The group came to the edge of the ice. Salin looked at the hundreds of people following him. He didn't know how to make any bewitching speeches. He just handed the dimensional stone to Nelis and said, "Let the battleship go into the water."
Even if Salin's mental power was no different from that of a Magic Shooter, it was still a heavy burden to take out such a huge battleship from the dimensional stone. Every time he collected and released it, it would consume more than half of his mental power. Anyway, even if Nelis used up her mental power, she still had the ability to fight.
Nelis didn't say anything. She jumped into the cold water. She didn't use any skills, but the water only reached her ankles. There was no flash of magic light. The huge battleship suddenly appeared. Everyone felt an oncoming force, like a heavy pressure on their hearts.
This 200-meter-long battleship was green all over. At the bow was a huge dragon head without any decoration. Two sharp dragon horns stretched forward, as if to pierce through everything in front of it, even if it was a mountain.
Boom!
With the sudden appearance of such a huge creature in the sea, the seawater that was being squeezed out suddenly made an explosive sound, and the water splashed tens of meters high. Kornuk and Passatro promptly released an Invisible Shield, preventing everyone from becoming drenched.
Crack …
The battleship twisted in the water, making people think it was an illusion. The huge scales made of thundercloud wood rubbed against each other, making an almost inaudible sound.
"Let's get on the ship." Salin smiled. Dozens of skeletons jumped tens of meters, jumped onto the deck, and went into the cabin. The Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship slowly came under the battleship. The winged skeleton commanded the skeletons inside to find the magic array to control the battleship. Although these skeletons had gained intelligence, they were still unable to release any magic. Under the command of the Winged Skeleton, they embedded the magic cores they carried in the corresponding positions. Only then did the Dragon Skeleton Warship officially start moving, approaching the ice layer.
One of the bone wings slowly spread out and rested on the ice. Everyone followed Salin to the deck of the battleship.
"Kornuk, you'll be the captain for now. This is the battleship blueprint." Salin handed a blueprint to Kornuk. The mages went to find their own positions. Salin called the winged skeleton and said, "I only left Zola in the city. You don't need to follow him. If anything happens in the city, inform me as soon as possible."
"Master, my connection with you will be completely cut off after 12 miles or so!" the Winged Skeleton said worriedly.
"I'm going to take a look at the natural harbor in the south. Do you remember that place?"
"I remember," the winged skeleton replied.
The natural harbor that Salin mentioned was four hundred miles south of Metatlin City. As a port, the natural conditions here were better than in Metatlin City. Although it was only four hundred kilometers away, the freezing period was clearly much shorter. However, the land in this location was surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on one side. Other than going by sea, there was no other way to communicate with the land.
It was possible to build a fortress here, but it was impossible to build a commercial city here.
Salin had always been thinking about this place, but he had to consider the issue of income when he was building the city. Even if he didn't run a business, he still had to farm. This harbor was a dead land, with a land area of only a few dozen square kilometers. It was enough to build a city in such a large area, but all the food in the city had to be transported from the sea.
To the north of Metatlin was a plain across several rivers, and to the south there were hundreds of houses that could be farmed. Self-sufficiency was not a problem. Moreover, there was a gap in the mountains to the west of Metatlin City that could reach the plains in the distance. There was more land, and he could even contact Phoenix.
Salin had calculated in his heart. The speed of the warship he could build was definitely more than seventy kilometers. This natural harbor was only four hundred kilometers away from Metatlin City, which was less than six hours' journey. This place was easy to defend and difficult to attack. He could build a fortress here to support Metatlin City.
Once this fortress was built, the only way to attack would be by sea. He wouldn't have to worry about being ambushed on land. When the Sorcerers from Seriger Island arrived, he could also build a large number of warehouses here to store food for a long time. In the future, he could store the food he bought and harvested here. It was absolutely safe.
Of course, if he had a divine artifact like Rex's Godsieve Ring, he wouldn't have to worry about food storage.
The dragon skeleton warship was mostly submerged in the water. It only floated up after the magic formation was activated. If the skeletons had been any slower, the warship would have sunk to the bottom of the sea. After the Sorcerers and the skeletons got into position, the wings on both sides of the dragon skeleton warship adjusted slightly. The tail of the warship swayed, and it quickly changed direction, heading south.
Salin sharply sensed that the speed at which the warship turned was at least ten times faster than other ships of the same size. Moreover, when the dragon tail swayed, the warship did not shake violently. On the rear deck of the warship, three magic formations formed a triangle and were activated. In the center of the triangle, a huge magic sail over forty meters tall slowly appeared.
