"Two chapters in a row. There's one more chapter today. If time permits, I'll add two more chapters to make up for yesterday's. I had a terrible headache yesterday, so I fell asleep without telling anyone. I'm really sorry. I'm renting a house. Once I get it, I'll buy a ticket home. It'll be midnight when I get home. "
At the first glimmer of dawn, Salin put down the work in his hands and began a deep meditation. When he opened his eyes again, Neris was already by his side.
"Master, everything is ready."
"Okay, then let's go to the dock. Banchagana. " Salin called Banchagana, who had turned into a skeleton, and cast a cleansing spell on himself. He stretched his limbs and walked out of the temple.
Five low-level Magicians were waiting outside. Salin didn't see Truman. Neris whispered, "I sent Truman to guard the White Rock Mountain."
Salin frowned. He immediately thought that if there were enemies attacking now, the north, west, and south sides would all have a certain scale of walls and fortresses. The frozen coast, on the other hand, was unprotected. Although the dock itself was higher than the coast, it couldn't be used for defense.
The magic cannons that Neris had left behind were also a good choice. If there were enemies attacking from the ice, one shot would shatter the ice. It could prevent enemies from invading from the sea.
It was better to be prepared. The Vatican didn't have a fleet that could reach here, but the Cloud Flow Empire could. Alchemy City's battleship had been attacked. It was better to be careful.
Ainphent and Helene were waiting on the coast. Ainphent was wearing a gray Magician's robe and looked inconspicuous. Helene, on the other hand, was dressed in shining armor that was covered in hollow patterns. If not for the large number of magic matrices in the armor, it wouldn't even be able to defend against ordinary wooden spears.
"That's all we have?" Helene looked at the five low-level Magicians with Salin and asked in surprise.
"And Sicar." Salin's answer was so simple that Helene was speechless. Hunting in the Frozen Sea required not only a sturdy ship, but also enough people. There were so many low-level magic beasts that it would take at least a hundred Swordsmen to spin the wheel at the same time to drag the net. Salin's team was too small. They might be able to deal with a single magic beast, but to deal with something that easily numbered in the millions, Helene didn't know what Salin was thinking.
After waiting for half an hour, Sicar finally arrived from the south.
"Sorry, I woke up late." Shika's heartless manner infuriated Helene. On such a cold day, the wind was like a knife blowing on her face, causing her skin to hurt. She actually slept and made everyone wait by the seaside! But after hearing Nelis's words, Helene knew that Sarin treated Sicar very well. She didn't want to get in trouble, so she could only endure it.
"Everyone's here. Let's go." Salin didn't say much. He led Banchagana towards the sea.
There was a thick layer of ice on the sea, and there was even a thick layer of snow on the ice. Wherever Banchagana passed, the accumulated snow would naturally disappear, and a path would be carved out. Salin turned his head to the left and glanced at White Rock Mountain. On that towering mountain peak, he could vaguely see a black hole.
The magic cannons had already been set up. If they were to shoot at this time, Dobanchagana might not be able to withstand it. These magic cannons were too dangerous. In the future, other than trustworthy Magicians, no one could get close to them.
Ten people and a skeleton walked towards the vast sea. Salin didn't cast Wind Speed on everyone. Instead, he used his feet to measure the width of the ice layer step by step. At the same time, he used his perception to detect the thickness of the ice layer.
Within two miles of the coast, the ice layer was between five and six meters thick. But after they got further away from the coast, the ice layer became thicker, more than ten meters thick in many places. This was a very strange phenomenon. The sea was salty, so compared to fresh water, it was less likely to freeze. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a thick ice layer.
The reason for this strange phenomenon was still unclear, but Salin was relieved. Such a thick ice layer could only be slowly penetrated by Magicians. It was impossible for ordinary soldiers to invade from below.
On the crescent-shaped peninsula, huge stone pillars had been built, forming a barrier. Salin brought everyone to the peninsula, found the entrance to the bottom, and cast a Water Shield on everyone. Under the protection of the Water Shield, they followed a secret passage and came to a boathouse under the peninsula.
In the dark sea, the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship floated quietly, emitting a faint light. It was the magic light specially emitted by the Winged Skeleton, which allowed Salin and the others to identify the coordinates. Salin waved his hand and brought everyone to the bottom of the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship, outside the teleportation circle.
"Bing, let us in." Salin called the Winged Skeleton in his mind.
With a flash of magic light, everyone was teleported into the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship. Seeing the ship, Helene finally understood why Salin was in urgent need of magic cores. From all the signs, Salin had a lot of magic technology, and could make all kinds of magic equipment for war.
This strange alchemy ship was an example. Helene estimated that to make this ship sail to the Frozen Sea, the consumption of magic cores would not be any less than that of her big ship.
She didn't know that the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship had a spirit pool. If it didn't travel at high speed, it wouldn't consume much.
