What Salin didn't know was that while he had a good dream in the morning, Pope Dinicio had a nightmare.
Compared to mages, it was rare for a pope to have a dream. Mages' spirit energy was condensed, and they wouldn't be affected by anything. However, a pope's spirit energy was protected by the gods, and Dinicio hadn't had a nightmare for more than 50 years.
Therefore, Dinicio placed a lot of importance on this matter. The young mage in his dream led the army from another plane and destroyed the Light Plain. This was definitely a hint from the gods, and they wanted him to be careful of someone.
The problem was that no matter how much importance Dinicio placed on this dream, he couldn't send it out in the form of a decree. He had to think of another solution.
After secretly contacting the people of the Inquisition, Pope Francis gave out missions one by one. Tens of thousands of people from the headquarter of the Holy Church and the headquarter of the Inquisition were sent out, and they sneaked into the other three empires. These people only had one mission, and that was to find an evil young mage and send his information back to the Holy City. No one was allowed to do this in private, and they couldn't let this mage know that the Holy Church was looking for him.
Dinicio didn't ask the seven God Messengers for help in this mission, and Faka's whereabouts were still unknown. Therefore, Dinicio was a little alarmed.
To the huge Holy Church, this incident didn't cause too much of a commotion. The frontline was busy, and the Tanggulas Empire and the Holy Church had already invested more than 1 million soldiers into the Jialoulan Principality. These 1 million soldiers needed more logistical support, and the frontline couldn't enter the border of the Qinyin Empire. It was winter now, and the Holy Church was having a headache.
It was fortunate that the Titan Principality had conquered more than half of it, and the land forces of the Cloud State Empire retreated and guarded the border of Cloud State. The Cloud State Royal Family didn't have the ability to fight back on land, so they sent out the three fleets of the Cloud State Empire to harass the coastal cities of the Tanggulas Empire and get ready to attack the coastal cities.
Metatlin City. Since the winter here was too cold, the construction of the city had already stopped. The population of the city had already exceeded 500,000, and it was a huge number. It was fortunate that Salin had purchased a lot of food and looted a bunch from Side Star City, so the free people who came here didn't have to worry about their lives.
In the godly palace, the construction of the demon city had already begun with Nelis as the leader.
The port to the south of Metatlin City was three hundred kilometers away from Metatlin City. Ordinary warships would need more than ten hours to reach there. Even if the Dragon Skeleton Warship traveled at full speed, it would still take six hours to travel by sea. The white bone battleships were also fast, but it would still take more than 8 hours to get there.
The white stones produced by Metatlin City were delivered to the construction site of Demon City by Salin's dimensional stones. Only then did Salin realize that the white stone of Metatlin City was an incomparably precious building material. Salin finally realized that the was that a city had used Metatlin City was used to make. The Three Sovereigns summoned a large number of skeletons to do hard labor, but the slaves from the Eastern Sea that they purchased had to do even more meticulous work.
The blueprint of the Demon City provided by Triss was modified by the mages of Seriger Island, causing the project to be much larger.
During the construction of Metatlin City, because many large rocks had to be flattened, drainage channels had to be dug underground, and even larger underground warehouses had to be built, a large amount of stone materials had to be left over. These stones were stored in the warehouse and could be used directly. But the city was too big. Salin had to mine the materials outside the city and send them to the construction site.
The materials were enough. The first thing to build the city was the Demon Summoning Array.
Salin did not discuss the establishment of the Evil Demon City with Rex. As a member of the royal family, even if Rex agreed, he would not participate in this matter. Salin was very clear about this. Salin knew that he had to provide the materials for the Summoning Array.
Salin had magic cores, but he didn't have many materials to build the Summoning Array. He could only let Nelis handle it herself. Nelis had more materials than Salin, but she still had to discuss it with the Winged Skeleton. She had to borrow some materials from the Winged Skeleton to get the materials needed for the Demon Summoning Array.
It was a Summoning Array with a diameter of 600 meters. There had never been such a huge Summoning Array on the Myers Continent. The Summoning Array had to be sealed. It had to be built on top of the Summoning Array with a span of 600 meters and no pillars.
Underground. Even a Magician would find it hard to build such a building. As a last resort, the core of the Demon Summoning Array was moved more than ten miles to the mountains. They chose a mountain on a plain and built the Demon Summoning Array on the mountain.
Salin had to do it himself. He brought all the Magicians on Seriger Island with him. After using magic to investigate the underground part of the mountain, Salin used water to cut a hole in the mountain. He started to expand the inside of the mountain. All the Magicians had to investigate at the same time to see if the load-bearing part of the mountain was sturdy. They had to reinforce it with magic.
