[The protagonist is about to leave Sacred Rock City and begin his adventure. Buy more tickets. These chapters have been shortened as much as possible for fun.]
The spider's abdomen was now inlaid with a crystal of mixed colors. It was only a temporary replacement. Salin added a spiritual imprint and immediately established a spiritual connection with the puppet.
A magic array appeared in Salin's mind. It was very simple, and Salin quickly deduced the magic principle using Figaro's formula. However, underneath this magic array, there was an extremely complicated compound magic array. This magic array was used to trigger illusions.
Using the power of the magic core, a simple magic array could be activated to control the movements of the spider. At the same time, the compound magic array would be activated to release illusions.
Compared to the Filets, who designed it this way because their level was too low, it was much more difficult to make.
After controlling the spider to do a few movements, Salin put it back into the demon ring. It turned out that activating illusions consumed spiritual power. When spiritual power was insufficient, the illusion could not be activated.
"Not bad." Salin was convinced. This puppet was easy to control and could maximize the anti-magic effect of the spider. All the magic arrays were made inside, and the materials were not damaged. If they did not like it, they could make it again.
"Salin, I heard that you want to do business with the Clyde family and represent the Bitter Water Prefecture?" Ainphent's mother's voice was gentle. She looked at Salin as if he were her own child.
"I'm Lanny. You can call me Auntie Lan."
"Yes, the princess wants to establish a country and expand trade."
"Salin, after Ainphent becomes a Magician again, he will not handle the family business..."
"Auntie Lanny, I was forced. I have no choice. I owe him a favor."
"That's good. Magicians should not care about these mundane things. Focusing on training is the right path."
"Yes." Salin felt warm after being scolded.
"Salin, this is for you." Filet took out a book and handed it to Salin. "These are some business notes. Use memory magic to memorize them. Business is more troublesome than magic. Don't waste your time on it."
Lanny patted Salin's shoulder. "Go see the count. When you come to the imperial capital, you can find us. By then..."
Then you might be free, Salin thought. Fortunately, he did not fall out with Ainphent back then. Both of them were experts, and there were probably many people like them in the Clayde Family. His benevolence had allowed him to obtain two such backers.
The Filets, on the other hand, were rather apologetic. The two of them had brought great losses to the family, and had already paid for their personal assets. Now, they had nothing to give Salin. The person who can let Ernie deliver the badge, they are trustworthy. This badge had Ainphent's spiritual imprint on it. Salin definitely hadn't stolen it.
While Salin was a guest in the Count's residence, Great Emperor Qin Yin was holding a meeting with his ministers in the palace.
"After the expedition, the Crown Prince will be in charge of the internal affairs of the Imperial Capital, assisted by the Princes. The situation at the front line is urgent. I can't wait any longer. Twenty thousand soldiers had already been deployed to the military town at the border to eliminate the black magicians. The Day of God's Descent was in the middle of July, and the Tanggulas Empire would definitely send out their troops at that time. Things are different from what we thought. Qin Yin must control the war within the borders of the Jialoulan Principality. "
"Your Majesty, what does the Cloud Flow Empire plan to do?"
The Emperor took a look. The one who spoke was the Empire's finance minister. "Trade will continue as usual. The price of iron will not increase."
The military minister said helplessly, "What about the joint expedition?"
The Cloud Flow Empire had high-quality iron ore, and the Qin Yin Empire had been buying it in large quantities. This didn't mean that the Qin Yin Empire didn't have any iron ore. It was just that the Qin Yin Empire valued agriculture, and the mines had always been in the hands of the royal family. It was impossible for the Cloud Flow Empire to make a fortune from the war. At most, the Emperor would open the mines, and that would be able to stabilize the price of iron. The finance minister asked about the joint expedition, and the Emperor's nonchalant reply left the military minister with no choice but to speak frankly.
"If the Cloud Flow Empire doesn't send troops, will Qin Yin stop fighting?" the Emperor reprimanded.
Seeing that the ministers were speechless, the Emperor could only say, "Qin Yin has more than a thousand hereditary nobles and hundreds of millions of citizens. When the country was first established, its land was only a thousand square kilometers, and its population was only a million. What happened to you now? Are you afraid of the Tanggulas Empire's cavalry, or do you want to worship the God of Light? "
The ministers were even more speechless. The Tanggulas Empire had fierce cavalry, but Qin Yin had even more magicians. If one were to say fear, no one in the hall was afraid. Worship the God of Light? In the territories controlled by the Holy Church, the nobles' power was greatly reduced. In the Tanggulas Empire, even the Emperor's coronation had to be approved by the Pope.
What was the point of being a nobleman like this?
The Holy Church had huge industries, and their annual tax revenue was comparable to that of the Tanggulas Empire. If the Holy Church attacked, even if they surrendered, everyone's wealth would be reduced by half. On top of that, the Holy Church had a lot of power that could drive people crazy.
"Your Majesty, even if the Cloud Flow Empire doesn't help us, he won't help the Holy Church. We have to be careful of Scochenya. I heard that the Holy Church already has a base in the north of Scochenya, and they are trying to start a war with us, "Prince Sephiroth said worriedly.
