Ever since Salin left Ceylon City, nothing had gone smoothly, except for this discovery of the temple. Based on his past experience, he would encounter even more trouble, so he stayed in his room to make weapons and equipment.
In fact, Salin had already made a lot of equipment, but they were all very rough prototypes. For example, he had already made six Celestial Cherry Arrows for Eileen, but he had already made a whole box of arrows. All that was left was to be refined.
Eva's shield was also destroyed and had to be made again. Magic shields were more important than Mages' shields. Su's weapons also had to be changed to more advanced magic equipment, or his combat ability would be greatly reduced.
The four demons, on the other hand, only needed to repair their armor and change some parts. The familiars controlled by the four demons were basically not part of Salin's combat ability.
The Mages took turns using the alchemy telescope to observe the rivers and mountains in the distance. However, the magic array in the alchemy telescope didn't sound an alarm. This world created by the goddess was too safe, so safe that it was frightening.
The Warriors and Mages had used up too much energy in the Purgatory Desert. After resting for a full day and a half, the team set off again. After more than an hour, Salin and Rex finally arrived at the river.
The river before them was about half a mile wide, with no end in sight. This was the narrowest part. A Warrior dropped a piece of wood, and the dry wood directly sank into the water.
It was impossible to cross the river with a boat. Rex immediately took out a flying puppet. This small flying puppet was only about one meter long. Rex threw it out, and it flapped its wings and flew to the other side of the river. Before it flew more than ten meters, the magic array on the flying puppet started smoking and was instantly burned.
Seeing the flying puppet worth thousands of gold coins fall into the river, Rex frowned.
Taking out the heavy alchemy crossbow again, the swordsmen started to assemble it. The heavy alchemy crossbow had a range of more than half a mile and could carry ropes. There was a big tree on the other side of the river. As long as they shot the huge arrows over and made a rope bridge, the swordsmen would be able to travel between the two sides freely.
After setting up the heavy alchemy crossbow, they aimed at a big tree on the other side of the river and fired.
The six-meter-wide weapon let out a boom on three huge metal frames. After being processed with magic, the three-meter-long arrow still made a strong sonic boom.
The speed of this heavy alchemy crossbow was faster than some spells. The naked eye of an ordinary person would not be able to see it at all. They could only see that a passageway with a diameter of half a meter had opened up in the air, forming a hole that was about a hundred meters long.
A huge fish beast suddenly leaped out of the river and bit the heavy crossbow arrow in half. The front half of the crossbow arrow dragged the fish beast for some distance before it deviated and fell into the water.
The Magicians looked at each other. No one sensed that there was such a creature in the river.
Salin and Rex looked at each other. Both of them saw the problem. That wasn't a fish beast at all, but an illusion. The problem was that this illusion could launch a substantial attack. Fish beasts were indeed powerful creatures, but they weren't powerful enough to bite a flying crossbow bolt. The crossbow bolt was still more than a meter away from the river. Under normal circumstances, the fish monster would have to jump up before the crossbow could shoot.
Rex raised the alchemy telescope and set a high-level magic core on it. He opened the magic array completely and observed both upstream and downstream for a minute. Then he shook his head and said, "There's no bridge."
They stood in front of the river. They were blocked by the five-hundred-meter-wide river, and there was nothing they could do.
"Give me a battle puppet." Salin pondered for a moment and thought of a problem. This was the world of the goddess. Only those who followed the rules of the goddess could enter. Not to mention the outer space, the river was the real boundary.
Rex took out a small battle puppet. The battle puppet was only two meters tall. Salin released the Water Pattern Shield in his left hand and covered the battle puppet, before he pushed it into the river.
The huge bubble enveloped the battle puppet and floated to the other side of the river. Everyone stared at the bubble nervously. Five hundred meters was the limit of Salin's magic. The bubble carried the battle puppet to the other side of the river. Then, the battle puppet exerted its strength and crawled out of the bubble.
With a swoosh, the water temperature system flew back without any obstruction.
Salin's Water Pattern Shield was completely sealed, and the goddess' life force was added in. As expected, under the protection of the bubble, the battle puppet was not attacked at all. It waited quietly on the other side of the river.
Rex was relieved. If they had to use the power of the Divine Sieve Ring to cross the river, then they would not be able to leave this world. This place looked very peaceful, but it was much more dangerous than the Divine Punishment Land that she and Salin had entered. The illusion that rushed out of the river was basically equivalent to a level-seven magic caster.
