Rex snuck up behind Salin and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
She had a sweet scent on her, which mixed with the faint smell of the sea. It became strong and went straight into his lungs. Salin expressed his true feelings and said, "I want a boat and a carefree life."
Rex laughed softly. "Heh, that won't do. There are still many things for you to do in Kushui Prefecture."
"What can I do? Other than cultivating faster, the only important thing is that I have a good teacher." Facing the sea, Salin spoke his mind for the first time.
"Do you think that without your teacher, I wouldn't let you leave there?" Rex didn't say Hell of Divine Punishment directly. She wasn't sure if anyone could hear her.
"Not necessarily. But I see that you want me to be in charge of many things, which I don't like doing."
"Father told me about you," Rex suddenly said.
Salin didn't expect Emperor Chanak to talk about him alone before he died. Salin admired the Emperor very much and wanted to know how the Emperor would evaluate him.
"Father said that Salin doesn't have great ambitions, but he can do great things. Don't think that he's just a level-four sorcerer now. His achievements will surpass yours in the future. Some people set their goals too far and end up with no achievements in life. Salin will focus on what's in front of him, and every step is solid.
"Surpass you? That won't be easy. " Salin said honestly. Although he also had Rex as his goal, that was only because Rex was about the same age as him. But Rex's starting point was very high. Even though Salin had worked hard to build his foundation, he still felt that he couldn't compare to Rex in many areas.
"After surpassing level-six, wealth has little effect on magic cultivation. You also know that level-seven magic cores can't be bought with gold coins."
Salin was silent. He also knew that what Rex said was the truth. Both of them had the same idea when they came to Alchemy City this time. They wanted to see how Alchemy City could sustain the consumption of so many Magic Shooters.
Now, the two of them had a general understanding. Alchemy City only used the most direct method — plundering.
Alchemy City was the holy land of magic. All magic materials and knowledge could be bought here. Foreign mages would have to do certain things for Alchemy City if they wanted to obtain these items, such as hunting, gathering, and mining. These tasks were time-consuming, and some of them could even endanger one's life. The Alchemy City's sorcerers handed all these tasks to outsiders and even charged them a fee.
Was that reasonable?
Perhaps it did not make sense, but every year, a large number of sorcerers would come to Alchemy City, full of hope.
"If you want to live that kind of life, I'm afraid it will be very difficult." Rex continued to speak softly. A sense of boredom arose in Salin's heart, but he quickly swept away this strange emotion.
"Rex, it's not that hard. It's just that I have to do something for you for now, and I don't have time to start. When I am free, I will get a boat and circle around the entire Myers Continent, and then … "
"And then what?"
"Then I kept sailing towards the end of the sea. I wanted to see what was at the end of this plane.
"What a … romantic idea."
"You want to say that it's unrealistic, right?" Salin asked with a smile.
"Nothing is impractical for a sorcerer. Do you know what I want to do? "
"You want to find my teacher as soon as possible."
"Heh." Rex didn't deny it. Before coming to Alchemy City, she had thought things too simply. After coming here, she realized that Alchemy City didn't belong to a single person, but a group of people. Wherever there were people, there would be conflicts between factions. Even Alchemy City was no exception.
"I'm wondering if I can still be considered a sorcerer if this goes on." Salin was a little emotional. It didn't seem like something someone his age should have.
"Then, will you still help me?" Rex changed the topic.
"Of course, I will!" Salin turned to the side and made way for Rex to stand in front of the window. He said in a low voice, "I can't let you get all the benefits of this matter alone." The matter he was talking about was, of course, about the Hell of God's Punishment.
"It's a pity that Bitter Water Commandery is inland of Qin Yin. If there was an outlet like Alchemy Port, we could build a navy and come and go as we pleased." Rex ignored Salin's teasing. She knew what Salin was thinking.
"The two ports in the north aren't as convenient as Alchemy City, and I don't think it'll be easy for you to get your hands on them. But north of Phoenix Duchy, isn't there a large piece of uninhabited land?" Salin recalled the blank land marked on the map on the Myers Continent and voiced his thoughts.
"You also know that it's uninhabited land. It's covered in ice and snow for at least four months a year. Who would want to live there? My people went there to investigate. There's a natural deep water port there, but it's also frozen for a few months. If you like it, I can get it there and make you a marquis. What do you think? "
"What's the point of being a marquis?"
"Do you want to be an emperor?"
"There's no need for that. I'll be content as long as I'm a king."
