“I heard that she is very famous in the female mercenary world.”
“that’s right. I heard that a request has never failed.”
The female contestant me and Peru looking down from above was Lodienne. The female contestant stood out because she was alone, but she was warming up casually among the male applicants.
No, rather, the men noticed and avoided her.
“Incredible. To be honest, I don’t look strong…”
“Once you can use Aura or mana, appearance doesn’t matter. She is stronger than most knights.”
I didn’t say that if you open up the true power she has, she’s stronger than the whole knights.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Bap!”
“no.”
Cuckold caught him trying to fly to Rodien.
“I’ll send it to you later, be patient.”
“Buck.”
It flapped its wings as if it was regrettable.
“By the way, why did that famous mercenary come to take the military exam? Even if all the money was stolen, if you stay still, the request will come in on its own.”
“I mean.”
There are parts that are roughly expected.
“Viscount. let’s start I stand in front.”
As if it was Lodien’s turn, she settled down in front of a large rock.
“You don’t even have to look. She will pass all the tests very easily.”
The first test was to lift a 40kg rock, but Rodien casually lifted the rock with one hand, shook it a few times, and then put it down.
“wow!”
The people who were watching around her looked stunned at her appearance. Some people pinched their cheeks as if they thought they were dreaming.
“Gee, it’s real. A rock like that with one hand…”
“I told you. You shouldn’t judge by appearance.”
Lodien also passed the second test, where he ran 500m wearing guard’s gear, as the first place faster than anyone else. It seemed that she was running all alone.
The third test was the vision test to read the letters written in the distance, but it was a mana for her as an elf. As soon as she saw it, she said the written words and passed all the tests the fastest, becoming the first passer.
“Peru.”
“yes.”
“Say I’m conducting the interview myself, and bring that woman to the office.”
“Well, that person should do it separately. From what I can see, my skills are completely different from other people.”
“okay.”
After sending Peru, I immediately went up to the office. After waiting for a while, Peru came with Rodien.
“I brought you.”
“great job. go out.”
“yes.”
“Sit.”
After sending Peru, I gestured to the chair in front of me.
“Meet the Viscount.”
“I never expected to see you again this soon.”
“Iknow, right. Whoops.”
Rodien sat down on the chair across from him with a crescent-like eye smile.
“Bap!”
“okay. okay. Nice to meet you too.”
“Buck.”
It flew to Rodien as if it had been waiting for it. She hugged him tightly and scratched his head.
“It’s an honor to have the Viscount personally interview you.”
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“Of course I have to.”
“I love being treated so special. Whoops.”
Every time I spoke, Rodien looked at me and smiled.
“Why did you volunteer to become a soldier?”
“I think I’ll have to do some work because I’ve lost all my money.”
“I know that there are not one or two quests with good conditions waiting for Rodien. I heard that there are a lot of place names.”
“That’s true, but I also want to take a break while working in one place. That doesn’t mean I’ll be here forever.”
“I guess so.”
As an elf, she must eventually return to her hometown, Eluna. Applying to become a soldier must be based on interest.
“And I told you. There are things I want to see more of.”
As he said that, Rodien looked at me with strange eyes. Looking at her calm green eyes, I felt relieved.
“Well, it’s me, Rodien-nim, it’s really welcome. However, I plan to expel all the illegal gambling places that Rodien likes from Gairin. Maybe later, but never for a while.”
I moved Brica and destroyed all the illegal gambling dens in Gairin. I don’t know about tomorrow, but there is not a single illegal gambling hall in Gairin right now.
“Well, I’m not a crazy gambler!”
Rodien made a pouty face.
“I just enjoy gambling. The taste of standing up! Roulette’s earnestness! I’m doing it for that! Even the viscount knows.”
“Then I’m glad. Are you planning on opening a licensed gambling hall soon?”
“Really?”
“yes. The magnification will be considerably lower.”
“does not matter. Like I just said, I just enjoy it. Please be sure to put it in.”
“hahahaha, I see.”
Rodien made a one-handed gesture as if he were pecking at a playing card and smiled cutely.
“Then are you hiring me?”
“You don’t have to kick the jewels that roll in.”
“It feels good to hear the sound of jewelry.”
It really is like a jewel.
In the future, there will be a lot of emptying of the manor and walking around, but just by her presence, you can comfortably walk around the outside.
“Instead, I think it will be difficult as a soldier.”
