[Fifth chapter, I saw Eva rushing me. Go on, I'm tired. I'll write tomorrow. Asking for monthly votes. Monthly votes are so intense. It's the first time I've felt so much pressure.]
Salin nodded and listened to his teacher.
Jason was a well-organized person, and what he said was not wrong at all. When the Myers Continent advanced again, and the highest level of power that it could accommodate was level 15, the God of Light, the god of another plane, would definitely descend and send a clone.
This clone would probably be level-14.
The God of Light might not dare to come himself, but sending a clone would not be punished by the plane's rules.
The God of Light was the most powerful level-15 god, and he would probably advance to level-16 soon. A level-16 god was truly terrifying. Salin had to advance quickly. Now, he would let the Druidic Order deal with these intrigues.
With the expansion of the Druidic Order, Salin would have the real power to interfere with the empire. As a prince, it was already inappropriate for him to take over Phoenix. If he used his own army to fight on Qinyin's land, the Golden Plains would probably have enough reason to make Rex abdicate.
Teacher was indeed ruthless. He actually thought of using Sephiroth.
Sephiroth should be at the peak of level-10. He could tempt him and let him return to the peak of power. How about that?
Salin quickly thought of a few plans and immediately said to his teacher, "Then I'll go back and make some preparations. I'll go see Sephiroth."
"Well, you can give him an equipment as a gift. Sephiroth's weapons are enough for him to use until the end of his life. He needs armor."
"Teacher, I understand." Salin thought that it was possible to leave a hidden weakness in the armor he made. Sephiroth would be tricked if he used it.
Mages would be like this, so those who asked a Mage to make equipment usually would not go against the Mage.
Salin did not expect that he would have a day where he would compromise with Sephiroth. The two of them could each take what they needed.
After Salin returned to Metatlin City, it was delayed until October before he left. The Purple Angel had already collected all the plant seeds in the fragment of the Holy Kingdom and cut down the qualified wood. The Thunder Warrior had also caught many insects.
Salin handed the seed to Eleanor, who was very happy. Salin thought for a moment, then left the Winged Skeleton in Metatlin to continue absorbing the divine power of the three-eyed creature.
Salin wanted to see Sephiroth, but the divine realm fragment hadn't been refined yet. In the end, Salin asked the artifact spirit of his magic booster to devour the divine realm fragment. If he took the floating city to Sephiroth's kingdom, it would be too domineering.
He couldn't let Sephiroth think that he was forcing him, right? Salin had no choice but to bring Shika and Raphael to Great Liang City through the teleportation formation. From there, they teleported to New Evil Demon City.
New Devil City was very prosperous under Trish's management. The east side of the city led directly to Pompey's ruins, while the west side was the territory of the southwest nobles. However, the defense of the new Devil City only relied on the Weave, and there weren't any powerful existences stationed there. Thus, Salin didn't directly use the Teleportation Formation. This was to prevent people from using the Teleportation Formation to enter Metatlin City after the city was captured.
When he arrived at the new Devil City, Salin saw that the Weave had already been built. There were many demons and imps being cultivated here. What made Salin most gratified was that Trish's rank could reach Level-10 in a year at most.
When a demon reached Level-10, the increase in combat power was slightly greater than that of a human. Moreover, Trish had followed Salin for a long time, and this demon's loyalty had already been cultivated. There was basically no possibility of her betrayal.
Salin even specially arranged for Trish and Raphael to fight. In fact, it was to let Raphael judge Trish's combat power and give him some pointers.
Raphael found it very funny when she knew that Trish was a male demon who had been turned into a woman by Neris. However, seeing how much Salin valued this demon, she reluctantly gave Trish some pointers on his spear skills.
Trish's strength was considered strong among the demons, but it was nothing compared to the Battle Angel. With Raphael's guidance, Trish could use all his skills until Level-13.
This was his fortune. The guidance of a Battle Angel like Raphael was very targeted. If it were someone else, he wouldn't benefit as much.
Salin met the southwestern nobles in the new Devil City. Under Rex's instructions, the southwestern nobles had already provided for many Mages. Although these Mages wouldn't fight for the nobles, defending the city and making equipment were much cheaper than hiring temporary Mages.
The southwestern nobles were very open-minded. Many of them even started looking for children in their families to raise their own Mages.
These Mages seemed to cost a lot, but in the end, they could protect the family's interests.
Because Rex had already stated that if the nobles didn't have Mages in their families, they wouldn't be able to get the benefits they deserved.
Salin did not refuse the request of the nobles. After a frank conversation with them, Salin promised them that he would provide opportunities to learn magic in Kushui Prefecture. He would also send mages to the noble families to search for children suitable for magic cultivation.
