Louis Smythe chuckled, "Qian Nan! If you're going treasure hunting, I have an idea. There are many adventurers outside. They're not expensive, they're experienced, and they'd be much safer than a team like yours."
Louis Smythe, being in the Magic item business, naturally had a good eye. He could tell that none of the five people in the Great Axe Adventurer Group were Transcendent. If they encountered danger, they would only serve as cannon fodder and wouldn't be able to protect Charlotte. That's why he suggested he recruit more people.
Although the adventurer groups outside likely didn't have many Transcendent either, since those who had already embarked on the Transcendent path wouldn't come to accept White Wolf's test and seek the power of a Demon Hunter, having more people would always be safer.
Charlotte's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Thank you for your suggestion, Louis. I will recruit some new members after Mr. White Wolf chooses his successor."
White Wolf had no intention of resting either. He instructed his subordinates to prepare breakfast and invited Louis and Charlotte to the dining room. He also sent food to Louis's subordinates and the members of the Great Axe Adventurer Group.
After breakfast, the three chatted for a while until the sky was completely bright.
White Wolf, full of energy, left the giant wooden house and roared, "Young people, who among you wants to inherit my legacy?"
A thunderous roar echoed from outside the wooden house. Clearly, many more people had arrived by now. Many had already left their lodging and were waiting by the wooden house.
Transmigrators, more or less, have some dreams!
Charlotte had originally planned to be a stable civil servant in the government. If he had the chance, he would work hard to marry a rich and beautiful woman like Miss Anne Brittany to raise his social status. He didn't have too many ambitions back then.
But he hadn't expected that Miss Menilman, whom he relied on, would get caught up in a political storm, and he would be forced to flee by the new Warden, Magru Teller.
If he had hesitated even slightly back then, he would definitely have been pressured step by step into doing many things he didn't want to do, and his end wouldn't have been good. At the very least, he would have been thrown in jail and sentenced to decades.
After all, the new Warden was already planning to thoroughly investigate his case of misappropriating the prison's Extraordinary Weapon. Getting involved in such a case meant he'd be stripped of a layer of skin, even if he didn't die.
An unintentional remark from Louis Smythe violently pushed open a big door for Charlotte.
This world didn't yet have the concept that "talent is the most valuable resource."
But Charlotte knew, if he could gather a team of several hundred adventurers, how powerful a force would that be?
He had even thought of several plans for farming and reclaiming land, raising a banner and rebelling, or other schemes for making a fortune. As long as he had enough time, he could expand his power like a snowball.
White Wolf's selection process for his successor wasn't complicated. He first announced the criteria: must be under twenty years old. He then had the young people who wanted to become Demon Hunters duel each other. In the end, a tall, strong candidate with bulging muscles emerged.
As the remaining failed adventurers were preparing to leave, Charlotte walked out of the giant wooden house and shouted loudly, "I am Qian Nan, the leader of the Great Axe Adventurer Group! I need a group of people. The weekly wage is one Foer. Is there anyone willing to join?"
A weekly wage of one Foer wasn't a high salary, but it was definitely not low either. It was very attractive to adventurers, especially since they had made a trip to York Town for nothing and needed to fill the gap in their income.
The income of low-level adventurers wasn't stable. Overall, it was far less than that of government civil servants. They basically wouldn't give up any opportunity to make money.
Someone immediately asked, "What kind of people do you need?"
Charlotte smiled and said, "This time I need to transport some things. The more people, the better. Anyone who considers themselves strong and capable can join."
"But let me be clear first, I will temporarily withhold your first week's salary. I will only pay in the second week. Before payday, no matter who leaves, no payment will be made. On payday, you are free to choose whether to continue traveling with me or leave the team."
Withholding a portion of the salary was a common practice in any industry on the Old Continent. After all, in this era, any employer who paid in advance had to bear the risk of not seeing the employee the next minute.
The members of the Great Axe Adventurer Group who came out with him couldn't help but look at Charlotte. Mason really wanted to know how he had become the leader. But upon hearing the weekly wage of one Foer, Mason hesitated for a moment and chose to remain silent. He even gave the four team members a suggestive look. He also wanted to earn this money.
Hannah and Hermontha had no objections. In fact, they even hoped that the handsome and wealthy Charlotte, who seemed to possess Transcendent power, would become the leader of the team.
Yesterday, when they arrived, there were forty to fifty people in front of the giant wooden house. Now there were one hundred and fifty to sixty people, all from small adventurer groups. These adventurers discussed with their companions for a while, and soon more than ten adventurer teams indicated that they were willing to accept Charlotte's employment.
To attract more people, Charlotte added a "weight," smiling and saying, "I will probably hire you for more than a month, possibly even two months!"
As soon as he said this, seven more teams immediately agreed to join. The number of adventurers who accepted Charlotte's employment had swelled to nearly a hundred. It was difficult for adventurers to get two months of stable income, so this long-term employment was very attractive.
Charlotte looked at the adventurers who had accepted the employment and said loudly, "I am from the south. My ancestors had Orc blood."
Many adventurers laughed out loud. Having Orc blood was not something to be proud of on the Old Continent, especially since the Orc Kingdom had long been annihilated and its people were displaced, becoming lower-class in any country.
However, the adventurers didn't care much about this. After all, they were just doing a job for money. No one cared about the employer's bloodline.
As long as they were paid, most adventurers would even work for the Empire of Fars' mortal enemy, the Black Phoenix Dynasty.
Charlotte continued, "I just inherited an uncle's legacy, and among his belongings, I found a treasure map of the Orc Kingdom. This time, I am going to find those ancient treasures. I swear here before the Goddess, if I find the treasure, I will take out five percent and distribute it among those who find the treasure with me."
This time, even the remaining adventurers were moved. Greed and fire appeared in the eyes of many. Many even thought to themselves, If we really find the treasure, wouldn't we get more if we killed this young man?
White Wolf glanced at Louis and whispered, "Your friend is quite good at lying."
Louis shrugged and said nothing.
When Charlotte had met them, he had said the treasure map was bought from a second-hand store. Now it had become an uncle's遗物. Even if he wanted to cover for Charlotte, he didn't know how to explain it. Moreover, he was a hundred percent certain that Charlotte didn't have any Orc blood from the southern continent. Miss Brittany would never be friends with an Orc, not even one with a little Orc blood.
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