The big cannon exhaled, looked at Arrow seriously, and said slowly—

"In fact, this kind of rumor of weakening the guild has been around since two or three years ago."

"President Arrow, you also know what the ruling model of our empire is, right? As our royal family, the Blue Bay royal family has a large number of troops to maintain the stability of local law and order and deal with a large number of enemy troops or rebels. ”

"However, no matter how much His Majesty the Emperor's funds are spoken, it is impossible to arrange all the areas of our territory in all aspects. What's more, recruiting more soldiers means that some people are out of production, and at the same time, they have an additional mouth that is not productive at all. Therefore, in times of peace, the number of troops in our country has not been very large. Only in wartime can an emergency mobilization order be used to recruit a group of soldiers. ”

"That leads to the problem that in some remote areas, it's almost impossible for soldiers to patrol there. Therefore, in order to save our money, the royal family began to allow the formation of adventurers' guilds in this form of team. ”

"Members of the Adventurer's Guild can perform tasks that would otherwise be performed by the Royal Army in areas beyond the reach of the Blue Bay Empire's military forces. For example, to exterminate bandits, destroy monsters, and so on. ”

"This kind of thing has been carried out silently for decades, but just when all of us thought it would be perfect for both sides, our Emperor His Majesty was sick and unable to move in bed. Now that our crown prince is in power, he has begun a series of conscriptions, and he has studied the border areas quite well. At the same time, it is also a large-scale dispatch of soldiers to our city for covert observation. ”

"I won't talk about other cities, maybe I don't know very well. But in Hanhai City, a large-scale action against the guild has already begun. Let's take our guild for example......"

After a moment's pause, the cannon exhaled and said, "Recently, I've been approached by people who want me to join the Imperial Army, and then say that they can buy my guild at a price that I feel comfortable with. ”

"They offered me a price that I couldn't refuse, and assured me that the rest of the guild would join the army in unison. As the president, I can take on some important positions in the army, and even become a squad leader. ”

"I ...... Very exciting. ”

Listening to this, Arrow had no expression on his face, just maintained that faint smile.

Destroy the Guild......

The word may sound scary, but it may not actually be that stressful.

As the leader of the Purgatory Guild had said, the Empire was willing to pay an attractive price for these guilds to disband, and then convert a large number of people with strong combat power into the army.

Speaking from the heart...... That's the right proposition.

The Adventurer's Guild system is different from the Chamber of Commerce system.

The Adventurer's Guild itself is a system that exists as a supplement to the daily security maintenance of the Empire's military strength.

Therefore, the adventurer's guild is initially in the kind of area that can not be covered by the military power of the empire, or although it can be covered, it will be very difficult to operate.

With His Majesty the current Emperor's acquiescence to the guild system, the Adventurer's Guild has grown to its point in recent decades. It can even be stationed in some cities where the empire has a lot of troops.

With the development and expansion of the guild system, it can reduce the cost of the country's military strength.

This is easy to understand, as some of the tasks that would otherwise require the Imperial army to be done can now be done by ordinary guilds, so the cost of maintaining the army can naturally be reduced. Over time, even if the Imperial Army exists, when it encounters some demonic beasts that destroy bandits or kill civilians, they will prefer to let ordinary guilds complete it, and at most pay some commissions. These commissions are too small compared to the expenses for the day-to-day maintenance of the army.

Therefore...... Wouldn't it be a good thing for the empire to let the adventurer's guild system take root gradually?

Fear...... That's not a good thing.

Especially in recent years, there has been constant friction between the Blue Bay Empire and the Hunter Empire, and I am afraid that it is precisely because of this constant friction that the royal family feels the weakness of the army.

Without an abundant regular army, powerful warriors or mages will be poached by powerful guilds with a lot of money. If you just encounter ordinary bandits or monsters, it is fine, but if you really hire these scattered guilds to go to the front line to resist the regular armies of other countries, then these guilds are likely to want to preserve their strength, or they will not be able to cooperate well with each other and lead to few successes.

In times of general peace, there is certainly nothing wrong with the development of the Adventurers' Guild.

However, if it encounters a collision of interests with other countries, the adventurer's guild system, according to its nature, will definitely not be able to become an opponent of the regular army of other countries.

With this in mind, the current crown prince wants to gradually eliminate the guild system and network a large number of warriors scattered in the guild into the army, which in itself is a very correct decision.

It's just that such a decision is bound to have some other hidden dangers......

After all, how much money is used to acquire these chambers of commerce is an issue that can be manipulated in itself......

"Captain Artillery, so, have you already agreed? Sell your guild? ”

Arrow asked softly.

The big cannon smiled, the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked, and said, "Overall, I am willing to sell my guild. After all, no one can be an adventurer all their lives. As I get older, my physical strength weakens, and even my magical affinity slowly weakens. At that time, doing such a thing is undoubtedly equivalent to waiting for death. But ......."

"Hehe, I didn't want to sell it for that cheap. And if I could, I'd like to be able to get all of my guild members on the same team as me. If I could, even let me lead my guild members directly into a squad. If the Empire agrees to such conditions, I don't want to insist too much on the price. ”

In other words, it's freedom.

The money may be a lot of money, but in addition to this, these adventurers themselves know that if they are incorporated into the army, they can imagine that there will be a lot of constraints. And after that, it is equivalent to a soldier who receives a dead salary, and his income may not only not be able to increase compared to that in the guild, but will directly decline. Not to mention some of the fixed guard tasks that were originally entrusted by large families to carry out every month, this is equivalent to all gone!

However, if you can form the same team as your guild members, then these problems can be easily solved.

Arrow nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "It seems that the Grand Artillery Leader hasn't made a final decision yet...... But what does this have to do with those of us who participate in Guild Championship Battles? ”

The big cannon sighed and said with a little helplessness: "For us guilds who have already become famous, of course the Empire is willing to buy us and co-opt us. ”

"But what about you newbies? What are you new guilds going to do? Is it like our big guilds, who have bought you all up? It can't be. ”

Arrow thought for a moment and said with a slight suspicion, "So...... You mean, the third mission of this Guild Championship Battle...... Is it entirely the Empire's desire for us new adventurers to fight with those bandits, and then consume each other's waves, and finally enter to harvest us?! ”

The big artillery's face suddenly became nervous, and he hurriedly put his finger to his lips, shh Be quiet, do you want to die?! ”

Arrow quickly lowered his head and stopped talking.

After looking around to make sure that there was no one else, the cannon continued, "I can't guarantee that someone will come to do the final harvest on you, but I think it shouldn't be a problem for you and those bandits to consume each other. Otherwise, you'd never heard of a large number of bandits in that forest and mine area, and we'd never been tasked with such a task. But why did you suddenly have so many bandits as soon as you came? ”

With that, the cannon slapped Arrow's back hard, a movement that was a little too violent, causing Arrow's body to involuntarily jump forward a small step. Slightly frightened, he instinctively clutched his chest and turned his head to glare at the leader of the Purgatory Guild.

"President Arrow, I owe you a favor to your guild, so I'll give it back to you now."

It's just that the big cannon didn't seem to realize that Arrow was now full of vigilance and nervousness, and thought that he was nervous about the bandits, and continued-

"The mission of this Guild Championship Battle is absolutely difficult! You must understand that it is best for your guild to quit the tournament now, and even return to the town you came from as soon as possible after the withdrawal! That town of yours seems to be remote, right? It is estimated that it will take a few years for the order of reform to reach you, so take advantage of these few years to speed up the reform, and then find a way to sell yourself at a good price! ”

As he spoke, the cannon raised his hand again, as if intending to pat Arrow on the shoulder again.