There was a reason why Salin didn't speak. He found that his accent was obvious. If he came from the northern coast, you could tell at a glance that he was from Ceylon City. wWW,QUAbEn-XIAoShUo,comMultiple words lead to mistakes. If you communicate with these people too much, your flaws will inevitably be revealed. If the other party has a wanted warrant, it won't take long to discover his true identity.
The careless Sikka obtained information more easily than him. After a few days of getting along with him, Salin already knew his ultimate goal this time. It is a relic of the Second Dynasty.
Before the fall of the goddess of nature, the continent of Mels had been unified by humans four times. The Second Dynasty is close to 20,000 years ago. It was an era of extremely glorious magic, but not many relics have been handed down. Every time a continent is reunified, war will destroy many traces of civilization.
Every magic prop from the Second Dynasty era was of high quality, and none cost less than 10,000 gold coins. No matter how small the ruins are, if they are related to magicians, they are enough to make this team rich.
If they are lucky, everyone in this team can get hundreds of thousands of gold coins, retire, go back to their hometown to build a castle, buy a title, and no longer have to live a life of swords and swords. As for Salin, the money was enough for him to persist until he became a fourth-level magician and went to the Qin Yin Empire to practice in peace. Xika can buy enough equipment and food, and return to the village to help her tribe. Maybe these gold coins can create a new powerful tribe, or even the people of this village can be favored by a certain principality.
In this world, power alone is not enough, you must also have money. The Scotia people have long understood this truth, so they have the largest number of trading houses, the largest banks, and the most popular mercenary system in the continent.
The richest person in this empire is His Majesty the Emperor. Even if all farmers are exempted from taxes, he is still the richest person on the continent.
Hearing that this mission was a relic of the Second Dynasty, Salin also understood why Cang Hong didn't hire a magician. During the Second Dynasty, the emperor who unified the continent preferred magic and did not believe in gods. Its degree of extremeness exceeds that of the current Qin Yin Empire. If the Holy See learns of such relics, everything here will definitely be completely destroyed.
The second dynasty is also known as the blasphemous dynasty.
Salin didn't care what the magicians believed 20,000 years ago. He only knew that if he could get the magic props of the Second Dynasty this time, he wouldn't have to travel around for a few years.
After walking for six days, it suddenly started snowing in the mountains. The snow was very dense and made the roads slushy. Everyone had to give up their horses. The road here became narrow and dangerous. Many places were close to cliffs, making it impossible for horses to pass.
Sika carried her and Salin's luggage, while Pino and Cook carried Cang Hong and others' belongings. Sarah, who was wearing a leather mask, explored the way in front, and Lucas, the archer, took the rear. The speed of the group did not slow down, but instead sped up a lot.
As evening approached, a mountain range appeared in front of us. Sarah suddenly stopped and let out two short bird calls.
The entire team quickly took cover, and soon Sarah retreated.
"what happened?"
"We encountered a vulture." Sarah wore a mask, her expression was invisible, and her voice was obviously worried.
"Have you been discovered?" Cang Hong became cautious.
"What is a vulture?" Sikka asked without any thought.
Cang Hong hesitated for a moment and thought to herself, after this time, she can leave the mercenary group. It doesn't matter if she doesn't need the deposit of five thousand gold coins. If she leaks some information, she can still deal with the unknown magician. Show enough sincerity. Thinking of this, he replied: "Vulture is also the code name of a mercenary group, but they rarely take on normal tasks. This mercenary group is like a scavenging vulture, and will track dangerous adventurers until they die. . In this way, they can obtain the wealth of adventurers without violating the rules of the professional union."
Saleen thought for a moment and found that it was indeed the case. Unless during a war, different mercenary groups had no obligation to assist each other. You can't attack another registered mercenary group and sit back and watch their dangers.
"What level of mercenary group are the Vultures?" Salin finally spoke.
"Level 4. Sarah, please continue." Cang Hong was interrupted by Sika and did not reveal the relationship between the Cang Falcon Mercenary Group and the Vultures. He is not afraid of the Vulture mercenary group, but for this mission, he wants to keep the Vulture people from knowing anything. It is already winter, who is still running around in this area, and is being targeted by the vultures.
"The three vulture squads should all be fully staffed. In addition, there should be two groups of people, one of which is fleeing and the other is chasing. I can't judge their number."
"Can we go around it?"
"No, those who escaped entered the tunnel. This is the only way we must pass."
"Damn it." The five members of the Blue Falcon Mercenary Group looked solemn. They couldn't wait here. The winter in the Chaos Swamp was extremely dangerous, and the hungry high-level monsters were even more terrifying.
"Master Merlin, do you have any good ideas?" Cang Hong turned her head and asked Salin.
"Map." Salin's answer was very brief.
