"Neris … What did she say to you?" Salin asked word by word.
Rex didn't know what Salin meant. "She's your person. What can she say? She said you intend to manage the north and open up a third port there. That's good too. I'll be reassured if I hand over the Windstorm Nation's business to you in the future. "
Salin was annoyed. Manage the north? He was a mage, not a noble. He didn't understand how Neris had gained Rex's trust. Rex actually believed this little demon's words. He'd thought that with the soul contract, Neris would be an obedient pet. Now, it seemed that Neris was too independent.
If Neris' plan succeeded, it would be a huge boon to Salin. The current duke of the Phoenix Duchy was so weak that he didn't dare to return to Holy Rock City. He would develop in the north of Phoenix and not have to worry about his safety. But what did he want power and wealth for? What he had was already more than enough.
Was Nelis planning her own life by doing this?
"Salin, you don't want to help me?" Rex asked disappointedly. She noticed that Salin's expression wasn't right. In the past, Salin had always been very natural with her. Even at the beginning, he wouldn't be flustered. Now, Salin didn't speak for a long time. He gritted his teeth, thinking about something.
Salin definitely wasn't afraid. When facing a dragon, Salin had bravely charged over. He wasn't a swordsman, but a mage.
"Nothing. Take out the construct puppet first. I'll change the dragon crystal for you now." Salin suppressed the urge to beat Neris up. Since Rex wanted to do this, there was no point in stopping him. Since Rex was tempted, he would find a chance to deal with the Windstorm Nation in the future. Would Salin not help Rex in the future? If he had to do it in the future, he might as well take advantage of it now.
Neris must have seen through this and knew that she had no good reason to refuse. It wasn't easy to raise a demon. This time, it was to deal with three sword sages. What about next time?
Rex was delighted. She carefully took out a construct puppet. The cabin was small, and the construct puppet was lying on the floor. It turned its head and looked at Rex curiously. After the Construct Puppet mutated, its combat strength didn't decrease, but it gained many more human-like flaws. Sometimes, looking at it would make people feel terrified.
A metallic lifeform …
Rex touched the bald metal head of the construct puppet, and the construct puppet calmed down. Rex carefully placed his hands on the ears of the construct puppet, and injected mana into the magic array.
The head of the Construct Puppet was removed, and the neck split open to reveal the position of the Monster Core. There weren't many magic cores left inside, so Rex removed them. Salin took out the dragon crystal from the Blessing Ring and handed it to Rex.
With the Dragon Crystal, the Construct Puppet's battle time was greatly extended, and it could also recover naturally. This way, the construct puppet was even more like a living being. Every time the energy within the Dragon Crystal was exhausted, it only needed to sleep for it to recover.
Rex originally had ten construction puppets, but one had been destroyed by the dragon, two had been sold, and two had sunk to the bottom of the sea. Now, Rex still had five construction puppets. Four of them had been affected by the divine spell that Salin had bestowed upon them by Life, and had mutated. Rex installed the Dragon Crystals of the four Construct Puppets. The last Construct Puppet that hadn't mutated only had six level-eight Monster Cores.
"What are you going to do?" Salin looked at Rex's gentle movements and calmed down. He was where he was today partly because of Rex. Without Rex, he wouldn't have been able to train and accumulate in peace. Without Rex, he wouldn't have had the chance to leave the Hell of God's Punishment safely and obtain so many magic books. Without Rex, he wouldn't have met Joey, and he might be dying by now.
So what if he took a risk? Had he not taken enough risks in the past? How many Mages had such an opportunity? If they worked hard to become a mercenary to earn money, they would still have to take risks. Without money, where could he get Monster Cores? Go deep into the mountains or swamps like a hunter?
Many Mages wasted their energy on this. Even if they could get good Monster Cores, their advancement speed was almost the same as that of poor Mages.
But if he didn't put in any effort, where would he get any rewards? The Mages raised in Kushui Prefecture had to do something for Rex. This wasn't a trade, but an obligation. Salin didn't want to owe Rex anything. He had to earn it himself.
Rex had once said that he was her only friend, and that might be true. The problem was that friends didn't give unconditionally. Friends weren't parents, and Rex didn't owe Salin anything.
"Control those two Mages first. Neris will do it. Do it when the anchor is down. The sailors are on the deck and in the cabin. "
"There are more than 30 Swordsmen. I can't tell."
"Those are slaves. Without orders, they won't react."
