Now I was sitting in the palace, thinking, Alex was standing next to me.
I wasn't planning on getting information out of Kyle today. Because I was afraid that I would not be able to stand talking to him and either finish him off or put him in such a state that he would hardly be able to speak intelligibly, and this would only prolong my hard labor. Instead, I planned to develop my subordinates using the techniques that I got from the [Ruler's Awards]. But it was important to give these techniques only to those who could be trusted. You can delegate this task to Alex so that he finds and invites candidates for an interview with me, where I could select the most loyal ones using the [Relationships] tab.
- Ugh, what a hassle! Well, it's just the first day, after I put the country on the right rails, it will be easier. Besides, I think I can get rid of stress tonight…
I sighed internally, but by the end of the thought I couldn't help but chuckle, wondering what my little sister had in her head.
- Alex, I plan to organize new units, including assassins and magicians! I have two level 1 techniques, one for fighters and the other for magicians, you have to find those who have talent and are loyal to the crown and send them to me for an interview! And try to do it without too much noise! Start right now and remember quality is more important than quantity, I don't mind if you send me about 10 people today!
- In that case, may I ask who will train them and whose orders will they follow?
- I will teach them mostly, but you, Almeria and maybe someone else in the future can also share their experience. As for the question of whose subordination they will be, the order will be as follows: if I am present, they only carry out my orders, in my absence my family has the highest priority of orders, then you and Almeria!
- Mira or Lana are not involved in this?
- I can't trust Mira…
Hearing my answer, Alex was very surprised. I understood his reaction, Abel used to communicate with her most of all, they were kindred spirits, like fanatics of magic.
-Alex, don't you think I can tell respect from loyalty? Mira may respect me immensely, but she's not the type to discuss the greatest secrets with.
Alex smiled when he heard my words, he clearly felt the same way.
- As for Lana, though not officially yet, but she is part of my family.
Nothing that happened today surprised Alex as much as this revelation, even the fact that Abel, who has always been interested only in magic, made his debut as a Level 1 fighter, and using the skills of 3 different subclasses of a fighter, in a battle with Kyle.
- Although our king is already 19 years old, it would be time for a long time!
He thought, then took his leave and went to carry out my order. I called Keely Trace, the deputy palace alchemist, through Lana, this is a woman of 70 years old, but due to the fact that she is a level 2 magician, she looks 50. Why did I call her and not the chief palace alchemist? It's simple, her loyalty score is 6/10, and the chapter has 3/10. With a loyalty of 5/10 and above, the probability of betrayal is almost zero. Soon she came to me.
- Did you call me, Your Majesty?
She bowed.
- Yes, Keely, come here.
After waiting for her to come up, I laid out the recipes for antiseptic and [Healing potion] of the 1st level on the table.
- Can you do it?
I asked while she was frowning at the recipes.
- There won't be any problems with the first recipe, but this is a potion… At best, I can only guarantee a 50% chance of success, it would be better to leave this matter to Alfred.…
- I called you, not him, because you are more loyal to me. And 50% is already enough. I'll ask someone to buy the ingredients, and I'll give you a separate room for a laboratory, where only you and I will be allowed, if you want to bring assistants or students there, then first I will have to meet with them to make sure they are reliable. Any comments?
- Um… I'm not sure…
- Speak freely!
- We usually do not order some ingredients, and if you are afraid of leakage, it will be better to order other ingredients to disguise the formula.
- Keely, I'm not a fool… That's what I wanted to do.
- Excuse me, Your Majesty!
- No need, it's better to do this task well, and maybe I'll help you become the head of the Alchemy Tower in the future.
-The Alchemy Tower?
- This is the next project after the Tower of Magicians, there will be an internal arboretum for rare plants and cells on the underground level, for creatures so that the ingredients from them are the freshest.
Keely's eyes shone when she imagined such a workplace, but she quickly caught one problem in what I said.
- And who will deliver monsters and animals to the cages?
-You don't have to worry about that, I have an idea. Now go and remember not a word to anyone about my assignment and recipe.
- I'll bet my head!
- Go already!
She left, and I laughed.
