The Wizarding Age

Having a territory but no people is like eating meat without salt, which is of course bland!

Although the barefoot farmers and people in the territory provide almost no assistance to the Crimson Family, the family still has to waste a lot of time and energy to plan their livelihoods. But for long-term considerations, this step is an iron threshold that must be crossed!

Where do wizards come from?

They can be recruited and hired, but such wizards are always outsiders, and it is difficult to train them into family wizards who are loyal to the Crimson Family. Therefore, gather appropriate craftsmen and civilians, establish a stable ruling order, and select talented wizard apprentices from them...

Only in this way can the apprentices born in the family territory have no worries, and all their lives and property are maintained on the rise and fall of the Crimson Family. Only then can it be possible to train family wizards who are truly loyal to Grimm.

There are thousands of foreign wizards. They come for profit and naturally leave for profit. Once you encounter a difficult situation that requires you to sacrifice your life to overcome, the only ones who can stand up are the family wizards.

Therefore, even if the cost of cultivating family wizards is very high, the Crimson Family can only build up the family hematopoietic system step by step!

Now that the family has its own territory, and there are no enemies around, it is the best time to recruit soldiers and raise the banner. Therefore, just after taking control of the white tower, Meryl couldn't wait to discuss the issue of territory and people with Xuefu.

This is actually a very headache problem!

The Ice Wind Territory was originally a bitter cold place, adjacent to the Black Forest, and there is no wizard tower to guard it. Therefore, within hundreds of miles around, even if all the heads are gathered together, they can't exceed a hundred.

It is extremely difficult to build the prototype of the Ice Wind Territory family territory with just these few people.

So in the final analysis, the Ice Wind Territory lacks people, a large number of people!

In the past, there were certainly many legends of witches in the North who overcame all difficulties and led the vast number of people to open up a witch territory in the Black Forest. But the legendary witches in the stories never started from scratch like the Crimson Family.

They either had the support of family forces or witch factions. In short, they had manpower and force. Even so, it would take hundreds of years and repeated tug-of-war to win back a stable territory from many powerful monsters that would allow the wizard family to thrive.

In the process, there were countless civilians who died in harsh environments, plagues, wild smoke, ferocious beasts, and terrifying monsters. Only by the accumulation of human lives and the perseverance of witches could the final success be achieved.

But now, the Crimson Family has a witch tower and wizards, but it lacks a large number of people who can make the territory full of vitality.

"Sir Xuefu, I want to know what methods the witches in the North used to recruit some people?" When only the witch Xuefu and Wenlier, who was writing furiously, were left in the hall, Meryl couldn't help asking anxiously.

"People are the most valuable assets of every witch faction, and they will not be sold easily. If Sir Meryl really needs a group of people, I can return to some of the hereditary territories of the witches of fate and forcibly recruit a group. But..."

Said here, Xuefu couldn't help but pause.

"The environment here is too harsh, and there are no living supplies. Even if some are forcibly recruited, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to survive here. We can't let those farmers and merchants live in the wizard tower!"

After listening to Xuefu's complaints, even Meryl, the person in charge, couldn't help but worry.

Yes, even if people are recruited, how to survive in this icy and snowy place is a huge problem! Could it be that we get a group of people and don't let them do anything, but let the Crimson Family support them?

"How about we find a way to move a group of goblins from the goblin plane to serve as the temporary residents? They have brains and skills, and can also help the Wuta with some maintenance and management work..." Meryl hesitated.

"Meryl, I have something to remind you. If there are too many aliens in a territory, it will be difficult to recruit those unemployed vagrants and free people." Xue Fu kindly reminded.

Meryl couldn't help but feel sad.

This is also something that can be imagined.

Once there are too many aliens in the territory, it will definitely affect the perception and sense of security of those human residents. Once they have concerns and stop moving forward, it will be difficult to increase the number of human residents in the Ice Wind Territory. If all these human residents are scared away, will the apprentices recruited in the future be goblin apprentices, ogre apprentices, and dwarf apprentices?

"So... Lady Xuefu, besides these normal subjects, is there any other way to obtain a large number of human civilians in a short period of time?" Xuefu couldn't help asking hesitantly.

"You mean human slaves?" Xuefu smiled indifferently.

"Yes! I want to know if there is a way to obtain a large number of cheap human slaves in the North."