"Slaves?" Salin didn't believe it. Those 30 or so people gave him a dangerous feeling. How could a level-four Mage feel threatened by slaves?
"Their powers are stimulated by special potions. They can be sold in Alchemy City. These people won't live long." Rex was very disdainful when he said this. Qin Yin was a country that forbade the sale of slaves. The Glücos family had a deep understanding of this. If there was no hope for people to live, they wouldn't work hard. If a country had a large number of slaves, the country would fall by itself sooner or later. It was already unreasonable for the few to rule the many. If so many people lived in despair, how could you expect your people to be loyal to you?
Seeing that Salin didn't understand, Rex said, "These slaves have to be the first to jump onto the enemy's deck when robbing. When hunting magic beasts, they have to pay with their lives. They're already dead. Don't worry. "
"Why don't they resist?" Salin asked a very naive question. Even though he was born poor, if someone wanted his life, he would definitely resist to the end. Even when he was a beggar, he wouldn't wait for death numbly. These people were all very strong, but they were willing to be enslaved. This was something he couldn't understand.
"If a person is told that he has no freedom and is someone else's property from the time he is sensible, then this person will believe in this for the rest of his life." Rex didn't speak from the national perspective, but used the language of Mages to describe it.
Salin understood now. This was like the magic wolf domesticated by the Caucasians. They took the sleeping wolf pups from the wolf's den and kept feeding them. The pups would treat the person who killed their parents as the alpha wolf and follow them for life.
It wasn't only the Nation of Wind that treated people like magic beasts. Scotia had slaves, and so did Tanggulas.
"Does Daniel know about this?"
"I haven't told him yet. I'll give him the mission when it's time to act. He has to do it." Rex's attitude towards Daniel was completely different. Salin understood. After all, he and Rex had gone through fire and water together, and he had a teacher that Rex needed very much. Daniel, on the other hand, was homeless and poor.
Even though Rex was good to Mages, he would still treat them differently. If it were Salin, he wouldn't tell Daniel clearly in advance either. It would be terrible if Daniel got scared and exposed himself.
Salin stayed in Rex's room for a long time until he finished discussing all the details that needed to be paid attention to. He took another ten level-five scrolls from Rex before leaving Rex's room.
Neris appeared sneakily. Salin grabbed her and dragged her into the room next door. This room was Shika's. Shika was bored and waving her club in the narrow cabin, familiarizing herself with her new weapon. Seeing Salin dragging Neris in, Shika didn't even bat an eyelid and continued her research.
Neris exclaimed softly, "Master, what are you doing? Sister Shika is here! "
Salin hugged Neris. He didn't know how to cast a soundproof kekkai, but he had a way. He released the Water Pattern Shield and formed a huge water bubble, wrapping the two of them inside. The magic patterns on the surface of the bubble flowed naturally. Salin was getting more and more skilled at using this magic. He already had the prototype of Rafael's magic circle.
In this water bubble, external attacks would be blocked. Salin could also freely control his voice so that it wouldn't be heard by the outside. This was his exclusive way of controlling his voice. There were secret metal pipes in the cabin that could be eavesdropped. Salin had discovered this long ago.
"Neris, why are you doing this?" Although Salin accepted Rex's suggestion, he didn't want to clean up Neris's mess every time. If Neris didn't have a good reason, he would have to punish this little devil this time.
Neris's hands were like snakes, hugging Salin back. Her voice was extremely soft.
"Master, that Ferret offended your dignity. I can't stand it!"
"Bullsh * t. Rex said that you're a maid. He wants to buy a maid. How can it offend my dignity!" Salin waved his hand and slapped Neris's hand away. Neris was touching his butt.
"Master, if Ferret is a guy who likes male pets and he comes to touch your butt, what will you do?"
"I'll stuff him into a cesspool and drown him."
"What if he doesn't mean it?"
"That won't do!" Salin thought of Neris's analogy and felt a little disgusted.
"Master, you know what Freddie wants to do with me. But you and I have a soul connection. It's fine if I'm sad, but if I'm excited by him, you'll feel it too. "Neris giggled as she said this. Her hands were naughty again.
Salin didn't pat her this time. Instead, he was dumbfounded.
He knew that this was just Neris's assumption, but Salin felt Ferret's mustache swaying in front of his eyes. This was too disgusting. If Neris was with someone else, he would feel it too. What was that feeling? It was being …
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