[Teardrop, I don't know which wicked hacker is playing with my computer. If it happens again tomorrow, I'll format all the disks and let him plant a Trojan horse! I hate all hackers, so I don't read hacker novels.]
"My enemy is far more powerful than you can imagine. Even I don't have the confidence to survive. You followed me in the beginning because you didn't have a choice. Now, I'll give you a chance to choose. " Salin's expression was as if he was repeating something that had nothing to do with him. His blue eyes were as pure as spring lake water. Clear and cold.
The four Magical Beast Swordsmen looked at each other, suddenly not knowing how to answer. Actually, even if they left Salin, they wouldn't have a good life, unless Jupiter the Great stopped looking for them.
Zola asked seriously, "If I choose to leave, this sword will be taken back, right?"
The sword Zola was talking about was the Teardrop that Ainphent had forged for him.
"That's for sure." Salin answered without hesitation.
"Then I won't leave." Zola's answer was also very firm. He had his own plans. He didn't know how those three powerful revenants were controlled by Salin. If he left, Salin might end up like the Three Kings if he didn't mean what he said. That would be the worst outcome.
"My Lord, we are willing to follow you until death." The four Magical Beast Swordsmen answered together.
"Alright, you can stay here for now. Practice your swordsmanship in front of me for four hours every day. I'll make a new set of equipment for you."
"Master!" A white figure rushed through the door and threw herself directly into Salin's arms. Salin's perception surpassed that of a level-six Mage, but he didn't foresee it in advance. Nelis hugged Salin tightly, feeling his heartbeat, but said, "You really didn't die, you didn't die!"
The four Magical Beast Swordsmen were stunned. Zola's gaze became hot, but Ainphent shrank his body and tried to stay away from Nelis. As a necromancer, he didn't know why he would be afraid of a maid without any rank. Ainphent suspected that this was a psychological trauma from back then. At that time, Nelis was indeed a terrifying existence. And now, he still couldn't figure out Nelis's strength.
Zola had never seen Neris' violent side. He grinned as he watched Salin push Neris away and asked, "Sir, who is this beautiful lady?"
Salin pushed Neris away, but Neris was not angry. She went back to Salin and held his hand, looking him up and down.
"Neris!" Salin raised his voice. In front of his new follower, he had to maintain some dignity.
"Master, are you going to punish me?" Neris's voice was full of temptation. Salin's heart skipped a beat. He remembered Neris's interpretation of punishment. At this moment, he saw Zola's blazing gaze.
Oh no, Zola even dared to sleep with Jupiter the Great's daughter. He would definitely pester Nelis. With Nelis's personality, she might very well eat Zola to experience the taste of a Sword Saint. Salin remembered very clearly that Neris was very interested in the bodies of experts. This interest was based on her appetite.
"This is my servant, Neris. This is Zola, Vian, Hingis, Gauss, Lola, my followers. While you protect me, you also have to protect Neris's safety. "
"I swear on my life …"
Salin interrupted Zola's oath and said, "Your life is mine."
Zola looked at Neris with some disappointment. He could also see that the relationship between Salin and his maid was not ordinary. But he did not mind. If Neris favored him, he did not care who Neris was before. What made him disappointed was that Neris did not look at him from beginning to end. To be precise, Neris had been thinking about Salin since she walked into this room.
"You guys rest first." What Salin wanted to say was interrupted by Neris. He felt that there was no hurry. If he wanted to train the army according to his plan, it would take more than a year to take shape. To reach the level of the elites under Rex, he would probably need ten times the time.
After Zola and the others left, Salin said to Neris, "Neris, Zola is a Black Iron Sword Saint, but he has the fighting strength of a Silver Sword Saint. Don't harm him."
"Harm him? Why would I? " Neris replied with a smile. This Zola looked like a pervert. She did not have to do it herself. When Rex returned, there would be a lot of fun.
Salin saw Neris's shameless look and felt helpless. Salin couldn't guarantee that Neris wouldn't do anything.
"Ainphent, I have something to say to Salin. Go out for a while." Neris ordered Ainphent unceremoniously. Ainphent's mouth moved, but he did not refute or get angry. He left Salin's room obediently. If there was anyone in this world that he was afraid of, it would be Neris.
Even when facing the three lords, Ainphent was only excited and nervous. Only when facing Neris did he have an indescribable fear in his heart. He did not know why, nor did he want to know. Fortunately, Salin was his friend, which made him feel slightly better.
