[Second Update]
With Ainphent's plan, Salin felt much more at ease. His country had been established in a hurry, and he had relied entirely on his backing to hold it together. Without Jason's help, why would these nobles follow him?
In the future, there might be a struggle for power among the nobles, or even independence. Ainphent wanted to nip it in the bud.
This self-sacrifice was based on Ainphent's confidence in himself. In Ainphent's opinion, he would have no problem becoming a level-10 necromancer. His lifespan was very long. The other duchesses would probably die early. In the future, he would be the most powerful duke in the empire. Why would he be afraid of others targeting him?
After two battles, Salin wasn't tired. He discussed with Rex and decided to bring only his Magic Shooters and Primordial Warriors back to Metatlin City.
In Salin's opinion, the Ironblood Grand Duke's preparations were already sufficient. It was imperative that they attack Connecting City. The Metatlin Kingdom had to attack Scotia while Qin Yin was attacked from two sides. Otherwise, if Sacred Rock City really asked for help and asked Salin to mobilize his navy, Salin wouldn't be able to refuse. After all, he controlled the Six-Winged Flying Snake Seal and was related to the Glücos family.
When his fleet appeared in Scotia, Sacred Rock City would have no reason to make use of him.
As for the 300,000 troops of the Inquisition, Salin gave a strict order. Unless Ainphent had too many undead troops and had no place to deal with them, they were not allowed to leave the city to fight. They were to defend Lone Star City to the death. With the way Lone Star City was built, it would take a huge price to take it down.
It was impossible to rely on the 300,000 troops of the Inquisition alone. It was a good opportunity for him to train his troops.
Sharman also left with Salin. If she wanted to go to Great Liang City, she had to use the teleportation formation to reach Gushui Prefecture. Who knew how many troops were gathered between Lone Star City and Great Liang City. A silver sword saint would also be in danger.
When Salin came, he brought less than 20,000 people. When he left, the entire Temple Army was left behind. He didn't even bring Rex's bodyguards. Salin cast Cloud Walk and enveloped everyone around him. Now that he was a level-9 Magic Shooter, he could fly faster than the Elven Wings while carrying these mages, sword saints, and mages.
A speed of 360 miles per hour was probably one of the few flying skills in this world. No matter how fast the Rainbow Spell was, it was still a short-range teleportation skill. Anyone below Level 12 couldn't use it to fly.
It took Salin less than a day and a night to return to Metatlin City, a distance of five thousand kilometers in a straight line. This was also the strength of High Mages. If there was a crisis, they could rush over at the fastest speed, even if there was no Teleportation Array. For example, if Salin's city was besieged by enemies, he alone would be equivalent to an army.
After returning to Metatlin City, Rex stayed in the palace and didn't go to the temple. Shika was now living in the temple. As the regent of the Metatlin Kingdom and the mother of the two princes, Shika was even more beloved than Salin in Metatlin. Rex was depressed because of this. How could she be in the mood to discuss the issue of children with Salin?
But the people of the kingdom valued this very much. Seeing the two princes growing up, the nobles were also discussing whether Salin would directly make one of the children a prince.
Because everyone was born in Qin Yin, Salin's daughter could also inherit the throne. It all depended on which child Salin planned to let learn magic. Usually, children who learned magic were too lazy to manage a country.
Without children, Rex's reputation in the Metatlin Kingdom was lower than Shika's.
Salin could only pretend not to know. He had to go back to the temple and discuss it with Jason. He had already decided to attack Iron Wall City, but he had to talk to Jason about this. Jason was his teacher. If Jason objected, Salin would have to think of another way.
Just as Salin expected, Jason didn't express any opinion on Rex's plan. However, he gave Salin a suggestion, which was to let the fleet depart from the sea for this trip to Scotia, while he would bring Nelis and Nicholas to Ceylon City first.
There weren't any powerful nobles around Ceylon City. Salin would secretly subdue the lord of Ceylon City, then meet up with the fleet from the sea and launch an attack in the north of Scottinya.
Iron Wall City was less than five hundred miles away from the coast. With Salin's fully equipped soldiers, it would only take a day or so for the fleet to disembark.
Salin could completely organize an attack from the sea after meeting up with the fleet. The metal flying device could fly very far. It didn't need to change its magic core for three to five thousand miles. It was equipped with a magic furnace.
Salin thought about it and felt that his teacher was right. That Viscount Guge was very utilitarian, but he wasn't a bad person. If he attacked by force, Viscount Guge would definitely die. If he sneaked into Ceylon City and communicated with him, the timid Viscount Guge wouldn't be able to fight against a level-nine Magic Shooter like him.
