Chapter 639 Chapter five hundred and ninety-eight shameless to the pinnacle

The Duke of Tulip is in command to set off. This news can be regarded as spread throughout the streets and alleys of the imperial capital.Although the news of the defeat on the Eastern Front was carefully blocked by the upper echelon of the empire, after all, such a big matter cannot be covered by paper, and various gossips spread, which made people panic for a while. But now, the talented and miraculous Lord Tulip Duke is about to take command of the expedition—this is really a well-received appointment.This young duke has repeatedly performed miracles, and with him going to the front line... Huh, those savage monster races still haven't been beaten to the bum!

Naturally, there are many people who are bothered by this. The number one was Camisiro, who recommended Du Wei to be in charge that day—although this was a political consideration, but soon, Camisiro felt like shooting himself in the foot up. First of all, the conditions that Du Wei came to him to argue with him were recorded in black and white, signed and stamped by both parties, and with the seal of the Imperial Army Command, it was a legal official document. result…… In less than two days, news came from Du Wei that his personal guards had been reorganized. This was originally a good thing—Camisiro thought the same way at the beginning, the battle situation on the front line was urgent, so hurry up and get ready to go to the front line sooner, without any delay.But in the end, seeing the figures in Du Wei's newspaper, the Minister of Military Affairs slapped the table on the spot.

"Didn't you say that your personal guards are 1,000 people!!" Camisiro was dumbfounded: "Why did you report it to receive military pay and equipment? It is 5,000 sets!!!!" (Imperial practice, generals can bring A small number of personal guards, and the military salary and equipment are provided by the imperial government.) "That's right, it's one thousand." Du Wei sat down on the chair in front of Camisiro, raised his legs, and his legs and feet looked flexible, not at all like the patient in the wheelchair a few days ago.Du Wei pointed to the document signed and stamped by both parties, and said with a smile: "Look, it is clearly written here: I can bring a thousand family guard knights. This is what we agreed at the beginning."

"But what are you doing with the equipment of 5,000 people?" Camisiro was not happy. "It's five thousand." Du Wei looked innocent: "Camisiro, look carefully, it says one thousand 'knights'! They are not ordinary cavalry! According to the laws of the empire, a man with official A knight with the title can have up to four knight retinues, and knight retinues are not counted in the number of knights. As a majestic Duke of the Empire, although I myself don't like to make such a big show, make it so extravagant But, after all, as a front-line general, I always pay attention to the dignity of the empire. How can a majestic duke and a personal guard around him be an ordinary cavalry soldier? These days, which nobleman does not bring a group of knights with him when he goes out? ?”

Camisiro was so angry that he almost vomited blood - he didn't check for a while, it was Du Wei's way! One thousand knights... plus four thousand "retinues" legally, so that Du Wei can openly bring five thousand private cavalry from his most direct descendant, the Tulip family, to the front line! The regent just didn't want Du Wei to mobilize his private army, but this guy actually made a fuss about words. Iron cavalry of the Five Thousand Tulip Family! Camisiro thought for a while, in fact, if Du Wei did this, he couldn't refute it—a thousand knights?Do you think the title of "knight" is Chinese cabbage?Sell ​​by the pound?I don't believe that among the thousand people under your command, everyone has an official title of knight!

But after thinking about it, Camisiro suddenly remembered that the Duke of Tulip in front of him and the old boy with the badge of the Continental Knights Association, Deron, have such a good relationship that they can almost wear a pair of pants!And in the last martial arts tournament, Delong relied on Du Wei to make a huge windfall!Now Delong is grateful to Du Wei... Du Wei wants the title of knight, can Delong not give it? Who doesn't know the virtue of that bastard Delong!He is the badge of the Knights Association, and when the time comes to issue a thousand certificates of knighthood, this guy can really do it!Besides, Du Wei is rich!The Knights Association has been short of money, even if Du Wei spends money to buy it, he can still afford it!

Thinking of this, Camisiro sighed, nodded and signed helplessly. He also knew that Du Wei came to him to ask him for military pay and ordnance preparations for 5,000 people. In fact, he came to say hello to him in disguise, and he was doing him a favor—otherwise, with Du Wei's wealth, he would Do you care about the military pay and ordnance of five thousand cavalry?The salary of the private army of his Tulip family is higher than that of the regular army of the empire! That's all, isn't it just five thousand people... I think it should be barely enough to come to the regent's place.

