Chapter 204: Devil’s Horn (Part 1)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Daniel did not mind that the two mages had looked down on him in the beginning . With Lex’s help, he had completed the summoning of the nine bone puppets, and these puppets had evolved into the nine kings . So, his power was now already equivalent to that of a grade-4 mage .
It could even be said that in a one-on-one battle, neither Andrew nor Keegan would be a match for him .
Death mages had better stamina than elemental mages in terms of offensive abilities because death flames were not depleted so easily . Furthermore, death mages could also cast scrolls and had many bone puppets under their command .
Low-grade bone puppets did not require any magic arrays nor the power of the dead from the death dimension . Such puppets were similar to swordsmen in terms of offensive ability, and as long as the death mage possessed enough bones, they would be able to create their own army .
The power of a death mage would have been extremely terrifying if their low-grade bone puppets had a longer duration of effect .
"Magic ship? What is it like?" Lex knew a little about the empire’s navy, and the ships in the navy paled in comparison to those found in Alchemy Port . These two grade-4 mages were full of admiration for that magic ship . Could the magic ship have been similar to the giant ships found in the Cloudflow Navy?
"When you see it you will know . That ship isn’t even a ship anymore . If the empire possessed dozens of similar ships, then they would already have no problem attacking Cloudflow . " Andrew and Keegan were Qin mages, and they had gone a little out of line in citing this example . There were Cloudflow mages in the other seats, and when they heard this example, they simply snorted in response .
"That magic ship… won’t the owners be afraid that other people will learn of its secrets?" Lex was worried as she felt that Andrew was not boasting at all . Mages only stated facts as they were . They did not need to lie .
"The magic ship doesn’t participate in missions like these . Foreign mages like us will never get the chance to board the ship . "
"That ship must be one of a kind . Even if the Cloudflow people got their hands on its drawings, they might not be able to replicate it," Saleen announced just loud enough for the Cloudflow mages to hear . The Cloudflow mages must have agreed with what Saleen had said, seeing as they did not give any response .
The Cloudflow people had already honed their shipbuilding technology to perfection . Alchemy City might have been able to create better ships, but they did not have the means to mass produce those ships . If Alchemy City wanted to build a fleet like Cloudflow’s, they would have to exhaust ten times more resources than Cloudflow . Alchemy City had only been able to gain such a firm foothold in southeast Qin by relying on its numerous magic stone artillery .
No navies could get close to Alchemy Port no matter how powerful they were . Magic stone artillery were positioned on manmade hills situated on both sides of Alchemy Port . No matter how many ships came, they would all be sunken nonetheless .
"Of course . Even the gods might not be able to finish constructing that ship," Keegan continued . Fortunately, there were no devout followers from the Tanggulasi Empire on the ship, or else a battle would have erupted there and then .
Saleen finally realized why people always said that the Qin people were arrogant . Indeed, judging by the way Andrew and Keegan spoke, they regarded the Qin Empire as the central point of the mainland . There were many people who did not believe in the gods, but only the Qin people would dismiss the gods in such a straightforward manner .
Even though this ship was traveling against the wind, its speed was still quicker than the ship which Saleen had taken on the river . Using his icy sight, Saleen felt that the ship was traveling at more than fifty miles an hour . This meant that the person steering the ship possessed good skills and had a deep understanding of the wind element, and this person had to at least be a low-grade mage .
Alchemy City was truly extravagant . Even the positions of the chief officer and main sailors were fulfilled by mages . Even so, this was also a potent method for training, similar to how Lex allocated mages for daily chores .
Saleen leaned back in the chair and sat facing Lex . Then, the two of them started playing a magic game . Saleen cast a normal Icicle spell at his lowest speed, causing Andrew, who was next to Saleen, to become petrified . Lex waited for the Icicle spell to be fully released before dispersing the magic . Had she been slightly slower, the icicle would have penetrated her body .
At least, that was what Andrew saw from his perspective . Following that, Lex employed the same method and casted a small fireball . Saleen waited for the fireball to leave Lex before dispersing it . The two of them were used to this game since they had played it all the time when they were in the hell of god’s punishment . The game might have seemed perilous, but in reality, the two of them could already control this game perfectly .
Furthermore, the defensive abilities of their magic robes could easily resist level-1 magic . However, to Andrew and Keegan, Saleen and Lex seemed to be toying with their very lives .
