Summoning the Holy Sword Chapter 618: Development and growth
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The return of Marlene is completely unexpected joy for Rhodes. He never thought that Marlene would actually follow himself back to guild. Of course, Marlene did not make much explanation for this. However, Rhodes is also very clear about what must be hidden in it, but since Marlene can return to his side, it is always a good thing for Rhodes, of course he is welcome. But Marlene brings more surprises to Rhodes'.
"Who are they?"
Looking not far behind Marlene, wearing Mage robes, with anxious and curious gaze, looked at more than thirty youngster, Rhodes eyebrows can't help raising, and doubted asked. Most of these people are female. There are only two or three male kittens. From their age, they are not much different from Marlene. They are full of vitality and youthful vitality unique to youngster. In the face of Rhodes' answer, Marlene smiled proudly.
"Are they your men? Rhodes?"
"My subordinates?"
After hearing Marlene's answer, Rhodes was shocked, but soon, under the explanation of Marlene, he understood the ins and outs of these people. ——— turns out that they are all Marlene classmates in the college.
As the largest magic Holy Land of Moon Dukedom, the college has always occupied a high position in the minds of the Moon Dukedom people. It is not only responsible for the teaching and training of Mage, but also shoulders the responsibility of training Elite talents for Noble Family. So in the college, people from all major families like Marlene dominate. However, there are still some people who do not have a distinguished identity, but for various reasons, the college will also allow them to enter. It's just that except for those students with high talent who can study for free, others must pay the expensive money to enter the college. Due to the particularity of the college, many squires and wealthy merchants are willing to send their children to the college for a large price of flower/spend, but a considerable part of them is not to let their children learn magic knowledge to become Mage, but to borrow This opportunity has a good relationship with the heirs of those big families, and is eager to enter the upper class. As for others, they expect to be able to change their destiny through the study of the academy. In the future, going to Noble as a steward or family member or something, it is always better than their parents.
As a leader in the academy, there is naturally no lack of admirers around Marlene. Before leaving Golden City this time, she went to the academy specially and recruited more than 20 to have a good relationship with herself. character is also worthwhile Trusted people, some of them are classmates of Marlene, others are juniors of Marlene. Although it is said that after the celebratory banquet meeting, because of the performance of lì Tiya, most Noble are far away from Marlene, but these people do not care. They are basically origin poor, there is no background and power to speak of, although they study hard in the college, but rarely get into the eyes of Noble. And now Marlene is soliciting them to go to Land of Redemption, these youngster who have not yet passed the gate of the college naturally have no resistance to this, and they are very enthusiastic. After all, the name of Rhodes' was spread in Golden City before this. Once I heard that I would work for such a promising young Noble, these youngster naturally would not have any objection.
And the selection of Marlene is also very consistent with Rhodes' appetite. Most of these people are not qualified Mage, but they are good in academic, political economy and alchemy. This is also the only way for civilians without background identity and talent to be among the Noble. Mage needs talent, which is hard to come by. But knowledge can be obtained through hard work. At this point, both the Noble and the civilian starting line are the same. If they perform well and can be favored by Noble and charged as a manager or a financial officer, it will be fat. If you work harder, it will not be impossible for you to enter the upper class in the future. Even if Noble does n’t see them, they can go to the Lord residences everywhere to find a job when they leave the college and rely on their resumes.
For Rhodes, this is the present gift I really need. If we talk about value, these people brought to us by Marlene far exceed that of Holy Cross Medal.
After all, what is missing most in Rhodes is the internal manpower.
Everyone is envious of Starlight's development and growth, but no one knows that Rhodes has a headache for a day or two. To be honest, from the beginning actually did not regard the construction of guild as a difficult thing. From the perspective of Rhodes, just like in the game, find a few guild members to discuss and form a set of rules and regulations, and then based on reality The situation adjustment is over. But after really doing it, Rhodes found it too simple to think about it.
The only reason is that ——— is culture level.
Rhodes ignores a very important thing. The earth on which he lives, the general education culture level is already very high, even if it is player of online, most of them are all high school culture level, of course, Like Little Bubble Gum, because of its age, it is not limited to the second grade of middle school, but compared with Dragon Soul Continent, the information communication brought about by the education level and network era on the earth is completely heaven and earth. Compared with them, the mercenary simply of subordinate/hand is a group of illiterate! Most of them can only read and not write, and can write their own name is Holy Spirit blessed. Many times, the things made by Rhodes are completely unknown to others. And these people will only be the simplest addition and subtraction, not even multiplication and division. This problem was not particularly serious in the past, but when Starlight grew stronger and looked at the mercenary groups of subordinate/hand one by one back and forth, Rhodes had an impulse to turn the table and cut people. This is also the reason why the entire Starlight Guild has stalled after Marlene left. There are people with two legs in Fortress, but you need to find a high-level education like Marlene ——— do n’t say high-level education, even if It is difficult to find someone who can write and count!
