Salin was careful and let Ainphent and his servants leave with Sharman and the others. After entering Qinyin, there wouldn't be anything like what happened in Phoenix. Even if there was danger, it would be a small-scale battle. Even if he had a hundred more slaves, it wouldn't change anything.
The servants of the noble families were well-trained. They didn't need to monitor Sharman. They just needed to record what she did after she left. Sharman was going to the border of Qinyin, where Jialoulan and Rhine met. It was very chaotic there. It would be safer with more people.
Salin's target was Holy Rock City. There could not be any trouble there, and the person he wanted to see was Joey. If Joey really wanted to harm him, it would be useless no matter how many people he had. It was just like how Faka forced him to sign a contract. He was in Metatlin City at that time, but none of the helpers in the city could be of use. Even the three lords did not discover Faka's whereabouts.
Guderian City was heavily guarded. Of course, this was mainly to prevent any changes in Phoenix. The nobles of Sun City had given in, but it didn't mean that the local nobles didn't resist.
Su had seen Metatlin City before, so he wasn't too shocked by Guderian City. However, he was also very envious. If the subcontinent had such a strong pass, it would be much easier to fight against the demons.
There were very few Mages in the subcontinent, but in Guderian City, even the bricks had been made by magic apprentices. To build such a strong city, the subcontinent would have to gather the strength of most countries. In Qinyin, this was just a border city.
They did not run into any trouble when they passed through Guderian City. Enid had the badge of the Clyde family. He had fifty guards with him, a white-robed sorcerer, a gray-robed sorcerer, a warrior, and a maid. In the eyes of the soldiers who were inspecting passersby, this was an ordinary group.
Although the Clyde family only had the title of count, they were very famous in Qinyin. The soldiers wouldn't suspect that the Clyde family had any ill intentions towards Guderian City.
The soldiers respectfully let them into the city. One of Ainphent's bodyguards grabbed a handful of silver coins and stuffed them into the soldier's hand. The soldier didn't refuse. People from the four families were like this. If it was someone else, he might not dare to accept it.
Because the Qinyin Empire focused most of their energy on the western battlefront, they didn't pay much attention to Metatlin City. They didn't even send any spies there. Salin and the others rested for a day in Guderian City. The two of them sold a batch of monster cores for less than a hundred thousand gold coins before continuing on their journey.
After leaving Guderian City, Ainphent changed everyone into skeleton warhorses. He was a Level-5 Necromancer, so he had nothing to hide. The status of Necromancers in the Qinyin Empire was the same as that of Elementalists. Especially after the Tanggulas Empire announced that they were going to hunt down and kill Necromancers, the people of the Qinyin Empire were united against a common enemy. They didn't even have the same respectful attitude towards Necromancers as before.
This time, with Ainphent as the leader, there were a total of 55 people. All of them rode on skeleton warhorses and advanced at full speed. The Skeleton Warhorse's speed could reach 60 miles per hour, but this was a bit dangerous. Mages could still use magic shields to protect themselves, but anyone below the Sword Saint level could be seriously injured if they hit a tree at a speed of 60 miles per hour.
Therefore, even if they were to advance at full speed, they would only be able to travel at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, which was within a safe range. In the team, only Nania's body was weaker. Even though she trained a lot, she couldn't compare to the swordsmen. Salin and Ainphent took turns to buff her with magic in order to keep up with the team.
Salin cast the Spring Rain spell on Nania, while Nania cast the Herculean Strength spell on herself. The combination of the two spells gave Nania immense strength and long endurance.
Ainphent buff Nania was Necromancer Power. Together with her skeleton warhorse, the effect was similar to elemental magic.
Just like that, the team traveled 500 miles per day for ten days. They had to take a break and choose a high ground to set up camp. It was thousands of miles from Guderian City to Sacred Rock City. It only took them ten days to cover half of the distance. Salin was already very satisfied.
During this break, Salin didn't practice magic. Instead, like a normal person, he took out a bunch of cooking utensils and prepared to start a fire and make food. Nania rarely saw Salin slacking off. In her eyes, this young mage would train whenever he had time and never slacked off.
Seeing Nania's confused expression, Salin said, "At my level, it's useless no matter how familiar I am with the elements. If I want to advance, I can't rely on stupid methods."
Nania said in surprise, "You're going to advance again?" She had known Salin for a long time, but it had only been a few years. Back then, Salin was still a level-two mage, and now he was preparing to advance to a Magic Shooter.
