Internal affairs are a bit boring, but even if Salin unifies the continent in the future, I won't spend so much time writing about it. I'll just give an outline now, and everything else will be simplified in the future. But if I simplify everything, it won't be a novel, but an outline. Don't be depressed, because this city is very important. It's the safest place for Salin. He can build a teleportation matrix in the future. He has precise coordinates, and he can escape from thousands of miles away. As long as the environment isn't restricted, and he has enough materials for high-level magic matrices. Mages are hard to kill for two reasons. One is that they can fly, and the other is that if they're rich, they can learn from Salin or Alchemy City.
Salin's Cold Sight could see extremely far away. He could see even more clearly than the soldiers. The five soldiers were recruited by Salin from the two nobles who'd defected. They couldn't enter the core of the city yet, and could only patrol the periphery.
The nobles' private soldiers were quite good, but they weren't very loyal. Salin knew that even if he was a powerful Mage, he couldn't make these soldiers completely listen to him. But as long as the two defected nobles didn't leave, these soldiers wouldn't complain if they worked for him. Salin didn't even need to add any extra rewards.
The five soldiers were very experienced. Even though the person looked wobbly, they didn't let their guard down. Two of them were in front, and the other three were behind. The three behind also pressed their hands on their swords, ready to attack at any time.
When the soldiers in front were four or five meters away, the person suddenly fell to the ice. The two soldiers had cold hearts. They didn't rush to help him, but stopped, looked at each other, and pulled out their swords.
They moved to the side, one on each side, to let the soldiers behind them see. If the person who fell was pretending, he would probably fall for such a move. It was just a simple pause, but it was enough to show that these soldiers were very skilled and experienced in their cooperation. Salin saw this and was a bit envious. The nobles put a lot of effort into their private soldiers, much more than they treated the regular army of the empire. Every noble had the duty to recruit soldiers for the empire, but in reality, they were still accumulating power for themselves.
These five soldiers were only at the level of beginner swordsmen, but when they worked together, even a high-level swordsman on the ground would be killed by them.
The soldiers at the back got close to the fallen man and kicked him. Salin frowned, but he only watched from afar and did not stop them. The soldier's kick wasn't heavy, but the spot he kicked was below the ribs of the person on the ice. As long as the kick was accurate enough, the person would feel a stinging pain straight into his heart. If the person was pretending, he wouldn't be able to hide it no matter what.
This was because if this kick was heavy enough, it would definitely cause serious injuries. The boots on the soldiers' feet were made of iron.
Wu …
The soldier kicked the fallen man, making him cry out in pain. He twitched a few times on the ground, but did not get up. Only then did the soldier who kicked him step aside, allowing the last two people to help him up.
"Master, this person looks like a spy. Why don't I torture him?" Although Nelis and the Winged Skeleton had been sneakily busy with their own matters recently, they were still a little jumpy. Seeing that the person was a little strange, he had the intention to take action personally.
Salin didn't have anyone suitable for interrogation. Daniel was sent to pick up Rex. As for Ainphent, Salin couldn't casually order him around. After all, this kind of interrogation was usually done by servants.
Even if Nelis didn't use demonic methods, she had a thousand ways to lure out the enemy's secrets.
"That's not right. This person looks familiar." Salin's heart suddenly moved. There was an obvious scar on the face of the person on the ice. He suddenly realized that this scar was new. And this person's face actually looked like a swordsman from Seriger Island.
"Bring him over quickly. No, send him over there." Salin pointed to a fortress not far away. That was a defensive building at the harbor. Its function was like an arrow tower, but it was much larger. It was all piled up with white stones and was very sturdy. The lower level could even hide soldiers.
The other soldiers listened to Salin's orders and quickly put a few wooden shields together. They tied a gun to the bottom and made a stretcher. They placed the person on it and carried him to the fortress that Salin had designated.
Salin first went to the bottom of the fortress and cleared out a room. Once the person arrived, he immediately used Spring Rain to heal him. Then, he let the soldier pour a cup of Recovery Water into his mouth.
The soldier's kick was light to begin with. The man had only fallen to the ground due to his injuries and hunger and cold. After Salin's treatment, the person regained some energy. He immediately got up and got off the military bed. He saluted Salin.
"Lord Salin."
"You know me?" Silva and Nelis stood behind him. Salin wasn't afraid that this intermediate-level swordsman would make things difficult for him. And this person looked familiar. He was probably one of the people that Rex had brought with him. But he didn't understand how he had come from the sea.
"Lord Salin, Lianyun City is in trouble."
Salin nodded. He wasn't surprised. Lianyun City was besieged by three hundred warships.
