"Guard? Atedia?"
Roy sized up the other party, discovering that she was a just-adult female centaur.
She stood tall and straight, with a fit and well-proportioned figure, clad in a beautiful and exquisite light armor. When she raised her head, her eyes were bright, filled with curiosity and a hint of nervousness.
Upon clearly seeing Roy's appearance, Atedia couldn't help but be stunned, overwhelmed by his extraordinary and unparalleled beauty.
Feeling the spiritual aura of a Wizard-level powerhouse, it was like a fine wine, intoxicating her and making her dizzy.
Atedia felt as if she had been struck by an electric current, her heart uncontrollably pounding wildly.
She then quickly realized how inappropriate her reaction was and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look more.
"Alright, no need for formalities, rise."
Roy saw through it all but remained unperturbed inside.
Because such is the nature of extraordinary charm; even in the spiritual realm, it can silently dominate others.
He asked, "What is the general situation under your command?"
Atedia snapped back to attention and hurriedly replied, "Reporting to you, sir, I command a total of 10 Ten-Rider Squads, each led by a Ten-Man Captain and consisting of 10 soldiers.
Therefore, including myself, the total is a full complement of 111 members."
Roy then asked, "What about their individual strengths?"
Atedia said, "Each Ten-Man Captain has at least intermediate-level strength, capable of serving as a centurion in the Kingdom Army. Although the ordinary soldiers are low-level Knights, they are all battle-hardened elites.
As for myself, I am an advanced Knight."
"How strange, a centaur calling herself a Knight."
Among the crowd, Olinda secretly chuckled, speaking in the Vizel language of the Wizard World.
"Don't interrupt, the power levels in this world are classified according to Wizard customs.
Actually, their traditional titles are warrior and brave."
Roy glanced at her.
After briefly inquiring further with Atedia, he gradually understood that these were elite troops trained within the castle.
Not only were they fully staffed and highly equipped, but their training manuals and gear also strictly followed the secular standards of mid to high magic worlds.
Their salaries and provisions were completely taken care of, as there were Kingdom officials and castle stewards specifically responsible for them.
If satisfied with any of the guards, including this beautiful centaur guard captain, one could recruit them as personal followers, completely privatizing them.
This was a benefit Flosf provided to his Wizards.
Roy had nothing more to say about this and thus instructed, "Continue with your usual training and garrison duties.
The safety of the residence is in your hands."
"Yes, sir!"
Atedia said solemnly.
...
In the following days, Roy and the others began a new life in Netherlands.
Being newcomers, they didn't have much official business to attend to, mainly focusing on familiarizing themselves with the local customs and understanding the regional situation.
This was a world of different races, filled with exotic charm.
Moreover, in the caste system here, Vizel people held an absolutely superior position.
No matter where they went, they were unimpeded and free.
But compared to the vanity brought by dominating such a mundane world, knowledge and materials were undoubtedly more alluring.
The focus of Roy and the others quickly shifted to the castle itself.
It was then that they were surprised to find that there were also quite a few humans inside the castle.
All of these were brought by the Wizards of past generations.
Initially, there were apprentices like Andov and Damo.
Gradually, they multiplied and became immigrants.
The Vizel civilization had strict regulations: apprentices and second-generation immigrants were considered superior, while third-generation and above immigrants were downgraded in status, eventually falling to the third class or below, no different from the native inhabitants.
However, even the "third-class citizens" of the fifth generation and beyond still belonged to the human race.
Humans and Centaurs had reproductive isolation, so there was no need to worry about the bloodlines of their descendants becoming mixed.
These people had now multiplied into tens of thousands, distributed in the royal capital and nearby major cities, governing this world as scholars, officials, and the like.
"If we don't strive to become Wizards, we might have to seek such a path...
Our descendants, as immigrants of the new world, secular nobles, wouldn't be bad, quite similar to the local Bloodline Nobles!"
"But this is the world of Centaurs, it doesn't feel as good as some mid-to-high magic regions!"
"I've heard that in some places, they've already developed things like steam engines and difference engines, and there are even railways and gas!"
"If we could go to those worlds and enjoy ourselves, that would truly be a blessing!"
Andov and Damo were not here on vacation; they were more worried about wasting time and missing their chance to become official Wizards. They couldn't help but inquire.
"But this place isn't like the Wizard Tower, where can we take on tasks or find resources?"
"Can we go out of the city to explore or something?"
"This world is so unfamiliar...
We need to get familiar with it as soon as possible!"
Roy actually felt the same way, so he specifically asked Erlant about these matters.
...
At the foot of the castle in the royal city.
In Erlant's residence.
This senior fellow hosted Roy, and after the seductively dressed Centaur Concubines knelt and offered tea, he leisurely took a sip.
Then, while enjoying the beautiful concubines massaging his legs, he smiled and explained.
"Wizards and apprentices who have just stepped out of their homeland might indeed feel lost...
But you can completely treat the teacher's castle as a small Wizard Tower.
With the royal capital as the main city and other major cities as contact points, the entire world is our hunting ground and resource pool!
If you need any ordinary materials, requisition them from local officials or noble lords; if you need manpower or financial resources, you can take them as you please!
Of course, most of these are under the names of the various Wizards and apprentices, but in essence, they are the property of the teacher and the alliance.
You still need to pay the appropriate compensation, otherwise it would be hard to explain..."
"So that's how it is. Does that mean the castle will also occasionally release some tasks for Wizards and their apprentices to complete?"
"Exactly, just like in the Wizard Tower, these tasks include investigation, guarding, clearing out, production, research, teaching, and so on...
But one thing to note is that research and teaching tasks are aimed at humans.
Among our immigrant descendants, there will also be some apprentices...
You might come into contact with them in the future.
As for investigation, guarding, and clearing out, those are much simpler.
If some strange incident involving the supernatural occurs in a place, you need to station yourself there to intimidate the barbarians, or you need to eliminate bandits and suppress rebellions, and so on.
At its core, it's all about maintaining our rule in this world and ensuring the safety of immigrants and apprentices.
This task system and the corresponding flow of goods and resources have always been managed by the Governor's Office throughout the generations. It can essentially be consi
dered the mission center within the Wizard Tower..."
With this explanation, Roy completely understood.
It feels pretty much the same as it was in the Wizard Tower, just a different form but the same essence.
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