[Fourth Update]
However, the three elders of the Elemental Hand also saw it this way. If Salin's target was the Vatican, there was nothing they couldn't accept. Because of the suppression of the Great Elder, they didn't have any decent support for the Qinyin Empire. If it wasn't for the Great Elder, they would have sent mages to attack the Divine Masters of the Vatican.
The Great Elder was blinded by power and wanted to become someone like the founding emperor of the First Dynasty.
Great ambition but little talent, this was the portrayal of the Great Elder. With the power of Alchemy City, it might be possible to rule a region, but it would be too difficult to control the entire continent.
"I need some time to collect the entire Bode's Gate. You can't stay here, hmm …"
"We have a place to stay. This is the coordinate point." One of the elders was very sensible and immediately told the coordinate point to Salin. They still had 30,000 mages outside Alchemy City. Of course, there would be a place to hide.
Salin was silent for a while. The three mages were a little nervous. Salin suddenly smiled and said, "It's okay, I was thinking about something. The main force of the Vatican is now Black Prison Island. This place can't be conquered even with all the forces of Alchemy City combined. “
Seeing the unconvinced expressions on the three mages, Salin said, "The warden may be a level-13 expert. He never leaves Black Prison. It should be because there is an independent space in Black Prison and it is not restricted by the rules of the Myers Continent. If he leaves, he must seal his power at level-13. Maybe he wants to break through to level-14, so he won't leave Black Prison Island for such a small matter. If we fight our way up, do you think we can deal with an expert close to level-14? "
The three mages were suddenly speechless. The reason why Salin had such a deduction was because of the inspiration he got from his teacher.
Jason was also level-13. Because his power was too strong and he couldn't seal himself, he had to stay in Rafael's Half Plane. He recalled every time he fought with the Vatican. It wasn't that the Inquisition didn't send their forces, but that every time they sent someone, it seemed to have nothing to do with the warden. There must be a reason why this person refused to leave Black Prison Island.
After deducing this reason, Salin understood that he still had a long way to go.
Even his Artifact Spirit would not be able to defeat a powerhouse at the peak of Level 13.
"So, for a long time, the Holy See will still exist, at least the Inquisition will not be destroyed. You can use this as an excuse to reorganize the Elemental Hand. Target: the Holy Church. "After Salin said that, he put away his elemental creatures, puppets, and dolls.
Salin turned around and left, leaving the three mages at a loss as to what to do.
Everyone looked at each other, discussed for a while, and decided to follow Salin to convince the mages to surrender. Anyway, the core strength of the Elemental Hand was gone, and the remaining mages might not be willing to be enemies with Salin.
When the Great Elder was around, he had done a lot of things to make the mages unhappy. Now that he was dead, things would be easier to solve.
The three Level-11 Mages were not as difficult to deal with as Salin had imagined. These Mages had been suppressed by the Great Elder for too long, and were not too willing to rebel against powerful figures. If Salin was as gentle as before and didn't have a strong stance, it would be difficult to subdue these fellows.
Salin had given them some freedom, but his aura was even more tyrannical than the Great Elder's. These Mages felt that it was normal.
However, they didn't know that Salin was very disappointed in them because of their reactions.
Salin liked independent mages, who had character and ability. The mages of the Elemental Hand weren't like that. They looked more like officials in the mortal world, with a strict hierarchy.
Such mages wouldn't achieve much.
Salin wasn't wrong to think that way. The Elemental Hand looked powerful, but the resources were all used up by the core mages. If they didn't exploit those young mages, they wouldn't be where they were today.
As for the distribution of magic resources, Metatlin City had a better design. If the mages wanted to get resources, they had to work hard and work in the alchemy factory.
This way, the mages also got resources, received training, and gained experience. They wouldn't be left with nothing.
The mages of Metatlin weren't very rich, but at least when they didn't go out for adventures, everyone had a daily supply of magic cores. If they needed special equipment and items, they could apply for them from the Holy Church, and they could get satisfactory resources in about three days.
If it was a consumable item, the mages could buy it on credit if they didn't have it. The alchemy factory had to work every day, and these mages could pay it back through work.
This wasn't the case in Alchemy City. If the mages there wanted to work for the Elemental Hand, not only would they not get any income, but they would also have to pay a certain amount of money or resources.
Everyone knew that alchemy was very costly, and it was also a shortcut to improve magic ability.
