54 Training Camp (2/2)
The woman served Desmond with a sweet smile as she explained everything as best as she could. ”Thank you for your consideration in joining Desmond City's reserve unit before we proceed further may I see your ID'. If Desmond was asked that question a few months ago he would have been stumped and had to aquerdly ask were to get a new ID.
In this world ID's are placed inside a persons body which a person can summon out anytime they want. The seam that the card was placed was so well hidden and small Desmond had a hard time locating it even when the info popped into his head.
After summon his ID that had his picture, name, address, and a bit more info on it Desmond thought about how much of an easy time he would have had finding his home if he knew how to do that earlier.
Checking Desmond's ID the lady went on with her introduction ”As you might already know the reserve unit is a special unit only used in a time of need when Delmar city is attacked by a large wave of monsters or under siege when we fight for ownership with the elves.
The reserve unit does not fight directly in battles they are all stationed inside or on top of the city walls where they are responsible for managing the guns and cannons. Everyone is trained on how to do this inside the camp and will be brought to the walls to run practice drills. The training session isn't long for the reserve units it only lasts 4 months after that you are only required to come train here 3 times a week.
As a member of the reserve unit you will be official seen as part of Delmar city's military so you are allowed to use many of our facilities that required military access and when you are apart of the military if you break laws within Delmar city you may not be subject to a regular trial but court marshaled instead.
The yearly salary for a reserve unit on stand by is 7 magic crystals and when you are called to duty your pay ofter the battle could range from 100 - 500 magic crystals depending on the situation”.
Desmond was stunned by the shit pay even if the reserve unit doesn't do anything for long periods of time why would people be ok with such a salary. ”Madam can you tell me the salary for official soldiers”.
The lady quickly replied ”regular soldiers Depending on their Military rank, skill set, and depending on whether they are at apprentice level strength or have broken through to rank 1 makes their salary differ greatly. Mages often get paid a much higher salary than others especially if there potion grandmasters, golem grandmasters, seal masters, good at division, and other professions as well.
Those below rank 1 receive around 100 - 1000 magic crystals a year, at rank 1 the salary is around 20,000- 500,000 magic crystal crystals a year, rand 2 salary is 1,000, 000 - 25,000,000 a year, Rank 3 salary is 50 million - 250 million.
There are no rank 4's in Delmar City they are typically leaders of large clans or the main combat unit of super large clans. Money doesn't interest them anymore and you would have to really piss a clan off for a rank 4 or anything higher to come after you.
Desmond felt the salaries these people were getting were crazy you can get a decent home for 1 mage stone a month yet there are people that rich walking around. ”What do they even spend that money on hell what do their houses look like? How is their economy not broken, where do they even get the money to pay all those people?”.
In light of this new information, Desmond wanted to dig up Vincent from whatever grave he was buried than punch him for being so poor.
”If you wish to join there is a vetting process so you will have to wait 2-3 months for a reply while we dig into your background”.
Desmond didn't mind he had nothing to hide except the thing about those people he killed, how he is just a random spirit taking a dead old mans body for a joy ride, how he impersonated Secret Visage, then almost got killed by a member, and how he is most likely still on their hit list and will come after him again when they find out he is alive. The more Desmond thought about what he had to hide the more worried he got about the inspection.
He talked with the woman about a few more things than signed up, paid the registration fee and left the camp ”3 months guess I should get back to practicing my magic”.