Saleen and Lex did not bother to cast any magic shields . They simply took turns casting spells . This caused the onlookers to be filled with terror .
Daniel knew that Lex was a grade-6 mage, so it was no surprise that she was capable of dispersing magic . However, he was astonished that Saleen, a grade-4 mage, could actually disperse a level-1 spell cast by another person!
The mages around Saleen and Lex were mesmerized by their actions, and at one point in time, the cabin fell silent .
Out of the sixty mages participating in the mission, only half were grade-3 mages, while the rest had already reached grade-4 . Needless to say, those grade-3 mages could not disperse magic . Even so, all the grade-4 mages were in truth questioning themselves, wondering if they could disperse magic like what Saleen was doing .
Saleen and Lex sat opposite each other, so the distance between the two was only slightly more than one meter . At such a distance, magic attacks did not even need to travel far to be able to reach their target .
Lex and Saleen had harbored the same intentions when they decided to play the game . As expected, the two mages in the same group as them were immensely impressed as their expressions were that of respect . The fact that Saleen and Lex were able to achieve this meant that their magic control abilities were almost at their peak already . Even if they had rehearsed the game beforehand, a slight mistake would still result in death .
In the cabin below, the sorcerer and two grade-6 mages from Alchemy City had found out about this scene . In their cabin, they had magic images of the second story . In addition to protecting the mages who were executing the mission, these three people also had to ensure that no one was creating trouble on the ship .
"Sir Juno, look at these two mages!"
The grade-7 sorcerer had been meditating, but now he was staring at the magic image . After looking at the images for a moment, he ordered, "Check their backgrounds . "
"Okay . " One of the grade-6 mage immediately took out a book . This book contained information on all of the mages on the ship . After flipping a few pages, he finally found the information .
"Sir, the woman’s surname is Grukos . Could she be the viscountess of the empire?"
"I am afraid so, but what is she doing in Alchemy City?"
"Training purposes . After Emperor Chanake died, the Bitter Water Prefecture has been surrounded by the prince’s men, so there hasn’t been much progress . "
"Does she need money?"
"No, the Bitter Water Prefecture is very wealthy . Although it is not as rich as Alchemy City, it is still able to support the lives of more than one hundred mages . "
"Who are the people beside her?"
"Saleen Metatrin, a citizen of Bitter Water County, but from Sikeqinya . He is a grade-4 mage . Daniel Kan, from Tanggulasi…"
"From Tanggulasi?"
"He is a grade-3 death mage . "
"Oh . " Just now, a burst of murderous vibes had exploded out of that sorcerer when he had heard that Daniel was from Tanggulasi . The people of the Elemental Hand should not have made the mistake of allowing people from Tanggulasi to get on the ship, especially during this period of uncertainty . However, since the person was a death mage, it was perfectly understandable . Currently, the Tanggulasi Empire was sparing no effort in capturing all the death mages they could find . Even the pope was offering huge rewards for them .
"Sir Juno, will they cause problems for us?"
"No, I will be able to handle that woman . Furthermore, she belongs to the Grukos family . They still have to rely on us to defend the southeastern part of the empire . She shouldn’t have any special plans . Once we get back, inform the people of the Elemental Hand . "
However, the sorcerer called Juno could never have been more wrong . The concealment ability of Lex’s magic robe was too strong . Now that the multiple colors had disappeared and the tiago’s hair had been added, no one would be able to identify Lex’s grade unless Lex revealed it willingly . If Lex really wanted to create trouble, she could easily sink this ship .
"For this mission…"
"Don’t let her execute the dangerous tasks . After all, she is of royal blood, and if anything goes wrong, there will be trouble . " The sorcerer closed his eyes, but he did not continue meditating . Rather, he was thinking . When I was grade-5, could I have done that?
No problems had ever surfaced in such hunting missions in the past, but this did not mean that there would be no problems in the future . After all, the hunting was conducted at sea, and moreover, the magic beast in question was grade-6 . If special equipment was not available, the grade-7 sorcerer also would not dare proclaim that he would be able to kill the finless whale .
Lex and Saleen still did not know that their insignificant actions had caused them to receive the safer tasks . Besides wanting to maximize their time by training, Lex and Saleen had also wanted to take charge within the small group .
