Over the next hour or so, more recruits make their way to the small lounge area filled with couches, chairs, tables, and random food and magic items leftover from whatever leisure activities they were doing before I came. The three elemental squad leaders are here, and naturally, the others split into the three groups they were training and fighting in together. I pull the skill orbs out from my item storage again and let them slowly rotate around my open palm. "Today, I'll be giving each of you a chance to permanently add an elemental skill to your status." I look at each of the squad leaders too. "-And for those of you that already have elements, I'm going to give you an assortment of skills to choose from, but I have a recommendation I believe would be optimal for each of you." I explain how the orbs work, and we all set off to the dungeons so each of them can test out the various elements I have available through my temporary skill share. After about an hour of flying through the air, summoning elements, and destroying large areas of dungeon mass, everyone comes to their conclusions rather quickly. The majority of fighters are split between earth, wind, and fire. Earth is far more common in the defensive types that already have body hardening or similar skills. Air magic is common for long-range attackers and speed types; it also makes air travel much faster. Lastly, fire is a common choice for those that use close-range combat and want more destructive blows. I bring them all back to the 19th floor of the Vice City Labyrinth where we left off last before the war and share absorption with them so they can collect MCP from every kill. Bursts of elemental magic light up the dungeon as they head off following their three team leaders in search of Berserker Giants to continue their training. My Rising Emperor's Domain fills nearly the entire dungeon's volume, so I don't have to stay close to each individual party. As long as I'm in the same dungeon as them, they're still able to farm. At the rate they're each killing monsters now, they'll be able to gain a few million MCP an hour each. Once they're a little stronger, I'll bring them to higher floors and their rate of MCP absorption will exponentially increase. Meanwhile, back in the Crimson City, I've tasked one of my body doubles to begin making detailed signs inside of the guildhall with pricing amounts I'm willing to pay for every kind of loot inside of the canyon of dungeons. Each item is outlined with the maximum amount needed this month in order to satisfy Bri's crafts, and I split the remaining 12.5% of the total order's revenue, 22.5 Platinum, into reasonable payouts aligning with the rarity and difficulty of farming each item. Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. The bulk of the items needed are E and D grade dungeon drops, and thousands of them are necessary, so it's easy to price these out at a few silver per item drop. Most beginner hunters will be able to farm a few of these and make quite a good living. The C-Grade items are priced far higher, up to a few gold per drop. I don't believe anyone in this town that isn't a part of the army can farm these just yet, but I'll still leave them up for people to try. Most likely, some of the army recruits will go off and fulfill these orders once they have some free time. I'm not worried about it. After these sessions, I've managed to farm 136 more containment stones and have collapsed 14 more dungeons with them ranging from E to D far out in the solitude of the desert. I have more than enough luminite now to create multiple teleport platforms, so my plan is to see Bri and craft hers while I deliver the first installment of her raw farmed dungeon materials. Along with this, the construction materials needed to begin phase two for the Crimson City's expansion are ready for pickup. This order will be enough to build over five times the housing that's available in the city now. It will also expand and fortify the guildhall to look more professional and efficient. More streets and buildings in the outer areas of the town will be made to produce another 20-30 shops around the new apartments, and most importantly, enough materials are being purchased to begin making a road as a proper trade route connecting the nearby sectors and smaller isolated villages. So, as the sun sets, I hop into a dungeon and teleport to Vice City to get things in motion.