Even if he didn't set up a seal, he wouldn't be able to hide from the soul scan of the winged skeleton. The Coiled Turtle alchemy ship seemed to be an extension of the winged skeleton's body. In this ship, even the number of heartbeats was under the winged skeleton's surveillance.
When Judy Coco was refining this ship, he never thought that Salin would summon an undead creature. Originally, he left a loophole on the ship for himself. Who knew that after the Wing Skeleton took over, it easily fused its own power with the alchemy ship, ruining Judy Coco's plan.
While Salin was working hard in the periphery of the Frozen Sea, the city base ran into trouble.
Level five mage Christian stayed behind to continue the construction of the city, while Judy Koko and Diabinus commanded the undead to expand the city every day. However, the outer wall of the city was only half built. The materials for the wall were almost ready, but to build the upper half of the wall according to the blueprints still required the cooperation of a large number of mages.
This city was built with the temple as the center, unlike most cities in Qin Yin, which built the walls and streets first, then built the houses separately.
Daniel and his soldiers patrolled every day, which was very easy. This city base was far north, and there were no cities nearby. The remaining barbarians had all been subdued, so there shouldn't be any disturbances.
However, a month after Salin left, a fleet suddenly appeared on the sea. Of course, this fleet couldn't get close to the harbor, which was still frozen. However, this fleet found the battleships parked on the distant island.
The battleships were left behind by Salin. There were only about a hundred people on them, who did some maintenance every day. When the invading fleet found the two battleships that were almost empty, they didn't hesitate to rob them. Only a dozen or so swordsmen managed to escape, protecting a low-level mage.
This low-level mage drove a small escape boat and quickly rushed back to the city base, reporting the matter to Christian first. Christian immediately called Daniel over to discuss countermeasures.
"Sumer, tell me what happened." Seeing that the important people were all here, Christian began to ask the low-level mage.
"The other party has 12 ships. It's probably a combination of two fleets. There are two 160-meter-long warships, four 100-meter-long warships, and the rest are dual-purpose ships. They're about 100 meters long and are loaded with a lot of cargo."
"What are their weapons?"
"The warships are equipped with magic stone cannons, but they're not very accurate and there aren't many of them. However, there are also alchemy crossbows installed on the sides of the warships. The dual-purpose ship also had weapons, but they were small stone cannons without magic devices. Their soldiers wear purple leather armor, and their weapons are long swords with small arcs. "
Although this Magician called Sumer was only at the second rank, he was quite courageous. He was not frightened by the enemy, and in his haste, the things he recorded were all very valuable.
"Can you tell where they are from?"
"They look like people from Cloud Flow, but I don't understand their language."
"Yes, Yun Liu's fleet is much larger than this, and they won't mix in dual-purpose ships." Christian nodded. Dual-purpose ships were actually armed merchant ships. Because the ship's hull structure was insufficient, it was impossible to install powerful weapons. They could only use small stone cannons for long-range attacks. However, the speed of the armed merchant ships was much faster than ordinary merchant ships. Even if it was the best warship, the armed merchant ships would not affect the formation.
"Where are the other people on the ship?"
"They were all killed."
"What!" Christian was furious at first, but then he calmed down. The more than a hundred people on the ship were all swordsmen from Seriger Island, and they were extremely loyal. Now, except for the dozen people who came back with Sumer, the rest were killed by the enemy.
This was not Sumer's fault. The more than a hundred people could not operate the large weapons on the ship, and he was the only Magician on the two ships, so he could only operate one escape boat. Sumer was a level-two Magician, and it was already very difficult for him to operate the escape boat. The escape boat was originally prepared for six people, and he had brought back more than double the number of people.
"I brought back a Recording Stone." Sumer was also very angry. The enemy's methods were cruel, and they started a massacre. They were even worse than pirates. They were definitely not pirates, but armed merchant ships protected by warships. He did not know which force they belonged to.
He knew that he could not resist, so he directly snatched a Recording Stone from the magic formation, hoping that someone could decipher the enemy's language and find some clues.
Christian glanced at the broken Recording Stone and said, "Take it and repair it."
A low-level Magician took the Recording Stone and left the room, going to the alchemy room to repair it. This thing only worked in a magic formation. It could record sounds, but not for long. It was part of the sound transmission magic formation. The Recording Stone was damaged, but it was not important. Even if it was only a few seconds of sound clues, they would know where the enemy came from.
"Lord Christian, they chased our escape boat all the way to the ice layer before giving up. I think they will find us soon."
