Ryan stood at the gate of Iron Fist Castle wearing the famous star robe, looking at the thousands of candidates standing together at the foot of the mountain. These people were the ones who passed the first test in Cassano's selection of magic apprentices. Of course, the main reason why so many people are now entering the re-examination is because Archbishop Red is standing behind Ryan wearing a magic mask.
"I said, have you thought about how to select?" Ryan lowered his voice and asked Red, who was standing behind him. Now Red put on a magic mask to cover his true face. The effect of this mask was completely different from Ryan's pseudonym. The one Fabia used was nothing more than a small illusion spell cast on Red, but it was enough for facing those thousands of young people who were not even qualified to get started.
"I only want strong-willed candidates." Reid said in a low voice: "Ryan, you can release a large illusion, lure them with various benefits, and scare them with various dangers. As long as they can't bear it, you can Eliminated, no matter how talented he is, no matter how devout his belief in the gods, if he cannot even calm his heart, then he is not worthy of becoming my student, the future cardinal."
Ryan nodded, he casually released a magic amplification circle, and began to give a speech to thousands of candidates at the foot of the mountain. Such a speech had almost no meaning. It was nothing more than describing a good prospect to the people at the foot of the mountain. , and also warned them that they must accept and pass the next test. The only requirement for passing this test is that they must stand firmly in place no matter what happens. During this long speech, Ryan's hands were also I was idle and quickly completed a large illusion magic circle.
Ryan is not very capable of illusion magic, but with his level as a legendary mage, it is no problem to release an illusion that can deal with even magic apprentices who are not ordinary people, because after the entire illusion magic circle envelopes those thousands of people , the real test officially begins today,
Judging from the appearance, these subjects all stood blankly in place. This is because Ryan's illusion magic has affected their thinking, allowing them to enter an illusory world. Everything they see and feel is The large-scale illusion magic from Ryan was either money, beauty, powerful monsters, or terrifying scenes. In short, countless illusions crazily poured into the brains of these candidates, and a misty voice It keeps tempting them in the bottom of my heart. As long as they move one step, they can get what they want and avoid the danger in front of them.
Soon, someone could no longer hold on, and he moved his feet forward. With this step, the 20-year-old young man activated the teleportation magic circle that Ryan had arranged in advance, and his body emitted a weak energy almost instantly. With the white light, the whole person was teleported to an open space not far away. At the same time, he also lost the qualification to continue to stay in the illusion magic circle to accept the test.
With the first one, the second and third ones will naturally appear... When the entire test lasted for 10 minutes, a large number of gaps appeared in the originally dense formation. More than half of the candidates were unable to do so due to lack of will. Determined and eliminated, after another 15 minutes, two-thirds of the remaining ones were teleported out. Now there are less than 150 people left in the center of the entire illusion magic circle.
"How about this number?" Ryan counted the number of people left and asked Reid in a low voice.
"Wait another 5 minutes. If they can persist in your illusion for 30 minutes, I think their will can meet my requirements." Reid hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his thoughts. After a very short moment of hesitation, more than 20 people were teleported out with a flash of white light. Ryan was about to speak, but it turned out that another 20 people failed to pass the test and were teleported out. Now there are only 20 people left in the venue. There are less than a hundred people.
The next five minutes became quite long, and someone would be teleported out almost every few seconds. Ryan took a peek at Red, and found that the latter looked pale as if he was actually there, and he was obviously a little out of breath. , so he coughed lightly to remind the archbishop not to reveal his identity, and Red also woke up under Ryan's reminder. He simply turned his head to the side and no longer cared about how many people were left.
When Ryan waved his hand to disperse the entire large-scale illusion magic circle, the candidates who stayed on the spot almost fell to their knees on the ground in unison. They were covered in sweat, and many people's feet had become weak and they could not support themselves to continue standing. Ryan nodded and announced loudly: "Those who passed the test today can stay, and the others will leave first. Well, Barbara, these people will be left to you, let them have a good rest. Bring them to see me tomorrow morning.”
After explaining the matter, Ryan took Red back to the private library. Red took off the mask on his face and threw it on the table. He grabbed a glass of water and drank it. After drinking the water and regaining his composure, Lei De then said with a wry smile: "This selection is really exciting. Even I almost fell into it. Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise I, the archbishop, would be very embarrassed."
