"I've decided to stay.
But I'll do so as a Free Person, accepting temporary employment."
After considering it for so long, Roy had already made up his mind.
He immediately got straight to the point.
"That means you won't receive a salary."
Haileid looked disappointed.
"I know, but the key to whether I stay is the Alliance's permission.
I only need permission to reside here legally. I don't need a fixed salary."
Roy spoke confidently.
Magic stones and tokens.
He could find other ways to earn those.
Besides, to put it bluntly, he had already profited quite a bit from Haileid. It was enough to make up for the income from this contract!
"Do you know why the Seven Towers Alliance keeps driving us to run back and forth between worlds?"
Seeing that Roy didn't care about the salary, Haileid took a slight detour.
"From Level 1 to Level 2, we serve in various places.
Either we become disciples under an Advanced Wizard and remain without true freedom for a long time,
or we rotate through and fight in various planes and worlds on 10-year Contracts."
"It's meant to force us to keep seeking opportunities for development, right?"
Roy had considered this question before. He felt that it was the path dependence of a colonial civilization.
At the same time, it was also a means for those above to control those below.
"Exactly. It keeps us pioneering and enterprising...
"But from another perspective, it also makes us lose our foundations, preventing us from accumulating enough resources to gain the capital to resist being driven around.
"It makes us like swifts. From the moment we're born, we have to fly until we die.
"I think you're a rare talent. You should show yourself some consideration, find a good tree, and rest