The long night passed, and the rain stopped. Young Duke Bifano invited everyone to breakfast, which Salin declined casually. He was already used to eating the food he brought with him. When he was outside, he would never touch other people's things.
There were too many magic potions that could kill people invisibly. Detection magic wasn't always effective. Rex still had the Godsio Ring, which could prevent danger. Salin didn't have such a good artifact himself.
Since Salin didn't go, Shika naturally wouldn't go either. The two of them made their own food in the room, while Nelis and Rex went to see Bifano.
Like the castle, the dining hall was simple, wide, and had narrow windows. The crystal lamps hanging from the ceiling only had six light sources, which made the dining hall seem gloomy.
"Blue Fox greets Your Highness Rex," Bifano said to a swordsman behind him.
The swordsman was wearing soft armor and had a longsword at his waist. He knelt on one knee and bowed to Rex.
"This is Blue Fox, the captain of my bodyguards. He's in command of my team for this trip south. "
Rex nodded. This Blue Fox was in his thirties. He had a steady aura, and his every move was like a mountain. Rex was all too familiar with this feeling. Black Iron Blademaster.
Rex wasn't surprised. Blademasters were hard to train, but it was much easier than Magic Shooters. The Titan Duchy had a population of nearly ten million, which was equivalent to one-tenth of the Cloud Flow Empire. It was normal for the duke to have a few Blademasters under him.
The north of the Titan Duchy advocated frugality. Unlike the Cloud Flow Empire, this breakfast was just corn porridge and white bread. There were only two slices of bacon and cheese that seemed to be less than 20 grams. Luckily, the vegetables were fresh, and there was some mushrooms and sauce. Plus, there was a small bowl of soup. That was all for breakfast.
Nania prepared tea for Rex out of habit. Bifano's eyes couldn't help but twitch. Nania was already a level-four Mage now. He found it hard to accept that a Great Mage was using magic to make tea.
The other female magic caster, on the other hand, gave Rex a set of silver cutlery, and checked every piece of food with a detection spell before handing it to Rex with ease.
They were used to doing these things. Although some of the Mages around Rex lacked experience, they had a strong sense of safety. It was very difficult to harm them.
Bifano felt very embarrassed, but he couldn't scold a Mage. This Mage wasn't even his subordinate.
"Bifano, don't mind them. They're used to it." Rex smiled and comforted Bifano. She didn't do it on purpose, but there were many habits that she didn't want the people around her to change. It was fine if they were around him, but if these Life Mages did not develop the habit, they might end up losing their lives because of something trivial.
Bivano was speechless. Fortunately, this was just breakfast, and there were not many dishes served in turns. The detection magic would not be used after one wave. It was normal for Bivano to feel depressed after being questioned about the safety of the food in front of him.
She was not interested in this little bit of food. What she liked to do now was to learn human etiquette as much as possible. As for the poison, as long as it didn't directly enter her heart, it could basically be ignored. There was nothing in the Demon Plane that was not poisonous. For Nelis, the Myers Continent was too pure.
The swordsmen led by Rex were arranged to eat in the small dining room. The few great magic casters still didn't leave their magic chariots. Breakfast was over just like this.
They began to have tea, and Bivano talked to Rex about going south.
"Rex, along the way, the Pink Legion will definitely attack again. Let Blue Fox dispatch your swordsmen for the time being. This will be advantageous for the battle."
Rex smiled and said, "No, I brought these dozen people from Holy Rock City. They only speak Qin Yinese. If they act with your people, they will instead cause you trouble. I'll let them protect my carriage. "
Bivano couldn't refute Rex's words, but he didn't plan to attack Rex and his people yet, so he just smiled and didn't continue to make requests.
"Of my 500 bodyguards, 200 are cavalrymen, 100 are infantry with shields, 100 are heavy swordsmen, and 100 are archers. The cavalrymen have three horses, and the rest only have two horses. The speed won't be too slow. You've seen the map. The road condition is very good. We can advance at least 200 miles a day. We can probably reach Fire Dance City by the end of the month. "
"It's already very good. How are the preparations at Fire Dance City? "
"Except for the lack of mages, everything else is fine. Rex, what's the background of that Salin? " Bivano could tell that although Salin belonged to the Bitter Water Prefecture on the surface, he was actually very independent and almost didn't listen to Rex's orders. He had never investigated this person, and it was too late to do so now. He might as well ask Rex directly.
"Mage Salin, he's an amazing person. What do you want to know? "Rex asked with a smile. She wouldn't tell Bivano everything. She wouldn't tell anyone the secret between her and Salin.
"I heard that mages all have inheritances. Do you know about Mage Salin's inheritance?"
