[There is one more chapter left. Tickets for tomorrow. Running naked, crying … …]
"Everyone should know that the Fourth Dynasty was established for a short period of time before it collapsed. After hundreds of years of war, the current situation on the continent was formed. The Phoenix Principality was where the prisoners of the Fourth Dynasty were exiled. Although the land here was fertile, it was too remote. There were only two roads connecting to the outside world. "
Salin listened to Baron Cook's retelling of history and compared it with his own memories. Soon, he understood the cause of the incident.
The collapse of the Fourth Dynasty was related to the Phoenix Principality. This was a place where the prisoners were exiled, and the prisoners were left to fend for themselves. As time passed, the population on this fertile land started to expand, and it became an uncontrollable area.
The Fourth Dynasty owned the entire continent, and they didn't care about this place. It wasn't until the appearance of the dark mages that the Fourth Dynasty was alerted.
The dark mages set up altars everywhere and executed people who dared to resist in the name of justice. They also launched frequent attacks and infiltrated other regions. At that time, the Holy Church hadn't been established yet, but many people already believed in the God of Light and received godly spells.
One of the prophets warned that the continent would collapse because of the existence of the dark mages.
The Royal Family of the Fourth Dynasty didn't believe in the God of Light, but they had a lot of mages, alchemists, and astrologers.
The astrologers also made similar predictions. The Royal Family got nervous and decided to send troops to wipe out the rebels.
This wipe out was the beginning of the destruction of the Fourth Dynasty. After several failed attempts, the dark magic spread and controlled most of the territories of the Qinyin Empire. The power of the Fourth Dynasty weakened, and the local nobles rose. Then, the feudal lords rebelled.
The Fourth Dynasty survived for more than 100 years, but it couldn't control the entire continent anymore. Therefore, it recognized the independence of more than ten principalities. However, this didn't stop the chaos on the continent, and the feudal lords didn't stop the suppression of the dark magic.
During this period of time, a family rose and quickly wiped out a lot of the dark mages. They took over the eastern part of the continent, and this was the predecessor of the Qinyin Empire. This family had a lot of mages, and they were ambitious and wanted to build the fifth dynasty that unified the continent.
At this time, the Holy Church was also getting stronger due to the years of wars. When humans were in despair, they would look for spiritual sustenance to avoid a mental breakdown. The priests of the Holy Church quickly expanded their forces and supported the Tanggulas Empire.
In the end, the Scotia Empire that relied on mercenaries, the Tanggulas Empire that relied on the support of the Vatican, the Qin Yin Empire that relied on magic, and the Cloud Empire that was formed by the remnants of the Fourth Dynasty divided the Myers Continent. Between these four empires were a dozen or so duchies attached to the empires, forming a buffer zone.
The only difference was the Phoenix Duchy. This was the origin of black magic. None of the nobles in the Qinyin Empire were willing to rule this place. In the end, the Qinyin Empire decided to enfeoff a duchy here, and that was the origin of the Phoenix Duchy.
The Grand Duke of Phoenix was the favorite general of the Emperor of the Qin Yin Empire. He was invincible and was known as the Immortal Phoenix. Under his suppression, black magic vanished without a trace for several decades.
"I was sent here by His Majesty to monitor the dark magicians. This castle also belonged to a black magician. For many years, there had been inexplicable deaths here, and suspicious people had been appearing and disappearing here. The Grand Duke reported it to the Empire, and the Empire attached great importance to it. They dispatched a large number of people to guard the dozens of ancient castles. "
"Why are there no magicians here?" Salin asked curiously. If they wanted to deal with the dark magicians, the best way was to use magicians to eliminate them. The Qinyin Empire had no shortage of magicians, but in this castle, Salin had not found any signs of a magician.
Baron Cook smiled bitterly. "There was a great magician. This time last year, he ran to Sun City with his students. He said that if there was anything, we could call him. You know, I'm just a baron … "
"Then what do we do? Can we only defend?" Ainphent asked unhappily.
"Let's listen to the Baron's opinion first," Salin interrupted Ainphent. Salin interrupted Ainphent. There was no point in complaining at this time. He understood Ainphent's feelings. Wasn't he one of the unlucky ones?
"This castle has 600 soldiers, 120 strong servants, and about 300 women, children, craftsmen, and so on. Those who can fight, there are less than 1,000. We don't have the strength to attack, so we can only defend. There's another castle 120 miles away. There are more people there, and there are magicians on guard. They will send out a distress signal. We can only wait for help from Sun City, "Baron Cook said helplessly.
