[The third watch, tomorrow's fourth watch.]
After a few twists and turns, Salin gradually understood what he had to do in the future, and what attitude he had to face it with.
A magician could not kill wantonly, nor could he treat ordinary people as weeds. Because these people were a part of the world. If you destroyed them, the world would lose its balance, and the magician would lose the environment he needed to continue his research.
Every magician was an ordinary person, so their soul must have the mark of an ordinary person. As a high-level creature, humans often killed each other, but never destroyed their own race. This was the difference between humans and Gods. When a God fell, his God Race would also decline and perish.
Gods would destroy themselves and give up the whole world, but humans would not.
Magicians could not destroy the whole world. What they had to do was to make the world more and more prosperous.
Salin was not an ordinary magician. Now he knew that there were some things he had to bear in his destiny. For example, there were only a few people on the whole continent who were responsible for the resurrection of the goddess Myers.
These people all carried a special destiny.
What was destiny? Salin did not understand before, but now he more or less understood. He had been drifting in the river of destiny for more than 20 years. His hopes were still extending in the vein of destiny, and nothing had changed. If he continued like this, he would be bound by destiny forever.
Astrologers tried to stand in the sky, overlook the earth, and see all the veins of destiny.
Magicians analyzed the fundamental composition of matter, the operation of all energy, and the most basic form of the whole world. This was also the pursuit of the truth, and trying to control destiny.
What he needed to do was to truly control his own destiny, not just for the sake of eating his fill or to survive.
Now Salin understood Jason very well. His teacher was such a person. He never retreated, and always moved toward his goal. Even if he was alone, he would not give up.
The merchants in the Iron Wall City were imprisoned, and the minor nobles signed an agreement with Guge, agreeing to become his subordinate nobles. Guge also became a court noble of Salin, and advanced to the rank of a first-class count.
Guge's wife, Nasha, cried tears of joy when she saw Guge return. Count Guge, on the other hand, looked gloomy and worried.
"Guge, you're already a first-class earl. Why aren't you happy?" Nasha didn't understand why her husband was worried.
"Nasha, His Highness Salin wants too much. Do you know that his goal is probably the entire Myers Continent? If he succeeds, of course, we will soar. If he fails, we'll all go to hell together. "
Nasha was stunned for a moment before asking, "So, Guge, are you planning to follow Salin wholeheartedly, or are you preparing to betray us at any time?"
"I am worried because I am not going to mutiny. On the surface, I am really a noble close to Salin. He grew up in Ceylon City. No matter what, he would never give up on me. You know what? For a mage, there weren't many people that they cared about. As long as I'm an honest Count, I don't even need to have any talent. His Highness Salin will make my life rich and powerful. "
"Are you worried about the baby?"
"Yes, our little son is only two years old. I don't know if he has a future." Viscount Guge's eyes revealed emotions that didn't belong to a Scotia noble. It was a combination of confusion, worry, and fear.
Nasha clenched her teeth and said, "Guge, give the child to His Highness Salin. Don't the nobles do this often?"
It was common for nobles to give the child to the monarch and serve the monarch for the rest of his life. The nobles who did this were showing their determination.
While Guge was worried, Salin's men had already started the transformation of Ceylon City. There was no need to think about the original plan. Since the Tanggulas people already had a strong navy, it was better to complete the defense of Ceylon City's port first.
Other than being shocked by Count Guge's announcement, the residents of Ceylon City didn't have much trouble. After Count Guge announced his allegiance to Salin, the first thing he did was to reduce taxes for the next ten years.
This was a huge move. Then, Count Guge announced the war decree. Once Ceylon City was surrounded, as long as the city wasn't breached, the Count's Mansion would provide food for the people who lost their source of income.
The people who received food for free only had to work for the Count's Mansion, such as building some facilities in the city and cleaning. They didn't have to go to war.
The people of Ceylon City were skeptical, but seeing the large group of demons walking on the streets, they all chose to wait and see. It was unrealistic to escape Ceylon City. It was said that the surrounding nobles had all sided with Guge.
Count Guge's reputation had always been good. Salin was very satisfied that Ceylon City didn't fall into chaos. He didn't want an empty city. Instead, he wanted to make Ceylon City into a commercial port city in the future. It was responsible for the sea routes to the Tanggulas Empire.
Only magic warships could travel for long periods of time. Normal merchant ships needed large supply points. Ceylon City's location was very suitable for commercial operations. Unfortunately, the Tanggulas Empire was very strict with merchants. If they broke the law, they would be killed.
