O'Neal's decision to disband the Loyal Lion Mercenary Group and join Rising Light Island did not cause much of a stir.
Instead, James, Artur, Fili, and the others had all felt that it was only a matter of time.
After all, Roland's potential was obvious to all. Who would not want to follow a Pioneer Knight with the potential to become a noble and gain honor and status?
With O'Neal's arrival, after deliberation, not a single mercenary from the Loyal Lion Mercenary Group chose to leave. All of them joined the territorial guard force, which had been renamed the Loyal Lion Brigade.
As a result, the strength of Rising Light Island's guard force grew tremendously.
After reorganization and integration, the Loyal Lion Brigade now had a total of 110 members. O'Neal, a Level 7 Warrior, served as captain, while Artur and Chopper, both Level 5 Warriors, served as vice captains.
Under them were seven Level 4 Warriors and twenty-two Beginner Warriors.
This strength was already nearly on par with the guard force of the Neil Bergman Territory.
Moreover, after the Loyal Lion Mercenary Group disbanded and fully joined the Loyal Lion Brigade, Roland's monthly expenses also decreased considerably.
Following the reorganization, the entire Loyal Lion Brigade's monthly wages amounted to only 650 gold coins. This was already the treatment Roland had set according to the highest standards of Highland City in the Terra Kingdom; otherwise, it would have been even lower.
Furthermore, Roland had begun including Level 5 Potions in his trade with Leslie, giving him increasingly greater monthly profits at his disposal.
Thus, in the time that followed, Roland immediately launched a major project within the territory: magical beast breeding.
Based on the Green-Haired Turtle breeding knowledge Fili had obtained from Leslie, Roland directly established a Magical Beast Farm