Arcane Linguist

Chapter 318 Preparing for counterattack, the intersection of fate
"Yes, I have looked for Mr. Gallo before."

Quinistine admitted frankly.

“We commissioned him to do the research, but unfortunately, he failed.

Scrolls are gradually being replaced by magic cards, and adventurers no longer like to use them. This is something we don’t want to see.

If Ferre also fails, people outside will be more inclined to magic cards instead of spell scrolls. "

"You're quite honest."

Roland was a little surprised.

"In front of a person like your Excellency, there is no point in covering up, so let's open up and tell the truth."

"Okay then, why are you here this time?"

"How about we cooperate and share the magic prop market here equally?"

Quinistine seemed sincere and made a suggestion to Roland.

"You continue to support your queen, and we support our Ferrie and continue this war.

They don't have any useful magic means, so they will inevitably rely on these magic props. When the time comes, both families will benefit.

As for other worlds, you can consider more in-depth cooperation. For example, you can also join our association, or let us take a stake in building a magic card company.

At that time, we can transfer some precious scroll technology to you. "

"It sounds good, but what you are doing doesn't seem to have any good intentions for cooperation."

"Are you referring to the Jonis Mercenary Group and the Blood Eagle Warriors?"

"That's right, you killed my people, why don't you give me an explanation?"

"Everyone is fighting for his own master on the battlefield, and death and injury are inevitable."

Roland was a little surprised when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he suddenly understood.

This is the typical thinking of plane colonizers.

They continue to provoke wars in various worlds and countries, and profit from chaos. The values ​​and interests they pursue are completely different from those of Seris people like themselves.

To put it simply, this matter requires no explanation at all.

The Blood Eagle warriors who died in the battle were just pawns.

On the contrary, the result of the battle is enough to become a bargaining chip to confirm the strength and status.

So at this time, he felt that he had the qualifications to speak, so he came to the door proudly.

Very good, typical gangster thinking.

"...In short, your Excellency, please think it over carefully."

After an announcement, Quinistine left his contact information and ended the communication.

"Sir, that person just now..."

Queen Rosa heard the commotion and walked over, with a little worry in her eyes.

The thoughts of these big shots determine the fate of Reiner World. With the current strength of Reiner World, there is simply no way to resist.

Roland snorted coldly and said, "I guess I want to delay the development of competing products.

No matter what, Reiner's world is just a corner. No matter how far the situation develops here, as long as they wait until a competitive product that can compete with Magic Cards for the market is released, they will win.

As for the precious scroll technology, are the benefits really so easy to get?
No need to ask, they are just plotting my movable type printing technique, Siris! "

He vaguely guessed the other party's intention.

Even so, the appearance of this person still cast a haze on Roland's heart.

Because he realized more and more clearly that in the process of the school's growth, it continued to harvest various achievements and obtain various benefits, which would gradually replace the dominant position of other schools and forces.

Although some people join us and support us because of interests, there will also be people who will stand against us because of interests.

In fact, it is difficult to distinguish between friends and foes, and they are entangled.

Competition in pure arcane arts is not bad, opening up new areas and there is room for win-win cooperation.

But in the already mature market of spell scrolls, there is bound to be direct competition.

Coupled with the gaps between national races and different values...

This is no longer just an arcane matter, nor is it just business competition.

I have to think about these issues carefully.

……

"What, the Spell Scroll Association?"

"This Quinistine seems to be a director-level executive in the association. He has the 'Black Fire Legion' under his control. It is a notorious mercenary organization that has destroyed many countries and races!
They are basically a group of bandits composed of orcs and wanderers from the outside world, burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil..."

Soon after, Lei and Blaise came over after hearing the news and discussed with Roland.

They had also just heard the news about the Battle of Blackstone Castle. Now that they learned that Quannistin came to Roland, they were a little shocked and angry.

"Roland, you must not be fooled by him.