Christian nodded and said, "Daniel, please take Diabinus to the port and start setting up a defense line. If the enemy wants to attack land, that is the best choice. There are no roads to the south, and we have to go a hundred miles to the north. "
"Why don't you let me take Diabinus and kill our way there?" Although Daniel was strong, he was one level lower than Christian, after all. Before Salin left, he reminded him to listen to Christian, so he only made a request and did not make a decision on his own.
"They will find us themselves, Daniel. Although you have traveled by sea, you do not know this place well. The northern route is difficult to travel, and there is no place to resupply. The enemy did not come here on purpose, either. They probably encountered a storm. Sumer escaped back, and the enemy will not give up. As long as they have an alchemy telescope, they will be able to find us in about two hours. The two warships have no supplies, and they will definitely come for trouble. "
Daniel understood. He had never commanded a large battle, so this Christian must be experienced. No wonder Salin asked him to listen to him.
Christian continued, "Warships sometimes have large weapons that can threaten Diabinus. Now that the sea is frozen, their warships cannot approach the port, so they can only send soldiers to walk on the ice. Don't take the initiative to attack. Ask them to send as many people as possible. "
"How long do we have to wait?" Daniel did not know much about the organization of the fleet. He was afraid that an early counterattack would allow too many enemies to escape.
"You hide first, and only use crossbows to defend the port. Don't use magic yet. According to the size of the twelve ships, each ship has no less than six hundred people. The armed merchant ships may be carrying goods or soldiers. If they are soldiers, the enemy will be more than ten thousand. "
"Ten thousand!" Daniel was also uneasy. On the battlefield, it was not a problem for him to kill three to five hundred people, but with more than ten thousand soldiers, he was not sure that he would not be hurt if there were Mages hidden among them.
"If the enemy does not attack, let the skeletons hide in the snow and do not show their heads. I will ask the Caucasians for help, "Christian told Daniel, who nodded and went. The enemy would not arrive immediately, so he still had time to take out large crossbows from the warehouse and set up defenses on the coast.
The construction of the port in the city base was almost complete. After development, the entire port was about three miles wide. Daniel only had about four hundred soldiers, which was not enough to guard all the places. Fortunately, the swordsmen brought by Ainphent and Helene were replenished. Together with the barbarians that could be deployed, Daniel only had a thousand soldiers.
Christian still had some soldiers, but they had to be stationed in the north of the city. Although the enemy might not be willing to take a detour, they had to be on guard. Christian personally visited the Caucasian elders and asked their soldiers to help with the defense.
The Caucasians only sent out four hundred people, but all of them rode demon wolves and could attack the enemy in the wild. Christian was slightly relieved, and then he sent people to Whitestone Mountain to look for Truman.
Truman was stationed at Whitestone Mountain, and there was a large group of soldiers waiting on him. He guarded the miniature magic cannons alone, and received the news at this time. Christian sent someone to deliver a set of magic lamps, which were used on the warships for signaling. Christian would not personally go to the front lines, and was stationed at Salin's temple. There was also a set of magic lamps at the top of the temple, and he could give orders to any corner of the city.
It could not be helped, because the infrastructure of the city had not been completed, and it was not possible to use the sound transmission magic formation to command the battle.
The remaining Caucasians sent out another four hundred people to help guard the temple. All of Salin's resources were placed in a secret space under the temple. Although it was difficult for the enemy to find them, it was still a precaution.
Judy and Koko didn't follow Daniel. Instead, they followed Christian. Christian's willpower was stronger than Daniel's, and Judekoko could not bewitch him even if she wanted to. Moreover, Judekoko was not afraid of Daniel, but he was afraid of provoking the mages of Seriger Island.
This was Salin's arrangement before he left. He had warned Judekoko that Seriger Island had a large number of Magic Shooters, and if he did something he should not do, he would not be able to protect him. Judekoko did not think that Salin was trying to scare him. Those mages of Seriger Island, from their equipment, were definitely from a large force.
By the time the sky turned dark, the port had already been fortified, and the temporary fortress had turned the port into a military fortification. On the crescent-shaped peninsula, in the snow, there were a large number of skeleton soldiers lying in ambush. These skeleton soldiers were originally labourers, so they couldn't be considered a decisive force in battle. Even an ordinary soldier could cut a skeleton soldier into pieces. Three to five peasant soldiers could also deal with a strong skeleton soldier if they were a bit more daring.
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