"Ha, ha ha …" Salin couldn't help but laugh. His pressure was greatly reduced now that Ainphent was here. In his letter to Ainphent, he had already mentioned Ainphent's special contract spell. If Ainphent wasn't willing to tell him the secret of that spell, he wouldn't have come in person.
Also, there was the trouble with the Church. Ainphent had almost been killed by the Church, so he hated them to the bone. The Clyde Family obviously didn't have a good attitude toward the Church either. Since Rex and his teacher hadn't sent any reinforcements, the Clyde Family was still a powerful force.
A young man in a gray magic robe walked in. He was slightly taller than Salin. It was Ainphent, whom Salin hadn't seen for many years. Ainphent still had a sickly look on his face. The curse of the Church hadn't been completely removed. Unless his necromancy magic reached the level of a Magic Shooter, his physical condition wouldn't improve.
Ainphent's appearance hadn't changed much. He had black hair with a hint of blue, sharp features, and a pair of blue eyes. The only thing that changed was his temperament. When Salin first met Ainphent, Ainphent had an indescribable loneliness. It was the temperament of an abandoned lone wolf. But now, Ainphent was smiling as if there was nothing that could make him worry.
Salin stood up and walked toward Ainphent. The two hugged each other tightly.
"Ahem … you're so strong!" Ainphent couldn't help but cough.
"You haven't recovered yet?" Salin asked worriedly.
"I'll get better, but it's just a curse. That person might be level-six or seven. As long as I become a Magic Shooter, everything will get better," Ainphent said casually, as if becoming a Magic Shooter was just a matter of time.
Salin looked Ainphent up and down. "Are you level-five or level-six now?"
"Fifth-level, and you?"
"Fifth-level, too."
"Amazing!" Ainphent praised sincerely. He didn't show any jealousy. Under normal circumstances, his advancement was much faster than Salin's. After all, he was an Elemental Mage and already had a strong foundation in mental power and magic control. Salin, on the other hand, had to start from scratch and explore bit by bit.
But Ainphent was from a big family. Different from a commoner like Walnut, he knew that learning magic required not only opportunities, but also hard work. For Salin to have his current achievements, he must have sacrificed a lot more than he had.
"How long do you plan to stay here?" Salin asked a question he was very concerned about.
"I won't leave for the time being. After all, I can cultivate no matter where I go."
"Very well, then you can stay here with me. I won't arrange another place for you."
Ainphent looked around the spacious and huge room. There were almost no furnishings in the room. Apart from a simple magic circle on the floor, there was only a bookshelf and a table.
"This place isn't bad. There's nothing messy here. It's suitable for cultivation." Ainphent was very satisfied with the environment.
"If you really don't want to leave, how about I build a magic tower for you?" Salin asked tentatively.
"I don't want to owe you too much." Ainphent laughed. A Mage Tower's favor was too great. Although he had a good relationship with Salin, he couldn't accept such a heavy gift for nothing.
Salin sighed in his heart. In the end, Ainphent was not willing to submit to others. If Ainphent agreed, it would be the same as agreeing to help Salin and work by his side from now on. But it was also good. It was more reassuring to have a person like Ainphent as a friend. If Ainphent became his subordinate, Salin didn't know what would happen. After all, Ainphent was a member of the Clyde Family. The cohesiveness of a family was something ordinary people couldn't understand.
"Do you want to have a competition?" Ainphent smiled slyly. As a fifth-level necromancer, his position in the family was almost as high as his parents'. His parents had also regained their freedom due to his promotion, and with the addition of his uncles, this branch of his family had regained control of the Clyde family. Now that Ainphent's confidence was inflated, he took the initiative to challenge Salin.
Back in the Phoenix Duchy, Salin had won the duel between him and Salin. Now, he wanted to win back.
"Alright, what do you want to compete?"
"You're an elementalist. I won't bully you. How about we compete in alchemy?"
Usually, necromancers were far inferior to elementalists in alchemy. Salin looked at Ainphent's sincere expression and chuckled. "There's no rush. You've come from afar. Make arrangements for the people around you first. You haven't eaten yet, have you? "
"I've already arranged for the people around me with a Passatro." Ainphent clearly had a good impression of the Passatro. Salin also gave him face and sent two fourth-level mages to invite him over. The Clyde Family took this matter very seriously and had Ainphent bring a large number of subordinates.
A large family like Ainphent was extremely wealthy, both in terms of money and manpower. Most of the time, these extra funds and manpower were used to find opportunities to make money. So when they heard that there was a new city, and that the owner of the city was Ainphent's friend, the Clyde Family made a prompt decision and immediately gave all their wealth to Ainphent.
