Grizzly Bear swayed his huge body and came to Salin's side. He did not have much respect for mages, so he sat down next to Salin.
"I know you." Grizzly Bear chuckled.
"I know you too." Salin smiled as well. There was a sense of intimacy in Grizzly Bear's eyes. Other than his scary muscles, this big guy was actually easy to get along with. As long as you did not compete with him in strength.
"I still want to compete with that female bodyguard of yours," Grizzly Bear said seriously.
"Oh? No need. You've improved a lot, but you're still no match for her. " Salin did not beat around the bush. Silva had obtained some of the battle priest's abilities. While it was not strong for mages, it was no worse than a mage in terms of mental attacks. Purely in terms of strength, Silva could still suppress Grizzly Bear.
In a duel between the two of them, even if they did not use weapons, Shika would be able to defeat the Violent Bear with just a mental shock.
"Ah?" Grizzly Bear was a little disappointed. He did not think that Salin was lying. The princess had said that Mage Salin was a trustworthy person.
"Don't compare between people on the same side. There will be an attack tonight. If we must compete, let's see who can take care of more people. "
"You think so too? I just feel uneasy, as if danger is about to appear. "Violent Bear's words stunned Sarin. This person who had only trained in sword energy for a few years had developed the telepathy that only swordmasters had.
It was an extremely sensitive instinct for danger. Grizzly Bear did not know how to analyze and judge, but he could predict that something would happen tonight.
For people with this ability, their judgment could be wrong, but their instincts would never be wrong. It was said that at the level of a golden swordmaster, even in battle, one could avoid fatal danger at any time.
This was equivalent to a mage using Figaro's formula to calculate at a speed that was hundreds or thousands of times faster. Even mages were envious of this ability.
After Salin absorbed the ability from the Goddess Necklace, he could also calculate many dangers, but it was definitely slower than his instincts. In battle, it could only be used against the calculated target.
Moreover, this kind of calculation consumed a lot of mental energy. A normal great mage would need to meditate for a while to recover after one calculation.
Grizzly Bear's mental energy must be very special. If he had not learned swordsmanship, but magic, he would definitely have some achievements. Fate was a very strange thing. No matter how talented a person was, if they did not have the opportunity, they would still be mediocre for the rest of their lives. If it weren't for Rex and his men, Violent Bear would still be a low-ranked chef in the Sacred Rock City Army.
Although he was still a chef now, his status was different. He had Rex to protect him and had hired a teacher to teach him swordsmanship.
"Mr. Salin, wait a moment." Grizzly Bear suddenly stood up and returned to the carriage to retrieve his other weapon. He placed it on the ground and sat down beside Salin.
It was a long sword. The blade was about three meters long. Even though Grizzly Bear, who was more than two meters tall, held it in his hand, it still looked very tall.
"Single-edged horse-slaying sword!" Salin recognized the weapon when he saw the black longsword.
The 4th Dynasty once had an army of 100 people, all of them wielding single-edged horse-slaying swords. This army of 100 people specialized in breaking the charge of cavalry. No matter how strong the cavalry was, these 100 huge warriors could easily block and shatter the charge of cavalry with their single-edged horse-slaying swords.
What surprised Salin was that this single-edged horse-slaying sword was an antique. It was definitely something left behind by the 4th Dynasty.
This weapon weighed about 250 kilograms. Ordinary people couldn't even lift it, let alone wield it to kill enemies. This was a weapon made of Fallen Star Iron. To reduce its weight, some Mithril was added.
With Grizzly Bear by his side, even Salin felt more at ease. No matter what kind of metal shield or magic shield the enemy had, it would be a joke in front of the single-edged horse-slaying sword. The single-edged horse-slaying sword only had one natural property — Tear. Although Grizzly Bear wasn't a Sword Saint yet, he was born with great strength and had such a powerful weapon. Salin estimated that he could cut through any magic shield below the level of Magic Shooter with one strike.
Rex was indeed luxurious. If Salin got his hands on this weapon, he would definitely smelt the materials and reforge it into another weapon. As long as the Fallen Star Iron was smelted with any other meteoric iron, it would become a weapon with the same effect.
He just didn't know how many more of these weapons Rex had. If she had all 100 of them, it would be a good way to deal with cavalry.
Qin Yin also had a long, heavy sword now. It was a heavy infantry weapon used to attack cavalry. However, this heavy sword was only made of steel and didn't have any magical effects. Its value was much lower than the single-edged horse-slaying sword.
"Mr. Salin, can you give me one of those bone horses of yours?" Grizzly Bear chuckled, a little embarrassed. Asking for something was a very embarrassing thing for him.
"You mean a skeletal warhorse? That thing is undead. You're neither a necromancer nor a magician. Even if I give it to you, the skeletal warhorse will soon run out of life. "
Grizzly Bear sighed with a distressed expression. "You don't know, but this sword is heavier than my heavy hammer. If I carry it, I can only walk, and the warhorse will collapse."
