Broad World

The fat cat sat on a chair and looked at his big boss with fearful eyes. **Top** point** Novel Although he had heard some rumors before, but today was the first time he saw Henry perform his tricks with his own eyes. It's really terrible, just using a few words to stir up a person's (desire) hidden deep in his heart, and also make the other person voluntarily do something that is beneficial to him.

After shaking hands, Dick closed his eyes limply as if exhausting all his strength, not knowing what he was thinking. But what is certain is that he no longer has any room to back down, he can only keep walking in the established direction, if he fails, he will be benevolent.

After completing another conspiracy against neighboring countries, Henry's mood became much brighter. Obviously, regardless of the final success or failure, hundreds of thousands of people can be obtained. It can be said that this is a profitable business, and it can also earn a large amount of gold coins along the way. Naturally, weapons and armor can't be given away for free, and each one requires shiny gold coins to buy.

So far, apart from the city of Waterdeep in the far north, the newly established Kingdom of West Hartland has the only rival left in this land, the Kingdom of Cormyr. However, he doesn't think that with his current strength, he can directly confront this founding country for more than a thousand years, and there has been almost no large-scale turmoil.

Powerful battle mages, a large number of brave Zilong Legion, nobles and people loyal to the royal family, all these constitute a stable and prosperous kingdom. The Obeszier family firmly holds the supreme authority. As long as there is no large-scale disaster, it is impossible for Cormyr to be destroyed by other forces.

Of course, in Henry's plan. Originally, he had no intention of attacking this country. After all, it doesn't matter whether it is the chaotic Komanso area. Even further north, the Zhentarim territory is filled with a lot of instability. He needed Cormyr to be a solid barrier. Keep these firmly out and buy yourself time to develop.

But it's obviously not going to be easy, especially with the huge labor gap. According to preliminary estimates, at least 4 million adults are needed to ensure that it can barely operate. You must know that most countries in the world have a population of about 2 million, which is not bad, and the famous powerful country Searle only has about 5 million.

Therefore, in the next two years, it is necessary to use various methods to attract immigrants from all over the country. As for the means used, I can't control so much. Henry didn't have the patience to wait quietly for the population to increase naturally. It takes at least sixteen years for a child to be able to work. During this period, he will face all kinds of terrible diseases, man-eating monsters, and ferocious beasts. No more than 20% of them can grow up alive.

He had checked some statistics. Since the establishment of Blue Winter City and its surrounding villages and towns, the death rate of newborns has dropped from 85% at the beginning to 50% now. This is due to the vigorous promotion and popularization of simple medical knowledge by the druids of the tree rings, as well as cheap herbal remedies.

Fifty percent means that one out of every two newborns will die, and the other one will not necessarily survive to grow up. Even so, many ordinary people and scholars are still very excited about this, because in most places this number will even be as high as more than 90%.

From this we can see why the population of Faerun Continent has not increased. Long-term wars and conspiracies are one aspect, and the rest is due to backward medical knowledge and expensive magical treatments. After all, the cost of dozens or hundreds of gold coins is simply not affordable for ordinary families. And most of the druids are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, and herbal medicine can't be popularized at all.

With the current number of annual ring druids, it can only cover a few major cities, and it may take a few years for large-scale promotion. Now the Angome Islands have become a paradise in the mouth of bards. There are neither terrible monsters nor robbers everywhere. The land here is fertile, the climate is mild, and the taxation is reasonable. It is simply the dreamland in everyone's eyes.

But in Henry's eyes, this can only be regarded as living. That's right, just to live. Year after year of monotonous food, repetitive heavy manual labor, little entertainment, and a glass of bad ale in the bar every evening, these people will cheer loudly with joy.

What he needs is a country full of vitality and pioneering spirit, so as to provide enough talents to meet the huge demand of building a powerful magic empire. Everyone knows that to become a mage, you must first be smart enough. Generally speaking, most normal people only have an intelligence of eight to ten, and normally, as long as it exceeds nine, they can learn magic.

Of course, this is just the minimum standard. A mage with an intelligence of nine can only learn up to four levels of magic, and the learning success rate will not exceed 35%, and the maximum number of magic mastered at each level will not exceed six. What a pathetic statistic, it means that most normal people can learn it, but it costs a lot of money and time.

Next, let's take a look at a mage with an intelligence of eighteen, which is what humans call a genius. He can learn more than nine levels, even legendary magic, the success rate can reach 85%, and each level of magic can master up to eighteen. What a horrific data, completely throwing away the former by more than a dozen blocks.

