Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 453-451: The Hidden Knowledge Library (Please Subscribe)

In the study room.

After listening to Commander Xike's account, Luo Yi remained silent for a long time.

A series of victories did indeed boost morale, making the imperial soldiers fearless and their combat power off the charts.

However, when this confidence develops to the point of being almost blind and arrogant, it is definitely not a good thing.

Luo Yi had a feeling that if things continued like this, it was hard to say whether the advantages that the empire had accumulated over decades would be gradually lost.

Loy's silence made Commander Sik and Hector Hunter feel uneasy and anxious.

The two men looked at each other, feeling that their trip had been in vain. After a moment of silence, Commander Sik spoke first: "Count, we have troubled you."

Hector and I will leave now, so we won't cause you any trouble.

"Trouble? What trouble?"

Luo Yi finally snapped out of his daze. He looked up, saw the expressions on their faces, and then realized what was going on. He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It's no trouble at all. They're just some Slavic mercenaries. We can bring them along!"

Hector Hunter quickly said, "Have you thought this through? If the Empire holds you accountable for this, it won't be easy for you to explain yourself."

Loy tilted his head and said, "So many people in the Empire rely on me for their livelihood and earn gold tiers. If I just gather some people together, they will hold me accountable."
Do not make jokes!
Furthermore, while my Flower Territory and the Empire have a cooperative relationship, with trade relations and contractual obligations, this does not mean I am a vassal state of the Empire.

After a pause, Luo Yi asked again, "How many people do you have there?"

Commander Sik said, "There are 203 people left. 33 of them are from the Empire and they are unwilling to give up the mercenary group. There are 170 Slavs."

Among them, about forty were older and were mainly responsible for logistics procurement and weapons maintenance; the remaining one hundred and sixty-three were all brave soldiers.

The weakest are all Tier 1 formal combatants, while squad leaders are Tier 2. Their professions are mostly wanderers, assassins, berserkers, and sharpshooters.

However, I'm the only one at the third-tier transcendent level.

Luo Yi then asked, "So how do you want me to arrange things for them?"

Commander Sik paused for a moment before finally saying, "Since I have brought them to Flower Territory, I will follow the Earl's arrangements."

I just hope you won't use them as cannon fodder, and give them a chance to prove themselves!

This answer finally made Luo Yi nod in satisfaction. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about this, you go and gather the people first, and meet in Auckland City."

I will have the Roy Fitz Magical Group arrange passenger ships. Everyone will board at Fishman Harbor, cross the Silver Sea, and enter Flower Territory.

"As for what to do with them, I will give them a chance!"

"The First Imperial Guard Legion of Flower Territory is recruiting and training people. I will arrange for them to join and give them opportunities to learn and grow."

They may be seasoned mercenaries, but they may not be able to adapt to the era of magical weapons, so they must be retrained.

Only those who pass this test can stay in the legion. If not, I'll arrange for them to go to the security department or the police station.

"Of course, if they don't want to fight and kill, but rather want to live a peaceful life, I can arrange for them to go to the factory."

"In short, since you, Commander Xike, have spoken up, I will take care of this for you."

This arrangement couldn't be more appropriate, but Commander Xike was not happy at all; on the contrary, he was somewhat uneasy.

He took a deep breath and asked, "Your Excellency, what do I need to give in return?"

"You should understand that what I value is not them, but you."

So, since they're coming, you have to stay too.

"That's all?"

"Then what else do you want?"

"No, no, that's enough, Sir Sik. Thank you, Count."

Commander Xike stood up solemnly, pounded his chest with his fist, and looked grateful.

At this moment, Hector Hunt couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Um, Your Excellency, what about me? What are my plans?"

Luo Yi looked at him, thought for a moment, and then said, "I remember we had a competition back then. You were already at the peak of the second tier, right?"

"Correct!"

"Then why are you still at the peak of the second tier after more than two years? Why don't you break through?"

"..."

Just from that one sentence, Hector Hunter was speechless. His expression was a mix of crying and laughing, helplessness and heartache.

After a long pause, he finally said, "My Lord Earl, your words are too hurtful!"
The problem is, for people like me, getting stuck at a single checkpoint for years is the norm!

Captain Sik interjected to explain, "Your Excellency, Hector has actually been dragged down by the mercenary group. In the past two years, the group has been poorly managed, business has been getting worse, and profits have been declining."

As a result, he couldn't afford any of the magical potions that aided his cultivation, which hindered his breakthrough.

Luo Yi then asked, "So you're confident you can break through?"

"Of course!"

"Alright, I'll lend you some cultivation resources to help you break through to the extraordinary realm. If you succeed, you'll work for me to pay me back; if you fail, you'll still have to work for me to pay me back!"

