Chapter 836 (2/2)

But before he could finish his sigh, a few other lords actually joined in this battle for talent.

The very first to speak was the current baron of Keane Hill, Louis Keane. He said that Keane Hill had now become an autonomous state, but its armed forces were relatively inadequate in comparison. He also mentioned that Keane Hill was located within the principality of the Duchy of Thunder and was all-surrounded by enemies. There would be a guarantee of safety if it had such a strong group of super soldiers permanently residing within its grounds.

And this could also give full play to their military force, as well as their discipline, so that both aspects would not go to waste.

He had barely finished speaking when the city lord of Grey Tower City, Mr Hart, spoke up too. The old scholar said that the Alliance of Four Cities had always been very short of masters. And it did not have enough warriors in its troops. If it could have such an army of excellent soldiers, they could combine it with the original team of spellcasters to gain a double advantage. Thereafter, the Alliance could completely stabilize its rule and no longer have to worry about being attacked again.

Immediately following Mr Hart, the lord of Geerteng Hill also spoke up. This young man who had succeeded the mace of the lord from his Aunt Olian, who had recently announced her retirement, was a little shy at first. But facing the temptation of having an almost instantaneous increase of over a dozen high-level masters, he quickly adjusted his mentality and expressed how Geerteng’s stationery market really needed a strong, powerful patrol and security team. This was not something dispensable; it was an urgent demand.

Last but not least, even Dahl Hill, who just joined the crowd, also participated in this competition. Baron Dahl had been deliberating what his own strengths were, and eventually, he did manage to come up with one—he said that soldiers should shine on the battlefield so as to live up to their years of painstaking training.

Dahl Hill had one advantage that no other territories could match up to. It was adjacent to the Great Marsh, which gave them a very big space for carving out new land. So long as they could open up more territories, they could arrange for more people to settle down in these territories. They could even make these warriors into knights with fief that could be passed down in their families from generation to generation.

Sui Xiong secretly bared his teeth at his words—the Republic of Northwest had abolished the feudal system, how could he even use fiefdom as a topic of discussion?

But even so, Sui Xiong had to admit that Baron Dahl had a point. If those trainees were given a choice, most of them would probably be more inclined towards Dahl Hill, where they would carve up more land and shine on the battlefield.

Seeing how the debate was gradually brought to a standstill. At this moment, the head of the medical team, Steele Geerteng, who had been silent all this while, spoke.

“I have a question,” she said. “Is it really useful for you all to argue around here?”

The crowd froze and looked at her.

“In arguing like this, aren’t you all simply taking them as goods? But they are not goods. They are people who are very much alive!” Steele said. With a face full of bitter resentment, she said, “They are humans, tough and strong high-level warriors. They are excellent soldiers who are courageous and tenacious. How can you all just treat them as goods and fight for them in this manner!”

The crowd was put to shame at her words, and everyone lowered their heads.

Even Sui Xiong was shocked. It had never occurred to him that Steele would say something like this. Words that carried such standard, words that exuded such charisma!

Steele saw how stunned everyone was, so she smiled and said, “Why don’t we just go and talk to them in person and extend our invitation to them ourselves. Let them decide on where they want to go. This is the most appropriate way.”

The crowd was quick to nod in agreement. They were all about to go along with her suggestion, but Sui Xiong could not help jumping to his feet.

He had just unconsciously looked into Steele’s mind. But what he saw was a scene of unseemliness.

This woman, she also had plans for that group of trainees!