Camisiro signed. ... On the second day, another lively new event appeared in the imperial capital. Lord Tulip personally went to the Continental Magic Union, the Imperial Academy of Magic, and the Imperial Academy of Magic, and publicly posted a notice to recruit magicians. Almost every one of the rich and noble families of the empire has been trying to recruit magicians to work for them. However, magicians are a rare profession. The mainland is full of talents, and the number of formal magicians has never exceeded a thousand. In recent years, mainland magicians There are only about five or six hundred people registered as magicians in the trade union.

Rare things are valuable, and this principle also applies to talents.And magicians are an extremely noble group, so it is extremely difficult for even those rich and nobles to recruit magicians to work for them. But...but... But Du Wei, this guy, seems to really plan to buy the magician as a Chinese cabbage by the catty! And the conditions he offered spread out and fell into the ears of the chairman of the magic union, Jago Doug. Even the chairman of the union, who has always been a man of the city, couldn't help but curse Du Wei inwardly: "Prodigal son!"That's not how money is spent! !

Because of Du Wei's conditions... even those magicians who are usually extremely arrogant, have to be moved and tempted! Du Wei declared that any magician who is willing to be recruited to work for him...regardless of the level of magic, even if you are just a low-level magician, once recruited, you will be given ten high-grade magic gems immediately!Five high-quality walnut wands, two top-quality magic boosting rings, and... a broomstick.All kinds of magic crystals...a box! ! That's right, a box! ! Also, a catty of Mithril! ! In addition, there is a secret treasure.What exactly is this secret treasure, Du Wei did not explain too carefully, but revealed that this secret treasure is a precious magic item left by the mainland magister Gandolf-this is attractive enough!

