Chapter 327 - 2: Ambition to Build an Otherworld Witch Domain
Chapter 327: Chapter 2: Ambition to Build an Otherworld Witch Domain
After stabilizing the order of Feiyan City, Lynch began the excavation of the ruins. However, the excavation progress was extremely slow, as there were only a few participants.
Currently, the effective combat force Lynch could command barely comprised the five hundred soldiers in the city, most of whom had to remain to ensure the order of Feiyan City. Only a few dozen could actually participate in the excavation.
These few dozen were organized by Lynch into seven teams, each consisting of ten people, with his seven apprentices leading one team each into the ruins.
Don’t think that just because the skeletons in the ruins are no match for Lynch, they are not formidable. In fact, each of these skeletons has three-dimensional attributes no weaker than ordinary humans, coupled with their undead trait and large numbers, they pose a substantial threat to ordinary humans.
To say nothing else, just the death aura emanating from the undead poses no threat to Lynch, but for ordinary people, if they get lightly tainted by this aura and do not expel it in time, the outcome is death.
Ten soldiers along with an apprentice is the minimum configuration currently feasible for ensuring safety during the excavation of the ruins. Any fewer, and it wouldn’t be safe.
However, for the vast ruins, such a small-scale excavation team is just a drop in the ocean.
More people must come to excavate!
The excavation of the ruins is definitely necessary, especially since Lynch has already reaped the benefits of the excavation.
Initially, Lynch’s goal in excavating the ruins was simply to acquire knowledge fragments to open the stone gate, but after several rounds of excavation, his mentality has completely changed.
To put it this way, Lynch successfully deciphered some complete models from the previously unearthed knowledge fragments.
And they’re from the Space System, which is currently lacking throughout the Wizard World!
With just a few explorations, they managed to unearth useful magic knowledge and even complete magic models. And it is known, according to historical deductions, that beneath the entire ruins lay a full set of Truth-level inheritances!
Truth Level!
Across the entire Wizard Continent, only a handful of Wizard Organizations possess such inheritances, and they are invariably the most powerful existences in this realm, ruling the entire world.
Truth, this is one of the greatest pursuits of all wizards in the Wizard World!
In short, the excavation must continue, and the scale of the excavation must be expanded. Otherwise, at the current pace, even if Lynch were to keep excavating till his old age, not much could be uncovered…
So, how to improve efficiency?
Simply put, more manpower needs to be deployed.
Training apprentices is costly and time-consuming, so the most feasible approach is undoubtedly to target humans.
Knight training has no major threshold; as long as a person is willing to exert effort, they can achieve something significant, after which some simple modifications through magic can quickly yield considerable fighting power, which is perfect for exploration.
In fact, if it’s a complete knight squad, there’s no need for 10-person teams, they can be compressed to less than half, especially when combined with Magic Potions, scrolls, and Witchcraft.
Feiyan City has a population of three hundred thousand, even if only five thousand knights can be trained, at least a thousand teams can be formed, greatly enhancing exploration efficiency.
As for how these exploration teams should be assembled and operated… Lynch already has a rough idea…
Lynch asked, “What? Is there a problem?”
“Well…”
Greywell frowned, “With all due respect, Master Wizard, there could be many problems.”
“Firstly, I believe you know that knight training is extremely resource-intensive. Wheat, milk, meat, it takes at least one hundred civilians working to support a knight during training, and we simply don’t have that many resources.”
“Moreover, if everyone goes for knight training, then who will farm and produce?”
Lynch said, “I will solve this.”
After learning magic for so many years and mastering so much knowledge, if Lynch couldn’t solve even a little productivity issue, he might as well buy a piece of tofu and knock himself dead; what grand ambitions could he possibly talk about…
Greywell continued, “Have you thought about what to do when suddenly there are so many knights? How do we accommodate them, satisfy their appetites, and maintain order among them?”
Traditionally, knights are the true ruling class, owning independent farms and fiefs, managing their own subjects, and enjoying all rights on their land, including the virgin tax, being the Nobles and Kings of that territory.
Right now, even without considering where to allocate so many farms to the trained knights, even if farms were to spring up from nothing, there are not enough people to allocate to these knights.
If sufficient farms cannot be provided to these knights for management, leaving a group with immense power but not involved in production to roam the society unchecked will eventually lead to obvious consequences.
It’s worth noting that many of the bandit gangs that ravage villages and towns are mostly composed of wandering knights who lost their fiefs…
Lynch said, “Look at it more openly.”
“If we can strip the noble group of their power, why can’t we bring knights down a peg?”
The high social status of knights and their ability to control social resources are primarily due to their immense power.
But now, he is the most powerful one.
How social resources should be distributed and who belongs to which class is, of course, for him to decide!
Lynch said, “The first batch of excellent personnel trained will first be assigned to the City Guard, living on salaries just like others, with a slight salary increase based on their strength to distinguish them from ordinary soldiers.”
“Don’t mythologize them, just treat them as a more powerful group of soldiers. If necessary, the title of knight can even be eliminated, since no Nobles are appointing them now.”
Greywell frowned, “Not called knights? Then what?”
Lynch leisurely said, “There can be multiple titles; those proficient in swordsmanship can be called Swordsmen, those specializing in bow skills can be called archers, axe-wielding ones as Berserkers, and those using long spears as Gunmen… I will organize several sets of Martial Arts training.”
During his time in the Ancient Ruins, Lynch spent over a decade traveling across the Seven Kingdoms, visiting many renowned knights, and learned all kinds of Martial Arts, including swordsmanship, bow skills, spear skills…
Being a Great Knight proficient in various skills, coupled with these Skill reserves, it’s no problem at all to completely develop several professional systems.
With the aid of magic, Lynch is fully confident he can replicate the ’Otherworld professional inheritance system.’
Yes, that’s right!
Lynch plans to transform his Witch Domain according to the rules of those Otherworld-themed films he had seen on Earth, into a realm filled with adventure, professionals, equipment crafting, and other elements.
Greywell felt a bit overwhelmed. Although he considered himself quick-witted, he still felt a bit out of sync with Lynch’s ideas at this moment.
He asked confusedly, “Then…”
“You still haven’t said how to arrange these additional knights? The City Guard doesn’t need so many people, and without farms or designated places for them… hungry knights are quite an unstable factor.”
Lynch said, “Guilds, let them find jobs within the guilds.”
Greywell was stunned, “Guilds?”
Lynch nodded and explained further, “Establish a guild to issue external missions, starting with the exploration of ruins, allowing these knights and professionals to pick up tasks from the guild to earn rewards.”
After a brief pause, he concluded decisively, “As for the name of this guild…”
“It will be called the Adventurer Guild!”