Entering the alchemy ship, even Ainphent was a little surprised. The sturdiness of the ship exceeded his imagination. Normally, a Coiled Turtle wouldn't have such a huge body, and one that could grow to such a size was very difficult to kill. Using a huge turtle shell to make a complete ship was simply a miracle.
The Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship had been remodeled again, and with the Winged Skeleton's continuous refinement, the spirit pool had become smaller. The ship's hull was divided into three parts. The middle was used for resting, the front was the control room, and the back was the storage and energy room. After the structure was simplified, the space had also increased. Salin brought too few people on board, so the alchemy ship seemed empty.
Helene's eyes were sharp. She saw a huge crystal in the control room in front. Apart from a spirit pool in front of the crystal, there was also a newly installed magic compass. That compass looked very familiar no matter how she looked at it.
Salin smiled and said to Helene, "I found your sunken ship. This compass …"
Helene shook her head. She realized that the 20% Salin gave her was indeed a lot. That was because even without her sea map, Salin could use the magic compass to slowly calculate the secret route. Even if it would waste a lot of time, Salin could completely abandon her and work alone.
"Since you found it, no matter which country's laws, these things are yours." Helene had mixed feelings. Did Salin pull her along to express his fondness for her?
Actually, Salin's thinking was very simple. He couldn't invest his wealth into adventures now. If he wanted to develop the Frozen Sea route in the future, he needed someone to invest. Earning 60% was already a very large profit.
If he did everything by himself, he would also have to bear the risk himself. According to Helene's description, the wealth of the Frozen Sea was so great that he couldn't collect it all by himself. Moreover, if he had enough power in the future, he could invest more, and he would still get the biggest share. Be it Helene or Ainphent, they couldn't have too many ships, not to mention warships.
"Bing, let the five familiarize themselves with the operation. You can rest for a while," Salin ordered the Winged Skeleton. He brought five low-level mages to operate the alchemy ship. With these five people, if there was an intense battle, the Winged Skeleton could better control the supply of the magic array and spirit pool.
"Banchagana, you stay here." Salin pointed at the two magic arrays that entered and exited the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship.
The rest of them followed Salin to the cabin in the middle of the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship. Salin found his own room. This room was on the left side of the alchemy ship and took up half of the space. The other room was prepared for Rex.
The cabin on the right was divided into three levels, and was prepared for mages and swordsmen. The one on the left only had two levels. The lower level was a hall that was more than 30 square meters, and the upper level was the living room.
The second level only had four rooms. Other than Salin's room, there were also rooms prepared for his followers. Seeing that there were very few rooms, Zola got excited. He thought to himself that he could stay with a certain beauty.
There were many rooms on the ship, and Salin gathered everyone together to prevent any accidents. Looking at Zola's excited look, Salin said, "Zola, you and Ainphent will stay in the same room."
"Gu …" Zola made a strange sound and complained in his heart. He actually arranged him to be a necromancer. Necromancers, I heard that they all have strange hobbies! I'm a sword saint, am I going to become a necromancer's plaything? He looked at Ainphent, and Ainphent looked back at him with a smile. The atmosphere was very awkward.
"Helene, Shika, you guys choose your own rooms. Neris, you follow me." Salin said and led Neris into his room.
The middle cabin of the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship was nine meters long, and the left and right sides took up eight meters in width. Salin's cabin was only nine meters in size, but according to the standards of an underwater ship, it was not small. Moreover, the cabin on the left was only divided into two levels, and the lifting frame was very high. Under the careful design, it seemed more spacious.
There was a small bed in the room. Salin said to Neris, "You can sleep on the bed."
Nelis beamed with joy. Master finally had a change of heart? Salin said casually, "I'm going to continue practicing Water Flame Alchemy." Saying that, he sat on the floor, took out the unfinished water flame weapon, released the Water Flame, and began to refine it.
Neris was stunned. Wasn't this even more boring than in the city? In the city, she at least had a big enough room. Here? God, she had to live in this house for a few months! Neris almost wanted to hit her head against the wall.
"Lord Ainphent." Zola followed Ainphent into the room, feeling nervous.
"What's the matter?" Ainphent looked at Zola with a smile that wasn't a smile. Although Zola was in this room and had absolute confidence to kill him with one blow, Ainphent still looked at Zola like he was looking at prey.
"There seems to be only one bed." Zola looked at the small bed and felt that his chastity was about to be lost.
"You can live in the cabin on the opposite side." Ainphent took off his shoes and sat on the bed. He didn't rest much last night, mainly arranging his own swordsmen and mages. Next spring, everything in the city would be completed. At that time, Salin would send people to the north to look for mines everywhere. The north had not been developed yet, so there would be many suitable mines for mining. As long as they found a vein, this port city would immediately prosper.
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