Santis reacted for a while before he figured out what the other party meant by "friends like you".
He looked into Kamel’s eyes (probably the position of his eyes): “You are referring to people who are of commoner origin and are not controlled by traditional mages or noble families. They can freely join the Cecil Territory, and Are there any mages with a certain knowledge base?"
Kamail nodded slightly: "The territory still lacks enough scholars - although we have recruited a group of down-and-out scholars and mages from nearby territories, that Far from enough, the quality and quantity are not enough. I have talked with Jenny before, and I know that her origin is somewhat... special, so she has no connections in the capital, but you are different, Mr. Santis, you. Although you are born a commoner, at least... you are an orthodox and fully educated spell caster."
A mage from the royal capital who comes from an orthodox background, even the most miserable one, can be compared with others. Jenny, who was born as a slave, is fundamentally different - Thantis's "class" is destined to have his own mage social circle and other spellcasters who can talk to each other on an equal footing.
If Jenny could only be locked up in the mage tower and have limited communication with other slaves, then Thantis was at least personally free.
"I... do know some Wangdu mages," Santis said hesitantly, "but the people who can associate with me are basically down-and-out people who are not doing well because of various reasons. For various reasons, he was excluded from the mainstream mage circle in the royal capital..."
"That may be in line with my requirements and the requirements of the lord," Kamel said, "You are teaching runes. For basic courses in logic and magic, you should understand that what is developing in this land is a brand-new magic technology route. In the face of this special field, the traditional mage level does not make much sense. What we really value is the researcher. The attitude of exploring the unknown, the ability to accept new things, and the most basic talents in mathematics and logic. I think there should be many such people among your friends."
Santis thought for a moment and nodded slowly. : "I can give it a try."
"Very good. But I would like to mention one more thing - many times 'being excluded from the mainstream field' is not the same as 'having unique talents'. In most cases The next person is excluded from the social circle just because he is really stupid, but this kind of person always anesthetizes himself with "no one understands my talent". I don't want my outspokenness to hurt your feelings - —But I don’t want to cause trouble to the lord. I have seen too many people who are good at themselves, and they are always difficult to deal with.”
Santis couldn’t help but laugh, it seemed. Not angry at all: "Of course, you are right. I have seen many people like this - in the royal capital, down-and-out mages will always form large and small circles, just like those in the upper class. Just like gatherings held by wizards and nobles, in this kind of "low-level secret society", there are often many people complaining about not being recognized for their talents, but only a small half of them are really not being recognized for their talents, and the other half really don't know anything.. I have been in this kind of circle for many years, so I can naturally identify them. "
"That's good," Kamel was relieved, "Then let's go find the lord - this kind of thing should be known to the lord. "
Gawain stood in front of the map of Cecil Territory and its surrounding areas, looking at the winding mountains, plains, and forest lines and fell into deep thought.
This This map was drawn by himself. He restored all the details of the satellite view as much as possible while ensuring that it was intuitive and easy to understand. He also marked the various mineral vein resource points discovered along the route of the pioneering legion seven hundred years ago. I still remember what happened when I was immersed in drawing this map in the study - Hetty was extremely shocked. Amber said that Zongzi must have prepared the map in advance and just pretended to draw the map to scare people. Rebecca agreed because Amber's point of view was knocked on the head by Hetty - but as Gawain tossed out more and more new things, he himself was still the most unreasonable "resurrectionist". This incredible map brought The shock gradually faded away.
Gao Wen believed that as the drawing techniques he wrote were taught, people would be less surprised by this high-precision satellite map (hand-drawn version). .
Hu Huo stood beside him and stared at the map with him, but she had no idea what Gawain was looking at. After watching for a long time, she finally couldn't help it: "Hey. Hey, Gawain, what are you looking at? "
Gawain raised his hand and clicked on a certain location above the map: "This is the Kant Territory. "
Then he moved his hand downwards and circled a large area: "This is the northern wasteland, then the north bank development area, White Water River, Cecil Territory... The mining town is here, On this side are the western lumberyards and the newly established 'Frost Forest Village'... and finally, the southeast and southwest are two farming sites that will be reclaimed next spring. Cecil's current power is in this area. "
Amber stared at Gawain: "Have you already entered the Kant Territory? "
Gawain did not pay attention to Amber, but continued to say as if talking to himself: "The current population of Lord Cecil's city is 15,000 people, including those who came from Kant after the winter. A large number of craftsmen and residents migrated here, as well as serfs and the last batch of refugees purchased from Leslie Territory and other places. However, due to imperfect administrative construction in Kant Territory, the population census before winter has not been completed, and it is unclear how many people there are..."
Gawain does not know the history of medieval Europe on Earth. How many people does a viscounty or count have? But he knew that in this world, because the human body is inherently stronger, and there are things like fertility magic and druid magic to ensure the basic production of food, even though the people at the bottom They live a very poor and difficult life, but their population is quite large. Even in this long-abandoned southern border, there are still a large number of people scattered on this land.
