope to be able to live in a house like this when school starts next semester."

"That's just over a month, which is too tight!" Garant had a headache.

"But it's not impossible. As long as we are willing to pay to hire more people, and if we can get mid-level or high-level earth magicians to join us, a month won't be a problem."

After Garant finished speaking, Merlin snapped his fingers and said, "Money is not a problem. As for people, we can hire you students. We can just buy any materials we need."

"We have earth magicians to build the foundation, and use spells like petrification to make it solid. The rest can be made of the hardwood from the back mountain. These are all top-quality building materials."

Garant pointed to a vast forest behind the mountain that looked endless like a green ocean. "Hardwood is more than enough. It is harder than ordinary stone. If it is baked with fire, it will have excellent toughness."

"This can be made from local materials!"

"That's great. Cut down the trees! We must cut down the trees! Everything will be done according to your request, Gene! Come over here, I have a new job for you."

Merlin shouted at Gene, who was collecting statistics and ran over immediately when he heard his boss speak.

"Boss, what can I do for you?"

"I've already planned to build a house on this vacant land. It will require a lot of hardwood. I'm going to let you find some students to cut the trees!"

Gene's eyes lit up when he heard Merlin say this. "Boss, there's no problem chopping hardwood, but this is something that first-year students can't handle at all. Except for some very skilled first-year students, it may take them a whole day to chop a piece of hardwood."

"Then hire the second and third year students. Aren't wind magicians good at cutting? Just pay them to do it."

Merlin continued, "How much do you think is appropriate to pay for cutting a piece of hardwood?"

"I think one gold coin is enough." Gene thought for a moment.

What the hell? Is it so cheap?

"If you want a large quantity, I think we can get a lower price, or even give one away for every tree you cut."

Merlin was shocked after Gene finished speaking. Are the students of this Arcane Academy so cheap?

"Boss, you don't know how hard it is to get a chance to make money now. The number of students enrolled in the Arcane Academy is increasing every year, and the students are becoming more and more introverted. All the major empires want the best talents, so it is quite difficult to get a stable and high-quality job."

Gene sighed, "Geniuses in various fields are selected first. They are not afraid of being out of work. The Arcane Academy will even give them the opportunity to stay in school."

"Why do we civilian students have to take more combat classes? It's because as long as we achieve something in the combat field, the outstanding ones can go to the imperial palace guards to serve as mage guards."

"Those who are not so good will be noticed by some great nobles and hired to serve as magic guards in their territories."

"Of course, if you are not afraid of death and dare to fight and take risks, you can also go to the Adventurer's Association to find an adventure group or mercenary group, and embark on the path of hunting monsters and exploring the continent."

Gene said this with a bitter face. "Most students want a stable job. Who would be willing to risk their lives to work for an adventure group or a mercenary group? Besides, our parents have done everything they can to get us into the Arcane Academy. We also want to repay them after graduation. Having a good job will give them face when they tell others about it."

"Right now, the guards of the major empires and the guards of the noble lords are approaching saturation. There are too many students at the Arcane Academy who are unemployed and choose to stay in school to continue their studies. They are all scrambling for a job."

Merlin didn't expect that the Arcane Academy was now so inward-looking. He began to reflect on whether his salary was too high.

"And many wind-related students come from families that work in carpentry. After they chop down the trees, they will even provide you with processing services."

A gold coin actually has such terrible power in this world!

Merlin must hire these slaves from the Arcane Academy. Aren't they the college students in his previous life? He will never miss this high-quality, cheap labor force.