It wasn't that most mages didn't want to learn alchemy, but that they were short of money. There weren't many nobles in the mortal world who could afford to support mages, and this was mostly caused by the control of magic resources by the Elemental Hand.
In theory, magic cores couldn't be calculated with gold at all. Alchemy City controlling the price of magic resources was a move that broke the balance. If mages could trade freely, many poor mages would have a chance to advance.
Salin intentionally slowed down, and the three mages caught up. He was completely relieved. Although he wasn't satisfied with the three mages' servility, Salin wouldn't force them to change.
To be able to maintain the operation of the Elemental Hand, the three mages could be considered talents. Talents didn't always have pride. Salin was a king now, and he knew this very well.
People with pride died quickly. Those who survived were people favored by fate. They could rise to the peak of power, and they wouldn't be easily subdued by him.
The Iron Blood Duke was a man with pride. He could only form a temporary alliance. It was impossible to make such a person submit to him.
Ismail, who he wanted to subdue, would rather die than submit. He even cursed himself before he died so that he would forever be hated by the God of the Underworld. Once he entered the Inferno Plane, he would be hunted by the gods.
The following battles were much easier. With the order of surrender issued by the leader of the Elemental Hand, most mages didn't want to continue fighting. Sephiroth looked at the scene of the mages lining up to surrender, dumbfounded. He didn't know what to say.
How did Salin do it? He still didn't understand.
It was actually very simple. The structure of the Elemental Hand was simply insane. The people above controlled all the resources, and the people below didn't get any benefits.
For example, Metatlin City was different. Salin also controlled the resources, but after that, according to the rules, the people below protected Metatlin with all their might. Because without Metatlin, they wouldn't have the chance to obtain a fair income or the various magic inheritances.
In Metatlin, the flawed mages wouldn't be discriminated against, because Salin himself claimed that he only had the Water Elemental Magic String. But after surpassing Level 10, everything was easy to solve.
Even the leader of Metatlin City was a person with an imperfect body. Of course, everyone had higher expectations for themselves.
Even though these mages wouldn't reach Salin's achievements in their lifetime, at least there was hope there, and there would be opportunities for them.
Salin's words and actions were the same. There were indeed mages like Salin who contributed greatly to Metatlin City. He took them into the temple and gathered Level 10 mages to use elemental skills to change their bodies.
These favors weren't ordinary. With such examples, more mages were willing to help Metatlin City.
Salin stayed in Alchemy City because he hoped there would be competition. Only with competition could he develop faster. It wasn't realistic for all mages to come to Metatlin.
Moreover, there would be some who didn't like him. If Alchemy City continued to exist, such people would be filtered out.
This was the method of an emperor. Salin had learned it from Ojarvis. When Ojarvis died, Salin understood many things.
Mages who surrendered had to give up all their personal belongings. This was Salin's request.
But Salin added that these would all be recorded and given back to all mages according to the market price. There were still hundreds of thousands of mages in Alchemy City. Of course, there were people who weren't willing to do this.
Salin summoned the metal angels and let them solve the problem.
The metal angels solved the problem with their swords. A Level 10 angel wasn't something mages below Level 10 could resist.
Salin was very regretful that he killed another few hundred mages who wanted to cause trouble. These people weren't all bad, but they had to die. Otherwise, if hundreds of thousands of mages started a riot, half of the army he'd brought would die to suppress it.
Salin used blood and iron to suppress the surrendered mages and took all their spatial equipment. Among the mages' personal equipment, there were too many items that were unused. Some mages were low-level and didn't even know what magic equipment they'd obtained was. They didn't dare take it out, or else Alchemy City would swallow them up.
Salin also wanted these items, but he'd pay.
Items with special attributes, some Divine Weapons that were left on the continent, and all sorts of rare materials were all targets of Salin's search. Another reason was that the quality of mages' equipment in Alchemy City varied. Most mages made their own equipment, and some bought it at a high price. This wasn't the case in Metatlin City. The mages' equipment was made according to the mages' abilities. This way, they could work together or fight alone, and they could all unleash the mages' greatest power.
Alchemy City was already Salin's territory. These hundreds of thousands of mages were his capital against the Vatican. His Metatlin mages were used to deal with creatures from other planes. They couldn't be sent to the front lines.
Under Salin's strong pressure, the mages of Alchemy City chose to surrender.
This was understandable. The mages who didn't want to surrender to Alchemy City had all gone to Metatlin. Since they could surrender to Alchemy City, and Salin was willing to trade some items, the mages weren't in the mood to resist.
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