Age of Adepts

Having a territory but no people, this is no less than eating meat without salt, of course it is bland and tasteless!

Although those barefoot farmers and territorial citizens provided almost no assistance to the Crimson family, they still had to waste a lot of time and energy on planning a living for them. But for long-term considerations, this step is an iron threshold that must be crossed!

Where do wizards come from?

It can be recruited and hired, but such wizards are always outsiders, and it is difficult to train them into family wizards who are loyal to the Crimson family. Therefore, gather appropriate craftsmen and civilians, establish a stable ruling order, and select talented wizard apprentices from among them...

Only in this way can the apprentices born in the family's territory have no worries, and their entire wealth and life can be maintained on the rise and fall of the Crimson family. Only then can it be possible to cultivate family wizards who are truly loyal to Greem.

There are tens of thousands of wizards from outside, they come here for profit, and naturally they will leave for profit. Once encountering a difficult situation that requires sacrificing one's life, the only ones who can overcome it are those family wizards.

Therefore, even if the cost of cultivating family wizards is very high, the Crimson family can only build up the family's hematopoietic system step by step!

Now, the family already has its own territory, and there are no enemies around. It is the best time to recruit troops and show off the banner. Therefore, just after taking control of the White Tower, Meryl couldn't wait to discuss the issue of the territory with Xue Fu.

This is actually a very headache!

The Ice Wind Territory was originally a place of bitter cold, and it was adjacent to the Black Forest, and there was no wizard tower to guard it. Therefore, even if all the heads were gathered together within hundreds of miles around, there would not be more than a hundred people.

It is extremely difficult to build the prototype of the Bingfengling family's territory with only this few people.

So in the final analysis, there is a shortage of people in Bingfeng, and a large number of people!

Of course, among the past witches of the Northland, there is no shortage of legends about overcoming obstacles and leading the masses to open up a witch territory in the Black Forest. But the legendary witches in the story never started from nothing like the Crimson Family.

They are either backed by family forces, or supported by witch factions. In short, they need manpower to have manpower, and force to have force. Even so, it will take hundreds of years and many times of see-saw-like repetitions before it is possible to win back a stable territory enough for the wizard family to thrive from the hands of many powerful monsters.

And in the process, those civilians who died in harsh environments, plagues and diseases, wild smog, ferocious beasts, and terrifying monsters were countless. Only by relying on the accumulation of human lives and the perseverance of the witches can it be possible to achieve final success.

But now, the Crimson Clan has a witch tower and a wizard, but it lacks a large number of citizens who can make the territory full of vitality.

"Master Xuefu, I would like to know what kind of methods the witches of the North used in the past to recruit some people?" Wen Lier, Meryl couldn't help asking eagerly.

"The people are the most precious wealth of every witch faction, and they will not be sold easily. If Lord Meryl really needs a group of people urgently, I can return to some of the hereditary territories of the Fate Witch and forcefully recruit a group .but……"

Having said that, Xue Fu couldn't help but pause.

"The environment here is too harsh, and there are no living supplies. Even if some are forcibly recruited, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive here. We can't let those farmers and businessmen live in the wizard's tower!"

After hearing Xuefu's complaint, even Meryl, the person in charge, couldn't help but feel worried.

Yes, even if people are recruited, how to survive in this icy and snowy world is a huge problem! Is it possible to get a group of people and not let them do anything, but let the Crimson Clan support them?

"How about we find a way to relocate a group of goblins from the goblin plane to serve as the locals temporarily? They have brains, technology, and can help the Wuta with some maintenance and management work..." Meryl hesitated .

"Meryl, there is one thing to remind you. If there are too many foreign race members in a territory, it will be very difficult to recruit those vagrants and free people." Xue Fu kindly reminded.

Meryl couldn't help feeling sad.

This is also something that can be imagined.

Once there are too many alien races in the territory, it will definitely affect the perception and security of those human subjects. Once they have scruples and stop moving forward, it will be difficult to increase the number of human leaders in Ice Wind Territory. After scaring away these human leaders, is it true that in the future, when recruiting apprentices, they will recruit goblin apprentices, ogre apprentices, and dwarf apprentices?

"Then...Master Xuefu, besides these normal citizens, is there any other way to obtain a large number of human civilians in a short period of time?" Xuefu couldn't help but asked eagerly.

"You mean human slaves?" Xue Fu smiled lightly.

"Not bad! I want to know if there is a way to obtain a large number of cheap human slaves in the North."

