Chapter 365 - 228: One Year Passed, Kingdom War Approaches (End of Volume)
On the way here, Samp heard a lot about Eagle Territory and Thor Dressrosa from his students.
From shock, to surprise, to doubt.
Various thoughts crossed his mind.
Until this moment, all his thoughts finally settled down completely.
Thor’s arrangement, in his view, was simply incredible.
It’s important to know that even in the four academies of the Royal Capital, the worst North City Academy doesn’t allow the children of the Free People to enter the academy.
Not to mention commoners, even the descendants of Knights are not eligible; at the very least, they need to have noble status and pay high tuition fees, something that even some Barons may not bear.
But here, Thor’s arrangements almost eliminate the need for tuition fees, and children of the Free People can also enter the academy.
In his view, this far exceeded his imagination.
"Great Pharmacist Samp, you’re overpraising!"
"This is my domain, and I am obliged to make the lives of my people better."
Seeing the old man’s amazement, Thor couldn’t help but smile and shake his head.
"No, no, while this is your duty, to be honest, over the past decades, you are the first noble I’ve seen with such a broad mind."
Samp shook his head and spoke solemnly.
Thor smiled and didn’t continue to argue.
There are things that many nobles in this world would almost never do, but for a Transmigrator like him, it wasn’t an issue at all.
This was destined to be just the beginning; as a Transmigrator, the changes he could bring were not limited to this.
But there was no need to explain this to the person in front of him.
The two continued their conversation.
Next was arranging for Great Pharmacist Samp and the dozen or so students he brought.
Under Thor’s arrangement, Great Pharmacist Samp became the dean of the Pharmacy Academy, and the dozen or so students became instructors at the academy.
Samp’s income was ten Gold Coins and fifty merit points per month, while each of the other students received five merit points and ten Silver Coins per month.
This treatment wasn’t too high, but it also wasn’t low.
Especially since this was just their teaching pay, they could also participate in pharmaceutical tasks in Eagle Territory, where participation would earn additional compensation.
After Thor’s explanation, many students couldn’t help but have bright eyes.
Because participating in the potion-making of Eagle Territory not only could enhance their potion skills but also earn them corresponding payments. Adding their teaching at the Pharmacy Academy, this would undoubtedly be a considerable income.
Moreover, more importantly, this equated to them joining Eagle Territory; even if they didn’t mention it, perhaps their descendants could enter the Knight Academy and formally step into the Knight Class.
Most of the students who came with Great Pharmacist Samp were just descendants of low-level nobles, and some were even commoners adopted by Samp.
No matter which, even if they were low-level noble descendants, their identity was only that of a Knight’s Squire, not part of the Knight Class. If their descendants could step into the Knight Class, it would undoubtedly be a significant temptation.
If luck was even better, and their descendants could follow the Lord, their future would be extraordinarily bright.
The current Lord was clearly only in his twenties and was already a Viscount, and no one could guarantee that he would remain just a Viscount in the future.
If he became a Count, their descendants could become a Vassal Knight Family under him, and even if they couldn’t become nobility, it would still be a new and bright path.
Facing the excitement of these people, Thor naturally understood.
Both the Merit System and the academy system are deliberately pursued by him, with the aim of giving everyone in the territory a share of hope.
This hope is enough to propel the entire territory to rapid development.
For him, who was just undergoing development, the effect is unimaginably huge.
Other nobles don’t really care about these things.
In this extraordinary world, the role of bloodline is considered more important than many things.
The children of nobles are born knights, while the children of farmers, most likely, remain farmers.
But no matter how low the probability, there’s still a chance; if he could mobilize the strength of all the territory’s people, even a one in ten thousand chance of success wouldn’t be a loss for Thor.
If he could excavate some talents, then it would be a huge profit.
More importantly, it would provide everyone in the territory with a great deal of hope.
The night gradually passed.
The stars dotted the sky.
With the addition of Great Pharmacist Samp and his dozen or so students, not only did the Pharmacy Academy rapidly take shape, but the production of Life Potions in the entire Eagle Territory also significantly increased.
Especially the Low-Level Life Potion, almost no students opposed the idea; they all joined in the pharmaceutical work in Eagle Territory.
Originally, the monthly production was less than a hundred bottles of Low-Level Life Potion, but with the addition of a dozen pharmacists, the production capacity directly increased to two hundred bottles, and this was under the limitation of insufficient Life Grass production; otherwise, the output could have been further increased.
Two hundred bottles of Low-Level Life Potion were not only enough to meet the daily needs of Eagle Territory but also sufficient for the entire Eagle Merchant Association’s daily demands.
As a result, Thor significantly reduced the merit point cost for exchanging Low-Level Life Potions in Eagle Territory.
They also began offering them for sale externally.
This suddenly made the Eagle Merchant Association’s reputation spread far and wide.
Low-Level Life Potion, something that almost every Pioneer Lord needs.
Before achieving Great Knight status, consuming Low-Level Life Potion is useful, and no one will think it’s too much.