Just like that, Salin took over Ceylon City. He didn't even greet the Emperor of Scotia, Donnie. Iron Wall City had been destroyed. Donnie wouldn't take this lying down. It was impossible for Donnie to acknowledge Ceylon City's independence.
Salin didn't give Donnie the chance to curse. Now that Rex had taken over Port Royal and he had taken over Ceylon City, it was up to Donnie to handle the situation. If Donnie sent his troops to attack, Salin would be very happy. Port Royal still had over six hundred metal flying devices that could launch raids on the cities around the capital.
Rex's plan was beginning to bear fruit. Donnie was no longer in the mood to cooperate with the Church and send troops from the Rhine Duchy to attack the Metatlin Kingdom. His own empire was in chaos. Iron Wall City had been destroyed, and the local nobles were in a state of panic. Other than the mercenaries, Donnie no longer had the power to mobilize the main forces of the nobles.
The Church's army had already broken through the Qinyin Empire's frontline of defense and entered the plains north of Qinyin. The armies of the nobles in the north of Qinyin had retreated back to their respective territories. On the east coast, the Iron Blood Duke's army had taken over Lianyun City and was rebuilding the city on the spot. It looked like they were going to fight a long battle.
No one entered Metatlin. Even within the borders of Phoenix, it was a peaceful scene. The three duchesses under Salin mobilized their forces and persuaded the nobles in Phoenix to submit to them. The situation in the north of Qinyin had tempted the nobles of Phoenix. Guya and the rest had successfully built a city within Phoenix, completely sealing off the two most important routes into Phoenix.
Sicar fully supported the three female nobles. On the side of Lone Star City, the army of the Judgement Chamber retreated back to Jialou Loulan and entered the north of Qinyin from the frontline.
Rex's attack on Iron Wall City was still effective. The Church's army might have avoided the Metatlin Kingdom because of the unfavorable terrain. Even if they overran Lone Star City, a large army would not be able to enter Metatlin smoothly. However, Rex's Bitter Water Prefecture was also peaceful.
No one attacked the thousands of miles of land controlled by Daliang City.
The people of the Tanggulas Empire were also afraid that Rex would go crazy and attack their country and cities. Before they found a good way to defend themselves, the Church's expeditionary army could only avoid the territories of Salin and Rex.
Alchemy City began to send Magicians to negotiate with the nobles of various places, asking for more power. As long as they could support Alchemy City, Alchemy City was willing to rebuild the defense system of the nobles' cities and send Magic Shooters to build Magic Towers. Alchemy City bared its fangs. After a thousand years of silence, Alchemy City had decided to join the fight for the continent.
The nobles of the north had no choice but to submit, signing contracts with Alchemy City. In the entire northern territory of the Qinyin Empire, there was no longer any voice from Holy Rock City.
Salin was well-informed. He had already established contact with Port Royal, Metatlin City, Daliang City, and Bitter Water Prefecture. These news were sent to Ceylon City immediately, and Salin sped up the pace of building Ceylon City.
Salin was very straightforward. He drew a circle on the magic map, marking the plains around Ceylon City and all the lands suitable for farming. He then sent the Devil Army to persuade the nobles who had not signed the contract.
In the past, such an act of forceful occupation would have caused the entire continent to condemn him. Now, no one cared. Even King Downey had no time to care about it.
Salin had originally planned to occupy a hundred miles of land. The final territory was 360 miles long from north to south, and 280 miles wide from east to west. It was enough to build a small country. There were very few plains in the northwest north of Scotia. The area Salin had drawn was already the limit. Any further expansion would lead to mountainous areas.
The Devil Army's persuasion was very effective. The nobles all expressed their willingness to follow the great King Metatlin. Salin sent the army with peace of mind, and set up defensive facilities at key locations. The mercenary corps in this territory naturally had to pledge allegiance to Salin.
Ceylon City's port was the fastest to expand. Salin requested that apart from the commercial port, the most important thing was to build cannons, Magic Towers, and a chain of military ports.
The military dock had to be able to repair warships over two hundred meters long, and it had to have a strong supply capacity.
Salin's subordinates were unusually busy. Even Nelis was sent out to handle daily affairs. His student, Truman, was sent to the mountains to build Metatlin Castle.
Everything was going smoothly. It was not like before, when Salin had just started something and someone would come to disrupt it. However, Salin himself did not want to stop, because there was still a city blocking the north — Radiant Sun City.
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