Xiao Lin disapproved of them all. "Brother Salin. wWW. qUAnbEn-xIaosHuo. coM You don't understand. Killing thieves, in addition to receiving gold coins from the empire, is also considered as military merit. If you accumulate enough, you can be canonized as a noble." .I don’t care about it anymore. But these military achievements can be transferred. It is another income.
Salin smiled. He didn't want any prisoners this time anyway. Since Shaman wanted this wealth, he would give it to her.
The city returned to quiet, because the thieves broke into the city in a hurry, and Salin's army entered later. The casualties among the residents in the city were not particularly serious. Except for those who followed the city lord to fight, most of the people hiding in their homes survived.
There are still more than 3,000 permanent residents in Side Star City. The matter of how to appease these people was left to Shaman's aunt. Salin led people into the city lord's palace and began to discuss the aftermath. Side Star City was captured during the Black Magician Rebellion, and was captured again later due to the invasion of Qin's army. Today it is no longer prosperous. This place was originally a food distribution center. The black magician's army was a black puppet and did not plunder food. Qin Yin's army did not do such a thing. After the nobles of Side Star City surrendered, the granary in Side Star City was preserved.
If this were not the case, why would Salin be determined to capture this city? Salin is not short of money now, but he is short of food. Although Side Star City has a huge granary.
This granary legally belongs to Archduke Phoenix. Saleen didn't care about this. Grand Duke Phoenix was still in the pissing stage and couldn't possibly cause trouble for him. Besides, this side of Star City has fallen several times, so it’s normal for something to be missing.
Tris was sent by Salin to collect food and five dimensional stones. Enough to carry all the inventory.
Sharman and Aini sit with Salim. Discuss the issue of dividing the spoils. Without Saleen and Su, it would be impossible for them to achieve such a record, but without their soldiers and servants. Saleen couldn't kill so many thieves either.
"Brother Salin, I'm ready to go with you. I don't want the things, I just want the heads. Huh. My sister always says that I can't do anything big yet. I want to go back and show her
Salin was upset. Only then did he know what Shaman wanted the thieves to do.
The discussion lasted for ten minutes. Only then did Salin discover that the servant who reported the matter did not find any account books from the city lord's mansion. But Tris is back. Give the five dimensional stones to Saleen. After perceptual exploration, Saleen was very satisfied. The grains were filled with dimension stones and were in huge quantities.
In order to appease the Phoenix nobles, the Qin Yin Empire did not cleanse the city here like it treated traitors. Tris said in Salin's ear: "Sir, there is also a warehouse that also contains food. Do you want to take it all away?"
"Is it the inventory of the nobles, or the food of the residents?"
"It's aristocratic
"how many?"
"One piece is enough
Saleen immediately handed Tris a dimension stone, and Tris left. Salin said to Aini: "If your parents come here, I think you will still have to support the family business. Both elders are obsessed with their careers."
Aini nodded, and Salin said: "The armors and weapons left by these thieves have been damaged too much. The city lord's palace cannot allocate valuable things. The food is mine, and there are quite a lot of armors in other treasuries. , you may not like it. Let’s turn it into gold coins. I’ll give you one third.
Salin thought to himself that Ani's parents were very kind to him. As long as Ani becomes independent from the Clyde family, it will definitely be worthwhile for him to support him.
By holding his friend up and letting other young nobles imitate him, Metatrin City won't have to worry about no one coming.
Aini said: "You are very generous, but I am indeed short of money. I lost eighty demon wolves this time. I am not polite to you either."
Salin then said to Shaman: "Since you have decided to follow me, you don't have to leave everything to me. You have to spend money to buy equipment and raise private soldiers. But I can't give you all the money. So I will allocate the income from each battle to you."
Shaman smiled and said: "Brother Salin is so kind, then I will take it."
Salin smiled and said: "It's not my fault. This is the rule on the continent. I also have a group of followers myself. I want to support them, knowing how terrible the cost is.
"horrible?"
"Yes, wait until you return to Metatrin City. I will announce the restoration of the Metatrin family. At that time, I will give you the power to form a thousand private soldiers. Raising a thousand elites is more expensive than you think. It's much harder. That's not a slave. Have you seen Rex's Swordsman Camp
Sharman nodded. Salin said: "The Swordsman Battalion is not counted as auxiliary troops, but only 10,000 elite soldiers, and its monthly consumption is hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Of course, this is for ordinary nobles. Rex and I each have an income, and the devil There is no need to buy cores outside, it is much cheaper. Even so, after one year, this Swordsman Camp will cost millions of gold coins to maintain.
"Well. How much will it cost to fight?" Only then did Sharman understand that being a general is not that easy.
