Salin's bad luck seemed to be decreasing. On the way back, other than encountering a magical beast attack, the alchemy ship did not encounter any other trouble.
Helene was much more well-behaved. Maybe it was Zola's advice, or maybe it was Sicar's divination. She learned sword skills from Zola every day and began to work hard.
Other than controlling the alchemy ship, the Winged Skeleton was also constantly familiarizing itself with attacking at high speed. This required a lot of mental strength. If he had not leveled up, he would not have been able to control the Bone Spirit to accurately attack at such a speed. The Bone Spirit had many ways to attack, but the most powerful one was to bring along the Bloodstone and perish together with the enemy.
The Bloodstone's explosion in this plane was equivalent to a powerful spell. As long as it was detonated close to the target, even the Ironclad Warship would not be able to withstand it.
As Salin shortened the hunting process, the group finally returned home at the end of March.
The alchemy ship did not sneak into the boathouse of the city base. Salin planned to check on the swordsmen on the two warships first. These swordsmen of Serrig Island were very loyal. They had lived under the protection of magicians for generations, so they never had to face troubles outside of battle. If the descendants of these swordsmen were talented, they could be recruited into the circle of magicians. If it was not for the environment of Serrig Island, they would never have the chance to change their fate.
There weren't many people who could be as lucky as Salin. There were hundreds of millions of people on the continent, and the probability of being taken in as a disciple by a mage like Jason was close to zero in terms of probability.
There were about four hundred miles of sea route from the city base. When Salin's alchemy ship approached the island, he realized something was wrong. This was because the Winged Skeleton did not discover the two warships, nor did it detect any signs of life on the island.
This was a typical deserted island. There were only a few plants. Occasionally, sea animals would climb up, but there were no beasts on the island. The island was very small, so small that Salin could easily detect it with his perception.
Realizing something was wrong, Salin asked the five low-level magicians to stay on the ship. Then, the alchemy ship floated up to the surface of the water. Salin and the rest stood on the back of the alchemy ship and observed with an alchemy telescope.
Salin was instantly enraged when he saw it. He saw a pile of corpses on the beach, thrown there carelessly. Even without careful observation, he knew it was the swordsmen he brought from Serrig Island.
"The battleship has been attacked. Let's return to the city." Salin put away the alchemy telescope and did not continue to observe. There was nothing left here. There were some wooden houses on the island, but they had all been burned.
Although Ainphent was worried about his men in the city, he still reminded Salin to take a look at the island.
Salin said, "There's no need to look. I did a rough count. Almost everyone on the ship is here. At most twenty people escaped. I can't tell anything from the corpses. I'm going back. "Salin clenched his teeth. He didn't expect that his nest would be almost destroyed when he went out.
However, he was confident in the people left in the city. After all, there were two Undead Lords, four Great Mages, one Necromancer, and the newly joined Caucasian. Even if the enemy had three to five thousand people, they would be able to resist. In this kind of damned weather, the fighting power of the Caucasus rose sharply.
There was also a magic cannon on Whitestone Mountain. If the enemy attacked from the port, they would be within the range of the magic cannon. No matter how many powerful siege weapons he had, it would be impossible to transport them to the shore. It was too difficult to take down the port with just one person's fighting power. There was a fortress specially equipped with alchemy crossbows. There was no cover on the frozen sea, and there were almost no blind spots.
If they couldn't even defend with such an advantageous position, then the people he left behind would be too useless.
Helene's expression was terrible. The swordsmen and Mages she brought to Salin were her mother's confidants. It could be said that they listened to her and not the Williams family. According to the contract she signed with Salin, if there was a crisis here, these swordsmen would also be responsible for defending. It didn't matter if Salin's city was built, but the three walls of the city only had a foundation that was a few meters high. There was no formal construction on them. If a large army attacked, the city walls wouldn't be able to defend at all.
Helene didn't understand why Salin built from the center of the city instead of building the walls first. Now wasn't the time to ask about this. She was most worried about how many people she had lost.
Salin brought everyone back to the alchemy ship. The alchemy ship sank silently. Winged Skeleton began to use the spiritual pool to propel the ship forward. Bone Spirit, who was responsible for scouting, was released. It swam close to the surface of the water. Even if it was seen, it would be mistaken as a fish coming out of the water.
The alchemy ship moved quickly. When it neared the shore, it completely reduced its speed and approached slowly. In the Eye of the Undead, Salin and the rest saw the fleet anchored outside the ice layer. There were a total of fourteen ships, two of which were Salin's warships.
"Bing, I want to see the situation of those two warships."