It’s hard to say about the other members of the Card Association, but this guy is not a good person. He is treacherous and plundering, which is commonplace. "

"Don't worry, I'm not easily fooled."

Roland brought new dialect vocabulary to the world.

Lei said: "The matter in Blackstone Castle will not be easy to end. No matter what, the next battle will still have to be fought.

It's a pity that the previous losses were quite heavy, and it was inconvenient for the guards under your command who were originally affiliated with the Governor's Mansion to end up..."

Blaise said: "The Card Association may be able to help. Instead of compromising with the Scroll Association, it is better to join forces with the Card Association to become bigger and stronger."

Roland heard and nodded slightly.

In fact, he was also inclined to unite with the Card Association and had a fight with the Scroll Association.

The other party has already made mistakes in front of them. In addition, the old score of supporting Gallo and competing with him in the past has not been settled, so he still has to settle things with them.

……

Preparing for a counterattack is not optimistic.

After Atrein learned about the fate of the Black Fire Legion, they didn't react much.

After all, in their opinion, this mercenary group from another world is just accepting some employment and completing entrusted tasks.

This is also the perspective of the pandimensional colonizer.

Atrein is a colonial country, and in the process of conquering various planes, various types of tyranny, port trade, profit sharing, separatist rule, and stock ownership are commonplace.

If we use human relationships as a metaphor, Atline never cares about pure love.

In order to get more opportunities, it is possible to have a feast from time to time and invite friends to share.

Now the Black Fire Legion is just touching it, so what?
No problem at all.

Moreover, funds are limited.

Taking the past annual budget as an example, the entire Rune School only had about 1 million gold coins a year. That was the funding from various forces including Autodocus, Iser, Orvisto Mage Tower, etc. pool.

The Seris School already accounts for more than half, and even has a tendency to rise to more than [-]%. It still needs to use card printing, Seris medicine, martial arts and other projects to compete with the Alchemy School, the Magic School and other forces for share.

Continue to ask for money and support?
That was really difficult.

"This is completely different from what we expected!"

“Yes, funding and support are limited, but the topics and research projects required for the development of the school are unlimited.

We can only increase revenue and reduce expenditure and be self-reliant. "

The next day, in the office.

The three giants of the academy gathered together again to discuss Atline's reaction.

Relying on Reiner World and opening up a base for the development of the school has always been their agreed development strategy for the school.The old forces did the same thing.

The entire Atrein is more like a federal country. Each school has its own traditional sphere of influence. For example, the wizards of the Witchcraft School even rule several worlds as colonies alone. The Magic School also has its own branches in various places. own research base and commercial companies.

In order to attract talents, in addition to sufficient funds, another key is the honor of the arcane community.

Where does the so-called fame, wealth and status come from?

Aren’t they just the various awards and honors recognized by the arcane world?

Therefore, after the conditions for applying for funds were rejected, Roland took advantage of the situation and proposed to set up his own awards within the tower, and it was also for this reason.

Everything was going very smoothly. If the problem can be completely solved before this summer, more resources can be invested in arcane development and more attention will be paid to the construction of these aspects.

But now it seems that we can only develop while fighting.

That way, winning becomes key.

If you win, you will still have the opportunity to achieve the development of the established school.

If we lose, then there really is nothing left to worry about.

……

"Captain, there's a letter from the Mage Tower."

Soon after, in the frontline town, in the camp near Blackstone Castle.

Jonis received direct orders from Roland.

"Recruit mercenaries and fight the Black Fire Legion to the end!"

After reading it carefully, he extracted the central meaning and silently put the letter away.

"Jonis, how are you?"

Rabiot asked anxiously.

Jonis said: "Sir Roland wants us to fight again."

Rabiot said happily: "That's great. This defeat is extremely detrimental to our reputation and status. If we can't reverse it in time, it's better to just disband!"

"Yes, isn't the reputation of the mercenary group just created by building it?"

Jonis was filled with anger and unwillingness when he thought that his hard work and future career were suffering like this.