Salin remained calm. He thought, My Water Pattern Shield is very special. It's in the shape of a bubble. This goddess couldn't have calculated it, right? This river is obviously an insurmountable barrier. At least, it's impossible for mages below level-six to cross. If I didn't absorb the leaves of the Tree of Life and this special magic, I can only sigh at the distant temple.
Was all of this a trap left by the gods?
I'm not a believer, so the gods can't descend on me. There's no believer in Rex's team, either. Logically speaking, if the goddess wants to resurrect, she can't pin her hopes on this team. Compared to the gods, this team is too insignificant.
"Who wants to cross first?" Salin asked.
"Me!" More than ten voices sounded at the same time. Salin saw that they were swordsmen and sword saints under Rex. Even Violent Bear patted his chest and volunteered.
Battle puppets don't have life force. Salin couldn't guarantee that the bubble could send a living person over. The first person to cross the river would definitely have to risk his life. None of Rex's subordinates were afraid of death.
On the other hand, Salin's subordinates all shut up obediently. They were not willing to make such a sacrifice. Salin was very satisfied. He knew that as long as he gave the order, one of them would take the risk. At least that unlucky familiar wouldn't be able to escape. But since Salin didn't say anything, these people knew how to protect themselves.
This isn't cowardice, nor is it wisdom. It's a survival attitude.
The ten swordsmen were almost the same. In the end, Rex directly called out a name. This person walked up to Salin. His eyes were blocked by a dark crystal helmet, so Salin couldn't see his expression.
"I can't guarantee your safety," Salin said.
"I understand, Lord Salin. Please cast the spell," the swordsmen answered honestly. He was somewhat disdainful of Salin's subordinates' reactions. They came to explore together, but none of them were willing to take the risk. But he also knew that Salin's men are stronger than them. Even with the Spirit Snake Armor, his team doesn't have an overwhelming advantage. It's not worth it to let the stronger people take the risk.
Salin didn't say anything. He released the Water Shield again and covered the swordsmen. The swordsmen found that he could still move forward and backward with his own movements. But he didn't need to take the initiative. Violent Bear pushed him violently from behind and pushed him into the river.
This was the benefit of the Spirit Snake Armor. Otherwise, Violent Bear wouldn't be able to exert his strength on the Water Shield, and it would directly slide away. If he wanted to attack, the Water Shield would have to bear the full force of his palm. Of course, the prerequisite was that Salin didn't control this spell.
Rex watched the swordsmen drift to the other side without blinking. Violent Bear had excellent control over his strength. This bubble could drift to the other side without Salin's control. The river wasn't flowing fast, but Rex was still a bit nervous. In order to keep this a secret, the people she brought were all absolutely loyal. Even the mages were her earliest followers.
Seeing that the bubble had reached the other side, the swordsmen jumped up and rushed out of the bubble, arriving next to the battle puppet.
The swordsmen on the other side of the river cheered. Initially, Rex's subordinates were also very calm. However, after being tense for more than a month, they could finally relax now.
The Water Shield that Salin created was the only one with life, so he could only send them across one by one. It turned out that the three Water Shields had already been digested by his gourd.
"Be careful. You two go first." Seeing that this method was feasible, Rex let the two Black Iron Sword Saints move.
Black Iron Sword Saints were much more powerful than swordsmen. After the two Sword Saints crossed the river, Rex immediately arranged for a level-five mage to cross. When a mage and a Sword Saint worked together, even if there were dangerous creatures on the other side, they would be able to hold them off for a while.
All his worries seemed to be for nothing. After Rex crossed the river himself, he still didn't encounter any attacks. Salin was the last to cross the river. He wrapped himself in the Water Shield and flew over directly. When he landed on the side of the river, a small head suddenly popped out from the water behind him. This creature was only the size of a palm, and it stared at Rex's team. Salin suddenly turned back, and saw this little guy.
If the Oracle of the Goddess, Gesica, was here, she would definitely vomit blood in anger. This was the guardian creature of the shrine that she had used a large amount of essence blood to catalyze. Before she left, she asked this creature to protect the shrine. In the end, it returned to the river, and didn't develop any protective power at all.
It couldn't be helped. It was still too weak, and didn't have time to grow. Also, this creature's intelligence wasn't fully developed. It would take three to five hundred years for Gesica's orders to be completely understood by it.
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