There had to be someone calling the shots in this five-man group . The rest of the mages did not want to lose out to Lex and Saleen, so they stopped talking as well . Some of them even took out blank scrolls and started filling them up .
A situation like that would only occur within the region of Alchemy City . In other cities, mages would always choose to fill out their scrolls in a safe location .
Saleen secretly observed his surroundings . He discovered that only two mages were meditating . These two mages surely possessed high-level guidelines on meditation, for that was why they were not afraid of being disturbed . Mages who were able to practice in Alchemy City were definitely not weaklings . Be that as it may, out of these sixty mages including Saleen and Lex, only four mages possessed perfect guidelines for meditation .
No wonder the only warning which Saleen’s teacher had given him had been regarding the meditation process . If Saleen had imparted his guidelines for meditation without any discernment, Jason would employ the most extreme of methods to get them back .
But why was this the case in the Bitter Water Prefecture too? Did Lex not want to bring glory and honor to magic?
Good guidelines for meditation would allow a mage to boost their mental power slowly alongside obvious signs of growth . Even if Saleen had not had help from his clan badge, his mental power would not have been any weaker than that of other mages of the same grade . The Bitter Water Prefecture provided various magic knowledge and cheap materials, yet was not willing to impart guidelines on meditation .
Everyone on the ship was training . Even the swordsmen were honing their sword auras . When night had fallen, the ship crew then delivered food to everyone . As Devil’s Horn was still one thousand miles away, the ship would require one more day and one more night to reach it, yet not a single cabin with beds had been prepared . No matter how comfortable a chair was, a person would grow tired of sitting eventually . Saleen stood up and walked up front .
Looking out of the window, the ocean seemed to be boundless . Saleen felt an unparalleled freedom in his heart . This feeling was not even attainable in alchemy tower . The moon rose above the surface of the sea, causing the waves to glisten with a silver glow .
Would genuine freedom be attainable only if one lived in a ship on the ocean? For the first time in his life, Saleen felt a strong desire . Sailing on the ocean, without any restraints whatsoever . This dream seemed so near, yet so far in reality .
If one lived on the ocean, he would have to provide for the sailors, fight magic beasts and pirates, and come across navies from other countries . If a storm occurred, the ship would also be shredded into pieces no matter how sturdy it was .
Chapter 204 Devil s Horn Part 1 Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioDaniel did not mind that the two mages had looked down on him in the beginning . With Lex s help, he had completed the summoning of the nine bone puppets, and these puppets had evolved into the nine kings . So, his power was now already equivalent to that of a grade 4 mage . It could even be said that in a one on one battle, neither Andrew nor Keegan would be a match for him . Death mages had better stamina than elemental mages in terms of offensive abilities because death flames were not depleted so easily . Furthermore, death mages could also cast scrolls and had many bone puppets under their command . Low grade bone puppets did not require any magic arrays nor the power of the dead from the death dimension . Such puppets were similar to swordsmen in terms of offensive ability, and as long as the death mage possessed enough bones, they would be able to create their own army . The power of a death mage would have been extremely terrifying if their low grade bone puppets had a longer duration of effect . Magic ship What is it like Lex knew a little about the empire s navy, and the ships in the navy paled in comparison to those found in Alchemy Port . These two grade 4 mages were full of admiration for that magic ship . Could the magic ship have been similar to the giant ships found in the Cloudflow Navy When you see it you will know . That ship isn t even a ship anymore . If the empire possessed dozens of similar ships, then they would already have no problem attacking Cloudflow . Andrew and Keegan were Qin mages, and they had gone a little out of line in citing this example . There were Cloudflow mages in the other seats, and when they heard this example, they simply snorted in response . That magic ship won t the owners be afraid that other people will learn of its secrets Lex was worried as she felt that Andrew was not boasting at all . Mages only stated facts as they were . They did not need to lie . The magic ship doesn t participate in missions like these . Foreign mages like us will never get the chance to board the ship . That ship must be one of a kind . Even if the Cloudflow people got their hands on its drawings, they might not be able to replicate it, Saleen announced just loud enough for the Cloudflow mages to hear . The Cloudflow mages must have agreed with what Saleen had said, seeing as they did not give any response . The Cloudflow people had already