[First Update]
As a mage, Salin naturally believed in the concept of giving and receiving equal value. But this time, his efforts seemed to have received too little in return. Four sacred trees and seeds, level-18 materials, seemed to be the highest level in this world, but the limit of this world was level-12. No matter how high the equipment and materials were, they couldn't play the corresponding role.
Things that were only level-12 had to be exchanged at the cost of unifying the continent and promoting the faith. If this was fair, then the God of Light would have already unified the continent, and Myers wouldn't have had a chance to be resurrected.
The Seal of God that Salin had obtained was probably above level-12, and it couldn't display its full power on the Myers Continent. This was only one of the three holy artifacts of the Pope. When all three holy artifacts were gathered, it was said that one could directly borrow the power of the gods, break through the plane barrier, and send pure divine power to the Myers Continent.
If Joey had this thing, he didn't know what would happen if Joey chased after Faka.
Thinking of this, Salin couldn't wait to catch up and see how the two peak level 10 powerhouses fought. Recently, he had been relying too much on the power of the equipment. If this continued, how could he advance?
Salin gradually found his mood and was no longer anxious.
On the south bank of the nameless river, the cleanup of the battlefield had begun. The two camps were routed, and too many soldiers were killed by the magic flame bombs and the Drum of Fear. This time, the losses of the Scochenya people were even greater than in the previous battle.
At least 300,000 soldiers died in this attack, and this time, the resistance of the Scochenya soldiers was obviously much weaker, and Salin's army suffered fewer losses. The more than two hundred thousand soldiers that had fled could no longer gather together. Instead, they scattered aimlessly in all directions.
The Archmages and the Supreme General fled west to the border between the Rhine Duchy and Garoulan Kingdom. Many soldiers couldn't tell the direction and fled deep into the Qinyin Empire. These soldiers were quickly captured by the army sent by Beiji City.
Beiji City knew that Lone Star City was besieged, and although they didn't send reinforcements, they still ambushed many people near the nameless river. When the battle suddenly broke out, Beiji City received the news. Before these troops could be dispatched, Salin launched a second attack, completely defeating the Scochenya people on the south bank of the nameless river.
Beiji City's troops didn't receive an exact order, so they let go of the army that fled west, and only captured the fleeing soldiers in Qinyin's territory. then, they brought tens of thousands of captives back to Beiji City.
There were also some Skokenya citizens who escaped to the south and were captured by Qin Yin's army at the border. This area was already at the edge of the conflict between Qin Yin and the Church. Tens of thousands of Qin Yin's elites were spread across the various fortresses, responsible for guarding the north. These elite Qinyin troops belonged to different northern nobles, but they were in contact with each other.
These elite troops belonged to different northern nobles, but they were related to each other, unlike the southern nobles.
In the end, not even a tenth of the Skokenya soldiers that escaped into Jiaroulan survived. There were more than 900,000 soldiers when they arrived, but when they returned, there were less than 50,000 left. The Supreme General Archmages lost. 11 Archof. Archmages. The number of High Mages in the Skokinya Empire was only a tenth of Qin Yin's. This kind of loss could be considered huge.
In the two battles, more than 900,000 troops of the enemy were defeated and more than half of the enemy were killed. Such a battle had not occurred on the Myers Continent for a long time. In two battles, they defeated more than 900,000 enemy troops and killed more than half of them. Such a battle hadn't happened on the Myers Continent for a long time. Qinyin's losses were more than a third of the Tanggulas Empire's. If Jialou Duchy's own losses were included, Qinyin's casualties were even greater.
Salin had created this strange war by relying on his strength that far surpassed the enemy. After a few battles, the Metatlin people lost more than 200,000 undead.
Salin and Rex obviously wouldn't calculate these losses. Their subordinates would do it. In fact, the loss of the undead wasn't a big deal. The Temple Legion's auxiliary soldiers died, and they had to compensate them. This part was counted in the losses. The compensation for the Necromancers wasn't much.
After returning to Lone Star City, Nelis couldn't wait to return to Metatlin City. Ainphent had already received the battle report. Half of the warriors on the Elven Wings returned first.
Seeing the joy on Ainphent's face, Salin smiled and said, "Ainphent, I'm relieved this time. The Inquisition actually sent more than three hundred thousand soldiers, and you have at least five hundred thousand undead in your hands. I'll leave three of the Temple Legions for you, as well as twelve Desolate Warriors. You can also ask for less than 10 Archmages from Metatlin City to build a few Magic Towers in the city. "
Ainphent said, "Salin, I want to make this a city of undead. What do you think?"
"No, at least 100,000 human troops must be stationed here. Ainphent, it's all undead. Once the Necromancers lose control, the city will be lost. "
"That's what I mean. I want all the Necromancers in Metatlin City to come here."
"You have a way to control them?" Salin was puzzled.
"This." Ainphent reached out and showed Salin his Scarlet Soul Pagoda.
