"As for spellcasters, I can only give you two hundred slots for now. You'll have to choose the rest from the third batch." Velin held Xuemya in his arms, resting his head on her shoulder as he spoke slowly.
"That works too." Xuemya placed her hand over Velin's and said softly, "Two hundred spellcasters are enough to get the first Arcane Eye Floating Battleship airborne."
"Two years will be enough to instill some knowledge in them. Once the next batch of spellcasters arrives, they can serve as officers at every level and establish the Floating Fleet."
"However, Soul Intent Tier Arcanists are easy enough to find, but Soul Intent Tier Arcanists specializing in the mind branch are very difficult to find."
Hearing his wife's words, Velin had no solution either.
Arcanists were already scarce among spellcasters, and Arcanists specializing in the mind branch were even scarcer.
This profession demanded talent and an accumulation of knowledge.
"Take it slowly. We'll make do with Soul Intent Tier Arcanists for now."
"Once the territory is large enough, or once I'm famous enough, we won't lack Arcanists specializing in the mind branch."
"Then that's all we can do for now." Xuemya nodded helplessly.
So far, including this batch of spellcasters brought back by Kyle, the number of spellcasters in Qixing Territory had exceeded thirty-two thousand.
Of that enormous number, more than twenty-six thousand spellcasters had been recruited through the Holy Dragon Kingdom.
Of the remaining six thousand spellcasters, sixty percent were local spellcasters cultivated by Qixing Territory over the years.
As for the other two thousand-plus spellcasters, they had settled in Qixing Territory for various reasons and gradually joined its system.
According to statistics she had specifically compiled, excluding the more than twelve thousand spellcasters Kyle had brought back, there were only 2,137 Arcanists