This way, the entire southwest of Qinyin could transition smoothly.
The nobles would provide Rex with more money and manpower, and Rex would train large numbers of Mages for the nobles.
For the nobles, this was a very good deal. The nobles also knew that the situation on the continent was about to change. Without Mages, their families would be replaced sooner or later.
After comforting the southwestern nobles, Salin and Sicar took Raphael from the new Devil City to Prince Sephiroth's territory.
Sephiroth's territory was in the southernmost part of Qinyin, on a small plain near the sea. This wasn't a good place. There was no big port, and if they wanted to go out to sea, they would face attacks from the Cloud Flow people.
The Cloud Flow people didn't dare to go ashore, but this place was really useless. With the sea blocked, there was no trade in this territory. Sephiroth had chosen this place himself. It wasn't that Emperor Chanak mistreated his brother.
After arriving at Sephiroth's territory, Salin didn't fly directly to the capital. Instead, he landed at the border, summoned puppets, took out magic chariots, and set up a ceremonial guard before officially entering the border.
Salin was also a prince now. After submitting the documents and waiting for Sephiroth's reply, he stayed in a border town to wait for news. Sephiroth's territory wasn't big. The narrowest part was only two hundred kilometers. This prince had never thought about how big his territory would be.
Sephiroth's territory was narrow. Although it was more than three thousand kilometers wide, most of it was mountainous and had no agricultural value. The port was small, and fishing wasn't profitable.
Since Sephiroth's capital was built by the sea, his intention was clear. He regarded the Cloud Flow people as enemies.
Hearing that Salin was coming, Sephiroth summoned his trusted aides in his palace. His sons were still working in the capital, and his trusted aides were all generals who had followed him for many years.
There were two Mages left. These were the last two level-10 Mages Sephiroth had. The four who had died earlier were killed by the Winged Skeleton. Sephiroth didn't know, or he would've fought Salin to the death.
The palace wasn't big, and it was simple. In the conference hall, a dozen people sat around a round table. Prince Sephiroth didn't look good. Salin had never been on good terms with him. Salin had even gone to the Golden Plain and pushed him out of Sacred Rock City.
The two Mages were old. Because they advanced late, although they were level-10, their looks were irredeemable. One of the older Mages, Sephiroth, said, "Your Highness, it's not a bad thing that Salin is here."
"Why?"
"Salin is now a prince of the empire, and his status is slightly higher than Your Highness'. Your Highness, after neglecting your duties, has given up on the parliament to save the country. I think that's why Salin is here. "
Sephiroth was used to seeing things and immediately understood what the old Mage meant.
"He can't stand the Golden Plain anymore. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have provoked those guys."
"Your Highness was too domineering back then. Salin had no choice. Now that he's regretting it, it's our chance."
"You've followed me for a long time. You know that I'm not someone who cares about power," Sephiroth said, but his tone was indignant.
"Your Highness, Salin is a Mage. Unlike Your Highness, he won't force us this time. On the contrary, he'll give us benefits. "
Regarding this, Sephiroth also understood after thinking for a while. Although Salin was a king and a prince, he was now a level-10 Mage. Sephiroth didn't know that Salin had advanced again. However, level-10 Mages didn't care about worldly power anymore. Salin should spend more time on cultivation.
If that was the case, Salin hoped that he could use his power to achieve balance in Sacred Rock City.
"What do you mean?" Sephiroth looked at his most trusted subordinates. Too many of his loyal subordinates had died in the battle of Sacred Rock City. Now, there were only 18 people in the palace who were qualified to attend the meeting.
"The empire is in trouble. We shouldn't hide here. That's running away," the youngest general among Sephiroth's subordinates said.
"Yes, Your Highness. Although I'm a Mage, I also want to do my best for the empire," another old Mage said to the prince. It was already difficult for him to advance in his lifetime, so he was willing to spend more energy on these things.
Sephiroth looked at the people around him. Many of them had followed him since he was young. Three generations of their families worked in his palace. He could not disappoint these people. These people had been educated since they were young to be loyal to him and the Empire. What would these people think if he really refused to see Salin in a fit of pique?
Sigh, forget it. His children were still in the imperial capital. These young people couldn't beat the old guys in the Golden Plains. If they had the ability, he would even let them inherit the throne.
He had to admit that Rex was more capable than his son. If she became the emperor, the empire wouldn't collapse so quickly.
"Alright, reply and ask Salin to come here. I'll see what he wants to say." Sephiroth's words made the people around him relax.
Those who did business with Salin rarely suffered losses. Salin was the kind of person who would share profits. In this regard, Salin had always tried to do his best.
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