Cang Hong felt some pain in her heart, so she cleared a piece of ground, took out the map, and spread it out. This is a detailed map of the Chaos Swamp. Cang Hong pointed to the lower left corner and said: "This is the tunnel we are going to pass through. I discovered it.
Saleen smiled slightly and cast a memory magic. This is a level 0 non-attribute magic that can be used as long as the mental power is sufficient. After writing down the map, Salin calculated the length of the tunnel.
It is about twelve miles in length. Salin hesitated and said: "If you encounter these people, how sure are you of winning?"
"I'm just not sure about annihilating them all." Seeing that Salin understood what she meant, Cang Hong didn't hide the murderous intention in her heart. Salin and Sikka will not publicize this mission, but they must not let anyone familiar with it know about it.
"What is the configuration of the team of the Vulture Mercenary Group?" Salin carefully recalled the mercenary manual memorized by memory magic, searching for the key to the problem.
"Fifty-two configurations, heavy armor swordsmen, archers, assassins, spear swordsmen, and magicians."
"No magician?"
Cang Hong smiled bitterly and did not answer the question. He thought to himself that magicians were not potatoes, they could be dug out of the ground at will. The Blue Falcon Mercenary Group he belonged to had only three magicians out of a thousand people, and the highest level was level three.
"I can cast a fog of confusion with a radius of thirty meters, which can last for two hours. We pass at normal speed. In the tunnel, I will add a fluorescent spell, so that everyone can have a visual range of about ten meters. It will not be discovered by the enemy. Of course, it will be difficult to tell if the other party has a magician."
"Fluorescence?" Cang Hong had never heard of this spell, but lighting was often mentioned.
"It is a level 0 water magic. The light it creates is very dark. It is suitable for hiding in caves, underwater and other light environments. However, I cannot guarantee 100% concealment. If you are discovered, you will be responsible for the other side's archers. I am confident enough. Eliminate the assassins." Salin said calmly, but he was actually unsure. After all, he has very little combat experience, and his only reliance is that it is said that the opponent will not have a magician.
As long as you don't encounter a magician, it's easy to kill two assassins in a sneak attack.
Cang Hong was overjoyed. He was just worried that the opponent's assassin would run away if there was a conflict. In a dark cave, assassins who are good at hiding are the most troublesome thing. Fortunately, he hired a magician, otherwise he would be in a dilemma now.
"Then go in. Master Merlin, please prepare your magic. Lucas, you and I go to the front, Sikka, please stay behind with Sarah. Cook, you protect Master Merlin, this time you have to rely on the magic In the past, anyone who tried to get close to the mage was killed without any worries."
Cang Hong specifically reminded Cook that after all, they might meet someone they knew, and if they hesitated, the magician would be in danger. In the Cang Falcon Mercenary Group, only important tasks will involve magicians, and they usually spend money to support them. Everyone has become accustomed to protecting magicians and regards magicians as the core of the battle.
Saleen did not object. His invisible shield was always on the magic robe, and it would take a second at the fastest to be released, and would never be able to be instantaneous.
Instantaneous means that a magic can be prepared, released and completed in the shortest possible time. This speed is generally one-thirtieth of a second, which is several times faster than the released sword energy.
Magicians will not have the second instant defensive magic, Ice Pattern Armor, until level four. Before that, the invisible shield of the wind system was the most defensive at first, and then the slightly slower skin petrification or the unstable ring of flames was added. Salin's unpopular Water Pattern Shield has not yet been fully studied, and its release speed is slower than constant magic.
The sky was getting dark, and Salin began to prepare magic. The fog of confusion was a level 0 water magic. He had practiced it very little, and it only took three seconds to release it. With him as the center, the gray mist spread to all sides, and soon expanded to a diameter of fifty meters.
After the magic was completed and stabilized, Saleen began to prepare the second magic, level 0 Fluorescence. He had no choice but to learn this magic. He could not learn the lighting technique of the light system or the flame technique of the fire system. Dark vision was a powerful magic above level six, and it was far out of reach for him, so he had to find this unpopular magic to deal with.
Fortunately, the fluorescence technique has advantages that cannot be compared with the lighting technique. Although it is dark, it will hardly cause any magic fluctuations and will not arouse the alertness of others.
When the gray mist spread, the hearts of the Cang Falcon Mercenary Group were in their throats. Because vision lost its function almost instantly, not only could they not see, but they could not hear Salin and Sikka's breathing.
Only when the sword energy is circulating can everyone vaguely feel the existence of these two people. However, Cang Hong and others are all experienced mercenaries. They have dealt with magicians and know that what they feel may not be true. If the young magician attacks at this time, in this fog, only range attacks will make any sense.
Salin himself was not confused by the fog. He clearly saw the expressions of the five members of the Cang Falcon Mercenary Group and secretly smiled in his heart. I just want to give you a warning to prevent you from falling out after the mission is successful.