Nelis brought the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship back to the white coast. The sea was frozen, and the alchemy ship entered the boathouse quietly. This natural harbor was too good, and the water was much deeper than the average coastal waters. The Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship was undetectable under the push of the Bone Spirit.
The Bone Spirit was a kind of Undead creature after all, but the aura of its soul was too weak, like a harmless fish in the sea. Even if there were a few Archmages using magic detection, they would not be able to penetrate the 200 meters deep sea to discover the abnormality of the alchemy ship.
The tents on the coast had long been removed. Nelis had been gone for 10 days, and it was impossible for Helene and the others to stay here. Salin would not let them stay either. His city was beginning to take shape, and he did not want others to see through him. During the two days that Helene stayed, her range of activity did not go beyond the white line on the coast.
"Master!" Nelis rushed into the shrine. Salin was practicing Water Flame Alchemy. The green Water Flame in his hand was already the size of a fist, and it was very stable. Seeing Nelis come in, Salin immediately extinguished the Water Flame in his hand.
"Nelis, found it?"
"Found it. Not only Helene's shipwreck, I also found a big guy!" Nelis gestured with her hands, and said that she found the remains of the Second Dynasty's battleship.
"Nelis, does anyone else know about this?"
"That level-3 mage called Truman knows. But I reminded him, and he won't tell anyone. Master, look at this first! "Nelis said, and took out the strange magic cannon from her bracelet.
The magic cannon was only two meters long, with a hexagonal barrel at the front and a square cannon base at the back, and the barrel was firmly embedded in it.
Most magic cannons used crystals as barrels, but the crystal's ability to withstand high temperatures was not the strongest, and various materials had to be added to it. The diameter of the barrel would be more than 1.5 meters. This magic cannon was a pure crystal barrel, and the hollow part of the crystal was inlaid with a long Iceland Stone.
Salin had both the crystal and the Iceland Stone. Although the volume was much smaller, it was not impossible to get. But the rectangular cannon base, Salin could not analyze what material it was made of.
Below the turret was a concave joint. It was obvious that equipment of similar size could be placed on it as a mobile turret. However, when the magic cannons were fired, the recoil force was incomparably great. These cannons couldn't even be mounted on the city walls. Otherwise, if they were fired, the city walls would completely collapse.
Most importantly, because the base of the Magic Cannons was fixed, they could only change the angle of fire by adjusting the magic arrays. Therefore, the range of the Magic Cannons was very limited. This small magic cannon was obviously a movable pedestal that could be dismantled by a Construct Puppet.
If there were two Construct Puppets and a few special pedestals, this magic cannon would have a 360-degree attack range. Everything within its attack range would not be able to escape its attack.
Salin forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart. Although this magic cannon was powerful, it had to be protected. A Cannon Turret wasn't just a pedestal for the Magic Cannons. It also had to have a Defensive Magic Array like a Magic Tower to prevent enemies from destroying the cannons.
The stone mountain to the north of the port was a natural ideal Cannon Turret. It was just that the mages from Seriger Island and Rex's men hadn't arrived yet, so he couldn't install the Magic Cannons yet. It was easy to install, but it would be troublesome to defend it.
"Neris, put this away first." Salin's eyes calmed down.
"Master, why don't I go to the stone mountain and set up the Cannon Turret? I can do this alone. "Neris was more eager than Salin to install the Magic Cannons. Even the Three Lords wouldn't dare to face this thing head-on. With Salin's savings, he could afford the consumption of one battle.
With this small Magic Cannon, Salin could not only control the sea, but also the city. There was enough space on the stone mountain to install six Cannon Turrets. This way, the Magic Cannons could be controlled in six directions, and the shooting angle in each direction was 60 degrees.
"I'll do this myself. Neris, take out the Magic Compass of Helene's shipwreck."
"Yes." Neris put away the small Magic Cannon and took out the Magic Compass from the shipwreck of the Williams Family. The Magic Compass had already been dismantled by Neris and could not be used. However, the information in the Magic Compass had not disappeared. Salin placed the Magic Compass on the ground, sat in front of it, and began to calculate the magic information inside.
The Magic Compass would remember the route that the ship had taken. Usually, to know the specific route, one would have to refer to the sea chart or even the star chart. Salin's advancement this time had obtained countless magic symbols from the Goddess' necklace. His calculation ability was no longer limited to Figaro's magic formula. He could use these magic symbols to calculate any traces left behind by magic.