- What an interesting woman, it's a pity that she is weak, because of which her youth has already gone, besides, she is already happily married!
I didn't plan on stealing women if they were already happy with someone else. It's another matter if their man treated her cruelly, abandoned a woman or died altogether, like my father.
Soon the candidates found by Alex began to come, their loyalty was 8/10 and higher, there was even one with a loyalty of 10/10, and I appointed him as the temporary commander of the unit. My idea was to nurture an elite army with supreme loyalty to the crown. In this group there will be both magicians and fighters, and of various subclasses, magicians can be both priests and necromancers, and fighters as archers and combat monks. The strengths of one subclass will compensate for the weaknesses of the other. After all, there were very few people among the NPCs who had at least a double subclass, not to mention magic fighters like me. A total of 16 people came today, their talent was slightly above average, but with my support it will be easy for them to grow. I accepted them all into this unit, Alex really sent good candidates. When it was getting dark outside, I was about to go to dinner, but Alex suddenly appeared and stopped me.
- Your Majesty, there is another candidate whose loyalty to the crown is not particularly high, but talent… This is a magic archer!
My eyes flashed with greed. Raising a magic fighter as a sidekick will be fine, but I can change my personality a little.
- Let him come in!
- Cough, it's a girl, Your Majesty.
- I don't care, bring her here!
- As you command!
The next moment, a young green-haired girl with pointed ears entered the room. Elf! No wonder she's a magic archer. But I didn't know that elves also live in my kingdom. The girl looked with interest at the decoration of the room where she was invited. Her body was petite, but knowing about the lifespan of elves, I guessed that she was older than me... and she would still be older, even if you add up the duration of my past life and Abel's life. Sensing my gaze, she also began scanning me with her eyes.
- Your Majesty, my name is Karina. I heard you're recruiting people for an elite unit?
- You heard everything right, but let me ask you why you want to join? You, as a magic archer, and besides an elf, can enroll in any academy in the world, what attracts you to such an offer?
-To be honest, Your Majesty, it's exactly as you said. I, as an elf, will be accepted into any academy in the world, but do you know how they treat elves there? We are just an advertisement for them, attracting rich perverted degenerates to the academy, and men will throw marriage proposals at me.
- Does this situation offend you? But you'll get the best education possible. Besides, who told you that I or one of the men in the ranks of the unit will not make you a marriage proposal?
- No one can guarantee this to me, but if there is no difference in the situation, then it is worth choosing an option where I will be trained better.
- And what makes you think that they will teach you better here?
- Because I've never heard of a person who has so many subclasses! Besides, such a talented one!
I was surprised for a moment, but soon realized. Pureblood forest elves are very sensitive and can feel the aura of people and subconsciously understand what class they have. Karina probably saw me at the execution today and felt the skills of the fighter's subclasses awaken after I got the 1st level. And she made a conclusion about my talent, because she saw that I got all these subclasses at the same time.
- So you're one of the pureblood forest elves? I did not think that such people live in my kingdom…
- Do you know about the ability of pure-blooded forest elves?!
Karina was no less surprised than I was a little earlier.
-You're a level 2 archer and a level 1 mage, aren't you?
- Yes!
- If you join, you will become the general of this new unit. But you'll have to sign a mana contract.
- What are the terms of the mana contract?
- It's simple, you will be obliged to work for at least 10 years and even after this period you will not be able to harm me, my loved ones or the kingdom of Jorgen. In return, I will teach you magic and help you with your bow art, and I promise that I will not try to harm you.
- Good!
- Alex, come in!
Alex, who was standing outside the door, came in with a ready-made mana contract in his hands, where both the sides of the deal and the conditions were already indicated. I briefly examined for errors, and just in case, through the [Relationship] window, I checked whether the name of the elf was correctly indicated.
[Karina Silmarion] – Elf magic archer, loyalty 3/10, respect 7/10, interest 9/10.
After checking the name with what was written in the contract, I signed and handed the document to her. Soon she signed it too. The blue light flashed, and the contract came into force. And there have been changes in her tab.
[Karina Silmarion] – General of your elite unit, loyalty 6/10, respect 8/10, interest 10/10.(I will explain what interest is in one of the following chapters.)
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