Baron Pejacques delivered the deed the next day. Salin signed a contract with Baron Pejacques seriously, guaranteeing the benefits he would receive after he defected.
There were no traps in the contract. Using the loopholes in the contract wasn't something that could be casually used. Salin hadn't completely learned it yet, so he had to rely on Ainphent. Salin didn't need to use any magic to control such a small baron.
The pirates rested in Deep Forest Town and didn't have much to replenish. Salin and Ainphent both had spatial equipment. The pirates relied on skeleton warhorses to carry their weapons and tents, while Salin provided their food and water. The main reason was that after a week of marching, the pirates were too mentally strained and needed to rest.
Few people entered the Chaos Swamp during winter, and the winter there was more dangerous than the summer. Some magic beasts were dormant, but there were also magic beasts that didn't fall asleep during winter. These magic beasts were in a state of hunger and had a strong desire to attack. Even the relatively gentle magic beasts would try to attack any target that passed through their territory for the sake of their stomachs. This was also the original reason why no adventurers came to Deep Forest Town during winter.
However, the forest fifty miles west of Deep Forest Town was much safer. The most dangerous magic beast there was a type of bee insect. During winter, this kind of magic bee could only live for a dozen years. There was a large number of them, and when winter came, they would hide in their nest and wouldn't come out to look for food. Even if a creature passed through their nest, these usually violent fellows wouldn't bother to come out to attack.
Gelyi's injuries healed, and he drank the magic liquid Salin gave him. Although he knew that magic liquid was precious, he didn't want his injuries to affect his journey. Leaving a good impression in Salin's heart was far more valuable than leaving behind a magic liquid.
The pirates didn't dare to party and drink for the next few days, afraid that they would violate one of Salin's rules and inexplicably lose their lives in the middle of the night, just like the dozen or so companions who were on guard duty.
Three days passed quickly. Salin and Ainphent had adjusted their condition, and Ainphent had memorized the map Salin gave him. This map was obtained from Cang Hong. Salin missed Cang Hong a little, and he didn't know if he had escaped from the clutches of the Holy See.
In the Chaos Swamp, the Blue Falcon Mercenary Group's team only had two people left, and Cang Hong's losses were huge. His many years of savings in Scottinya had also gone up in smoke. Salin only hoped that Cang Hong's harvest from Goddess Myers' Temple wouldn't be snatched away by others.
Deacon Bai, who had released him back then, had appeared in the battle where he killed Fei Lun. The Church should have found the ruins of the Second Dynasty, and all that was left was to wait for the three Kings to break their agreement.
A hundred riders passed through the streets of Deep Forest Town and entered the wilderness from the west gate. There was still some distance to the west from the forest, but there was no farmland. Other than the farmers who belonged to Pijacques, the rest were merchants who relied on adventurers for a living. The rocks in the wilderness were buried by the snow, forming strange shapes. The wind here was much weaker, unlike north of Phoenix, where the wind was sharper than a knife.
The ground beneath the skeleton warhorse's feet was deep and shallow, but the horse's back was not very bumpy. After three days of rest, the pirates were completely refreshed. The hundred-man team quickly advanced through the wilderness and soon approached the edge of the forest.
The leaves had all fallen, and the forest was not as gloomy and scary as it was in the summer. The pirates followed Salin's instructions and did not dismount, only slowing down and letting the team enter the forest like a long snake.
It was abnormally quiet along the way. Other than the silver-billed ravens, there were no other creatures. The silver-billed ravens were also very lazy. These low-level magical beasts were very smart. They stored a large amount of nuts in the autumn and would not look for meat during the entire winter. Seeing humans pass by, the silver-billed ravens did not even bother to caw and flew away, not staying in the same place.
Just after passing through the forest, the pirates saw a huge skeleton on a beast path. They did not know what magical beast left this skeleton, and there was still some flesh on the skeleton that had not been completely eaten. The skeleton's skull had been cut open, and the magic core in its brain had already disappeared.
Ainphent glanced at Salin and said, "Someone has been here."
"They have not passed through Deep Forest Town," Salin added. He had stayed in Deep Forest Town for three days, not only to let the pirates rest, but also to inquire about recent events. During the entire winter, no one had entered the Swamp of Chaos from Deep Forest Town.
When magical beasts killed each other, they would not specially cut open the enemy's skull to retrieve the magic core. This magical beast might have been killed by another magical beast, but the magic core must have been taken by a human. Those who dared to enter the Swamp of Chaos in this season were definitely not ordinary adventurers. If they were, they would not have gone around Deep Forest Town. That was the only town within a few hundred kilometers that had supplies.
