Chapter 185: The Old Gentleman from the Military Affairs Department
After the lady spoke, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly fell into a "weird" silence.
The men were all looking down in thought, and many of them were even holding manuscript papers to write and draw, while the only woman looked expectantly at the director of the Military Affairs Department at the top.
Looking at the looks from his subordinates, the Director of the Military Affairs Department felt a little helpless.
This time Brand came to reimburse the spell scroll, and they would definitely have to discuss it with him.
But if "she" is allowed to go, there is a high probability that it will not be a negotiation in the end, but a benefit to Brand!
After various thoughts flashed through his mind, the Director of the Military Affairs Department ignored the expectant gaze of the female subordinate.
Then, he said:
"I will talk to Mr. Brand personally about this matter. You can continue the meeting. I will see the results of the meeting when I come back."
After saying this, the director of the Military Affairs Department stood up. , walked towards the direction of the reception room.
Along the way, he also thought about his words.
This matter is quite troublesome.
Brand is a descendant of the Holland family. This time he came to seek compensation from them as an agreement, and the Military Affairs Department could not do anything perfunctory.
——This is related to the harmony between the royal family and the nobility.
If there was no background of the Pioneering War, their Military Affairs Department would just exchange it for Brand with magic gold coins of the same value or the same spell scroll according to the consumption.
However, now that the Pioneering War is approaching, their Military Affairs Department is in relatively short supply of magic gold coins and spell scrolls.
Recently, the empire's major legions have been recruiting soldiers.
Even if a large part of the soldiers recruited are bandit slaves who do not need to be paid.
But slaves also need to eat!
In order to ensure their combat effectiveness, they must eat well!
Moreover, the recruitment of soldiers will continue until the end of the Pioneering War!
Against this background, the Military Affairs Department's expenditures are huge.
So they didn't want to use magic gold coins to compensate Brand.
As for spell scrolls and the like, their Military Affairs Department is still buying them everywhere!
It’s better to give magic gold coins than a spell scroll!
All in all, from the perspective of the Department of Military Affairs, they really wanted to exchange the compensation for Brand with something other than magic gold coins and "war supplies."
Putting aside these two things, there are actually not many things that the Military Affairs Department can come up with in terms of categories.
It's nothing more than various "knowledge" and "inheritance".
Judging by the value of the spell scrolls used by Brand, much of the knowledge and inheritance he can exchange requires personal authorization from him, the Director of the Military Affairs Department.
This is also the reason why he directly stepped forward to take over the matter.
Not long after, the director came to the door of the reception room of the Military Affairs Department.
Looking towards the living room from the door, he said unconsciously, "Good guy!"
At this time, the reception room was already in a state of chaos, and Brand was talking and laughing with all the ladies from the Military Affairs Department with ease!
——It’s like a party!
In the warm atmosphere, no one paid any attention to him, the Director of the Military Affairs Department, who was standing at the door.
When he felt regretful and had a helpless face, he wanted to walk into the reception room to interrupt them.
A polite female voice suddenly came from behind the director!
"Hello, can I borrow it?"
The director looked back and saw a beautiful lady with light makeup holding a plate of exquisite pastries in her hand.
Judging from her clothes, she must be one of our own employees.
She probably wanted to send the cake in her hand to the conference room.
As for who to give it to, it’s self-evident!
"Mr. Holt!?"
Compared to the director's indifference, the lady became slightly uneasy after recognizing the identity of the person in front of her.
But what surprised her was that the director stepped aside in a very gentlemanly manner, and then made a gesture to invite him in.
Because he is older, the director's personality is more easy-going.
In his opinion, they just wanted to receive guests from the Military Affairs Department well.
If there is any problem, the director does not think it is the problem of his own employees.
——That must all be Brand’s problem!
Seeing the gentlemanly and easy-going look of her director, the female employee quickly recovered her expression, and then said with a smile: "
This is the pastry I bought on the road when I went out this morning. You and Mr. Brand will discuss it later." I'll give it a try when I get there!"
"Thank you so much!"
With a smile, the two of them walked into the reception room one after another.
After entering the reception room, the ladies inside quickly noticed the director of the Military Affairs Department who walked in.
Without waiting for any reaction from the ladies, the director smiled and said:
"I'm sorry, ladies, I need to take up some of Mr. Brand's time."
His own director had already spoken, and the ladies in the conference room naturally responded quickly. Rand said goodbye and reluctantly walked out of the conference room.
Soon, only the director and Brand were left in the conference room.
There was also a plate of exquisite pastries on the table in front of the two of them.
On Brand's side, after the ladies walked out of the conference room, he smiled and said friendly to the old gentleman:
"Hello, sir, I am Brand Holland."
He looked at the young man in front of him and said hello politely. , the little unhappiness in the director's heart quickly dissipated.
He also smiled and introduced himself:
"Dear Brand, I am Jonas Holt, director of the Imperial Military Affairs Department. You can call me Uncle Jonas."
Although this Mr. Jonas is so I said that, but looking at his white beard and hair, Brand felt that it might be more appropriate to call him grandpa.
After a few simple greetings, the conversation between the two turned to business.
Jonas said: "Due to the impact of the pioneering war, the resources of the Imperial Military Affairs Department are relatively tight. I wonder if you would like to exchange for something else, such as inheritance or knowledge?" This matter has been speculated for a long time, so Brand smiled
. He responded:
"It depends on what kind of inheritance or knowledge it is."
After hearing Brand's response, Jonas breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Brand has this intention, the next problem will be easier to solve.
Then, he smiled and asked Brand:
"Is there anything you want?"
Since the other party said so, Brand tentatively asked:
"Do you have any relevant knowledge about forming a mage group? I am more interested in this."
Hearing what Brand said, Jonas suddenly felt that he was too happy too soon.
——That’s on the same level as the legion’s secret skills! It can't be exchanged casually! Not even the incomplete simplified version!
Although I was a little depressed because of Brand’s lion’s big mouth.
But on the surface, Jonas still looked gentle and said:
"The mage group is definitely not possible! The mage team is OK, but you can borrow relevant materials for those things in the library of the mage academy. I don't think you will be interested. Interested."
After hearing what the old gentleman said, Brand knew that this thing was probably dead, so he began to think about whether there was anything else he needed.
Before he could think of anything else.
Jonas asked: "I wonder if you are interested in how to make the knight golem?"
(End of chapter)