Hearing Salin's order, Winged Skeleton immediately let Bone Spirit swim to the vicinity of the two Seriger Island warships. There were no signs of battle on the two huge warships. However, the other party didn't seem to have activated the magic equipment on the warships. They were only dragging the two ships with iron chains.
"Master, there are many people on these ships. There are at least twenty to thirty thousand." Winged Skeleton secretly communicated with Salin.
"That many?"
"These ships seem to be from the Eastern Island Country!" Winged Skeleton had seen the warships of the Eastern Island Country before. Feliot's ship had decent combat power. However, the ships in front of them were even bigger. They were obviously regular warships.
"Who cares who they are. If they kill my men, none of them can leave. Bing, do you have the confidence to sink these ships? "
"Master, there are powerful mages on these ships. I don't know if they will retaliate. It might be difficult to sink all of them. Even if the enemy's warships are damaged, they won't sink in a short period of time. Most of the people on the ships can escape to the ice layer. " Winged Skeleton carefully explained the situation to Salin. Salin had never experienced a regular naval battle. However, he knew that such a big ship, even if there was a big hole, it would still take one to two hours to sink.
If the enemy found out that the warship was seriously damaged and could not be repaired, they would give the order to abandon the ship. In that case, as long as there were mages on the ship, they could slow down the sinking of the ship. It would be enough for the people on the ship to escape to the ice layer.
Salin laughed coldly. He stared at the image on the surface of the sea and said, "Bing, send me back first. Nelis, you stay here. If Bing's attack is not enough to sink these ships, you can activate the offensive magic formation in front. Use all the Bone Spirits and Magic Nuclei. Make sure that none of these ships are left. "
"What about our ships?"
Salin looked at the two warships that were captured by the enemy and said, "They might not use these ships. Break the iron chains and leave them here. Bing, you can take action at night. I will go back and make arrangements. Wait for them on the ice layer. "
Although Salin was furious, his thoughts were still clear. Sinking these ships was not the end. The enemy would walk along the ice layer to the shore. He had to go back and make arrangements first. Otherwise, as Winged Skeleton said, there were tens of thousands of soldiers on the ships. A sudden attack would cause his city to suffer losses.
"What's the specific time to take action?" Winged Skeleton asked Salin cautiously.
"At 22 o 'clock, you take action. If the enemy's fleet wants to leave before then, you don't have to wait for my arrangements. While they haven't retracted their anchors, immediately release the Bone Spirits to attack." Salin made such an arrangement. He was glad that the enemy was too careless. They actually anchored all the ships at the same place, and there were no scouting boats nearby.
The Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship's sneak attack would definitely succeed in such a situation. It was just that the alchemy ship's attack method, even if it sank the enemy, it would not cause too much damage to the enemy's soldiers.
Salin only hated that he was not a Level Nine Magic Shooter. Otherwise, he could release a forbidden spell like Meteor Shower and completely destroy these ships. There would not be many people left on the ships.
Seeing that Ainphent and Helene were a little nervous, Salin's expression softened a little. He smiled and said, "You two don't have to worry too much. Christian does things steadily. He won't let your people take the risk first. These people obviously haven't launched an attack yet. There should only be some small-scale battles at the port.
"I know. It's just that it's not easy for those people to gather together." Ainphent laughed. Salin saw through their thoughts, but there was nothing to hide. The swordsmen and mages he brought were all trusted subordinates. He would not be willing to lose them just like that.
The alchemy ship quietly dived to a depth of 200 meters, almost touching the bottom of the sea as it sailed towards the port. On the surface of the sea, all the high-ranking generals gathered in the flagship. The atmosphere was a little heavy. The leading general politely said to the black-robed mage beside him, "Mage Youxi Marceau, what do you think we should do if there's a high-level undead among the enemy? Even if our warriors are very strong, it's not worth it to let our soldiers fight the undead."
"Sir General, it's not that I don't want to help. I'm already doing my best to make the necessary equipment. We're just a bit unlucky. The ship carrying the Sun Chariot sank in the storm. Otherwise, we could fight our way up there now. "
"We have 12 magic chariots now. Can't we deal with a high-level undead?" A general could not help but interrupt. Youxi Marceau did not pay attention to him.
"Sir General, the mages under my command are working day and night. At the latest, we'll be able to modify a chariot to deal with the undead by tomorrow morning."
The general, who was wearing colorful armor, was now paying more attention to the mages. The enemy's defense was very strong, and the few probing attacks they launched were all shot back by the enemy's powerful crossbow. There was only one time when they engaged in close combat, and that was the time when they suffered the greatest losses. The enemy didn't defend the coast to the death. Instead, they sent a team to the ice to fight against their warriors. At that time, less than a hundred people returned from the three teams, and there was actually a ferocious undead creature among the enemies.
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