The sky gradually darkened. Even with the royal family's magic map, the scouts still meticulously explored the road. After confirming that it was safe, the Kushui Army set up camp. The north of Kushui Commandery was also mountainous. This road seemed to have been carved out by a god among the mountains. The three thousand men set up two camps by the roadside.
If they were outside Qinyin, it would be inappropriate to set up camp like this. However, this was deep in the empire and there would be no enemy armies. Even bandits would avoid the imperial army.
The emperor had bestowed many rewards, all packed in wooden boxes on the carriages. These boxes were all magic equipment, and the space inside could hold more items. These spatial equipment were very simple, and only great mages could use them. The horses pulling the carriages had to unload the shafts and rest. These carriages were surrounded in simple square formations to protect the mages' tents.
The battle mages set up many magic alarms. The officers arranged patrols, and the support soldiers were in charge of cooking.
Smoke rose up. Salin sat at the entrance of the tent and watched the soldiers busy. The trip from Kushui Commandery to the imperial capital was not a march, but a rush. This time, Rex was clearly much more nervous. Everything was done according to wartime standards. The hundred swordsmen assigned to Salin set up the carriages and began to prepare food.
"Mage Salin, why don't you rest?" Tinis walked over and saw Salin sitting in front of the tent, a bit curious. He had brought his subordinates to patrol nearby and check the defenses. Most mages would take advantage of the time the soldiers were cooking to rest.
Salin's body was very good. The pill Jason gave him could improve his physique. After meeting Joey, other than solving the problem of his magic strings, it had also strengthened his physique several times. Salin felt that if he had a sword in his hand, he could at least fight a senior swordsman for a while without getting tired.
Unfortunately, he could not cultivate sword aura with magic strings. No matter how strong a mage's physique was, they could not defeat a swordsman with physical combat.
"I'm not tired. I want to learn about marching," Salin said honestly. In the books he had read, many mages had joined the army and become commanding generals. This was not strange at all. Mages had a wealth of knowledge. After becoming a great mage, they would temporarily leave the laboratory and experience life in their own way.
Even a Magician who did not lack money would do the same. Only through understanding life could a Magician find his own path. Salin's teacher, Jason, had left Qin Yin because of this. In the process of level-five to level-six mages, they would develop their own unique style in preparation for advancing into a Magic Shooter.
The feeling of this stage wasn't something a teacher could teach. Unless you don't have high expectations, you can always follow your teacher and learn, but you will become a mediocre Magic Shooter.
Even someone as strong as Joey lived in Sacred Rock City and interacted with ordinary people. Most High Mages would also build a Magic Tower outside the city and would not live in isolation.
Beyond level-six, spells were not as simple as elemental sequencing.
Salin had experienced the power of an army before. It was a formless aura that had nothing to do with the elements, but it had truly affected Salin's training.
"Why aren't you resting?" Salin asked Thinis. Tinis was still wearing his armor. It had been an entire day, and even a great swordsman would be tired.
"The army is most vulnerable to enemy attacks when they set up camp. Although the scouts have explored, they can't guard against enemies with flying magic beasts. On the battlefield, smoke is a signal. If the enemy keeps harassing you, you won't be able to eat well, and the army's combat power will plummet. "
Only then did Salin notice that the soldiers following Tinis all carried alchemy crossbows.
Caution was the most important thing when setting up an army. Salin didn't even think about it when he was reading the book. At that time, he was still a simple magic apprentice, and the only thing he desired was magic knowledge.
As he spoke, there was a whistle in the distance. Salin could understand it now. It was a warning that the enemy was approaching.
"Tinis, go protect the princess. I have a card here."
"No need. The princess told me not to leave you for too long. This is enemy harassment. If it's a random encounter with bandits, they will retreat when they realize it's an army. If it's premeditated, the princess has people waiting, "Tinis said confidently.
Salin rubbed the demon ring on his hand. There were more than twenty level-three scrolls inside. As long as he controlled it well, he could even take down a Bronze Sword Saint. He still had the Demon Hunter Spider. But it was safer with Tinis by his side.
A Bronze Sword Saint was also called a Sword Saint. The Sword Ki could leave the body and hurt people, but it didn't have the ability to attack continuously. Salin was confident that the current Magic String was enough to release 48 Water Ripple Shields, which could withstand one Sword Ki attack.
Unfortunately, Figaro's magic formula was too difficult. If he had enough time, he could break the Sword Ki with an Ice Blade. Now he needed at least half an hour to calculate the weakness of the Sword Ki, and the speed of the Sword Ki was only slightly slower than magic.
Hearing the alarm, Silka and Neris also came out of the tent. Most of the soldiers who were cooking put on their helmets and picked up their weapons. Only the auxiliary soldiers didn't move, still doing their dirty work.
It had to be said that the quality of the Qinyin Empire's soldiers was really high. When they encountered an enemy attack just as they were resting, even the auxiliary soldiers didn't panic.