After Ainphent left, Neris said seriously, "Master, you have to hurry up."
"What?"
"The progress of the city construction is too slow. Also, we have too few troops."
"I know. But this time, Ainphent and I have subdued the three lords. In the future, we will have about five thousand revenants that we can summon and use at any time. As for the city construction, I think we can start building magic towers. "
"Master, do you really think Ainphent is reliable?"
"Reliable? Did you notice something?" Salin asked.
"No, I realized that he is always avoiding me." Neris said doubtfully. She did not know that Ainphent was avoiding her because he had an indescribable fear of her from the bottom of his heart. This was the sensitive instinct of a necromancer.
"Don't think too much. Ainphent is about as reliable as Rex. He is not as reliable as you and Sicar. "
"Of course." Neris puffed out her chest. But in her heart, she thought, Master thinks I am reliable? This is not a good thing. I will probably have to do more work in the future. It was so good in the past. There were many things that Master did not trust her to do. She had enough time to sleep and evolve.
"How is Jupiter?" Salin thought of the pirates he left behind and asked Neris.
"Very good. He is very active in training warriors."
"What about the five hundred swordsmen that Ainphent brought?"
"Not bad, but their strength …"
"Strength is trained. A few battles will be enough. They have a good foundation. " Salin asked one by one. After he left, the city base was actually managed by Neris. She was also the highest commander among the people who stayed behind.
The two talked until late at night. Salin sorted out all the things after he left and started planning for the future.
First, they needed to name the city. This was not too important and did not need to wait for Rex to come back to discuss it. Then there was the issue of army size. This city was four miles wide from north to south and six miles long from east to west. It was not big. At least compared to some of the central cities of the empire, it could only be considered small among the medium-sized cities.
Even so, to defend this city, they would need a lot of soldiers. On the east defense line, they needed at least one swordsman battalion, three swordsman battalions on the north and south, and on the east coast, apart from the necessary swordsman battalion, they also needed a navy.
No matter how streamlined it was, such a big city would need more than sixty thousand soldiers to defend. If it was less than this number, when there was an intense battle, there would be no possibility of changing the soldiers, and the city would completely collapse in a few days.
This number was not exaggerated. Although the city was built with the Magic Tower as the main defense force, mages needed to rest and could not fight continuously. Even Seriger Island kept swordsmen, not to mention Salin's land city.
The city defense's alchemy crossbow required four soldiers to use. No matter how Salin planned, the basic defense force could not be any less.
Rex promised to bring ten thousand people. If he had the opportunity to go to sea next spring, he could continue to clear out pirates and gather ten thousand people. The remaining forty thousand soldiers would be hard to fill.
The three kings could summon about five thousand undead to be stationed in the Myers Continent for a long time. This was the limit of their current strength. If Rex could produce a large number of Battle Puppets, together with the undead, he could gather the strength of a battalion. The combat power of this battalion was equivalent to two elite swordsman battalions, but the consumption was greater. The Battle Puppets were driven by low-level magic cores. To form a combat power with five thousand undead, they also needed a mage to command them.
Salin let the three kings command the undead to start expanding the city, and then gathered everyone around him to discuss the expansion of the army.
"Master, if Sister Sica brings back enough people, we can form a battalion alone." Nelis said to Salin seriously this time. Salin was a little reluctant. He felt that he owed Sica too much, and did not want Sica's people to be involved in the conflict with the Vatican.
"Master, even without you, the Caucasian's life will become more and more difficult. If they can reproduce in the north, sacrifices are necessary. "Nelis's tone was exactly the same as some university professors in history books. Salin nodded. He knew that Nelis was right, but he felt uncomfortable.
"There are many priests among the Caucasian. Let them mix with the barbarians, and their combat power will increase a lot." Nelis kept egging him on.
"I know, this is feasible."
"Sir, we can also buy mercenary groups." Zola suggested. He now knew that Salin was very rich, but he did not have many people for the time being.
"Buy mercenary groups?"
"Yes, it is impossible for some new nobles to have any foundation. Private soldiers are obtained by buying mercenary groups."
"What about loyalty?" Salin thought, even if mercenaries had credibility, they would not have loyalty. His city was very important, and he would never feel at ease handing it over to mercenaries. If the Nut Mercenary Group had not been schemed against by Ainphent, he and Ainphent would have died in Baron Cook's castle, and they would not be here today.
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