This condition can no longer be described as "sky-high price".Even if a magician is noble, he is not so noble! What is the concept of top-grade magic gems?For example, Jago Doug, who is the chairman of the magic guild, is nothing more than a top-grade water blue diamond magic gemstone on the wand he uses, and his own private collection, which can be called top-grade magic gems, has been collected all his life. There are only six gems. As for Mithril... that is even more priceless treasure! A catty of Mithril?Just enough to spark a duel between two magicians! The conditions for this kind of recruitment, I am afraid that even if it is the entire net worth of a high-level great magician, it is not so much! At the beginning, some people in the magic guild only thought it was a joke, thinking that although Du Wei was rich... but worldly wealth, no matter how rich you are, those precious magic treasures cannot be bought with money.How could Du Wei have so many good things? However, those who saw the joke quickly shut up. The first to openly accept the recruitment in public were two "tenders"—two apprentices of the late Master Arico, both of whom were genuine mainland seventh-level magicians. As a result, the two swore allegiance to Du Wei on the same day, and received all the things listed in the recruitment list that day! The two guys, after receiving those top-grade magic gems, a large number of magic crystals, mithril, etc., also created a few excellent quality magic power boosting rings. Seeing that the two of them ran back to the magic union to pack their bags, I was about to leave to hang out with Du Wei. The colleagues in the magic union looked at these two guys, with ten fingers on both hands, all wearing magic power-enhancing rings, shining precious light, like nouveau riche . However, no one laughed at them... I'm jealous! ! To create a magic booster ring of this quality, you need a top-grade magic gem and some mithril!Ordinary magicians don't even want to make them, they don't even have the materials. Even a great magician, having two or three is already very impressive. But these two guys, just like showing off, wearing ten fingers full, swaggering in the magic union. A magician who had a good personal relationship with the two asked them in private, what is the "secret treasure" mentioned in the recruitment? As a result, the two mysteriously took out a leather cloak—this is a magic cloak. The magicians in the magic union are naturally people who know the goods, and it’s okay to look at the magic blessed by this cloak. , but just some spells such as acceleration, agility, and magic defense, but the material of this cloak surprised everyone so much that they couldn't even close their mouths! ! Dragon skin! ! This, this is the fucking dragon skin! ! ! ! It's real dragon skin! ! On the mainland, if there is a necromancer who can find the keel, it would be very remarkable.But after all, although the keel is rare, it is not too shocking-as long as you are willing to spend decades of time and effort to travel all over the ancient battlefields on the mainland to do the excavation work, if you are lucky, you will be able to find the ancient battlefields from ancient times. It's not too far-fetched to dig out a few keel bones in the ground of the battlefield. Ke Longpi... This is too shocking! !The keel can be buried in the ground for thousands of years without decay, but the skin is different! ! If you want to get dragon skin, the only recognized way is: you find a dragon, kill it, and then skin it for use! is it easy? ? ? As a result, there was an uproar in the Magic Union, and the news reached the ears of Chairman Yagodouge. The old man was silent for a long time before he smiled bitterly: "Dragon Pi! Damn... such a generous condition, even I don't like it." .If I wasn't the chairman of the magic union, I would have thought of Du Wei's subordinates as a magician's servant." For a day, everyone in the magic union lost their minds on work, and even many people who were quite capable and obsessed with magic research all day became alive in their hearts. Moreover, there is another exciting clause in Du Wei's recruitment conditions: recruitment is not a lifetime, but five years! That is to say, as long as I spend five years working for the Tulip Duke, I can get these treasures I dream of. After five years, I will still be free. In this way, he also preserved his dignity as a magician - after all, a magician is not willing to sell himself to someone as a subordinate for the rest of his life. So, people began to run to sign up. Although there are still many magicians who are still watching, but on the second day, everyone can't sit still! Why?Because Du Wei's behavior is really outrageous! ! A few magicians ran to accept the recruitment. The strength of these magicians was really low. Two of them were only at the first or second level, and there were even two magic apprentices. Luck... In the end, the Duke of Tulip, like a rich man, received all of them with a swipe of his pen! And the conditions offered are also true! Really...it's really unreasonable! Many magicians were indignant, thinking that I, as a level five (six or seven) level magician, have spent half my life and still haven't been able to get a magic item made of mithril plus high-grade magic gems!As for the dragon skin... I haven't even seen a dragon bone! But now, those first- and second-level guys are wearing these treasures openly... Is there any reason! no!I have to go! !Otherwise, wouldn't it be a big loss! ! On the second day, Du Wei recruited thirty-six magicians in one go, and in the afternoon, the number of people Du Wei recruited had exceeded one hundred! Don't be surprised, although the number of 100 people is a bit scary, only more than 30 of them are real powerful magicians, while the other 70 or so people are mostly magic apprentices, and there are even more than a dozen magicians. Pharmacist (Why! Look down on people! Magical pharmacists are also magicians!) On the third day, the news spread to other places, and many magicians from other places rushed to the imperial capital. For a while, the news spread throughout the continent, and Du Wei's sky-high price attracted an unknown number of people who were hiding. Du Wei didn't feel bad either... Anyway, he has plenty of these things!The Dragon God's lifetime collection, the countless magic gems, all fell into his hands, and if they were not sent out to recruit soldiers, would they be left in the warehouse to rot? As for Mithril... Hey, do you still remember the entrance to the Demon Temple on the snow mountain?The walls and floors of the entrance there were all made of mithril. When Du Wei left, he pried off a dozen wall panels from the wall early and took them away. Walnut?I have tears crystal pendant, am I afraid that I won't be able to cultivate walnut trees! On the fifth day, Duke Tulip's magician retinue was already extremely strong! This farce ended on the night of the fifth day. Du Wei announced the end of the recruitment and withdrew the recruitment announcement. Then, Du Wei went to the command headquarters again. This time he reported the "magician" The number of followers". Well, it was agreed at the beginning that Du Wei could recruit his own magician retinue to accompany him to fight on