"What's there to be afraid of? At most, the few of us will protect Sir and leave. The others can just give up." Zola was still indifferent to the danger before him. He was confident in his swordsmanship, so protecting someone as powerful as Salin was not a problem. With him blocking the puppets' attacks, Salin could cast spells easily, and his battle power would increase by more than a fold.
"Zola, Ainphent and I both know Fly," Salin said calmly.
Zola was speechless. If Salin knew Fly, he would be much less reliant on him. To be precise, Salin would need him when attacking, but he would become a burden when escaping.
If he had known this day would come, he would have trained hard. It would not have been impossible for him to become a Gold Sword Saint. But if he became a Gold Sword Saint, he would not have been defeated by Salin. He had never heard of a Gold Sword Saint becoming a wizard's follower.
Gold Sword Saints already had the ability to fly long distances, and their battle power was similar to that of a level-nine wizard. Even Silver Sword Saints had the ability to fly for a short period of time, at least three to five miles. But he was only a Black Iron Sword Saint, and it was easy for him to jump dozens of meters. Flying required a higher level of skill.
"Sir, where are we going?" A Beast Swordsman asked cautiously. They were also on tenterhooks when entering the Swamp of Chaos. If it was during the season when magical beasts were active, they would consider bringing a court wizard with them before entering. It was rare to see people like Cang Hong who valued money more than their lives. Even now, they were a little annoyed by the bad weather in the Swamp of Chaos.
Sword Saints could indeed resist the bitter cold, but that also consumed sword aura. Wizards could use magic robes and the power of their magic cores to keep warm. Sword Saints could only continuously consume sword aura, or they would freeze to death like ordinary people. That was why when Zola received Salin's robe, he sighed at the extravagance of wizards.
Although the robe did not have a magic core embedded in the belt, the magic patterns on the robe still provided a certain amount of energy, allowing Zola to be much more relaxed in such weather.
"We're going to a relic from the Second Dynasty." The five had signed a contract. They were Salin's followers, so Salin did not need to hide it.
Zola and the four Beast Swordsmen were a little excited when they heard this. The Second Dynasty was called the Magic Dynasty. Other than having many wizards, they were also the most outstanding in magic armor and weapons.
Ordinary enchantments could maintain the magical effect of a weapon for decades, while advanced ones could last more than a hundred years. A truly powerful magical weapon would remain the same even after thousands of years. As for the magical weapons of the Second Dynasty, apart from being destroyed in battle, they did not have to worry about their lifespan at all.
That level of alchemy was lost mainly because of the gradual decline of human power. There was no longer such a large group of people to maintain research and innovation.
"You don't have to be too happy. Maybe there's nothing there. I have the materials for the magic armor and weapons. I'll make them for you when we get back. " Salin had killed the Tiago Giant Dragon, and there were still many dragon bones and horns, so it wouldn't be a problem to forge five sets of armor.
If the Tiago Dragon wasn't on the verge of death, with Salin's strength, he wouldn't be able to harm a single hair of the dragon. However, Salin wasn't a miser. The greatest invention of the Skocynthians was lending money, which allowed gold coins to produce more gold coins. Although these materials wouldn't go moldy in his hands, they wouldn't appreciate either. Only by giving it to his followers could it be used to its greatest effect.
Salin didn't say anything else. The four Beast Swordsmen practiced in front of Salin like they usually did. No matter how big the tent was, it was impossible for them to demonstrate all their skills. However, Salin's Ice Vision had already captured the energy circulation of the four Beast Swordsmen, as well as their usual fighting style. After some calculations, Salin began to design weapons for the four Beast Swordsmen.
If they needed to enter the ruins, the four Beast Swordsmen wouldn't be able to continue fighting on their beasts. They would have to walk. In that case, those long-handled weapons would be inferior to bladed spears. The handle of the bladed spear could be more than three meters long, but the spearhead was like half a longsword, and could attack in any direction with a small swing. Many of the bladed spears had sawteeth on them to increase their lethality. As for the long-handled weapons, they were more suitable for cavalry battles, as they could use inertia to slash.
While Salin was thinking, Zola and the others began to memorize the map Salin had drawn. The memory of a Sword Saint was amazing, but it wasn't as convenient as that of a Mage. The five of them looked at it for a few minutes and completely memorized every detail on the map. During this time, Salin had already drawn a weapon blueprint.
After Salin had grasped the basics of Water Flame Alchemy, forging weapons could continue to increase his proficiency in the skill. Every time he forged a weapon, it was actually a training session. The more he thought, the more benefits he would gain. Moreover, this was forging weapons for his followers, which was related to his own safety. Salin wouldn't be careless at all.