Moreover, Salin no longer needed to enter the Goddess' necklace to achieve the effect of rapid calculation. Helene refused to tell him the details of the route, so he wouldn't ask, nor would he buy it from the Williams Family. Obtaining this Magic Compass was tantamount to obtaining the secret of this route.
Even if Helene was knowledgeable, she wouldn't have thought that there was a ship that could cruise 800 meters underwater for a long time, find her shipwreck, and obtain the Magic Compass on it. When her ship hit the iceberg, she didn't think of immediately destroying the information in the Magic Compass. Instead, she first rescued the swordsmen and sailors in her family.
This calculation went on for a week. After six days, Salin finally stopped his endless calculations. He saw that Neris had been guarding by his side and was touched. He said, "Neris, make something to eat. Let's eat together."
"You calculated it?" From her bracelet, Neris took out the bread, bacon, fruit wine, and vegetables that were rarely seen in this season. Mimicking Rex, she cut them on a silver plate and placed them in front of Salin.
"Almost. How terrifying. This route is at least ten thousand miles north. The Williams Family should also have mastered the ocean currents and monsoon. There will probably be many dangers along the way. This is a route that I traded my life for! "
The Magic Compass only recorded the direction and speed of the voyage, but Salin analyzed many things from the speed of the ship. Including how long the ship would wait and what direction it would change speed in. If it was a safe route, everything would be average. But the information in the Magic Compass told Salin that there was not a day of peace on this route.
"Master, can we go to the Frozen Sea by ourselves?"
"Not yet. Looks like we have to find a sea map, preferably a star map. Or … "
"Or what?"
"Or we can make warships like the Second Dynasty to ensure a little bit of safety."
"Master, the Second Dynasty's warship was hit and sunk by some magical beast."
"I know. But such a magical beast was very rare even ten thousand years ago. Otherwise, the Williams Family's ship wouldn't have traveled this route all year round."
"Then I'll go dismantle the Second Dynasty's warship. We can use the Thundercloud Wood to make our own."
"No rush. We don't have suitable sailors. Let's wait for Teacher to come. We can build a dock here, and then we can keep making warships as long as we have the materials and craftsmen. "
Salin also knew that Zhu Di Keke could modify the alchemy ship for him because the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship was just a small boat less than thirty meters long. If it was to build a warship more than two hundred meters long, it would not be something that the Three Kings could do. Besides, he and Neris had the same idea. The matter of the Second Dynasty's warship remains could not be known to the Three Kings.
Salin was almost done eating. He meditated for a while, then opened his eyes and said to Neris, "Go find Conan. I have something to ask him."
Conan soon arrived at the Lookout. A building like the Lookout was extremely shocking to the barbarians. The barbarians believed in gods, but they had no faith. This was a very strange thing. It seemed that the gods belonging to the barbarians existed before Goddess Myers, but the barbarians had forgotten their gods.
After Conan was brought by Salin, he entered the Lookout for the first time. He saw more than three hundred towering stone pillars around the Lookout, steps wider than the widest driveway in the empire, and solemn and simple patterns. Even though there were no gods worshiped, Conan still lay on the ground and did not get up for a long time.
In his opinion, Salin and the gods were almost the same. It was Salin who rescued him, and at the same time, sent swordsmen to bring the dozens of surviving barbarians to the city base.
Conan regarded himself as Salin's captive and slave, and had no intention of resisting. He only hoped that his people could live a good life. It was not a big deal to work for a master like Salin. This was the fate of the barbarians. After losing the protection of the gods, the barbarians had been wandering. It was a very happy thing for Conan to have a powerful mage willing to take him in.
"Conan, how have you been?"
"Sir Salin, I have been very good."
"What about your people?"
"They are very grateful to you, and are organizing an army, intending to be loyal to you."
"An army?" Salin smiled. The remaining people of this barbarian tribe were too pitiful. Although they were all young and strong, there were only thirty-three of them.
"Sir, the barbarian axemen are better than the Caucasian. We are familiar with this land and can act as scouts for you." Conan was not angry with Salin's attitude, but explained very seriously.
Salin remembered Conan's skill in throwing the axe and felt that it was indeed the case. An ordinary level-three mage would probably be chopped to death by that axe. To deal with these barbarians, the Vatican only dared to act in a group of one or two hundred people. Moreover, he needed a local bully to guide his development in the north.
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