the front line-this was a good thing in the first place. But when Camisiro saw the numbers in Du Wei's newspaper, he didn't stand still, and almost passed out. In the end, he still supported the wall with all his strength, and then stared at Du Wei: "How many people did you say! Could it be that I heard it wrong?!" "Three hundred and ninety-one people." Du Wei said with an innocent expression on his face, "You heard me right. Could it be that my articulation is not clear enough?" Camisiro was really angry this time. Snapped!The Minister of Military Affairs patted the table and stared at Du Wei: "Du Wei! Do you think I'm an idiot!! There are only a few hundred magicians on the mainland! You said that you recruited nearly four by yourself. Hundred? How is that possible!! Could it be that the magicians of the whole continent have all gone to your Tulip family to serve you!!" "Then how is that possible." Du Wei suddenly became humble, and said with a good-natured smile: "Among these people, there are only 114 magicians with official ranks, and all the others are magic apprentices. and the Potion Master." This number is not so outrageous, but... it is also amazing enough! More than a hundred magicians? ! hell!I'm afraid that even the court magician team in the royal family may not be able to gather a hundred people!As for those rich and noble families, even if it is a first-class big family, it is already a matter of great face to have three or four magicians loyal to them. Recruited more than a hundred magicians at a time?This Du Wei... "Actually, I'm also quite embarrassed." Du Wei sighed with sincerity on his face, "I thought about it afterwards, and my recruitment announcement was really too reckless... Alas, these days, There were even a few magic teachers from the Imperial Academy of Magic who came to want to be recruited, expressing their willingness to resign from the Academy of Magic and come to me as a follower... I thought about it, after all, it is important to train future magic talents for the empire, just Those few people were all sent back. Also... some magic students from the academy also ran over, clamoring to drop out of school, thinking of coming to work under my command, they were also driven back." This... what is this? Excuse me? I think it's showing off! Camisiro's fingers trembled, and he took a few deep breaths desperately, and then managed to calm down—well, how many magicians you can recruit is also up to you. I am the Minister of Military Affairs, and the matter of magicians does not belong to me. No matter, you can make as much noise as you like. Camisiro looked resigned to his fate, but then he took a roster handed over by Du Wei, and the anger that had just been suppressed was stirred up again. "Four... four thousand people's establishment, military pay, and rations of food, grass and equipment??" Camisiro growled, "Du Wei! What is this!" "Don't look at me, it's not my fault." Du Wei smiled, and patted Camisiro on the shoulder: "Don't be angry, it's not good for your health. I just recovered from a serious illness, but I know it , The body is the capital! Nothing is better than having a good body." "You...you tell me first, what is this thing!" "The followers of the magician." Du Wei said calmly: "The magicians I recruited have noble identities in themselves. You also know that magicians are rare and precious professions on the mainland. I recruited a magician, who has a lot of servants, apprentices, and a lot of his own samurai retinues—well, you know, magicians are good at long-distance combat without He is good at melee combat, so now on the mainland, magicians like to recruit some warriors to serve as their retinues, so that when fighting, there are people around them who can make up for their shortcomings in melee combat... This is also popular. I Recruiting these magicians, their allegiance to me means that even their subordinates have followed me." Camisiro sighed. I've seen shameless people... but I've never seen such shameless people! ! What magician retinue!Let... fart! ! Even an idiot can see that this is clearly another project you, Du Wei, came up with, and you used an excuse to mobilize thousands of private troops in your family! ! It is true that magicians are popular in recruiting samurai followers...but it depends on who they are!Those intermediate or advanced magicians may have the strength to recruit some warrior followers.But Du Wei, most of the magicians you recruited are magic apprentices, magic pharmacists and low-level magicians! !How could these people have a large number of samurai followers! you you…… Camisiro still tried to argue, but then he sighed in his heart—this is out of his control! Why? One word "magician" blocked all the roads! The empire has laws: magicians are not subject to the imperial code! Let alone the minister of military affairs, even the prime minister, he can't control the head of the magician. What can I do?Could it be that all the magicians under Du Wei were arrested and interrogated one by one?joke! ! More than a hundred magicians!If you make a fuss, you can tear down the imperial capital!As a minister of military affairs, I can't afford to offend him. But... let's forget it. The previous "knights plus retinues" already had 5,000 people.Now it is the "magician's retinue" again, and there are more than 4,000 more. In this way, it means that Du Wei set up a name ingeniously, found a legal excuse, and got himself a staff of nearly 10,000 people!He can use this to grandiosely draw 10,000 people from his family's private army, and go to the front line with him in the name of these "squires". Alas... I'm afraid the Prince Regent will have a headache. Camisiro thought for a long time, and finally said sternly: "Du Wei, I can't control you anymore, but...you have to consider...the meaning of the person above when you do these things." After finishing speaking, he raised his pen and swished his signature, which means he approved these lists. Du Wei smiled, grabbed the item and stuffed it back into his pocket, and said lightly: "Master Camisiro, don't worry, I know it well." Ten thousand people... almost, this should be the psychological bottom line of the regent. There are fewer people to bring, and I don’t feel at ease. If you bring too much, the regent is worried. Ten thousand people, say more or less, say less, just right. Afterwards, Camisiro simply did not do anything, and signed the transfer order that Du Wei had promised to mobilize 500 soldiers from the public security station and 2,000 guards from the Royal City. only…… Alas, the regent asked Du Wei to go to the front because he wanted to separate the Tulip Duke from his direct army.Let him be far away on the eastern front, and the 200,000 troops around him are all the imperial army, no matter how much he struggles, there is no need to be afraid. But now, Du Wei has not yet gone north, so he first finds 10,000 descendants for himself... After leaving the gate of the command headquarters, Du Wei jumped on his horse, kicked the horse's belly, looked at the guard Elder Yan beside him, and said in a low voice, "Get out of the city!" After a pause, Du Wei didn't have half of the smile on his face when he was joking with Camisiro, his eyes were full of awe, and he added: "Go to Brokeback Mountain!"