Taking the Mafia to the Magic World C.973 The Beginning of the Faction’s Expansion

A few days have passed since the agreement with Asahel.

On the same day that he agreed to Asahel's proposal, Vicente received not only his stone coins but also the bonus resources and the first month's sponsorship payment.

In addition to the coins, he now had a quantity of high-quality pills, potions, and herbs that, just one of them, would completely revolutionize a continent like the Polaris Realm or Larissa's former home, Concordia.

But apparently, in Anicane, these resources were only of medium rank, and in deals like the one he signed that day, they were very often given in exchange for the promises of young people like him.

Still, the amount Vicente received was high enough to shock people of the same power rank as him, so the bonuses of the deal were secret. In addition, at the end of his first year, he was to be supported by the Manifold Family with men to protect him on trips outside the Ravengarde core.

Besides consumables, that would be the envy of the masses of Stonewall Outer Disciples, Vicente also received a complete set of Seventh Class armor and weapons.

As he said goodbye to Asahel later that day, the man promised that the Manifold Family would be in touch soon and that their relationship would begin in no more than 15 days. In the meantime, he would have nothing to worry about but continuing his normal routine and business from before the agreement.

But Vicente went beyond that. In those days, he began recruiting those people who had already caught his eye in recent weeks!

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After Vicente had several conversations with Larissa and Theo, with whom the two had talked a lot since their factions' alliance, he arrived at the present moment.

In an idyllic part of the area available to Larissa and Vicente, the two of them were standing next to a lion-headed man, standing on a small pavilion and observing the view of the surroundings.

Vicente had just proposed an invitation to Rill, an Outer Disciple ranked 68 with 8-Star Archmage cultivation.

This person was not only strong and high ranking in the sect's outer wing, but he was also a fellow member of Vicente's Forge Center and Combat Center, with whom he had been interacting for the past few weeks.

At only 183 years old, Rill could be considered a great talent and had the potential to soon become an Inner Disciple or change his rank to Elder.

In Stonewall, there were two paths to follow when one left the position of Outer Disciple. Either they would become an Inner Disciple and follow the career of a disciple to one day become a warrior of the sect, or they would become an Outer Elder and follow the path of an administrative member.

This was the fundamental distinction between elders and disciples in the sect. Elders taught and kept the sect running with its rules and systems, while Disciples worked, internally or externally, and as such, had more freedom to come and go and fewer responsibilities.

In a sense, an Elder was a member pursuing a political career, while a Disciple was a member pursuing a military career within that force.

This didn't mean that Elders and Disciples were equally strong, or that Elders couldn't fight because they were politicians. Becoming an Elder was much more difficult than remaining a Disciple, and it was not uncommon for some of the most capable to follow that path.

But Rill didn't want to command the sect. He wanted to live on his own and explore the world. He was currently stationed in Ravengarde, but that could change in the future, which was his wish.

"You've formed your faction and you want me to be the third member..." Rill said quietly.

Another interesting point about him was that he didn't belong to any faction yet, except for his sponsors.

Vicente reinforced his suggestion. "Rill, with us you can quickly become a Magus and travel around the 'islands' of Anicane. Larissa and I don't want to stay in this place forever, no matter how fantastic and full of possibilities it is.

If you join us, you'll not only get the support we've already offered you, but you'll also have a guaranteed place in our group when we explore the other islands of Anicane in the future."

Not everyone had the ambition to explore the vast world of Anicane. In fact, few creatures from Light Cay and the other islands of this high-level world had such a desire, given the great dangers of traveling between the islands.

But those with more adventurous hearts, like Rill, could hardly contain their desire to discover unknown places and fantastic opportunities.

'Light Cay is not the strongest island in Anicane. One day, I'll become a Grand Magus and leave my home.' This guy, a native of Light Cay, thought as he was tempted.

"That interests me," he said to Vicente. "But will you be able to give me the support you promised? 80,000 Stone Coins a month with a 10% increase with each star level and level promotion bonuses is no small thing."

This was a high value that Larissa and Vicente had promised Rill, but only a few warrior-blacksmith in the entire sect had Rill's talent!

Those who did were usually already assigned to factions and wouldn't leave their groups to join a fledgling faction. Those without factions would prefer other groups to their own, so they would have to pay well for Rill if they wanted to have someone like him on their side.

"We certainly can," Vicente said firmly, thinking about how worthwhile it would be to create a group of highly talented individuals with great potential.

'I just need to 'sacrifice' that amount with about four more people of Rill's caliber. Once we have that number, we'll be able to run missions and attract good warriors for a fraction of the cost.' He thought to himself as he smiled at the lion-faced man.

Rill looked at Vicente, hesitant, but aware that if this guy didn't fulfill the agreement, he would suffer harsh consequences.

'This is the best offer I've ever received, and with them I'll have a lot of freedom I'll be a senior in the faction. In other groups, I'd be a junior at best, getting paid a fraction of what I'm getting now and having a lot of bad responsibilities.' He thought of the reason he hadn't joined a group yet, even though he was so talented and strong for his age.

"All right. We have a deal."