[Old D was killed. Hmm, I don't know what to say. I'm depressed. Maybe … Forget it.]
Sephiroth's reply was very polite. His rank was the same as Salin's, but Salin's wife was the emperor. They were both princes, so they were closer. This was a tacit difference among nobles.
Sephiroth didn't want to be rude, so he didn't ask Salin not to fly into his kingdom. After all, Salin had already given him enough face by waiting at the border.
Receiving Sephiroth's reply, Salin didn't fly to the capital. Instead, he took a carriage. Salin's magic chariot could run fifteen kilometers on such a narrow and rugged road.
It only took him one day to cover three hundred kilometers.
Salin sighed that Sephiroth's territory was too small, but he didn't know that for Sephiroth, no matter how big the territory was, it was useless if he wasn't the emperor. If his family didn't have a suitable successor after he died, his sons would have to be taken care of by his elder brother.
A big territory was actually a disaster.
Sephiroth wasn't satisfied with his sons either. They didn't have the talent to be emperor. Fortunately, they weren't ambitious and wouldn't cause any trouble.
What people feared most was ambition but talent. Without enough power, they just had to climb to the top.
Salin arrived one day later. Sephiroth was even more convinced that Salin didn't have any bad intentions.
As a Mage, Salin had sent his name card and asked to see Sephiroth. Even Sephiroth found it funny. If it weren't for Salin, even if Sacred Rock City could be saved, the price would be huge. It would be impossible to rebuild it now.
Why did he have to hate this person? He was a Mage!
When the two met, Sephiroth arranged for Salin to stay in the study instead of the living room or the conference room.
Sephiroth only brought two level-ten mages with him.
Without greeting each other, Salin sat down and took out a map from his ring, placing it on Sephiroth's table. There was a ready-made magic array on the table. Salin activated the magic map. It was Qin Yin's map.
"Your Highness."
"Salin, you can call me by my name," Sephiroth said lightly.
"Forget it. You're Reese's uncle. It's better to call you Your Highness." Salin rejected Sephiroth's suggestion and said naturally, "Your Highness, there are a few powerful forces in the empire that want to take over the empire. Your Highness is a prince of the empire. What do you plan to do?"
On the magic map, the nobles of the southwest, the Alchemy City, the Iron Blood Grand Duke, and the Druidic Church were marked. Of course, Salin did not include the incident in Phoenix. In fact, he had already taken control of Guderian City.
"The Church is gathering its army. I heard that they were ambushed at the border, and the army behind them did not catch up. Now, there are still more than three million Church troops in the Jialou Lan Empire. Salin … "
Sephiroth looked at Salin with a questioning gaze.
"To be honest, I was the one who started the Druidic Order. Your Highness, I can control the Druidic Order, and it is also the vanguard against the Church. You can join us if you want. "
"I won't believe in any gods!" Sephiroth refused without hesitation.
"You're mistaken. In the Druidic Order, the higher the rank, the less faith they have. If there is one, then the Pope of the Druidic Order believes in me. "
Sephiroth was shocked. What did Salin mean by telling him this secret?
"Your Highness, I hope that you have a choice. If you cooperate with me, you can control the Temple Army of the Druidic Order. Of course, it is only a part of it. If you are not willing, I will find someone else to control the lower house. Although it is more troublesome, it is not impossible. "
Sephiroth immediately understood that Salin wanted to preach in the country. With the help of the lower house, the preaching would not be hindered. The upper house was split, and part of it was controlled by the Golden Plains. The lower house was still relatively intact.
If he came back, the nobles in the lower house would still listen to his commands.
"Salin, do you want to overthrow the Empire?" Even Sephiroth felt that this question was stupid, but he could not understand Salin's thoughts.
Mages should hate gods, but Salin was building a religion.
If he did not want to become a god, then Salin wanted something else. Other than the Empire, what else did Salin want?
"Your Highness, Lace is my wife. If I am willing to wait, this Empire can be my son's. I am only doing this because I do not have the energy to deal with the Holy See. "
Salin's words confirmed what Sephiroth had said.
"How can I trust you?"
"Your Highness, I am not here to ask for anything from you. As long as you promise that the Druidic Order can preach in the Qinyin Empire, I can provide you with all material help. As for rebuilding the Empire's reputation, it is up to Your Highness."
"All material help?"
"Of course, I need to collect some money. You find your own way to transport the food. It is too expensive. It is better for Your Highness to collect it yourself." Salin's answer was straightforward.
