Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 450, Section 448: Recruitment Announcement (Please Subscribe)
For a company to grow and thrive, the most important thing is undoubtedly its talent.

There are essentially two ways to acquire talent.

One approach is to discover and cultivate talent internally within the company.

There are always hardworking and dedicated people who, as the company grows and tasks become more numerous, learn and grow step by step.

The biggest advantage of such people is their loyalty and reliability. They have enough affection for the company, and as long as the company leaders are not the kind of capitalists who only know how to exploit, they will always do their best.

Of course, the downside of doing this is also obvious: the cultivation process is slow and requires a considerable amount of time.

The problem is that many companies have grown by taking advantage of a favorable opportunity and riding the wave of the times to expand rapidly.

The result of rapid development is a shortage of talent. At this point, it is necessary to recruit enough talent from outside and integrate them into the company's system.

This is the current situation of Flower Leader: its development has been too rapid, its wealth accumulation has been even faster, and it involves a lot of power, but its own power growth has not kept up.

Therefore, Roy wanted to use the connections of Iron Knight Phil, Flame Sword Saint Otto, and Lady Palacios to recruit people from outside.

If there are truly capable individuals who pass his assessment, it would be quite normal for them to take a job at Flower Leader, be assigned tasks, and earn a high salary, right?
What the hell is normal!
Only Luo Yi, who treats the territory like a company, doesn't think there's a problem!

In this world, the most basic requirement, and the one most valued by feudal lords, for their vassals and knights is loyalty! Loyalty! And more loyalty!

If someone lacks ability, that's one thing, but if they lack loyalty, who would dare to trust them? Who would dare to entrust them with important responsibilities?
Only Luo Yi truly doesn't care!
He never expected the other party to receive a salary, yet he felt obligated to work himself to the bone for him!

But if the other party can really integrate into the Flower Territory's system, then their interests will be deeply intertwined, and there will be no need for Luo Yi to say anything more; they will fight to the death for the territory!

Take Virgil the Red Dragon as an example!
Luo Yi gave up a lot of shares in Raymond Magic Energy Group, which seems like he was at a disadvantage, but looking at it from another perspective, isn't this also a kind of deep binding?

Every move Virgil the Red Dragon makes isn't just for Roy, but for the entire community of interests led by Roy, for the immense value of his shares, and for the very real Gintil.

That's why he fights!
Of course, the powerful beings from the natural disasters could not truly understand these things, and each of them even offered some advice.

But seeing Luo Yi's resolute attitude, they didn't say anything more.

By now, they have long realized that although Luo Yi is still very young, anyone who treats him as a young person is a fool!

Luo Yi has her own judgment and plan. Since she has said so, then they just need to do it.

So, just a few days later, a message came from Flower Territory.

It spread like wildfire in the circles of natural disasters, legends, and even the extraordinary, leaving everyone who heard the news dumbfounded.

—The master of Flower Territory, Earl Loy Raymond, sincerely invites strong individuals from all over the Old World to join him. As long as you pass the interview, you will receive excellent treatment. We can discuss the details in person.

In this world, there are ways to recruit strong individuals, but those are always done through private contact, getting to know each other, and then inviting them.

Such an open and large-scale recruitment is truly unique to Scorpion Daddy.

Some powerful figures scoffed at it, while others thought the Raymond family was just trying to attract attention. But ultimately, some powerful figures did have designs on it.

After all, Luo Yi is no longer the unknown person she once was.

His growth process and the development history of Flower Lane have been investigated by many people time and time again.

Looking back on Luo Yi's past, some say he got lucky and became a count as an illegitimate child; others say he only got to where he is today by riding the wave of the magic energy industry...

There are many who envy, even more who criticize, and countless others who wish to replace them.

However, no one can deny that Luo Yi has an excellent reputation!
very good!
The reason is simple: Luo Yi is willing to spend money and even more willing to share it. Those who follow him have seen their net worth increase at least tenfold.

You can see this from the knights and vassals who follow you; if you pay them enough, they can be extremely loyal.

Secondly, Luo Yi almost always keeps her word; once she agrees to something, she never goes back on it.

With these two points, plus the current booming development momentum of the flower industry, who wouldn't be tempted?
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In mid-December of the New Divine Calendar 314, a year filled with disasters was about to end, yet Flower Territory remained bustling with activity.

Magic energy factory, secret medicine workshop, new city construction site, old city street renovation...

These things still show no sign of stopping.

However, amidst the busyness, a festive atmosphere quietly spread.

