In this expedition army, Salin began to be equipped with magicians. Because the 6th Battalion was accompanied by two level-eight Magic Shooters, Salin didn't assign any great mages. This time, he specifically sent Christian out for the expedition, and he even asked him to bring some low-level mages. These low-level mages were left behind by Rex. Because the reason for the expedition was that the Phoenix people had attacked Rex's city, these mages had no reason to refuse.
At the same time, necromancers were assigned to this army. With necromancers, there would be more skeleton warhorses in the army.
Following the army was a scout team made up of Caucasians. In addition, Salin arranged for a thousand barbarians. These barbarians were all equipped with real heavy armor. When necessary, these barbarians could also be used as magic armored infantry.
After sending off the expedition team, Salin was still very busy. Residents constantly poured into Metatlin City. Those who could make the trek here wouldn't be old or weak. Salin's city was full of life, but he had to constantly manufacture equipment for the army. He didn't have much time.
Ainphent also had to leave. He'd promised Salin to handle the affairs of the new city. Building the city, defense, everything was left to him. Salin didn't say thank you. He only gave Ainphent a set of materials to build a Mage Tower.
Ainphent leaving Metatlin to do this would have an impact on his magic training. For a level-six Mage, the best choice was to build a Mage Tower and not come out before advancing to level-seven.
Eleanor wasn't in a hurry to train. Elves had long lives, and they weren't as impatient as humans. She patiently helped Salin design the equipment, finalize it, and improve it.
The materials that Salin had been hoarding for more than a year were consumed at the speed of flowing water.
The equipment for the Metatlin Mercenary Band was slowly being updated. Salin's ten main battalions simply redesigned all the equipment.
Salin now had good materials for warhorses, but he still couldn't purchase pure-blooded warhorses. He could only think about infantry equipment. And Eleanor gave him more and more surprises.
First was the flying puppet. In the Elven Plane, this equipment was called the Fairy Dragon. After it was manufactured, it was completely different from the blueprints. It looked like a living creature. On the back of the flying puppet was a recess for a single person to sit in. Behind this recess was something that looked like a storage box.
The flying puppet looked like a miniature dragon, but its shape was very slender. In order to ride these flying puppets, one would need special armor.
Salin simply called this equipment Elven Wings. Elven Wings took a long time to make, but Salin was pleasantly surprised that this equipment for flying cavalry was far more powerful than he had imagined.
The Alchemy Elven Crossbow's original form was similar to a human's foot crossbow, but the crossbow's arms were soft and its firing speed was extremely fast. After adding a magic array, its power could compare to a human's heavy crossbow. However, the human's large crossbow could only be fired once a minute, and it needed to be slowly cocked.
Eleanor's prototype had completely overturned Salin's understanding of crossbows.
It was a rectangular box, nearly a foot wide and a little more than a meter long. Apart from the magic patterns on the box, there was only a groove at the top.
Eleanor took out a wooden cylinder that was as big as a gold coin. There was a T-shaped structure at the bottom of the cylinder, which could fit into the groove above the Elven Alchemy Crossbow.
The cylinder was inserted and slid backward. After fixing itself in place, a soft sound was emitted from the bottom of the rectangular case.
Crack crack …
Two grips popped up, one in front and one behind. The grips at the back had a certain angle and were very comfortable to hold. Eleanor's fingers pressed on the grips at the front, and the arms of the crossbow opened up on both sides of the case, with a hint of a crossbow string.
Only then did a complete Alchemy Crossbow appear in front of Salin's eyes.
Salin knew that there was definitely more to this Alchemy Crossbow. Otherwise, Eleanor wouldn't have taken so many days to make a prototype. Eleanor raised the Alchemy Crossbow, grabbed the grip at the front, and pulled back. The string of the Alchemy Crossbow also opened up, and lightly jammed into the crossbow mechanism at the back.
At this moment, the magic array in the center of the crossbow arm lit up, and the grip slid back to its original position.
There was a soft sound in the case, and the bolt installed inside fell into the groove. If Salin hadn't used magic to listen, he wouldn't have been able to hear any sound from this series of movements.
That wasn't all. She used the power of magic to pull the string, and the bolt was automatically loaded. The cylinder above the box shot out a straight beam of red light. The red light was only as thick as a normal bowstring, but Salin's Elemental Eye didn't find any attack power in it.
Eleanor smiled, turned around, raised the case, and shot at a rock in the distance.
Salin saw clearly that Eleanor hadn't aimed at the rock at all, but the red light had landed on it. The rock was at least a hundred meters away from Eleanor, and the bolt in the case shot out silently, accurately hitting the rock.
The steel arrowhead sank into the rock. Even though it didn't penetrate deeply, it was enough to prove the strength of the Alchemy Crossbow.
