In the Name of Empress-Chapter 330 - 226: Professional Team

The exploration of the Helentz Castle underground ruins is completely over.

Roland certainly wouldn’t enter a dangerous underground cave with an adventure team like the protagonist of an adventure novel, risking life and death only to find a pile of junk.

His life is valuable, and he doesn’t want to take risks.

Exploring ruins is different from fighting; if there are deadly traps governed by rules, even the strongest combat skills won’t help.

He doesn’t have a Resurrection Coin, so unless it’s absolutely necessary, he’s not going to take risks.

The chances of escaping after a failed ruins exploration are very low, unlike a battle failure where there might be a retreat option.

A wise man doesn’t put himself in a desperate situation; such adventures should be left to the professionals.

He found a top-ranking professional team in the industry called "Armadillo."

This ruin is quite valuable, but it seems more like a result of technological civilization than a relic of ancient races capable of changing Extraordinary Abilities.

Roland negotiated the commission with the exploration team and waited for over half a month, finally getting the results.

As expected of a professional team, the "Armadillo" expedition team not only excavated all the good stuff but also drew the internal structure of the ruins and handed it to Roland.

He spent only one thousand pounds to acquire valuable weapons, equipment, and precious materials.

Such a rich harvest made even Roland feel a bit embarrassed.

He intended to give some extra rewards to the expedition team, but they refused.

"Our ’Armadillo’ team has always respected contracts. What was agreed upon was one thousand pounds," said Kael, the captain of the "Armadillo" expedition team, with righteous and solemn words.

Just when Roland had formed a stubborn and honest stereotype of him, Kael changed his tone and smilingly made a new suggestion.

"Lord Governor, if you think we’ve done a good job, could you also entrust future exploration tasks to us?"

Roland suddenly realized, so he wanted to earn money in the long run?

He smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. Since Mr. Kael respects contracts, let’s sign a cooperation intent contract. In the future, as long as ruins appear in my jurisdiction, I’ll prioritize you for the job. The specific price will be determined based on the content of the work."

That’s exactly the statement Kael was waiting for.

His "Armadillo" expedition team is of a quasi-first-class level in the industry, still quite a gap compared to top teams like "Sand Digger" and "Pangolin."

Although the team has unique skills, it lacks a top platform to showcase its talents.

He had faith in Roland and believed his team could achieve further glory.

Seeing Kael’s passionate gaze, Roland knew this "Armadillo" man was also pursuing progress, just in a different direction.

People with pursuits and principles are always worthy of respect and can be collaborators.

Roland drafted a relatively lenient and generously conditioned cooperation intent agreement. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

He not only guaranteed future ruins explorations would be prioritized for the "Armadillo" team but also offered them privileges akin to those of Imperial Citizens, waiving some taxes in his jurisdiction.

Among these conditions, what reassured Kael the most was Roland’s attitude.

Having heard that Governor Roland employs talent-based considerations, he had come all the way from the distant Talia Kingdom to take on this task.

The Helentz Castle ruins are just a small ruin, and the one thousand pounds commission can only be considered a token of hard work.

If Roland recognized his abilities, he would propose future collaborations.

If Roland considered his team worth only one thousand pounds, there would be no future cooperation.

Fortunately, he won the bet.

Kael didn’t plan to leave in a hurry, Roland’s words subtly hinted that his team was welcome to settle in Hansa City.

The "Sand Digger" is currently providing services for the Vladimir Empire, "Pangolin" is deep-rooted in overseas markets, making a strong presence in the New and South Continents. Given how Rodinia’s adventurers prefer self-exploration, Roland was the most ideal partner he could find.

Watching Kael leave, Roland was in a good mood as well.

Kael’s team needed him, and he needed such a capable but not very famous team.

He was very sure that he would encounter more ruins in the future.

Some ruins couldn’t be handed over to others, no matter how dangerous, he had to go himself.

However, some ruins could be handed over to professionals, who were more skilled.

Roland broadly categorized the ruins into opportunity-type, trap-type, abandoned-type, and regular-type.

Except for opportunity-type ruins that required him to go in and try his luck, the other three types could be handed over to professional teams.

The vast majority of ruins were not originally constructed as dedicated maze ruins.

For example, libraries, armories, and warehouses from thousands of years ago.

Very few people specifically built ruins for future generations to explore, so most ruins formed by accident.

Just like ancient creatures didn’t anticipate becoming fossils to be unearthed and studied by future generations.

After sending Kael away, Roland opened the ruins investigation report and read it carefully.

Sure enough, this report was very detailed, deserving of the name of a professional team.

The discovered ruin this time was an armory from the Fifth Era’s Alamanni Empire.

The Alamanni Empire was a military powerhouse in the late Fifth Era. Their technology was significantly inferior to the Second Era, but remarkably advanced compared to Roland’s current era.

According to Roland’s estimation, the armory’s overall level roughly equated to Blue Star’s pre-World War I era.

The excavated weapons mainly included large-caliber shotguns, bolt-action rifles, and sniper rifles.

These weapons were wrapped in oil paper and stored under airtight conditions, well-preserved.

Unfortunately, there weren’t many stored bullets.

These weapons were only enough to arm a reinforced company, and the bullets only for one or two battles.

This was already enough.

He planned to hand over a small number of firearms to Norton and Hansa City’s best mechanician Vernaf to see if they could be replicated.

Even if the processing technology wasn’t sufficient to fully replicate, at least it could enhance existing military-industrial standards.

Beyond these armaments, what Roland valued more were the unearthed classic texts.

It’s well-known that it’s quite normal for armories to contain books about weapon processing and maintenance.

Kael’s work was very effective, astonishingly finding these books.

Looking at these documents being rapidly corroded by age, Roland’s heart surged with excitement, his fingertips slightly trembling as he opened a booklet, only to be surprised to find he couldn’t recognize the writing.

Though the basic letters forming these words resembled the mainstream language of the New Era, the spelling rules and grammar were entirely different.

After flipping through the pages for a moment, Roland sighed and closed the text.

He shook the Bell, instructing his secretary to notify Norton, Vernaf, and the librarian Russell to come over.

Soon, the three academic luminaries appeared before Roland.

"Do any of you recognize these words?"

The three cautiously took the text, glanced at it, and were each dumbfounded, shaking their heads repeatedly.

Roland, though anticipating this outcome, still felt a bit disappointed.

No wonder it’s alphabetic writing; never mind being buried underground for thousands of years, even over a few hundred years, it changed significantly.

Unless it was a dead language like the one used in the Magic Empire that hasn’t changed in thousands of years.

Seeing Roland’s disappointed expression, Norton forcefully patted his chest.

"Lord Governor, although I don’t recognize it, fortunately, there are enough book samples, and we can find a way to decipher them. Leave this to me!"

Seeing Norton’s quick response, Vernaf and Russell were not pleased.

You’re indeed good at alchemy, but do you understand deciphering?

Vernaf and Russell also expressed their desire to undertake the deciphering task.

Seeing the three unwilling to give in, Roland laughed and mediated.

"There are plenty of texts. Each of you takes a few books back. There’s a reward for the fastest and best deciphering."

Only when the subordinates are diligent can Roland enjoy leisure.

Watching the three academic powerhouses each carrying a box of books leave, Roland pondered silently.

Not long after he sent off the translation trio, his secretary returned.

"Mr. Sura has arrived."

Roland’s eyes brightened.

Sura has arrived, which means his Scepter should be ready.