Seeing that Salin didn't answer him, Ainphent became anxious and said, "Salin, we don't have to take the risk. No one will know about this route for the time being, so you can control it for at least five years. You don't have to spend too much energy on it.
"I know, Ainphent. But those magical beasts seem to have gone crazy. There must be something extraordinary. Let's find a place to wait. When the magical beasts return to normal, we can go back and take a look. Even if it's just some bone fragments, it'll be good."
Ainphent sighed. What was the point? This was your territory for now anyway. Outsiders couldn't interfere. There were all kinds of materials everywhere. Why take the risk? He was thinking for Salin's sake. After all, Zola and Shika couldn't move in deep water on Salin's ship. If anything happened, the two would be in great danger.
Salin still only smiled and said to Helene, "Go rest for a few hours. We'll find an island up ahead to stop."
"Okay." Helene nodded in agreement. She was exhausted just now. Salin telling her to rest was exactly what she wanted. She was in a hurry to return to her room and took off the dirty handkerchief from her head.
Seeing that Helene had left, Salin said to Ainphent, "Ainphent, I don't think Helene is strong enough to leave the Williams family. If she can't do it in the end …"
Ainphent's eyes flashed. There was a rare look of determination in him recently. He just nodded. After all, he and Helene weren't really good friends. He had too few friends in the four families. Thinking of this, he said to Salin, "If Helene can't do it, I'll help you find another suitable candidate."
Ainphent was very clear about what Salin needed. Salin wanted a role model, a role model that could make a fortune in his city. As long as there was such a temptation, countless funds would be poured in.
The amount of money needed to run a city wasn't a small amount. Even a small town would require several hundred thousand gold coins. And the annual tax revenue was only a few thousand gold coins. Unless he created a city like Alchemy City, Salin might as well not recruit anyone and just hunt in the Frozen Sea.
The problem was that Salin's plan did not stop there. He wanted this city to expand and form a central area in the entire north. Countless people would come to cultivate and make a living. Once this situation was opened up, the city would have good soldiers and would recruit more experts. At that time, even if the army of the Church attacked, Salin would have the power to protect himself.
Take Alchemy City for example. Apart from having a large number of magicians, many families within the Qinyin Empire had invested in the city. Once war broke out, those families would send out helpers to help Alchemy City fend off the enemy.
On this basis, Alchemy City cultivated its own fields and was self-sufficient in food. It was an independent kingdom. With these foundations in place, Alchemy City was able to open up a territory on the sea and control an area of thousands of miles. Even Yun Liu's Invincible Fleet rarely came to harass them.
Salin's goal was obviously to build a core city that would not be inferior to Alchemy City. As such, it was normal for him to absorb funds. Alchemy City also used all sorts of scarce resources as bait to lure countless wealthy people across the continent into investing huge sums of money in Alchemy City.
Hearing that Ainphent could introduce him to better candidates, Salin was overjoyed. Helene was not the type of person Salin liked to work with. Although she was ambitious, she was not the same type of person as Salin.
"The person you're introducing is also from the four families?"
"Yes, the Roland family. Not directly related, but her father is very powerful and has a lot of assets in Jialoulan."
"Her?" In Qin Yin's language, the pronunciation was very different from hers.
"Don't worry, she's not an old woman. Ainphent joked. Salin was no longer surprised. Qin Yin's women had a good status. In Yun Liu, women were just tools for childbirth. In Tanggulas, women were not even tools. Of course, the country with the most equality between men and women was Scotia. But Scotia's women had a hard time too. They had to work like men, even farming and hunting.
"The Roland family seems to be involved in farming and livestock?"
"They're also involved in weapons and mines, but they're suppressed by the other three families. Their scale is very small."
"That's fine. I'm about to open up new lands and need their talents." Salin immediately thought of the Roland family's arrangements. He would provide castles and soldiers, while the Roland family would provide outstanding farmers and grain merchants. His own soldiers would be in charge of protecting them and driving away magical beasts and thieves. The rest was simple.
Although the land in the north could only be used for one season, it was very fertile. The Roland family would still have profits. He did not want profits. As long as the Roland family sold the grain back to him, it would be enough. Salin wanted to build six battalions. The problem of feeding sixty thousand people was very urgent. Although he was confident in building a fleet, buying grain was a very troublesome matter. The farmers were all controlled by the nobles, and if they wanted to buy grain, they would have to pay a huge price.
"Ainphent, you know me quite well." Salin patted Ainphent's shoulder. Ainphent smiled coldly.