What Salin drew were four strangely shaped scimitars. These four scimitars all had different characteristics. The four Magical Beast Swordsmen immediately found their favorite weapons. They were even more impressed by Salin. This required not only alchemy skills, but also an understanding of the swordsman's sword aura circulation. Only then could they design a weapon that would make the swordsman fall in love at first sight.
Most swordsmen bought standard weapons and gradually got used to them as they used them. Only a small number of swordsmen would specially forge their own weapons to suit their unique fighting style. There weren't many such swordsmen, and they were basically the followers of a certain Mage.
"Sir, this, this is great!"
"Mm, it's good that you like it. I'll add inscriptions on the weapons. After you advance, I'll reforge them for you. By then, I should be a Magic Shooter," Salin said calmly. The four Beast Swordsmen felt incomparable confidence.
Not many Mages dared to say that they would definitely become Magic Shooters. Salin dared to say so because he had enough resources. While others were still rushing about for training materials, all Salin needed to do was to constantly practice, practice, and practice …
When other Mages advanced to level-6, they had to worry about the materials to build a Magic Tower. Salin, on the other hand, wanted to build thirty-six Magic Towers at once, and each Magic Tower had to be above seven floors.
Other Mages had to travel around the continent for years or even decades to choose a city to live in, but Salin was now building a city that belonged to him. There was a temple in the center of the city. As the owner of the city, Salin lived in the temple.
"Go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, you'll all get your own weapons."
"What about mine?" Seeing that Salin didn't design a weapon for him, Zola asked curiously. His combat power was obviously stronger than the four Beast Swordsmen. Salin shouldn't have neglected his weapon.
"You stay and watch me practice alchemy."
"Ah?" Zola immediately frowned. He wanted to sleep. He didn't think watching Mages practice alchemy was interesting. However, he was a Black Iron Blademaster and needed very little rest time. After midnight, someone had to be responsible for Salin's safety.
The four Beast Swordsmen left, leaving only Ainphent and Zola beside Salin in the tent.
"He'll be in charge of refining your weapon." Salin pointed at Ainphent.
Ainphent rolled his eyes and didn't refute. He had to help. If there was a battle in the future, the Three Lords might not be able to take care of everyone. With a powerful Blademaster like Zola protecting them, any Mage could cast magic with peace of mind and save a lot of magic strings.
With Salin's combat power increased, the pressure on him would decrease.
"I need a sword as light as possible." Zola didn't stand on ceremony with Salin at all. Ainphent was also a fifth-level Great Mage, so Zola wouldn't underestimate him. Furthermore, Ainphent was a rare Necromancer. A weapon refined by a Necromancer was indeed very suitable for his scabbard.
"Let me see your scabbard." When Ainphent spoke to Zola, his expression was cold and stern. He would only reveal a playful expression when facing Salin.
Zola wasn't angry. He felt that only this kind of temperament could be considered a Necromancer.
Salin didn't care about how Ainphent would deal with Zola's weapon. He released Water Flame and took out the special materials he'd accumulated, starting to refine weapons for the four Beast Swordsmen.
The quality of these four Beast Swordsmen was very high. With so many people chasing after Zola, it wasn't without reason that they could survive until the end. Moreover, these four people had made breakthroughs in the process of chasing after Zola. In a sense, they could be considered geniuses. Most people would lose many abilities in times of danger. Only a few people would gain new abilities in times of danger.
Such people, as long as they lived long enough, would basically become the strongest of an era.
Salin had obtained a large number of gems from Goddess Myers' divine temple, as well as some special metals. When he'd ransacked Dragon Tooth Town with Rex, Salin had also collected some metals, enough for him to make equipment for a large team.
He'd simply soaked some of the metals in dragon blood. Now that the dragon blood had dried up, a portion of the mysterious substance had seeped into the metals and completely changed the properties of the metals. Even Salin didn't know what to call these metals that could be enchanted.
He piled these precious materials in front of him like a market vendor placing vegetables and carefully selected them. Zola's eyes were wide open. People who learned swordsmanship would have some research on metals. Zola was not only a hobby, but he was also proficient in metal smelting. But even though the Cloud Flow Empire was incomparably prosperous and gathered the top Mages of Cloud Flow, Zola had never seen so many precious materials in one person's hands.
The Fallen Star Iron was used to refine the sword embryo. The blue Water Flame quickly melted it, forming the shape of a curved sword in the air. The first sword was two meters long, with a small arc and a slender body. Because the material was too heavy, this sword's hacking ability was not inferior to a square axe. Salin had refined a magic array inside the sword embryo so that the Fallen Star Iron could absorb sword aura and reduce its weight.
Other Mages needed to use a magic array in conjunction with the energy of the magic core to achieve this, but Salin had studied the properties of sword aura. He had a good grasp of Goddess Myers' life force, so he could omit the power of the magic core and directly use the sword aura of the swordsman.
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