honed their shipbuilding technology to perfection . Alchemy City might have been able to create better ships, but they did not have the means to mass produce those ships . If Alchemy City wanted to build a fleet like Cloudflow s, they would have to exhaust ten times more resources than Cloudflow . Alchemy City had only been able to gain such a firm foothold in southeast Qin by relying on its numerous magic stone artillery . No navies could get close to Alchemy Port no matter how powerful they were . Magic stone artillery were positioned on manmade hills situated on both sides of Alchemy Port . No matter how many ships came, they would all be sunken nonetheless . Of course . Even the gods might not be able to finish constructing that ship, Keegan continued . Fortunately, there were no devout followers from the Tanggulasi Empire on the ship, or else a battle would have erupted there and then . Saleen finally realized why people always said that the Qin people were arrogant . Indeed, judging by the way Andrew and Keegan spoke, they regarded the Qin Empire as the central point of the mainland . There were many people who did not believe in the gods, but only the Qin people would dismiss the gods in such a straightforward manner . Even though this ship was traveling against the wind, its speed was still quicker than the ship which Saleen had taken on the river . Using his icy sight, Saleen felt that the ship was traveling at more than fifty miles an hour . This meant that the person steering the ship possessed good skills and had a deep understanding of the wind element, and this person had to at least be a low grade mage . Alchemy City was truly extravagant . Even the positions of the chief officer and main sailors were fulfilled by mages . Even so, this was also a potent method for training, similar to how Lex allocated mages for daily chores . Saleen leaned back in the chair and sat facing Lex . Then, the two of them started playing a magic game . Saleen cast a normal Icicle spell at his lowest speed, causing Andrew, who was next to Saleen, to become petrified . Lex waited for the Icicle spell to be fully released before dispersing the magic . Had she been slightly slower, the icicle would have penetrated her body . At least, that was what Andrew saw from his perspective . Following that, Lex employed the same method and casted a small fireball . Saleen waited for the fireball to leave Lex before dispersing it . The two of them were used to this game since they had played it all the time when they were in the hell of god s punishment . The game might have seemed perilous, but in reality, the two of them could already control this game perfectly . Furthermore, the defensive abilities of their magic robes could easily resist level 1 magic . However, to Andrew and Keegan, Saleen and Lex seemed to be toying with their very lives . Saleen and Lex did not bother to cast any magic shields . They simply took turns casting spells . This caused the onlookers to be filled with terror . Daniel knew that Lex was a grade 6 mage, so it was no surprise that she was capable of dispersing magic . However, he was astonished that Saleen, a grade 4 mage, could actually disperse a level 1 spell cast by another person The mages around Saleen and Lex were mesmerized by their actions, and at one point in time, the cabin fell silent . Out of the sixty mages participating in the mission, only half were grade 3 mages, while the rest had already reached grade 4 . Needless to say, those grade 3 mages could not disperse magic . Even so, all the grade 4 mages were in truth questioning themselves, wondering if they could disperse magic like what Saleen was doing . Saleen and Lex sat opposite each other, so the distance between the two was only slightly more than one meter . At such a distance, magic attacks did not even need to travel far to be able to reach their target . Lex and Saleen had harbored the same intentions when they decided to play the game . As expected, the two mages in the same group as them were immensely impressed as their expressions were that of respect . The fact that Saleen and Lex were able to achieve this meant that their magic control abilities were almost at their peak already . Even if they had rehearsed the game beforehand, a slight mistake would still result in death . In the cabin below, the sorcerer and two grade 6 mages from Alchemy City had found out about this scene . In their cabin, they had magic images of the second story . In addition to protecting the mages who were executing the mission, these three people also had to ensure that no one was creating trouble on the ship . Sir Juno, look at these two mages The grade 7 sorcerer had been meditating, but now he was staring at the magic image . After looking at the images for a moment, he ordered, Check their backgrounds . Okay . One of the grade 6 mage immediately took out a book . This book contained information on all of the mages on the ship . After flipping a few pages, he finally found the information . Sir, the woman s surname is Grukos . Could she be the viscountess of the empire I am afraid so, but what is she doing in Alchemy City Training purposes . After Emperor Chanake died, the Bitter Water Prefecture has been surrounded by the prince s men, so there hasn t been