[The third update, tomorrow's fourth update. During the second update, the backstage got stuck, so it's late. This isn't something Old D can solve, but I'm sorry.]
No matter how good the equipment was, it needed to be of a corresponding level to display its power. Salin admired it for a while, then put away the Seal of Silence to forge the next piece of equipment.
Although Salin knew that his own strength was more important, the problem was that he wasn't just a mage, he was also a king. He was responsible for the equipment of his followers and subordinates.
For the first time since becoming a Magic Shooter, Salin felt like a laborer. Truman couldn't help him too much. Fortunately, Salin had a lot of mental strength, and could pass on his experience while forging equipment.
This was the first time Truman had received such patient guidance since he started following Salin. He practically didn't eat or drink as he forged equipment with Salin. The magic strings in his body also grew unknowingly.
His aptitude was much better than Salin's, but he wasn't as lucky. When he was on Serg Island, he was drowned by many talents, and didn't gain the favor of any Magic Shooter. He was even a little depressed.
However, after arriving at Metatlin City, Salin handed over the miniature magic cannons to him. This made Truman feel like he was valued, and his mood changed greatly. Later, Salin even took him in as a student. The grudge in Truman's heart completely disappeared, and he wholeheartedly practiced magic.
Knowing that he would have a bright future was an irreplaceable feeling. Truman's advancement speed became terrifying, and was only discovered by Jason. The increase in the power of the plane was the most obvious for a talented mage like Truman. He was a great level-5 mage, and after working with Salin for six days, Truman advanced.
The only thing that hindered him was his comprehension. His magic strings grew several times faster than Salin's. Salin's Water Elemental Body made it difficult for him to advance.
Salin didn't expect Truman to advance a level so quickly. He originally planned to let Truman comprehend on his own for a few years before giving him pointers on how to become a Magic Shooter. With the current situation, Truman could continue learning from him.
Six days later, the High Mages of Metatlin City arrived at Port Royal. This speed wasn't considered fast, but when one considered that the High Mages had brought along a group of warriors and many great mages, as well as three warships, this speed was quite astonishing.
At the same time, Metatlin City also brought Rex a large amount of supplies, mainly in terms of materials. Rex didn't have many magic cores now. The magic cores that Salin had given her weren't enough to set up a defensive position along the coast. Fortunately, he had the Desolate Ancient Battleship. The mechanical undead doppelganger could help Rex share a lot of the burden.
The twelve Magic Shooters stayed at Port Royal for half a day. After helping Rex set up a large number of magical formations, they quickly set sail for Ceylon City.
At the border of Ceylon City, less than a hundred miles away from Brilliance City, there were already close to fifty thousand soldiers stationed there. Salin had banished all the refugees within the borders of Ceylon City, including those who were not involved in production, and arranged for them to stay here. As for his Evil Demon Army, he brought along two thousand elite soldiers and kept loitering outside Yaoyang City.
It had to be said that the Evil Demon Army's combat power was not as strong as their deterrence. The five-meter-tall Evil Demons roaming around all day made the soldiers of Yaoyang City anxious. This kind of enemy made them feel a little despair.
Brilliant Sun City was not considered an important city. There were less than a thousand elite soldiers, and the rest were ordinary soldiers and low-level mercenary groups.
Sufangsuo also knew that if this continued, the soldiers would collapse. He was afraid that before the enemy could attack, his city would be finished. However, he could not escape. Brilliant Sun City was his family's encampment, and all his relatives were here. If he escaped, then the minor nobles and their subjects would completely rebel.
If the great nobles could not defend their territory, the consequences would be dire.
Just as he was feeling anxious and helpless, there was finally news from the imperial capital. His Majesty Downey had gathered twelve mercenary groups and ten thousand royal cavalry to reinforce Brilliant Sun City. These twelve mercenary groups were not trash. Each of them was above rank 6 and had over ten thousand soldiers. This time, the twelve mercenary groups had dispatched a total of a hundred thousand soldiers. In addition to the royal cavalry and the private soldiers of more than thirty local nobles, there were more than a hundred and fifty thousand people majestically coming to reinforce.
His Majesty Downey had spent a lot of money to invite these mercenaries. He could not sit idly by any longer. If this continued, the nobles would really rebel one by one and rely on Salin. Moreover, Downey was clear that Salin would not take the initiative to destroy his city. Otherwise, it would cause a huge panic.
On the Myers Continent, there were no more than ten cities that could withstand the attack of metal flying machines.
The metal flying machines were not considered powerful equipment, but their targets were ordinary soldiers and civilians. No city would be able to withstand such an attack.
Apart from these soldiers, there were also the surviving mages of Iron Wall City. All of them had followed the army to Brilliant Sun City. They wanted to wash away the humiliation. When the Elemental Magic Tower descended, these people chose to hide. If they counterattacked, at least some people from Iron Wall City could escape, right?
Downey himself had dispatched three court mages, a total of six 9th rank Magic Shooters. In the Scotia Empire, this was considered an exceptionally powerful force. At the same time, Downey had dispatched a mercenary group to restrain Rex in Port Royal. If Rex sent troops to support Salin, then it would become an official attack to recapture Port Royal.