Salin saw this and somewhat understood why Emperor Qinyin wanted to go on an expedition. The empire had been peaceful for hundreds of years, and its military hadn't slackened. It had always been eager to expand. This time, the crisis of Jialoulan was also an opportunity. Any ambitious person would feel regretful if they had such a strong army but didn't use it.
Salin even suspected that the emperor was deliberately allowing the black mages to spread. Otherwise, it wouldn't be difficult to directly send troops to seal off Phoenix.
In Rex's big tent, the four Black Iron Sword Saints surrounded him, and Rex was eating unhurriedly.
The enemy was too far away to pose any threat to the camp. The real enemy would probably descend from the sky. Although the silver Sword Saints couldn't fly as easily as mages, they could rely on magic beasts.
This time, the camp was firmly set up. If one wanted to attack from the outside, they would first trigger the magic alarm, which would attract arrows. Even if the silver Sword Saints could flatten the magic traps, their charging speed would be reduced. It would be impossible to kill wantonly like last time.
Salin looked at the night sky. It was the middle of the moon. The bright moon was perfect and clear, as if it was carved out of crystal. In the sky, a black shadow approached quickly. Salin smiled. If he came alone, he would be looking down on Magic Shooters.
A level-7 Magic Shooter was no match for the silver Sword Saint, but Magic Shooters had scrolls. With enough level-8 scrolls, they could completely eliminate the silver Sword Saint's advantage.
The black shadow grew bigger and bigger under the moonlight. It was an eagle, and on its back was a faint figure.
Even a double-headed eagle of a black mage couldn't carry the weight of an adult. To be able to attach to the eagle's back, one had to be at least a strong Black Iron Sword Saint.
The silver Sword Saint sent people to harass them from the periphery, and attacked alone. Salin didn't know if he was brave or stupid, but such a lowly method was difficult to deal with even mercenaries. One of his companions had already died, and he still dared to come alone?
The faint figure swooped down from the sky. It was almost a hundred meters high. Hundreds of crossbow arrows shot out from around Rex's tent, covering the silver Sword Saint like a storm.
The eagle in the air shook its wings, and a huge whirlwind appeared out of nowhere. A large number of crossbow arrows were sucked in. A small number of alchemy arrows were swept away by the silver Sword Saint, which didn't slow him down at all.
Magic beast!
Salin stood up abruptly. This silver Sword Saint wasn't riding an ordinary eagle, but a magic beast of at least level-five. If the two silver Sword Saints hadn't split up and attacked Princess Rex together, the four Black Iron Sword Saints would've been killed, and none of them would've been killed.
The eagle was hovering at a height of more than two hundred meters, and Salin's magic couldn't reach it at all. The Hunter Spider couldn't fly, and this puppet didn't have wings or a flying magic array at all. If this eagle came down, Salin was confident that he could control it with the Illusory Swamp for a few seconds and let the Hunter Spider cut it open.
The silver Sword Saint charged at Rex's tent, and a visible sword aura appeared in front of him. This sword aura was several times longer than a spear. Any magic shield below level-8 wouldn't be able to resist it if it attacked from the air.
This swordsmanship was infused with the aura of flying magic beasts. It was fast, sharp, and accurate.
Boom!
The silver Sword Saint rushed into the tent with his sword. Salin's vision blurred, and the tent disappeared. It was clearly a huge rock that weighed tens of thousands of kilograms.
Level-Eight Light Spell — True Projection.
This spell could only last for an hour. If it was released with a scroll, the effect would be weaker. Rex seemed to know that there would be a sneak attack tonight, so he set it up directly. He had paid tens of thousands of gold coins to wait for a silver Sword Saint. If he didn't come, the scroll would've been wasted.
That wasn't all. The huge rock lit up with magic radiance at the same time. The silver Sword Saint's attack was too strong, and he rushed into the rock. At this moment, the magic around the rock was activated. Fayern appeared above the rock and unfolded one scroll after another calmly, releasing the spells inside.
The enemy was a silver Sword Saint, and he didn't feel sorry at all. Every time he opened a scroll, at least fifty thousand gold coins, up to a hundred thousand gold coins would disappear.
Salin watched from afar, and finally understood why Ainphent warned him not to mess with the royal family. The royal family was too rich. Even if they couldn't beat you, they could kill you with money.
The silver Sword Saint fell into the rock, and his sword aura burst out. He was about to break out of the rock, but the magic around the rock was not for nothing. The rock was ten times harder, and the hole that the silver Sword Saint made in the rock became a prison, so he couldn't even move his hands and feet freely.
There was an endless rumbling sound. The level-eight Meteor was released, and a red figure jumped down from the sky.
The silver Sword Saint fell back, and the meteor formed by magic hit the back of his head. Although Meteor was an earth-element spell, its temperature was no less than that of a fireball. The silver Sword Saint's long hair suddenly burned, and his head buzzed. The sword aura could protect his body, but the shock from Meteor couldn't be completely eliminated.
Salin sighed. A silver Sword Saint was actually killed by money. If the people of the Vatican were so stupid, then he didn't have to worry too much.
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