Generally speaking, most children who can be selected as apprentices have intelligence above fourteen. They can learn magic above level seven, and they can master up to nine levels of magic at each level, which is the cornerstone of the entire magic civilization.

However, in a highly polarized world, intelligence fourteen can be regarded as one in a thousand for ordinary people. After all, due to environmental factors and images of insufficient nutrition in childhood, many children's brains are not fully developed. Based on the current population of more than one million, the number of mages who can become mages will definitely not exceed 1,500, which is not even enough for the number of arcanists in a floating city in Netheril's time.

It is precisely because of this that Henry intends to carry out a small-scale industrial revolution, releasing at least one tenth of the population from heavy manual labor, receiving a certain degree of education, and then spreading to surrounding areas. Only in this way can the population quality be improved and more mage seedlings be obtained.

Think about it. He turned his attention to the red-robed female mage who had been sitting silently by the side. "Ms. Sarah Brightman. I think what you need most is not a crown. It's a place where you can safely conduct magic research, right?"

"That's right. I offended some people in Searle and I'm on the wanted list. Joining the Iron Throne is just a stopgap measure. If you can provide me with a relatively safe place, I don't mind putting those behind-the-scenes Merchants take it out and sell it for a good price."

Sarah Brightman very generously admitted the fact of being hunted down. Perhaps for her, apart from her own life, there is nothing in this world that cannot be traded. The cruel political environment of Searle has trained this woman to be extremely shrewd and careful. Those dark blue eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, without any fluctuations at all.

"So what compensation do you want?" Henry asked with a nonchalant smile.

He attaches great importance to the resources in the hands of the other party. You must know that it covers two countries, including more than a dozen large business groups. With these, you can naturally use some means to control and nibble, and it won't take long for you to use it for yourself.

"It's very simple, a place that is safe enough to learn magic, a large amount of compensation, at least 100,000 gold coins. In addition, I also need a few slaves and apprentices." Sarah Brightman made a request unceremoniously . She knew the value of the list in her hand very well, so she went straight to the point when she spoke. After all, as a mage. Improving one's ability to cast spells is fundamental, otherwise no matter how rich and powerful one is, it won't last long.

Henry nodded slightly after hearing this. "No problem, your request can be fully satisfied. I have three options to choose from here. First, the mage tower in the Angome Islands, where this mage group is permanently stationed, and there are several more than 15 levels I believe that even if the legendary mage comes, he will not dare to do it easily."

"Secondly, I also have a mage tower in Amn, which is relatively secretive, and there is also a spellcaster above level 15 sitting in it."

"Thirdly, I will build a new mage tower in Wywood City, which is about to be established. The surrounding area is surrounded by wild lands, and the main residents are orcs. As long as you change your appearance and clothes, I believe no one will think that you are hiding in the city. Inside. However, you must provide magical assistance to the orcs, and the Mage Tower only has management rights, not ownership."

Sarah Brightman raised her hand while stroking the ugly scar on her face, while frowning and thinking about gains and losses. Obviously, the first one is absolutely safe enough, but it also means that there is no freedom and all activities will be under surveillance. The second point is not considered at all. Everyone knows that Amn is dominated by masked mages, and it is very troublesome to buy magic scrolls or alchemy raw materials. At present, only the third one seems to be the most suitable.

Although Wywood City has not yet broken ground, it is adjacent to the High Moor. Not only can a large amount of precious materials be obtained there, but also countless slaves and test objects can be provided. Although there is no one's protection, but with the defensive function of the mage tower, even if you can't win, you can escape.

After thinking it over, she said to Henry without hesitation: "Third, I choose to go to the wild land. But you must agree to provide some assistance, such as scrolls, and some alchemy materials. Of course, I will follow the market The price is paid in gold coins.”

"No problem, tomorrow I will send people to start building the mage tower, and it will be completed in half a month at most. But I want to remind you that you'd better not contact other forces, otherwise once you attract the Harper Alliance or the Good God I will stop this asylum immediately." Henry warned solemnly. You must know that these red-robed mages don't have a fuel-efficient lamp, he doesn't want to be used for no reason, and then foolishly use it as a shield.

"Don't worry, I will live in seclusion in the days to come, and I will never show up in public unless necessary. Here is the list you want, and the ones marked in red ink are some ambitious guys. My personal suggestion is that it is best not to confront each other , poisoning or assassination are both good choices.”

After Sarah Brightman finished speaking, she placed a papyrus unique to Calinshan on the table. She saw Henry's plan at a glance, and made some suggestions by the way. The red-robed witch knew very well that she would only be able to buy high-level spell scrolls or books in the future through the young human in front of her, so she specially sold her favor. (to be continued..)