Chapter 453: Library of Secret Knowledge (Subscription Request)
In the study.
After listening to Captain Xike's narration, Luo Yi was speechless for a long time.
A series of victories did boost morale, allowing the imperial soldiers to move forward bravely, fearlessly, and with explosive combat power.
However, when this kind of confidence develops to the point of being almost blind and arrogant, it is definitely not a good thing.
Luo Yi always had a feeling that if things continued like this, it would be hard to say whether the advantages accumulated by the empire over decades would be lost bit by bit.
Loy's silence made Captain Sik and Hector Hunter feel uneasy and anxious.
The two looked at each other, feeling that this trip was in vain. After a moment of silence, Captain Xike spoke first: "My Lord Earl, we are sorry to have put you in a difficult position.
Hector and I will leave now and won't cause you any trouble."
"Trouble? What trouble?"
Luo Yi finally came back to his senses. He looked up and saw the expressions of the two men. Then he realized what was happening and couldn't help laughing. "It's not a big deal. They're just some Slavic mercenaries. Just bring them along!"
Hector Hunter hurriedly said, "Think carefully! If the Empire holds you accountable for this, you won't be able to explain yourself."
Luo Yi tilted his head and said, "So many people in the empire rely on me for food and to earn gold. If I recruit some people, will they hold me accountable?
Stop joking!
Furthermore, my Flower Territory and the Empire have a cooperative relationship, with trade exchanges and contractual constraints, but this does not mean that I am a vassal of the Empire."
After a pause, Luo Yi asked again: "How many people are there?"
Captain Sik said, “There are now 203 people left, 33 of whom are Imperials who are unwilling to give up the mercenary group, and 170 are Slavs.
Among them, there are about forty older people, who are mainly responsible for logistics procurement and weapons maintenance; the remaining 163 people are all brave soldiers.
The weakest ones are all first-level official combatants, while those at the team leader level are second-level. Most of the professions are wanderers, assassins, berserkers, and sharpshooters.
However, I am the only one who is a Level 3 Transcendent."
Luo Yi asked again: "Then how do you want me to arrange them?"
Captain Xike paused for a moment, and finally said: "Since I have brought them to the Flower Lord, I will follow the arrangements of the Earl.
I just hope you don't treat them as cannon fodder, and give them a chance to prove themselves!"
This answer finally made Luo Yi nod in satisfaction. He thought carefully for a moment and said, "How about this, you go and gather the people and gather in Auckland City.
I will have the Roy Fitz Magic Energy Group arrange a passenger ship, and everyone will board from Fishman Port, pass through the Silver Sea, and enter the Flower Territory."
"As for the arrangements for them, I will give them a chance!"
“The First Guards Corps of Flower Territory is recruiting and training people. I will arrange for them to join and give them the opportunity to learn and grow.
They may be mature mercenaries, but they may not be able to adapt to the era of magical weapons, so they must be retrained.
Only after passing this level can they stay in the Legion. If not, I will arrange for them to go to the security department or the police department."
"Of course, if they don't want to fight and kill and just want to live a peaceful life, I can also arrange for them to go to the factory."
"Anyway, since your Captain Xike has spoken, I will help you with this matter."
This arrangement couldn't be more appropriate, but Captain Xike was not happy at all, but rather felt a little uneasy.
He took a deep breath and asked, "My Lord Earl, what do I need to pay?"
"You should understand that what I value is not them, but you.
So, if they come, you have to stay.”
"That's all?"
"So what else do you want?"
"No, no, that's enough, Sik. Thank you, Lord Earl."
Captain Xike stood up solemnly, pounded his chest with his fist, and looked grateful.
But at this moment, Hector Hunter couldn't help himself. He said, "Well, Lord Earl, what about me? What arrangements are there for me?"
Luo Yi looked at him, thought for a moment, and then said, "I remember that we had a competition back then. At that time, you were at the peak of the second level, right?"
"right!"
"Then why, after more than two years, are you still at the peak of the second level? Why don't you break through?"
“…”
Just this one sentence made Hector Hunter withdraw into himself. The expression on his face seemed to be both crying and laughing, helpless and depressed.
After a long while, he finally said, "My Lord Earl, your words are so hurtful!
The problem is, for people like me, it’s common to be stuck at one level for years!”
Captain Xike interrupted to explain: "My Lord, Hector is actually being dragged down by the mercenary group. In the past two years, the group has been poorly managed, business has been getting worse and worse, and the profits have also been getting worse and worse.
As a result, he couldn't afford any potions to assist with his cultivation, which delayed his breakthrough."
Luo Yi asked again: "Then do you have the confidence to break through?"
"Of course!"
