Smearing potions on weapons was even more troublesome than smearing poison. Magic potions were highly volatile, and only a Magician could maintain the potion on a weapon for a long time. Even if ordinary soldiers had potions, it would be useless.
Chaos potions were used against summoning spells, but it was the same for puppets. Even without a mage's command, puppets still needed a certain energy flow pattern to be able to fight on their own. After being damaged by the chaos potion, they would completely lose control of their actions. Not only would they attack enemies, they would also attack their companions.
Necromancers were good at this kind of potion, and elementalists were as difficult to make as high-level potions.
After the wooden spear was reforged, it became a spear over five meters long, more suitable for infantry. Cavalry needed special training to use such a long weapon. However, Salin had drawn magic patterns on the spear's shaft, so the weight of the wooden spear didn't change much. As long as the pirates knew the center of gravity of the weapon, they wouldn't be in a situation where they couldn't use it.
Against headless horsemen, it was best to use weapons like axes, heavy swords, and meteor hammers. Axes could split heavy metal armor with inertia, heavy swords were a favorite of swordsmen, and could use sword aura reasonably. Meteor hammers were rare magic weapons that could not only deal heavy damage, but also had a tearing effect.
There were few swordsmen in Salin's team, so he'd reforged axes for the pirates. One of Salin's puppets used axes. These weapons were extremely heavy and sharp, and even magic armor couldn't defend against them. The only problem was that they were too heavy, and carrying them would waste a lot of stamina.
Luckily, Salin's team had skeleton warhorses, so he only needed to hang the axes on the warhorse's weapon hook.
The forging of these weapons was easy. Metal and wood were relatively easy to make, but Salin still had to make gloves for the pirates.
It turned out that the pirates' weapons were swords and long blades. If they used axes, the gloves needed to be able to withstand strong friction so that the weapon wouldn't fall out of their hands.
At this time, the benefits of having followers came into play. Zola and the four beast swordsmen protected Salin's tent. The pirates kept coming in and out, distributing the forged weapons. With the protection of the four sword saints, Salin and Ainphent didn't need to worry about being ambushed.
Magicians would usually choose a very safe place to conduct alchemy experiments. After all, during alchemy, a Magician's mental power would be highly concentrated, and their perception of the outside world would be relatively low.
For Mages who were used to having everything under control, the lowered Perception meant that the danger was greatly increased. At this time, mages were more vulnerable than swordsmen.
Jorah looked at the weapons that had been sent out one by one, then said to the four Magical Beast swordsmen, "You guys should also let the Lord refine a weapon. From the looks of it, the Lord should have encountered some trouble. Can't you see how nervous the three mages are? "
The four Magical Beast Swordsmen looked at each other. They were not used to treating Zola as a comrade. After all, they had been chasing after him for a few months, and they could not treat it as a big deal like Zola. The four of them were orphans and had been trained by the royal family to be Magical Beast Swordsmen, but they had not sworn allegiance to anyone. Moreover, when they encountered danger, Magical Beast Swordsmen could not retreat.
Jorah scoffed at Yun Liu's system. If you want him to risk his life, you have to give him some benefits. The fates of Magical Beast Swordsmen were not good. Their status was slightly higher than that of commoners, but they were not even comparable to third-rank barons.
"We have just advanced to beginner Sword Saints, and we still need some time to adapt to our weapons. We don't even know what characteristics we need, so …"
One of the Magical Beast Swordsmen hesitated and voiced his worries. In their eyes, it was very troublesome to let Salin refine a weapon. The weapons they needed were not these shoddily made products that were distributed to the pirates. A good alchemy weapon would accompany a Sword Saint for life. Thus, they planned to ask Salin to help them make a suitable weapon after their skills had completely stabilized.
"Hey, have you been made stupid by Jupiter?" Jorah said disapprovingly, "It won't be long before you have to risk your lives. The Lord will treat you very well if you survive. You might even have land in the future, marry two wives, and have a bunch of children. The Lord will even be in charge of hiring teachers to educate your children. You are clearly not sincere in submitting to him now. "
The four Magical Beast Swordsmen panicked. They did not really understand the rules of the outside world. They only knew that following Salin meant that they still had to fight. However, they did not know that followers would receive such treatment. If that was the case, the four of them should not be polite to Salin. Maintaining a distance was indeed like what Jorah said. They had not treated Salin as their Lord in their hearts.
"Is that really the case?"
"Of course. I reckon that the Lord will take the initiative to help you refine a weapon this time, but the next time you do not ask the Lord, the situation will not be good. Do you know that a mage might have more than a hundred followers? You guys are lucky. You can't return to Cloud Flow in the first place, but you can be taken in by a great mage. It is very difficult for others to have this opportunity. You have to seize it. " Jorah continued to spout nonsense, but he was right about one thing. As a follower, since they had to protect the Lord's safety, they could not be polite when it came to improving their battle strength.