In front of Rhodes subordinate/hand, the person who meets this condition counts both hands ——— Marlene, lìjie, Labise for a variety of reasons, already considered well-educated high-level talents. For some unknown reason, Chris can be written and counted from birth. This is also counted as one. Shana used to be Captain of Mercenary Group. Simple spelling will still be counted as one. Coupled with Old Walker and John Grayer that he just joined (he naturally wants to write as a commander), this is not even ten people. It is conceivable that with these few people, the cultural level is still at different levels. It is a painful thing for Rhodes to manage so many people in the territory Fortress.
Actually, the culture level of Moon Dukedom is not too low, and it is naturally incomparable to the earth where Rhodes used to be, but in towns, the average person can still read and write. But who called Rhodes chose a group of big and rude mercenary to get started, and the Land of Redemption where he is located has no towns, and they come from farmers who don't know a few characters. merchants is smart, but Rhodes is naturally not stupid enough to let a group of businessmen help him manage Fortress.
Now these people brought by Marlene to Rhodes can be regarded as a charcoal in the snow, which can not only solve the shortage of manpower on the Labise side, but also enable them to increase manpower. As for the loyalty of these youngster, Rhodes is not too worried. They are innocent and have no involvement with other forces. These youngsters who have just left the college are easy and suitable to cultivate a sense of belonging.
Thinking of this, Rhodes stepped forward.
Seeing Rhodes coming to him, those youngsters also took action. Although they are meeting with Rhodes for the first time, but in Golden City, it is very difficult to hear the name. At the moment, when the rumored man came to his face, everyone immediately can't help but became nervous.
Rhodes did not speak immediately, but looked at these youngsters one by one with meaningful eyes. Several young girls curled up under the eyes of Rhodes' can't help but, hiding behind their companions, while others watched him with curiosity and longing. But Rhodes did not look at these girls more. Instead, he quickly noticed the three young men on the other side.
Marlene is a very cautious person. She has very few experiences with men in college and Noble circles, because she also knows that she has a special status, and she may be used by others if she is not careful. So most of the time she interacts with her female friends, and because of this, most of the people brought by Rhodes to Marlene are female, which is not surprising. But in turn, the three male could attract the attention of Rhodes'. The reason why Marlene will recommend them is that she trusts these three young men. This is very rare for Marlene, which also shows that these youngster should be worth paying attention to.
It is different from the men Rhodes has seen before. These three young men are a typical academic school at first glance. figure is thin and weak, and looks like a weak wind. He wears a large Mage robe and bachelor gown It is the kind of reader who has no help, which makes Rhodes a little more intimate. After all, in the university, there are many same people around him. The result of the exam-oriented education. Everyone only pays attention to grades and not physical fitness. As a result, seven out of ten are wearing glasses, and the other two are Those who wear contact lenses and have a naked eye vision of 1.5 are lucky. Rhodes itself is not a particularly strong person, so in the game he will choose the image of a brutal muscular man to contrast. Seeing these three people now, Rhodes is a little more intimate.
And under the gaze of Rhodes', the performance of the three people is also different.
The youngster, wearing thick glasses and holding a heavy book in his arms, smiled embarrassedly at Rhodes, then he grabbed some of his shaggy hair, then lowered his head and looked at the ground , An embarrassed look. The brown-haired man beside him was smiling, slightly leaned towards Rhodes, gave a bow, and he behaved very well and very politely. As for the one standing on the far right of the three, the quiet standing in place faced Rhodes's gaze and eye, he straightened his waist and bravely looked at Rhodes. The two looked at each other for a moment. Eventually, the youngster lowered his head instinctively under the pressure of Rhodes', but soon he seemed to notice something like that, and then looked up again, but by this time, Rhodes had recovered Got his own eyes.
"This is really an interesting trio."
Although it was only a few minutes, but Rhodes had already touched their personality characteristics, which made him can't help but curious eyebrows raised, and then turned to face Marlene started talking.
"How did you get them?"
"In the college, they are a very famous combination, and their magic talent is not high, but each of these three people can pass through the magic exam. I suspected that they cheated at the beginning, so I investigated them together with the college. It was later discovered that they really made some nasty ......... But this is within the scope of the rules, so in the end it was only a warning. But the three of them are indeed very distinctive, although the strength of magic is not strong, but I think Rhodes does not need the ability in this respect. "
I heard Marlene ’s answer, Rhodes nodded, and then he stepped forward, looking at the crowd in front of him, and then started talking.
