In the northern winter, the sun rose very late. When Salin woke up, the sky was not yet bright. The shadow of the temple was very long. Hundreds of undead hid in the shadows, allowing the people in the temple to sleep peacefully.
Salin stretched and stood in front of the window. There was not a trace of snow on the square. The huge magic circle emitted weak elemental power on the white ground.
A slim figure walked from the east and stepped onto the stairs of the temple.
Helene? Why is she here so early?
Behind the pillars of the temple, two swordsmen appeared and blocked in front of Helene. Helene said something in a low voice. The two swordsmen shook their heads and did not let Helene enter the temple. Salin thought for a moment and returned to the bedside. He said to the magic circle, "Let her in."
The temple had been built to the fourth floor. Salin's residence was at the top, occupying the space of the first floor. There were only two people living on the entire floor, Salin and Neris.
Neris had already gotten up. She ran to Salin's room and helped him change his clothes. She asked, "Master, why are you here so early?"
"Helene is here."
"Why is she here?" Neris helped Salin fasten his belt, looking surprised.
Salin thought for a moment and said, "You seem to know that she will come."
Neris shrugged. No matter what she did, she could not escape Salin's sensing of the contract. However, Salin did not care what she was doing. After changing his clothes, he brought Neris to the second floor of the temple.
The third floor was occupied by the mages of Serrig Island. Most of them had not woken up yet, so Salin did not alarm anyone. Only Zola noticed Salin's movements and followed him to the second floor.
Salin did not refuse. When Silva was not here, Zola could replace Silva's position. Zola's swordsmanship was obviously very good. In terms of strength, Zola was not as good as Silva, but in terms of fighting skills, Silva was too far behind. Under normal circumstances, Silva was obviously not Zola's match.
The second floor had more rooms, but it was still empty. This temple was for Salin's followers to live in. There would be a huge plane teleportation circle built underground.
"Salin." Helene bumped into Salin in the corridor and blushed. Salin nodded, pointed to the door, and entered the room first. This room was Salin's spare room for refining equipment. It was very spacious and filled with a large amount of alchemy materials. However, Salin wasn't good at alchemy using magic arrays, so he didn't build an alchemy platform.
He came to a table and sat down, saying, "Nelis, bring a chair for Helene."
Helene sat down uneasily. She had thought about what she wanted to say the entire night, but she was at a loss for words.
Neris took out a delicate stove, poured magic powder into the groove, lit it, and boiled water to make tea. Helene's heart calmed as she watched Neris's natural and smooth movements. This was the first time she had fallen in love with a man. She couldn't back down just like that. At this thought, Helene said, "Salin, I heard that you need a large number of monster cores?"
"Did Neris tell you?"
"Yes, I heard that you can go out to sea in this season. It's December now. If you go to the Frozen Sea, you can return in March." Helene looked into Salin's blue eyes and suddenly became very calm.
"I see. Helene, you don't lack money now, do you?" Salin asked with a smile.
"How can I not? If I follow your and Ainphent's plan, I won't be able to get financial support from my family in the future." Only then did Helene remember that even if Salin didn't lack monster cores, she was also in urgent need of money. If she sold the route to the Frozen Sea, her family wouldn't continue to support her adventure.
"Yes, Zola, call Ainphent over." Salin didn't say anything else and went to instruct Zola.
Helene didn't expect Salin to agree to this matter without asking any questions. She thought it would be very difficult to convince Salin to go out to sea.
The people in the temple woke up one after another. Nelis walked to the door and ordered in a low voice to have breakfast sent here. Salin poured tea for Helene and said, "I still have two warships that I can use now, but they can only go south. You can't go to the Frozen Sea. This time, I'll provide a special ship. You can't bring anyone with you. Are you willing? "
Helene hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Salin said, "It's the same for Ainphent. When we sign the contract later, it will be mentioned. Except for my people, the two of you can only go alone. When summer comes, I'll organize a fleet to go on an expedition. At that time, it won't be like this. "
Salin first made things clear. His Coiled Turtle alchemy ship needed to be kept a secret for the time being. Although this thing would be known sooner or later, if there was a sea war in the future, before the enemy knew that he had such a ship, he still had a certain advantage. If the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship wanted to attack the enemy, it would also be within the attack range of the Magic Shooter. Salin had to be careful.
He also planned to go to the Frozen Sea first. With the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship, he wasn't afraid of icebergs. As long as the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship didn't fly too fast, it wouldn't be damaged even if it hit an iceberg head-on at a normal speed. The magic compass obtained from Helene's shipwreck had been installed on this ship. Salin had long been well-prepared, just waiting to go out to sea.
