The problem of the army could not be delayed, and Salin could not stay. He had to go to Sacred Rock City. He had promised Joey, and now he had the hope of advancing to Magic Shooter. If he did not go, he would be in big trouble.
He could only leave everything to Rex. The defense of Metatlin was handed over to Zola, and the formation of the new army was left to Daniel. This was also related to Daniel's profession. If a war broke out, necromancers would have countless resources to use. Sending Daniel to the battlefield would not affect his training.
Daniel was born in the Tanggulas Empire and had no feelings for Qin Yin, so he would not have any psychological barriers attacking Phoenix. Daniel would probably be very excited even if he was asked to attack the Tanggulas Empire, let alone Qin Yin.
After enduring for five days, Salin estimated that Faka would not secretly monitor him, so he went to the port alone and found the Wing Skeleton.
There was no human on the Coiled Turtle alchemy ship, all undead. The alchemy ship was full of death energy. If Salin was not the owner of the Wing Skeleton, he would probably die of poisoning soon after boarding.
After setting the coordinates on the map, Salin let the Wing Skeleton hide in a small port on the eastern coast of Qin Yin and wait for his news. Fortunately, the Wing Skeleton was an undead, so it would not feel bored no matter how long it waited. Only when the location was fixed could Salin use the sound transmission magic circle to contact him.
Salin left the port and went to the South Yard to tell Sicar about his itinerary. Sicar did not insist on following Salin. She only told Salin not to hook up with that female mage. She also had to stay and integrate the newly joined Caucasians. Now there were more than 50,000 Caucasians under Salin, most of whom were young and strong laborers. Except for the trusted guards chosen by Sicar, most of them lived in the south of the city and did not enter Metatlin City.
The Caucasian region had all fallen, and the entire Jialoulan was fighting. It was estimated that there would be about 50,000 Caucasians coming one after another. Sicar could not leave.
This time, Salin did not bring Sicar or Nelis to Sacred Rock City. Although Sue was strong, she was not as good as him. So Salin brought Tris. Triss was definitely more powerful than Neris. Moreover, Triss had also entered the Central Divine Temple, and had signed a contract with Salin's life and death.
The divine beast Bixi that had been in a deep slumber was thrown to Shika by Salin. This thing couldn't be brought along. Who knew when it would start to grow crazily? It needed someone to teach it.
Nania was assigned to Salin. Salin wanted to learn the noble etiquette of the Fourth Dynasty from her, as well as a lot of knowledge about the Fourth Dynasty.
Accompanying Salin was Ainphent.
Ainphent's body grew even faster than Salin's, and he was now a tall young man. After getting rid of the root of his illness, he recuperated very well. He didn't look like a necromancer at all. Moreover, he did have melee combat abilities. He could be considered a freak among mages.
This trip to Holy Rock City was also under Ainphent's name. Salin's plan was to fetch Ainphent's parents. Among the four families, he was only at ease with the Clyde family in Ainphent. He didn't even bid farewell to Helene before he left. The Clyde family had been a great help to Salin during his time away from Metatlin. This was an investment. At the same time, it could be seen that the Clyde family had good foresight.
When Salin needed help the most, the Clyde family would rather lose money to help Salin rebuild the city. But Salin still hoped that Ainphent's parents would go to Metatlin. Otherwise, Ainphent wouldn't be at ease. If the Clyde family was marked by Sephiroth, his parents in Holy Rock City would be in danger.
The Winged Skeleton departed from the port without anyone noticing and went to the east coast to wait for Salin's news. Salin's group departed from the west gate of Metatlin and headed for the Phoenix Duchy.
This time, they couldn't ride the magic chariot. Its performance was great, but it would consume too much energy. Not only would the magic cores be damaged, but it would also need to be constantly repaired. Moreover, if he brought this thing to Holy Rock City and the big shots of Holy Rock City coveted it, would Salin still give it to him?
The straight-line distance between Metatlin and Phoenix was more than a thousand miles. About two hundred miles to the west was a newly built city that hadn't taken shape yet. After passing through the mountain pass here, they would turn southwest and walk about two thousand miles to reach the Phoenix Duchy.
Salin's group wasn't small. In order not to attract attention, it was actually a light caravan.
There was even a team from the Roland family with a total of forty carriages. This time, the goods the Roland family was transporting were a batch of level-four magic cores and hundreds of sets of armor. Metatlin had high-quality iron mines, and the equipment the Roland family forged there was to be sold to Qin Yin.
The Clyde family's caravan, represented by Ainphent, also had twenty carriages. The goods he brought to Qin Yin were living magic beasts, a total of eighty magic wolves. These magic wolves had been screened by the Caucasians and were all unwanted. They were between three to five years old and could be tamed by Mages.
