Salin became interested in the boat. He grew up by the sea and knew something about boats. The structure of the boat was not suitable for fast sailing, and the arrangement of the sails was even worse. Without the magic array to drive the propellers, the boat would not be able to travel more than ten miles per hour.
However, there was an advantage to this ship. It was very stable. Ordinary people would not feel any violent shaking on this ship. This kind of environment was also conducive for Magicians to cast spells. Generally speaking, when a mage cast a spell that they were familiar with, they did not have strict requirements for the environment, as long as the elements in the surrounding space were stable.
But sometimes, some spells that took more than 12 vibrations to prepare needed a relatively stable casting environment. Riding a horse, riding a boat, or flying can cause casting errors.
Many spells required more than 60 Zhen to prepare, and within a second, a violent jolt on the ship could cause the spell to go wrong.
Salin's perception extended to the bottom of the ship, sweeping past the cabins where the sailors worked. In the middle of the hull, he found an alchemy machine that was almost as wide as one side of the hull. The alchemy machine was more than five meters wide and two meters tall. There were twelve sailors at the front and back, shaking the joysticks connected to the alchemy machine.
Apart from the six magic arrays, there were also a large number of gears and metal shafts. Under the effect of the magic array, the sailors only needed to use a small amount of strength to turn the four paddles on both sides of the hull.
It was a pity that this alchemy machine was huge. Otherwise, it could be used to make chariots. Salin's perception couldn't see through everything like his eyes, but the equipment on the ship was already very perfect. If it could be shrunk and used on chariots, the Qinyin Empire would have used it long ago. Salin dismissed the idea and looked up to see Rex standing in front of the porthole, gazing into the distance.
"Rex, Qin Yin, are there many of these ships?" Salin felt that the magic array on the ship was extremely exquisite. It only needed one Magic Apprentice to activate it, and dozens of magic cores of the lowest level were used to power it, increasing the manpower by dozens of times. Apart from its huge size, this alchemy machine had almost no shortcomings.
"Sit down and talk." Rex turned back and went to her own cabin with Salin. The two of them sat on the floor facing each other.
"What? Are you interested in alchemy machinery? " Rex took out a piece of parchment and spread it on the floor. There was a complicated magic formula on the parchment. She talked to Salin as she calculated. In the Hell of God Punishment, the two of them often did this. In addition to practicing magic, they also talked about topics other than magic.
"I think this alchemy machine is very useful and can be used on the battlefield."
"Hehe, do you know how much this machine costs? With at least 20,000 gold coins, it would only take a Level 1 Mage to paralyze this machine. "
"Then what's with Cloud Flow's Invincible Fleet?" Salin was a little curious. Since the magic-driven device had such a huge weakness, why did the Cloud Flow Empire have a naval fleet that even Magicians could not destroy?
"Even the smallest ironclad warship costs tens of millions of gold coins. Since it's so big, it can naturally be equipped with more advanced alchemical machines. This thing was essentially the same as a puppet. Apart from lacking the blueprints, Qin Yin could not provide the large number of magic cores required by the fleet. The real magic activation device itself is a huge defensive magic array. Have you ever seen a puppet's core directly destroyed? "
"Lacking monster cores?" Salin was even more confused. Qin Yin was known as the Magic Empire. Could it be that it was poorer than the Cloud Flow Empire and could not even provide magic cores?
Rex laughed and said to Salin, "You and I do not lack monster cores, but Qin Yin has a huge number of Mages. Many of them have been training for decades, and they are not willing to use the monster cores to restore their magic strings except for battles. The more Mages there are, the more expensive the monster cores are. Also, the Cloud Flow Empire must have the technology to rear monsters. Every year, Qin Yin has to buy a large number of low-level monster cores from Cloud Flow. If they didn't have the technology to rear magical beasts, their ships would be nothing more than scrap metal. "
The technology to rear monsters? Salin remembered the space in the Hell of God's Punishment. The world inside the metal pillar seemed to be a good place for breeding. However, there were already monsters there, and they were of a high level. They chased after him and Rex all the way. Thinking about it now, he still felt scared.
The sailors were busy until the afternoon before they finally replenished the ship's necessities. Although it was not a ship, Salin's requirement was to travel day and night, the faster, the better. When the ship left the shore, it suddenly began to drizzle again.
Rex leaned against the bed and stared at the magic formula on the parchment, lost in thought. Moisture drifted in from the window. It was cool, but refreshing, and not slippery at all. She supported her cheek with her hand, and her sleeves fell naturally, revealing the emerald bracelet on her snow-white wrist.
Salin looked at Rex, also lost in thought. He suddenly felt very relaxed. At this moment, he did not want to do anything but hope that the rain would never stop, and that the ship would never reach the shore.
