Wizard: Building a Cultivation Family from Scratch

"Damn it...when did we become so rich?"

A whole chest full of gold shields—all for paying military salaries?

At this moment, on the long corridor on the first floor of the Roland family castle.

Two young people, a man and a woman, were carrying lockboxes and struggling to walk toward the lord's hall.

"Hmph... all used to pay military salaries?"

Don't you even look at how much money is in here!

A total of 800 gold shields!

A professional sergeant's monthly salary is only 30 silver coins. After paying their wages, the rest of the money must be used to recruit new soldiers.

A pleasant but slightly hoarse voice rang out.

The speaker was Vira, Orianna's cousin and a member of the Blackwater Knights.

The young man walking next to her was Aubert.

"800 pieces..."

Aubert glanced at the wooden crate in his hand and curled his lip. "How on earth did Oriana do that?"

"I heard they sold three sets of enchanted armor."

Vera glanced around and lowered her voice, saying, "It was all funded by that knight named Gordon..."

"All right."

Obert shrugged:

  

"That's not surprising."

After all, he's someone who can kill a high-ranking knight and a wizard apprentice with ease...

"Shh! Be quiet!"

Vera frowned immediately and hissed, "Damn it! Do you want someone to hear you?"

Obert realized he had misspoke and felt a little guilty, but he still said:

"Hey! Vera, I didn't mean any harm, okay?"

I'm just worried that Orianna has been scammed!

What do you think their purpose is in suddenly sponsoring a small noble family in the countryside?

"What old acquaintance... I don't believe that excuse at all."

Vera remained silent.

She knew that what Aubert said made sense...

Her worries were no less than the other person's.

However, she subconsciously chose to ignore the recent series of events.

Having uncovered the conspiracy of Parker and Baron Hoover, they established a knightly order fully equipped with enchanted armor, and used that mysterious and powerful sorcery to wipe out most of the Hoover family's power, and now they have created a great deal of wealth for the Roland family...

These were things Vera would never have dared to even imagine before.

She had assumed that the Roland family would continue to decline until it disappeared completely after Baron Cade's death.

But now everything is different.

The family not only weathered the crisis and improved their financial situation, but also had the potential to unify Blackwater Valley.

Such a huge change is all thanks to this "Knight Gordon".

I think Orianna should know the truth...

But since she has chosen to trust him, I think we should also give Orianna some trust, after all, she is now the head of the Roland family.

In response to Vera's words, Aubert simply shrugged and remained silent.

In his view, although Orianna was kind-hearted and very good to everyone in her family, she was, after all, someone who had not even awakened the seed of power.

If the Knight of Gordon does indeed have some ulterior motive, how should she resist?

However, neither of them continued the conversation on this topic.

In the narrow corridor, only the sound of gold coins rattling in the wooden crate and the sound of knights' boots clattering on the floor could be heard.

Soon, after a few minutes, the two arrived at the Lord's Hall.

The hall was now full of people.

Dozens of Roland family professional soldiers, unlike their usual lifeless demeanor, excitedly surrounded a man with a resolute face and gray hair.

"Damn it, stop pushing! Why weren't you all this eager when we asked you to go out on patrol?"

The gray-haired man shouted at the top of his lungs.

It was Vera and Aubert's father, Jess Rowland.

"Everyone back up and line up! Anyone who steps forward again will forfeit their pay!"

Due to the Roland family's recent dire financial situation, the old butler who had served the family for decades has packed up and returned to his hometown.

Therefore, Jess, an older member of the family from a collateral branch, took on the role of butler.

"Obert? Vera?"

Damn it... you finally came.

In the chaos, Jess caught a glimpse of Aubert and Vera and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, listen up!"

After everyone has received all the back wages, they will be given an extra gold shield as compensation!

This is an order personally given by the head of the family; everyone receives it.

But you must maintain order. Anyone who dares to push forward again, don't blame me for giving you a beating!

Although Jess's tone was very impolite, the soldiers immediately burst into cheers upon hearing his words, loudly chanting Orianna's name.

As for why the Roland family suddenly became wealthy, that was not within their consideration.

Most of them were from the surrounding territories of Blackwater Valley.

If I could have a job here and earn a decent salary, that would be ideal.

Otherwise, they would need to go out and find work such as mercenaries, blacksmiths, or bounty hunters to make a living.

But these days, they'll die out there in less than six months.

Seeing the soldiers cheering and jumping for joy, Jess was also very happy.

Although as a member of the Blackwater Knights, he witnessed the truth of the Bren Village incident firsthand and felt somewhat wary of the mysterious knight from the Thorne family.

But seeing the Roland family gradually improving, I feel genuinely gratified.

"Hey! Quiet down, everyone."

At this moment, Jess raised his hands and continued speaking at the top of his lungs:

"There is one more thing to announce..."

Lady Oriana has ordered that we expand the recruitment of professional soldiers in the near future.

If you have any good candidates, please feel free to recommend them to me.

Special note: If you can recommend a knight candidate with the potential to awaken a seed of power, the recommender will receive a reward of 10 gold shields.

"But if we were to recommend a formal extraordinary knight..."

That would earn you a reward of 50 gold shields!

Of course, this doesn't just apply to extraordinary knights who don't have employers.

Even knights who have already joined other families can come and join our Roland family if they wish.

Lady Oriana guarantees that these extraordinary knights will be given the best possible treatment.

50 gold shields...

That's a huge sum of money!

Upon hearing this news, everyone present was stunned for a moment.

Then, everyone's emotions became even more excited.

Without a doubt, with this sum of money, they could provide their families with a life far exceeding that of ordinary people.

"I know him!"

At this moment, the sergeant standing at the very front raised his hand and said excitedly:

"I have a distant cousin in the Hawthorne family."

But I heard that he recently got involved with the lord's mistress, so he's currently on the run.

I think I can persuade him to come over.

Oh, by the way, he's a novice knight.

"A novice knight?"

Jess's eyes lit up.

Although he himself did not awaken the power seed, it would always be a good thing if the Roland family could have another extraordinary knight.

Therefore, he quickly waved and said:

"Okay, you can be the first to come and collect your salary. Also, tell me all your cousin's information."

If we can really recruit him, we'll give out a reward immediately!

With the first demonstrator, the soldiers present were filled with enthusiasm and eagerly tried it themselves.

They recommended everyone from distant relatives to longtime friends, even exiled knights and bandit leaders.

Jess didn't shy away from this, and instead accepted everything Orianna ordered...