Rex was no longer surprised by Salin's rapid progress. The experiment this time was also a small trick, and it was fine once it was over. But the people around Salin had a different idea.
Nelis's idea was simple. Rex's God Sieve Ring had more uses. She could worry less about his safety in the future, and she wouldn't make Salin unhappy. Anyway, this woman was ridiculously strong. With a divine artifact that could unleash its power, she didn't need to be protected anymore. Even the Divine Punishment Spell couldn't kill her. Now that Rex was already a level-9 Magic Shooter, even a level-10 powerhouse would have trouble dealing with him.
But Nicholas was afraid of Rex's skill. It was a skill that could get close to the enemy silently. Although it was a Magic Shooter's skill, a level-9 Magic Shooter could already release powerful magic at close range. Salin's Crystal Finger wasn't a special case. There were many kinds of magic. The effective range was only one or two meters, but the power was dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than the magic released from 100 meters away. Mages were really stronger than mages, especially in terms of attack. Divine spells were naturally slower than magic spells. He had to be very careful when facing a senior Magic Shooter in the future!
Trish had always disliked Rex, but from the demon's point of view, Rex and Sara's marriage meant that their interests were completely tied together. In the demon's heart, husband and wife were inseparable. So Trish just smiled and didn't think too much.
Truman was the most shocked. He only saw Rex appear silently in front of Salin. From the beginning to the end, he didn't sense Rex's presence. Could a mage be so powerful? This was much more terrifying than an assassin's skill!
After entering the command cabin, Salin introduced Viscount Guge to Rex. Viscount Guge bowed to Rex excitedly. This was the true royal family of the Qinyin Empire, and he had the right to inherit the throne. Furthermore, he was the king of a powerful prefecture. His status was not something that Salin could compare with.
It wasn't Guge's fault. The four empires had been established for a thousand years, and Guge knew Salin's background very well. It was normal for him to feel this way. Viscount Guge felt extremely honored to know Rex.
Of course, Rex wouldn't take Guge seriously. She was a Magic Shooter, one of the most powerful people in the world. Even if Guge was the emperor, she wouldn't take him seriously.
Things like status were always like this. When you looked up to others, they wouldn't be able to see your existence.
The command cabin on the Dragonskeleton Battleship had been rearranged. There was a huge table at the back of the cabin, on which a magic map and a magic compass could be laid. There were two seats at the front of the cabin, and they could observe everything that was happening in front of the battleship at the same time.
Unfolding the magic map, Rex displayed the part from the North Sea to the Iron Wall City.
Most of the northern coast of Scotia was covered in floating ice all year round. Other than the armored warships, normal merchant ships and fishing boats were in greater danger when they went out to sea. If the merchant ships and fishing boats were to be fitted with armor, the cost would be very high. Hence, Scotia's sea transportation was not developed, unlike the Cloud Flow Empire, which had docks all over its tens of thousands of miles of sea.
There were only three docks on the northern coast of Scotia, one of which was directly opposite Iron Wall City. This dock was a military port, and the royal fleet of Scotia was stationed there.
There were a total of 120 ships in the Royal Fleet. Most of them were small ships. There were only 18 large warships, and they were all antiques that were hundreds of years old.
"The defense of the royal docks is rather tight." Rex pointed at the location of the docks on the map and said, "These warships are basically smuggling. The members of the royal family of Scotia rely on these warships to travel to the Tanggulas Empire for black market transactions. There are magic cannons at the docks, but I don't think it's a problem since there aren't so many apprentices to activate them. "
Rex flew past the docks and moved his finger up 150 kilometers. He said, "There's a medium-sized city here that can provide a place for our troops to rest. The city is three kilometers long and wide, and there's a Magic Tower. There are less than two thousand soldiers stationed there."
"Such terrible defense. Why didn't the Cloud Flow people come earlier?" Salin shook his head when he saw the leaky defense lines on the map.
"Because there are hundreds of thousands of mercenaries stationed here. The Cloud Flow people don't have the guts to go ashore. If they are delayed here, millions of mercenaries will gather and besiege them in half a month," Rex explained.
"Are there many Mages in this area?"
"Forget about Mages. There are nine cities of different sizes within a range of 250 kilometers. There are no Magic Towers other than this Rogul City. Mages below level-6 can't even deal with our metal aircraft. There are also more than 60 fortresses in the villages. There are only some private armies of the nobles. There won't be more than 200 soldiers in each fortress. I think they're not so much preparing for war, but rather afraid of magical beasts invading their territory. "
Magical beasts invading their territory? Salin couldn't wrap his head around it for a moment. Wasn't this a little unbelievable?