But these people cannot yet. They are considered to be citizens of the Cecil Territory, even if they have actually become satellite towns of the Cecil Territory.Kant's leadership is still independent from a legal point of view.
Amber stared at Gawain who was analyzing the situation of the territory with a serious face. After listening for a long time, he didn’t understand what the man in front of him was talking about: "So? Do you think the population is still there?" Not enough? Let me tell you, a city of ten thousand people is already quite scary! You..." Gawain suddenly interrupted Amber: "Don't you think this place is scary? Or is it too small?"
Hubo reacted for two seconds, and his ears slowly became stiff: "...You finally decided to hit someone, didn't you? Think about it carefully, what if you really do? To regain the fiefdom, the entire southern territory will be..."
"I have no such plan for the time being," Gawain glanced at the half-elf, "I think the current strategic depth is too small. The population is far from enough..."
Amber was confused: "Strategic depth?"
Gawain thought for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it. I can't explain it to you."
Amber's eyes widened and she immediately wanted to say something back, but before she could speak, Betty's clear voice sounded from outside the study door: "Master! Master Er and Mr. Santis are coming to see you!”
“Oh?” Gawain was a little surprised that these two unrelated people would come to him together. He walked to his desk and said, “Let them come in.” ."
Amber curled her lips and stood beside Gawain honestly. After a few seconds, the door of the study room opened and Kamel and Thantis walked in.
A few minutes later, Gawain listened to the purpose of these two people’s visit. He couldn’t help showing an expression of interest on his face: “You plan to start from the circle of Wangdu mages to attract a group of talents? Pass Santis’s personal network?”
“Sir, my...isn’t really a personal network,” Santis said nervously, “Those gatherings of great magicians are what counts. Net, what I know... is at most a private gathering of unsatisfactory little mages, and I don't know many people..."
Gawain waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, as I said just now, we The original target is not those great magicians, as long as they are intellectuals, but to be honest, I have not thought of recruiting talents from the prosperous areas of the kingdom before... including the mage circle in the royal capital. Thoughts."
Kamael: "Have you ever tried to recruit someone?"
Gawain nodded: "That's right, although I didn't use Santis' connections at the beginning. But I offered a very high price, but nearly a year has passed, and no one has shown interest in recruiting Cecil Ling - you should know why."
"Borderland. The land is desolate and bitterly cold, and it is next to the Wasteland of Gondor. No one would think that being a 'magic consultant' here would have any future." Thantis immediately figured out the reason, and his voice became bitter, "King People in the capital don't know the real situation here. They can only judge based on their imagination. For them, Cecil has lostAttractive, even if the remuneration is very high, the mages of the royal capital will not easily leave the center of the kingdom... After all, for most mages, the royal capital means the center of knowledge and promotion channels. No matter how miserable they are, they Also unwilling to leave. ”
Although the reputation of the founding heroes is high, the mages are a group of pragmatic people. They can’t see any hope of going to the south, so the reputation of the founding heroes is not enough to make them shaken-although Gawain He also offered a high price, but he was not so generous as to ignore the cost.
“Mr. Santis, you think you can convince your friends to leave with your influence. Do you want to be a pioneer in Cecil Territory, a 'magic center' like the Royal Capital? "
Santis immediately hesitated, and began to subconsciously pull on the buttons on his chest: "I..."
He wanted to confidently say that he could, but only slightly After some assumptions, he realized that he did not have the confidence to leave the capital. Even if he personally lobbied his friends, relying on his "reputation" in the circle of wizards in the capital, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince anyone.
He doesn't have the kind of friends who are so close that they can accompany him to open up wasteland with just a few words - if he had, he wouldn't have been recruited by the capital in the first place. The mage circle was squeezed into the southern border construction team.
The young arcanist's face darkened, and the courage and enthusiasm he had finally summoned were greatly affected, but at this moment. , Kamel suddenly spoke: "Lord, the Cecil Territory is not attractive to those mages of the royal capital, so they are unwilling to come, right? "
"Yes," Gawain nodded, "If you want to recruit talents, Cecil will have to be attractive enough. ”
“We have enough attraction. Kamel said decisively.
Gawain raised his eyebrows: "Huh?" Let’s talk about it. "
"I," Kamel opened his hands, bright arcane arcs danced around him, his voice buzzed, "Is an ancient Gondor magister enough to attract them? ? Is the personal guidance of the great magician from thousands of years ago enough to attract them? Are the lost ancient magical skills enough to attract them? I don't believe that a thousand years later, magicians have degenerated to the point where they no longer even have the desire for magic! "
Santis, Gawain, and Amber all felt their eyes light up at the same time. Gawain showed an imperceptible smile and leaned forward: "Then what if those people come here for the ancient secret skills? What should a mage do if he finds that the situation is different from what he thought when he gets here? Many of your ancient spells cannot be used in this era. "
"If they have the ability, they can go back! ”