Brian has been in Akita Town for a while, but he spent most of his time thinking and struggling. He didn't walk out of the room until his apprentice brought some news.
"A mechanical puppet used to do farm work?!" Brian thought Domi was exaggerating on purpose. After all, even a simple puppet made by practicing skills can be sold to a noble in the countryside for a good price, so who would use a puppet to do farm work?
Whoever wanted to come over and take a look found that it was real, and judging from the details of the puppet, it was a very mature work. He knew very well what this meant, so Brian was moved.
"Visit the lord here in my name immediately." Brian said with a somewhat excited tone. As the only apprentice, or the only apprentice still alive, Domi did not dare to hesitate at all in response to the teacher's instructions, and used the fastest speed
Go to the town center to send a formal greeting.
Because of the special nature of the visitor, Maya quickly received invitations, but she only had one comment.
"Master Brian, another problem."
If wizards and warlocks are unstable factors, then mages represent a steady stream of trouble.
As a profession for smart people, mages are not simply magic forts. In fact, warlocks are more suitable for this title in this regard.
Mages are more like a group of scientists exploring mysterious fields. Rather than constantly increasing the lethality of magic, they are more willing to indulge in a certain field.
The problem is that no matter which world you are in, research costs money. The more powerful the mage is, the more he spends. This makes it impossible for a mage to close the door and focus on research, and it is also impossible for a mage to immerse himself in farming and resource development. So how to deceive the wrongdoer and get money?
It has become a required course for them.
In previous lives, investing money in research was subject to contractual constraints, and researchers did not dare to risk their lives to offend the funder's father. However, in this world, the credibility of many mages is not very good. They even cheated and coerced, causing investors to lose their money.
It happens from time to time, but you still can't beat him. After all, you can't figure out what the other person did with your money. If a super magic bomb is created, not many people will die.
However, the Royal Legion is responsible for guarding the imperial capital and suppressing the great nobles in the country, so they must not move lightly or dare to move.
Harvey is very aware of his current situation. Even though he has now become an elite member of Little Thumb's staff, due to previous failures and signs of betrayal, there is always an invisible barrier between him and the organization.
Considering the empire's land area and population, the number of troops it possesses is quite exaggerated.
"It seems that the time has come for our allies to show their own value." Maya whispered to herself, and then asked someone to hand over the invitation to the person in charge of the black hand, that is, Harvey.
Needless to say, the project can make the Imperial Frontier Army invest money. It is definitely attractive. The question is, who dares to continue to invest money in a project that can make even the Imperial Frontier Army with deep pockets give up?
"I used to be a mage accompanying the Imperial Frontier Army, and I conducted a certain research with the support of the Imperial Frontier Army for ten years. Now I have terminated the cooperation. I arrived in Akita Town not long ago. It seems that we are really being taken advantage of and looking for investment.
Got it." Owen chuckled, then put down the information in his hand and said to Maya.
Owen has never had a deep understanding of the imperial frontier troops closest to him, and his initial impression was not deep. After all, even the original northern barbarians were difficult to completely eradicate, but with the intelligence provided by Maya, Howard, and Black Hand
, he finally understood what a terrifying monster the Imperial Frontier Army was.
Therefore, the imperial frontier army resolutely cut off supplies and stopped losses. This is a lesson learned through blood and tears brought by the mage for countless years. Don't think that you should gamble with another sum of money, because the mage will make you feel what despair is.
Generally speaking, the empire's military power can be divided into three parts: the royal legion, the imperial frontier army, and the garrison legion.
"After ten years, even the imperial frontiers are unwilling to continue investing money. It seems that Master Brian's research project is good, but it is too expensive." Maya said lightly.
But he completely betrayed the organization and joined Irving's staff, and he was hesitant. Therefore, Harvey could only desperately demonstrate his abilities. At least when he was abandoned by one party, he still had the value of being retained by the other party.
Brian did not conceal his whereabouts and origins when he went to Akita Town, which caused the Black Hand people to notice the existence of this mage very early. Moreover, because of his profession and identity, the attention was not low, and part of the relevant information had been completed.
collected, so the information provided is slightly more detailed.
"Our allies need information about Master Brian? That's interesting." After hearing Harvey's report, Little Thumb put down his work and showed a meaningful smile.
However, Owen is confident that he can achieve results in the opponent's project. After all, he is cheating. The problem now lies in Master Brian's background.
There is no way, the imperial frontier army is the largest military group in the empire, even the emperor dare not ignore it, so what qualifications does he have to dare to ignore the other party.
You must know that in order to continue their research, mages will use all kinds of tricks and deceptions. As long as they can get money by cheating, they don't care whether the investors can get their investment back. There are countless cases where investors have been deceived and lost their money. Otherwise, how can you talk about mages?
They are all scams.
Among them, the only ones with real combat power and expeditionary capabilities are the Royal Legion and the Frontier Army.
Theoretically, the other party has nothing to do with the Imperial Frontier Army now, but the question is, once the project comes to fruition, will the Imperial Frontier Army turn a blind eye?
Owen didn't think the imperial frontiers would reason with him, so it was okay if he didn't get results, but he would be in big trouble if he got results.
Therefore, the imperial frontier troops responsible for fighting against foreign enemies have become a powerful military force that the empire cannot ignore.
When the steam machinery was first put into use, a mage sent a greeting card, and Maya could guess what the other person wanted to do with her hair.
"Then give it to them, don't keep it, I want to see the Lord's choice." Little Thumb said calmly to Harvey, who had not realized anything yet.
There is no small matter when it comes to the Imperial Frontier Army. Even if the other party only has the experience of serving in the Frontier Army, Irving still does not dare to be careless.
It didn't take long before Harvey personally delivered the information about Brian to Maya.
Although the garrison corps are the largest in number, numbering in the millions, they are responsible for the defense of major towns in the empire. They cannot be mobilized on weekdays, and their sources are complicated. Whether they listen to the empire or the lords of various places is a question.
Not to mention the exaggerated standing army, there are also large-scale knights and mages on the border of the empire, all of which are strategic-level forces.
If the empire had not kept its border troops stationary for many years due to various concerns, the northern barbarians would not have been able to live freely for so many years. There was no need to use the northern pioneering group as an excuse to barely solve the problem of the northern barbarians.
This does not mean that the imperial frontier forces are weak, it just means that they are subject to too many restrictions.
After all, neither the emperor of the empire nor the nobles from various places wanted to see an imperial frontier army that was out of control.