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course there are. If you succeed, you'll be extraordinary and earn a high salary that you can pay back quickly; if you fail, you'll have to work for me for even longer."

"So, are you in? Do you dare take it?" "Why wouldn't I? If you dare to lend it, I dare to accept it!"

"Then it's settled."

With just a few words, Luo Yi finalized the matter, and then he directly summoned Butler Hoover and asked him to make the arrangements.

As for Commander Sik and Hector Hunter, they left with a sense of disbelief.

This trip not only achieved its objective, but also exceeded expectations; they should be happy.

But it seemed that things were going too smoothly, far exceeding expectations, to the point that they were like sleepwalkers.

Of course, this was just a minor incident for Luo Yi.

He made arrangements for these people rather casually, but he was more concerned about the situation within the Habsburg Empire.

However, he shook his head and put all of that behind him.

He got up, quickly left the study, and followed closely to Lilia's mechanical mage tower.

The mage tower is no longer as deserted as it used to be; many mage apprentices come and go, each busy with their own tasks.

Upon seeing Luo Yi, they all stopped, bowed, and paid their respects, but Luo Yi waved her hand and ignored them.

However, he had no intention of climbing the stairs. Instead, he summoned a magic carpet, stood on it, and flew directly up the mage tower.

The feeling was somewhat like riding an elevator, but with one-way glass, where you could see the distant scenery through the windows of the mage tower.

Once you reach the fourth floor, you've already surpassed most buildings. From there, you can see the new city of Brussels in the distance.

There, two mage towers, far exceeding ordinary buildings, were being raised and perfected at a visible speed thanks to the efforts of a group of mages and construction workers.

That's right, Roy had previously said he wanted to buy several more mage towers, and now the deal is finalized and the installation is underway.

Two mage towers rose from the ground at the same time, creating a magnificent sight from afar!

If the Scourge warriors care most about what they need for training and magic potions, then the Scourge mages yearn for their own mage tower.

Even if it doesn't belong to you, having independent usage rights is acceptable.

Just like Lady Palacios, the reason she accepted Count Carl's invitation was because of the mage tower erected in Siren Harbor.

Therefore, Loy believed that as soon as the two mage towers were completed, new fourth-tier mages would come knocking on her door.

The magic carpet moved incredibly fast; in the blink of an eye, we had arrived at our destination.

It was the sixth floor of the mage tower, which was originally Lilia's bedroom and, for a long time, her love nest with Loy.

However, in addition to the bedroom, another large room was partitioned off.

The carved door gleamed with a dark metallic luster, indicating that the material used was not simple.
More importantly, intricate patterns covered almost the entire area, and visible magical light flowed between the patterns, carrying astonishing elemental fluctuations.

This door alone cost Loy a full five thousand gold tiers; of course, there's a reason it's so expensive.

It possesses a magical barrier; once the gate is closed, there isn't even a crack, making entry a pipe dream.

To open the door, one must undergo verification by the gate, including iris, fingerprint, and facial scanning, and the gate also records one's personal magical energy fluctuations.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to get away with it.

Even for Loy, it took several minutes to open this door.
Until the door opened, what came into view was a huge space of over a thousand square meters, filled entirely with three-meter-high bookshelves.

At this moment, countless ancient books were displayed on these bookshelves, and winged elves were flying among them.

Some were counting, some were moving, some were copying, and some even argued fiercely about the ownership of the books.

And the person in charge of affairs here is none other than Ms. Palacios.

She was sitting in a high-backed chair, engrossed in a book, and didn't even notice Luo Yi coming in.

This is the library he built by collecting a great deal of hidden knowledge from the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Habsburg Empire, the Bonaparte Empire, and even the Slavic Empire.

There may not be many cultivation methods here, but the knowledge gathered here is absolutely abundant.

This is Luo Yi's favorite place, and also the nourishment for Shen Lan's growth.

To be honest, a long, long time ago, Luo Yi had been thinking about how to acquire profound and secret knowledge.

I racked my brains but couldn't come up with a solution!
A mere earl is nothing more than an ant in the face of these empires.

It wasn't until this imperial struggle for supremacy, this total war, that he saw an opportunity.

He believed that the Raymond family might experience ups and downs in the future, but only this knowledge would be the true foundation of the family.

With this foundation, there are endless possibilities.

boom……

The sound of the door closing finally woke up Ms. Palacios, the magus who was independent and didn't care about other people's opinions. She greeted her with a rare bit of embarrassment.

"Your Excellency, you've arrived?"

"Go read your book and leave me alone!"

As Luo Yi said this, she had already started walking along the bookshelf.

(End of this chapter)