[I'm too tired. I fell asleep. This was the fourth update yesterday. There are three more updates today.]
"The prison guards didn't participate in the last battle. They retreated immediately. Otherwise, Metatlin would have suffered great casualties. "Nicholas pointed out the weakness of Salin's defenses. "The metal watchtowers are strong, but their shooting speed is too slow. If a large number of fearless warriors attacked, with some Dark Mages among them, the soldiers on the walls would have to use their lives to fill the holes."
"The soldiers' combat abilities are too low. They can only be compensated with equipment. This is something that can't be helped." Salin smiled. "But I still won in the end."
"Master, Nicholas is right." Although Isabella was a newcomer, she couldn't help but remind Salin.
"Haha, he's right for now. But if there are Magic Towers in the city, the defense at the top of the walls will be completely different." Nicholas turned to Isabella. Isabella was speechless.
"But not all cities can be built like Metatlin City. For example, Duanren Pass." Nicholas didn't prepare any blueprints. Instead, he cast a magic spell and released a three-dimensional image on the table.
"This is the Church's Dream Armor Puppet Beast." Nicholas pointed at the image on the table. "The Dream Armor Puppet Beast is 25 meters long and 8 meters tall. It can jump 20 meters. Under the control of a Mage, it's not impossible to cross a 30-meter wall. The Dream Armor Puppet Beast breathes mist and can hide hundreds of soldiers on its body. "
Nicholas did not hide anything, and displayed the large and medium-sized equipment used by the Church to attack the city. Only then did Salin realize that if not for the fact that the Church had mobilized their troops in a hurry and did not bring along suitable siege equipment, they would indeed have suffered heavy casualties.
Nicholas obviously didn't do this to humiliate Salin. The dozens of large and medium-sized equipment he listed all had manufacturing methods. A ninth-level Mage's memory was no weaker than a Mage's. Nicholas didn't care about the Church's battles in the past. Otherwise, he could remember more information.
"If we can ensure that Eleanor's equipment is distributed to every city we occupy, and if we rebuild the defense system according to Metatlin's style, then we can guarantee the safety of all the cities," Nicholas concluded after displaying all the images. What he meant was that the cost of Elinor's equipment was too great, and Salin might not be able to withstand it. Therefore, he had to build some defensive facilities or redesign some city blueprints to counter the Church's equipment.
Metatlin City was safe enough, but Salin wanted to expand his territory. Other cities couldn't be built like Metatlin City.
Salin once again discovered that he was lucky enough. The most troublesome thing about a battle was encountering a strong enemy. A Gold Sword Saint, or even a Silver Sword Saint, could tear a hole in the city wall and allow the soldiers to open up their defenses there. As for Salin, he now possessed the liquid from the purple-gold sea urchin, which could allow ordinary metals to possess the penetrative power of the purple-gold thorns.
This posed a real threat to powerhouses. If a Gold Sword Saint was surrounded by hundreds of crossbows, and all of the crossbow bolts were made of Purple Gold Thorns, then even a Gold Sword Saint would be shot to death.
Although Salin couldn't make every crossbow bolt have such an effect, it was only a deterrent. As long as the powerhouses above the eighth rank didn't dare to charge up the city walls themselves, the attacking side would have to use a large number of troops to complete the battle.
Eleanor's suggestion was completely adopted, and she added in the contents that Salin had been thinking about for the past few months. Nicholas' suggestion was also adopted, and research and development of targeted defensive equipment also began.
The main battalions of Metatlin City expanded from six to ten. The first battalion was currently on the way with Rex. Salin originally only had five battalions left, and they had lost a few thousand people in battle. If he wanted to expand to nine battalions, he had to recruit new soldiers.
Eleanor told Salin that there was no need to recruit all the soldiers at once. Keep the sixth battalion at full strength, and take half of the soldiers from the second to fifth battalions to form the seventh to tenth battalions.
These eight battalions would slowly expand, and they would all be mixed battalions.
The specific division of the army didn't need to be described in detail. Eleanor had already divided the army into the smallest size of five people, and what each person was responsible for was explained in detail. After reading it, Salin didn't worry anymore, and entrusted the matter to Eleanor.
Salin had been benevolent back then, and hadn't killed this elf. Now, he had reaped great rewards.
Using a week's time, Salin reorganized the armaments, and then communicated with the nobles, telling them to prepare to recruit their own soldiers. Within three years, Metatlin City was bound to expand.
Salin allowed the nobles to expand the army, which made them extremely excited. Although they didn't have the strength to expand the scale of the army, Salin's words were tantamount to saying that they could expand more territory in the future.
