This operation was mainly funded by the Harland family. The two magical plants, Red Blood Grass and Sleeping Grass, both came from William, which cost a total of four hundred gold coins.
According to the official exchange rate of the Grant Kingdom, one gold coin is exchanged for twelve silver coins, and one silver coin is exchanged for thirty copper coins.
The monthly salary of ordinary people is about three to five silver coins.
The Black River Fort City Defense Force's monthly salary is only six silver coins. Ordinary soldiers of the Northern Army can only receive a monthly salary of one gold coin.
As the captain of the Northern Army, William commanded more than 1,600 soldiers, and his monthly salary was only eight gold coins. This investment was equivalent to four years of William's service in the Northern Army.
The Harland family not only invested funds in the operation, but also provided three members. Even though Richard and Harden were a liability, Powell was indispensable in the operation.
If he hadn't sensed danger several times, it would have been difficult for everyone to get out of the forest safely, so the Harland family was assigned nine iron horned horses.
According to the normal market price, an adult second-level iron horned horse costs between 90 and 150 gold coins. Second-level mares that can be used for breeding are even more expensive, and can be sold for more than 180 gold coins.
The price of a first-level mare is about 80 gold coins, and the price of a pony ranges from 40 to 60 gold coins.
First-level stallions are considered inferior horses and are slightly more expensive than ponies.
If you go to Norland, the capital of the Grant Kingdom, because the royal herd of wildebeest is relatively large and can be stably produced every year, the price is slightly cheaper.
If you are in the northern land, where there are constant wars, the loss of monsters will be greater. Although you can often catch wild monsters, the price will be a bit more expensive.
The group of iron horned horses captured this time included four male horses, four mares and five ponies, two of which were almost adults.
Calculated in terms of gold coins, the total is about 1,200 gold coins.
Roland was assigned the strongest stallion, worth 150 gold coins.
The Soros family was assigned two second-level male horses and one second-level mare, worth about 420 gold coins.
Although the Harland family received more than 600 gold coins in spoils, after deducting the 400 gold coins invested, the net income was only slightly higher than Roland's.
In this operation, the Dark family invested the most powerful combat force. Kent was the first to discover the Iron Wildebeest group, so the net profit can be divided more.
"The horses were divided like this. The weapons of the snake body were not valuable. The iron materials totaled less than fifty kilograms and were only worth two or three gold coins. They were temporarily stored in the warehouse.
The scraped scale armor can be used to make low-level enchanted armor, which is worth a certain amount of money. I am going to find Talak to see how many pieces of scale armor I can make. If successful, everyone will share one piece.
The heads of the snake-shaped man can be used to accumulate military merits. Each head counts three small merits. I plan to give it to Richard. After he joins the Mad Lion Legion, he can use the merits to exchange for breathing skills. He can advance to the profession as soon as possible and save money.
A lot of time. I will definitely return the heads of these four snake-like people after a while."
In the Grant Kingdom, military exploits are worth more than gold coins.
Military merit means political status and can be exchanged for the resources needed for professional training, which is difficult to buy with money.
Especially for professionals who want to become a hereditary noble, the most important difficulty is to accumulate military exploits.
According to the aristocratic laws of the Kingdom of Grant, accumulating an outstanding achievement is enough to obtain a title from the king and become a hereditary noble of the kingdom, completing a class leap.
Ten small gong can be exchanged for one medium gong, ten medium gong can be exchanged for one great gong, and ten great gong can be exchanged for one extraordinary gong.
Calculated, if you kill about 333 snake-body professionals, you can become a hereditary baron of the kingdom.
William has struggled in the north for more than 20 years and participated in six orc invasion battles. He has only accumulated four major merits and six medium merits. He is less than half of the merits required to become a hereditary baron.
After listening to William's words, neither Soros nor Roland hesitated. The three families are all related by marriage. They have cooperated many times in wars and have accumulated deep trust.
William saved the life of the previous Baron Duck during the war, and Soros also took risks to help William in crisis.
The three families supported each other in the north and maintained friendly relations for twenty years.
After dividing the spoils, both brothers Richard and Hayden rested for a while in Black River Fort.
Black River Fort is the focus of the empire's operations in the northern region. In addition to the main castle, there are seven forts and military fortresses near it.
These forts are all connected by high walls. Richard roughly estimated that the total area covers more than ten square kilometers.
Outside the city wall, many houses and courtyards were built.
The mercenary group under Soros lives outside the city wall.
In the early morning, the soft sunlight filtered through the window and fell on the bed.
Rubbing his tired eyes, Richard sat up. After living in the Knight Academy for three years, he was somewhat unfamiliar with everything at home.
William built more than a dozen new houses this year, and purchased a neighbor's courtyard last year. His family already has dozens of houses in Black River Fort.
It has been many years since the second uncle Powell moved out, and the third uncle Bernie lives with William. Bernie is already a third-level soldier, serving in the Northern Army, and is the squadron leader under William.
William took three wives and raised eight children.
Hayden ranked third and Richard ranked fourth.
The eldest brother Ron is already twenty-five years old. Like Richard, he is also an advanced warrior student and is not far from an advanced professional.
Ron serves in the Mad Lion Legion as the squad leader.
The second brother Barron is twenty-three years old and has better talent. He is already a first-level professional and serves in the Grizzly Bear Legion as the deputy squadron leader of the infantry squadron.
Ron and Barron were the children of William's first wife, and they did not have a close relationship with Richard and Hayden. When Richard traveled through time, the two brothers were already living in the Knight Academy, and they only got to know each other for more than ten days a year.
"Richard, I heard that you went deep into the Eagle Mountains this time, encountered an earth dragon beast along the way, and killed a snake-shaped man. Please tell me about it."
Richard just walked out of the room and met his sister Wendy.
Wendy is Richard's younger sister. Her personality is different from Richard's. She is very active. She chatters all day long. At the age of fourteen, she has no scheming thoughts and is very curious.
Women have a very high status in the Dawn Plane. There were female legendary wizards in ancient times. There were also female gods in the Age of the Seven Gods. The most powerful God of Dawn among the Seven Gods was also a goddess.
Even now, there are many women among high-level professionals, and women among nobles also have the right to inherit.
Wendy does not have the bloodline of an awakened knight, and her physical talent is average.
But she has a strong learning ability, a photographic memory, and is usually very studious. She is also more energetic than the average person. She is just fourteen years old and has graduated from a missionary school ahead of schedule.
The nobles of Dawn Continent are very stingy about the spread of knowledge. The northern territory directly under the royal family has a population of more than hundreds of thousands and does not have a single library.
The mission school is also very small, with a total of just over a hundred students.
Noble education relied on tutors.
The professional class mainly relies on the Knight Academy.
In mission schools, more students come from the civil class, the knowledge taught is relatively simple, and the tuition fees are the cheapest.
Although William's salary is generous, the family also has other properties. Six houses near the street can be rented out, and the family also runs a hotel.
Mrs. Ola also ran a bakery, a tailor shop, and a waterwheel mill outside the castle. Together, her income was more than William's salary.
But there are many family members, and every professional needs money to advance.
William would not invest resources in cultivating a child like Wendy who had no talent as a warrior. Her only role in the family was to use her for marriage and expand the Harland family's network.
"Hayden is such a big talker! Wendy, you are too curious. I have to talk to my father and I don't have time today."
Richard patted his head and felt a little annoyed. Wendy would not let him go without explaining the details clearly.
Wendy has a very high IQ and is not easy to fool. If she is entangled, she may be entangled for a long time.