Neris and Sicar were next door. Sicar held the bone necklace in his hand, his eyes closed, kneeling on the floor. Neris was lying on the bed, looking like she was dozing, but her ears were pricked up, listening to the movements next door. There had been no sound for a few hours. What was the owner doing?
The rain was drizzling, and there was a flapping sound outside the window. A dark red bird landed at the window, looking at the two people in the room with its green eyes, looking curious. Salin and Rex looked up at the window at the same time. The peaceful atmosphere was immediately destroyed. Under the gaze of the two Great Mages, the bird was startled. It flapped its wings and flew towards the forest on the east side of the river.
"Just now …" Rex glanced at Salin.
Salin continued, "That bird was not afraid of us!"
"That's a Blue-eyed Fire Crow, a level-one magical beast. That's strange. This little thing is very sensitive to elemental fluctuations. What were you doing just now? "Rex couldn't help but ask Salin. Magical beasts had natural instincts. Other than those reared by humans, wild magical beasts did not dare to go near human mages.
Salin and Rex were both Great Mages. Magical beasts below level-four would hide far away when they saw them.
"I was thinking that if there was no Vatican, it would be a good life to continue training in such an environment."
"If there was no Vatican, why would we be on this boat?"
Seeing Rex's strange smile, Salin's expression remained normal. He asked, "Then what were you doing just now? I can hide my aura very well in the rain. You're a level-six mage. You can't hide it, can you? Unless you've already become a Magic Shooter. "
"It's not that easy. Even without any setbacks, it would take me eight to ten years. Just now … I was thinking about some things when I was young. "
"Oh." Salin did not continue asking. When Rex was young, her teacher and Fayern had been by her side. Fayern had died. This memory might not be pleasant.
The two of them fell silent again. This time, Salin and Rex were both thinking about the feeling just now. The two of them had unintentionally entered a state where they were one with their surroundings. Even the Blue-eyed Fire Raven, which was famous for its sensitivity, did not discover that they were dangerous Great Mages.
"Sigh …"
Rex and Salin sighed at the same time. They would not be able to find that state again no matter how hard they tried. If they could stabilize that state, it would be very beneficial for their magic training.
The night was getting late. A magic lamp lit up at the bow of the boat, illuminating the waters in front. The drizzle passed through the lamp and landed on the surface of the river, forming ripples that looked like scales. The cabin became very dark. Neither Rex nor Salin used magic to light up the cabin. The two of them sat opposite each other in the darkness, relaxed, and practiced magic that they were not familiar with yet.
The six elements fluctuated violently in the cabin, and then suddenly calmed down. Every time they released a spell, the two of them would dispel it in the shortest time possible.
No mage's mental power was the same. It was easy to dispel one's own spell, but very difficult to dispel someone else's spell. In the darkness, Salin suddenly said, "Rex, let's try to dispel each other's spells. What do you think?"
Dispel Magic wasn't a spell, but a skill. It was even more difficult to use this skill on someone else than a mage using magic to destroy sword aura.
The principle of sword aura was roughly the same, but the principles of magic formation were very strange. For example, Salin's Water Pattern Shield had the defensive effect of a level-four spell. No matter how good the other mage was at this spell, they would not be able to find a way to dispel Salin's spell.
Salin's method of triggering magic strings through incantations had completely changed. Apart from himself, even if others could learn this mutated spell, it would be very difficult to dispel Salin's Water Pattern Shield.
"Is it very dangerous?" Rex replied hesitantly.
"We can release spells at the slowest speed and start practicing from level-one." Salin was eager to try. This kind of training was indeed dangerous. If one of the two mages harbored evil intentions, it could easily cause a tragedy. Even if neither of them wanted to harm the other, magic was an emotionless skill. If they made a mistake, they would hurt the other person.
The slowest release speed of spells varied. The most ridiculous was an earth-series spell, which required more than an hour of preparation. The fastest was a low-level spell. Even for Icicle, a beginner could complete it in three seconds.
Within two to 180 vibrations, the mage only needed to complete the incantation or activate the magic string with mental power to prepare the spell. Beyond 180 vibrations, the elements would dissipate. If they were forcefully gathered, the elements in the mage's body would be completely disrupted. Even if they didn't die, the magic string would be destroyed.
Mages were all researching how to cast spells instantly. No one had thought about how to delay the preparation time of a spell. That was because in battle, there were skills that specialized in delaying the casting time of a spell. Delaying the preparation time was meaningless.
"This seems a bit difficult!" Rex was interested in Salin's suggestion. She had never tried delaying the preparation time. Since the first day she started learning magic, she had been pursuing ways to shorten the time.
"Then let's begin." Salin first buffed himself with the Ice Patterned Armor, and covered it with a Water Patterned Shield. This was Salin's strongest defense. As long as Rex didn't cast spells above level-five, he would basically not be injured.
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