Salin frowned. "This Scarlet Soul Pagoda is a demon's equipment. How can you control the Necromancers?"
"You don't understand the source of the Necromancers' power. After I advance to level-9, with this Scarlet Soul Pagoda, the entire Lone Star City will be under my protection. It's much more powerful than the Magic Tower."
"Then you won't be able to leave Lone Star City?"
"Then I won't leave. The speed of cultivation here is really fast. It's not because of the advancement of the continent's power. Lone Star City is an ancient battlefield, and the ground is filled with a dense death aura. My undead plant grew here, and it allowed me to advance …"
"But in the future, I'll need you to attack the Vatican's city with me. If you don't leave, what will I do? "Salin joked.
"Heh, when I'm level-9, the flesh and blood undead is equivalent to a clone of me, the kind that's like a god. When the time comes, you can stand guard here for me. I can go anywhere with the plant undead. "
Salin's eyes lit up. This Ainphent's advancement was really useful. His plant undead could continuously provide power to all kinds of undead creatures. This was equivalent to food and equipment for humans. Lone Star City's location was special. There were no good places to grow food nearby. It didn't matter if he stationed the undead to defend Lone Star City for a long time.
"But you're a duke now. You can't be a court mage of a fallen kingdom …" Salin didn't say it directly. What he meant was that a duke controlling all the necromancers of a fallen kingdom would arouse suspicion and worry from the other nobles.
"Salin, aren't you going to build an Elemental Magic Tower here? Let the court mages keep an eye on me, and the nobles will have nothing to say. Anyway, I like it here, I think … "
Salin patted Ainphent's shoulder and said, "Ainphent, if you want this place to be your fief, you'll have to wait until everyone has made contributions. Guya and the other two have put in a lot of effort, but they're here for nothing. I'm in a lot of trouble. "
Ainphent didn't even blush when Sarlin hit the nail on the head. "That's simple. Four dukes. Back then, you wanted to set an example so that the nobles would side with you. Now that you've married Rex and have the Six-Winged Flying Snake Seal, you're a legitimate member of the royal family. Even if you painted them a picture, it would still be attractive. We'll conquer Phoenix sooner or later, even if it's Qin Yin … "
Ernie paused and glanced at Rex. Rex smiled and said, "Go ahead, Ainphent."
"Even if it's Qin Yin, once it collapses, we can still recover it in Rex's name and make it part of the Metatlin Kingdom's territory. The Lycus family will support us, right? "
"Yes, they will support me," Rex replied.
"Then hurry up and reward these four dukes, lest they're dissatisfied in the future. Choose three pieces of land at the border of Phoenix. I only want this Lone Star City, and everyone will be satisfied. Once the Metatlin Kingdom expands in the future, Guya and the others have no reason to change their fief, and it's even more impossible for them to expand their fief into the territory of the princess' Qin Yin. "
Salin exclaimed, "Ainphent, who said you're just a necromancer? This idea is too …"
"That's so bad!" Rex also laughed. Ainphent's idea was not bad. A duke's fief could be expanded, but there wouldn't be a situation where a duke's fief was divided. It had to be a complete piece of land. If he didn't reward them now, when the Metatlin Kingdom expanded in the future, Guya and the others might want some territory.
It was better to restrict the three dukes to Phoenix now. Anyway, the three dukes weren't ambitious now. If the dukes became ambitious in the future, it would be difficult to deal with them.
"Salin, in order not to arouse their suspicions, your son and daughter should also establish their identities as soon as possible. First, build two cities, and form a pattern of four dukes protecting His Highness within their territories. That way, no one will be suspicious."
For the sake of Lone Star City, Ainphent completely ignored the other three dukes.
From the looks of it, Guya and the others had gained a lot. However, that was because Salin's determination to attack Qin Yin was not known to others, and he only hinted it to Ainphent. Now that he had obtained Rex's approval, this plan seemed to have ulterior motives when it came out of Ainphent's mouth.
"In the future, when you establish an empire, the capital will be Daliang City. This Metatlin City will be the Metatlin Family's fief, and it will never be shaken. The founding dukes will surround and protect Metatlin City. It will be a wonderful story. "Ainphent laughed and said it in a dignified manner.
There was something that Ainphent didn't say, but Salin knew it. If the three dukes had any objections in the future, they could only blame Ainphent. This idea was entirely Ainphent's, and it was for his Lone Star City.
In the long run, Ainphent would have a conflict with the other three founding dukes. However, this was a very good result for the Metatlin Family.
Rex narrowed his eyes and glanced at Ainphent. If this Necromancer wasn't a man, she would have suspected that he had an affair with Salin.
"Ainphent, I'll have to trouble you." Salin knew that this matter would definitely spread in the future. All the Metatlin nobles would think that it was Ainphent who had instigated Salin to hurry up with the dukes for Lone Star City.
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