"Well, I'll lend you some cultivation resources to help you break through to the transcendent level. If you succeed, you'll have to work for me and pay me back; if you fail, you'll have to work for me and pay me back!"
"Does that make any difference?"
"Of course. If you succeed, you'll be extraordinary, with a high salary that will be paid back quickly. If you fail, you'll have to work for me longer.
How about it, do you dare to take it?"
"What's there to be afraid of? If you dare to lend, I dare to accept!"
"Then it's settled."
In just a few words, Loy finalized the matter, and then he directly called Hoover, the butler, and asked him to make the arrangements.
As for Captain Xik and Hector Hunter, they left with some disbelief.
This trip not only achieved the goal, but also exceeded the task. They should be happy.
But it seemed that everything was going too smoothly and the excess was so great that they were like sleepwalking.
Of course, this was just a small episode for Luo Yi.
He made arrangements for these people casually, but he was more concerned about the situation within the Habsburg Empire.
However, after shaking his head, he put all these things behind him.
He stood up, walked out of the study quickly, and followed closely to Lilia's mechanical mage tower.
The Mage Tower today is no longer as deserted as it was before. There are many mage apprentices coming in and out, each busy with their own things.
When they saw Luo Yi, they all stopped, bowed and saluted. Luo Yi waved his hand and ignored them.
However, he had no intention of climbing the stairs. Instead, he directly summoned a magic carpet, stood on it, and flew directly up along the wizard tower.
It feels a bit like taking an elevator, but with one-way glass. Through the windows of the Mage Tower, you can see the scenery far away.
When it reaches the fourth floor, it is higher than most buildings. At this point, you can see the new city of Brussels in the distance.
There, there are two wizard towers that are far superior to ordinary buildings. Thanks to the efforts of a group of magicians and construction workers, they are constantly rising and improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.
That’s right, Luo Yi had said before that he wanted to buy a few more mage towers. Now the deal has been reached and we have entered the installation stage.
There are two wizard towers rising from the ground at the same time, which looks spectacular from a distance!
If the Scourge Warriors care most about what they need for training and magic potions, then the Scourge Magicians desire most is a magician tower of their own.
Even if it does not belong to you, it is okay to have independent use rights.
Just like Ms. Palacios, the reason she accepted Count Carl's employment was because of the wizard tower erected in Siren Harbor.
Therefore, Luo Yi believed that as long as these two wizard towers were completed, new fourth-level magicians would come to him.
The magic carpet was moving so fast that it reached its destination in a blink of an eye.
It was the sixth floor of the Mage Tower. This was originally Lilia's bedroom, and it was also her and Loyi's love nest for a long time.
However, in addition to the bedroom, another large room was separated out.
The carved door shone with a dark metallic luster, indicating that the material of the door was not simple.
More importantly, complex patterns covered almost all areas, and magical auras visible to the naked eye flowed between the patterns, carrying astonishing elemental fluctuations.
This door alone cost Luo Yi a full five thousand gold tyres. Of course, there was a reason why it was so expensive.
It has a magical barrier in itself. Once the door is closed, there is not even a gap. It is a luxury to enter.
If you want to open the door, you have to go through the gate's verification, iris, fingerprint, and facial scans, and your personal magic fluctuations are also recorded.
So, it is almost impossible to get away with it.
Even for Loyi, it took several minutes to open the door.
Until the door opened, what came into view was a huge space of thousands of square meters filled with three-meter-high bookshelves.
At this time, countless ancient books were displayed on these bookshelves, and winged elves were flying among them.
Some were counting, some were moving, some were copying, and some were even arguing over the ownership of the books.
The person in charge of affairs here is Ms. Palacios.
At this moment, she was sitting on a high-back chair, concentrating on reading a book, and didn't even notice Luo Yi coming in.
This is the library he built with the secret knowledge he collected from the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Habsburg Empire, the Bonaparte Empire, and even the Slavic Empire.
There may not be too many methods of cultivation here, but the knowledge gathered here is definitely rich enough.
This is Luo Yi's favorite place, and it is also the nourishment for Shenlan's growth.
To be honest, Luo Yi had been thinking about how to obtain advanced secret knowledge a long time ago?
But I racked my brains but couldn’t think of a solution!
A small earl is not even an ant in front of these empires.
It was not until this imperial struggle and total war that he saw his opportunity.
He believed that the Raymond family might have ups and downs in the future, but only this knowledge was the family's true foundation.
With this foundation, there are endless possibilities.
Bang……
The sound of the door closing finally woke up Ms. Palacios, the Scourge Mage who did her own thing and didn't care about the opinions of outsiders. She greeted him somewhat awkwardly.
"My Lord Earl, you are here?"
"Just read your book and leave me alone!"
As Luo Yi said this, he walked forward along the bookshelf.
(End of this chapter)
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