Ryan laughed dumbly. Of course he understood Red's worry about gains and losses. He comforted him with a few words. After the two chatted for a while, they saw Barbara and Flanner walking in side by side. They each brought their own bags. One piece of news, one of which is naturally the remaining candidates. There are 37 people in total, including 22 men and 15 women. They have all settled in the new city of Iron Fist Castle, and their list has been handed over to Sophie. , the latter will be responsible for secretly investigating the origins of these people. Only after it can be confirmed that they have no other intentions, Ryan and Red will truly teach them their skills.
The second piece of information is two pieces of news from the Imperial Capital. The letter written by Ryan seven days ago has been sent to Fernando City. After repeated discussions with Orlando and others, they agreed to Ryan's request and are currently living in the northern suburbs of the Imperial Capital. Tens of thousands of orcs will migrate in batches, and their final destinations will be three settlement areas, the largest of which is to the east of Cassano, less than 20 kilometers away from the battlefield of the Battle of Vallo.
Since the people of the Imperial City have suffered from the wars between the orcs, they are also very unfriendly to the orcs who surrendered to humans. If they are allowed to stay in the imperial capital, something will happen sooner or later. Moreover, from a military perspective, there are also many objections to allowing the orcs to live near the imperial capital for a long time. Due to the stability factor, Ryan wrote a personal letter at this time hoping to move these orcs to Cassano. Orlando and the others agreed after consultation.
Of course, the Imperial City will put all the tens of thousands of strong orcs together, but divide them into three settlements. In addition to Cassano, there is one at the junction of Mori and the Imperial Capital, and there is another one on the west side of the Nantalun Prairie. Just between the Imperial Capital and Jinghu Lake, there is a huge military camp nearby, which is the main transportation route connecting the Imperial Capital to Jinghu Lake. It not only stores a large amount of supplies, but also has tens of thousands of elite soldiers stationed there.
The reason why Ryan accepted these orcs is actually very simple. Due to the collusion between the Beast King and the Undead Legion, a large number of orcs were sent to the Star Luo Islands and became undead. The orcs who were able to stay and survive to this day must be young and healthy people. It is a good labor force, which can be used in Cassano, which is undergoing great construction. Secondly, Ryan hopes that everyone will slowly accept the existence of the orcs, and it can also be regarded as a warning. After all, the orcs have invaded the Thor Fortress every year, but in humans In the hinterland of life, the existence of orcs has been regarded as a legend.
"In the settlement area, prepare enough food for 5,000 orcs for ten days. I remember that the orcs don't seem to eat flour products very much. They mainly eat meat. Flanner, speaking of which, Cassano's supplies are all I'll leave it to you to handle this matter. If our reserves are insufficient, we can also place orders with other chambers of commerce and have them ship them over and then we pay. Anyway, this sum is paid by the Imperial Capital, so you're welcome." Ryan smiled. explain,
"Of course, now I have a rare opportunity to move things out of the imperial capital's treasury." Flanner replied with a smile,
Ryan thought for a while and said to Barbara who was standing aside: "Barbara, just inform Adams about this matter as soon as possible. He will be fully responsible for the specific matters. Just pay attention to the following points: First , humans and orcs live together, everyone is equal to each other, and there can be no discrimination against orcs. Orcs have hands and feet, and can support themselves like humans. They may not be good at farming, but the Valo Mountains are right next to them, so it is always easy to go hunting. Yes, weapons can be provided, don’t be too stingy, I don’t believe that a mere 5,000 orcs can make a big splash in Cassano.”
"OK."
"Second, the temporary residence of orcs away from Iron Fist Castle is not discrimination, but a buffer period. I hope everyone can use this opportunity to get to know each other. Well, Flanner, our mercenary group has not been disbanded yet. "When Ryan said this, he asked Flanner,
"Of course not." Flanner replied with a smile: "According to the points returned a few days ago, and considering that several of the largest mercenary groups have been disbanded, our Ryan mercenary group is now among the top three in the mainland. The famous mercenary group, well, although we have very few people, only a hundred or so people excluding those elves, we can't stand having a legendary mage as our leader."
"Haha." Ryan laughed a few times and ordered Flanner: "When the orcs come, you can directly hire 50 or not 100 orc warriors in the name of our mercenary group. Well, then hire them from Adela's 200 people were selected from the Guards Corps, and these 300 people were all assigned to our mercenary group. Let's train together for a period of time to get used to it, and then send 150 of them to the Public Security Department to have them work every day. Walk around the city for me. Once you get used to it, you won't feel so scared. Also, any mercenary group whose headquarters is registered in Cassano, such as Sword and Rose and Six Arrows, will lend some people to it. The total rental fee for them is one copper coin. This amount of money will not make them bankrupt. It will let everyone see the bravery of the orc warriors. I believe more mercenary groups will consider this matter."