A young female Magician behind Tiffany snickered. She wore a white robe and rode a horse. She looked like a student of Tiffany's. But Tiffany didn't react to her rude laugh, let alone reprimand her.
"Salin did the right thing," Tiffany replied coldly. Helene was delighted.
If she hadn't followed Salin, she wouldn't have been so frivolous in front of Balder. The difference in status was too great. The Grand Duke of Sacred Rock City's House of Commons was a million times more powerful than a girl with no inheritance rights. But now, she was also a Grand Duke, even though she didn't have much land and had less than a thousand soldiers.
Hearing Tiffany's words, Balder suddenly realized that Salin was a Great Magician. Sending him out of the city to welcome them would offend the Magic Shooter behind him!
But Helene's attitude infuriated him. He was very angry, but he couldn't flare up. Such emotions made Balder's face turn red, and there was an awkward silence.
"Please follow me," Helene said softly. Helene said softly before pulling the reins and turning the horse around, she actually left on her own. Balder had to follow her. If he turned back to Sacred Rock City, Sephiroth would skin him alive.
Fortunately, he wasn't really useless. He instantly suppressed his anger, waved his hand, and led the large contingent of envoys to follow Helene's welcoming party.
The welcoming party was also awkward. Salin had prepared a ceremonial guard and a band, but now that the two sides had clashed, they simply canceled the ceremony.
Balder's entourage had three thousand soldiers. The escorting troops from Guderian City had already returned. Including the envoys, Balder's entourage had reached four thousand.
This was very rare. In times of peace, an envoys with five hundred people was considered large. Phoenix wasn't peaceful, so Sacred Rock City had to be careful. There were many bandits along the way. If they really only sent five hundred people, the Magic Shooters would be busy to death.
The welcoming party that Helene brought was also the size of a flag regiment. There were a thousand people. However, among the thousand people, six hundred of them were guards of honor, just to keep up appearances. These people did not need to be very strong. Every soldier in the honor guard team was voluptuous and tall. They did not even consider the cultivation of their swordsmanship. As long as they were handsome and mighty enough, they could be selected.
The remaining four hundred people were from the Imperial Swordsman Camp. This was Salin's newly formed team. Most of them were Caucasians, and every one of them was valiant. Balder was observing the soldiers of the court swordsman camp. He was also at the level of an intermediate swordsman, and with one look, he changed his opinion of the soldiers of Metatlin.
These four hundred people were carefully selected. They all rode demon wolves and held long spears in their hands. The Caucasian's spear wasn't their main weapon, but it was used for throwing. Regardless of the distance, javelins couldn't compare to alchemy crossbows in terms of lethality, but this kind of weapon that was between a javelin and a spear was perfect for group fights.
Spear weapons would always be more effective in breaking armor than sabers. Even a peasant soldier could pierce through a soldier's heavy armor with a spear. If a soldier used a knife, even leather armor might not be able to leave a fatal wound.
These Caucasians were specially equipped with all kinds of weapons by Salin. The people who came out of the city to welcome them did not dress like the field army. They all wore magnificent armor.
Balder was not fooled. After he calmed down, he realized that these four hundred people were not simple. Balder found it strange. If Salin wanted to hide his strength, there was no need to send such strong soldiers. If it was to show off, he should have given the soldiers good armor.
His confusion played right into Salin's hands. Balder focused all his thoughts on Salin's army. Of course, he would not think about other problems.
Salin's strongest was actually the navy. One dragon skeleton warship was enough to make it impossible for Alchemy City's warships to break through Demon City's first line of defense. The bone warship and the Coiled Turtle Alchemy Ship formed Salin's powerful navy. Salin invested a lot of resources on the sea. Because they were all handled by the Wing Skeleton, it was not shown in Metatlin's financial report.
Every time the Wing Skeleton went out to sea, they would intercept a certain amount of resources. These resources were invested into the navy. Salin now had more than twenty warships. Because the operators were all undead, it was all supported by the Wing Skeleton alone. The daily consumption of magic cores was also a large number. Salin did not ask the Wing Skeleton exactly how much they had intercepted.
If Salin were to start a war with the Qin Yin Empire in the future, he would definitely start from Lianyun City. He would not cross Phoenix and attack Guderian City. Guderian City was not as strong as Metatlin City, but it was still an impregnable fortress. Salin clearly remembered the majestic metal city tower of Guderian City. This completely dispelled his plan to attack on land.
If Rex could not control Qin Yin in the future, then there would definitely be a battle between Salin and Qin Yin.
To numb the enemy, he had to start now.
