Lord Wizard

Chapter 68 Administration

Lin Meng, along with Eileen and Goss, slowly entered from outside the living room.

"Four knights from Zuoqiu and Hel, twenty guards, and nine support personnel report to Lord Leylin."

Zuoqiu, who was leading the group, gave Lin Meng a knightly salute and said respectfully.

"No need for formalities, welcome everyone. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust of your journey."

Lin Meng looked at everyone and smiled.

Among the six knights, Zuoqiu is a mid-ranking knight, but Lin Meng had met him in the team before and knew that this was his second rank, while his first rank was a Grand Knight.

Having already experienced a breakthrough, it would undoubtedly be much easier for him to become a Grand Knight again, provided he has sufficient resources.

As for Hel, he was a top-tier knight in the second squad, and this time he was transferred to the third squad under Lin Meng's command.

Of the remaining four, three were native knights, one at the peak level and two at the intermediate level.

The last novice knight is Yuwei from the third squad. She was already a novice knight when she attended the first regular meeting not long ago, but she is still hovering at the novice knight level.

In addition to the six knights, there are two new members of the third squad. They joined Blue Flame Company two months later than Lin Meng and are now trainee knights.

Upon arriving at the banquet hall, after a brief exchange of pleasantries and a general understanding of each other's basic situations, Lin Meng directly instructed: "Zuoqiu, Hel, and Yuwei, the three of you will join the lord's manor's guard. Zuoqiu will be the head guard, and Hel and Yuwei will be the deputy head guards. You will be responsible for the security of the lord's manor on weekdays, and in times of war, you will be incorporated into the army."

"Yes."

The three agreed.

Being a bodyguard is a relatively easy job; all they need to do is follow Lin Meng around on weekdays, and they can probably have a lot of private time for cultivation.

"If there are any apprentice knights that you find useful, you can include them in the guard. As for the rest, Goss can arrange them."

Lin Meng addressed Zuo Qiudao.

"Thank you, sir."

Goss stood up, bowed, and said respectfully.

There are currently numerous issues, both large and small, that need to be addressed in Solent City, and the city is in dire need of manpower. The addition of these personnel can significantly alleviate his workload.

Zuoqiu and the others naturally understood what Lin Meng meant; he simply wanted to include the two new recruits from the remaining third squad into the guard. They nodded readily and said, "Understood. We'll go and hand them over to Lord Goss in a bit."

Finally, he greeted Goss with a smile, saying, "Please take care of me in the future."

"Sir Zuoqiu, you are too kind. I hope we can cooperate with each other and work together to better serve our lord."

Goss quickly responded.

The banquet lasted only a short while before it ended.

The next period of time was spent getting to know Zuoqiu, Hel, and Lin Meng.

Because Lin Meng didn't give orders much, and because Zuo Qiu and Hel respected his Great Knight-level power, the adjustment process went very smoothly.

During this time, Lin Meng discovered that Zuo Qiu actually had good management skills.

If it weren't for the fact that he was in the period of rapid recovery of his strength, Lin Meng would have liked to transfer him to the Sunset Legion's command unit.

……

More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past two weeks, Lin Meng had been trying to learn the Crimson Flame Breathing Technique, but since he was already almost at the pinnacle of the Grand Knight, he had made no progress on the path of knighthood, and his attributes hadn't even improved by 0.1.

He did manage to meditate and generate two more Will Runes, bringing the total number of Will Runes to five.

In half a month, he gained two Willpower Runes, which seems like a lot, but with 700% of his energy restored as a buff, his meditation time was several times that of an average person.

Others can only meditate for about an hour a day before their energy wanes and they are unable to concentrate on meditation again, but he meditates for an average of more than six hours a day.

Half a month is equivalent to three or four months for others.

"Meditation is still too slow. If you want to become a first-level wizard apprentice quickly, you need to start from other aspects."

Relying on his superior memory, Lin Meng memorized a great deal of information about the wizarding world.

Many sources record that the higher the mental attribute, the faster the meditation speed, but only meditation and a very few precious treasures can increase the mental attribute.

This is an unsolvable deadlock.

But Lin Meng has a way to break this deadlock.

That is to strengthen the spirit with the power fed back from the fragments of the world.

As for why the mental attribute wasn't directly increased before...

Spirit does not increase combat effectiveness.

Even if the spirit is beneficial to the cultivation of the wizarding path, the combat power of the wizarding system is negligible before the third-level apprentice.

Without combat power, one cannot conquer and acquire more territory.

Therefore, his efforts to improve his physique, strength, and agility are akin to sharpening his axe before chopping wood.

Currently, his power in the Kingdom of Aden and the Kingdom of Frost is comparable to that of a marquis. He can easily expand his territory and rapidly improve his spiritual attributes.

Emerging from the cultivation room, Lin Meng walked through the corridor to the government affairs hall.

Inside the government office, Eileen was constantly reviewing documents sent from Goss, while below her were several administrative clerks transferred from various departments to assist her in handling government affairs.

Lin Meng nodded secretly as he watched.

Eileen's strength is no longer significant within his current faction. To this day, she is still only a low-level knight. Last time, when she faced a mid-level knight from Solent City, she might have lost her life if Lin Meng hadn't intervened in time.

But as one of the earliest local knights to follow him, her loyalty has been tested time and again without a doubt. Without her, there might not even be a Lin Meng today.

To prevent Eileen from going to the battlefield or even facing mortal danger, Lin Meng intends to have her handle various government affairs every day. If he leaves the Constantine Continent to study at "Light of the Sky" in the future, he also plans to hand over these territories to Eileen to control.

Upon seeing Lin Meng enter, all the administrative staff stood up and bowed.

Hearing the voice, Eileen looked up and saw Lin Meng walking towards her. She smiled happily, then complained, "Young Master, please let me go. I really can't handle these things. You might as well send me to the training ground."

"Didn't we ask Goss to teach you? Take your time learning. You don't want the foundation that our Bell family has worked so hard to build to be left unmanaged."

Lin Meng smiled.

"But...I am a knight..."

"There's no 'but' about it. You have to learn for the sake of the Bell family's legacy. The territory doesn't need another novice knight like you, but it does need a leader to manage the administration."

Lin Meng interrupted her directly.

"Young Master..."

"I will eventually leave here and join the Mystic Organization. I don't trust anyone else but you."

Hearing Lin Meng say this, Eileen could only lower her head and say sadly, "Yes, I will continue to work hard to safeguard the Bell family's legacy for the young master."

(End of this chapter)