Next, Eleanor began to teach Salin elven magic. Although Salin didn't know what made Eleanor change, he was still very happy to be able to learn this kind of skill that was already extinct in the Myers Continent.
Once he started learning, Salin understood that the reason why Eleanor did this was because of Salin's left hand. The Left Hand of God had the power of life, and learning elven magic was twice the result with half the effort. If an ordinary human learned it, it would take a lot of time, and their achievements wouldn't be as good as ordinary elves.
In other words, among the hundreds of magicians and apprentices in Metatlin, Salin was the only one who could learn elven magic. Eleanor wasn't worried that others would learn it, because learning it would be a waste of life.
In addition to teaching Salin and Nelis skills, Eleanor also began to help Salin redecorate the shrine. The construction material of the shrine was all cold stone. After Eleanor's redesign, the interior of the shrine changed greatly. A large amount of wood was used in the interior decoration of the shrine, and there were also plants that were produced by elven magic.
These plants themselves had magical abilities, could identify the identity of the intruders, and had offensive and defensive abilities. Their biggest function was to purify the space and beautify the vision.
This could make people feel more happy than cold magic patterns. In addition to the magicians in the shrine, there were also many Gaugass Warriors and Swordsmen from Seriger Island. The environment was still very important to these people.
The square outside the shrine was originally bare. Although some towering trees from the primeval forest were reserved, the layout was purely geometric patterns that were left in accordance with magic lines.
Eleanor also sprouted some flowers, vines, and greenery around the square. The living environment immediately changed. The hearts of the patrolling soldiers were no longer tense, and their fatigue was greatly reduced.
In the four corners of the shrine, Eleanor planted four seeds. She then asked for a large number of magic core fragments from Salin and used the machinery in the laboratory to grind them into powder. She then made a large amount of magic potions. These magic potions were mixed with magic liquid, and she watered the four seeds. Four huge ancient trees grew at a crazy speed.
These four ancient trees were hundreds of meters tall, far exceeding the height of the shrine. The shrine had six floors, and each floor was actually twelve meters tall. It was the tallest building in the city. Now, the four ancient trees surrounded it, their branches covering it. There were even more branches hanging down from the canopies of the ancient trees, like a banyan tree, surrounding the shrine.
Salin looked at the ancient trees that could grow more than ten meters tall every day. It was a little dazzling. He asked Eirinn: "Is this the legendary Ancient War Tree?"
"Of course not. Your city is strong enough, and the Ancient War Tree is useless. This is the Ancient Elven Tree, and it has a soul. It can increase the vitality of all the plants in the city, and … it can help you monitor everything in the city. Metatlin will attract many spies sooner or later. This is prepared for them in advance. Look … "
Eleanor pointed at the canopies of the ancient trees through the window. "You can build a few tree houses there for Magicians to live in. It's similar to a Mage Tower. The plants in the city are like Magician's Eyes. They can't escape the surveillance of the Ancient Elven Tree. "
Salin thought that this was indeed a good thing. The Mage Tower also had this function. However, spies who infiltrated the city would definitely be wary of the Mage Tower's surveillance, but they definitely wouldn't notice the plants all over the city.
"Is the Elven Plane like this too?"
"Of course not. Only someone like me can plant the Ancient Elven Tree. These four ancient trees can't bear seeds, and their lifespan is forty-eight thousand years. A human city won't have such a long lifespan. Even if I die, the ancient trees will still be here. Don't worry. "Eleanor couldn't help but show her sadness.
"Eleanor, I won't think that far ahead! But you've done so much. Are you planning to leave? "Salin asked worriedly.
"Of course not!" Eleanor smiled. For the first time, she smiled happily. "I'm planning to treat this place as my home. If you go to war, I might not follow. But I'm not planning to leave Metatlin City, so I have to dress up nicely and make myself comfortable. My room will be tidied up according to elven customs. Don't let anyone in. "
"Then you can stay on the fifth floor. I'll open up a place for you on the fifth floor. Only our own people can enter this floor." Salin didn't know why, but his heart became very calm and warm when he heard Eleanor's words. His own city could finally make people feel safe and willing to stay.
"Alright. You have to keep your word." Eleanor smiled. She felt the heaviness in her heart being released, and her breathing became much smoother.
"I will," Salin agreed. But Nelis called out from outside, "Master, Sister Sicar is here."
"Got it. I'll go now," Salin replied awkwardly.
Eleanor grinned. "Go quickly. Sicar is a good girl."
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