The magic wolves in the north were extremely fierce, but after being tamed, they were much more useful than the military dogs in the barracks. They could be used for vigilance, patrol, search and rescue, or cooperate with the army to attack small fortresses.
There were many Mages in Qin Yin, and these tamed magic beasts could be sold for a good price. This was much more profitable than selling magic cores. At the same time, Ainphent also brought a batch of low-level magic equipment made directly in Metatlin to be sold to Qin Yin's army along with the Roland family's armor.
With the caravan of these two families, everyone could pass through the Phoenix Duchy and directly take the route to Guderian City. It would be the empire's best roads, so it wouldn't affect their speed.
The Roland family seemed to have more women than men. The one leading the caravan was a woman in her thirties, still attractive. Beside her was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. This girl was also a direct descendant of the Roland family. Sue glanced at her and secretly told Salin that the girl already had the power of a sword saint.
The Roland family's guards had two hundred people. Including the drivers and servants, there were actually more than five hundred people. Those servants were obviously fighting, but Salin pretended not to see them. The people of the Roland family didn't know Salin and only treated Ainphent as their leader. After greeting him, they set off together.
Ainphent didn't show off. Before leaving, the skeleton warhorses were all sealed in the Green Spirit. Unless they encountered danger and needed to escape, it was better not to use them.
His caravan had fifty guards and only twenty servants. Including the drivers, there were only about a hundred people. However, Salin brought a mercenary team of a hundred people. These mercenaries had been discussed with him and secretly formed. No one knew that they were Ainphent's own people.
If this caravan of nearly a thousand people sold substandard goods, they would have to pay a loss for traveling more than ten thousand kilometers.
But Salin knew that the level-five Mage in the Roland family alone had brought a large number of magic cores back to sell. They would definitely make a fortune. The magic cores in Metatlin City were very cheap, and there was a large supply. However, the price of level-four magic cores would soar ten times higher in the hinterlands of Qinyin.
This was also Salin's intention. The level-four magic cores had already become the symbol of Metatlin City. The magic cores here were cheap, so it would definitely attract a large number of Mages.
Salin was now riding Rex's carriage. The caravan wasn't slow. A road had already been built between Metatlin and Phoenix. The caravan would travel twice a day. Each trip would take four hours, and they could maintain a speed of ten kilometers. Only a large business family had this kind of ability. When they reached Phoenix, the speed could be increased.
Salin didn't pay attention to the details of the Roland family's caravan. He was learning from Nania along the way. When he was free, he would observe the scenery along the way.
This road had not been easy to build, but it had already been more than a year. Many villages and towns had appeared along the two thousand kilometer journey. To avoid the flames of war, the people of Phoenix had all moved north, forming a certain scale.
When they were close to the border of Phoenix, the caravan sped up and stopped in the northernmost town of Phoenix. There were only a hundred or so families in this town. There weren't even any nobles taking care of it. The huge caravan almost filled up this isolated town at the border.
There were many empty houses in the town, and some were dilapidated. There were no sheriffs or soldiers. Salin and the others simply occupied an entire street.
Before they could rest, the Roland family sent a swordsman. The swordsman came to Ainphent and said respectfully, "Lord Ainphent, the master invites you over."
The four families fought openly and secretly in Qinyin, but they had reached a consensus in Metatlin City. There were no commercial conflicts. Ainphent glanced at Salin. Salin nodded and brought his men to the Roland family's camp.
Because the walls of many houses had collapsed, the Rolands, like Salin, found empty spaces everywhere to set up camp. They were unwilling to live in those houses.
The Roland family had also built facilities similar to military barracks. This temporary barracks could accommodate dozens of people. Salin and Ainphent walked in. A swordsman tried to stop Sue, but Ainphent shouted at him to retreat.
"Ainphent, you're so cool!" The little girl was sitting in the barracks. A low table had been set up in front of her, and she was sitting on the floor. Next to her was the middle-aged woman. So she was the leader of this caravan.
Salin was wearing a white Mage robe, but Nania was wearing a gray Mage robe. No one noticed her. Ainphent sat down casually. A servant brought them food. Seeing that Salin and Sue were about to sit down, the middle-aged woman next to the little girl said, "This is a place for women. Shouldn't you leave?"
Salin was fine. Who told him not to reveal his identity and wear a level-two Mage robe? Sue couldn't help it. He was Salin's follower, and his lord couldn't be insulted.
Sue reached out and drew a line on the table with her fingernail. "It's fine as long as my lord doesn't cross this line."
He drew the line horizontally. The middle-aged woman was slightly angry. She put her hand on the table and was about to stand up. Unexpectedly, as soon as her hand touched the edge of the table, there was a crack. The table broke in the middle, and soup spilled all over the floor.
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