The construction of a city required a large number of magic cores. Almost every building had to be drawn with magic arrays. This was unimaginable in the past. But now that the three lords were doing the hard work, Salin immediately raised the standard of the city's defense.
Normally, his city only needed two swordsman battalions. But this was a isolated city. If a war broke out, Salin wouldn't have any reinforcements. So he had to expand the establishment of the army and arm the city to the teeth.
Before the mages from Seriger Island came, Salin had to rely on himself. The magic cannons from the battleships of the Second Dynasty also consumed a large number of magic cores. If he didn't go to the Frozen Sea, he could only go to the Alchemy City to buy enough magic cores. Salin didn't want to go to the Alchemy City now. That place gave him a feeling of danger.
Ainphent quickly arrived. The door of the alchemy room was closed. There were only five people left in the room: Salin, Zola, Neris, Ainphent, and Helene. Salin took out the prepared contract and spread it on the table, one for each person.
Helene looked at the prepared contract and suddenly felt a little depressed. It seemed that even if she didn't mention it, Salin would still discuss with her about going to the Frozen Sea immediately.
Ainphent looked at the words on the contract carefully. The contract didn't have any tricks, but it strictly stipulated that everything about this trip must be kept secret.
Not many people knew about the existence of the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship. Among the mages from Seriger Island, only Truman, Daniel, and Rex knew about it. The three lords knew about it, but they had already become controlled summoned creatures.
"What do you think? Do you agree?"
Zola didn't say anything. He directly picked up the magic pen and wrote his name on the contract. The contract automatically burned and turned into a green smoke.
Ainphent smiled and directly imprinted his spiritual mark on it. His contract also burned clean.
Helene patiently read the contract. The contract also included the division of the profits from the expedition. The way it was written was that she and Ainphent would each take 20%, Salin would take 30%, and the last 30% would be kept in the city's treasury.
Salin also left his spiritual mark on the contract. Helene saw that Salin had also signed the contract, so she had to write her name on the contract. Nelis didn't sign the contract, but after Helene signed the contract, a magic circle lit up between the five of them. With a flash, the contract officially came into effect.
"Okay, let me get ready. We'll leave at noon. You go back and arrange your men. They have to listen to our orders while we're away. "
As they were talking, someone knocked on the door. Ainphent removed the Silence Kekkai. Daniel outside the door said, "Master, Sid is back."
"Ah?" Salin jumped up and directly rushed to the door. He said to the people behind him, "Go do what you need to do. See you at the port at noon."
Helene was shocked. She hadn't known Salin for a long time, but she had never seen him so excited. It could even be said that he lost his composure. She doubtfully asked Nelis, "Who's Sid?"
She didn't realize because the name was a bit neutral.
"Well, you'll know soon." Nelis clenched her teeth. Master was so happy that Sid was back. It seemed that Helene's matter couldn't be settled.
Salin quickly rushed out of the temple. His physical fitness was close to that of a swordsman. Daniel couldn't even catch up from behind. He could only shout, "Master, they're coming!"
Salin didn't listen to what Daniel said. After being separated for so long, he realized that he really missed Sid. No wonder he didn't have the mood to do anything recently. He could only forge weapons and armor for the swordsmen on Seriger Island every day. It was boring.
Black clouds spread around Salin's body. Salin rose into the air and flew towards the west of the city. Even the revenants who were busy building houses felt the changes in the sky. Salin's mental fluctuations were intense. He didn't hide and instantly increased his speed to the maximum.
Sid was back!
Salin felt warm in his heart. He had never felt this way before. The only thing that could compare to this feeling was probably the moment when he reunited with Jason. But that feeling was too complicated. It wasn't as direct as now. Salin just wanted to see Sid as soon as possible. He activated Icy Vision and looked down.
In the distance, a huge group was rushing towards the city center from the west. Salin scanned with his perception. There were at least two thousand people! Did Sid bring all of them back? Salin did a simple observation. They were all Caucasians. Their faces were simple and unadorned, supporting the old and the young. Each of them was armed with a simple weapon. Didn't he ask Rex to send gold coins last time?
Salin didn't continue thinking. He directly jumped down from the sky. He already saw Sid's figure.
Buzz!
The air vibrated violently. Salin felt his eardrums were about to burst. A huge stick swept towards him.
"Sid, it's me!"
"I know." Sid's stick didn't stop. Salin quickly released a string of small Water Shield. With a series of puffs, Salin turned around in the air and landed on the ground. The twelve Water Ripple Shields were all smashed by Shika's staff.
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