"Sicar, how many people are there in your village?"
"More than 600. It's a big village."
"I want to hire a hundred Caucasians and find a place to build a city north of Phoenix. I'll build a castle first, mainly to protect the Caucasians who cultivate. Rex said he'd give me a thousand swordsmen, but I can't accept it. Not to mention that many warriors will attract attention. Even if no one cares, I don't want to rely on her. "
"Why? Salin. "
"Rex's army will enter the battlefield in Jialoulan sooner or later. These thousand swordsmen have followed her for many years. Once the war starts, they'll all want to return to Kushui Commandery. I don't want to participate in such a war for now. The Grand Duke of Phoenix is extremely cowardly. He won't care about the development of his duchy in the north. I only need to build a castle, farm, and develop a port. There's no need to go to the central part of the continent. "
"Salin, don't you think Rex will succeed?" Sicar heard the implication in Salin's words.
"Yes. Qin Yin isn't united internally. What can Rex do alone?"
"She's so nice to you. You're not going to help her?" Sicar's tone showed disappointment. Her thoughts were very simple. Even if Salin wasn't a perfect person, he shouldn't do something ungrateful.
"Sicar, if I don't help her, why would I go to Alchemy City?"
Sicar blushed at Salin's question. She'd misunderstood because she cared too much about Rex. Hearing Salin's words, Sicar remembered that the most important thing to Rex was Rafael's Magic Tower. She still needed Salin's help. Only by finding Salin's teacher could she get the help of a reliable Magic Shooter. However, this reliability depended on how Salin operated in the middle.
"Then let's talk about migration." Sicar quickly changed the topic.
"It's almost October now. The Tanggulas Empire has probably launched an attack. The Qin Yin nobles staying in Jialoulan may not be willing to defend to the death. If nothing goes wrong, Rex's uncle, Prince Sephiroth, will give up this winter and wait until next summer to counterattack when the Tanggulas Empire's agriculture is busy. The battlefield is close to the Caucasian region. Many Caucasians will be recruited. I want to hire all the Caucasians who want to join the army before that. "
"All! Salin, we don't have much money left. "
"Money isn't a problem. I can get it when I return to Alchemy City. What's important is that you go back to Caucasian and pick some reliable people to go to the north of Phoenix."
"I …"
"What's wrong, Silva?" Salin thought that Silva didn't want to be separated from him, and felt a little awkward.
"I'm afraid I'll go the wrong way. If you want me to do this, I might have to wait a few years."
"Haha!" Sarin laughed loudly. Shika hit Sarin's chest hard with her head, and Sarin immediately coughed.
"Ahem … I've thought about it. When the time comes, I'll find someone suitable to follow you."
"What happens after you hire someone?"
"Do you remember Deepwood Town? The place where we met Enny? "
"I remember."
"Bring someone there. I'll pick you up there."
"What are you going to do then?"
"I need to purchase a large number of things, and I can't buy them in Alchemy City. It's too expensive. I need to discuss this with Ainphent."
"Okay, I'll do it." Silva gathered her courage. To her, finding a way was a thousand times more troublesome than fighting. Salin said he would find someone to lead the way for her, but she wasn't very confident.
Salin didn't have anything to say at the moment. His plan was a little complicated. Even if he told Silva, she might not understand. He looked into the distance. The magic lights on the pirate ship were sparse. The night was dark, and the sea breeze was getting harder and colder. Only Silva, who was in his arms, was warm.
Salin took out the last Green Spirit from the Blessing Ring and said to Shika, "Shika, do the Battle Priests of the Caucasus use this kind of gem?"
"You're giving it to me?" Silva looked at the Green Spirit in front of her in disbelief. Salin had gotten a total of two Green Spirit gems. One of them sealed the Wing Skeleton. This was the last one.
"This is yours to begin with. Half of what we got in the temple belongs to you."
"You're a Magician …"
Although Silva was careless, she knew the rules of exploration. Not only did Magicians have to get more, they also had priority over magic materials. When she left the village, she didn't know anything, and her power wasn't even half of what it was now. It didn't help at all.
"You're a battle priest. This profession is rarer than Magicians. Tell me, can a battle priest use the Green Spirit?"
"Yes."
"Good. When you can use this gem, I'll ask Nelis to give you the skeleton of the magical beast and seal it in here. I'll be more at ease when you're alone."
Was he alone? Silva wanted to say: Caucasians don't mind fighting alone. But she suddenly had a sad feeling. Was he alone? She would be alone after leaving Salin.
"Okay, then I'll accept it." Silva nodded. The wind outside her magic robe was getting colder.
