Chapter 98 - 83: Brothers Settle Accounts Clearly - Part 2
"I am willing!" Seksepis answered without hesitation. As a shepherd slave who had endured hardship and discrimination, the rebel army rescued him, and Maximus granted him rights, allowing him to gain respect and realize his own value. Thus, he was willing to do anything for the team, not to mention that Maximus’s words had greatly piqued his interest in animal husbandry.
"Good, we’ll talk in detail after the meeting," Maximus nodded in satisfaction.
"Leader, what if other teams want to take our Medical Team members?" Horace, the head of the Medical Team, finally interjected.
"Don’t agree!" Maximus answered firmly, "They can send people over to learn, but not a single person from the Medical Team can be taken. Our Medical Team has only just taken shape, the doctors and nurses have started to grow and cooperate well, which is no easy feat—we cannot let them dismantle the Medical Team! I believe the Medical Team members wouldn’t want to leave for other teams either. Of course, based on brotherly camaraderie, if other teams have severely injured soldiers, we should still do our utmost to accept them..."
"Understood," Horace breathed a sigh of relief.
"Leader, you know, I’ve already set agreements with a few merchants from the south, yet the supplies stored in the camp are to be divided equally now. I fear that when they deliver the goods we need back to the harbor, we won’t have enough wine to exchange..." Commerce Officer Pigeris said worriedly.
Maximus IV responded calmly, "You don’t need to worry about this. We can use other materials in exchange for the wine allotted to other teams, or we can promise other leaders that if they share wine with us, we’ll give them a portion of the exchanged goods. So, you must strengthen your contact with Capito. When other leaders come to claim supplies, you need to be present to negotiate smoothly with them."
"Besides, if we don’t have enough wine for trade, it’s not a problem because we have money. We can use money to buy their remaining goods."
Maximus spoke with confidence, for after breaking into Pompeii and ravaging the wealthy district, his team had seized enough gold, silver, and copper coins. Moreover, he had no intention of distributing this wealth to the other leaders. In fact, the other leaders hadn’t even realized they could use money to purchase goods, as they were accustomed to obtaining supplies through plunder.
"... When you need money or decide on the quantity of goods to purchase, make a list and submit it for my approval before heading to Magus to collect the funds."
When Magus heard Maximus mention his name, he immediately raised his head, but seeing everyone’s eyes focused on him, he shrank back once again.
Indeed, the young Magus attended Maximus Army’s leadership meeting. It wasn’t just him; there were also Akegu, Casius, Gaurus, and Manas—four other youths. They were all appointed as the Chief’s Attendants by Maximus.