"It won't be much more. Rex's swordsman battalion practices regularly, and the loss of equipment in peacetime is similar to that in war. Food, magic cores, equipment, and horses are the bulk of the consumption. During war, there will be One more item is pension. Therefore, defeating the enemy is not necessarily a victory. We must control the losses of soldiers. Spend more money to purchase equipment, otherwise you will spend ten years training Shanyong soldiers and die. Retrain them and spend more money. Listen, at this time. A servant came in to report, and the officials of Side Star City asked to see him. The noble ran away, but did not take away the officials who were managing here. Salin occupied the city lord's palace, and several minor officials in the city had to come and ask. , what are these people’s plans? If Salin intends to occupy this place, these officials must leave. Otherwise, it is equivalent to surrendering to the enemy. Generally speaking, no one makes things difficult for them. These people have little influence, and their main skill is managing the city.
"No. Tell them that I will leave in three days and let them find their own masters. Salin is too lazy to meet these little people in three days. He will wipe out Side Star City three feet away. Anyway, the location of this city is important, and Salin will sooner or later To rebuild, these officials cannot be killed now. Only when Rex comes can we deal with this. Small town.
After all, there is a Mars city to the west, with thousands of troops stationed there. If Saleen were to occupy this place, he would have to guard against Mars City's army.
The officials waiting outside the city lord's palace breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the news. They saw that those people of unknown origin were extremely vicious and killed without blinking an eye. If they really occupy this place, there is nothing they can do.
Salin continued to settle accounts with those around him. The slaves came back one by one to report, and Salin wrote down on paper what each slave had found. Price one by one.
What surprised Sharman and Ani was. This dilapidated city can actually be worth millions of gold coins.
The armor weapons left in the warehouse, as well as a small amount of magic cores, equipment, and a model factory for making equipment. There are very few merchants in Side Star City, and they are basically farmers nearby. This is the place. In towns where the military is the main focus, farmers also need to practice.
Aini suffered a lot from the magic wolf, but he finally felt relieved after receiving the gold coins Salin promised him. More than 300,000 gold coins, it was impossible for Salin to carry so much. Even if it was the deposit check of the Imperial Bank, Salin only had a few hundred thousand gold coins in his hand. Metatrin City is a place to make money, but Salin also has a lot of expenses.
In the end, Aini agreed to go to sea with the ship once next spring, and Salin promised him to give him a magic core with a market price of 500,000.
Aini was grateful and didn't say much. Anyway, when he becomes independent from the Clyde family, he will bring huge tax revenue to Salin.
Aini does not yet have the ability to go to the frozen sea alone. Besides, Salin controls the route. Quotas are set every year, so you can’t just go wherever you want. With the extra 500,000 gold coins, Salin can take care of him.
Salin did not mention the true value of this battle, not to mention the equipment and materials that had yielded more than one million gold coins. The value of those grains is immeasurable.
Saleen just made a simple calculation and found that the food Tris took back was enough to feed the people of Metatrin City for several years.
This kind of grain is called Cunmai in Qinyin, and its taste is definitely not as good as new grain. But during the war, who cares about the taste of food? Filling your stomach is the most important thing. With this batch of grain, it was possible for all of Salin's plans to be realized. Otherwise, his energy would have been spent on how to purchase grain from everywhere.
Well, the fifth-level mage saw Salin’s actions. Completely convinced. He was very busy for a few thousand gold coins, so Salin casually gave Aini a magic core of half a million gold coins.
If you follow this kind of person. I won’t have to worry about the magic cores for practice in the future. Unfortunately, he left with Gu Ya. In the Roland family, he was ostracized by the other three mages and received the worst treatment. But he couldn't leave, otherwise he would be laughed at, and no other nobles might dare to want him.
Saleen saw his reaction. Once you know this, it will be easier to conquer this mage. Let him follow Sharman in the future, and he won't have to equip Sharman with a great magician.
Although Aini and Sharman are from business families, Salin is from Skochina and knows how to calculate gains and losses in his bones. This is the end of the action. He used more than 800 soldiers and slaves around the two of them, and he and Su only defeated a sixth-level mage. In the end, this city will be taken over by Rex, and the profit will be so huge that Salin can't believe it.
Salin did not stay for three days. Two days later, spies outside the city discovered traces of the thieves. Salin immediately led the people out of Side Star City without hesitation. If the thieves dare to come back, they must have mobilized enough manpower or have strong force. There are only more than two hundred elite soldiers in his group, so there is no need to defend the city.
Anyway, Rex's army is coming soon. Saleen left Side Star City behind and chose a magic apprentice in the city. Give the remaining more than a hundred corpse soldiers to the apprentice. He led the team lightly. Head south quickly.
A week later, Salin had led his team to the border with Phoenix.
"Shaman, in the city ahead, you hire a convoy. Take the goods to the west. I want to enter Qinyin from Guderian City. The war in the west is complicated. You have to be careful that Salin does not treat Shaman as a child now. , warned her very solemnly.
Shaman nodded carelessly, Salin put on the skeleton horse, and Aini and others took his fifty cavalry and waved gently. They bypassed the main road and sped towards Guderian City.