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The master and disciple rushed back to Metatlin City from the Frozen Sea. They were getting faster and faster. The mageweaths absorbed in the volcano were gradually digested by the Elemental Magic Tower to repair the damaged mageweaths.
The mechanical core of the Sky Castle was a metal with memory. Salin only now knew how precious this thing was. Such precious equipment was picked up by Nelis from the bottom of the sea.
Salin recalled the various strange signs of this mechanical core. He was more and more sure that if he had enough energy and placed this Magic Tower on the floating island, the mechanical core would definitely return to its original appearance and let the island fly.
On the contrary, the mageweaths that the mechanical core remembered were not too important. It was just a transformation of laws. For Mages below level-9, it was still somewhat attractive. However, after seeing Jason's Divine Refinement, Salin's standards were raised again. He was not too interested in this simple transformation anymore.
The Elemental Magic Tower flew high in the sky. When they returned to Metatlin Port, they saw a large ship anchored outside the port.
In Metatron, warships that were less than a hundred meters long were considered small ships. This one anchored outside the port was a ship that was more than three hundred meters long. Salin looked down from above and saw that it was an armed merchant ship. It had magic stone cannons, but none of them were in position. Obviously, they followed the rules of Metatlin Port. Any ship approaching the port was not allowed to be armed.
This armed merchant ship was completely magic-powered. There were only three masts, but they were used to help the ship adjust direction and speed. After Metatlin Port had a large magic array, the freezing time was slightly delayed. Even so, under normal circumstances, there would be very few large ships coming in this season. Once they were frozen in the port, they would not be able to leave for half a year. The losses were not small.
Salin's Elemental Magic Tower was suspended in the sky. The armed merchant ship did not notice it. Salin's port rules were strict. If anyone used magic to spy near the port, they would be shot by magic cannons until they sank.
Since the construction of Metatlin City began, no caravan dared to violate this rule.
There had been a warship that came to harass the port and was sunk by magic cannons. The people of Metatlin City did not ask the purpose of the warship at all. The warship only used a magic compass to check, and more than 10 magic cannons fired at the same time, shooting the unlucky warship into the sea.
Moreover, the surrounding ships that were planning to provide aid were also attacked by the magic cannons, and there were many casualties. Since the warships were already like this, the merchant ships that came to do business naturally wouldn't be so unlucky.
"It's a ship from Alchemy City." Jason saw the symbol on the ship and said to his student, "It's from the Devil's Horn. The relationship between the Devil's Horn and the Elemental Hand isn't very good, but don't be fooled. If Alchemy City is in trouble, the mages of Seriger Island will also provide appropriate help. Unless … "
"Unless I obtain the entire Alchemy City myself, right?"
"That's right. Let's go back to the temple and see what the people from the Devil's Horn are doing here."
The Elemental Magic Tower did not enter Metatlin City at a low altitude like in the past. Instead, it completely raised the altitude to more than ten thousand meters. Then, it released a strong mist above the temple, as if there was an extra rain cloud in the sky, blocking the vision.
The Elemental Magic Tower's magic even triggered a large amount of water vapor. Heavy rain was brewing in the sky above Metatlin City. No one saw the Elemental Magic Tower's descent.
Although the rain in this season was a little unusual, no one would think that Salin and the others had returned.
On the square of the temple, it was a leisurely scene. The army of the temple was now completely responsible for patrolling the core of Metatlin City, but there were still Caucasian warriors in charge of the square. Some demon wolves were lying there lazily, not caring about the heavy rain that was about to fall.
When the Elemental Magic Tower landed, the demon wolves became excited. They walked to the front and let out low howls.
Some of the Caucasian warriors came to greet them, and some went to deliver a letter to Sicar. Salin's trip this time took a month. It was going to be winter soon, and the two children had also grown up a little.
The heavy rain finally fell, washing the city. Jason borrowed Sue and had her serve his daily life and guard. He disappeared with Sue in the highest level of the temple. With Salin back, Jason would no longer be in charge of anything. This was a student's city, and he was just temporarily taking over.
Salin also knew that his teacher borrowed Sue to give her some training. Su always lacked opportunities when she was by his side, and this time, she did not get any benefits.
When Salin returned to his room, Sicar was already waiting for him.
"Salin, people from Alchemy City are here. Do you want to rest first, or do you want to hear what's going on?"