In this group, only Grizzly Bear was riding a magical beast. His war hammer weighed more than 50 kilograms, which was more of a burden on the warhorse. Ordinary warhorses could carry more than 400 kilograms, and were actually considered a type of magical beast. There was a strange power hidden in their bloodline. If they were ordinary horses, they definitely wouldn't be able to withstand the power of heavy cavalry.
However, Grizzly Bear's single-edged horse-slaying sword weighed more than 250 kilograms, and he himself weighed almost 150 kilograms, and that was without armor. If Grizzly Bear was fully armed, he would probably weigh 500 kilograms. Even a skeletal warhorse would find it difficult to carry him.
"Grizzly Bear, I'll help you think of something when we return to Metatlin City. There are no necromancers with us right now."
Grizzly Bear could only sigh. He hadn't been in Metatlin for long, but he knew Daniel. Seeing Daniel riding a level-eight undead like Peaches, he was instantly envious.
How could he know that a level-eight undead definitely wouldn't let him ride it? If he dared touch Peaches, Peaches would burn his soul clean.
Not just anyone could sign a contract with an undead. Grizzly Bear's mental strength was strong, but he had no skill in using it. He wasn't a match for a high-level undead at all.
Salin wasn't tired at all. He sat at the entrance of the camp and started chatting with Grizzly Bear. Rex didn't arrange for sentries. The wilderness was silent, as if they were the only ones. The starlight pressed down, making the ground seem a little pale.
Salin finally understood what Rex had been doing after going back for so long. She had mobilized all her resources, purchased large amounts of food, and expanded the army. Kushui Commandery had taken in the surrounding 12 cities, and expanded its territory by dozens of times. Relying on her 20,000 swordsmen, Rex quickly beat the surrounding nobles into submission and took in their soldiers.
Now, there were six swordsman battalions under Kushui Commandery's rule. The swordsman battalion that Rex brought out this time was her old base. They were all swordsmen that had followed her for many years.
Emperor Charnak had already confirmed the size of Kushui Commandery before his death. Although Rex had used force, it was allowed by law. What made Sephiroth most furious was that Emperor Charnak had allowed Rex to expand the army to 10 swordsman battalions and participate in the battle against Jia Loulan.
There was also a secret passage from Kushui Commandery to Jia Loulan. They were all small mountain paths. The army couldn't pass through these small paths, but Rex could send a team of 200 people to infiltrate and train them repeatedly.
After taking in the nearby nobles, there were already more than a million commoners under Rex's rule. A commandery had already taken shape. The territories of the nobles that she had defeated were redistributed and given new titles. These titles were bestowed by the king, and had nothing to do with Sacred Rock City.
However, a population of a million definitely couldn't support an army of 100,000 people. If that happened, the country would collapse. Fortunately, the four newly established swordsman battalions weren't elites, and the expenses were much lower. Rex had transferred an elite swordsman battalion to Metatlin City to share the burden.
Salin would also have to pay for this swordsman battalion in the future.
"So, Rex has no money?"
"It's not that. I heard it's called a cash flow failure. Anyway, the princess can still sell some things now. "
So that was it! Salin finally understood Rex's predicament. The army was expanding so quickly. No matter how little was invested, it was still very stressful. A soldier's monthly salary was at least one gold coin, not including equipment. Now that Rex had six swordsman battalions, his monthly salary would be more than 100,000 gold coins. After all, officers' salaries were even higher.
Rex had plundered a batch of weapons and armor in Wolf Fang Town, which could make up for the lack of equipment. However, soldiers had to eat. Their salary and daily food consumption couldn't be replaced by other things.
No wonder Rex wanted to get wine. No matter what kind of wine, as long as it was sold, it had to pay a high tax.
"They're here!" Violent Bear pointed at the horizon. Even if he didn't say it, Salin could hear the undisguised hoofbeats.
Heavy cavalry? This thief was indeed in cahoots with the nobles.
Hmph!
Salin snorted heavily. He looked up at the sky. There was a small black dot floating in the sky. It was a flying puppet. He hadn't noticed it because it was flying too high. That was the limit of flying puppets. If the weather was bad, they would be destroyed.
Unfortunately, he didn't have an alchemy crossbow with him. Salin's magic couldn't reach them at a height of 1,000 meters.
Salin had thought that someone would take advantage of the night to launch a sneak attack. He didn't expect them to meet force with force. It seemed that the thieves were very confident in their own strength!
They were indeed a bunch of idiots. Against eight great wizards, they actually mobilized heavy cavalry. What was the difference between that and suicide? Even if these heavy cavalry were built with a huge amount of money and were covered in magic armor, they couldn't be a match for great wizards unless they had a certain number.
However, heavy cavalry was a profession that burned money. Rex only had two regiments of heavy cavalry.
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