Time and money waited for no one. This kind of business family's keen judgment of opportunities was something other families didn't have. It was said that the Scottinya people were born merchants. In fact, Qin Yin wasn't bad either.
"Then let's compete." Salin's expression was indifferent. The quality of necromancy alchemy depended on the level of the necromancy flame. Ainphent seemed confident that he could win against an elementalist of the same level, which meant that the necromancy flame he had obtained was of a very high level. However, Salin had seen Judy's alchemy ability. No matter how strong necromancy alchemy was, it was still not as good as elemental alchemy.
Moreover, the water flame alchemy that he had just learned was the highest level of elemental alchemy. Salin didn't believe that he would lose to a necromancer of the same level.
"How about we compete in making arrowheads?" Ainphent said as he took out materials from his bracelet. The first competition between him and Salin was to make alchemy arrowheads. At that time, he had used a solidified magic array to make arrowheads, which caused the finished product to be incomplete. Now that he had the necromancy flame, that kind of thing would never happen again.
"Alright, let's compete in making arrowheads. There's a time limit this time." Salin was touched by Ainphent's thoughtfulness. His city had just been built, and he mainly relied on crossbows to avoid losses. For the army, the most cost-effective alchemy arrows were the alchemy arrows. Seeing that Ainphent was taking out more and more materials from his bracelet, Salin guessed that he had already made plans before coming.
If Salin's city was attacked, he would need a large number of alchemy arrows. Low and intermediate alchemy arrows could be stored for a period of time. Low level arrows could be stored for a year, while intermediate arrows could be stored for about three years. As for high level arrows, they could be stored for hundreds of years if not used.
Salin couldn't spend all his money on buying arrows. If he had the money, he might as well make them himself.
"Everyone will make fifty thousand intermediate alchemy arrows. Whoever uses the shortest amount of time wins. No magic arrays, no magic potions. " Ainphent took out boxes of metal arrowheads from his bracelet. Apart from the fact that they hadn't been refined with magic, all the other steps were skipped.
This competition had given Salin a hundred thousand alchemy arrows. Ainphent wanted to regain his reputation, and he also wanted to prepare weapons for Salin's city defense.
However, using magic to make arrowheads would increase the quality, but it would require a high level of elemental control from the magician. Similarly, Ainphent's necromancy flame couldn't make so many arrowheads at once. This was a competition of endurance.
After hearing that Salin and Ainphent were going to compete in alchemy, the magicians of Serg Island all gathered at the temple and watched in Salin's huge room. Ainphent wasn't afraid. He gave half of the materials to Salin and said, "There are exactly fifty thousand arrowheads here. If you break even one, you lose."
"You be careful too!" Salin said as blue water flames appeared in his hands. At the same time, hundreds of arrowheads were sucked into the water flames.
Ainphent saw that Salin's technique was unique. It was completely different from the alchemy he knew, so he didn't dare to waste any time. He spat out a ball of green necromancy flame from his mouth and engulfed the two hundred arrowheads.
The magicians of Serg Island gasped. Ainphent's necromancy flame was already unbelievable to them. At the same time, the weapon made with necromancy flame could be used to target hundreds of targets at the same time, just like elemental alchemy. The magicians of Serg Island were even more familiar with Salin's technique. It was a skill unique to Serg Island, Water Flame Alchemy.
It seemed that Salin had received Jason's teachings and might become the master of Serg Island in the future!
To those who didn't know magic, this competition was very boring. Two different colored substances wrapped around the arrowheads, burning like flames. In fact, Salin's Water Flame was a special form of water element. Although the necromancy flame could also burn substances, it wasn't fire but the essence of the undead.
This kind of alchemy was completely different from the usual alchemy using magic circles. It tested the magician's ability to control magic strings or necromancy flame. Using magic circle alchemy required the magician's spiritual energy the most. Most of the energy consumed was the magic core's energy. This was purely manual alchemy, so there was no way to use tricks.
Salin's Water Flame Alchemy hadn't been completed yet. He was very nervous at this time, afraid that a single mistake would destroy the arrowheads. Most arrowheads were made of iron. If the quality was slightly better, steel would be added at the key parts. But to make alchemy arrowheads, fine steel and wrought copper were needed. Many other metals that could store elemental energy would be added.
The amount of these metals was pitifully small, but they were the key to alchemy. If the temperature was too high, these metals would evaporate. Fine steel and wrought copper couldn't store elemental energy, so it would be useless no matter how many magic patterns were carved on them.
But Salin's Water Flame didn't have this problem. The Water Flame itself used low temperature to restructure the metal structure, adding mageweaths and miniature magic circles to increase the damage of the arrowheads.
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