The number of his soldiers had exceeded the empire's standard. It was the emperor's special permission. If not for the fact that he was in Phoenix Duchy, he would have been impeached by the House of Commons. Even so, he had no confidence in dealing with a dark magician, especially one who already had a double-headed eagle.
"Lord Baron, how strong are these soldiers?" Salin saw that Baron Cook was in despair and was afraid that he would give up. The baron might not die if he was caught. He was still useful. If he was caught by a dark magician, he would be finished. A magician's soul was ten thousand times more valuable to a dark magician than an ordinary person.
"Sijia is an intermediate swordsman. She has nine beginner swordsmen under her command. Most of the 600 soldiers are beginner swordsmen. Only the officers are stronger. "
"Lord Baron, we are still here," Flamingo said in a low voice.
Baron Cook's eyes brightened. Yes, although Salin was only a level one magician, this was not a field battle. In the castle, Salin's power would be maximized. Flamingo and the others were also swordsmen. The high-level power of the castle was several times stronger.
Although a dark magician was powerful, he could not control elemental power like an ordinary magician. Ordinary soldiers could also kill the black puppets. With so many swordsmen, they could also deal with the headless knights. As for whether a dark magician would personally take action, it was up to fate.
Baron Cook was not useless. He was also a diligent swordsman. As long as the enemy was not the main force attacking the castle, there was still a chance of victory.
"Lord Baron, is there a special magic laboratory in the castle? Mr. Ainphent is an alchemist. I can also make some ordinary magic potions. " Salin thought, since the original magician had gone to Sun City, then I don't need to be polite. If he left anything behind, I'll let him use it all.
Baron Cook only hesitated for a second before agreeing to Salin's request.
In a life and death situation, he did not care about offending some great magician. If this matter was brought to His Majesty, he would be in the right. If he died, he would not even be able to fight a lawsuit.
"Sijia, take Ainphent and Salin to the laboratory."
"Yes, Lord."
Salin stood up. When he followed Sijia to the door, he suddenly turned back and said to Baron Cook, "Lord Baron, I hope you don't tell the soldiers about the double-headed eagle. Just say that there were black puppets."
Baron Cook nodded and agreed. He had some expectations for Salin. This was a very orthodox magician. He was calm in the face of danger. If he had not been reminded by Salin, the news would have been leaked. He immediately realized that if the soldiers knew that there was a double-headed eagle, their morale would immediately collapse.
"Sijia, except for your people, no one is allowed to go to the tower. Understand?"
Sijia nodded and left the study with Salin and Ainphent without saying a word. Sika looked around and also left with Salin. She did not understand what others said, so there was no point in staying.
The magic laboratory was not locked. In the eyes of the great magician, no one in the entire castle would dare to take a step into this room. No matter how prosperous magic was in the Qinyin Empire, for ordinary people, magicians were still too mysterious. When it came to mysterious things, humans always stayed away from them. In a sense, magicians were beyond the scope of humans.
Magicians were curious about everything. They studied, analyzed, and reconstructed everything. After the fall of the Goddess of Nature, the number of magicians who believed in gods gradually decreased. Today, there was no magician who believed in anything.
The existence of magicians was to understand the truth of the world.
This famous saying was engraved in the heart of every magician.
Sijia sent the three to the door of the magic laboratory. Salin had one foot inside and one foot outside. He turned back and said to Sijia, "Actually, there is nothing to be afraid of black magic."
"You are a magician. Of course you would say that." Although Sijia had regained her fighting spirit, she could not change her fear of black magic. If it was the level of black puppets, of course she would not be afraid. But the enemy was a black magician with a double-headed eagle.
The Headless Horseman and the Abomination Dragon were the nightmare of the entire continent. Hundreds of millions of people died because of them.
"You are afraid because you do not understand. If you have the chance to get close to a black magician, even if you are only a beginner swordsman, you can still kill him. "Salin did not wait for Sijia to reply. He took a step back and closed the door of the laboratory.
Sijia stood in the corridor for a long time. Her eyes finally showed determination. She was a genius swordsman. No matter what difficulties she faced, she should use the sword in her hand to solve them. Blindly retreating was a sign of stagnation.
She was grateful for Salin's guidance. She bowed to the door and turned to leave.
The laboratory was very big. There were three tables. The suite at the back was a small study, but there were no precious magic books in it. There were only some books that could be found everywhere in the Qinyin Empire.
The experimental equipment on the table were all there. Obviously, the great magician did not have space equipment that was big enough. The four walls were all empty, and there were large amounts of magic materials on the wooden shelves. Salin looked around casually. They were all very cheap. The valuable materials must have been taken away by the magician.
Ainphent was a little disappointed. Salin patted his shoulder and said, "Ainphent, even if there are precious materials here, we cannot use them."
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