The pirates carefully steered the ship below. Without a magic compass, they couldn't scout for danger too far away. The observation tower was occupied by Salin, so they could only pray that they wouldn't meet Cloud Flow's warship at night. The sails were full, and the speed of the ship was raised to the limit. It was almost 35 miles per hour. In the alchemy ship behind, Nelis was drinking tea with Rex.
The cockpit of this alchemy ship was very small. It could only accommodate four people. Now, other than Rex and Nelis, there were six self-aware construct puppets on the ship. Construct puppets couldn't control offensive magic arrays. Rex and Nelis also felt that the ship was too stuffy.
The space in the whole alchemy ship wasn't small, but the four main alchemy engine rooms were completely enclosed and took up a certain amount of space. At the stern was a complicated alchemy ship rudder. Rex and Nelis had to control the direction of the alchemy ship.
This cabin was installed with a magic compass made by Rex. This compass was a bit crude. It had to be replaced later. Because they didn't need to use the paddles, the two were very free at this time.
Nelis made tea for Rex. The green tea reflected in the white porcelain teacup. There was a simple beauty.
"Nelis, how did you meet Salin?" Rex and Nelis were also familiar, so he couldn't help but ask this question he always wanted to ask.
"Master, don't say it." Nelis blinked. She picked up a bubble with her white and slender fingers and played with her fingertips. This wasn't magic, but Nelis's control of power was already very fine. Her nails, which were sharper and harder than swords, could carve patterns on the bubble without piercing it.
"Why do you call him master?" Rex was very confused. She couldn't see through Nelis's Ultimate Transformation and didn't expect her to be an imp. People couldn't sign a soul contract with each other. So, she had always wondered why Nelis was willing to follow Salin with her skills.
"I owe Master a lot of money," Nelis said with tears in her eyes. She didn't act pretentious at all. Even Rex believed it.
"Nelis, if you work for me, you'll make a lot of money." Rex began to tempt Nelis. There were too many swordsmen and sword saints around her, but they were all men. It wasn't convenient for them to stay close and protect her.
"Contract, contract … sob sob …" Nelis' nails pierced the bubble, and she started to cry.
"What contract? Nelis, tell me. I'll solve it for you. "
Nelis couldn't stop her tears. As she sobbed, she said to Rex, "I was still young then. Master lied to me and signed a magic contract. I have to work for him forever."
"What contract is that?"
"Sob sob … I don't know. There are so many weird patterns, a big piece of paper, and messy words. I don't recognize any of them." Nelis said nonsense and laughed in her heart. Rex wasn't simple either. He could tell that he was slightly stronger than Master. But as long as Salin didn't say anything, she would never know her identity.
"Did you write your name on the contract, or did you leave a soul imprint?" Rex asked patiently.
Nelis was afraid that she would say something wrong, so she simply burst into tears.
"Ugh … I don't know. Master made me bleed a lot. It hurts. Rex, let me take a look … "As she spoke, Nelis was about to undo her clothes.
Rex quickly grabbed Nelis's hand. Nelis's heart trembled. She thought, If I bite you now, even if you're a level-6 mage, you won't be able to live, right? But Nelis also knew that if she bit Rex to death, Salin wouldn't forgive her. The problem was that Rex was pestering her with questions now. It was very annoying.
When Rex grabbed Nelis's hand, he instantly felt a chill on his neck. It was as if he was locked on by a magic shooter's magic. There was a fatal danger. Her heart also trembled. She wanted to let go of Nelis's hand, but Nelis hugged her instead. The more she cried, the louder she became.
Rex could only hug Nelis and comfort her softly. "Actually, Salin is a good person. I think he treats you well. Why don't I go and talk to him and ask him to remove the contract between you two? "
A murderous look flashed across Nelis's green eyes. Remove the contract? You want to separate me from Master, right? She couldn't help but grind her teeth violently. Pretending to be frightened, she said, "No, Master will punish me!"
Rex let go of Nelis and frowned. "How can Salin do this?"
"Rex, actually, I like Master very much." Nelis wiped her tears and suddenly changed her tone. Rex was stunned. Nelis continued, "When I didn't know anything, Master taught me to speak and to protect myself. Although he has a bad temper sometimes, I can't forget him at that time … "
Nelis didn't continue. She saw that Rex's expression was a little ugly, and knew that she had said enough.
This Rex had been asking about Salin recently. It wasn't like she hadn't investigated. Last time, she diverted his attention. She didn't expect that Ferrete would die, and she couldn't do anything about the Heavenly Wind Nation for the time being. This time, she came to ask again. Hmph, are you interested in Master? Without my permission, don't even think about it!
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