The breakfast brought by Gioia was also ignored by Conrad. Virgil refused to eat because he had no appetite, while Conrad had lost his digestive function and was prone to malfunctions if he ate indiscriminately.
"Your Highness, please eat as much as you like."
Gioia glanced at Conrad worriedly and said.
"Put it there. You go to the mercenary guild first and ask them to gather at least a thousand mercenaries before noon today."
"Your Highness, we don't need that much..."
Gioia was horrified. He thought that Conrad had grasped the root cause of the family's internal strife and was ready to take action, but with so many people, a thorough cleaning was enough. . . .
And the mercenary guild may not agree to this.
This is another huge force in Kartim City besides the Holy See and the Trade Federation. In order for the mercenaries to receive fairer treatment when they are hired, several mercenary captains took the lead in forming this guild. .
Gradually, the scale grew larger and larger, forming an organization that seemed loose but was actually very united for common interests.
Although they accept employment, their principle is not to participate in direct conflicts between other major forces, because they know very well that their organization, which has no background, can have both sides of Kartim City by relying on the overt and covert interactions between several major forces. Containment and competition.
An organization like theirs, which seems to be united but has little control, cannot influence the development of the situation at all. Once certain balances are broken, the rules will inevitably be rewritten, and it is not certain whether they will still have a place here.
Moreover, each force has long-term employed members of the organization. When a substantive conflict occurs, they will step aside and watch in accordance with the agreement.
To use Mo Bei's words, if the labor market environment is ruined, everyone will go back to the days when it was difficult to find a job and the pay was poor!
Gioia felt that his master would not fail to understand these principles, so he tentatively asked:
"Do you want to force them to give up with your absolute numerical advantage?"
"Well, before the conflict is clarified, some of the clan's combat power will also be mobilized."
Hearing this answer, Gioia guessed that his master did not have actual evidence and could only disperse and weaken the threats in the clan in this way. However, their main defense force was in the mining area. If something went wrong there, How to solve it?
And what Conrad said next made him even more incomprehensible.
"Then we will go south along the river to Kurast Harbor to help control and manage the Spider Forest."
He guessed that this must be done for the fluorite, but is that kind of flux worth the price?
When mercenaries go out on missions, their commissions are much lower than those on guard missions, but they have to cover their equipment repairs and other expenses. Except for items or supplies specifically requested by customers, all other combat income belongs to the mercenaries.
In addition, there are high death allowances, so patrons must also carefully consider the number of employees to reduce mission risks and mortality as much as possible.
One thousand mercenaries is almost the number of members of the mercenary guild who are still moving freely, and this is obviously a long-term task that cannot be completed within a few months. The cost of such a small army is extremely huge.
Gioia calculated the approximate figures and started sweating on his forehead. This was definitely a big gamble!
According to his knowledge, there seems to be no huge benefit that is worthy of the owner taking such a big risk.
Maybe, but the master didn't tell him.
His master still maintained a certain degree of attention when other forces gradually gave up control of the Kurast Seaport. Only in this way could he learn about the discovery of important resources in the Spider Forest at the first time. Although he went to the Kurast Seaport this time. It doesn't look like it's going well, but I think I've got some information.
He didn't get to the bottom of it because he was just the executor and never actively participated in decision-making unless Conrad asked for his opinion.
But before leaving, he still said:
"Your Highness, I need to bring a deposit. The amount is huge and the accounting office cannot afford it at the moment."
Hearing this, Perona, who was controlled remotely, narrowed her clear eyes, glanced at Mo Bei, and slightly pursed her lips, feeling resentful of the thousand mercenaries he had ordered.
The deposit of two hundred gold coins per person is clearly marked, so it is no secret. Among the series of information they obtained from Blake, their understanding of the semi-public organization of the Mercenary Guild was the most comprehensive.
This one breath will cost 200,000 gold coins, and it will cost money every day!
Although it had been discussed before, when it came time to actually take out the money, Perona still felt that Mo Bei was too wasteful.
But her consciousness still controlled Conrad's response without hesitation:
"Well, you can pick it up later."
But Qiao Ya still didn’t leave and said:
"Well, counting the days, the mining city will send people back to collect the gems in the next two days..."
Perona's face darkened, and she actually asked for gems!
They didn't know much about the operation of the mining city of Alkanas, but Perona could think of the connection between gems and smelting, but she didn't know how much it would cost, so she could only respond first, saying that she would pay for it with the gold coins later. Leave it to Joya.
"I need gems for smelting. How much can I give?"
Perona asked Mo Bei, with a hint of vigilance on her face unconsciously, as if she was worried about hearing an outrageous number.
"Smelting with gems!? Such a luxury..."
Mo Bei felt stunned at first, but he felt relieved when he thought about those metal ingots worth many times the price of gold.
"Just give me some for now. Anyway, we are going to Alkanas to see it next time, so we will bring it with us then." Mo Bei said lightly, which made Perona secretly relieved, but then she heard To one sentence:
"Give them two or three thousand broken gems and let them use them first. There shouldn't be any requirements on the level of the gems for smelting, right? Even if the energy is interrupted, it won't cool down directly."
Two to three thousand fragmented gems. .
Can synthesize a dozen perfect gems!
Perona frowned and sighed, but did not object.
"This is an investment, you will make it back!" Mo Bei comforted with a smile, then took gold coins and gems out of the inventory and started counting.
After Gioia left, Conrad called in several guards guarding the door.
Several people gathered in a circle around the round table and ate all the exquisite breakfast like a strong wind passing by. They sighed that the aristocratic grandpa's diet was indeed very particular. Not to mention whether it was delicious or not, at least the variety was very rich.
When they went out with unfinished business, they were all thinking about the meal after the changing of the guard. They had heard Conrad tell Gioia to prepare it carefully, but they didn't know how it would compare to this breakfast.
Speaking of which, when I was on duty in the Lu Gaoyin Palace before, I had never received such special care. Thinking about it, I was still looking forward to it.
At first, they all felt very nervous when they were told that they were going to lurk into other countries' capitals, but following His Excellency the Grand Duke, they actually felt quite comfortable.
For these palace guards, this kind of guard job is not difficult at all.
On the contrary to Alvin and the others, they feel that this is much easier than the field sentry and patrol work where they have to be absolutely vigilant at all times. Anyway, they are used to standing, and they are thinking about things in their minds. It is almost time to change the guard. .
Just as they were thinking about it, Mo Bei, who had just changed, appeared with another group of guards. He was here to deliver the gold coins and gems he had prepared. But before he could speak, they heard a voice coming from the end of the corridor. A woman rebuked angrily:
"Are you crazy! You even dare to stop me!?"
"Tsk...trouble is coming..." Mo Bei sighed secretly, feeling that his big sword was about to move again.