Salin and Ainphent urged their skeletal warhorses to come to the side of the magical beast's skeleton. Salin straightened his horse and looked down. The large hole in the magical beast's skull was very smooth, as if it had been shot by a magic cannon. At the edge of the hole, the bones seemed to have been scorched black, as if they had been through high temperature.
Salin threw a detection spell to increase his perception and carefully observed the wound.
"It's not magic, it should have been caused by sword aura."
Ainphent was also observing. He stretched out his hand and measured it, saying, "This person broke open the magical beast's skull with his bare hands and took the magic core."
The pirates beside the two of them heard Ainphent's words and all took a breath of cold air. Even the skull of an ordinary animal was abnormally hard and could only be broken with a sharp weapon. This wound was actually made by a person's hand. How powerful was this person?
"Don't worry, it's just a Black Iron Blademaster." Salin felt the strength of the sword aura from the scorched wound and quickly determined the person's strength. This was the experience he gained from killing a Silver Iron Blademaster. Other Mages would probably have to go through countless battles to gain such ability. Because no Silver Iron Blademaster would be willing to be studied by a Mage.
"Tell the scouts not to go too far. You guys spread out a little." Salin ordered as he called over Daniel.
"Daniel, release your summoned creature."
Daniel nodded and released Peusius, who was in the Undead Flames. Since the arrival of the three Lords, Peusius had been living in darkness. He did not dare to use the Undead Flames to train and could only sleep every day to avoid provoking the three Lords. Now that Daniel released him, he could temporarily relax. The Undead Flames could not accommodate many creatures. With the three Lords inside, his days were very difficult.
In the Undead Flames, the three Lords also felt what was happening outside.
"Judy Coco, do you want me to go out and help?" Diabinus was afraid that Salin would be hurt. They had signed a contract.
"No need, Salin can deal with a Black Iron Blademaster by himself. Ainphent and Salin's strength are similar, there won't be any danger. "Judy Coco said confidently.
The three of them were under the control of the scepter and had trained to the limit. However, after coming to the Myers Continent, their strength had dropped a lot. Staying in the Undead Flames, they felt much closer to the Undead Plane, and their strength seemed to gradually recover. This made Judy Coco obsessed.
If he could control a Necromancer and make the Necromancer his contracted creature, would he be able to travel between two planes at will? This idea was too tempting. Moreover, there was a Level Five Necromancer in front of him. As long as this Necromancer became a Magic Shooter, his strength would increase again and reach the peak of Level Nine.
Judy Coco was too lazy to help because he was thinking hard about how to turn humans into Undead contracted creatures.
Shang Lan was a powerful Necromancer. Judy Coco and the other Lords were enslaved by Shang Lan, but they also learned a lot of human magic knowledge. He knew that this idea was not impossible to succeed. In addition to the plane's rules, it had never happened before because the humans in the past were too powerful.
Not to mention too long ago, even ten thousand years ago, human Necromancers were very terrifying when they came to the Undead Plane. These humans especially liked some strange Undead. They often lingered in the Undead Plane for hundreds of years, creating a vacuum in a short period of time. In the range of human activities, no intelligent Undead dared to stay.
But now it was different. Humans had declined. Although the plane's rules still existed, the restrictions on the three Lords were limited. A Level Nine Undead had not appeared in the Myers Continent for hundreds of years. If this matter was done, there was no need to worry about the Gods. Because the Gods couldn't intervene in the matter of the contract. As long as they controlled Ainphent, the three of them could move in the Myers Continent justifiably.
I have to make Ainphent become a Magic Shooter as soon as possible. Otherwise, his soul strength can't withstand my summoning.
Judy Coco thought deeper and deeper, not thinking about what was happening outside. Diabinus was a straightforward person. Since Judy Coco couldn't say anything, he was too lazy to do anything. Anyway, everything was decided by Judy Coco. Banchagana didn't think about going out to help. He signed the contract, but strictly speaking, he hadn't seen the ruins of the Second Dynasty yet. Salin's death had nothing to do with him.
Banchagana was affected by the [Absurd Scepter], and his way of thinking was very strange. His idea was right, but if Salin died, the contract could never be completed. He was also responsible for saving Salin's soul and not letting it disappear. Otherwise, the contract would exist forever.
A contract that could not be completed would become his burden sooner or later.
The three Lords each had their own thoughts. No one knew that Salin had already opened a huge net, waiting for them to jump into it. The opening of this net might not be big, but as long as they reached the ruins of the Second Dynasty, no one could escape from the encirclement of this net.
The role of the contract was even above the plane's rules.
Seeing that Daniel had summoned Peuchus, the pirates' courage grew. Peuples' appearance was not worse than the three Lords. He had three heads, huge horns, and the soul flames in his six eye sockets had evolved to purple. After Daniel advanced to Level Four, Peuples also smoothly advanced to Level Seven.
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