Studying Science in the Alternate World

  Chapter 141 Subordination

   In a flash, Duke has been promoted to the 1st Ring Arcane Mage for a month.

  After joining Shenjiao City Hotel and Youshi Clothing Company, he turned down most of the banquet invitations and kept a low profile.

   This month, I was basically busy with trivial matters.

   Decorate the home of No. 17 Beverly Manor, recruit your own team members, and reorganize an exclusive meditation method that suits you.

   "Master, Captain Zina is here." The newly recruited butler Morris said softly.

  Morris is already in his fifties and is a 0-ring spirit plant envoy. He worked on a farm when he was young, but he prefers to live in the city, so he chose to be a housekeeper for a wealthy businessman.

  But a while ago, the wealthy businessman went bankrupt.

  Morris also lost his job because of this, and his reputation was also affected by the bankruptcy of the owner's family. As a result, no one was willing to hire him as a housekeeper.

  Duke didn't mind this. The rich businessman couldn't blame a hard-working butler for his own business problems.

  So after the interview, Morris successfully became Duke's butler.

  Even after learning that Morris and his wife Milena had no children, but their relationship was still very good, Duke simply recruited Milena together and arranged to be the housekeeper.

  Through Morris' many years of career as a housekeeper, the contacts he has known have recruited many people one after another.

  One gardener, 0-ring spiritual plant envoy Gruol; two attendants, 0-ring knights Andrew and Victor; two female nannies, Sivir and Samantha; two male chores, Bruce and Will. Basically constitutes the entire service team.

  Including the former assistant Mu Lali, the cook Aunt Virginie, the driver Royce, and Levin who was arranged by Duke as the groom, there are thirteen people in total.

  Among them, Levine’s job as groom is mainly to feed dogs, raise horses, send and receive owl mail, and take care of Xiaodou.

   If you live in a big villa, you must order the postman owl service.

  Duke is also a student of Blood Sea. As a knight, training to ride a war horse is a compulsory course. You must raise a spirit beast steed or other types of rideable spirit beasts.

   "Imperial Dragon Cavalry Spear" must be used in conjunction with riding a spirit beast.

   When he was not at home, Xiaodou also had to be fed. In short, these easy chores were handed over to Levine.

  Hearing the reminder from Butler Morris at this time, Duke immediately ordered: "Please invite Captain Zina to the study on the third floor."

   Butler Morris bowed and left to invite Zina, the head of the Broken Sword Mercenary Corps who was visiting.

  Duke sat on a chair, thinking silently: "The service team is short of a driver, and the car can't run the route. I will buy a black beetle sooner or later... In addition, the guards have to be recruited. As an arcanist, it seems shabby to go out without a few big knights."

  In fact, in his current capacity, he can recruit as many great knights as he goes to knight monasteries everywhere.

   But character is hard to say.

   For the important guards, he is recruiting based on the principle of preferring shortages to abuses, and is going to slowly screen for clean family backgrounds, good conduct, and most importantly, loyal first-ring knights.

  If you can't recruit, just don't.

   Holding a ring of sand eagles, he is not afraid of running around in the forest, and he doesn't really care if there is a big knight for personal protection.

soon.

  Leader Zina followed Butler Morris up to the study on the third floor.

   "Welcome, Commander Xina." Duke sat on the chair and didn't get up, but raised his hand with a smile, motioning for Xina to sit down.

   "Lord Duke." Zina put her right hand on her chest, performed a knight salute to Duke, and then sat down.

   "Recently, I was too busy in Shenjiao City, so I had to excuse you, Commander Zina, to come to Shenjiao City in person."

   "My lord, you are welcome. It is an honor for Zina to visit Master Arcane Master." Compared with the free and easy communication between the two before, seeing Duke now, Zina has completely lost the free and easy at that time, only reserved.

   This made Duke feel once again how honorable the status of an arcanist is.

   "When you and I met in the infancy, don't be so nervous, just treat it as a chat between ordinary friends." Duke said softly.

  Zina forced a smile: "Yes."

  Although she said yes, but looking at her expression, she knew that she was not relaxed.

  Duke saw this, so he had no choice but to abandon the politeness among friends, and went straight to the point: "I asked someone to bring you a message before, and I plan to sponsor Broken Sword. How are you thinking?"

   "My lord, I don't know how you want to sponsor Broken Sword?" Zina asked, "In our mercenary world, there are roughly three types of sponsors."

   "Which three?"

   "The first is the entrustment system, which is also the form before we broke the sword. The funder entrusts us with some tasks, and sponsors a fee according to the difficulty of the task; the second is the cooperation system. The funder provides us with start-up funds. After earning resources, we hand them over to the funder for processing, and then everyone shares."

   "What about the third type?"

   "The third is the subordination system. The mercenary group is subordinate to the donor. They take the money from the donor and do the business of the donor. We do what the donor says."

  Duke asked with great interest: "What method do you prefer to break the sword?"

   "We can accept it. In fact, we can't help but choose." Zina shook her head and said, "Speaking of it, the subordination system is definitely more popular among mercenaries. The risk of adventure in the forest is too great, and everyone hopes to have a stable income."

   Every time the mercenary group goes out to explore, they don't always get resources, and it's commonplace to lose money.

   And the death rate has remained high.

  Duke nodded: "Then choose the subordination system. Broken Sword will be supported by me, and you will serve me exclusively in the future."

  The Broken Sword Mercenary Corps has five 1st-ring knights, 76 0-ring knights, and 30 ordinary support staff.

   "My lord, are you sure? Broken Sword's scale is not small. After the subsidy sponsorship, you need to be responsible for Broken Sword's salary for a year, and you have to have 800 gold dragons. Add in the purchase of spirit cards, weapons and equipment, and treatment costs, etc., without 1200 gold dragons a year, you can't afford it."

  A great knight with 1 ring, with a monthly salary of at least 2 gold dragons;

  A 0-ring knight whose monthly salary ranges from 50 silver dragons to 80 silver dragons;

  A logistics staff also needs to have a monthly salary of 25 silver dragons.

  All Broken Swords combined, the annual salary expenditure is indeed more than 800 gold dragons.

   "1200 gold dragons is indeed a lot, but the mercenary group goes out to take risks, and the benefits are not small?" Duke said lightly.

  The annual consulting fee he received from the Shenjiao City Hotel was 1,500 Golden Dragons, more than enough to sponsor a mercenary regiment.

  Zina nodded and replied: "In a good year, you can earn 2,000 gold dragons a year. In a bad year, I'm afraid you won't even have 200 gold dragons."

   "Then it's decided. Broken Sword belongs to me. From now on, you will serve me, and I will pay for your salary." Duke made a decision without hesitation.

  When he was in Snake Town, he secretly observed many mercenary groups.

   Among them, the scale of Broken Sword is not small. Although the personnel are good and bad, they don't have too many bad deeds, and they behave quite well.

  The most important thing is that Captain Zina has a brain, but she is a female mercenary, and she is not a 1st ring knight, but a fake 1st ring card fighter.

   It can be said that the foundation is not solid.

  Once Duke becomes the sponsor, he can immediately stabilize Zina's position as team leader. And if Zina wants to master Broken Sword, she has to rely on Duke, otherwise Duke can help others to rise to the top at any time.

   This kind of cooperation is what Duke wants, not sponsoring a mercenary group that may play tricks behind his back at any time.

  (end of this chapter)