Faka's conditions were too good. Not only would his people not attack Rex and Salin in the future, but they wouldn't even touch Metatlin City. Faka also had more time to build the teleportation array. It would be five years later.
"Can I know where this teleportation array is to be built?" Salin asked cautiously.
"The Chaos Swamp." Faka didn't intend to hide it. Anyway, Salin and Rex couldn't leave unless they agreed. No one in the entire Metatlin City could threaten him now. He wasn't afraid that Salin and Rex would fly out of his hands.
"Then I need to add a condition. Otherwise, you can kill me."
Faka smiled and asked, "Master Salin, what's the earth-shattering condition? Tell me."
"I want to build a smuggling channel in the Chaos Swamp. You can't touch the smuggling team."
"Huh? Smuggling? Okay, you write the contract, and I'll sign it. "Faka's indifference made Salin a little unsure if what he said was true. If a person reached level-10, would his contract still be binding?
But since Faka had agreed, it was better than nothing. Salin took out the magic scroll and felt the pressure on him lighten. He could use his spiritual power freely. He had the urge to take out his family badge, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to kill Faka. He could only take out a magic pen from his demon ring and write the contract.
When signing the contract, Salin felt extremely strange. He was clearly being forced, but the terms of the contract were extremely generous. Without the Oracle's action, the Church would have to delay for at least another two years if they wanted to attack his city. Even if the Church had ships, they couldn't send so many mages with the army.
The battlefield on the continent began to become intense. It would be difficult to organize the navy.
The Church might not be free in two years, because it still depended on how the battle in Jialoulan was going and whether Cloud Flow's fleet was harassing along the coast.
Salin knew that his ability to analyze the overall situation was still inferior to Rex's. He didn't say anything and waited to discuss it with Rex later.
There were three contracts this time. Two were written by Faka, and one was written by Salin. There were no traps in Salin's contract. He was afraid that he couldn't hide it from Faka. But it was good for Salin that there were no traps, because the passageway in the Chaotic Swamp had been cleared. The army of the Church would not appear here again.
If Scotia and the Tanggulas Empire were to go to war in the future, he could use this route to sell his goods to Scotia. If the two sides formed an alliance, he could use this route to ambush Scotia's flanks. As for unifying the continent? Salin estimated that he would have to wait at least one or two hundred years.
The collapse of the Fourth Dynasty took about two hundred years. In addition to the nearly one hundred years of war, it actually lasted for three hundred years. If he wanted to restore the faith of the Goddess and unify the entire continent, it would take longer than that.
Faka's disappearance came without warning. The contract was established, and the three scrolls turned into light spots and dissipated in the air. Faka's body seemed to have been eroded by the elements and dissipated.
What kind of skill was that? There was no way to interrupt it!
Salin was only surprised for a moment, and then stopped thinking about it. He and Rex reappeared at the dock. Close to a thousand soldiers had already gathered around them. Seeing Salin and Rex, Sue took a step forward and looked behind Salin nervously.
"It's nothing. Let everyone disperse. I have something to say to the princess. Okay, Rex, come with me to the temple. " Salin thought that he might need Eleanor's help in this matter. This elf obviously knew more about the Goddess than anyone else.
Salin and Rex left, and the dock quickly returned to its original state. The soldiers disappeared into the darkness, and some of the startled sailors were relieved.
Back at the temple, Salin went straight to the fifth floor, where he lived. Neris soon appeared, but Faka did not come over.
"Go get Eleanor. I have something to discuss." Everyone on the fifth floor was trusted. Salin brought Rex to the dining room, sat down, and tapped the table with his fingers in annoyance.
Eleanor also lived on the fifth floor. Salin didn't alert anyone else. The fewer people who knew about this, the better.
After the door of the dining room was closed, only Salin, Rex, Sue, Zola, Eleanor, and Neris were left.
After setting up the magic formation to isolate the sound, Salin told them about signing the contract with Faka. He asked Eleanor directly, "What do you think about this?"
Eleanor was stunned for a moment and said, "It's very simple. This Faka wants to become a god himself. He wants to take his believers to a half plane that the God of Light can't find. There are a large number of believers in this plane. He only needs to take them away, and it will be ready-made wealth. "
"Become a god?"
"Yes, he must have the ability to retain faith. Didn't you say that his right hand has independent divinity?"
Eleanor spoke frankly, as if this was a very normal thing. She was very knowledgeable in theology and knew many secrets of the gods. In fact, elves didn't really worship gods because they knew that many gods were dirty.
Salin thought of Ismail. That guy seemed to have the ability to retain faith too!
