[There's one more chapter. Read it tomorrow morning. Also, this chapter isn't meant to complain. I'm just thinking that it's too sad if the strong only live to kill and burn. A person should have ideals, even if they're ridiculous.]
The Titan Duchy was in chaos. The Tanggulas Empire invaded, the princess' castle was surrounded, and the north of the Redwater River fell. The Cloud Flow Empire sent troops and occupied most of the land in the south. Three armies were gathering at the stone statue castle, ready to cross the river and fight. Countless nobles loyal to the Agares Family were killed. The Cloud Flow Empire conscripted soldiers, and countless farmers were forced to join the northern expedition.
Bifano's troops avoided the Cloud Flow Empire's northern expedition because they saw the opportunity early. They went east along the Redwater River, looting the warehouses of all the cities. Many of the troops in these cities had already escaped, and some followed Bifano east toward Fire Dance City.
Fire Dance City wasn't the capital of the Titan Kingdom, but Bifano's fief. His most loyal troops were there, as well as his savings for many years.
Those who followed Bifano were all professional soldiers. Many of the soldiers with families fled into the mountains, and Bifano didn't make things difficult for them. Rex got a lot of resources as he wished. If he didn't take them away, they would be looted by the Cloud Flow Empire. Bifano didn't feel the pinch anymore. His original plan was to loot the resources in the big cities, but now he didn't even let go of the small towns.
Bifano opened the warehouse every time he went to a city and gave out a lot of gold and food for the residents to take away. Rex put the rest into the Divine Sieve Ring.
Basically, no one resisted. The Cloud Flow Empire was too direct. Qin Yin still had a child, saying that he was the descendant of the Grand Duke of Phoenix. He didn't plan to completely destroy Phoenix. Cloud Flow Empire sent troops, occupied the land, and stripped the local nobles of their titles.
A thousand years ago, the four empires gave in to each other, forming a stable situation on the continent. Now, the situation couldn't be stabilized anymore. No empire would be willing to be left out.
Objectively speaking, Qin Yin was the most powerful among the four empires because its war machines were the most advanced. Qin Yin had the most Mages, the wealthiest people, and the most mines. However, Qin Yin wasn't very lucky. First, Emperor Chanak died in battle, making the local nobles restless. Then came the invasion of the East Sea countries, which made life difficult for the people in the northern part of the empire.
However, Qin Yin had two subordinate duchies. Since Garoulan was destroyed, Sephiroth immediately attacked Phoenix and took control of the northern granary. As long as the invaders were exterminated, Qin Yin's situation in the north would be stabilized, and the nobles in the south would stop as well. At that time, everyone would still acknowledge Sacred Rock City's rule.
Qin Yin's actions affected the hearts of the other three empires. The Tanggulas Empire had first dealt with the Duchy of God's Grace, and now it was Yun Liu who wanted to destroy the Titan Empire. Although the Rhine Duchy had not made any moves, with the shamelessness of the Scotia Empire, it was only a matter of time before they invaded.
Although the Qin Yinren hated the people of Tanggulas the most, he had to admit that only the people of Scottinya could betray everything.
As the team got closer to Fire Dance City, Salin's heart gradually calmed down. Rex's income was too abundant. The Titans had always been peaceful and had accumulated a lot of resources. Every city's storeroom was filled with countless grains. Every corner of the storeroom was filled up, and there was also a large amount of military equipment. Some had been sealed for hundreds of years and had rusted, but they could still be used after being polished and maintained.
The number of soldiers following Bifano had increased to more than three thousand. Everyone only had one thought, which was to go to Fire Dance City and protect the fief of the young duke. There were also dozens of troops marching towards Fire Dance City, and they were of different sizes. The smaller ones only had a few dozen people, led by a baron. The bigger ones had more than a thousand people, and at least one count was going to join them.
Fire Dance City's geographical location was not good. It could be said to be a dangerous place, but it was easy to defend and hard to attack. Half of the city was on a high mountain, and it was built to defend to the death.
When Salin's magic chariot arrived in front of Fire Dance City, he was also attracted by the city.
Fire Dance City was a crimson city. The mountain was made of a kind of red granite, which was extremely hard. Fire Dance City was built with these stones. Although it did not take up much land, it was divided into three levels. The flat area was about ten square miles, and the terrain suddenly rose. The second wall was already halfway up the mountain.
At the highest point of Fire Dance City was a magic tower with nine floors. Of course, there were no more magicians in this magic tower. The most powerful magician in Fire Dance City was a sixth-level magician. However, a sixth-level magician could also use part of the magic tower's power. The nine floors of the magic tower controlled the safety of more than half of the city, making it difficult to attack from the air.