While Salin and the other Magicians were working on the Summoning Array, Daniel also commanded a large number of the dead to help with the construction.
At this time, the dead sent by the Winged Skeleton sent a message. The dead found a secret supply point on the East Sea route. It was an island with a radius of less than 100 miles. The island was more than seven thousand miles away from the Qinyin coast. It was close to dangerous waters. It would be attacked by hurricanes for about ten months a year.
Although Salin still had close to ten warships, he couldn't participate in the search for the route in Alchemy City. He could only let the Winged Skeleton continue to monitor and search for the next supply point. He led the Magicians to build the Demon Summoning Array as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, another year had passed. The foundation of Nephilim was finally complete. With tens of thousands of Undead and slaves working at the same time, it took more than three months to complete the foundation. This speed could be said to be very slow. But considering the cold weather, Salin was quite satisfied with the progress of the Demon Summoning Array.
This was a city with a diameter of 12 miles. It was huge. Almost every inch of the foundation had traces of magic. The Magicians under Salin's command improved by leaps and bounds under such high-intensity work.
Salin finally understood how useful the Life Magicians that Rex had set up in the Bitter Water Prefecture were. It was impossible for the Magicians not to improve if they integrated magic into their daily lives.
In Metatlin City, spring was only in April. Farming could only be done at the end of May. Salin only had time to return to Metatlin City after the foundation was built. He had just returned when he received news that Rex was leaving.
Salin went straight to Rex's palace. In Rex's palace, the swordsmen were packing their bags and changing into brand new armor, ready to set off. If Salin had returned a day or two later, Rex would probably have left already.
In the study, Rex was organizing documents. She had already spent more than a year in Metatlin City, and had run many businesses. She had to deal with them before she left.
Seeing Salin rush over, Rex called for tea and stopped what she was doing.
"You're leaving just like that?" Salin was a bit anxious. Metatlin City lacked manpower now. When Rex was around, she would always have some help. She would often send her officials to help Salin. Otherwise, with Daniel's ability, it would be impossible for him to control such a large city.
"Don't worry, Salin. I'll leave half of the officials in the palace for you. I'm only taking the elite swordsman camp. I'll leave 10,000 people to help you defend the city. Plus the 50,000 people you've trained in the past year, it'll definitely be enough. "
Salin finally calmed down. Rex wasn't leaving completely. "You're in a hurry to leave because of the border?"
"Not really. I'm bringing these 10,000 people to the border. I'm going back to Kushui Commandery. Jialoulan's Tanggulas have launched an attack. I'm going to attack the Vatican's army from the back from the small path behind Kushui Commandery. I'll coordinate with the frontal attack at the Jialoulan border. "
"When will you be back?" Salin asked, somewhat reluctant to part with him.
"What's the hurry? I'll definitely be back in a year and a half," Rex replied with a smile. Salin was a bit disappointed. In a year and a half, his teacher would be coming over. Rex was implying that the cooperation between the two of them should continue. But that wasn't what Salin wanted to hear.
Rex smiled. She suddenly instant-cast an Ice Arrow at Salin. Salin subconsciously used an Icicle to cancel out Rex's magic.
"Salin, did you think I wouldn't come back?"
Sala blushed. Rex's action reminded him of the time when the two of them practiced magic together in the Land of God's Punishment. He hadn't forgotten, and neither had Rex. So he still had Rex in his heart. It was just that because of his identity, he hadn't wanted to consider such things.
Sicar had seen it long ago, so … so he'd taken him down first.
Salin's reaction to Rex was even slower than Sicar's. It had been a year. He hadn't felt anything until Rex suddenly announced her departure.
"Salin, after I leave, the battalion I'll leave behind isn't as good as my elite swordsman battalion. If the enemy attacks Metatlin, use the outer fortress to wear them down. Don't try to fight in the field. Your army won't be able to fight in the field. Just stay in the city. In this year, the trade route from Metatlin to Phoenix has been opened. There will definitely be people eyeing this route. You can find a reason to start a war there at any time. I've taken over Side Star City and Mars City. There are more than 5,000 troops stationed there. If you have men, add more to them. "
"I know." Salin couldn't think of anything to say. Rex had left him a lot of wealth before he left.
"In the Phoenix Duchy, apart from that trade route, don't touch any other cities. My army is at the front line of Side Star City. If there's trouble, just pay attention to communication. Sacred Rock City has already organized millions of troops to attack Jialou Lan. Don't let your forces in. When the war starts, your most important task is to continue to open up the wilderness, build small towns, and recruit disaster victims. "
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