"Hmph, Helene has a problem with her brain. She can't achieve great things. Last time … the people around you all noticed. "Ainphent was talking about how Helene had encouraged Salin to kill Pale Earth.
Salin nodded. Ainphent said, "She has no foundation. It's not wise for her to offend everyone around you for a little selfishness. She's far worse than her mother. "
Salin said innocently, "I didn't want to do anything to her. After all …"
"I know. If you want to do anything to her, she won't be angry."
Salin immediately blushed. He had no experience in the matters between men and women. If Shika had not taken the initiative, he would not have understood. Now he understood, but he would not mess around with Helene. In Salin's opinion, trust was the most important thing when two people were together. He and Helene were only partners. Without a contract, there was no trust at all.
The magical beasts around the alchemy ship decreased. Almost all the dangerous creatures nearby had been attracted by the changes at the bottom of the sea. The winged skeleton controlled the alchemy ship and found an island to stop.
"Master, should we go a little further north? I found signs of volcanic activity in the veins. There should be a volcanic island at most five hundred miles north. Maybe there are suitable magical beasts there? "The winged skeleton suggested to Salin.
"Let's do it here." Salin knew that the winged skeleton did not want him to go back. Although it was dangerous to go further north, it was safer than hundreds of powerful magical beasts fighting.
"Salin, let's go up and take a look?" Zola was eager to try. In this ship, he could be said to be useless. The five low-level magicians were stronger than him. At least they could help control the ship. He had powerful combat power, but he could not help Salin.
"Banchagana seems to have not recovered from his injuries." Ainphent reminded Salin. Although he was brave, he did not want to take unnecessary risks. This island was relatively large. There might be magical beasts living there. Without Banchagana, the combat power of Salin's team immediately plummeted.
Salin thought about it and said, "It's okay. The magical beasts on land are not as fast as us. At most, they can run if they can't win.
Ainphent did not dissuade him. He also felt suffocated underwater. The design of the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship was extremely exquisite. However, during a battle, the magic matrix would not expel the exhaust gas, because it would release a lot of air bubbles and cause unnecessary trouble.
This ship was not big. After staying underwater for a long time, the air would be a little dirty. Although the magic matrix constantly produced fresh air, it still made people feel very uncomfortable. The best way was to float to the surface for air.
The Coiled Turtle alchemy ship was originally more than ten meters underwater, attached to a cliff. Receiving Salin's order, the winged skeleton floated the ship on the surface and went north along the island, looking for a suitable place to go ashore.
"Master, are we going up?" Nelis ran over from the rear cabin.
"Where's Banchagana?"
"I'm catching his tail," Neris answered with a smile. She could finally go up. She hated being suffocated underwater, although she was safer than anyone else.
"How's your injury?"
"It's okay. I was exhausted just now. There are no cracks in my bones," Nelis answered.
Zola stuck out his tongue. Nelis was only exhausted under the impact of such strong water pressure. Her identity was probably very special. He must serve this little lady well.
Salin was relieved and ordered the winged skeleton to support him at any time. Then, he took the people around him and left the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship through the teleportation matrix. The alchemy ship began to breathe, and the magic matrix was also running to repair the wear and tear of the machinery.
The five people stood on the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship, took a deep breath of fresh air, and immediately felt comfortable. The Coiled Turtle alchemy ship was docked at the north of the island. The island behind it was not covered with snow. The beach was full of sand and stones. The middle of the island was bulging. It was not a mountain. What surprised Salin and the others was that there was sparse vegetation here.
"Strange, it's not frozen here?"
"I'm afraid there are volcanoes." Ainphent frowned. For things like volcanoes, no matter how strong you were, you could not resist the power of its eruption. Even a level-nine magician would be burned to ashes by the magma.
Salin sniffled and said, "It's okay. There are definitely no volcanoes here. Let's go up."
As he spoke, Salin had already used Cloud Walking. He glided with Shika and Nelis and flew to the beach. Ainphent also summoned the flesh and blood undead and took him ashore with Salin. Zola looked at the distance between the alchemy ship and the coast and jumped up. This jump was more than ten meters away. His feet touched the water, and a huge ripple appeared on the surface of the sea. When it spread, he had already turned into a gray shadow and rushed to the shore.
"Zola, your skills are not bad. If you can advance to a gold sword saint, I will give you the sword spirit." Salin looked at Zola's elegant movements and immediately made a wish.
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