After learning Xu Yi's true purpose, Great Mage Camilla stopped objecting.
As a Great Mage, she naturally had her pride.
Though hearing about an annual salary of ten thousand gold coins for the first time had truly shocked her.
But on second thought, didn't the fact that the Xinfei Merchant Guild was willing to pay her such a high salary demonstrate her value as a Great Mage and clearly distinguish her from other mages?
So Great Mage Camilla did not stand on ceremony. After a little thought, she agreed.
Ultimately, the president of the Xinfei Merchant Guild was Xu Yi, her grandson-in-law. He was family, so Great Mage Camilla had nothing to feel embarrassed about.
"Grandma, do you think... an annual salary of ten thousand gold coins would appeal to other Great Mages? If it isn't enough, I can offer a little more. As long as we can attract one or more additional Great Mages to work for our Xinfei Merchant Guild, I think any investment would be worthwhile," Xu Yi said.
"Hmm... I think ten thousand gold coins should be enough." After thinking for a moment, Great Mage Camilla suddenly sighed. "To tell you the truth, although mages are generally respected, and Great Mages like me enjoy particularly high status, that status doesn't actually have much to do with whether we have money or live well. As you know, my Magic Tower used to receive only a little over two thousand gold coins in funding each year. Apart from that, I had no income at all."
"That was because you were too... ahem... too conservative. If you'd learned early on to use your magical abilities to maintain ties with the Kingdom's major merchant guilds and nobles, like Great Mage Eisenka, I imagine your annual income would have exceeded ten