Chapter 65: Meaninglessly long confrontation of armies

Plot
Katharina boldly shouts to the Browig army that she is there to challenge the magicians of the Browig camp to a duel. Wend explains that they are going with Klaus's suggestions and will try to capture are much people as possible to cost the Browig side money. Katharina also wants to earn military honors to raise the peerage of her house. A magician named Bianko who around 40 years old meets her challenge and he loses when he runs out of mana. Next I’m Roy Zalnier challenges Katharina to a duel. He is around 30 and a fire using magician at the intermediate level. She defeats him by surrounding him with a wall of water, so he surrenders. After her two wins she is extremely happy and other magicians from both camps start to have duels with each other. After some discussion Wend and Burkhart will not participate as it will seem to be taking glory from lower level magicians. Katharina asks Wend what her reward will be and he explains since she is noble she will not be given a reward, but she will receive money for the captured magicians. Next Louise and Wilma want to join the fight, but Ina tells them its not allowed and Burkhart explains that if a man is defeated by one of them it will be a problem since they are bother considered kids. Louise makes the suggestion that she can dress like a man, but Burkhart again stops her. Wend is wondering when these duels will stop and Elise lets him know it is a battle of endurance

Wend wanting to end this dispute as soon as possible get permission from Amadeus to try something different He puts up 5 help wanted signs to attract all the mercenaries in the area and hire all the competent ones as a way to bring down the moral of the Browig camp. He puts a sign that says:

'Come! Applicants for governmental service! The Earl Baumeister household is carrying out special employment examinations without the necessity of a letter of introduction.'

Recruitment requirement: If you satisfy our employment criterion’s, up to 50 people can join going by order from the top.

Salary: Will be explained at the interview.

''Type of occupation: We are taking applicants who have experience and ability in civil official duties. We are also recruiting guard personnel. There is a system to appoint excellent people to leading positions.''

Note: Currently it’s also possible for the people, who are on Browig’s side, to sit in on the employment examination.

After 2 days Wend has hired 86 mercenaries that if they prove themselves in 1 year they will become government officials of the Baumeister Earldom. All the ones that were hired are boarded onto a magic airship and taken to the Baumeister Earldom

Characters
Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Elise Katharina von Hohenheim

Wilmal Etol von Asgahan

Katharina Linda von Waigel

Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik

Iina Suzane Hirenbrant

Erwin von Arnim

Burkhart Ringstat

Klaus

Amadeus Freitak von Bleichröder

Alexis

Bianko

Roy Zalnier

Locations
Amadeus Freitak von Bleichröder Margraviate

Margrave Browig Margraviate