Travel through time and become a member of the Warhammer Empire

Chapter 251 Imperial Academic Team

The road from Bretonnia to Marienburg was very safe, and it didn't take much time for Windlow to successfully map out a basic route.

Even the word horsepower is used to indicate specific distance.

Most of the chivalrous knights of Bretonnia can ride horses, so taking this time will make it easier for them to set off immediately.

Now that we are in Marienburg, of course we have to stop for a while.

As the largest trading city in the entire empire, it is a great temptation for merchants. Even if they do not do business, they can hear a lot of useful information.

With a little thought, it can be transformed into a basic business opportunity.

There are reports that fur production in northern Norsca has decreased, and the Empire may increase its imports of Kislev furs in the future.

There is also news that the Norscans in the north are waging a war, and a man named Archaon is trying to unify the Norse peninsula.

This news was not good. The Empire was in desperate need of whale oil, leather, mercenaries and other resources from Norsca.

It is foreseeable that these things will increase in price in the future.

They simply sold the food they bought from Bretonnia and exchanged it for some fish oil and other dry seafood. Without staying for long, the six people set off again.

Windlow could travel the road from Marienburg to Altdorf with his eyes closed. In just one week, he passed through the city of Ehrhart and arrived in Altdorf.

Buy and sell goods, and slowly accumulate resources.

The most important thing is to use his identity to let Emperor Karl Franz meet him despite his busy schedule.

The emperor was free, but he only had a few minutes to spend with Windlow.

A few minutes would be enough, just point to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the back and explain the current situation of Bretonnia.

Karl Franz also shook his head and refused. After all, chivalrous knights were not compatible with the empire.

The Empire does have the money to maintain mercenaries, but it will never hire Bretonnian chivalrous knights or kingdom knights.

The Empire has the Imperial Knights and the Reiksguard as heavy cavalry, and has no need for heavy cavalry at all.

The only need is the pioneer cavalry.

Due to the expansion of the Nuln Gunnery School, the Empire currently needs a large number of experienced old cavalry.

After learning gunpowder technology, use muskets and grenade launchers to attack enemies on horseback.

There is currently a lack of experienced cavalry who can use gunpowder, but the knights of Bretonnia obviously do not meet the needs of the emperor himself.

Although the emperor did not meet Windlow's request, at least he got the specific map from Bretonnia to the Empire, which can be regarded as completing the basic task.

Just as he was about to return home and pass through Hemgart Fortress back to Bretonnia, a familiar voice called out to Windlow.

"Hey! I'm a special merchant in Sol Territory, and I just happen to need your help."

The voice was deep and full of charm, and most importantly, the mask and cloak were made entirely of gold. Windlow recognized the identity of the man in front of him at a glance.

The current dean of the Imperial Mage Academy, Metal Mage Gelt.

"I just heard you talking about mercenaries."

As a metal mage, Gelt has always been connected to the distant dragon Zhaoming in Zhendan.

Both of them were very interested in metal magic and alchemy, and had academic exchanges for a long time.

Due to the long distance, there is really no way to have a more in-depth communication.

As the dragon son of Zhendan, Binlong Zhaoming naturally cannot leave Zhendan too far. He must complete the mission of the Dragon Emperor and guard the southwestern border.

So Gert came up with a perfect idea. He went to Zhendan himself, established contact with Binlong Zhaoming under the pretext of suppressing bandits, and conducted academic research.

Now the graduation information of all metal magicians has been signed, and they can then enter other departments of the empire to take up positions.

Gert has already done everything that the Grand Master needed to do within the Empire. Now all he needs to do is go to Zhendan.

Mercenaries were indeed what he needed, but there was one more important thing, and that was someone with experience in long-distance business.

There is currently only one most suitable candidate in the empire: Windlow.

"Go to Zhendan, open up a trade route, and you will be considered the leader of the Chamber of Commerce. You will also enjoy the Empire's exclusive trade rights with Zhendan and be exempted from commercial taxes for ten years. How do you do that?"

This is a very favorable condition, but considering Gert's character and trustworthiness, Windlow is a little hesitant.

But if you think about it carefully, although the Empire has diplomatic relations with Cathay, it usually relies on Tyrell's ships to reach Cathay across the ocean.

If he could successfully open up a trade route to Zhendan, it would indeed be very profitable.

And joining Galt's team can also ensure the most basic safety issues.

At worst, you won't get any tax-free terms or exclusive trading rights, but the trade routes are definitely developed by yourself and are completely in your own hands.

"Okay, I agree. How do we arrange the roads?"

"This is your question, what do you think?"

This Gert is indeed the most unreliable person in the empire. Although he has made all preparations to go to Zhendan, he has not done the most important road planning.

"Okay, okay, I'll make the plan. Give me some time."

"Try to finish it in two hours. I'll come find you then."

Windlow finally understood why there had been no metal mages graduating from the Empire's Mage Academy in recent years.

With such a great mentor, there is no extra time and resources for anything I do, so it would be a miracle if I could graduate successfully.

Fortunately, due to the previous experience of going to the dwarven mountains, as long as they reached the dwarven capital of Karak a Karaza, they could easily find the way to Zhendan.

You can also complete an additional task, take the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to the border prince's territory, and take them to the dwarf city to look for job opportunities.

In less than an hour, a detailed map had been drawn up.

Gert also gathered his own troops and spent all his wealth to hire a large group of mercenaries and imperial civilians who were ready to go to Zhendan to make a living.

You just need to start from the city of Fydorf, pass through the Thor Fortress, go east along the Gray Mountains in the Border Prince Territory, and you can go straight to the dwarf capital.

Most of the resources of the entire city of Phaidol were moved away by Gelt. At the same time, since this piece of land had been destroyed by the green-skinned orcs before, there was not much wealth that could be created by the land.

A large number of refugees and ordinary people joined the team.

In distant legends, Zhendan was a human kingdom where gold was everywhere.