Chapter 417: Tactical Magic Plant
Locke came to his senses and said to Montgomery, "I don't care about your past grudges with Eric, but my team really needs someone like you. If you're willing, you can join us."
Locke said, "However, our team has limited funds, so I can only give you a monthly living allowance of five thousand Magic Stones. Do you have any objections?"
"If there's a problem, we can still discuss it."
Although the Plutarch Family had given him one million Magic Stones in funding, Locke still had to be frugal with his spending.
Knowing how to control expenditures, spend funds where they should be spent, and save wherever possible was also something a project leader needed to know.
After practicing with several recent projects, Locke had become increasingly skilled at controlling costs.
When Montgomery heard Locke say that he would receive a monthly living allowance of five thousand Magic Stones, he was stunned for a moment. Then he gave Locke a bitter smile and said, "Lord Augustine, to be honest, when I worked as a teaching assistant at White Dragon Magic University, I only earned a monthly salary of one thousand five hundred Magic Stones."
"The Plutarch Family needed to ensure that I remained impoverished, forcing me to sell my labor and earn additional funds just to live and conduct research."
"So, the fact that you can give me five thousand Magic Stones a month already counts as a lot. I'm very satisfied."
Locke was nearly speechless. Five thousand Magic Stones a month was already a relatively low salary for hiring an ordinary First-Ring Wizard.
Who would have thought that the Plutarch Family was even stingier than he had imagined?
Locke thought for a moment. "I remember that the White Wizard Association provides subsidies for the