Chapter 81: Kill the Sword Saint (Part 2)

Salin had no mercy on this bronze sword saint. What he wanted to do now is to study how to use a first-level magic to break the remaining sword energy in the bronze sword saint's body. Seeing Nalis watching, Salin said, "Naires, what have you asked, go and talk to Rex now."

"Then he..." Neris pointed at the Bronze Sword Saint with his finger, Salin nodded, and agreed to Neris' small request.

Neris got what he wanted and then got out of the tent. The tent was surrounded by black mist, and Neris called out softly: "Rex?"

"Nelise, what did you ask?"

"We seem to be wrong. It was the people from the forest shop who snatched their stuff." Nelise said with a smile, observing Rex's reaction.

"Oh?" Rex was not surprised or panic. Even if the people from the Forest Trading Company snatched it first, the things they stolen must be shameful. Only these people would pretend to be thieves and try every means to take them back. It doesn't matter to Rex who is right or wrong. She is not a noble judge or a deacon in the court. Even if the wrong person is killed, they have to blame these people for playing the role of thieves.

Seeing Rex's stone-like expression, Neris knew that her trick was useless, and continued as if nothing had happened: "They are smuggling something called Emperor Berry."

Emperor Berry!

Rex was a little surprised. Emperor Berry is a plant with strange toxicity and is very rare. The entire Qinyin Empire can only be found occasionally in the jungle in the south and cannot be cultivated manually. Emperor Berry is a bit like poppy, but it does not need to be refined, and its juice can be addictive. Even if it is a swordsman, if you accidentally eat one, you will be unable to extricate yourself from now on.

For magicians, this thing is not dangerous. As long as it is diluted to about one-twenty-one thousandth of the amount, the juice of the Emperor Berry will be basically harmless. At this time, the magic of detecting toxins can still detect the toxicity of the Emperor Berry.

Even if you are not a magician, the strong smell of alcohol in the Emperor Berry cannot be concealed. This thing can be used to refine potions and is a relatively important military material for the Empire. The potions refined with the Emperor Berry can drive away plagues, prevent inflammation and relieve pain. After the magician's hand, the Emperor Berry will become harmless, which is very different from poppy.

However, the worst reputation of Di Berry is that it can be used to make wine. A Di Berry is only the size of an ordinary pearl, but can turn a large bucket of clear water into a strong liquor. Smugglers will not use Di Berry to make medicine at all, but will make inferior spirits for sale. This kind of liquor is slightly toxic. If you drink too much, it will damage the body and become slightly addicted.

"In June, the Holy See issued a ban on alcohol, and the emperor berries they carried were sold to Dongulas worth almost 400,000 gold coins."

Rex immediately understood the whole story. It was just a simple smuggling incident, but the number was astonishing. Four hundred thousand gold coins could indeed make a nobleman take risks, even if his subordinates pretended to be thieves.

The Holy See's promulgation of alcohol ban is an important news. In the four empires, alcohol business has always been one of the most profitable industries, but the tastes of different countries are different.

The people of Tanggulas liked strong wine and consumed a lot of food every year to make wine. The Tanggulas Empire was vast in area, but the fewest places were suitable for growing food. The Holy See's prosecution was to reserve food, and it might launch an offensive in the spring next year, or even expand the scale of the war before winter began.

The Tanggulas Empire has repeatedly issued a ban on alcohol, but it has been banned repeatedly. Now that the Holy See has participated, the wine merchants of Tanggulas may no longer dare to resist. In the past, once the ban on alcohol was promulgated, the price of spirits grew wildly.

Smuggling Emperor Berries has become a good thing in this context.

The spirits made from emperor berries will damage the enemy's will and can earn a large amount of gold coins. If Rex knew that the Holy See had issued a ban on alcohol, he would probably have this idea.

As a Qin Yin person, she doesn't care about the health of Tanggulas' civilians, nor does she worry that this incident will hurt Qin Yin in turn.

Spirits have always been sold in Qinyin, and the most widely sold are wines made from grapes. No matter which type of grape, they prefer Shashuodi, which is not suitable for growing grain.

"Who is doing this?" Rex is not very concerned about the details. Many people are doing smuggling, but smuggling to enemy countries, whether it is good for war or not, can become a handle for political enemies to attack. If you really make trouble in the imperial capital, the imperial capital may not be dealt with immediately.

"City of Dragon Bone, Marquis of Gria."

"Oh? He's an amazing person." Rex just exclaimed when he heard this name. Marquis Gria controls the Goethe family and is a relatively powerful noble in the south. His fiefdom produces emperor berries, which have always been supplied to the court magicians. This time the smuggling was his own stolen. Only Qin Yin produces emperor berries and can only be sold to the royal family.