That was his hometown, after all. If he led an army there and blood flowed like a river, it wouldn't be good.
Ever since Salin went to the Abyss King's City, he had almost gotten rid of the shadow of the past. He no longer wanted to kill those who had cheated him. Except for Count Alphonso who destroyed his family's cemetery.
Although Salin's hatred for Count Alphonso had faded, he still couldn't let him go. Because the destruction of his family's cemetery was equivalent to destroying the place where Salin remembered his parents.
"Teacher, is there anything else I should pay attention to?" Salin sincerely asked Jason.
"Nothing much. You are already a 9th Rank High Mage. Although … you are still my student. If you cause trouble, you can just run back. Scotia's Emperor is not someone to be trifled with. If Rex wants to attack Iron Wall City, I won't stop him, but you have to be careful. Every empire has a 10th-rank powerhouse. Thus, take Neris and Nicholas with you. I will only be at ease if those two follow you. "
"Teacher, every empire has a 10th-rank powerhouse overseeing it?" This was the first time Salin heard of this. He knew that Jouyi and Faka weren't the only powerhouses in this plane. But if every empire had a 10th-rank powerhouse, then their own fleet …
"No, it's just that the 10th-rank powerhouses of each empire have their own area of activity. If you provoke a 10th-rank powerhouse in that area, you will be in big trouble."
"Do you know who the 10th-rank powerhouse of Scotia is, Teacher?"
"I'm not sure. I only know that he is related to the royal family of Scotia, just like the one in Holy Rock City."
"I understand, Teacher. I definitely won't touch the imperial capital of Scotia until I'm certain," Salin said seriously.
"Go. Whatever Iron Blood Grand Duke, if they attack Metatlin City, they definitely won't succeed." Jason thought for a bit before saying, "But I plan to enter the Demiplane and advance to the 10th rank there, so as to avoid attracting attention."
"Teacher, are you going to advance to the 10th rank?" Salin was extremely shocked. Even if the overall power of the continent was increasing, Jason's advancement speed was too shocking.
"I have no choice but to advance. You always provoke powerful enemies. If you don't advance, Metatlin City will be destroyed."
Salin thought of Faka and Jouyi and lowered his head in shame. He was the one who provoked those two, and either of them could come to Metatlin City. If his teacher didn't advance, he could only hide in the temple against those two. That would definitely be suffocating.
"Also, give Truman more pointers. Think about how much you wanted my guidance back then," Jason said seriously to Salin.
"Teacher, this time, I'll bring Truman with me. I won't leave his side," Salin promised.
"Hmph, you don't know, right? Truman is already a 5th-rank great mage now," Jason said to Salin, dissatisfied.
Salin blushed. He brought Truman to Lone Star City and didn't let him do anything. He didn't even ask about Truman's progress. Truman was still wearing a 4th-rank magic robe. If Salin paid a bit more attention, he could see that Truman had advanced.
After saying goodbye to his teacher, Salin returned to Sicar's room and talked to him secretly for the whole night. The next morning, he went to the palace.
Rex was already waiting for him. Salin told Rex about his teacher's suggestion, and Rex agreed. But this time, he had to act separately from Salin again. Rex was even a bit jealous of Neris.
Things were quickly decided. Neris transferred all the demons in the army of the temple. Together with the newly trained demon army in the Demon City, there were a total of 100,000 demons. Among them, 56,000 were well-trained and well-equipped.
The land in the Demonic God Purgatory was 36 miles wide and still expanding. It wouldn't be a problem to accommodate 100,000 demons. Neris even brought more than a year's worth of demonic insects from the Demon City as food for the demon army.
The environment of the Demonic God Purgatory was very suitable for demons to live in. But if the human army was here, they would probably be nervous to the point of collapse.
Zola's injuries were much better. When Salin went to see him, Zola was practicing his sword. Salin specially told Zola to interact more with Eleanor. If there were any changes in his injuries, Eleanor should use elven magic to treat him. It was much more effective and faster than elementalists.
The arrangements were almost done. Another week had passed. Neris had organized the Demon Army, and the fleet at sea had already set off under the command of the Wing Skeleton. Wing Skeleton had to stop practicing. In this battle, he had to be with Rex to ensure the safety of the fleet.
Without him, it would be difficult to command the undead in the fleet.
At the beginning of May, Salin set off from Metatlin City. He only had Neris, Nicholas, Truman, and Tracy with him. Tracy had suffered a lot when she was captured by the Iron Blood Duke, but she recovered a hundred times faster than Zola. But this time, Tracy was dressed like a warrior and no longer disguised as a maid.
The five of them set off from Metatlin City under Salin's Cloud Walking spell and flew to the Scotia Empire.
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