"Then, do you think this is dangerous?"
"Not in the short term. At least before Faka becomes a god, he won't violate the contract. Whether it's himself or his believers, they will never attack you unless you take the initiative to attack him. "
"What if I reveal this to the Vatican?"
"Don't even think about it." Rex interrupted Salin and said, "Your Metatlin and my Bitter Water Commandery will be destroyed by him."
"Why would Faka do this?" Salin asked in confusion.
Rex said, "The Vatican launched the Holy War, but it may not be able to shake the three empires. If the war fails, although the God of Light can't descend to this plane, he will find a way to send stronger subordinates over. In that case, Faka's position will be in danger. It's normal to plan ahead. "
Salin gradually sorted out his thoughts and said, "So, in the short term, Faka won't be a threat to us."
"At least not in the next five years," Eleanor answered with certainty. Salin was very glad that he didn't kill this elf back then. Without Eleanor's knowledge, he might not have understood what Faka wanted.
Faka left the mess of the Vatican and ran to Metatlin City alone for more than half a year. Obviously, he didn't care about the Holy War. Salin thought it was even possible that Faka hoped that the Vatican would lose the war. That way, he could take away more believers. In Metatlin City, Faka must have done something. He must have been observing his city. If there was a future here, it was not impossible for him to give it a push and speed up the Vatican's defeat.
Faka said that he helped him solve some problems. It was probably the fleet of Lianyun City.
The expeditionary army of the East Sea countries was defeated, and Lianyun City seized a large number of battleships. Apart from the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship, he only had two battleships left. The result of the battle was that three main battleships of Lianyun City sank. It was a huge loss.
The Coiled Turtle alchemy ship could steadily eat one main battleship, but it was impossible to sink three at the same time. Faka helped him in this matter. It seemed that he didn't have any tricks. He just wanted to use his left hand and Rex's God Luo Ring.
"Zola, from today onwards, you will take over Daniel's job. Tell Daniel to build another army. "
"Master?" Zola was puzzled. Daniel was already in charge of the defense of Metatlin City. Why did Salin directly take away his power?
"Hmph, we can't just forget about the attack on Lianyun City. I want Daniel to organize an offensive army. You just need to look after the city. He's a necromancer, so he has an advantage over you in field battles. When I come back, I will use Lianyun City as an excuse to attack Phoenix. "
Salin knew very well that if he didn't link his Metatlin and Phoenix together, there wouldn't be any development. Although Phoenix also had a northern climate, it produced much more food than here. He had to take it. Otherwise, when his country expanded in the future, he would have to purchase food from outside, which would be a great threat to his country.
Rex's goal was probably the Qinyin Empire. She only needed to obtain the support of most of the nobles in Qinyin to inherit the throne. With his cooperation, there was hope for Rex to become the emperor. Only then would he have a chance to promote the faith of the goddess in a thousand years.
Salin didn't oppose the resurrection of the goddess. Anyway, when Myers was alive, magic was more prosperous. The Goddess of Nature's attitude toward magic was completely different from that of the God of Light, because magic was originally an imitation of nature. The God of Light's light had nothing to do with the light element of the six major elements.
Thinking of this, Salin said, "Rex, I'll have to trouble you to build an army."
Rex knew that since he supported Salin in establishing a country, Salin would certainly help him return to the center of power in Holy Rock City. If she expanded her territory crazily, she would be suppressed by various forces.
"Don't worry. When you come back, you'll see a complete army. Now …" Rex smiled and didn't say anything else. If Salin's army fought against his swordsman battalion now, there was basically no chance of winning. He couldn't use his own people to conquer Phoenix, so he had to work harder and help Salin train a qualified army.
"Hey, let's eat." Salin waved his hand. He thought it would be easier after coming back from the Purgatory Desert. Who knew that something like this would happen? Although it was a good thing in the short term, if Faka really became a god, who said he couldn't come back from another plane? Salin was very clear that Faka was from the Myers Continent. If he became a god, the plane's rules wouldn't affect him. He would be a god who could come here at will.
Although it was like drinking poison to quench thirst, there was nothing he could do. Faka was simply forcing him to buy and sell, and Salin couldn't refuse.
The food had been prepared long ago, but Salin was dumbfounded when the dishes were served at this time. The dishes were served by a group of undead, level-three skeleton warriors. Their finger bones were polished clean, and their bodies had been washed tens of thousands of times. There was no blood at all.
Zola smiled bitterly and said, "Daniel said that this is an important place, and the people who serve you must be the most trustworthy and loyal. I can't find that many for the time being, so I can only use undead to replace them …"
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