"How can that be? To advance to a Magic Shooter, I need to build a Magic Tower and gather more power. Otherwise, it's useless. "
Salin thought that the Six Dimensional Space was also the theory of a Magic Tower, but it was only effective for Magic Shooters. He wasn't a genius. It was almost impossible to advance to a Magic Shooter without the help of a Magic Tower.
Now that he thought about it, Joey's residence reflected the rules of the elements everywhere. That courtyard itself was a deformed Magic Tower. Even someone like Joey was no exception. How could he ignore the rules?
Nania chuckled and said, "Why are you training so hard if it's useless? “
"Because there's not much relationship between level and combat power." Salin said slowly. He had already set up a row of metal racks, and below them were burning magic powder.
Nania was more skilled than Salin. Mixing a certain proportion of charcoal into the magic powder could reduce the temperature of the flames by a lot and prolong the burning time. The magic powder itself was used to refine metal. If it was used to roast meat, it could be directly roasted into charcoal or even ashes.
"You have a high city now. What do you need combat power for?" Nania didn't understand Salin. As a mage, mastering the mysteries of magic was the most important thing. As for fighting, there were soldiers around, and mages rarely took the lead.
"Maybe it's because of insecurity. In fact, in this era, there will soon be a large number of Battle Mages. Nania, you should learn more too. I think your Firebird spell is not bad. "
Nania blushed and said, "It's a little disgusting to kill so many people, even though they're all bandits."
"You're disgusted by that? What if they're believers of the gods? "
Nania was stunned for a moment and said, "That's different. Bandits are still people. Believers of the gods have already sold their souls. They're just shells."
"Bandits are also people who have sold their souls. Let's not talk about this. I rarely see you use Battle Magic. What else do you know?"
"Like the princess, I learned Fire Magic from … Master. But in Life Magic, I also learned the contents of the other five elements, so it won't cause an imbalance."
Salin nodded. He was good at Water Magic. The other five elements were actually completely simulated by the variation of Water Magic. The purpose was to balance his Elemental Perception. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to advance to Magic Shooter. During this time, he began to study the notes Joey gave him. Joey had described his understanding of the elements in detail. Salin had a thorough understanding of the formula for the conversion of the six elements, but he wasn't a Magic Shooter yet. He could only simulate a limited number of spells.
"Salin, on this trip to Holy Rock City, the princess told me to do something. It wasn't to hide it from you."
"Oh? Don't hide it from me. Tell me about it. "Seeing that Nania didn't hide it from Ainphent, Salin knew that she was telling the truth.
"Nominally, the princess still belongs to Holy Rock City. In Holy Rock City, we still have a Regional King's Palace. Things in Kushui Prefecture still have to be recorded and handed over to Holy Rock City for a copy. "
"So, it's against the rules for us to go to Holy Rock City?"
"You're not the princess' subordinate. What's against the rules? But when we get there, we have to separate. I have to deal with the Regional King's Palace … "
Salin finally understood. He smiled and said, "I promised Rex that I would guarantee your safety. I will leave with you."
Salin said this without confidence. If Sephiroth wanted to deal with him, he definitely wouldn't be able to resist. Unless Ainphent released the Undead Plant, even a Gold Sword Saint would have to waste some effort to kill it. He had the family badge, so he had the possibility to kill a Gold Sword Saint.
The problem was, would Ainphent go against the Imperial Prince for him?
The only thing Salin worried about in Holy Rock City was the Imperial Prince. Others might not know, but he knew how powerful a Gold Sword Saint was. Although he was only one level lower than a Silver Sword Saint, this difference was like the difference between a Magic Shooter and an Archmage.
Nania smiled happily. She ignited the magic powder and watched the flames rise. She put the meat on the fire to roast. Salin was the first man she liked. But before she could confess, she knew that this man wouldn't belong to her. As a Mage, she couldn't share the same person with someone else.
And with Nania's personality, she couldn't be like Shika, who didn't care about things like status and results.
But it felt great to have the man she liked say that he would protect her.
"Someone's coming!" Sue reminded Salin softly.
"It's a caravan." Ainphent pointed down the slope and said, "There's a spring here. Large caravans can't bring a lot of drinking water, so they have a fixed campsite.
There was a spring under this slightly higher hill. If it wasn't the center of Qin Yin, it would probably be a very dangerous place because magical beasts would gather here.
Ainphent's words were soon verified. On the road in the distance, a large caravan was approaching. Salin's cold vision couldn't even see the tail of the caravan.
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