Surviving The Fourth Calamity

76: Chapter 70 Chaos in Haifasardo_2 76: Chapter 70 Chaos in Haifasardo_2 Magisters also had their social interactions.

He laughed and asked, “How many did you send out?”

“Dozens, sir,” the male apprentice said, “within a year.”

It seemed that only Archmages and above would receive this explanation.

Hill picked up the newspaper beside him and casually asked, “Why are there so many apprentices downstairs?”

“A few mages left Haifasardo and didn’t take their former apprentices with them.

They didn’t know what to do, so they came to the Association looking for opportunities, sir.”

The kind of mages who colluded with nobles?

Their abilities were insufficient, at most they knew some junior Alchemy, and they wouldn’t even be able to produce in an Alchemy Workshop.

They recruited a large number of cheap Mage Apprentices, only taught them some junior spells, and one or two methods of refining Alchemy Potions or tools.

There was no hope of becoming a mage, and they could be directly expelled when no longer needed.

However, these apprentices, even after leaving, would still live much better than ordinary people and could work for merchants.

So even though they were looked down upon by orthodox mages, many people were still desperately seeking a chance.

The situation in Haifasardo was too chaotic now, whether for mages or merchants, no one was really thinking of hiring, and suddenly so many had appeared.

After thinking for a while, Hill finally said, “Saral needs junior teachers, it will get better after this period passes.”

“What kind of requirements?” the female apprentice suddenly got excited and took a while to remember to add “sir.”

Hill, not bothering to consider if her excitement was because she had relatives also waiting downstairs, directly said, “The most basic teachers are for the literacy classes.

Then for various professions.

Even if their learning isn’t thorough, they can still be teachers in ordinary mage professions.

Don’t they also know a bit of Alchemy?”

“Would Haifa do the same, sir?” the male apprentice suddenly asked.

Hill nodded, “They are all subjects of His Majesty the King, he would not discriminate.

Kexlote has already left space designated for Haifasardo to build.”

The two exchanged a look, their eyes glowing with excitement.

Hill knew, these children working at the Mage Association were of decent aptitude, but not particularly outstanding.

Their families were only middle class.

The children of nobles, even those who were sure to be separated and not valued, would receive very good education.

Moreover, they all knew their fate from a young age and would strive even harder.

What they received upon division of the family, although less, was still more than the entire assets of these children at the Mage Association, who didn’t need to start working from a young age to earn money.

For the apprentice class, the chances to earn enough money to become a mage were extremely rare.

Many families could only afford the most talented one, waiting for him to become a mage and then give back to the family.

But this was too difficult, for anyone involved.

Although William aimed to spread education, he had left these children an alternative.

For William, instead of struggling to convince nobles to teach basic education, it was better to employ these Mage Apprentices.

Saral had fewer mages, and the seven towers were not filled.

The mages still had other prospects, and few sought patronage from nobles.

Thus, there weren’t so many cheap apprentices available.

William probably hadn’t thought of recruiting from this angle.

But Hill believed that as soon as Haifasardo was in hand, he would know what to do.

After all, in this world, there was no king more well-informed than William.

On the forums of the Undead Tribe, if one was interested, anything could be observed.

Hill handed out two sets of Primary Potions to the two people, “You both go out; I want to look at the briefing alone.”

The two happily picked up the potions from the table, bowed in gratitude, and walked out of the room sideways.

Hill took a deep breath, ready to start reading the briefing.

The first page shocked him:

Queen Mariefeier Stevin announced a separation from the King, taking her children and leaving the Royal Capital to return to her mother’s home in the western Border City, Steyn.

According to information obtained by the Mage Association, the Queen felt that after Saral occupied Haifasardo, her children might face misfortune.

She had decided that as soon as William declared war, she would take her family and children to establish a territory outside the western border.

The Territory Order offered by the God of Justice was blessed by all Gods in the Starry Sky, and no one could defy it.

However, the size of the territory you receive is marked as such on the Alchemy Map.

“The other lands you occupy will only appear on the map after you have held them for a hundred years.”

“So, if you want to expand your territory into a nation, you must try to occupy as much land as possible within those hundred years.”

“Of course, if you are powerful enough and not afraid of attacks, you can expand slowly, bit by bit.”

“Saral actually had a rather smooth start, one reason being that the first King was a Sky Knight, and he was also a Prince of Haifasardo.

When he left, his own father was still sitting on the throne!”

“Others could only watch helplessly as he joyfully marked his territory.”

“But it wasn’t so easy for other nobles.”

“It was not only hard to expand their territories, but even keeping their own lands was difficult.”

“Although direct assaults were forbidden, bringing out a band of thieves to kill people first and then taking over the lands was a common tactic everywhere.”

“So, when Hill ventured out to establish a small territory, Fran was anxious and sent Adrian to oversee it.”

“In this world, the law of the jungle is particularly clear; the higher the limit of one’s power, the more unchecked one becomes.”

“But now, Hill sighed, the choice was not wrong; with the ability of Haifasardo’s Queen, she might just obtain a Duke-level Territory Order.”

“Although William had the support of deities, the Territory Order involves more than just the God of Justice; there is still some assurance.”

“Of course, this is also a gamble.”

“The fact that William is another soul of a deity should be known to the entire world by now.”

“If the God of Time and Space wishes to maintain his neutral and good faction, he would not allow William to use deceitful tactics or oppress them since they have renounced their rights to succession.”

“This is William’s only weakness; he needs not only to act honorably but also to pay attention to his faction alignment.”

“It’s still too early, the God of Time and Space and William are still inseparable.

After a few hundred years, there will definitely be those who will tempt William, a method that could influence or even harm a deity.”

“But what makes this Queen make such a desperate decision?

How foolish is Haifasardo’s King after all?”

“Hill had previously thought it was wise for him not to join the faction of nobles like Edward.

But perhaps the Noble Temple simply dared not take over this case?”

“Ah!

Hill realized as he turned to the second page.”

“These briefs were likely organized from the most recent events onwards.”

“The second page vividly clarified why the Queen was so desperate.”

“Nobles from the North and merchants were fleeing to the South, intending to head directly to Cortez.”

“But the King had set up checkpoints in the Royal Capital, and anyone who wanted to pass had to pay a large sum of money.”

“The nobles could manage, but the merchants almost had to give up half of their wealth.”

“In this world, where is there an independent merchant anyway?”

“Where do merchants have money?

What’s valuable travels with them; the goods all belong to the nobles, not just those from the North.”

“The Royal Capital was almost turned upside down by the furious Great Nobility.”

“Is this King trying to make retirement money?

Or is he just trying to trouble the nobles who betrayed him?”

“He’s holed up in the Royal Palace, locking the doors, ignoring everyone.”

“The report said that he struck a deal with the army commanders, keeping only one-third of the intercepted valuables for himself.”

“The whole army was going crazy, the soldiers were making a lot of money.”

“Is he trying to cause trouble for William?”

“With such benefits enjoyed by the soldiers, how would William handle it?”

“So many people, even if the players don’t know, William surely understands they all truly exist.”

“Hill believed William wouldn’t kill so many people, but they were difficult to manage indeed; soldiers who had taken shortcuts and engaged in looting and pillaging could easily turn into thieves if not handled well.”

“Hill sighed softly.”

“He knew Haifasardo must be in chaos, not just because the Northern nobles and major merchants had fled, but even two junior apprentices had resigned themselves to becoming people of Saral.”

“But he hadn’t expected such chaos!”