"You're from Seriger Island? What's with the wound on your face? " Salin looked at the hideous scar on the swordsman's face. There was still a hint of pink. He had been injured not long ago and had been treated with magic potions. However, the potion's level was too low to remove the scar. To a soldier, being able to survive was good enough. People usually wouldn't care about scars.
"Lord Salin, after we followed Princess Rex to Lianyun City, everything went smoothly. The mayor of Lianyun City allowed our warship to dock at the port. The princess asked us to wait for her there. She said that she would send someone over in March. Then, we would take a boat back here. "
"What other orders did Rex give you?"
"The princess asked us to go out to sea once a week and draw a sea map nearby."
Salin thought that it was as he expected. Rex didn't send the warship back because she wanted to take the opportunity to scout the northeast sea. Although Lianyun City was the only big port in the entire northeast, there were dozens of small port cities. They could only accommodate ships less than fifty meters long. Ships of this size couldn't even dock.
The Seriger Island swordsman continued, and Salin slowly understood what had happened in Lianyun City.
The vanguard of the allied forces of the East Sea countries had reached Lianyun City more than a month ago. Although Lianyun City wasn't as good as Alchemy City, it still had a few huge warships. One-third of these warships were patrolling in the open sea, and the other two-thirds were at the port for maintenance. Although these warships cost money, the small cities within a thousand miles would give money to the mayor of Lianyun City to protect their fishing and merchant ships from pirates.
Therefore, most of Lianyun City's forces were on the sea. The defense on land was very weak.
When the vanguard of the expeditionary army arrived, they couldn't hide from the warships' magic compass. Both sides fought fiercely. At that time, Lianyun City's warships had an advantage in performance, and the enemy's vanguard was small in number. Both sides suffered losses. However, he learned from the captives that the enemy had a huge fleet. The mayor of Lianyun City made a wrong decision. He ordered all the warships to return to the port and tried to use the cannons near the port to stop the enemy.
The warships of Seriger Island refused to listen. They had lived overseas for a long time. They knew that if they didn't go out to sea, they would definitely be sunk in the port. The cannons could deal with a small number of warships, but if there were more than a hundred warships, the speed of the magic stone cannons wouldn't be able to keep up, and they would definitely be suppressed by the enemy. The catapults on the warships weren't just for show. The cannons were fixed targets, and they would definitely be destroyed by the enemy's concentrated attacks.
However, the mayor of Lianyun City forcefully disarmed the people of Seriger Island. Rex didn't have many men left, and it was difficult for him to operate a warship. These swordsmen were no match for the mayor's personal guards, so they could only give up and board the ship.
Fortunately, the mayor of Lianyun City didn't imprison these disobedient soldiers. The two level-three magicians on the ship studied the situation and felt that staying in Lianyun City wouldn't end well. The enemy had a terrifying number of warships, and there weren't any large noble territories near Lianyun City. The possibility of getting reinforcements was very low. Even if Holy Rock City was willing to send troops, Lianyun City would already be a scorched land by the time they arrived.
The hundred or so people abandoned the warships and secretly left Lianyun City for Phoenix. They planned to return to the city that Salin had built on land.
However, at this time, Phoenix was also in the middle of a war. The Qinyin army of Guderian City had invaded and tried to take control of Phoenix. The nobles of Phoenix organized a resistance, and the hundred or so people rushed in and were immediately involved in the battle.
"You mean, two magicians died in battle?" Salin was still smiling, but when he heard the news, his face immediately turned cold. Although he still looked very young, after many years of experience, he already had the temperament of a big shot. With this change of expression, the swordsman of Seriger Island immediately knelt on the ground.
"Sir, it's my fault for not protecting them well enough. Please punish me."
Salin was stunned, and then said, "It's not your fault. I'll ask you again, did the two magicians die in the hands of the Qinyin army?"
"Yes, sir. They had a level-six magician who could fly. We split into five groups and dispersed. I was lucky enough to escape, but the magicians with me were the first to die. There was no way to pass through Phoenix's territory. Many villages had been destroyed, and the nobles were hiding in the city, not daring to come out to fight. There was no way out. I could only escape to the sea. The coast was already frozen, and there was no one on the sea. I … "
"You did well." After comforting the soldier, Salin was indescribably angry. His magicians would have definitely reported where they came from, but they were still killed by the enemy. The army of Guderian City was really lawless. They didn't care about Alchemy City, and they didn't care about Princess Rex.
But when these magicians returned, they would definitely become his followers. They were his people, and they were killed for no reason!
Salin originally had a good impression of the Qinyin Empire because of Great Emperor Chanak. Now that this happened, Salin was already angry.
There were many soldiers in Guderian City. Go there and seek justice? That seemed impossible. But if you want to take over Phoenix, you'll have to ask me if I agree.
Salin didn't like to fight for worldly power, but the death of his men was not a small matter to him. If he didn't achieve anything, who would be willing to follow him?
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