"Witch wars rarely occur in our North. Even if there are occasional disputes, they are mostly resolved at the Witch Council. Therefore, there are no so-called war slaves here..."

Meryl's face couldn't help but become gloomy.

"However, the Sandy Tallin area is a fertile ground for war, and there are constant conflicts between large and small wizard families. If you really need it, we can buy a batch from the central part of the continent in the name of the Witch of Destiny."

"Oh, there is such a thing?" Meryl's eyes lit up immediately: "If you buy it, how many will it be? How much will it cost?"

"Once a family war breaks out in the central part of the continent, there may be losers. The family leaders of the losing party may be split up and sold to other wizard families. And we Northland witches also have representatives there, and we can get a share of these slave transactions. The approximate number of slaves is 2,000-3,000 per year, and we Northland witches can get 400-600, and the price is about 500 magic crystals per 100 people..."

"This price is very reasonable! We want them all..." Meryl raised her eyebrows, and her pretty face showed ecstasy.

Xue Fu laughed and shook her head, saying, "I mean that the witches in the North can get 400-600 war slaves as a whole, but if we witches of fate get them, there will only be 20 to 30 people..."

"Only 20 to 30..." Meryl couldn't help but feel discouraged again when she heard that.

At this rate of blood transfusion, even if the Crimson Family worked in the Ice Wind Territory for a hundred years, it would not be able to support the framework of a complete wizard family.

"If you think there are too few people, then go and capture them! Wars between witch families are not allowed in the North, but there are constant disputes in the Sandy Tallin. As long as you find a good reason, even if you destroy other wizard families, the old guys in the Elders' Council can only stare blankly. At that time, the people and resources in the territory of the other family will all be yours..."

Meryl rolled her eyes. Although the other party's words sounded harsh, they were rough but true. If there was really no other way, this method could be tried.

After politely ending the "pleasant" conversation with Xuefu, Meryl brought Wenlier and the sorted report materials to ask the teacher for advice.

In the residence on the thirteenth floor of the White Tower, Meryl finally met the busy teacher Grimm.

These days, Grimm has been busy making his own wizard suit.

The fire dragon skin is in hand, and it needs to be tanned according to a complex process before use. Since this is the first time Grimm has handled such a high-end magic material, if there is a problem in any link of the whole process, it will seriously affect the surface smoothness of the fire dragon skin.

Moreover, the most valuable thing about the fire dragon skin is the strange fire element power impregnated in it. Only by finding a way to draw out this power can the value of this high-end magic material be fully exerted.

You know, even in those large wizard forces or wizard families, master leather craftsmen are as valuable as alchemy wizards! After all, the fur of a powerful monster can only play its maximum effect after being properly and perfectly processed by them.

This kind of skill and technique is also a rare alternative knowledge!

"What did you say... subjects?" Grimm's mind was still immersed in a pile of magic formulas and witchcraft experiments. It took him a long time to understand the main purpose of Meryl's request to see him.

"Yes, teacher, our territory is too short of people now, and we must find a way to obtain a large number of subjects as soon as possible!"

"Well, in the long run, subjects are necessary!" Grimm pondered for a moment, but his young face was full of the calmness and solemnity that only experienced people have: "But our current territory's infrastructure is not yet complete, even if we recruit subjects, it is difficult for them to survive. Therefore, in the short term, it is better to migrate a group of goblins from the goblin plane to fill the numbers..."

Meryl opened her mouth in surprise. She didn't expect that the teacher was not a few years older than her, but had more comprehensive and detailed thinking than her. The questions he raised obviously coincided with the views of that lady Xuefu.

"But... Teacher, if there are too many aliens, it will affect our subsequent recruitment of human subjects." Meryl expressed her thoughts in distress.

"No." Grimm smiled calmly: "The first batch of goblins we recruited are mainly goblin technicians and engineers. Their main task after coming here is to build suitable houses and village models for subsequent subjects, and establish a series of processing factories..."

"Processing factories?" Meryl was completely confused and felt that she could not keep up with the teacher's thinking.

"Of course, processing factories must exist!" Grimm said leisurely: "Ice Wind Territory is too cold and not suitable for farming or animal husbandry. When recruiting subjects, we must arrange a certain life for them. My opinion is to organize wizards and apprentices to go to the Black Forest for gathering and hunting, and the monsters, beasts and magic plants captured and hunted back will be processed in the family factory. Let those new subjects change their jobs to become craftsmen with certain specialties..."