"Wars between witches rarely happen in our Northland. Even if there are occasional disputes, most of them will be resolved in the witch council. Therefore, there are no so-called war slaves here..."

Meryl's face couldn't help but gloomy.

"However, the Sandy Tallinn area is the fertile ground for war, and there are constant annexation conflicts between big and small wizard families. If you really need it, we can buy a batch from the middle of the mainland in the name of the fate witch."

"Oh, there is such a thing?" Meryl's eyes lit up immediately: "If you buy it, how much will the quantity be? What's the price?"

"Once a family war breaks out in the central part of the mainland, there may be losers. The family leaders of the losing side may be split up and sold to other wizard families. And we Northland witches also have representatives there, and we can benefit from these slave transactions." Take a share. The approximate number of slaves is 2,000-3,000 per year, and our Northland witches can get 400-600, and the price is about 500 magic crystals per 100 people..."

"The price is very reasonable! We want them all..." Meryl frowned, her pretty face showing ecstasy.

Xue Fu shook her head with a laugh and said, "I'm talking about the fact that the witches of the North Land can allocate 400-600 war slaves as a whole, but if they are allocated to our destiny witches, there are only twenty or thirty of them..."

"Only twenty or thirty..." Meryl couldn't help feeling discouraged again upon hearing this.

At this rate of blood transfusion, even if the Crimson Family has been cultivating in the Ice Wind Territory for a hundred years, it will not be able to support the framework of a complete wizard family.

"If you think there are few people, then go and catch them! Wars between witch families are not allowed in the Northland, but there are constant disputes in the Sandi Tallinn. As long as you find a good reason, even if you wipe out other wizard families, those elders The old guys in the meeting can only stare blankly. At that time, the people and resources in the other family's territory will not all belong to you..."

Meryl rolled her eyes. Although the other party's words sound harsh, they are not rough. If there is really no other way, it is not impossible to try this method.

After politely finishing this 'pleasant' conversation with Xue Fu, Meryl brought Wen Lier and the compiled report materials and ran directly to ask the teacher for advice.

In the residence on the thirteenth floor of the White Tower, Meryl finally met Greem, the teacher who was so busy.

These days, Greem has been busy building his own wizard suit.

Once the dragon skin is obtained, it needs to be tanned and tanned according to a complicated process before it can be used. Since this was Greem's first time handling such a high-grade magic material, any problem in the whole process would seriously affect the smoothness of the dragon skin's surface.

Moreover, the most valuable thing about the dragon skin is the strange fire elemental power embedded in it. Only by finding a way to draw out this power can the value of this high-grade magic material be fully utilized.

You know, even in those large wizarding forces or wizarding families, master leather craftsmen are as valuable as alchemy wizards! After all, the fur of a powerful monster can only exert its maximum effect after being properly and perfectly handled by them.

This skill and technique is also a rare alternative knowledge!

"What did you say... the leader?" His mind was still immersed in piles of magic formulas and witchcraft experiments, and it took Greem a long time to understand Meryl's main reason for asking to see him.

"Yes, teacher, our current territory is too short of people, we must find a way to obtain a large number of people as soon as possible!"

"Well, in the long run, the people of the territory are necessary!" Greem pondered for a moment, but his young face had a kind of calmness and dignity that only those who have experienced the world said: "However, the infrastructure of our current territory is still not enough. Without all the preparations, even if the people are recruited, it will be difficult for them to survive. Therefore, in the short term, it is better to migrate a group of goblins from the goblin plane to make up for it..."

Meryl opened her mouth in surprise, she didn't expect that the teacher was not a few years older than her, but she had more comprehensive and detailed thinking than her. The question he raised obviously coincided with the views of Mr. Xue Fu.

"But... Teacher, if there are too many foreign leaders, it will affect our subsequent recruitment of human leaders." Meryl expressed her thoughts in distress.

"No." Greem smiled lightly: "The first batch of goblins we recruited were mainly goblin technicians and engineers. After they came here, their main task was to build livable houses and Village and town models, and build a series of processing factories..."

"Processing factory?" Meryl was completely confused, feeling that she couldn't keep up with the teacher's train of thought.

"Of course, a processing factory must exist!" Greem said leisurely, "The Ice Wind Territory is too cold and not suitable for farming or animal husbandry. To recruit the leaders, we must give them a certain life. In my opinion, Organize wizards and apprentices to collect and hunt in the Black Forest, capture and hunt back the monsters, beasts and those magic plants for necessary resource processing in the family factory. Those new leaders let them change their jobs to have certain A skilled craftsman..."