This remarkably efficient recruitment and operation have indeed achieved great results.
Even with only a 2,000-man combat force, they not only withstood the attack of fifty to sixty thousand Orc armies, but also killed a third of them, successfully routing them.
Such astonishing achievements immediately caught the attention of many Mage Lords.
They quickly sought out the Bay Territory, ready to emulate its methods.
Then, they saw a long, extended bill, the 2,000-man armed formation, and the final investment for commanding operations—20 million Gold Coins!
The investment for nearly every soldier was as high as 10,000 Gold Coins!
This is a figure that made the vast majority of Caster Lords balk at its enormity.
With that amount of Gold Coins, they could even cultivate a High-Rank Professional combat force!
However, this remained only a thought.