Rex's face suddenly turned red. What was Salin talking about? If she hadn't been made a king yet, it would seem like he was flirting. Salin didn't notice Rex's strangeness. He pointed at the sea under the moonlight and said, "Rex, those emperors want to unify the continent and rebuild the prestige of the previous dynasties, but this idea is very childish. Even the Fourth Dynasty controlled thousands of miles of the sea outside their borders. Not to mention the three dynasties before them. Today, I came to the sea and realized how insignificant my previous requests were. "
"What requests did you have in the past?"
"I want to be full for every meal. I want the money under my pillow not to be cheated or robbed. That's why I studied magic. "
The two talked about trivial things. Before they knew it, the east had turned bright. On the surface of the sea, a ray of golden light rose, extremely dazzling. The sunlight cut through the darkness. At the moment before dawn, Salin and Rex unconsciously held their breath and saw the first sunrise on the sea in their lives.
They had arrived at the Devil's Horn!
Far away, the fog-shrouded island could be vaguely seen. The speed of the ship slowed down. The sailors lowered the sails and switched to driving with magic, allowing the ship to sail slowly into the mist.
Salin and Rex didn't return to their seats. Their senses extended outside the ship, and they realized that the formation of the mist itself was triggered by the magic array. The island was still far away, but it was obvious how huge it was. The mist was at least dozens of miles away from the shore. If it was all triggered by the magic array, even if it was just a beginner magic array, it would be too shocking.
The ship carefully avoided the reefs. Salin thought to himself, No wonder the Devil's Horn can stand in the sea and not be afraid of the Cloud Fleet. If this huge island was covered in mist all year round, and reefs were scattered all over the periphery, it would be impossible to even get close without a detailed sea map. Even though the environment on the sea was rich in water elements, this arrangement was too powerful.
The ship sailed in the mist. Salin silently memorized the route forward, but he realized that he couldn't even tell the direction in the mist. After a few turns, he had long lost the original coordinates.
He was a level-four mage, and his spiritual power wasn't inferior to Rex's. If he still couldn't remember the way, the Devil's Horn could be said to be absolutely safe.
If the ocean currents, geomagnetism, mist, and reefs all changed, no foreign ship would be able to get close. Unless the people of the Devil's Horn allowed it and gave clear magic coordinates.
Both Holy Rock City and Alchemy City had shocked Salin before, but those two cities had been built up for thousands of years, and they were only magnificent. This Devil's Horn was basically a huge magic array that made use of the vicissitudes of the sea for billions of years. Such a method had already surpassed some of Salin's knowledge.
This was the strength of a mage. They had already completely integrated the power of the elements with the natural environment. No matter how strong the Cloud Fleet was, they couldn't get close to the Devil's Horn unless they had the ability to disperse all the power of the elements within a radius of a few hundred miles.
Even a forbidden spell couldn't do that.
Salin and Rex looked at each other, and a thought popped up in their minds at the same time. Who set up this magic array?
When they were a few miles away from the island, the ship didn't make any more turns, and the mist also faded. A huge metal harbor appeared in front of them. The style of the harbor was even tougher and colder. The magic lights on the ship kept flashing, sending signals to the tall tower on the harbor. Many mages came to the window, wanting to see the magic ship that was docked at the harbor.
The people of Alchemy City didn't stop them. They didn't care at all. If all the secrets could be taken away just by looking, Alchemy City wouldn't have been able to occupy this sea.
The harbor was carved out of huge rocks, and three sides were surrounded by tall turrets. Deep inside was a metal harbor embedded in the interior of the island. The harbor was spacious, and dozens of big ships were docked there.
Salin didn't need anyone's guidance. He saw the magic ship that Sandro was talking about right away.
Hiss … Ha!
Many people gasped and gasped. Even more people's eyes were filled with yearning and greed. What kind of ship was this? If Salin hadn't seen it, he would never have imagined that a ship could be built like this.
The keel of the magic ship was made from a huge magic beast in the sea. It was close to 200 meters long. The skull of this magic beast was on the bow of the ship. Its mouth was open, and the two empty eye sockets were inlaid with huge gems. The hull of the ship didn't have a single crack. It was a pure wooden color, as if it had grown naturally on the bones of the giant beast.
There weren't any magic propellers on the side, but there were two huge bone wings folded up. There were four layers of deck, and there were no sails. There were magic turrets at the bow and the stern of the ship. Magic cannons could only be fired in an environment where the elements were extremely stable. Also, hadn't these things lost their craftsmanship?
Other than the magic tower, there were also archery towers of various sizes on the ship. They were all installed with alchemy crossbows. At the highest bridge, Salin clearly saw a simple magic tower.
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