Downey had dispatched the army so late in the night to contact the Holy See. Pope Dinicio received the news and agreed to dispatch warships to attack Ceylon City from the coast.
Downey's final decree was that any mercenary group that could break through Ceylon City would become the lord of the city and be exempted from taxes for ten years.
This was a tempting poison, but all the mercenary groups were excited. Because Salin had already integrated all the minor nobles in the vicinity of Ceylon City, the area of Ceylon City had expanded greatly. If they could obtain this territory, it would be equivalent to having a private country.
Rank 8 and 9 mercenary groups were restless. Many of the lower ranked mercenary groups took the initiative to contact the stronger mercenary groups. The smaller mercenary groups knew that it was impossible to conquer Ceylon City with their own strength. What they wanted was simple: cooperation and a share of the spoils.
Just like that, when the 150,000 reinforcements arrived at Brilliant Sun City, the hundreds of mercenary groups behind them moved. Under the leadership of six large mercenary groups, they charged towards Ceylon City. Among these mercenary groups, some only had a hundred people, while the larger ones had more than three thousand people. In total, more than four hundred thousand mercenaries had gathered north of Scotia. There were even more small mercenary groups with only three to five people rushing towards Ceylon City, hoping to take advantage of the situation.
No one believed that Ceylon City was impossible to conquer. Over at Port Royal, the huge desolate warship did not conceal itself. Port Royal was expanding, and the city had been rebuilt. The number of soldiers could be estimated. The majority of the troops attacking Iron Wall City were left at Port Royal. No one knew that Salin had a hundred thousand demons in his hands.
From the mercenaries' point of view, if Salin had the power to destroy Brilliant Sun City, he would have done so long ago. No one knew the cause of the conflict between Count Alphonso and Salin. However, Salin's troops were definitely not here for sightseeing. There were already sixty to seventy thousand soldiers south of Brilliant Sun City.
Salin was delighted when he heard the news. If there were too few, it would be hard for him to retaliate. With so many troops, Brilliant Sun City could not contain them all. They could only attack their own territory.
Salin hurriedly ordered the Demon Army at the frontlines to retreat appropriately. If the enemy was strong, they were to immediately escape towards Ceylon City.
As for the fifty thousand new recruits, Salin also arranged as many vehicles as he could to allow them to retreat.
The equipment of these new recruits was not as pitiful as that of low-ranked mercenaries. They were the paper armor that Salin had brought with him. These paper armors were made from waste materials that acolytes and low-ranked mages derived from practicing magic. Their defense was comparable to leather armor, but there was no good way to repair them. They were disposable equipment.
However, the low-ranked mercenaries of Scotia treated even these paper armors as treasures. These paper armors looked very impressive. Together with a small amount of ceremonial armor, Salin did not need to spend much gold coins to equip these new recruits.
Counting on these new recruits to kill the enemy would be a fool's errand. Among these new recruits, less than a tenth of them had experience as a mercenary.
However, the commander of these new recruits was a general from the Bitter Waters Commandery. Salin's order was to lure the enemy in.
The generals were puzzled by this vague order, and asked Salin where to lure the enemy. Salin then pointed at the new city wall that was still under construction and said, "Bring them here, I'll record your contributions."
Then the order that the generals gave the soldiers was a bit strange. The first military rule that the new recruits received was that they were not to abandon their equipment.
Salin did not want these new recruits to die, but abandoning their armor and running for their lives would not help the growth of these new recruits at all. It would only nurture a group of sly soldiers. Once these people abandoned their weapons and armor, there would be no hope in the future. All the new recruits' equipment was very light. Salin gave them paper armor, hand crossbows, short spears, and thin swords precisely because he was afraid that these soldiers would not be able to bear the weight.
It was not until June that Brilliance City suddenly launched an attack. The heavy cavalry charged at the demon's formation. Contrary to Count Alphonso's expectations, the demons' fighting strength was not very high. Upon contact, they were defeated by an equal number of heavy cavalry.
This heavy cavalry was also Donnie's elite force. Although Salin had ordered the demons to go easy, if not for this army attacking the demon's formation, the demons would not have been able to pretend to be routed even if they wanted to.
Count Alphonso was overjoyed. His Majesty's cavalry was indeed invincible. He could not care less about his subordinates' dissuasion. He led his private army and two thousand auxiliary soldiers, a total of three thousand people, out of Brilliance City. It was not that Count Alphonso was stupid. He was already a Gold Sword Saint, so of course he would not feel that his life was in danger.
Now that His Majesty had given the order to attack Ceylon City, it was time to make contributions. The one hundred and fifty thousand troops outside the city were only the vanguard. There were still hundreds of mercenary groups behind them. How many troops did Ceylon City have? Twenty thousand?
So what if Salin was a ninth level Magic Shooter? He was a Gold Sword Saint. If Salin was alone, it would not be impossible for him to kill him.
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