The Lord's Palace still announced that this year's Christmas celebrations will be grand, with bonfire parties from Lion Castle to the major squares.

Mr. Hoover, the Raymond family's head butler, has already begun purchasing large quantities of food, poultry, beef, lamb, and various beverages.

They also hired several famous song and dance troupes to perform at Flower Lane.

The Temple of the Sun also issued a proclamation stating that, as Christmas approaches, His Excellency Virgil Berry, the regional bishop, will lead all the priests in a large-scale sacrificial ceremony to pray for divine blessings.

Well, the sun god is actually a stingy deity when it comes to miracles, so simple sacrificial rituals and devout prayers are unlikely to bring divine blessings.

There's a saying: "For every policy from above, there's a countermeasure from below!"
To solidify their faith, many churches began to fabricate miracles. In essence, this involved gathering more priests for large-scale rituals to unleash area-of-effect healing spells. While the scope and effectiveness of these spells certainly couldn't compare to divine blessings, the believers within the rituals couldn't discern the difference in detail.

They felt their prayers were answered as long as they could see the phantom of an angel and enjoy free healing spells.

This can soothe people's hearts!
Initially, this practice was stopped by the Papal States because it was a form of deception.

Deceiving believers is one thing, but from another perspective, it is also deceiving the Lord of Light, and speaking out about it will bring divine punishment.

In fact, some bishops were punished by the church for this.

However, as the Church of the Seven Gods pressed on and reaped a large number of believers, the Church of the Sun God tacitly approved of this behavior.

Of course, such large-scale sacrificial ceremonies cannot be held whenever you want.

You need enough believers to provide the power of faith, you need precious offerings, and you need to expend a lot of holy power to use divine magic.

As a result, after a ceremony, the bishop who presided over it was so exhausted that he couldn't get up.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, not many people are actually willing to do this kind of thing.

It's only because Virgil the Red Dragon earned so much this year that he was in an extremely good mood after just a little calculation, which is why he held this ceremony.

Of course, it was in this festive atmosphere that Brussels welcomed many unique guests.

On the busy Ruhr River, boats shuttle back and forth, densely packed and numerous.

One of the passenger ships was going upstream. The ship's owner stood on a long pole, and with each stroke, he could use the force of the water ripples to move forward quickly.

Two men stood at the bow of the ship, clearly possessing exceptional fighting skills.

The leader was broad-shouldered and burly, with a robust build. He wore leather armor, and his bare arms and shoulders were thicker than the waist of an average person.

On his bronze skin, the clear contours of his muscles are visible, as if they were carved with a knife and axe.

On his back was a large axe with a bull horn, its blade broad and gleaming with a cold light, and even had tiny nicks.

No one would doubt that with just one swing of the axe, being cut in half at the waist would be commonplace.

And standing next to him was a young and handsome man.

Although he was also quite robust, he appeared slender compared to the people around him.

His weapon was not a large axe, but a thin sword, which hung at his waist, with one hand resting on it and constantly rubbing it.

If Luo Yi were here, she would definitely recognize these two.

The strong one is Sik Francis, the leader of the Dragon and Beauty Mercenary Group, a Tier 3 Axe Warrior and a Barbarian.

The thinner one is his adopted son, Hector Hunter, the successor of the Dragon and Beauty mercenary group.

The two seemed interested in everything, standing at the bow of the boat looking around curiously.

As they approached Brussels, they could see in the distance the factories stretching along the riverbank.

And the towering buildings and the busy workers.

The riverbank and streets were teeming with people, so densely packed that it was impossible to count them all.

They had been to Brussels before, but upon returning, they found it had changed drastically from what they remembered.

After a long silence, Sieg Francis suddenly asked, "Hector, do you regret it?"

Hector Hunter paused slightly: "Commander, are you referring to the time two years ago when we didn't accept their offer?"

"Otherwise what? Is there anything else?"

"I won't regret it. After all, we didn't know that young man would develop so quickly!"

This was Hector Hunt's answer, which he thought was very firm, but the next second, his expression froze.

Because all he heard was Sid Francis sigh softly, "But I regret it!"

He slightly raised his head, looking at the transformed city of Brussels, then turned to his adopted son, and said, "If, I mean if..."

"If I had accepted Count Loy's offer back then, we would have a foothold here by now, and we wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

"I just hope that the little bit of friendship we had back then can still have some effect on Count Roy!"

A moment later, the passenger ship docked, and they walked onto the embankment without asking anyone for directions.

Instead, following the path of memory, step by step, they arrived at the entrance of the Lion Manor.

(End of this chapter)