"Scochenya … …" the Emperor didn't continue as he thought of Salin's words. The large mercenary groups were all in Scochenya, and they were no weaker than the elites of the empire. These mercenaries worked for money, and they weren't loyal. If they were bought by the Holy Church, it would be a big problem.
"Is there any movement from the Rhine Principality?"
"No, they are still heavily stationed at the border to prevent the Dark Mages from infiltrating."
"Heavily?"
"Grand Duke Rhine's two swordsman battalions, and about 50,000 mercenaries." Sephiroth was in charge of external military affairs, and he had long known about the military situation near the Jialou Principality.
"70,000 people. Including the support troops, there will be more than 100,000. Rex, can you deal with these people? "
The 12 dukes all looked at Rex. Rex said calmly, "I don't have enough troops for a head-on battle. But it won't be difficult to defeat them. "
Rex wasn't bragging. Her swordsman battalions were full of strong people. She might not have many Sword Saints, but there were more Sword Masters than Swordsmen. These 10,000 people were equivalent to Grand Duke Rhine's 20,000 Swordsmen. Moreover, the Emperor had given her countless weapons and armor, and with her own accumulation over the years, as long as there were people, it was possible to expand the army to 30,000.
Another advantage of Kushui Commandery was that it had a strong cohesiveness. This cohesiveness only applied to Mages. Over the past 10 years, Kushui Commandery had cultivated dozens of Great Mages. Even though these Great Mages weren't in Kushui Commandery, they would return at Rex's call. With hundreds of low-level Mages and thousands of apprentices, Kushui Commandery had the capital to establish a nation.
"Alright, I'll allow you to have 10 battalions. Recruit the soldiers yourself. If you lack weapons and armor, you can transfer them from the imperial treasury. If I go to the west, it won't be safe with 100,000 Rhine Duchy troops behind me. You can station two battalions in Jialoulan to guard against Rhine for me. "
The expressions of the officials changed. 10 battalions was an establishment of 100,000 people. Even a prince could only use 10,000 soldiers during normal times. This was too much power, but no one objected. It wasn't good for the Emperor to have hidden dangers behind him when he went on an expedition. The dukes present only had the right to lead 10,000 soldiers. Sending private troops to help? That would be too heartache. After all, the conflict with the Vatican was far away. If the Vatican came knocking, everyone wouldn't mind fighting to the death.
No one thought that the Emperor would fail when he went on an expedition. Qin Yinren's confidence was reflected at this moment. In this expedition, close to 3,000 low-level Mages had arrived at the imperial capital. To these poor Mages, killing the Vatican's priests and getting rich at the same time was a heaven-sent opportunity.
Low-level Mages weren't strong in a one-on-one fight. A dozen Swordsmen could kill a level-one Mage. If there were enough Swordsmen, level-three Mages wouldn't be much. But thousands of low-level Mages gathered together could provide support for more than two battalions of Swordsmen.
This was Qin Yinren's unique feature — the Mage Battalion. If every low-level Mage was paired with 10 Swordsmen, it would be a terrifying fighting force. Not only were there many Mages in Qin Yinren, but the people were also very tough. The auxiliary soldiers weren't just farmers, there were also many down-and-out Swordsmen, and even one or two Swordsmen.
According to Salin, these auxiliary soldiers had the ability to fight a small mercenary team.
Seeing that the officials no longer objected, the Emperor heaved a sigh of relief. If Rex established a nation with 100,000 soldiers, he could swallow Jialoulan. The few duchies controlled by Qin Yinren were politically corrupt. Without the support of the Qin Yinren Empire, they would have collapsed long ago. Rather than letting it collapse, it was better to take it back to the Glücos Royal Family.
Sephiroth sighed inwardly. After the war subsided, Rex's duchies would probably cause internal conflict in Qin Yinren again. But now that things had come to this, he could only guard the capital well and not let outsiders take advantage of it.
He had to protect the glory of the Glücos Royal Family.
Unfortunately, his two sons weren't good enough. Neither of them was a Mage. Otherwise, the Emperor wouldn't be biased towards Rex.
"If that's the case, I will personally attack Jialoulan in three days. Sephiroth … "
"Yes."
"I'll leave the matters of the capital to you," Emperor Qin Yin said solemnly. The Crown Prince had just recovered from his illness. His knowledge and strength weren't enough to control the Senate. It would be great if he could make Rex the Crown Prince. Now, he could only rely on his younger brother.
"Your Majesty, for the glory of the Empire." Sephiroth stood up, placed his hand on his chest, and bowed respectfully.
In the main hall, 12 dukes and more than 30 marquises all stood up and faced Emperor Qin Yin. "For the glory of the Empire."
Emperor Qin Yin looked at the officials in front of him and thought to himself, Do you still remember the glory of the Empire? The dream of the Glücos Family was to unify the Myer Continent and become the fifth dynasty. If you still remember this dream and the glory of the past, how could the continent be divided for a thousand years?
No matter what the Astrologer said, this time, I will act according to my own will!
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