Era of Castles: Starting with 99 Dragon Eggs

Chapter 323: Returned to the Dragon Castle Once Again

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

At least, the fatty was still the same person. His heart was still as strong as before.

After the Dragon returned, everyone in the Dragon Castle gathered together. Mike began to introduce Little Jerry and the dragon to everyone.

“This is little Jerry. He is the Finance Minister of our Dragon Castle and has the same rights as me. Everyone, come and get to know him.”

Although everyone did not understand Mike’s decision, they still went forward to greet Little Jerry.

Mike then pointed at Little Jerry and said, “This is the dragon, and he is also a member of our Dragon Castle.”

No one greeted the dragon because they had seen the dragon’s previous behavior and subconsciously thought of him as little Jerry’s butler.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.

Mike frowned and repeated himself. “The dragon is also a member of the Dragon Castle, just like all of you.”

Only then did someone come forward to greet the dragon.

The Dragon was like a block of wood, completely unconcerned about such things.

Little Jerry said to the dragon with a smile, “It’s time for you to exercise your muscles and bones.”

The Dragon nodded, and his eyes instantly turned sharp. Powerful spiritual energy burst out from his body.

Everyone’s faces changed instantly. They could clearly feel the spiritual energy of the dragon. It was the spiritual energy of a seven-star heaven-tier, which they could not defeat at the moment.

Mike looked at Little Jerry and said, “This way, follow me.”

Mike pushed Little Jerry forward while the dragon followed closely behind.

When the two of them walked around the corner, Little Jerry asked, “You won’t blame me, right?”

Mike smiled and said, “No problem. These guys are used to being lazy. It’s time to show them some strength.”

Little Jerry nodded and did not say anything.

During dinner, everyone sat around a long table and looked at Mike.

Little Jerry asked, “Mike, do you have any plans for the future of the mercenary group?”

Mike looked at Little Jerry and chuckled. “Before I knew that you were still alive, I thought that we could earn commissions by doing missions and then develop divine power…”

Before Mike could finish, he saw little Jerry already shaking his head.

Mike looked at Little Jerry and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Little Jerry said, “Mike, logically speaking, there’s nothing wrong with this method of yours, but if we combine it with our specific situation, it’s completely insufficient.”

Philip asked, “May I ask then, what do you have in mind?”

Little Jerry said, “Have you investigated the other Castle Lords?”

Just as the others were stunned, Little Jerry took a thick stack of information from the Dragon’s hand.

“This is the information of the top ten Castle Lords in City of Gods that I’ve just found out from the people in this city. The growth process of these ten Castle Lords was different, but it was basically consistent with Mike’s thoughts.” Little Jerry glanced at the crowd and asked, “Do you know how long it took them to get to where they are today?”

Everyone shook their heads, only the Dragon remained calm.

Little Jerry continued, “Not long. It’s only 300 to 500 years. I can live from 300 to 500 years.”

Mike’s expression suddenly changed.

Little Jerry saw Mike’s expression and continued, “Let me give you an example. The Castle Lord of Gray Snake Castle was notorious for burning, killing, plundering, and committing all kinds of evil. He even obtained short-term profits by killing his employers. The size of the Castle had increased by 30 times in 300 years. After Carpenter’s death, Gray Snake Castle had five heaven-tier powerhouses, over 100 high-level military experts, and hundreds of thousands of middle-rank powerhouses. Would you consider this a big scale castle?”

Philip and Osme shook their heads, while the Dragon, Bello, and Hayden nodded.

Little Jerry looked at Philip and Osme and said, “Perhaps the strength that you’ve come into contact with before is much greater than this, but I’ll be blunt and say that their strength and scale are definitely not small. Even in the Northern Region, they can be considered as high-level mercenaries with divine power.”

This time, everyone nodded.

However, Little Jerry changed the topic and said, “I’ve investigated the recruitment conditions of these Castle Lords. The annual basic benefits of a heaven-tier expert is enough to support a thousand high-level military experts for a long time, not to mention that heaven-tier experts can obtain additional resources in addition to basic resources. The expenses of the seven heaven-tier masters that the Gray Snake Castle Lord worships are tens of times more than the expenses of the other ranks combined. Well, how many heaven-tier masters do we have here?”

Everyone nodded.

Little Jerry continued, “Let’s compare ourselves with them. The Gray Snake Castle Lord divides the mercenaries into three groups to receive 4 different Class missions. According to their efficiency, they can complete an average of 1 Class A mission, less than 10 level B missions, around 300 Class C missions, and over 10,000 Class D missions each year. If the annual mission income was converted into gold coins, it would only be enough to feed the middle-class and high-class soldiers. This income would cover 30% of the Gray Snake Castle’s expenses.”

“Their other income came from the various mines, smelters, weapon shops, and pharmacies that they occupied. They could save costs and increase their income. However, even these incomes were only equal to their expenses. This income could be considered as the basic income for those heaven-tier powerhouses. If those heaven-tier powerhouses had other needs, they would have to find ways to satisfy them. This was a huge amount of money. If only the basic needs of the heaven-tier powerhouses were taken into account and converted into mission funds, it would be equivalent to 12 to 21 Class A missions.”

Hearing this, Mike quietly withdrew his hand that he wanted to raise.

Little Jerry looked at Mike and asked, “Mike, do you have any sources of income? Or can you guarantee that you can complete 12 to 21 Class A missions every year?”

Mike was a little embarrassed. He said, “This…”

Osme interrupted, “We can go and rob the Gray Snake Castle’s properties. We’ve already made enemies with them anyway.”

Little Jerry asked, “Can those be converted into money in the short term? Also, who will manage these properties?”

Osme immediately fell silent.

Little Jerry continued, “So I think that we should stop the recruitment plan now. Otherwise, if our operations get too big, our wallets will not be able to handle it.”

Little Jerry looked at Mike, took a stack of documents from the Dragon’s hand, and handed them out to everyone one by one.

He said, “This is the financial plan I made. It’s only a short-term version. You guys just make do with it.”

The group of people took the short-term version of the financial plan, and their reactions were surprisingly consistent.