Studying Science in the Alternate World

In a flash, Duke has been promoted to the 1st Ring Arcane Mage for a month.

After being affiliated with Shenjiao City Hotel and Youshi Clothing Company, he turned down most of the banquet invitations and kept a low profile.

During this month, I was basically busy with trivial matters.

Decorate the home of No. 17 in Beverly Manor, recruit your own team members, and reorganize an exclusive meditation method that suits you.

"Master, Captain Zina is here." The newly recruited butler Morris said softly.

Morris is in his fifties and is a 0-ring spiritual plant envoy. He worked on a farm when he was young, but he prefers to live in the city, so he chose to be a housekeeper for a wealthy businessman.

But a while ago, the rich businessman went bankrupt.

As a result, Morris lost his job, and his reputation was affected by the bankruptcy of his master's family. As a result, no one was willing to hire him as a housekeeper.

Duke didn't mind this. The rich businessman couldn't blame a hard-working housekeeper for his own business problems.

So after the interview, Morris successfully became Duke's butler.

Even after learning that Morris and his wife Milena had no children, but their relationship was still very good, Duke simply recruited Milena together and arranged for her to be the housekeeper.

After many years of life as a housekeeper, Morris has recruited many people through the contacts he has known.

One gardener, Ring 0 spiritual plant envoy Gruol; two attendants, Knights Andrew and Victor of ring 0; two female nannies, Sivir and Samantha; two male chores, Bruce and Will. Basically constitutes the entire service team.

Including the former assistant Mu Lali, the cook Aunt Virginie, the driver Royce, and Levin who was arranged by Duke as the groom, there are thirteen people in total.

Among them, Levine's groom position is mainly to feed dogs, raise horses, send and receive owl mail, and take care of Xiaodou.

If you live in a big villa, you must book the postman owl service.

Duke is also studying Blood Sea. As a knight, training to ride a war horse is a compulsory course, and he must raise a spirit beast steed or other types of rideable spirit beasts.

The "Imperial Dragon Cavalry Spear" must be used in conjunction with a mounted spirit beast.

Xiaodou also had to be fed when he was not at home, and Levine took care of these light chores anyway.

Hearing the reminder from Butler Morris at this time, Duke immediately ordered: "Please invite Captain Zina to the study on the third floor."

Butler Morris bowed and left to invite Zina, the head of the Broken Sword Mercenary Corps who was visiting.

Duke sat on the chair, thinking silently: "The service team is short of a driver, the car can't run the route, I will buy a black beetle sooner or later... In addition, the guards have to be recruited. With a few big knights, it looks shabby."

In fact, with his current status, he can recruit as many great knights as he goes to knight monasteries everywhere.

But the character is not so good.

As for the important guards, he is recruiting based on the principle of preferring shortages to indiscriminate use, and he is going to slowly screen out the first-ring great knights with clean family backgrounds, good conduct, and most importantly, loyalty.

If you can't recruit, just don't.

Holding a ring of sand eagles, he is not afraid to run around in the forest, and he doesn't really care if there is a big knight to protect him.

soon.

Captain Zina followed Butler Morris up to the study on the third floor.

"Welcome, Captain Zina." Duke sat on the chair without getting up, but raised his hand with a smile, motioning for Zina to sit down.

"Master Duke." Zina put her right hand on her chest and performed a knight salute to Duke before she sat down.

"I've been too busy in Shenjiao City recently, so I have to excuse you, Commander Zina, to come to Shenjiao City in person."

"My lord, you are welcome. It is an honor for Zina to visit Lord Arcane Master." Compared with the free and easy communication between the two before, seeing Duke now, Zina has completely lost the free and easy at that time. Be cautious.

This made Duke feel once again how honorable the status of an arcanist is.

"When you and I met in the infancy, don't be so nervous, just treat it as a chat between ordinary friends." Duke said softly.

Zina forced a smile: "Yes."

Although she said yes, but looking at her expression, it was clear that she was not relaxed.

Seeing this, Duke had no choice but to abandon the politeness among friends, and went straight to the point: "I asked someone to bring you a message before, and I plan to sponsor Broken Sword. How are you thinking?"

"My lord, I don't know how you want to sponsor Broken Sword?" Zina asked, "In our mercenary world, there are roughly three types of sponsors."

"Which three?"

"The first is the entrustment system, which is also the form before we broke the sword. The sponsor entrusts us with some tasks and sponsors a fee according to the difficulty of the task; the second is the cooperative system. The sponsor provides us with start-up funds and earns After the resources are obtained, they will be handed over to the funder for processing, and then everyone will share."

"What about the third type?"

"The third type is the subordination system. The mercenary group is subordinate to the donor. We take the donor's money and do the donor's business. We do what the donor says."

Duke asked with great interest: "What method do you prefer to break the sword?"

"It's all acceptable, and we can't help but choose." Zina shook her head and said, "Speaking of which, the subordination system is definitely more popular among mercenaries. The risk of adventure in the forest is too great, and everyone hopes to have a stable income. .”

Every time the mercenary group goes out to explore, they don't always get resources, and it is commonplace to lose money.

And the death rate has remained high.

Duke nodded: "Then choose the subordination system. Broken Sword will be supported by me, and you will serve me exclusively in the future."

The Broken Sword Mercenary Corps has five 1st-ring knights, 76 0-ring knights, and 30 ordinary support staff.

"My lord, are you sure? Broken Sword is not small. After the subsidy sponsorship, you need to be responsible for Broken Sword's salary for one year, and you have to have 800 gold dragons. Plus the purchase of spirit cards, weapons and equipment, and treatment expenses Wait, you can't afford to have 1,200 golden dragons a year."

A great knight with a 1st ring can earn at least 2 gold dragons per month;

A 0-ring knight, the monthly salary ranges from 50 silver dragons to 80 silver dragons;

A support staff also needs to have a monthly salary of 25 silver dragons.

All of Broken Sword's employees together have an annual salary of more than 800 gold dragons.

"1200 Golden Dragons is indeed a lot, but the mercenary group is going out to take risks, and the benefits are not small, right?" Duke said lightly.

The consulting fee he received from the Shenjiao City Hotel in one year was 1,500 Golden Dragons, more than enough to sponsor a mercenary regiment.

Zina nodded and replied: "In a good year, you can earn 2,000 gold dragons a year. In a bad year, I'm afraid you won't even have 200 gold dragons."

"Then it's decided. Broken Sword belongs to me. From now on, you will serve me, and I will pay for your salary." Duke made a decision without hesitation.

When he was in Snake Town, he secretly observed many mercenary groups.

Among them, the scale of Broken Sword is not small. Although the personnel are good and bad, they don't have too many bad deeds, and they behave quite well.

The most important thing is that Captain Zina has a brain, but she is a female mercenary, and she is not a 1st ring knight, but a fake 1st ring card fighter.

It can be said that the foundation is not solid.

Once Duke becomes the sponsor, he can immediately stabilize Zina's position as team leader. And if Zina wants to master Broken Sword, she has to rely on Duke, otherwise Duke can help others to rise to the top at any time.

This kind of cooperation is what Duke wants, not sponsoring a mercenary group that may play tricks behind his back at any time.