This was necromancy magic, Shadow Sail. It had no attack power, and was also used to steer ships in the Spectral Plane. The skeletons raised this Shadow Sail to reduce the consumption of core power.
Salin had only given the skeletons level-four magic cores. There weren't any high-level ones. After all, it was too wasteful to use high-level magic cores to drive a ship.
After the Shadow Sail was raised, the speed of the dragon skeleton warship did not increase. The huge warship sailed south silently. Normally, a sailboat could only reach its maximum speed when the wind was against it. Sailing with the wind was a huge test for the sailors, and they needed to have strong control of the ship.
However, these skeletons did not know fatigue, and basically did not make any mistakes. Salin stood on the deck at ease. The warship had split the sea in front of him, and the sound of water surged.
If he wanted the warship to have combat power, he had to constantly train the sailors and swordsmen. That would be another expense! Salin thought helplessly. The core power of the warship was the level-four magic cores. It consumed at least six of them per hour, and even more during battles.
Six level-four magic cores would cost more than a thousand gold coins even if he did not buy them from the shops. As the magic cores that powered the magic formations, they had to be of the highest quality. Substandard ones could not be used. Otherwise, the magic formations would not work, and might even explode.
Salin could not sell the large number of level-four magic cores that he had obtained, because there were too many of them. If he sold them, the price would immediately drop. There was no point in selling less.
A thousand gold coins per hour was a waste of money to drive the dragon skeleton warship. However, Salin was very satisfied with the warship's speed. With the Shadow Sail as a part of the power, it easily reached a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. At this speed, the consumption of magic cores would be halved, and the magic formations would be fully activated during battles.
If he had not gone to the Frozen Ocean, he would not have been able to use such a warship.
In less than five hours, the dragon skeleton warship arrived at the natural harbor. The frozen sea here was only a few dozen kilometers wide. Salin was about to stop the warship so that everyone could take a look at the natural harbor and draw a detailed map so that he could design a fortress when he returned. Suddenly, a swordsman from Seriger Island ran to the deck and said to Salin, "Sir, the captain has discovered a warship approaching."
"How close?" Salin asked. He knew that it could not be too far. The magic compass could only monitor a limited distance. The warship that had suddenly appeared was at least 25 kilometers away.
"About 80 kilometers. The warship should not be big, around 80 to 100 meters. Otherwise, we would have discovered it earlier."
"How many?"
"Six, a formation."
Salin calculated in his mind. If the performance of the enemy's warship was good, they would discover the existence of his warship in half an hour. Salin was not afraid. Warships that were less than 100 meters could only carry a limited number of magic catapults. They could not pose any threat to his ship.
No matter how good a magic catapult was, its attack range was only about five kilometers. Although his dragon skeleton warship did not have a bone spirit yet, he was not afraid of these ships. But what were these ships doing in the north? There were no cities in the north. Lianyun City had probably been occupied for a long time. These ships could only belong to the East Sea Nation.
Could it be that he did not kill all of them last time and someone escaped? Did the expeditionary army discover his city?
Salin's calculations were still wrong. To find a target with the magic compass, it usually required a familiar sea map, or the target would be too obvious. His dragon skeleton warship could detect so far because of the Eye of the Undead on the dragon's head. Combined with the magic compass, the Eye of the Undead could find any target with life.
It would be difficult for the fleet in the distance to find Salin's warship. The dragon skeleton warship was completely sealed. There were only a few people standing on the deck. The magic compass might not be able to identify them.
"Sir, what should we do?" The swordsman was still waiting for Salin's order.
Salin thought about it. If the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship was here, it would not be a problem to deal with these six ships. But now that he did not have a bone spirit, he could only use the stupidest method, which was to get close to the enemy ship and board it to fight. Although he did not have many warriors on his side, he had three Great Magicians, as well as Silva and Nelis. The enemy's warship could not have such a strong combat force.
"Go. As long as it is not a warship from Alchemy City, sink them all."
The swordsman was stunned. He saluted and went below the deck. Seriger Island's warship also had a ram, but it was one against six and still wanted to sink them all. The swordsman could not believe it.
"Let's go down too," Salin said to Silva and Nelis who had been following him. When warships collided, the force was considerable. When the dragon skeleton warship was designed, only the internal cabin could reduce the vibration. Salin would definitely be in a mess if he stood on the deck.
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