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Chapter 79 76: The Alchemical Revolution

After receiving the news of the Alchemy Guild's rejection, Nolen didn't waste any time. The carriage from the City Lord's Mansion led a team of Knights to the gate of the Alchemy Guild that afternoon.

"Lord Nolen, think twice!"

On the carriage, Richard was sweating profusely and said, "The Alchemy Society is a neutral organization of the empire. I have reminded you before that the City Lord's Palace does not have the power to force them to do things for us!
  "If there is a conflict with them, our side will be completely unreasonable, and the City Lord's Mansion will also be affected by public opinion. This...isn't this not good?"

"I am also an alchemist, so I still know this common sense." Nolen glanced at him, "Why do you think I plan to use force to force them?"

"I saw that you just summoned a small team of knights, and I thought..."

"Well, I'm just here to hold the place."

Nolen chuckled, "If you don't give them some power, they still don't know who they are negotiating with?"

While he was talking, the Knights team had already surrounded the gate of the Alchemy Society.

The knights were the elite of Linfeng City. They each rode high-headed war horses and wore majestic knight armor. Their indifferent temperament and the power naturally revealed by high-level extraordinary people made everyone present stay silent.

"What's going on? People from the City Lord's Mansion have arrived?"

After receiving the news, Fast, the president of the Alchemy Guild, quickly walked out of the academy's gate. When he saw the Knights team in front of him, who was obviously coming with bad intentions, he was startled and his face turned slightly pale.

Linfeng City had just experienced a tragic war, and no one would naively think that the world was peaceful now.

The Knights have also been baptized in blood, and their loyalty and combat effectiveness are at their peak.

He had no doubt that as long as the city lord's palace gave the order, they would really draw their swords and kill all the "enemies" identified by the superior.

As for why people from the Knights came, Fast thought about it and finally attributed the reason to--he had just rejected the city lord's palace's long-term recruitment of alchemists in the morning.

He remembered that the signature on this commission was Nolen Vishes, and his position was the general staff officer of the city lord's palace.

Thinking of this, he quickly ordered the secretary next to him: "Quick, go and invite Director Wilson over!"

During the previous defense of the city, Nolen had met him once as a representative of the military department of the city lord's palace, and Wilson was also there.

It was also at that time that he learned that Wilson knew Nolen, and it was him who even held the alchemist qualification examination for the young man.

Seeing that the new general staff officer seemed a little angry because the society rejected his request, Fast was also a little worried.

Immediately, Wilson came, hoping that his appearance could calm down this aggressive young man.

Here, Nolen brushed off the wrinkles on his robe, got out of the carriage and walked straight towards the door of the Alchemy Society.

"Isn't this Lord Nolen?" Fast forced out a smile and greeted him, "This is you?"

"You should know why I'm here."

Nolen said with a half-smile, "The war has just ended, and it is a time when everything is waiting to be revitalized. It is imperative to revitalize Linfeng City. The president understands the righteousness, and I believe he will also help the city lord's government, right?"

The knights and onlookers on the street all looked at Fast. His smile was slightly stiff. How could he reject Nolen in person under such circumstances?
  Fortunately, Wilson appeared in time at this time, walked over quickly and said with a smile: "You are here, Nolen. No, I should call you General Staff Officer now, right?"

"You're welcome, just call me Nolen as usual."

Nolen's face softened slightly, "Aren't we talking to our president about something? Regarding the commission I gave to the society two days ago, the president seems to have some small misunderstandings with me."

Fast on the side winked wildly at Wilson, who quickly understood the situation and said with a smile:

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's just go inside and talk it over. We're all peers, so we'll be able to reach a consensus quickly."

"That's what I meant." Nolen nodded and walked towards the academy first, turning his back on guests.

The two Fasts looked at each other and smiled bitterly, then quickly followed.

The three of them quickly sat down in a conference room. Looking down from the upstairs window, the knights were still guarding the gate of the Alchemy Society, which seemed quite oppressive.

"As for the Society's request to help the City Lord's Mansion recruit alchemists for long-term cooperation, I hope the president can reconsider."

Nolen got straight to the point and continued the original topic, "The military is planning to set up its own alchemy factory to produce alchemy weapons in large quantities over a long period of time, which requires a lot of manpower support.