much progress . Does she need money No, the Bitter Water Prefecture is very wealthy . Although it is not as rich as Alchemy City, it is still able to support the lives of more than one hundred mages . Who are the people beside her Saleen Metatrin, a citizen of Bitter Water County, but from Sikeqinya . He is a grade 4 mage . Daniel Kan, from Tanggulasi From Tanggulasi He is a grade 3 death mage . Oh . Just now, a burst of murderous vibes had exploded out of that sorcerer when he had heard that Daniel was from Tanggulasi . The people of the Elemental Hand should not have made the mistake of allowing people from Tanggulasi to get on the ship, especially during this period of uncertainty . However, since the person was a death mage, it was perfectly understandable . Currently, the Tanggulasi Empire was sparing no effort in capturing all the death mages they could find . Even the pope was offering huge rewards for them . Sir Juno, will they cause problems for us No, I will be able to handle that woman . Furthermore, she belongs to the Grukos family . They still have to rely on us to defend the southeastern part of the empire . She shouldn t have any special plans . Once we get back, inform the people of the Elemental Hand . However, the sorcerer called Juno could never have been more wrong . The concealment ability of Lex s magic robe was too strong . Now that the multiple colors had disappeared and the tiago s hair had been added, no one would be able to identify Lex s grade unless Lex revealed it willingly . If Lex really wanted to create trouble, she could easily sink this ship . For this mission Don t let her execute the dangerous tasks . After all, she is of royal blood, and if anything goes wrong, there will be trouble . The sorcerer closed his eyes, but he did not continue meditating . Rather, he was thinking . When I was grade 5, could I have done that No problems had ever surfaced in such hunting missions in the past, but this did not mean that there would be no problems in the future . After all, the hunting was conducted at sea, and moreover, the magic beast in question was grade 6 . If special equipment was not available, the grade 7 sorcerer also would not dare proclaim that he would be able to kill the finless whale . Lex and Saleen still did not know that their insignificant actions had caused them to receive the safer tasks . Besides wanting to maximize their time by training, Lex and Saleen had also wanted to take charge within the small group . There had to be someone calling the shots in this five man group . The rest of the mages did not want to lose out to Lex and Saleen, so they stopped talking as well . Some of them even took out blank scrolls and started filling them up . A situation like that would only occur within the region of Alchemy City . In other cities, mages would always choose to fill out their scrolls in a safe location . Saleen secretly observed his surroundings . He discovered that only two mages were meditating . These two mages surely possessed high level guidelines on meditation, for that was why they were not afraid of being disturbed . Mages who were able to practice in Alchemy City were definitely not weaklings . Be that as it may, out of these sixty mages including Saleen and Lex, only four mages possessed perfect guidelines for meditation . No wonder the only warning which Saleen s teacher had given him had been regarding the meditation process . If Saleen had imparted his guidelines for meditation without any discernment, Jason would employ the most extreme of methods to get them back . But why was this the case in the Bitter Water Prefecture too Did Lex not want to bring glory and honor to magic Good guidelines for meditation would allow a mage to boost their mental power slowly alongside obvious signs of growth . Even if Saleen had not had help from his clan badge, his mental power would not have been any weaker than that of other mages of the same grade . The Bitter Water Prefecture provided various magic knowledge and cheap materials, yet was not willing to impart guidelines on meditation . Everyone on the ship was training . Even the swordsmen were honing their sword auras . When night had fallen, the ship crew then delivered food to everyone . As Devil s Horn was still one thousand miles away, the ship would require one more day and one more night to reach it, yet not a single cabin with beds had been prepared . No matter how comfortable a chair was, a person would grow tired of sitting eventually . Saleen stood up and walked up front . Looking out of the window, the ocean seemed to be boundless . Saleen felt an unparalleled freedom in his heart . This feeling was not even attainable in alchemy tower . The moon rose above the surface of the sea, causing the waves to glisten with a silver glow . Would genuine freedom be attainable only if one lived in a ship on the ocean For the first time in his life, Saleen felt a strong desire . Sailing on the ocean, without any restraints whatsoever . This dream seemed so near, yet so far in reality . If one lived on the ocean, he would have to provide for the sailors, fight magic beasts and pirates, and come across navies from other countries . If a storm occurred, the ship would also be shredded into pieces no matter how sturdy it was .