He wholeheartedly supported Roland's order to fight again.

But soon, the two of them also became worried.

One of them is a mid-level warrior and the other is a third-level mage. They are not very afraid of the Black Fire Legion.

Ordinary adventurers would be frightened.

The Lena people even regarded him as a strong one, and after a disastrous defeat, they already had the intention to avoid fighting.

It's not that easy to get back on track.

Fortunately, Roland knew their difficulties and gave them plenty of time to reorganize.

At the same time, he also did several things.

The first is to continue to expand the production of card printing technology, develop various convenient workshops, and industrialize.

In the previous war, although they were attacked by the Black Fire Legion and suffered heavy casualties, the use of magical props such as Siris Magic Cards also caused considerable casualties to the opponent.

Moreover, Siris magic cards can be cheaper than spell scrolls, which is a great advantage.

The second is to rediscover talents from the subsequent training courses and recruit and train more Siris Demon Warriors who can participate in the war.

It's the same thing. Although Jonis and others were defeated, they still took a bite out of the opponent's body.

In particular, the Blood Eagle Rishis bore most of the firepower of the Black Fire Legion's sudden attack, but they still killed enemies twice their own, creating opportunities for Jonis and others to successfully break out.

This kind of combat effectiveness is worthy of recognition.

Siris Demon Warrior is still worthy of trust, and even needs to further increase investment!
The third is to actively explore the kingdom's war potential and accelerate military innovation and magical transformation.

The lesson Roland learned from the Battle of Blackstone Castle was that ordinary armies were powerless against plane mercenaries like the Black Fire Legion, and they must improve their overall quality to the level of soldiers!

This is also in line with the "Promote the Demon" plan formulated by Art Lain, as well as the development needs of the school itself.

The so-called middle magic means that the top level of power has developed to an advanced level of seven or above, but the popularity of middle-level and low-level spells is also an important indicator.

As for actively uniting allies and gaining support, this is also done at the same time.

Even Trina was sent to the front line by him.

She, a senior bodyguard, has been almost idle for a long time, but now the situation has changed and she is finally being used.

"Trina, after you get there, don't go out in person for the time being, just show up.

I don't want to flip the table just yet, but I want to prevent them from flipping the table. "

Facing Roland's personal request, Trina couldn't help but roll her eyes.

“I really don’t understand how you humans fight and don’t fight.

According to me, wouldn't it be enough to just knock down that fortress and kill the traitorous king? "

"It's not that simple. War is just a means, not our purpose."

"Then I don't care, if you ask me to do work, you have to pay more!
It’s important to show up! "

"Row."

Such a happy attitude made Trina very satisfied, but it did not affect her counting the expenses for him on various business trips and overtime work on her fingers.

What she didn't know was that in Roland's opinion, such a price was quite affordable.

It's hard to say whether raising a real dragon is better than raising an army.

But for him, sending Trina was much more cost-effective.

……

In the big pharmacy.

Pamir came to Wei An with some anxiety.

"Weian, there is something I want to tell you."

"whats the matter?"

"I...I want to join the army!"

"Ok?"

Wei An was a little surprised and put down the book he was holding on to: "Isn't that too dangerous?

In war, you have to fight with others. Wouldn't it be better to be a doctor in this pharmacy and help the world by treating diseases and saving people in the future? "

“But I still want to make great achievements and be a great general and great swordsman, not a doctor!

When I attended a training class at Naserys Martial Arts, everyone praised me for my talent.

I broke the training class record in one fell swoop and was the genius boy who cultivated fighting spirit the fastest!

Last time I signed up, I was told that I was too young..."

Pamir clenched his fists, feeling a little longing but also a little unconvinced.

"It's different this time. I think I heard that they have removed the age limit!"

Wei An thought about it seriously, and the slightly childish face of the young man showed a hint of maturity far beyond his peers.

"Okay then, I'll go with you."

"Hey?"

This time, it was Pamir's turn to be surprised.

(End of this chapter)