"If this plan succeeds, the strength of Linfeng City's army will be greatly increased. They can protect the people of Linfeng City from the suffering of war. I hope the society can think of the overall situation and work with Linfeng City to overcome difficulties."

"I understand what you mean, Lord Nolen."

Fast mused, "We are completely on your side. As you know, during the war, our guild has been actively cooperating with the military to produce alchemical weapons."

"Indeed." Nolen nodded, "Our previous cooperation was very successful and very pleasant."

"In that case, why not continue the previous cooperation method?" Fast asked.

"If there is any demand for the production of alchemy weapons in the city lord's palace, we can completely distribute them to the society in the form of entrustment, and let us help you make weapons!"

Anyway, you just want to be a middleman to make the difference, right?

Nolen touched his chin and said slowly: "That is just an expedient measure during the war. In the future, the military will produce more new alchemy weapons. The alchemists recruited in the future must contact the city lord's palace in advance. Signed a confidentiality agreement.”

Distributing weapons orders in the form of commissions is indeed very easy to leak the weapons' drawings and the military's strategic planning.

Although the core magic circle engraving technology is still in his hands, the reason of keeping it secret is enough for him to refuse to learn to get a share of it.

"You are right, but the Alchemy Society also has its own rules and regulations."

Fast, a gray-haired old man, was obviously not the type to be easily persuaded. At this time, he was playing on the fairway again.

"The will of alchemists should be free. We cannot force alchemists to work for the City Lord's Palace. The war is over, and we no longer need to fulfill the obligation of 'imperial citizens unconditionally cooperate with the City Lord's Palace during special periods.'"

"This is where you misunderstood me." Nolen shook his head, "I never said that we would force young men to work for the military like we did during the war.

"I just hope that the society can assist the city lord's palace in publicity and make sure to tell all the alchemists in the city that the military is recruiting a large number of alchemists and apprentices. As for who wants to come, it is all voluntary."

"That's it." Fast's expression softened slightly. “As far as publicity is concerned, a busy society like this can really help.

"But with all due respect, given the current treatment offered to alchemists by the City Lord's Mansion, I'm afraid not many people will be willing to apply. I hope you are mentally prepared for this."

Alchemists have always received rewards and made a living by accepting commissions.

Although there is no stable salary, the advantage is that there is enough freedom. There are no tasks that must be busy every day, and you can also take on the commissions you want to take on as you like. Therefore, many alchemists are used to being wild. Unless the city lord offers favorable conditions that they cannot refuse, there will not be many people willing to come to the alchemy factory to work for the military.

Unfortunately, the treatment of alchemists in the City Lord's Mansion has always been very average, and even the remuneration for entrustment is always several percent lower than the market price.

This gave the City Lord's Mansion a bad reputation in the alchemist circle.

So when the city lord's military department was preparing to hire a large number of alchemists for a long time, Fast subconsciously felt that the city lord's palace was planning to coerce and induce the alchemists to work for them at low prices semi-forced?
  If this really happened, then the Alchemy Society would be equivalent to betraying the alchemist, and it would also be considered an "accomplice" of the City Lord's Mansion.

At the same time, if the city lord's palace snatches a large number of alchemists from the society, it means that the society has fewer human resources to deploy, and the society's future profits will also be lower.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, this was something Fast resisted in his heart.

"Don't worry, the military attaches great importance to the recruitment of alchemists, and naturally it will not treat them badly."

Nolen said calmly, "Starting from next month, the salaries of all organized alchemists under my command in the City Lord's Mansion Military Department will be raised to the same level as regular members of the Knights.

"This policy takes care of all the alchemists who join the alchemy factory in the future. They are nominally under the direct management of the general staff, that is, me."

Is the treatment equivalent to that of the Knights?

"This is really a big deal..."

Fast and Wilson looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

What is the Knights? As the trump card of Linfeng City, the treatment of the Knights is much higher than that of Linfeng Legion and City Guard Corps.

The regular members of the Knights are at least level [-] extraordinary, the team leader is level [-], and the leader Ryan is the strongest eighth level knight in Linfeng City.

One can imagine the generous treatment for being able to retain such a powerful extraordinary person.