No wonder she was so mysterious and nervous. Rex shook his head. This time he killed someone wrong. If she had known this, she wouldn't mind killing the swordsmen of Williams. What she was thinking in her mind was whether the swordsmen of Williams knew that the goods they robbed were from the Goethe family? If she knew, she wanted to go into the water with Lhasalin.

Rex was not afraid of Griya being angry. Her current identity was already a prince, higher than a marquis. Kushui County and Dragon Bone City were nearly ten thousand miles apart. Even if Griya was angry, she would have no choice but to do anything to her.

However, the distance between Dragon Bone City and Alchemy City is not far, so this matter needs to be handled carefully.

In the tent, Salin kept using the ice cone technique to attack the Bronze Sword Saint. He still used the original first-level ice cone technique, and the speed of release was deliberately slowed down. The sword energy in the Bronze Sword Saint's body naturally reacted and tried to resist Salin's attack. Salin patiently observed that every time the ice cone was about to shoot the Bronze Sword Saint's body, he immediately dispelled the magic.

After careful observation, Salin found that the sword energy was very similar to life energy. The magicians on the continent used this power, a kind of divine power from Goddess Meles.

Salin himself had some understanding of the goddess's divine power, and the difference between divine power and sword energy was also very obvious. The sword energy was more condensed and full of explosive power; while Goddess Meles' divine power was magnificent and thick, giving people a very comfortable feeling. However, the roots of both sides were very similar, and they were both a kind of power beyond the six elements.

Although the power of the sword energy is not within the six elements, Salin can still calculate the weakness of the sword energy. As long as the sword energy is slowed down a hundred times, he can easily defeat it.

The Bronze Sword Saint was seriously injured and dying, and also lost the will to control his body. The sword energy in his body also slowed down, so Salin happened to be used for experiments.

If the Bronze Sword Saint was still awake now, he would probably be in shame and anger. Salin accurately controlled the ice cones one by one, and each ice cone was immediately dispelled when it touched the skin. Salin could release nearly two hundred first-level magic in succession, and when the magic string was about to end, he did not continue.

He understood the defense principle of the sword energy. The ice cone pierced into the Bronze Sword Saint's lower abdomen with a puff, creating a hole the size of a bowl. The remaining sword energy in the Bronze Sword Saint's body was hit by the ice cone and its weakness was immediately lost control. All internal organs were shattered by the chaotic sword energy. Salin looked at the Bronze Sword Saint's corpse and breathed a sigh of relief.

He had vaguely understood the principle of sword energy, but the way of using sword energy is strange. If he wanted to deal with sword holy-level warriors in actual combat, his calculation speed was far from enough.

Salin held the magic core in his hand and quickly recovered from his possession. He knew in his heart that it would be very difficult to deal with a quasi-sword saint if he relied on himself alone. After his scroll was clean, it would be even more dangerous. Rex reminded him not to get lost in his power. In fact, Salin was more sensitive to this than Rex. He did not learn any magic from Jason, but learned too much about how to become a magician.

Rex's voice came from outside the tent: "Sarin, let's go."

She didn't want to stay here anymore. If the Marquis of Gria returned, she wouldn't really want to continue killing people if she knew the other party's identity.

What Salin did before was still within the tolerance of Griya. It was normal for a magician to kill all the thieves, but now that he knew the other party’s identity, Rex only had two choices left.

Either kill all the other party to silence, or reveal your identity.

Neither of these were very good, so Rex planned to leave. Sarin was called out of the tent by her, and Rex did not remove the dark fog, but asked Nelis to put away the tent. Shika led the horse, and the four of them no longer cared about the caravan, rode on the main road, and galloped eastward.

This time, Rex did not control the speed of the horse. The four of them changed their horses every hour. By the evening, they had already run for nearly two hundred miles. Even with the blessing of magic, the eight horses were too tired and could no longer ride.

This speedup missed the town, and the four of them had to camp out in the wild again.

Rex set up a simple magic circle to protect eight war horses, and then set up magic traps and magic alarms outside the camp. Then, like ordinary mercenaries, the four people lit a bonfire and prepared food.

In the north of the empire, even in midsummer, the nights are still cool, and if it rains, it will be a little cold. The magician can adapt to various climates, as long as there are magic strings. Sika is not afraid of the cold. Even in the deep winter, she dares to wear clothes that exposes her lower abdomen. As for Neris, as a little demon, for her, the natural environment of the Meles continent is like the heavens.

If someone approaches the camp, they will see a strange scene. One man, three women, four young men, dressed in different outfits. Neris was wearing fur, Shika was full of armor, Salin was a simple magic robe, and Rex was wearing a seven-color robe. The four people surrounded a bonfire, which burned not firewood, but pure magic potions.
Chapter completed!