"Nelis, Salin is fine. Bring him over." Fayern's voice sounded in Nelis's ear.
Hearing that, Nelis stood up from the horse's back with Salin in her arms, stepped on the saddle, and jumped onto Princess Rex's carriage. This happened in just a moment, and didn't even affect the team's advance.
Salin was laid flat in the carriage with his eyes closed. Nelis asked anxiously, "Sir, what's wrong with Salin?"
"Too much mental strength has been consumed. He'll be fine after some rest." Fayern said as he took out a small bottle and handed it to Nelis. "This is magic liquid. Let him drink some when he wakes up."
The effect of magic liquid was more than a hundred times greater than the Restoration Water. It was made with a level-seven water element spell, and its effect surpassed the Vatican's Holy Water. However, the Vatican's Holy Water could be made by high-level priests, and there weren't that many Magic Shooters.
Salin had indeed passed the dangerous juncture. Sometimes, solving a crisis didn't require too complicated a method. The Goddess's necklace could shield against all external attacks. After Salin's mental strength entered, he had been concentrating on learning Figaro's magic formula. Nelis wasn't wrong. If Salin fell from the horse, it was possible that he would break his neck.
This time, Salin's mental strength was compressed again, and it emitted a dazzling brilliance in the Goddess's necklace. This appearance showed that his mental strength had truly reached the level of a Great Mage, and was not inferior to Princess Rex. Only then did Salin understand why only Great Mages could start learning Figaro's magic formula.
This formula was too complicated. There were more than 8640 basic symbols, and not the 3000 that Fayern had made. These 8000 symbols were different from any language. Each symbol had its own meaning, and it explained the essence of the world. No elemental magic could jump out of this rut.
Earth, water, wind, fire, light, darkness.
Each of the six elements had four different appearances, forming the 24 most basic symbols. These 24 basic symbols were also constantly changing. Each of them had 360 stages of change, demonstrating the truth of this world.
The tens of thousands of years of human history on the Myers Continent seemed so insignificant before these periodic changes of elements. Saying that the world was changing was just a cycle of birth and death.
Inside the space of the necklace, Salin's spiritual power transformed once again. Starting from his left hand, it gradually turned into a physical form and extended towards his arm. The flesh and blood reassembled, followed by the torso, limbs, head, hair, bones …
It turned out that the human body was only made up of the six elements and was not made by any god. Salin completely understood why Magicians did not believe in the God of Light. It was because Magicians could see through the truth of this world.
Goddess Myers was a truly great goddess. She told her believers that humans came from nature and would eventually return to nature. All their prayers were for the sake of peace when they returned.
Salin raised his hand and released an Ice Bullet. This Ice Bullet did not shoot out, but instead rotated in his hand. The structure of the water element was clearly discernible in Salin's eyes. Salin controlled the structure of the ice bomb to gradually change. Soon, the ice bomb turned into a water ball. Everything was so natural.
The hard ice turned into flowing water. Salin was deep in thought as he continued to control the transformation of the water ball. Soon, the water ball's temperature rose higher and higher, turning into a huge gaseous sphere. The initial transformation of the water element into a gaseous state made Salin excited. If water could be transformed into a gaseous state like this, so what if he could not use wind magic?
As long as he rearranged the water element, he could obtain a power similar to the wind element.
After all, the six elements were a single entity! If he enlarged the icicle, or simply used an ice spear, combined with the power of the earth, wouldn't it become a rock spike?
The power of fire? Since rock could turn into magma, could water do the same?
Salin carefully controlled the vaporized sphere in his hand. The sphere grew hotter and hotter. He tried his best to compress it, making the temperature higher and higher, but he could not burn the vaporized sphere. On the contrary, the water element showed signs of solidifying. He could not find the liveliness of the fire element at all.
Psst psst …
Salin could not control the vaporized sphere that was about to collapse, so he could only shoot it out. The vaporized sphere disintegrated into hundreds of tiny air bullets in the air, making a sharp sound as it tore through the air.
If he could control its shape, it would be a disguised form of the Wind Blade Spell. The Wind Blade Spell did not have as strong a single target attack as the Ice Blade Spell, but it was unpredictable and could be shot multiple times at once. As the level of a Magician increased, the number of Wind Blades released at the same time also increased. More importantly, the magic string consumed at once did not change.
It was not without reason that the Wind Blade Spell was known as the group attack spell with the lowest consumption.
Salin was not willing to give up just like that. He condensed another ice bullet in his hand and vaporized it first. This time, Salin did not compress the vaporized sphere, but tried his best to continue disintegrating the water element.
In the space of the Goddess's necklace, Salin could control the elements at will. Even so, disintegrating the water element was abnormally difficult. Salin had not come into contact with the reverse arrangement of Figaro's formula. He only followed his senses and shook the familiar water element, looking for the gaps in the element itself.
