CHAPTER 518: CHAPTER 249: RESERVE KNIGHT RECRUITMENT OF THE GOLDEN PANSY KNIGHT ORDER_2

This matter doesn’t require Lin Rui’s extra attention. Lin Rui, however, was quite curious and asked, "Received so many Recruitment Scrolls? The Plane War is about to start, and the Explorers are actually willing to sell them?"

Caroline explained, "It’s precisely because the Plane War is about to start that the Explorers are seizing the opportunity to sell at high prices."

Seeing Lin Rui’s confusion, Caroline said, "That’s a perspective issue for you. After all, most of us are not like you, we don’t need to participate in the Plane War."

Lin Rui suddenly realized that it was indeed his own perspective influencing him.

He thought that because he had to participate in the Plane War, it was a big deal concerning the entire world.

But in his own world, he is the main character. In others’ eyes, he is just an insignificant bystander, and no one really cares about those matters he considers more important than the heavens.

For instance, the Plane War, only the top ten thousand Explorers on various lists can participate, although there are eight lists, in fact, only thirty to forty thousand might participate.

Anyone who can make it on the lists is usually on more than one list. Lin Rui alone occupies eight slots on eight leaderboards. If everyone was like him, at most there would be ten thousand people.

These eight lists make the names of the Lords more similar as they rank higher. The top ten Lords in the comprehensive strength list generally also hold the top ten in other lists. Only after four or five thousand does each list start to have differences, with new names appearing that aren’t on other lists.

Compared to the billions of Explorers in the entire Plane, those thirty to forty thousand Explorers account for a tiny fraction of the whole.

If one person out of thousands disappears, it is a completely unnoticeable affair from the whole perspective. The probability of being bitten by a cat and developing rabies is even lower. That is to say, the chance of an Explorer being bitten to death by a cat is greater than him participating in the Plane War.

If these participants weren’t among the powerful Explorers with vast influence, no one would have noticed several tens of thousands of people disappeared from this world.

But precisely because these big figures are going to participate in the dangerous Plane War, the other Explorers are finally celebrating.

Usually, it was always you big shots reaping from us ordinary Explorers.

Now it’s finally our turn as ordinary Explorers to reap from you!

Caroline introduced the frenzy in the market, saying, "Now the market prices are completely non-referential. A Fine-level weapon is daringly priced at a hundred thousand Realm Coins, and a Recruitment Scroll is even boldly priced at a hundred thousand resources. They act as if they couldn’t care less about whether you buy it or not. Conversely, they dare to sharply undervalue the items of participants. Some even dared to haggle with our merchants, offering only an Excellence Level Recruitment Scroll for a Rare Level weapon. They are confident, claiming if we don’t sell, there won’t be a chance tomorrow."

Lin Rui chuckled and said, "Indeed, they won’t be sold tomorrow, but that’s because we’re closing shop, not because we’re bankrupt!"

Caroline laughed heartily, saying, "They might think you ran off with your mistress. But seeing as there are seventy billion Realm Coins in the territory treasury, I bought up all the useful Recruitment Scrolls. Cleared out all the hidden stock of Scrolls from the Explorers in the Dragonbone Plain!"

Seventy billion!

Ordinary people might have no idea what concept this number represents.

Calculating at a regular price of 9999 Realm Coins per Recruitment Scroll, even if the Woodland Fairy-type Recruitment Scroll doubled or tripled, it would only be a bit over twenty thousand Realm Coins.

Purchasing a thousand would only cost two to three hundred million Realm Coins!

Not every Explorer dares to raise prices tenfold or a hundredfold. There are those oddballs, but most sell at three or four times the price because they’re afraid no one would buy them. After all, only a few tens of thousands of Explorers go to battle, averaging out to one or two hundred people per district. Missing out on this chance to reap, who knows when the next one will come.

But Lin Rui doesn’t care about the markup. Just from the level of Krypton Gold he dabbled in, a bit accidentally falling through his fingers would be enough to clear out the hidden stock of Recruitment Scrolls from the Explorers in the Dragonbone Plain.

Two to three hundred million Realm Coins are akin to pocket change compared to seventy billion. Just like one wouldn’t bother over two cents when they have seven hundred bucks in their wallet. Even fifty million is nothing to Lin Rui; it’s just a slight sprinkle.

Any problem that can be solved with money, any way to enhance combat power with money, the Golden Pansy Domain can tackle with eyes closed.

Regarding this thousand and two hundred Human Recruitment Scrolls, Caroline continued, "As for the Recruitment Scrolls suitable for our territory, there are a hundred and seven Knight’s Heart, thirty-five long halberd and fierce armor, and should the rest be recruited for dedicated training?"

"No Casters?" Lin Rui asked with concern.

Caroline shook her head decisively, saying, "Not a single one. Almost no one sells Casters because they can serve as a territory artillery regardless of the military system."

"Then recruit them all for reassignment. Males to the Black Banner Guard, females to the Holy Hall Maid Guard."

There’s no need to enhance these Recruitment Scrolls, enhancing them would be a complete waste of wealth. Regardless of Ordinary Level, Excellence Level, or Elite-level, they can all be reassigned to Elite-level soldiers.

Of course, even if enhancements were needed, Lin Rui doesn’t have resources for that. Especially high-tier resources, all emptied out by the enhancements.

Now Lin Rui is left with only money!

Someone else might say that as a boast, but for Lin Rui, it’s an extremely accurate fact.

After discussing Recruitment Scrolls, Caroline continued, "By the way, My Lord, regarding the reserve personnel for training and reassignment, there is a situation. This time, with the input of Territorial Essence, among the newly recruited citizens in our territory with the large population trait, there are seven high-talent civilians. Two Elite-level, and five Excellence Level."

"High-talent civilians?"

"These are civilians without any class or trait," Caroline explained, "But their talent is rated above the excellent level, such civilians are rare talents, able to quickly transition into any role needed by the territory."

Lin Rui has indeed seen such cases before. Among the original farmers of the territory, besides the lowest-talented Jinhua, who was rated dimwitted level with a trait of [Petty Calculations], everyone else was without traits. Even Lanxin, rated as excellent level and responsible for weaving flower baskets called [Qingyu Divine Light], had only two skills and no traits.

Lin Rui promptly recalled the training requirements for the Golden Pansy Knight Order.

[Entry Talent: Heavy Armored Attendant: Citizens with excellent talent and above.]

[Golden Pansy Knight: Citizens with excellence level and above.]

[Knight Standard Bearer: Citizens with Elite-level and above]

The territory can finally train knights for the Golden Pansy Knight Order.

Lin Rui was also curious about what traits directly trained Golden Pansy Knights and Knight Standard Bearers would have.

So Lin Rui said, "Let’s send all seven into the Golden Pansy Knight Order and train them to the standard of knights."

Caroline asked, "What about the Heavy Armored Attendants? Train a batch?"

Lin Rui thought for a moment and said, "No need for now; let the Black Banner Guard handle the frontline infantry for the territory. The knight order doesn’t need to assemble as a separate army. Once the population is counted and if there are surplus citizens, then consider assembling Heavy Armored Attendants."

Although Lin Rui hasn’t seen what the Heavy Armored Attendants look like, he hypothesized they might be sword and shield infantry or giant swordsmen infantry wielding two-handed swords.

The Black Banner Guard of the territory acts as the frontline infantry, focusing on defense. They would be output infantry, responsible for strong offensive output.

But due to the lack of population, the Golden Pansy Walking Knights can temporarily serve in their role.

Now Lin Rui needs to carefully count the total population of the territory, especially to determine how many loyal citizens remain after accounting for the Explorers.

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