The four Magical Beast Swordsmen broke their swords in order to express their loyalty. They could only rely on their cavalry equipment in battle now. When they walked, they no longer had a suitable weapon.
"Mister Jorah, thank you for your guidance." One of the Magical Beast Swordsmen thanked him sincerely.
"Call me by my name in the future. In Qin Yin, mister is only called a mage. Be careful not to cause trouble." Jorah himself was originally a court swordsmanship teacher. Some students would call him that, but he knew that Qin Yin's rules were even stricter than Cloud Flow's. It was fine if the four of them called him that in private, but if other mages heard it, it would cause unnecessary trouble.
"Yes." The Magical Beast Swordsmen stopped talking and began to think hard for a suitable weapon for themselves. Longswords were, of course, the easiest choice. However, they had learned a lot of combat skills, so longswords might not be the most suitable for them. When they were in Cloud Flow, they could only carry swords in the court because of their positions. They would not be given any special weapons.
The five of them stood guard outside the tent. They were already Sword Saints, so the cold weather did not affect them much. In a non-combat state, sword aura was the same as a mage's magic, and could provide a comfortable environment for the body.
They waited until late at night before Salin's voice came from inside the tent. "Come in, the five of you."
Jorah led the four Magical Beast Swordsmen into Salin's tent. Salin's tent was very big. Now that the pirates had moved the last batch of weapons away, there were only three mages inside, so it seemed a little empty.
"Sit down, let's eat together." Salin took out the food he had prepared from the demon ring and placed it on the tarp that had been laid out. He was not a level-six mage yet, and the space in the demon ring was still limited. He would not bring things like tables and chairs. Unless his spatial equipment was like Rex's Godsio Ring, Salin would not consider bringing large amounts of things that would make life comfortable.
Jorah picked up the food and ate. The four Magical Beast Swordsmen were a little nervous. After Jorah's reminder, they had already thought of what kind of weapon they wanted. It was just that they were eating now, and it was not convenient for them to speak. Their hearts were very itchy.
Salin finished his bread first. He used a cleaning spell to clean up the tableware and said to Jorah and the others, "Jorah is right, we might run into trouble. I've already thought of Jorah's weapon. The four of you, in a while, show me your strongest fighting style, and I will design a weapon for you. "
"Sir, what kind of trouble is it?" Jorah took the initiative to ask. He had always been an easy-going person. Whether it was Salin or Jupiter the Great, in his heart, there was no difference. If the lord could not tolerate him, he would leave. Therefore, Jorah was not as restrained as the four Magical Beast Swordsmen.
"Yes, we might run into a black mage."
The five of them were not familiar with magic. Although they had heard of the legends of black magic, that was a thousand years ago, after all. A few years ago, a black mage appeared in Phoenix, but he disappeared very quickly and did not arouse the alarm of the ordinary people. This matter was only secretly spread among the empire's royal family, but it did not cause much of a stir.
"I've fought with a black mage's puppet before. It was very difficult." Seeing that they did not seem too nervous, Salin continued, "A black mage can create a large number of puppets, and the black puppets that appeared last time were simply scarecrows. Think about it, although the black puppets are not strong in battle, there are too many of them. If ten thousand black puppets appear, can you guarantee victory? "
"If we have ten thousand soldiers, we can," Jorah replied with a grin.
"Is there a need for you to say that? But we only have over a hundred soldiers, and the number of black puppets could exceed a hundred thousand. In addition, the combat power of the Headless Horseman far exceeds that of the black puppets, and is equivalent to the level of a Swordmaster. How many Swordmasters can you deal with at the same time? "
Only then did Jorah frown. If a Sword Saint and a Swordmaster were to fight one on one, they could win even with their eyes closed. But in a chaotic battle, a dozen Swordmasters would also pose a threat to a Sword Saint.
"Sir, I underestimated the enemy." Jorah frankly admitted his mistake. Although his private life was a little messed up, he was still very serious about his profession.
"A thousand years ago, the black mages were able to create such a huge storm, and it was not without reason. We have no city to rely on now, and in the Chaos Swamp, their power will be at its strongest. I do not know if other puppets will appear, but there will definitely be Dragon Abominations. If we want to establish a simple position, it will be meaningless. If the Headless Horseman hides behind the Dragon Abominations and charges, we will not be able to stop him no matter how many steel crossbows we have. "
"Dragon Abominations?" The five Sword Saints did not know what that was.
"That is the worst kind of weapon in the world. I mean, to the enemies of the Dragon Abominations." Salin thought back to the time when he had discovered the Dragon Abominations behind the Path of White Bones. Those Dragon Abominations had not appeared anywhere in the end, and it was very strange. From the looks of it now, those things had all hidden in the Chaos Swamp. In the past few years, they had probably cultivated even more monsters.
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