Fantasy Lord: Starting with Daily Information

"Impossible. Hiring a third-level mage, even for a short time, would cost over a thousand gold coins. With that amount, you could buy a significant number of slaves instead. There’s no need."

Jas Aubi shook his head, replying softly.

His words deepened the silence among the group.

If he didn’t hire one, then there was only one possibility—the Eagle Ridge already had one.

But that possibility was even more shocking than hiring one.

A third-level mage.

Even the Lawrence family, a count family, didn’t have a third-level mage.

In fact, forget the Lawrence family—half of the marquis families in the entire Tulip Kingdom didn’t have one.

And now, Thor, a member of the Dresrosa family, had one? This was simply unbelievable.

With mixed emotions, they made their way through the territory.

Soon, they reached the Eagle Castle.

Thor had long known of their arrival.

Inside the castle.

Peros personally came to greet them.

In the hall.

They once again met Thor.

Thor still wore a faint smile, unchanged as ever.

"Have you all made your decision?"

"Are you willing to join?"

As they entered, Thor asked once more.

"Lord Thor, forgive my boldness, but can you truly supply a large number of goblins? And are you capable of controlling them?"

Baron Valmy asked, his gaze fixed on Thor.

As his question echoed, the surrounding air grew still, and everyone’s eyes focused on Thor.

"Of course!"

"You must have seen it yourselves. The Eagle Ridge has a large number of goblins, but that’s not all. There are even more at the mines and dams. Naturally, I can supply them. As for control, that’s even simpler."

"You all should know how, so there's no need for me to elaborate."

Thor replied with a smile. Then, with a wave of his hand, a parchment scroll appeared.

Seeing the scroll, everyone felt a jolt of unease, unable to suppress their inner turmoil.

"Since we are allies, the price is negotiable. How about ten gold coins for a thousand goblins? For first-tier goblins, thirty gold coins for a thousand?"

Thor spoke after a moment of thought.

This price was one he had carefully calculated.

Goblins were naturally less valuable than human slaves, so they couldn't be priced higher than those from the Northern Province.

Originally, Thor had considered setting the price at one gold coin per goblin, reducing it to ten copper coins each.

But after thinking it over, he gave up on that idea. This business wouldn't expand in the short term.

So, selling at a low price wouldn’t be wise.

Instead, he set the price to match slave prices in the Frostmoon Province.

Even so, the offer was enticing enough.

"Ten gold coins for a thousand?"

Hearing this, the five couldn't help but brighten up.

A thousand goblins for ten gold coins meant that a goblin’s price was less than a silver coin.

Even a first-tier goblin was only worth three silver coins each.

Compared to the slave prices in Loren City, even these seasoned pioneer lords from the Northern Province couldn’t help but feel excited.

Though not as valuable as human slaves, goblin slaves had advantages that human slaves couldn’t match.

They were stronger, and you didn’t feel bad if they were spent.

You didn’t even need to consider what to do with them afterward.

"Yes, ten gold coins for a thousand, but the minimum purchase is three thousand!"

"If you're interested, you can submit your purchase request to Peros."

Thor said with a smile.

"Understood!"

"Lord Thor, we came here today with a decision. We agree to join the cleansing mission."

Pape Lawrence nodded, then after a slight pause, he spoke.

"Oh, have you all decided?"

Thor asked in surprise, looking at the others.

"Yes, Lord Thor, I’ve made up my mind."

"I'll be relying on you in the coming days."

Baron Valmy also spoke up.

The others followed suit with nods.

Seeing their expressions and hearing their words, Thor couldn't help but feel surprised.

To be honest, Thor had been prepared for someone to disagree. After all, facing the orc tribes was quite risky. The others didn't have his daily information system and were unaware of it. Compared to taking such a risk, focusing on building their territories seemed like the best choice.

Yet, to his surprise, none of the five showed any hesitation.

Of course, despite his surprise, Thor couldn't help but smile with joy.

The participation of these five was undoubtedly the best outcome.

Not only would it maximize the strength of the Maine Alliance, but more importantly, their involvement would prevent any further unexpected developments within the alliance.

The region around the Maine Valley was now roughly unified, and Thor did not want it to be divided again.

"You're too kind!"

"With your help, our purge mission will be much easier!"

Thor said with a smile.

The six of them then began discussing the purge mission and the cooperation between their territories.

Having worked together before, this time they naturally centered their cooperation around Thor's Eagle Ridge.

On the morning of the third day, the forces from the other five territories began gathering at Eagle Ridge.

This time, the forces mobilized were somewhat weaker than before.

Baron Pape Lawrence brought five official knights, over twenty apprentice knights, and more than a hundred trainee knights. Baron Valmy brought three official knights, over ten apprentice knights, and a hundred trainee knights. Baron Graton had two official knights, over ten apprentice knights, and more than a hundred trainee knights.

Saatchi only brought one official knight, five apprentice knights, and over fifty trainee knights. Surprisingly, Jas Aubi brought three official knights, over twenty apprentice knights, and more than a hundred trainee knights, surpassing both Baron Graton and Baron Valmy, and second only to Baron Pape.

As for Thor, this time he led the team himself, with Ryan accompanying him. They deployed one grand knight, twenty official knights, over a hundred apprentice knights, and three hundred trainee knights.

The combined forces numbered over a thousand.

Although not as numerous as when they faced the minotaurs last time, this force was still formidable.

After all, with the addition of the lords themselves, this group included six grand knights. Even a relatively weaker viscount lord would struggle to gather six grand knights.

Not to mention, the number of official knights reached nearly forty, and there were hundreds of apprentice knights.

Such a force was unmatched in the northern and eastern parts of the Northern Province. Only the heirs of the great nobles in the west could muster such strength.

Five days later, the Maine Alliance was fully organized and set off in a grand procession.

Their destination: downstream of the Maine River, in the northern region of the Northern Province