Salin quickly calculated the principle. The Alchemy Crossbow didn't require the crossbowman to learn how to aim. As long as the red light landed on a certain point, the crossbow would be pulled, and the bolt would accurately hit the target.
There was no deviation at all!
The elves had actually developed such a powerful weapon. If everyone had one, then everyone would be a strong crossbowman. Also, the firing speed was too fast!
Sarlin watched as Eleanor pulled the handle in front of the crossbow once again. The string of the crossbow was pulled back and the bolt in the box fell into the groove. The second bolt was fired in less than two seconds, and it still hit the spot where the red light shone.
The firing rate of two seconds was already catching up to the firing speed of a master archer!
Eleanor seemed to have guessed what Salin was thinking. She smiled gently and said, "This … was designed by the Marquis. I gave him the blueprint of the Alchemy Crossbow, and he improved it into this. In the end, he said that the cost was too high, and that it wasn't suitable for a large-scale army. So, in this world, only I know how to make this weapon. "
The Marquis …
Eleanor's former man was actually so powerful. Even an alchemy genius might not be able to design a weapon like this. The cost of using this weapon was indeed too high. The miniature magic array in front of the Alchemy Crossbow consumed at least a level-four magic core. The miniaturization of the magic array had always been very difficult. If Eleanor hadn't used Celestial Cherry Wood as the material, this part would have required a lot of Mithril.
The price of Mithril didn't need to be mentioned. To miniaturize, one would need to add in materials such as Irongold and Iceland Stone. Not only were these materials expensive, but they were also very rare. Even if the Marquis could afford to use magic cores, he might not be able to collect so many precious materials. Unless he was like Salin, where a demon salvaged sunken ships for him and obtained Celestial Cherry Wood.
"The Marquis said that if the Elven Wings were used with the Alchemy Crossbow, it would be a perfect match for the soldiers to shoot from the sky. You have a lot of Celestial Cherry Wood and can afford to use mid-level magic cores. I think you would like this equipment. "Eleanor looked at Salin calmly. This was completely different from when she mentioned the Marquis in the past.
Salin really wanted to ask Eleanor, Do you still miss him? But such a question was stupid, and Salin forced himself to hold back.
"What's that?" Salin changed the topic and pointed at an object placed by the wall. He felt that this was the magic cannon he had salvaged from the bottom of the sea.
"It's a magic stone cannon. The firing method is different from the original one. The magic inside consumes less, but the range and accuracy are good. The shell has to be specially made."
"How do I aim?"
"You'll need to practice for a long time. The magic stone cannon is like a bow and arrow. When it's launched, it depends on luck. This one is better. The range of the attack can be accurate to about ten meters."
"Ahem …" Salin couldn't help but cough. A range of ten meters was already very accurate. Magic catapults generally fired loose magic stone shells to cover the area, but they might not be as accurate. Because within a range of ten meters, one could quickly adjust after one shot. The second shot could hit a huge target, such as an enemy's catapult.
Without a doubt, this thing was probably designed by the Marquis. Salin had an indescribable feeling in his heart. The Marquis was like a shadow, constantly reminding him of the gap between geniuses and mortals in this world.
"Master, do you still want to watch?" Eleanor's smile grew brighter. She looked at Salin's expression and found it a little funny. This smile wasn't sarcasm. In Eleanor's heart, Salin wasn't a master, but a human she could get close to. Humans were really hard to get close to.
Of course, these things will be manufactured on a large scale. Only in this way, can we survive in this era …
Salin didn't continue. What he said was a famous saying by Rafael. Only by moving forward can we survive in this era until we are destroyed.
The original text was in the Ancient Myers language, which was more delicate and sad. Mages rarely said such words. Rafael only said such contradictory words after he had suffered a lot of blows. Even though he knew he would be destroyed, he still had to move forward.
Eleanor didn't know about Salin's contract with the goddess. She only felt that Salin had a strong sense of urgency, but she didn't ask. Anyway, it was enough to help silently.
Chariots, armor, bows, crossbows, magic stone cannons, flying puppets, sound transmission magic devices, huge arrow carriages powered by wind magic, rail siege hammers, retractable ladders, puppet beasts that pulled carriages, metal chariots that spewed fire oil …
The Marquis really invented a lot of things. If he had the chance to make all of them back then, Salin even felt that the Marquis could overthrow the Tanggulas Empire.
Even the gods would be jealous of such a person. No wonder he was struck by lightning. Ahem, it was too unkind of him to think that way. The Marquis's woman was now his follower, and she had taken out so many secrets …
Salin's mind seemed to be divided into two. One was thinking about the Count, and the other was processing the equipment data to prepare the corresponding materials for the alchemy factory to speed up the production.
Eleanor didn't understand why she was so anxious. A thousand years seemed to be a long time, but the Vatican had spent even longer to spread the faith of the God of Light across the entire continent. She had to go all out!
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