Iron Harvest: When Farming Becomes Conquest-Chapter 279 - 15: The Seventh Recruitment

Roman planned to recruit five hundred Apostles this time.

He sought Gwivelle’s help to add a blessing.

He tried it last time as well, but it didn’t work.

Probably because Gwivelle’s skills were too shallow, like a fox who hadn’t transformed or even learned Illusions, and wanted to repay a favor but was easily seen as not human.

Witches rely heavily on Spells.

Spells happened to be Roman’s weak point.

He lacked knowledge of Spells, couldn’t cast them, and couldn’t teach Gwivelle.

Galin wasn’t proficient in Spells either, he could only teach some basic stuff.

Those experienced witches made up for this shortcoming.

The steps for learning Universal Magic weren’t difficult: one needed to understand the flow of Spiritual Energy and coordinate hand gestures.

Talent Spells were different.

Some witches’ Talent Spells were so unique that some people spent their whole life researching them.

But whether it’s difficult or not varies; for some, it isn’t too difficult.

Gwivelle didn’t need to thoroughly research them; as long as she could use them, it was fine.

Although each witch’s Talent Spells are different, they all walked this path, and sharing personal experiences was of great reference value.

A witch might be a genius, but the magic system was collectively built by many geniuses.

Gwivelle had long proved she could influence the probability of Roman’s card draws.

When she didn’t want to surface, Roman couldn’t draw anything even if he drained the river.

But when she was helpful, she was Roman’s great assistant in fishing out cards.

After digesting the Magic Potion, Gwivelle’s skills increased, at last forming a basis for transformation, even if a tail was still noticeable behind her.

...

Roman called her into the room to whisper.

"Can I make my wishes come true?" he asked.

"Yes! Definitely!" Gwivelle nodded vigorously.

She was no longer who she used to be.

Her sisters long showed her the path a witch should take.

Those Spells deeply inspired her.

Especially Margaret’s Blood Magic, which was more complex than just blood.

Just like her Spells were more complex than mere Calamity.

"My Roman, destiny will favor you!" said the Destiny Witch.

The language sounded immature, yet the tone was exceptionally long.

Her lips carried a secret power, creating ripples that resonated in invisible dimensions.

No one knows what destiny can do, or to what extent it can do it.

No one knows what destiny can change, or whether it can alter a life or multiple lives’ prosperity and decline.

But quietly, without a doubt, some secret and profound changes were happening.

The special aspect of destiny was that Gwivelle could cast spells, leaving the rest to destiny.

What couldn’t be done simply couldn’t be done.

But what could be done certainly had a chance of being done.

Roman was willing to believe her words.

He immersed his consciousness into the Recruitment Pool.

The chaotic Recruitment Pool’s starlight grew increasingly dense.

Truly like a starry night sky, floating in darkness and void.

Roman’s will stirred the pool, and in an instant, those lights shimmered like reflections in water.

Roman didn’t know the true form of those stars, but he knew they contained what he needed.

Come on!

...

Boom!

Ten starlights shot upward against the flow, bursting from the Recruitment Pool in dazzling golden brilliance!

...

Dun dun dun dun dun!

[Five-Star Margaret (can be given an Apostle code name)

Attack: D+, Defense: D-, Speed: D+, Constitution: C, Energy: B+

Talent: Blood Control — mental control over blood

First Skill: Blood Sucking — draw strength from blood

Second Skill: Blood State — fully unleashes body limits, greatly enhances all attributes]

...

Dun dun dun dun!

[Four-Star Lusa (can be given an Apostle code name)

Attack: E+, Defense: E, Speed: E+, Constitution: D+, Energy: D+

Talent: Life Sharing — transferring life energy

First Skill: Self-healing Magic — greatly increase self-healing ability

Second Skill: Protection Magic — slightly immune to damage]

...

Dun dun dun dun dun!

[Five-Star Shasta (can be given an Apostle code name)

Attack: C-, Defense: D-, Speed: C-, Constitution: D, Energy: C-

Talent: Smoke — the emitted smoke has multiple effects

First Skill: Night Raid Assassination — agile movements

Second Skill: Execution Piercing — partially ignore defense, deliver a strike beyond limits]

...

Dun dun dun!

[Three-Star Ex (can be given an Apostle code name)

Attack: D-, Defense: E+, Speed: D-, Constitution: E+, Energy: D

Talent: Escape from Death — adept at staying alive

First Skill: Mercenary Skills — enhance survival ability

Second Skill: Lurking — strong endurance]

...

Dun dun dun!

[Three-Star Andy (can be given an Apostle code name)

Attack: E, Defense: E-, Speed: E-, Constitution: E, Energy: E

Talent: Numeric Mind — sensitive to numbers

First Skill: Finance Management — excellent at bookkeeping

Second Skill: Wealth Acquisition — likes to collect wealth, greedy to the core]

...

Dun dun dun!

[Three-Star Bunny (can be given an Apostle code name)

Attack: E+, Defense: E, Speed: E, Constitution: E+, Energy: E+

Talent: Systematic — steady character, down-to-earth

First Skill: Program Management — accomplish tasks plan-wise]

...

Roman’s heart stopped for a moment.

When he saw the blue, purple, and golden Apostle Cards shimmering brightly in the void, it felt like a dream.

Even the worst one was a two-star Apostle.

The luck attribute erupted!

——Without Gwivelle, Roman would have definitely thought so.

This couldn’t just be lucky!

It was absolutely unfair luck!

The odds must have been secretly altered! (Jubilant)

The card draw quality this round was exceptionally high!

Directly drawing three witches!

But one of the witches being four-star rather surprised Roman.

After all, Gwivelle, Sanna, Shasta, and others were all five-stars.

Lusa with a purple card standing among a group of golden cards naturally stood out.

But thinking it over, it wasn’t that surprising.

Roman observed that four-star Apostles should be the limit for ordinary people.

There were one-star and four-star Apostles.

The gap between individuals was larger than between people and dogs.

Differences existed among witches too.

Galin once said any woman had a probability of becoming a witch, just like any man could become a wizard.

Those who awakened as witches on their own were generally those with exceptional talents.

Women with good endowments, becoming four-star witches through various fates was quite normal.

If it was someone who drank a Magic Potion to become a witch, their star level might be even lower, around the Third Rank.

Following this reasoning, probably over half of the dozen Middle Rank witches were four-stars.

After all, Gwivelle, Shasta, Margaret, they were either high-rank or with high-rank potential.

Shasta originally came to Sige Town for Gwivelle.

Compared to that, Sanna was truly a delightful surprise.

"Good, good, good!!"

Roman paced back and forth in excitement.

Witches were good, but they were essentially resources within reach.

What could truly solve his pressing needs were talents in administration and military.

Five hundred draws!

This was just the beginning!

Seizing the opportunity from secretly altered odds, he aimed to catch them all! fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Catch every single one!!