The water element was forcibly disintegrated into wind element, but Salin could not control it anymore. The vaporized sphere gradually dissipated. But he had already touched the rules. The wind element was not only livelier, but also very violent, like a flame about to ignite. Salin believed that if he continued to control it, the spell formed by the elements would explode in his hand, and its power would be much greater than the Fireball Spell.
This was a very dangerous thing, but also very challenging. If he succeeded, he would master the four elements — Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire. When he completely understood the rules of the four elements, Light and Dark would also be extracted and presented to him one by one.
The Magic String's flaw had always been a source of regret for Salin. Now that there was a big road in front of him, he had to walk it no matter how difficult it was.
The bell had stopped ringing long ago. Princess Rex's team had arrived outside Holy Rock City. Holy Rock City had 24 gates, and the main gate was the widest. At this moment, it was wide open. The pedestrians had already been cleared, and a guard of honor came out to welcome them. Salin slowly opened his eyes. He heard a sharp voice speaking with a strange rhythm outside the carriage. "His Majesty's decree, Princess of Bitter Water Prefecture, the Empire awaits. Rex de Glucus, patrolling Bitter Water for ten years, with outstanding political achievements, will immediately enter the palace to await his appointment."
We've arrived at Holy Rock City? Salin looked out of the carriage. As the carriage drove through the city gate, he saw the magic arrays carved on the stone wall inside the gate. Each of them was more than two meters in diameter. If there were Magicians above Level-Five guarding here, the gate would be sealed by the magic arrays. It would be even harder to break through than the city walls.
While he was concentrating on the magic arrays, a head blocked the window. Sicar looked inside and asked, "Salin, are you feeling better?"
The orderly team was disturbed, and the solemn atmosphere was destroyed. Salin said weakly, "Sicar, I'm fine. Just follow behind."
Neris helped Salin up and held him in her arms. She waved at Sicar and said, "Go, go, don't cause trouble for the princess."
Sicar moved away gloomily. He thought to himself, 'When you show your true colors, see if I don't chop off your tail.' Now that Sicar knew that Neris was strong and had some special abilities, he could only take revenge in his heart. He no longer wanted to kill this demon. After all, Neris could provide Salin with a lot of help.
Salin was unable to mediate the conflict between Sicar and Neris. He had little spiritual power left, so he could only rest on Neris's body. He did not meditate. There were plenty of opportunities to meditate, but it was the first time he experienced Holy Rock City.
After passing through the 20-meter gate, there was Barbican. This design did not exist before the 4th Dynasty. Surrounding Barbican, there were four huge fortresses with alchemy crossbows. Even if the enemy rushed into the gate, they would be shot into hedgehogs by the surrounding crossbows. The entire Barbican did not have the murderous aura of a military camp. There was only a strong power that was as solid as metal, blocking all exploration.
If an ordinary person were to pass by this place, they wouldn't feel anything. They would only be able to see Saint Rock City's magnificent city towers, the artistic stone carvings, the smooth streets, and the winding horse paths. It all seemed gentle and tranquil.
After passing through Barbican, what entered their eyes was a sea of green. Huge wooden buildings were connected together, behind several rows of tall trees. This was the place where the trading companies gathered. It was only about 200 meters away from Barbican.
Prosperous, Salin felt the real prosperous atmosphere. Although Kushui Prefecture was also elegant and rich, it did not have the gloomy atmosphere of the capital. Nearly a thousand years of wealth gathered together to form a city.
The carriage was very slow, and Salin had a chance to observe in detail. This was the main gate. It was not open on normal days. It would only be opened for important matters, such as the emperor's inspection tour, or the general's expedition. The people who lived here were also dignitaries and rich. What made Salin frown was that many of the servants were also passing around satin, velvet, wool, and fur.
It was already midsummer. Those who wore fur were either sick or strong swordsmen who did not care about the change of seasons.
These servants looked humble, but they were arrogant. The nobles in the capital were probably no different from those outside. Salin sighed in his heart. In comparison, he preferred Kushui Prefecture.
This world was just like that. Salin's excited mood calmed down. Back then, those mages had created a miraculous city, but it was definitely not for this. There was too much greed here. It was full of tyranny, not pride.
Salin did not know how he felt it. Ever since he opened the Goddess' necklace, he became extremely sensitive to all kinds of power and emotions. It was as if he was born with insight.
Even so, Salin was still somewhat excited. This city itself was a huge magic array. He also felt this. This magic array was very intricate. It could control every street and every building. Under the nourishment of the magic array, the trees in the city all had elemental power. If the Goddess had not fallen, her mages would also be able to use divine spells here.
The strong vitality covered the smell of decay. This was a miraculous city.
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