Rex introduced the defense of Fire Dance City to Salin in a low voice, and Salin was deeply inspired. Although there were not many powerful magicians in Fire Dance City, they used the mountains to build countless fixed catapults. There was also an even more amazing defense method, which was to dig long tunnels in the mountains, and the tunnels were filled with wind magic formations. Giant rocks shot out from these tunnels could fly for more than ten miles.
This kind of projectile couldn't be cast with any magic, but with such a long trajectory, it carried a huge amount of power that could destroy any kind of siege equipment.
These catapults could not be aimed, nor could they control the angle and distance. Everything was up to fate. The problem was that the enemies could not accurately defend against these attacks, and they could not even make any effective judgments.
Bifano had such a city, so why did he still search for the temple? Could it be that the Cloud Flow Empire also had a secret weapon that could destroy this city?
The gate of Fire Dance City was closed, and a soldier slipped down the rope from inside the city. Seeing Bifano, the soldier was overjoyed. However, he still took the badge from Bifano's bodyguard and gave it back. Only then did someone open the gate.
Salin looked at those ordinary soldiers in the magic chariot, and there was an inexplicable feeling in his heart. The strongest among these soldiers was just a junior swordsman, which was far inferior to Rex's swordsman battalion, but they had the same temperament. The way they looked at people was very sincere, very pure, and without any hypocrisy.
Maybe Bifano was not a good person, but these soldiers were. They relied on the young duke to survive, and their families had to rely on nobles to survive. They had to give their loyalty and strength. When needed, they would even give their lives.
Magicians were aloof and rarely cared about what these ordinary people thought, but it was these ordinary people who formed this world. But the fate of these people could not be changed by themselves.
The turbulence of the Myers Continent was bound to become more and more intense, and these ordinary people would be entangled in it.
It turned out that Rex's desire to build a new world was not hypocritical, nor was it pretentious. If this world was as fair as between magicians, and fairness could be enforced like a contract, how could he have had such a childhood?
But after he got rid of the calamitous fate, he became the guardian of the rules of this world. The strong were respected, and he no longer cared about the things under his nose. Instead, it was the royal family like Rex who was thinking about the problems of this world.
Rex was a very powerful person, at least psychologically, much stronger than him.
Salin silently followed Bifano's team to the mayor's mansion and was arranged to stay. Bifano was going to mobilize the army and go south to find the nest of the Pink Legion. This time, he was going to mobilize five thousand elite soldiers, and it would take at least two days before they could set off. Salin locked himself in the room and thought quietly.
When Rex said that there was the seed of the Tree of God, he was tempted because this seed could bring him power. Rex obviously did not desire power. She would become a Magic Shooter earlier than him and enter the Hell of Divine Punishment. In the Six Dimensional Space, Rex might even become a Level-Nine Magic Shooter before the age of forty.
A Level-Nine Magic Shooter had a long life, and it was possible for her to advance further and become someone like Joey.
Rex obviously had another purpose for wanting the seed of the Tree of God.
Then, Salin thought of his teacher, Jason, who was also a genius. It could be seen from the city he designed. Dante's Sequence was used on the city walls to form a chain-like magic structure that connected all the Magic Towers in the city. Such an idea had never been proposed by a Mage in Alchemy City.
But what did his teacher want? Obviously, it was not the prosperity of Serrige Island. His teacher wanted him to build a city, and the Hell of Divine Punishment was just an accident. Even without that half plane, his teacher had clearly prepared for it.
His teacher wanted to build another Alchemy City, not a private property of a magician. Just like Rex, his teacher was thinking for more people.
But why did he sacrifice so much for someone he had nothing to do with?
Salin was from Scochenya, and he believed that all efforts had to be rewarded. Whether it was Rex or Jason, Salin did not see any obvious return for their efforts.
Ding, ding …
There was a slow knock on the door.
"Come in." Salin casually unlocked the magic lock he had set up, and Nelis entered Salin's room silently.
"Master, you seem very uneasy." Nelis came to Salin and sat on her knees, like a very dutiful summoned pet.
"Nelis, if you were the most powerful demon, what would you do when you returned to the Demonic Plane?" Salin asked a strange question.
Neris was stunned for a moment. There was a moment of confusion in her green eyes, and then she said, "If I were the most powerful demon, I would take Master to the Demonic Plane, cancel the contract, and then let Master become my contracted creature."
Salin was not angry, and he only asked calmly, "Nelis, are you trying to take revenge?"
"Of course not, what do I have to take revenge on? It's just that I want freedom, and I don't want to leave Master. Then the best ending would be for us to exchange places. "
"In that case, I will lose my freedom."
"This is the only way that Master can understand my feelings …"
"Nelis, if you want freedom …"
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