"I think you all already know who I am, but I still have to introduce myself. My name is Rhodes Ellant. Now I am Lord of Glennvell, Earl, Guild Leader of Starlight Guild. I welcome you to join. I believe Marlene, Since she recommended you to me, then I believe you must have enough strength to complete the mission and responsibility I have given you. But I must explain here that Glennvell is not a prosperous territory, where you are in Golden City Unimaginable difficulties and dangers exist. If any of you are afraid and want to leave, this is your last chance. "
Hearing Rhodes this sentence, everyone is shocked, they have never seen such a Noble Lord, and such a speech. For a while, several girls began to become uneasy on their faces. They looked left and right, and then looked at Marlene. Apparently, the Rhodes' talk made these girls somewhat worried and scared. The three young men were very calm. They just stood beside them silently, without saying a word.
Although Rhodes' spoke beyond the expectations of these people, in the end they did not choose to leave. They did not have a distinguished identity and background like Marlene and Lì Jie. It is inevitable to endure hardship if they want to stand out. Although Rhodes said they had thought about it, but ... Fear and cowardice cannot bring them everything they want.
In the end, no one chose to leave, they knew that this was the only chance to change their own destiny, and Rhodes was not a fool, knowing the reason for sticks and candy, they were given a stick before, and then they were given a Eat sugar, he promised these youngsters that as long as they perform well, then they can become their own officials, and they may also be able to obtain a reward of harvest and manor land, which suddenly made those unexplored youngster move again. . They certainly know that Glennvell is a new territory, and because of this, although Rhodes has told them that it is full of danger, they are also very clear that this is also an opportunity. If they can hold on tightly, then they can change their lives and destiny.
That's it, Rhodes took Marlene, lì Jie and Annie, and those new followers, and left Golden City and returned to Fortress.
After returning to Fortress, Rhodes has a lot of things to deal with. First, he has to separate the management. In the past, Rhodes was only Guild Leader of Starlight Guild, and his territory was only Land of Redemption, so at that time, managing Starlight Guild for Rhodes was equivalent to managing his own territory. But not now. He is now Lord of Glennvell. After all, the management of mercenary is different from the management territory. In the past, if there was no manpower, it would just work, but now that it has manpower, it is natural to manage it separately. Of course, it is not separated at once, because even if Glennvell is really separated, there is not much to manage, but this management mechanism must be established, and then let these rookie first accumulate a certain experience through the management of Land of Redemption, and then wait for later development It's much easier. If you always use the one that manages mercenary to manage the territory, you will eventually be in trouble.
So after consulting with Marlene, Rhodes decided to divide the current management system into three branches, one of which is responsible for the internal affairs of the territory, one is responsible for Mercenary Guild, and finally is his personal private soldier. As for the members brought back by Marlene, except for Alchemist thrown to Labise, the rest of them are considered to be responsible for the internal affairs of the territory in Marlene subordinate/hand, and the mercenary part is led by lìjie, assisted by Little Bubble Gum and Canary. From here, we can see that mercenary and ordinary person are not the same. As long as the status of the civilians is there, most of them will not have any conflicts. The mercenary only convinces those who have a good reputation, are born and die, and have strong strength. So if you send those academic members who have no control over mercenary, I am afraid they will be overthrown by mercenary within a few days. As for the private soldiers, John is in charge for the time being, because until now, the Rhodes' private soldiers are such a cavalry team, and there is still a big gap compared with other Noble. Of course, the final decision is still Rhodes, and when Rhodes is not present, it will be handed over to Marlene. If Marlene is not, then let Canary take over temporarily.
Of course, the specific work details are to let Marlene and her ministry go down to discuss and make a decision. Rhodes does n’t matter because he has one more important thing to do. Therefore, on the second day after returning to Fortress, even when Marlene had not yet arranged the group of youngster, Rhodes had already called Canary and Little Bubble Gum to his own study room.
"Rhodes, is there any problem?"
"What's wrong? Captain?"
As soon as they walked into study room, the two were immediately curious about asked, but Rhodes did not immediately answer the two ’s questions. Instead, he lowered his head to write and write on the desk in front of him, facing the two ’s inquiries , Rhodes just made a gesture for them to sit down, and then quickly, Agawei quietly floated by the side, served hot black tea for the two. In the face of the strange performance of Rhodes, the two were only able to look at each other curiously, then shrugged their shoulders and waited quietly by drinking tea next to them. After a few minutes, Rhodes stopped the pen in his hand, then he looked up at the two expressionlessly, and then raised the parchment in his hand to the two.
"Poof!"
Seeing the content on the parchment, Canary's rare "puchi" laugh out loud, and Little Bubble Gum even exaggerated the tea in the mouth directly out of the distance, then she directly covered her belly and turned to laugh directly. Roll up.
"Captain, you are too talented! Captain, I can't stand it, Hahahaha, you are really good! I served ... Hahahahaha !!!"
In the face of the laughter of Canary and Little Bubble Gum, Rhodes is still expressionless. He held the parchment in his hand unmoved, and there was a line of dark and striking text on it.
"rookie Guiqiu greatly brushed the monastery." (To be continued)