Chapter 97 Part 2

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"You, living a stable life, is better than anything," Alita said. "By the way, do you have any job in mind? I can arrange a security guard position for you at my school."

"I don’t need you to worry," Richard seemed to understand when Alita said that. "I’ll go to the adventurer’s guild, where your mom used to work. They seem to be short of gatekeepers there."

"Yes, it suits you, just that it pays a little less," Alita said.

"It’s okay, I’ll buy some cheap wine, it’s enough. Those expensive wines are not what adventurers should drink."

……

After seeing off Richard, the two walked on the campus, attracting a lot of attention.

Alita was tall and commanding, her demeanor contrasting sharply with the gloominess of the laboratory.

It seemed as if she brought a breeze with her as she walked, catching the attention of numerous students.

"Who is that?"

"I don’t know, there aren’t any other teachers like her at other schools."

"Could she be someone’s parent?"

"Being with Karoso, maybe she’s Karoso’s stepmother?"

"Hmm, she could also be Karoso’s lover."

"How do you plan to arrange me?" Alita breathed in the fresh air, basking in the sunlight, feeling rejuvenated.

"For now, continue at the school, temporarily serving as the design consultant for the Colloa family. The original cards need to bear the Colloa family label, follow the direction we provide for research and production," Karoso said. "Refuse to serve other noble powers, you can keep working at the school and with the Alchemist Union."

This is the way many professors work. They teach classes regularly, but also work with noble business societies as consultants to help develop cards.

Like Null and 『』, the two people are not only deans of the academy, but also consultants for the royal family in making cards.

The card game studied by the royal family was led by the two of them, but unfortunately Karoso intervened.

"Alright then," Alita nodded. "It’s been a long time since I taught students, I hope I haven’t lost my touch."

As she spoke, she lit a thin cigarette, holding it in her mouth, looking nothing like a teacher except for her attire.

"You’re a Card Maker too, do you need private tutoring from me?" Alita asked, winking at Karoso.

"Yes, I do. I’m struggling with my studies and Professor 『』 will tutor me for a while. Once her sessions are over, I’ll need your guidance too," Karoso replied.

"Hmm, serious little troublemaker, I hate that the most," Alita gave Karoso a glare.

[Wow, a home tutor series, how exciting is that?]

[Alita is actually a tough lady who likes smoking, drinking, fighting, and reading colorful magazines.]

[Half of the books on her room’s bookshelf are marked with codes.]

[Don’t judge her by her habits of smoking, drinking, partying, fighting, and reading flashy magazines, she is actually a good girl.]

[It’s unavoidable, with the chaotic setting, the plans end up tangled like a sack.]

"The pay is one thousand Magic Crystal Coins a year, and when we need you full-time, it will be increased to three thousand Magic Crystal Coins per year," Karoso said. "You cannot join other groups, and any freelance work requires permission."

A Card Maker is a highly skilled individual in this world, so there will definitely be more restrictions, similar to researchers signing confidentiality agreements.

The confidentiality agreement in this world is stricter than the one in the world of bullet comments, as that world is criminal with a chance of escape. In this world, using high-end confidentiality agreements, breaking the contract might result in severe consequences.

Being an advisor pays a million a year, and if she serves only Colloa, the salary will increase to three million, truly a high-paying job.

Even though Karoso helped her overcome her emotional barriers and paid a high price to treat her father’s leg, Karoso knew that you can’t force loyalty through moral coercion, otherwise you won’t retain talent.

If you want to go far, you need to offer enough benefits.

Helping her father heal his legs is like giving an extra reward during recruitment.

"You will have your own power in the future, right?" Alita took a deep breath of smoke.

"Yes," Karoso nodded, "I can tell you that, I can now mobilize the forces of a regiment."

"Cough, cough, cough…" Alita seemed to be choked by the smoke, suddenly coughed, "What did you say? A regiment?"

There are many aristocrats in the school, many dukes’ sons, and more than one prince.

However, the people they can mobilize are the ones they can use themselves. Having a whole regiment at their disposal would be nice, but it must be trained by the next heir.

How can this kid be able to mobilize a whole regiment?

Hold on, you, someone who can mobilize a whole regiment, are personally going to the dungeon to adventure. Are you out of your mind?

"Yes," Karoso looked at Alita and said, "But right now I can’t afford the expenses of leading a military unit. It has to be supported by my father. I’ll think about paying soldiers when I have my own city. So, I only have the power to command them, and their loyalty is to my father."

"How much money does it cost to maintain a military unit for a year?" Alita whispered.

"Three billion Forged Coins, that’s the cost for daily operations," Karoso explained. "In addition to that, there are expenses for starting a battle, field allowances, double pay during war, compensation for casualties, and the costs of purchasing weapons and ammunition."

"And this is without the expenses for buying tanks or other weapons, as they are already available. Otherwise, the costs would be even higher."

"Furthermore, this unit doesn’t have any aircraft like airships, let alone aircraft carriers."

"Three billion Forged Coins, just for daily operations…" Alita finished her cigarette without realizing it. "Is it really that costly?"

"That’s why I need talented people and money."

"Even if you sold me, you wouldn’t make that much…" Alita swallowed nervously. "I was about to suggest you open a card shop near the school; I have connections there… With me around, you could make a pure profit of one to two million Forged Coins a year. But now you’re telling me you need three billion?"

"It would take at least thirty S-class Card Makers, and keeping them in line, to barely maintain the budget."

"Without saying much, how many Card Makers above S-class are there! Just like in your Canglang Province, there are only two or three S-class Card Makers, right?"

"I know of two," Karoso said. "Don’t worry, this is not something you need to think about. I will take care of it. You are a Card Maker, not my economic adviser."