“Isn’t that right?”
“yes. Currently, the soldiers’ barracks are only for men, so it’s not enough to send Lord Rodien there. can’t send Instead of guards, I will hire you as an escort for this territory.”
“yes? Yeongji’s escort? Isn’t it the lord’s escort?”
“That’s right.”
“Ah, indeed. The lord probably doesn’t need an escort. I heard you handled Living Armor alone. I went out of town for a while to tell you the news.”
At the time, I thought it was strange that Lodien wasn’t there, but it seems like she sent word to Eluna that she was staying here for a while.
“I usually stay comfortably in the castle, but if something happens to the manor, I want you to stop it. Of course, I will pay you well enough.”
“all right. I’ll just make money while doing this almost silently.”
He didn’t say anything, just smiled. Probably not that comfortable. Now my enemies will be aware of my existence little by little.
“I wish you well in the future. Rodien.”
“yes! Please take good care of me!”
**
Finally, the mana stone mine was opened and mining began.
There was no need for me to spread rumors, and rumors that a high-quality mana stone mine had been discovered in the Gairin estate and that mining had begun spread across the continent.
As a matter of course, not only the kingdom of Krasis, but also famous colossi, knights, and wizards from all over the continent sent people to make deals with them.
But I had no intention of selling the mana stones recklessly. After discussing with the moka gun in the empire, I refused all of them because I was planning to sell them slowly while adjusting the quantity.
“Except for one.”
I decided to make a deal with one place right away, so I was waiting for a customer to come in the parlor.
Of the 16 Mana Stones recently mined, he brought out all 6 of them except for the 10 Mana Stones to be dedicated to the King.
“Viscount. A guest has arrived.”
Pyran opened the door and brought an old man in a golden robe. I got up right away and greeted the old man.
“You worked hard to come. My name is Uren Rocks.”
“Heh heh, nice to meet you. My name is Braden Atlas of the Golden Tower.”
This old man is Braden, the sub-tab owner of the Golden Tower. I thought they would send a high-ranking wizard, but I was quite surprised by the news that the deputy master was coming.
“sorry. I should have come to see you.”
“no. I know this is a busy time.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
Even without a title, a high circle mage is treated more than a tolerable noble. Braden, the deputy owner of the Golden Pagoda, is a person who will be treated higher than me wherever he goes.
“Sit down.”
“thank you.”
“Pyran manager. great job. Get out.”
“yes. then.”
After Pyran left, there was silence for a while. Braden, who drank a cup of tea, spoke first.
“I heard you are doing business with us.”
“That’s right.”
“I heard that you turned down all the deals with good terms. Is there any reason why you accept our offer?”
“I heard from my father that the people of the Golden Tower are trustworthy. If it was an item that had to be sold anyway, I wanted to sell it to a reliable place.”
“Oh, the Marquis of Rox said such a thing. It is an honor.”
Of course, the Marquis never said anything like that.
The reason why I chose the Golden Tower among the four magic towers is that there are no people related to Sephiroth or the Sinners in the Golden Tower.
Although collectively referred to as the Magic Tower, the four major Magic Towers have different personalities and attributes. The Golden Tower is friendly to Krasis and specializes in defense magic and movement magic.
The characters of the wizards are also mild, so I chose them because I thought they would have a good relationship in the future.
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He took out a mana stone from his magic bag and put it on the table.
“This is the highest quality mana stone from our mine.”
“hmm! The size of the mana stone is large, but the quality of the mana inside is also good. It was like this…”
Braden, like a wizard, couldn’t take his eyes off the mana stone and kept looking at it. I could see him wiggling his fingers as if he wanted to touch the mana stone.
“Every month, I will sell 5 mana stones of this level to the Golden Tower.”
“You must have conditions, right?”
Braden took his eyes off the mana stone and looked at me. His eyes, which had been showing joy, were filled with seriousness again.
“That’s right. Building a golden pagoda in Gairin is my condition.”
Without delay, I immediately stated my condition. Braden nodded and immediately opened his mouth.
“Hmm, to be honest, I was expecting to live on the condition that the magic tower be installed.”
It would have been. There was no way he didn’t know that Gairin didn’t have a mage tower.
“In the future, Gairin will develop greatly. There will be a lot more people living and moving people. It will be a loss at first, but looking at it from a distance, building a pagoda here will never be a loss to the golden pagoda.”