"His teacher is from Alchemy City," Rex answered vaguely. There were over 10,000 mages in Alchemy City, and there were hundreds of great mages. Saying this still meant that he didn't tell Bivano anything.
As expected, he came from Alchemy City. Bivano became alert.
"He's indeed amazing. Mage Salin is probably the youngest Level Five mage." Bivano wasn't as ignorant about magic as he claimed. In fact, he had never stopped learning magic. However, what he learned was only theoretical knowledge, so he could only be considered an advanced mage apprentice.
"No way. When I became a Level Five mage, I was younger than him." Rex stopped Bivano's probing again. But Bivano didn't notice. He thought that Rex was just a little proud. Because he had the right to be proud.
"You're publicly recognized as a magic genius, Rex. How can he compare to you?" Bivano analyzed in his mind as he spoke. He heard that Rex had been to Alchemy City for a while. Now that he was expanding his territory in the north, it was probably because of Alchemy City's support. Then this Salin was indeed not easy to deal with.
His teacher was right. He should send someone to Alchemy City to investigate first. If Salin was an unimportant person, then it would be easy. If Salin was the key to the cooperation between Alchemy City and Rex, then he had to think of another way.
Hypocrite!
Nerys lowered her eyes and drank her tea. Master didn't have to worry about such a person.
Rex still had a noble smile and didn't comment on Bivano's flattery. Bivano was a little disappointed. Rex's attitude towards him seemed to have changed after coming to the princess' castle.
"Rex, I'll send 50 shield infantry to protect your carriage." Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information about Salin, Bivano brought the topic back.
"That won't be necessary. You should let them protect the archers. I have two Black Iron Sword Saints here. It'll be difficult for them to get close to my carriage. "
Bivano felt like cramping again. Those two were actually Black Iron Sword Saints. They hadn't left the carriage and were protecting the mages on the carriage. Although Kushui Prefecture was dozens of times smaller than Titan, their military strength wasn't much weaker. He thought they relied on the number of mages, but now it seemed that their army was also very strong.
How good would it be if this army was his. That damned Cloud Flow had always been restricting the Titan army's strength. Other than his personal soldiers, he could not even gather a battalion of soldiers. He had barely managed to gather five flag regiments, a total of five thousand people. They were all placed in Fiery Dance City to deal with Pink Legion. Even if this plan was successful, there would probably be less than half of these 5,000 people left.
Bivano cursed in his heart, but he still had a noble smile on his face.
"Rex, your horses can't take it anymore. Before we leave, I'll give each of you two warhorses."
"And the horses to pull the carriage, I'll trouble you too." Rex didn't stand on ceremony with Bivano. She had injured all her horses in a hurry. She didn't want to use the skeleton warhorses when moving with Bivano.
Because there were no necromancers in the team, these skeleton warhorses could only be stored in Salin's Green Spirit. Once they were killed by the enemy, they couldn't be summoned again.
"Of course, but the warhorses that Mage Salin wants …"
"You can send someone to Kushui Prefecture." Rex didn't hesitate on this matter. Salin wanted 500 warhorses that could be used for breeding. She would get a share of the profits in the end. Qin Yin didn't have enough warhorses. The good ones were all controlled by Holy Rock City. Even Rex's swordsman battalion and cavalry had been troubled by the issue of warhorses.
These warhorses could be improved in Kushui Prefecture. With the help of mages, it would take at most three to five years to breed warhorses suitable for the north. The Skeleton Warhorse itself had its flaws. It would be restricted by the Holy Light Spells when facing the priests of the Church. Also, the three kings couldn't follow the army into battle. There were too few necromancers in her Kushui army, and none of them were great sorcerers. It was impossible to rely on the skeleton warhorses to make up for the lack of cavalry.
As for the wolf riders? Not to mention that the number was too little, she didn't want to owe Xi Ka a favor.
"Don't worry. When we reach Fire Dance City, the warhorses will be sent to Kushui Prefecture." Bivano agreed, but she was reluctant to part with them. The value of 500 warhorses was enough to build a huge battleship.
Everything was well discussed. Other than the matter of the warhorses, which was brought up at the last minute, Bivano had already prepared everything. At noon, the 500 bodyguards protected the new team and set off.
In the new team, the two carriages that Rex brought were left behind. The goods on the carriages were taken care of by Bivano. The purchase of winemakers could only be done by the people from the princess' castle.
Other than the two magic chariots, there were ten more large carriages in the team. They carried weapons, tents, and other military equipment. When the team set off, Bivano saw Rex and Salin get on a carriage. He couldn't hold it in any longer. He suppressed the anger in his heart and urged the warhorse to go to the front of the team. His bodyguards immediately followed, not knowing why the young duke was angry.
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