Time passed, and Lordaeron City changed greatly. Since the Burning Legion's invasion and the Battle for Mount Hyjal, it had undergone countless changes. But if someone asked what the greatest change was...
There was only one answer.
The Mercenary Guild!
Rex had recreated an organization that appeared frequently in the fantasy novels he had read in his previous life.
Establishing the Mercenary Guild was not something that could be accomplished overnight. It required extensive preparations, rewards, and more. Fortunately, compared with founding the vocational school, Rex had begun preparing for the Mercenary Guild much earlier, before the Alliance was even formed. Strictly speaking, though, neither idea had come first; he had been considering both for a long time. The crucial obstacle for the vocational school was finding a principal capable of keeping everyone in line. As a result, little progress had been made since his return from the Battle for Mount Hyjal. The Mercenary Guild, by contrast, was already in its final stages of preparation and was being introduced in Lordaeron City.
Adventuring was a great profession. Azeroth was a world of magic, filled with danger, and adventurers had emerged to meet that need. Caravans generally hired escorts to protect their shipments. Where did those escorts come from? They were adventurers-capable people who lived on the edge of a blade and resolved their employers' problems. The profession had existed in Azeroth for some time, and there were plenty of adventurers. That was precisely what allowed Rex to introduce the Mercenary Guild. Otherwise, founding the guild would have been easy, but without mercenaries to staff it, the whole thing would have been a joke.
After more than half a year of effort, whatever the situation elsewhere, becoming a mercenary registered with the Mercenary Guild held considerable appeal for adventurers in Lordaeron