God of Systems: Maker of Heroes and Villains

"Mercenaries just switch sides if one party offers them more money. They thrive in war situations since they can just jump sides. They're not worth the effort but we don't have a choice.

Having them on our side will help but I don't know for how long. We'll need the support of nobles and such. Only then can we have a stable group of soldiers and knights."

Keith looked at Mathew and nodded, "True, but you should try talking to Duke Arthur. I'm sure he bears a grudge against the second prince for forcing him to kick his daughter out of his house.

On top of that, we still have one year. I need a way to travel extremely fast and if you give me a way to do it, I'll be able to pressure the nobles that are on Zander's side. It'll be great if I get some cursed artifacts too." he said as he glanced at Leora, hoping that she had some.

"There is a way to travel extremely fast, yes." Leora said as she thought, "But I don't think I'll be able to provide you with cursed artifacts. It's usually the churches who store these things and even the royal treasury only has four artifacts."

Mathew nodded when he heard his sister's words, "We have been breeding wolves and they're slightly faster than a horse. They also have the stamina of a mule so they can run extremely long distances while pulling carriages. If you want, I can talk to my father and get you one."

"And I can provide you with water transportation. The boat is medium sized and can easily carry around fifteen people. It has sails, but you can also pedal to increase the speed."

"Thank you, those should do the trick. Though, are you just giving those wolves to me or are you simply lending them for a year?" Keith said as he turned to look at Mathew.

The prince thought for a few seconds before shrugging, "If you pay money, you can just buy them. On top of that, they only eat meat those damn wolves."

"So the maintenance is going to be high, huh? Am I allowed to take a look first?"

Leora nodded, "I have a few under my name so you can just come with me once this meeting is over. Aside from that, I have a question. How do you plan on pressuring the nobles?"

"War. Almost every noble under the second prince have some really shady businesses under them. I'll use those as an excuse to hunt them all. Your father won't help them since I'll be sending letters that expose all these businesses.

On top of that, there's a law in the empire that helps the emperor in such situations right?" he asked and the other two nodded.

"Yes, if a noble looses their life and the household has no successors, then the property will go back to the emperor. This includes the money that has been saved, the businesses and every single piece of land and property that once used to be under the noble's name."

Keith grinned when he heard this and nodded, "Right on the mark! You guys should just focus on expanding your military power. No wait, it'll be great to have Leora come with me.

I'll pressurize them by using their crimes and give them an option to escape. This escape option will basically be them taking our side by giving us soldiers and knights. On top of that, you're known for being a very greedy merchant so you should also be able to get a few thing out of this."

"Even if you didn't invite me, I would have asked you myself. There's no way I'd let go of such an opportunity." Leora said with a smirk on her face.

"Great minds thing alike, great minds think alike..." Mathew said before laughing, "This is great but it sure will take a lot of time. You guys got any other plans?"

Keith had one plan, but that was something that eighth prince would do and one that would help him become an emperor. But giving this method to Mathew was something that did not go well with his interests so he kept the plan to himself.

'Teaming up with Morose kingdom and going against Kazak empire once they're done taking over Baroma. A great plan indeed, but you manipulated my favorite character and treated her like shit so I'll end you before you get to that stage.'

"I have a plan, but I'll keep that a secret for now." Keith said before tapping the table, "Anyways, let's get things done. You two should go talk to you father and ask for a bigger team of royal knights. If you need my help, then feel free to ask."

Leora shook her head, "The royal knights are only allowed to pledge servitude to the people of the royal family. The only thing we can do is ask for more knights and see what happens. Though, you're right. Let's get moving."

The three of them got up from their chairs and moved towards the door while Keith asked them one more question.
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"How much are you selling one wolf for, by the way?"

"We can only sell you a maximum of eight wolves. As for the price of each... I'll keep my profits aside and sell them for just a hundred chrons each." Leora said after thinking for a bit.

Keith stared at her, extremely taken aback by the massive price that she put on the wolves.

"Don't be so surprised. They're massive wolves that have been domesticated. You won't find them anywhere and they're not just mounts meant to pull carriages. They can help you with attacking people and are also trained to be war mounts. Usually, the royal family doesn't sell them to anyone."

Keith thought for a bit and nodded, "Got it."

Mathew left to talk to his father while Leora took Keith to her own mansion before guiding him towards a large warehouse. Only when Keith walked in, did he realize that no matter what the price was, he had to buy the wolves.

'Mutated wolves... but since they're inside the barrier, their mutations won't progress further.'