To Salin, the best outcome was for Rex to control the Qin Yin Empire and spread the goddess' faith. Then, with Qin Yin as a base, he would attack the entire continent. If Rex could not control Qin Yin, then Salin and Rex would have to attack from both sides.
Balder's envoy group followed Helene's group. They went around West Town and headed for Metatlin City. When they passed by the south of West Town, Balder was completely shocked. Archmage Tiffany was equally shocked.
There was a ten-story Magic Tower in the east of West Town!
Balder's mind was in a mess. A ten-story Magic Tower was a challenge to the gods. Although most mages had such thoughts, due to the agreement of the continent a thousand years ago, the highest Magic Tower in Qin Yin would always be nine stories. Even Alchemy City was no exception. The Kingdom of Metatlin had built a ten-story Magic Tower. No wonder the Vatican wanted to send an expedition army to conquer this small kingdom.
Helene was not shallow. The fact that she had the courage to separate from her family already proved what kind of young person she was. However, Balder's reaction also made her very proud.
The four dukes were already tied to the Kingdom of Metatlin. The higher Salin's achievements, the higher the starting point for the four of them. It was not that she did not have feelings for Salin. Unfortunately, the women around Salin were all outstanding, and Salin did not make a move. Helene knew that Salin was not a person who could be moved by beauty.
Fortunately, she had left early. It was not bad to be a founding duke.
The four hundred court swordsmen rode demon wolves and split into small teams to open the way. Although this place had been developed by Salin, there were still forests on both sides of the road, and magical beasts frequently appeared. The large magical beasts had already retreated into the mountains, but there were still many small ones. Most magical beasts were intelligent. When they saw large groups of humans, they rarely dared to attack. However, there were fools among humans, and there were also people among magical beasts who did not know their limits.
There was still a distance of 25 miles, and it would take at least two hours to reach. In these two hours, the team had been attacked at least a dozen times. The magical beast that attacked was a single species, and they were all level-one Berserk Wild Boars.
The Caucasian warriors could easily capture such level-one wild boars. The demon wolf under them released Magical Beast Deterrence, suppressing the wild boar in terms of level. Then, with a stab of the spear, it was finished. First-level Magic Cores were also gold coins. The Caucasian warriors used a short axe to cut open the wild boar's head, took out the Magic Core, and put it in their leather pouch. It did not affect their speed at all.
While Balder was still shocked by the matter of the ten-story Magic Tower, Tiffany and the female Spellcaster beside her were talking in low voices.
"Stephanie, this Salin is a little strange."
The white-robed female Spellcaster smiled. "How could he wipe out the Church's army without some tricks?"
"Could it be a level-nine Spellcaster in the ten-story Magic Tower?"
"You still don't know? Metatlin City invited two level-nine Spellcasters from the Rhine Duchy. The Red Tiger Mercenary Group is no longer worthy of the title of a level-nine mercenary group. " Stephanie's attitude towards Tiffany's High Mage didn't seem to be respectful at all. The two of them were communicating as equals.
"I know, but I can't believe it. Why would a level-nine Spellcaster … work for a mere level-five Spellcaster?" Tiffany was not well-informed. She still did not know that Salin was already a level-six Spellcaster.
"Tiffany, you have never lacked money since you were young. Of course you don't understand the hardships of poor Spellcasters. These two level-nine Spellcasters are proud and arrogant, and they can't rob. They will listen to Salin as long as he offers a good price. Didn't you see that Salin built a ten-story Magic Tower for them? If it was Sacred Rock City, would they be willing to do this? "
"I'm afraid not." Tiffany shook her head. Although Sacred Rock City had already declared war with the Tanggulas Empire, Sacred Rock City did not dare to violate the agreement. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to communicate with Yunliu and Scochenya. It was very unwise to have two unnecessary enemies.
"Even you and I are dissatisfied with the agreement from a thousand years ago. If Salin does this, many Qinyin Spellcasters will come to seek shelter. This guy is very smart. Offending the Church is nothing. Anyway, with the Qinyin Empire holding the fort, he can take the opportunity to develop." Stephanie spoke confidently. Her white magic robe was fluttering in the wind like a blooming lotus.
Balder did not hear the conversation between the Spellcasters. Even though he was a duke, he would not provoke a level-eight Magic Shooter. He was already riding beside Helene on his warhorse. This was very normal in the martial Qinyin. If it was in Yunliu, the red tape would tire someone who was not familiar with the rules to death.
"Your Excellency Helene, I was rude just now." Balder suddenly apologized. Helene turned to look at Balder and smiled. Her smile was charming, but it was not intentional.
"Your Excellency …"
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