"I'll rest first." Salin's answer was beyond Sicar's expectations.
"You're not in a hurry?"
"Let's go see the children," Salin said, pulling Sicar to the opposite side. The interior design of the temple had more and more magic elements. To go to Salin's children's room, one had to go through Salin's door, and this path was one-way. Going in the opposite direction required not only the magic imprint in the temple's badge, but also Salin's or Sicar's permission.
In the temple, there was a special area for Salin's two children.
The two children were sleeping. Such young children spent most of the day resting. Salin and Sicar sat in front of the bed, talking slowly. Sicar also did not say anything about the people from Alchemy City. This matter could not be solved in a day or two, anyway.
"Salin, according to the tradition of the Caucasian priests, the children are two years old. It's time to name them."
"Didn't they already?"
"It's a real name. It has mysterious rules of fate, a secret that even astrologers cannot change."
"What do you mean?"
"Now it's time to decide whether the two children will be priests or something else. Giving a name is a very important matter. What I know is all passed down from ancient inheritances. I hope you can help me come up with an idea. "
"If they don't want to be priests, Sicar, we can let the children be mages. We can both be mages, and we can teach them together."
"Alright, since they have chosen to be mages, we have to do it together …"
As Sicar spoke, he removed the carpet in the room, revealing a spell formation underneath. Within the spell formation, tens of thousands of runes and mageweaths were intertwined. Who knew how long it took Sicar to finish drawing it?
"Salin, what can you give up for the two children?" Shika pulled Salin along as they stood in the middle of the spell formation. Salin felt a chill run down his spine. This was the first time since he had advanced to Rank 10 that the life force within his body was not under his control. It was about to spill out.
"Give up everything," Salin answered without hesitation. Although he rarely stayed by his children's side, he knew that for his children, he could give up anything, including his life.
"That's good. I want to make the dice of fate. The dice have six sides, and each side will consume a hundred years of our life, maybe two hundred years. Are you willing to pay this price? "
"I am."
As soon as Salin finished speaking, an energy storm suddenly erupted in his body. Life force flowed into the spell formation like a tide. It was the same for Sicar.
Salin did not panic, nor did he resist. His life was now three thousand years long. For the sake of his children, he was willing to give up a thousand years. He believed that he could quickly advance to rank 11. This was because he had followed his teacher out once, and it had given him a strong sense of confidence.
On Sicar's side, life force also flowed into the spell formation. The life force of the two entangled together, gradually forming a pair of transparent dice. With the replenishment of life force, the words on the transparent dice became clearer and clearer. It was a script left behind by the ancient Caucasus.
The two dice had twelve sides, and the words on them were constantly changing. Salin could feel that his life force was constantly burning to form the words on the two dice. And the more life force he burned, the clearer the words on the dice became.
He vaguely understood something, and without hesitation, he used the power of the stars on his magic robe. More life force was sent into the spell formation. Sicar's face was full of joy, and he also desperately sent life force into the spell formation.
The two children had already woken up, and the room was silent. Above Salin and Sicar's heads, a transparent die shot towards the two children at high speed.
The two children did not panic, and only giggled.
The dice sank into the children's foreheads, leaving a mysterious spell formation on them. The rune quickly faded away, as if it had never existed.
Sicar slowly sat on the floor, and the two children laughed as they climbed down from the bed, and ran towards their parents.
Salin and Sicar each carried one child, and Sicar's strength was restored in an instant.
"Salin, how did you use life force …"
"2,400 years, more or less." Salin smiled, feeling the warmth of the children in his arms.
"I also sacrificed 2,000 years of life. I still have 300 years left, but once I advance to rank 10, I'll live longer than you," Sicar said to Salin with a smile.
"I still have 600 years left. Once I advance to rank 11, I can live for another three to five thousand years."
The two of them exchanged the number of lives they had sacrificed, and did not regret it at all. If they could not advance in this period of time, it would be the same as transferring their lives to their children.
Salin knew through astrology that the Destiny Die was harmless. If there was any harm, it would only be to himself and Sicar. After the two children received the Destiny Die, they would inherit all the advantages of Salin and Sicar. In the future, whether it was magic training or priest skills, they would be much faster than ordinary geniuses.
Most importantly, this kind of sacrificial sorcery added a layer of protection to the souls of the two children. As Salin and Shika's levels increased, this protection would also become stronger. No curse-type skills would be able to affect the two children.
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