The sky gradually brightened, and the early pirates saw the shocking bloodstains on the snowy ground and immediately panicked. Salin didn't show himself, but Daniel walked out of the tent and suppressed the pirates.
Everyone knew that these people had deserted their posts and were executed by Salin. The pirates who had originally thought of this trip as a hunting trip kept quiet out of fear. Salin had always been amiable, and the pirates rarely saw him angry. Now, the pirates finally knew that they should never forget the words of a magician.
The Three Undead Kings didn't think that Salin's actions were inappropriate. In the Undead Plane, the orders of the superiors couldn't be resisted. Even the slightest mistake could cause the soul fire to scatter. Salin killed these pirates, but let their souls go, which was already a very merciful thing.
The team set off again. The pirates' formation was neat, and the scouts also explored the way in front. In fact, before reaching the Phoenix Duchy, it was impossible to encounter bandits along the way. Which bandit group would choose such a place to plunder? Not to mention winter when the land was frozen, even in summer, there wouldn't be a single merchant here for a hundred years.
As for magical beasts, unless they were further north, within two thousand miles north of Phoenix, there weren't any powerful magical beasts. That was because there were packs of magical wolves here, and the large number of magical wolves made high-level magical beasts have no space to survive. And the magical wolves were very afraid of the skeleton warhorses, and didn't want to provoke this team. Salin's team almost didn't encounter any harassment.
On the Myers Continent, although swordsmen were the main fighting force, more than a hundred swordsmen had an advantage against less than ten swordsmen. Salin's team was considered strong among the adventurers. Even if the magicians didn't take action, the pirates had an absolute advantage against the adventurers.
An adventurer's team usually consisted of ten to twelve people, and there were at most three swordsmen, usually only two. The strength of Cang Hong's team was already considered strong. How could there be so many magicians in this world who would gather together for an adventure?
In this way, the team continued to march in a solemn state, and in a week's time, they arrived at the edge of the forest according to the plan. The pirates also vaguely knew that it was Geyi who did it, and they couldn't help but hate him. However, with Salin's support, these pirates could only endure silently.
Ainphent started to admire Salin. From now on, Geyi could only follow Salin with all his heart. If anyone knew that he had done such a thing to kill his companions, they probably wouldn't use him like Salin did.
The number of pirates was only slightly more than a hundred. More than a hundred fully armed pirates riding skeleton warhorses through Phoenix had long attracted the attention of the local nobles. But Grand Duke Phoenix wasn't here, and Salin had the Bitterwater Prefectural Kingdom badge from Rex. He had enough power to lead so many soldiers. Plus, there were three mages in his team. Not many small nobles dared to mess with Daniel.
Daniel had already broken through the boundary of the third rank and had become a true fourth rank necromancer. Any nobles below the rank of earl would likely be killed if they provoked Daniel. Daniel didn't have immunity yet, but Salin did.
Deep Forest Town belonged to a first-rank Baron. The arrival of Salin's men shocked the Baron, who thought his town was about to be invaded. There were no mercenaries or adventurers in his town during the winter. He couldn't even recruit such people to fight for him. On the other hand, he only had a dozen swordsmen and a group of peasant soldiers. It was impossible for him to fight against a hundred warriors riding on skeletal warhorses.
When the Baron found out that the other side had a great mage, he obediently brought his two followers and came to see Salin. He had already made up his mind. If Salin wanted to take over his town, he would bring his family to Holy Rock City. After all, Holy Rock City recognized his title of nobility. At worst, he would learn from the Grand Duke of Phoenix and stay in Sacred Rock City.
Although it was difficult to obtain Qinyin's title, once it was hereditary, unless a huge mistake was made, the royal family would take care of these fallen nobles and even help them regain a piece of land.
Emperor Charnak had used this method to win over many nobles. Until now, Sephiroth still couldn't replace Emperor Charnak's position in the hearts of the local nobles.
Salin's large team occupied half a street of inns in Deep Forest Town. Fortunately, the inns were empty. At this time of the season, no adventurers would go hunting in the forest. Of course, even if the inns were full, they would still give up their rooms after seeing Salin's attitude.
The kind of adventurers who would risk their lives for a room only appeared in the stories of taverns.
The Baron waited outside Salin's room, trembling. He had already sent in his gift, but the Magician in the room hadn't replied. This made him even more worried. He couldn't resist the other party's desire for the town, but the Magician wasn't replying. Did he want to kill him?