"How much do you want?"
"I will collect as much as Your Highness can provide. If Your Highness does not have it, you can owe it to me." Salin smiled.
Sephiroth was silent. Salin suddenly said, "Right, Your Highness, I also brought a gift. I almost forgot."
Saying this, Salin took out a box and two wooden boxes.
"These two sets of equipment are for mages." Salin pointed at the two mages behind Sephiroth. Of course, he did not prepare them in advance. These two sets of equipment were originally prepared for mages who were about to advance to Level Nine.
By Salin's side, once a Level Nine mage advanced to Level Ten, he would receive a set of equipment. The equipment also included a magic core that could be used for training for a year, six Level Ten magic scrolls, and so on.
Salin had always been generous to mages. Many mages were not suited for the battlefield, but they were definitely suited for research. With a single order from Salin, mages could analyze all kinds of data in the shortest time possible. They could also create many time-consuming equipment.
Raising mages was more expensive than raising soldiers, but it was also more worthwhile.
Seeing the gifts from Salin, the two mages glanced at Sephiroth. Sephiroth nodded and opened the wooden box in front of him.
Space box!
Inside the wooden box was a set of dark gold armor.
Sephiroth took a deep breath and took out the armor. This was a full-defense magic armor. The mask was made of hard crystals to protect the eyes. There was a semi-closed sliding cover on both sides of the mouth. When the magic array failed, it could be opened to breathe.
The style of the armor was Qin Yin's standard general armor, but there were four small flags on the back.
These protective flags could be thrown. There was a wind magic array on the flags. With Sephiroth's strength, it would not be a problem to throw the flags thousands of meters away.
The four flags that Salin had given Sephiroth were obviously of better quality. The black flags were covered with complicated three-dimensional magic patterns.
There were also accessories next to the armor. Salin had kept at least two sets of easily damaged parts.
Apart from these accessories, there were also high-level magic cores embedded next to the armor, a longsword, a short sword, and a saddle. There was also a short bow, a quiver, magic arrows, and a set of clothes made by mages. There were magic threads more than 30 meters long that could be wrapped around the hilt of the sword.
There were many miscellaneous things, and every one of them could satisfy Sephiroth.
"What does this mean?" Sephiroth asked, pointing at Salin's gifts.
"It's a gift. You're my elder, so I have to express my gratitude." Salin smiled.
Sephiroth laughed. He looked at Salin and said, "Okay, okay, okay. Salin, if that's the case, I'll ask for it. I agree to help you. However, I'm having trouble advancing and need some things. If you can provide them to me … "
"I'll try my best," Salin replied.
"I have to."
"Then tell me what it is first. If I can't get it, I won't agree." Salin felt that there was a way. As long as Sephiroth agreed to preach, no one could stop the development of the Druidic Church in Qin Yin.
Everything else was not important. Once the Druidic Church developed, he could continuously send people to join the Druidic Church. No one could say anything if they fought on Qin Yin's territory.
The people on the Golden Plain would not be able to deal with him now.
"Don't be hasty. Let me ask you, do you have an alliance with the Ironblood Grand Duke?" Sephiroth looked at Salin coldly.
Salin said indifferently, "Yes, I won't attack him. If you have enough power to attack the Ironblood Grand Duke, I won't help you either, but …"
"You won't attack me from behind, right?"
"Of course, I can still tell who's close or distant."
"Alright, Salin, here's the list of things I want." Saying so, Sephiroth took out a magic paper with thousands of words on it.
Salin glanced at it and smiled. "Your Highness, mind potions are not reliable."
"I can't help it. I'm in a hurry to advance."
Salin continued to search for the materials on the list. "Your Highness, you want to forge weapons? Metatlin City has the best alchemists and the Ironblood Grand Duke has them. Your Highness, why don't you draw a blueprint and I'll help you complete it? "
"No need. This is a secret weapon. No matter how good you make it, I'll have to reforge it later."
Salin shook his head regretfully. "If you want to improve your mind power, I'll give you Divine Crystals. If you want to make potions, these things are more powerful than dragon blood. Your Highness, it's meaningless to be wary of me. My teacher has already advanced to Level-13. "
Hearing this, Sephiroth was stunned at first and then fell silent. Salin's power had already surpassed him. No matter how strong his secret skills were, he could not deal with a Level-13 Mage.
He thought that advancing to Level-11 would change a lot of things.
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