Chapter 171: High Treatment for Teachers

  Hearing this, both women instinctively wideheir eyes.

  Their distinct faces dispyed an ued charm.

  They never imagihat the lord valued them so highly.

  Even though they hadn’t been ierritory for long, they were fully aware that, despite Bay Territory being tucked away in the eastern provi was far from insignifit; hidden talents abounded.

  Just having two Arists already put them ahead of 90% of the territories iheril Empire.

  Not to mention the legendary stories of the lord and the dragon, which they had personally witnessed.

  In other territories, unruly and chaotic barbarian sves defied ands.

  Yet in Bay Territory, they were unusually obedient, eager to ie into the unity.

  Some were even personally trained by the lord and turned into heavily armored infantry, entrusted with guarding the lord’s manor.

  And there were plenty of talents and professionals drawn by the high rewards.

  The average age of recruits was getting younger.

  It was clear that, as Bay Territory's fame grew, more people learned about it, making it increasingly attractive.

  The lord’s offer to let them freely choose personnel was a sign of enormous trust and delegation of power.

  However, the two were puzzled by why the lord trusted them so much.

  The reason was simple: since his Fate Specialization had reached divine rank, Matthew could see more through the data.

  "Elio, Loyalty: 90."

  "Felie, Loyalty: 80."

  Matthew was curious why their loyalty was so high.

  Especially in Felie's case—she was the heir to the Lunar Glimmer family, yet she had stayed so obediently in Bay Territory.

  With Beelzebub's help, she had survived life-or-death crises and endured everything.

  It made Matthew deeply reflective.

  "It turns out that one's strength is the key. False luly sts for a short time."

  However, the fact that Felie hadn’t returo her family and chose to stay in Bay Territory with such high loyalty left him quite satisfied.

  Matthew wasn’t oo pry. As long as loyalty was guaranteed, he was happy to reward and trust.

  Some matters were better left untouched.

  "Don't worry. Old John will help you pick people. As long as your reasons are sound, he’ll support your decisions."

  "Since you’ll be fag additional risks, you'll receive new gear and supplies, along with better treatment."

  "Also, e baorrow around this time to receive the ons I've prepared for you."

  With just a few words, Matthew dispelled their s.

  Old John uood Matthew’s unspoken meaning and took the still-stunned women back to the military camp.

  There, they could access the records of all soldiers and professionals.

  Matthew was naturally pleased that Elio and Felie had pledged themselves to his service.

  However, he wouldn’t show too much favoritism.

  He employed the simplest method to maalent—ensuring their loyalty.

  Then, through better systems, he motivated them, minimizing the need for excessive ma effort and time.

  This way, he could focus more of his time and energy on enhang his own strength.

  Ange's rapid adva had far exceeded her initial potential, further proving the importance of enviro and experience.

  This reinforced Matthew’s determination to train more talents, as having a rger pool of talent would open up more opportunities iure.

  Gng at his status panel, Matthew began calg the gains and expenditures.

  "The fate energy gathered during my month of sleep was entirely used to repair and restruct my soul, but the results were good."

  "I’m currently gaining around 2,000 points of fate energy daily, just enough to match the number of adventurers."

  "Daily expenses for restru are roughly 1,000 points."

  "The final modifications for the s should take about another week."

  "The upgrade will require 20,000 points of fate energy, so I’ll o accumute more steadily."

  "Ohe adventurer system stabilizes, it’ll be time to start a new round of recruitment."

  "But with the ruins of the Merman Castle in py, I won’t have to wait long for that opportunity."

  With these thoughts in mind, Matthew refocused his attention on the s.

  He still had many ideas to test out—time waited for no one.

  May 3rd

  The scorg sun rose, the heat of summer being more apparent.

  After yesterday’s upheaval, the atmosphere in Bay Tow somewhat unusual.

  Many were either paranoid or curious about the mysterious golems.

  But their attention soon shifted when a crowd gathered around the bulletin board at the town gate.

  As usual, someoepped forward to expiest annou.

  "From today, Bay Town will officially begin stru on a vocational academy, expected to be pleted within a month."

  "To better train professionals, we’re recruiting teachers skilled in various teiques, knowledge, and specializations."

  "All teachers will be subject to a public examination."

  "Upon passing, they’ll bee provisional teachers with a monthly sary of 10 gold s."

  "After six months, they’ll bee full-time teachers, with a sary of 20 gold s per month."

  "The more professionals they train and the strohey are, the more rewards they’ll earn."

  "Additionally, full-time teachers will receive a perma residend 100 acres of nd."

  "Note: All teachers must tinue learning and growing, with an annual assessment to determine whether their pay will increase or decrease."

  After hearing this, everyone instinctively wideheir eyes, seeing the gleam of gold reflected in each aze.

  pared to the early days of Bay Town, the popuce’s bor capabilities and efficy had improved signifitly.

  The average monthly wage had risen from 6 silver s to 10.

  With ongoing education in new skills and knowledge, wages were expected to increase further iure.

  But even so, the fact that teachers were paid in gold s was enough to excite everyone.

  For most ordinary people, being a professional seemed out of reach; being a reservist or full-fledged soldier was already pushing their limits.

  Still, it didn’t stop them from pg their hopes on the geion, and it certainly didn’t lessen their growing respect for teachers.

  "Only the best bee teachers—that’s how we’ll nurture the fi students!"

  Mattheroach was simple but left Ralph the butler deeply impressed.

  Watg the townsfolk eagerly spread the news, Ralph couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation:

  "Will we attract the best talent?"

  The Lord’s Manor

  Matthew withdrew his gaze from the stru site door and hummed a tune as he headed to the resting room.

  At this time each day, he would take time to personally tutor Liana.

  His diligent little student, Liana.

  She had given Matthew quite the pleasant surprise.

  After just over a month, she was already on the verge of successfully casting a zero-circle spell.

  It was clear that Liana took her studies very seriously.

  She hadn’t scked off, even in Matthew’s absence.

  "As expected, those who achieve great things must put in effort beyond the reaost."

  Liana seemed to sense something and turo see Matthew’s tall figure. Her previously cold face blossomed into a radiant smile:

  "Teacher, you're here!"

  FAL