An ordinary alchemist might receive less than half a month's salary from a member of the Knights after taking on a whole month's commission.

This alone is enough to make many alchemists in the city flock to it.

If someone else had told Fast that the current City Lord's Palace was very generous to alchemists, he would have scoffed at it. How could the always stingy City Lord's Palace suddenly make such a huge change?

But sitting in front of him now is the general staff officer of the City Lord's Mansion. What he said and the guarantees he made are completely true.

"And... becoming an alchemist under me will also provide you with another benefit."

There was a smile on Nolen's lips and he looked at Wilson, "Do you remember that I once submitted a research project to the society?"

"Of course." Wilson nodded, with a hint of excitement in his eyes, "Have you completed that research?"

To this day, he still remembers what Nolen said to him at that time - he created a new magic rune system and will use this research project to make it practical, reducing the two-meter-long "acceleration" magic circle to half Within meters!

Although a war later broke out outside the city, Nolen lost contact with him for more than half a month.

But when they met again, he had transformed from a new alchemist to a representative of the city lord's military department.

His rapid promotion meant that his talents and research results had been noticed by the city lord's government, and the research project he wanted to come to was successfully completed in the process.

"Yes, I will submit this research."

Nolen nodded and said, "I have successfully reduced the size of the 'acceleration' circle drawn by the new rune system to less than half a meter.

"Of course, as you know, my research results are more than that. The new magic cannon is made by me. Those who have participated in weapon manufacturing should know better than me what the size of the core magic array chamber is."

After hearing the exact reply, Wilson's breathing suddenly became heavy and he couldn't help but grinned:
  "Haha... As expected of you, Nolen, I knew from the day I saw that drawing that you really did it!"

He looked at Nolen with sharp eyes: "So, the welfare you are talking about is-"

Nolen raised his lips: "As an alchemist, there is nothing that fascinates us more than the most powerful alchemy, right?
  "Those who are willing to believe in me and those who are willing to follow me, I will also generously impart my knowledge to them, and they will become the first batch of alchemists to learn the new rune system."

Of course, this benefit is not available to everyone who joins.

In the future, they will inevitably have to go through a postgraduate examination to select a small group of the most loyal and talented alchemists, and then they will have the opportunity to receive his full teachings.

But that’s a story for later, now we just need to draw the cake first.

After hearing Nolen's words, Fast and Wilson were both stunned on the spot, obviously choking on the pie.

"Wilson, this is..." Fast's shocked expression was filled with disbelief, and he turned to seek Wilson's confirmation.

If he understood correctly, this new rune system created by Nolen can not only simplify the "acceleration" circle to less than half a meter.

He even stuffed the array of the sixth-level spell "Heavenly Burning Flame" into the [-]-meter-sized array structure compartment of the new magic cannon, which means that this rune system is fully mature and fully equipped with practical possibilities. !

Once this technology spreads in the world, the old rune system will be worthless overnight and will be swept into the trash heap of history as remnants of the old era.

What will happen then, what kind of changes will occur in the alchemy world and even the Roland Empire, are completely beyond his limited imagination.

"This will be a milestone in the history of alchemy, Lord Fast."

Wilson smiled bitterly and said, "Don't talk about other people, I'm a little tempted, Nolen, maybe one day I will really come to work for you."

As an alchemist specializing in magic circles, he couldn't wait to know the secrets of the new rune system.

"You are welcome to come at any time, Mr. Wilson." Nolen smiled, "I will prepare a position for you that meets your level."

"You really... surprised me, General Staff Officer." Fast took a deep breath and forced down the shock in his heart.

"If you really create a new rune system and recruit many like-minded colleagues, I'm afraid even the headquarters will be shocked by your achievements, right?

"You will definitely be commended by the headquarters of the Alchemy Society, and your name will soon spread throughout the empire... By the way, do you mind if I report this matter to the headquarters immediately?"

"Of course, this is your freedom." Nolen nodded.

Rather, this is one of his plans.

The headquarters of the Alchemy Society is in Flamel City. As long as they are interested in the new magic rune system, they will definitely find ways to establish friendly relations with Linfeng City.

Are we going to beg them for the magic crystal?
  Wrong, they beg us to impart knowledge!
  (End of this chapter)