Behind Kushui Prefecture was a mountainous region. From the mountains, there were two paths that led to Jia Loulan. However, these two paths were too small. In some places, it was just a narrow valley. Warhorses could barely pass, but chariots transporting supplies could not.
This kind of terrain was not good for troop movements. In the past, Rex had only sent people to build cities in open areas. There were four castles, and the number of soldiers they could accommodate was extremely limited. However, if these two paths were completely opened, and if bridges were built, the journey from Kushui Prefecture to Jia Loulan would be less than half a month.
"I'll send Tinis to the Titan Duchy. He'll bring father's swordsmen back to Kushui Prefecture. Teacher, we have enough archmages, but we lack Magic Shooters. Please set up a magic formation on the road to Jia Loulan. You must ensure the safety of Kushui Prefecture."
"You're leaving now?" the Magic Shooter asked worriedly. He only had two true students. Feylen was dead, and Rex was his only successor.
"No, I'll stay in this castle for a few days. Father left me large amounts of supplies, and I'll have to ask Teacher to bring them back to Kushui Prefecture. Also, the location of this castle is too important. Which noble's territory is nearby? "
This newly built castle was located to the north of Kushui Prefecture. If they could not attack from the path, then apart from here, there was only the path to the east. The east was in the direction of Holy Rock City. If enemies invaded, they would definitely not make a huge detour to attack Kushui Prefecture. As long as they guarded here, it would be difficult for the enemy to mobilize a large army into Kushui Prefecture.
"Only a first-rank baron. He doesn't even have a castle."
"Make him loyal to me. I'll make him a viscount and help him build a castle."
"Lace, it'll cost a lot of money," the Magic Shooter reminded.
"Teacher, I have money, but I lack manpower. I've asked Tinis. Kushui Prefecture controls all the cities within 200 kilometers, but has less than 20,000 troops. This is far from enough. When you go back, don't leave Kushui Prefecture. Let the people in the manor handle all the accounts. I don't trust outsiders. "
Sigh …
The Magic Shooter sighed. He'd watched Rex grow up. Rex was not only his student, but also his child. No Magic Shooter would do such a thing, but he couldn't refuse.
"Teacher, I'll leave you enough materials to build a permanent teleportation formation. This teleportation portal … Let's build it in your magic tower. "
The teleportation formation that Rex mentioned was, of course, connected to the Hell of Divine Punishment. However, it was easy to come back, but difficult to go again. Rex only left the battle puppet there, so he couldn't get the exact coordinates. The coordinates outside the castle could no longer be used. It was not safe here. If they built a permanent transmission array, it would be easy for outsiders to discover the secret.
Even so, Rex would still have to spend a lot of time recalculating the coordinates between the two planes, and he would need the help of a large number of Magic Shooters to return to the Hell of God's Punishment.
After arranging everything, Rex stayed in the castle for another six days. He transferred most of the military resources, gold coins, magic cores, and magical equipment in the Divine Sieve Ring to Magic Shooters. Apart from the things Joey had given her, she only kept the Construct Puppet and the scroll.
Magic cores above level-7 were required to drive the construct puppets, and Rex didn't have many on hand. She had quite a few blank scrolls, but she didn't want to stay here any longer. In seven days, the Magic Shooters made 21 level-7 scrolls for Rex. Together with the ones she had left, she could ensure some safety.
Salin also received a batch of magic cores. After careful consideration, he gave the map he got from the Church to Magic Shooters.
"Master, I'm afraid I don't have time to study these magic arrays. Please use them for the construction of Kushui Prefecture."
He knew very little about magic arrays. If he started learning from scratch, it would definitely affect his progress in magic. These things were precious enough, and he felt a little heartache. However, the magic cores that Rex gave him were also of the highest quality. Especially the nine magic cores that were embedded in the Devil's Bracelet. They were all cut level-8 magic cores.
Magic cores that could be embedded in accessories were obviously not of the standard size. Most of them were leftover materials from cutting standard magic cores. However, once a magic core was above level-7, even the leftover parts were extremely precious, not to mention this kind of high-quality magic core that could be cut into 24 sides.
Salin wasn't a greedy person. Although he didn't say anything when others were nice to him, he would remember everything in his heart. Magic Shooters gave him the magic cores in the hope that he could protect Rex. However, before that, Fayern had taught him selflessly.
Salin didn't do anything for the past six days. He was practicing controlling the construct puppets. The construct puppets were different from the battle puppets that Rex made. They didn't imitate the bones of living creatures. They were simply alchemy machines. All their movements were controlled by the magic array. Rex could control at least six at the same time. Salin had some trouble controlling the second one.
