Salin's smile was very gentle. "Thank you for your hard work. Go tell Ainphent to come see me."
Salin was smiling, but he was annoyed. If he had known, he would have told Nelis to prepare. This Judy Coco was hateful, finding an excuse to refuse to carry out his orders. If he turned hostile now, it would probably not cause a backlash from the contract.
But this information was very important. Daniel and Ainphent had more than 20 Necromancers and over a hundred Necromancer apprentices. These people would be very useful on the battlefield.
The Corpse Soldier Spell, especially the berserk Corpse Soldiers, could destroy the enemy's battle formation. It was very useful during a countercharge. But since the Church's soldiers could not be used, he had to inform Daniel and Ainphent in advance.
No wonder the Church's army was advancing at such a terrifying speed. It turned out that these soldiers seemed to have taken a magic potion and were hit with a fatal divine spell.
In Qin Yin, such drugs were absolutely not allowed in the regular army. Even the mercenaries did not dare to use them. Only in Scochenya, a small number of mercenaries used such drugs. They could increase their combat power in a short period of time, but the price was a reduction in lifespan and a decline in physical fitness.
Salin did not expect the Church to be so ruthless. They would rather sacrifice the lives of 100,000 people to flatten their own city. If he had not built the city walls from the start and given up on commercial construction, he would not have escaped even if he had two 9th Rank Magic Shooters.
A small portion of the magic cores and materials that Salin hunted entered circulation and were sold to merchants. The majority was invested in the construction of the city's defenses. Many of the magic cores were directly exchanged for ready-made equipment and tools. For example, crossbows, arrows, magic stones, flying puppets, and so on.
Daniel and Ainphent came to the temple. Salin and Nania carefully described the information brought back by Judy Coco. Ainphent immediately suggested to Salin to hide this news. If the nobles knew about this, they would probably be shaken.
Salin nodded. Ainphent's worry was not wrong. After all, he only had Metatlin City. The surrounding land was less than a thousand miles, and the people's hearts were not stable. The core nobles were fine, but the smaller nobles would probably abandon the city in fear after hearing this news. If they could not escape on land, they could take a boat.
Although Salin was a Mage, Mages were also the smartest group of people. He knew how to deal with these nobles.
It was also a good thing that the Three Lords had returned early. The arrangements on the city walls could be more secure. Salin personally went to check out the magic catapults in the city, as well as the defensive capabilities of the temporary arrow towers. Then, he personally led the soldiers to patrol around the city walls.
The southern city wall was almost built on the mountain. There was a section that was more than two miles long that was simply carved into the mountain. Then there was the sealed area. Although the same walls were set up, there was almost no need to consider the problem of defense. Judy and Coco were garrisoned in this area, while the southern side was occupied by Caucasian people. There were already about a hundred thousand people in the mountainous area.
Salin had expanded the western city wall by several kilometers in order to completely seal off the Caucasian settlement in the south. This way, the enemy wouldn't be able to enter this area, and even if they crossed the mountains, they would be destroyed by the Caucasians.
As for the defense on the sea, there were the Dragon Skeleton Battleship and more than a dozen White Skeleton Battleships. In addition to the magic cannon that the Truman Sect had placed on Bai Shifeng, there would basically be no battleships that could approach, and no one would be able to land there.
What annoyed Salin was that most of his enemies wouldn't be able to live past next year. These enemies didn't care about their own lives at all, and even mages couldn't predict what such enemies would do.
There were only about 90,000 people left in the expeditionary army of the Vatican, who recovered their combat power after resting for three days at Duanren Pass. Archbishop Nicholas was also secretly wondering what was going on.
The setback of the vanguard brought back some unpleasant news. The enemy's city was well-built, and there was a town with a radius of two miles 50 kilometers west of the city. The scale of the town was enough to station an army of 100,000, and the enemy actually dared to leave the city and attack their vanguard.
Although the 3,000 cavalrymen weren't the main force, the number of enemies was about the same, and they actually charged and killed without suffering any losses.
In previous battles, the enemy had suffered many casualties, but this time, they didn't even leave a single corpse behind. That wasn't good news.
The scouts that approached the town were all killed, and there was no more accurate information. However, the scene that the scouts saw with their alchemy binoculars from two miles away showed that it was a purely militarized town. It was completely different from the burnt towns that they had passed by in the past. The arrow towers of this town were made of metal!
The Bronze Arrow Towers of the Qin Yinren were very difficult to destroy. He didn't have much confidence in doing it himself, and he was afraid that there would be powerful mages in the town.