The reason he wanted to make a deal with the Golden Tower was to build a mage tower in Gairin.
The mage tower itself is of great help in defending the territory. If there had been a magic tower, the damage to the building during the Living Armor Incident would have been reduced by more than half.
There is a convenient warp magic, and you can get a lot of auxiliary help, so the Mage Tower is a must-have element to become a proper city.
“Actually, there is something the Master said before coming here.”
“Are you the Golden Pagoda Lord?”
“yes. Master said to listen to the Viscount if he asks to build a tower of gold.”
“then…”
“yes. I will accept the viscount’s offer.”
Braden replied with a light smile.
“Actually, Master said that he would rather see the viscount and accept the offer than mana stones.”
“What do you mean by that…”
“The Viscount’s growth rate and popularity are unprecedented. I am sure that the viscount will continue to grow greatly, and I am trying to connect with us. To put it simply, it’s flattering. hahahaha.”
Just as I was trying to build a good relationship with the Golden Pagoda, it seems that the Golden Pagoda was also trying to establish a good relationship with me. I think I did well by choosing the Golden Tower.
“I’ll be busy from now on if I don’t want to disappoint the lord of the Golden Pagoda.”
“Heh heh heh! is that so?”
The atmosphere was not bad because the story worked out well. Despite my light joke, Braden was smiling like he was in a good mood.
“To commemorate the deal, I will hand over the 6 mana stones mined first. The price will be three times that of the highest quality mana stones currently on the market.”
“Hmm, for the size and quality, the price is just right.”
“There is one condition. The condition is that I do not hand over or sell the mana stones I sold.”
“Yes, of course. Because we don’t have enough to write about. There are no conditions.”
The transaction is really going according to my heart.
“Then let’s talk about the details.”
**
“It’s tidy.”
Looking at the village, all damage to the buildings damaged by the Living Armor had been restored, and wizards and architects were gathering in the center of the village to prepare for the installation of the gold tower.
“Mining is also proceeding smoothly.”
The Chadol miners were also working hard, and the Volcanuis mercenaries were protecting the miners and the surroundings like iron bars. The mine was moving like a cog wheel turning.
“The new soldiers aren’t bad either.”
The soldiers were also conducting training after interviewing and filling them with useful people. The existing soldiers will be a bit difficult, but after training, they will be able to relax for a while.
“Now it looks like a place where people live.”
There are still many things to change, but compared to when I first came, Gairin has changed 180 degrees. It feels like the shadows on the faces of the residents have lifted a little.
“Now let’s get ready to catch the shooter.”
The time has come to leave again.
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“Viscount. All have been called.”
Peru entered my office with Arin, Cryde, Brica, Pyran, and Ghiranox. They didn’t know why they had been called together, so they were looking at each other with puzzled expressions.
“You don’t have to panic so much. That’s why I called you to say that you’ve worked hard since you came to Gairin.”
“ah!”
“okay. I got scolded for doing something wrong again. phew.”
“Peru, did you do anything wrong? Let’s turn ourselves in and find the light.”
“Eh, never, never!”
“hahahaha!”
Peru and my antics eased the mood, and everyone smiled slightly.
“First of all, Arin and Creed took turns watching over the mine, and in the castle, they worked hard to help train the soldiers. Even at Living Armor, he bravely stepped forward.”
“no!”
“Of course it was something to do.”
Arin and Cryde answered firmly while maintaining their posture. That look was trustworthy, and I smiled with satisfaction without knowing it.
“Brica, you worked hard to overturn the entire gambling house by yourself. you must have been the busiest It is thanks to you that all the illegal gambling establishments have disappeared in Gairin.”
“No! To be honest, I thought there would be problems in Gairin if the gambling hall disappeared, but I was surprised that the atmosphere improved. In the future, I will only trust my big brother, no, the Viscount!”
Brica tried to say eldest brother, but was startled and slammed her mouth once before changing the word to viscount.
“Kuk-kuk. okay. I wish you well in the future. Start the training I taught you from today.”
“All right.”
“If you don’t know something, ask Arin or Cryde.”
“yes!”
In order to raise Brica as a swordsman, he told me the training he had to do in the future. He’s a sincere guy, so he’ll do just fine without me.
“Peru, you must have been busy taking care of my work while receiving training from the pyran manager, but you did a great job.”
“no. It’s not hard compared to other people.”