Salin didn't reply because he was chatting with Ainphent, and forgot for a moment that the Baron was waiting outside. He understood the Baron's intentions, and was a little disappointed by his attitude.
"Ainphent, I heard that the people of Qinyin are very bloodthirsty. Why does this Baron look like he wants to abandon his territory?"
Salin said with emotion. If the nobles of Qinyin were all like this, the army of the Church would just have to charge through Jialou Lan to sweep the land of Qinyin. If that was the case, he wouldn't have to wait two years. Within a year, the Church would send the army to his city.
Ainphent snorted, expressing his disdain. "Are the people of Phoenix still considered people of Qinyin? They're rotten from top to bottom. Which of the cities you saw in the south is like Phoenix? "
Salin thought for a moment. Indeed, he'd almost been caught with Rex in Pompeii. Duke Pompeii's decisiveness and ruthlessness had left a lingering fear in him. He'd even dared to attack the princess of the empire. Although he hadn't succeeded, he'd used this incident to annex Dragon Tooth Town.
The nobles in Qinyin were indeed very fierce. The fact that the private army of the nobles could hold off the army of the Church in Jialou Lan was already proof of their strength. Apart from the fact that Emperor Chanak's death had caused Qinyin to lose its morale, the nobles of Qinyin were much stronger than Scotia's in terms of combat ability.
"If that's the case, we'll save ourselves some trouble."
"You want to rob me?" Ainphent was shocked. Although he'd dared to kill Baron Cook, he'd had to do it for his own life. If Salin started a war here, Sacred Rock City would be displeased. Although Duke Phoenix was weak, he was in Sacred Rock City. There would definitely be people around him who could give him ideas. By then, Duke Phoenix would only need to spend some money, and the nobles in the House of Commons would mobilize an army to attack.
The Clyde Family was good at business, not war.
"What's there to rob? I'll buy it directly from this baron," Salin said casually.
"This … is a hereditary territory."
"Just let him join Princess Rex. There's plenty of land in the north. Give him a bigger piece. Ainphent, why don't you be a baron here? "
"Baron? Are you kidding? I'm a Magician! "
"Ainphent … you've changed." Salin sighed as he saw Ainphent's hesitation. Back then, Ainphent was such a decisive person. Now, he'd become a mature and prudent fellow.
"I … have to think about my parents. They've done too much for me." Ainphent's tone became heavy. Salin didn't know what to say after hearing Ainphent's words. If his parents were still here, he would definitely think the same way as Ainphent.
The room was quiet. The Baron, who was waiting outside, was sweating profusely despite the cold weather. The people in the room could decide his fate, but they'd already forgotten that he was waiting here.
"Hey, I'll make a fair deal. I'll just sign a contract with this baron. Rex will be back soon. Then, I'll give him a hereditary territory in the north. Just try to make it as big as possible. After all, the land there can produce some food in a year. I'm not robbing. "
Ainphent thought about it and could only clench his teeth. "Okay, then I'll do this with you. Even if Duke Phoenix is bewitched by someone, he might not dare to do anything against two Archmages."
"It's good that you understand. The court mages will support Rex. Don't say this to anyone. Remember this." Salin reminded Ainphent directly. Even if Duke Phoenix attacked Deep Forest Town because of this, he wouldn't be able to get the mages. Without the support of the mages, Rex wouldn't have to worry too much.
Ainphent was smart enough to understand Salin's words immediately.
"Huh? Seems like the baron is still waiting outside! "Salin suddenly called out.
"Huh? I thought you let him outside on purpose to scare him. "Ainphent's answer made Salin not know whether to laugh or cry. Although he had the power of a leader, he was still a man who'd just become an adult. He hadn't truly experienced how others viewed him. If he didn't say anything, how would the baron dare to leave?
"Poor baron, just let him in." Salin raised his voice and dispersed the clouds created by the Cloud Walking Spell. "Baron, please come in."
The baron waiting outside felt like he'd been pardoned by this short sentence. The feeling of being on tenterhooks outside was even worse than killing him. If he waited for too long, he would probably go crazy.
The door was pushed open with a squeak. Salin and Ainphent looked outside at the same time. They saw a middle-aged man who was sweating and a little chubby. The man was wearing a formal suit. He was even more fancy than the actors on stage. The blonde hair in front of his forehead was stuck to his eyebrows because of too much sweat. The only problem with the baron's attire was that he wore a formal suit, but didn't carry a sword.
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