Early in the morning, Archbishop Nicholas summoned all the commanders and commanders to the large tent. He pointed at the newly marked West Town on the simple and crude map, and gave an order.
"Besiege this town and take it down within three days."
"Yes!"
All the generals obeyed the order. Archbishop Nicholas sat on the chair wearily, feeling indescribably uncomfortable. It was a kind of premonition that all people who had cultivated divine spells to his level would have. Although it wasn't as accurate as an astrologer's, it was more sensitive.
The army of the Vatican slowly set out. They could cover a distance of more than 100 miles in the afternoon if they marched quickly. In fact, the vanguard of the army of the Vatican was already 15 miles west of West Town, and they could break camp and launch an attack at any time.
There were still four days of food left, and they had to take down this town within three days. There would definitely be a large amount of food in this town. Archbishop Nicholas had no way out. This time, the Pope had given a death order. If he completed it, he would have a chance to become a cardinal, which was a candidate for the next Pope. He had waited for this position for decades.
The army marched forward, followed by the five thousand prison guards of the Court of Judgement and the black-robed priest. The 5,000 people were not in a hurry, and Nicholas was helpless.
The prison guards could be said to be one of the main forces of the Vatican, but only the three chief judges could command them. The combat power of the prison guards was comparable to that of the Holy Knights, and they were even more deadly.
At two in the afternoon, the army of the Vatican arrived at the vanguard camp, and the vanguard only set out. The people of the Tribunal then went around West Town and came to the back. The soldiers in West Town did not attack. They only guarded the city and observed with alchemy binoculars.
The people of the Tribunal saw the ten-story Magic Tower at a glance. The Magic Tower was said to have been built in a month, but in fact, it had already been prepared for the arrival of the two level-nine Magic Shooters.
The three mysterious killers of the Tribunal saw the ten-story Magic Tower and exclaimed, "There are people in this world who are so disrespectful to the gods! That's really admirable. Quick, tell Nicholas that we found a heretical mage! "
The three guys laughed, but they refused to attack.
What a joke. The person who dared to build a ten-story Magic Tower was at least a level-nine Mage. In the Magic Tower, a level-nine Mage could deal with more than ten times the number of enemies of the same level. If there were more disciples in the Magic Tower, the defense would be even stronger. In the Magic Tower, a level-nine Mage could control an area of 10 miles. Even the town was under the protection of the Magic Tower.
No matter how arrogant the three brothers were, they would not lead the prison guards to attack this Magic Tower. The Pope's order was to attack the coastal city, which was more than 50 miles away from the sea.
The black-robed priests also had the attitude of protecting themselves. Because the three leaders did not say anything, they did not dare to say anything under the absolute pressure. This time, the Chief Judge had clearly instructed that all actions should be carried out by these three people. These three people were terrifying figures who came out of the Black Prison alive.
When Archbishop Nicholas heard the news, he almost blew his top despite how well-mannered he was.
The people of the Tribunal actually turned a blind eye to this Magic Tower and let their own people attack it. How could he attack it? This time, the army sent by the Pope only consisted of 25,000 regular soldiers. The other mages were all conscripted, and none of them were above level-four.
He only had more than 20 high-level mages under him, and they were all his trusted aides. If the mages in the Magic Tower dared to come out and provoke him, Nicholas was confident that he could kill them, even if they were level-nine Magic Shooters. However, they were hiding in the Magic Tower, so he had no confidence.
The attack range of magic and divine spells of the same level was similar, but with the addition of the Magic Tower, mages had more than half of the attack range. Mages had to withstand the attacks of the Magic Tower in order to enter a certain range and counterattack the Magic Tower.
This was the same function as churches. Mages would not take the initiative to attack churches. The more believers in a church, the stronger the defense, and there was also the addition of divine spells.
Which bastard brought this information back to them? Didn't they say that the city by the sea was only newly built? How could there be a Magic Tower with ten floors? If the Pope knew about this, he would send at least ten Cardinal Bishops to wipe it out.
Given the current situation, this battle could not be fought. The Magic Tower could protect three sides of the city wall. On these three sides, no heavy equipment could be used, or it would be destroyed by the mages of the Magic Tower.
In other words, there was only one area that needed to be protected in West Town.
Bypassing this town to the east? What if this town sent soldiers to attack the rear? The soldiers in this town were not the group that they met at the border of Phoenix. They were obviously not going to retreat. Although the soldiers at the border of Phoenix were also very strong, there was no decent city for them to station, so they could only fight and retreat.
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