When Rex was about to leave, Salin still hadn't completely learned how to control the construct puppets. This couldn't be helped. He was very unfamiliar with controlling the magic array. It would be fine if it was a simple naturally activated magic array. However, when it came to a magic array that needed to be controlled at all times, the most suitable for him was the Witcher Spider puppet that Ainphent's parents made.
Magic Shooters wanted to send some swordsmen to follow Rex, but Rex refused without hesitation. In Alchemy City, even swordsmen didn't have much status. On the other hand, people like Shika and Nelis who hadn't learned sword aura weren't discriminated against. She was going to Alchemy City, so of course she couldn't bring a bunch of bodyguards.
Salin couldn't quite understand Rex's actions. Staying in Bitter Water Commandery, even if he was suppressed by Holy Rock City, he could still cultivate in peace. With Rex's talent, it would only take him ten years to become a Magic Shooter. Using the secret of the Hell of God's Punishment to attract Magic Shooters was very dangerous in Salin's eyes.
Jason was the only person he could trust. Her teacher should be a Level-6 Great Mage, right? He was still a distance away from becoming a Magic Shooter. Why was Rex so confident that Jason would help her?
Salin didn't think there was any problem with not bringing swordsmen. Nelis and Shika were both the best warriors. Together with the construct puppets that he and Rex brought, as long as they didn't leave the Qinyin Empire, there wouldn't be too much risk.
Qinyin had the least number of nobles among the four empires. However, the local nobles were also the strongest. The living space of a bandit group was very small. Any big bandit group that appeared would be quickly wiped out by the surrounding nobles. Qinyin focused on agriculture, and the nobles protected the farmers very closely. This indirectly stabilized the security of the Qinyin Empire.
They packed up and set off. Mages had the least luggage, especially those who had reached Level-6, who could use spatial equipment. Rex and his group of eight horses left the castle under the gazes of thousands of warriors.
This castle was located in the northwest of the Qinyin Empire. Alchemy City was in the southeast, thousands of miles away. As soon as Rex left, the Magic Shooters also left. The Great Mages from the Kushui Prefecture redesigned the structure of the castle and began to expand it.
A castle that could accommodate 3,000 people was already very big. The terrain here was not spacious enough. Even though it guarded the main road, no nobles had ever built a big city here. The Mages chose a location near the road and began to build a second castle. It was impossible to completely block the road to the south without an army of more than 20,000.
This place was also close to a thousand miles away from the Kushui Prefecture. There were more than a dozen nobles' territories in the middle. However, this direction was originally far from Holy Rock City, so these small nobles were all bought over by Rex's people and invested in the Kushui Prefecture.
Rex seemed to have completely given up on these things. The four of them were not in a hurry. They went all the way east. They first had to go around thousands of miles of mountains before continuing southeast.
There were many mountains in the north of the Qinyin Empire. The empire had spent hundreds of years to build this road that ran from east to west. This road led directly to the Jialoulan Duchy. It was the most important transportation route in the north. The death of Great Emperor Qinyin in battle had a great impact on the Qinyin Empire. When they passed by two cities, Salin saw that the security was rather tight.
"Rex, can you still mobilize your people?" Salin rode on a horse and traveled side by side with Rex. The horse's speed was rather slow, which gave Salin a chance to practice horsemanship.
"What do you want to do?" After leaving the castle for a few days, Rex had become more talkative. Her expression no longer looked as if she had been frozen by a frost spell.
Salin could hear her words. She really could mobilize some people. So he said, "I want to contact the Clyde Family."
"Salin, let's not look for other people before we see your teacher." Rex rejected Salin's request.
"I'm not looking for Ainphent. Rex, we have a large number of blank scrolls. We only need a few gold coins to exchange for scrolls that have stored magic."
"Salin, unless we can gather hundreds of Magic Shooters, we won't be able to fill up these blank scrolls. Do you think the Clyde Family has that ability? It's very difficult to make high-level scrolls. The Clyde Family won't have that many in stock. "
"At least mid-level scrolls …"
"I'll do it for you." Rex smiled. Salin clearly had a strong sense of danger. Actually, between the two of them, one was a fourth-level mage, and the other was a sixth-level mage. There was almost no danger when they walked around outside. That was because sixth-level mages would usually choose to cultivate and find a place to build a Magic Tower. Most mages who walked around outside were third-level and below.
As for swordsmen, in the Qinyin Empire, it was a felony for a swordsman to attack a mage.
Salin had nothing to say. He had a large number of blank scrolls, but the worst one was a mid-level scroll, which required at least a fifth-level mage to use. Mages were also restricted in making scrolls. If they wanted to ensure a high success rate, a fourth-level mage could only make third-level scrolls. If they tried to make fourth-level scrolls, the success rate was only ten percent. If they tried to make fifth-level scrolls, it would be good if they could succeed once in a hundred attempts.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