Rex chuckled and didn't explain. Salin immediately understood. Such a situation could really happen here. In Qinyin, because there were too many Mages, the magical beasts that approached the cities or villages would be quickly taken care of by the Mages and turned into cultivation materials. Therefore, it was almost impossible for magical beasts to harm villages in Qinyin. The areas near the cities were also extremely safe.
Every slightly larger city would have a Magic Tower. If magical beasts dared to approach, they would be delivering equipment to the Mages. In Scochenya, hunting magical beasts was the job of the mercenaries. The private armies of the nobles were there to protect the families of the nobles. The mercenaries would receive missions to hunt magical beasts that appeared and exchange them for rewards.
Therefore, the mercenaries wouldn't kill the magical beasts. The nobles wouldn't offer rewards, and the mercenaries would even avoid the magical beasts until they became a disaster. Only then would they receive missions from the Union to kill them.
After staying in Qinyin for so long, Salin had already forgotten about the environment in Scochenya. Many of the small mercenary groups in Scochenya relied on these small missions to survive. Most of them worked as guards for merchant caravans and traveled between empires.
"Then the only problem is Iron Wall City?" Salin watched as Rex enlarged the image of Iron Wall City. Everything was ready after her investigation.
"Yes, Iron Wall City. It's 506 kilometers away. You'll set off tomorrow evening with the Magic Shooters I brought to Iron Wall City to attack the Magic Tower. Once you've suppressed the Magic Tower, I'll occupy the port and let the metal aircraft depart from the Primordial Battleship to Iron Wall City …"
"Alright!" Salin interrupted Rex. This battle didn't have the most important part. Rex's attack on the port would attract many mercenaries to help. His own battle didn't need anyone's help at all. 100,000 demons and 600 metal aircraft were enough to destroy Iron Wall City.
The mercenaries' mobilization was slower than the regular army's. By the time the mercenaries reacted, Iron Wall City would already be finished.
Hopefully, the residents of Iron Wall City would have time to evacuate. Salin sighed and left the command cabin. Viscount Guge was a little confused. He was pulled away by Neris and arranged a cabin for them to stay in.
At night, Rex came to Salin's cabin. Neris tactfully left. The two hadn't been together for a long time, so there wasn't much passion.
Rex lay beside Salin. Both of them stared at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.
"Lily, how many people are there in Iron Wall City?" Salin asked after a long time. He still couldn't bear to do what he was about to do.
"The previous information was wrong. There are 120,000 soldiers stationed here. They're the main force. The rest of the auxiliary force is unknown. There are also two level-8 mercenary groups in the city, each with 10,000 soldiers. As for the residents … there should be more than 1,600,000 people. "
"That many?"
"It's registered in the city hall. The mobility of the Skokenya people is very high. This is the center of the north. No one is allowed to enter the capital. All the wealth within a thousand miles is gathered here. 1,600,000 people is considered a small number. I estimate that there must be more than 2 million people living in Iron Wall City. "
"Let me attack for three hours. Then, the metal aircraft will attack." Salin's tone was a little tough. Rex was silent.
How many people could evacuate from the city in three hours of attack? Besides, once Salin's Elemental Magic Tower appeared, the city gate would probably be locked. Would the General of Iron Wall City let the residents escape?
But Rex still agreed to Salin's request. Three hours was to give Iron Wall City a choice. Evacuate the residents, or … surrender. If they didn't surrender, thousands of kilograms of magic flame bombs would be thrown at every corner of the city. If the magic tower was suppressed, it wouldn't be able to put out the fire. Just like when his palace in Great Liang City was destroyed.
If it weren't for that attack, Rex wouldn't have thought of this idea.
The war between countries was crueler than Salin imagined. When Qin Yin founded the country, countless cities were massacred!
"Rex, this kind of life is really boring. Why do so many people want to be emperors?" Salin asked a very stupid question.
"Humans are the greediest creatures. Look at the devils. Although they kill here and there, they don't think too much once their stomachs are full. The fiendcelestials only build cities to protect their territory. Why do they want to be emperors? I don't know. You can ask your dukes. Maybe they will know? "Rex answered lazily. She didn't want to discuss this question.
There was nothing to discuss. The word "ambition" didn't appear long ago, but it was enough to explain all of human history.
"Maybe if we destroy all the gods, we can really change everything," Salin said casually. He remembered the hatred that ancient humans had for gods. He also remembered the Holy War started by the Vatican. He understood this hatred a little.
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