Chapter 332: Conquering Nicholas (Part 1)
Salin didn't know what to ask Nicholas for a moment. He wanted to know too much. For the Holy See, all his common sense was obtained from books.
Nicholas was shocked. Seeing Salin's hesitation, he had already made up his mind. He started from the basic structure of the Holy See, and went all the way to the sacred city on the glorious plain, the core of the Holy See.
Nicholas was born in a poor family, and his parents were all civilians who had nothing to do. He worked for short-term workers in the city to make a living. When he was three years old, he was led into the church by the priests in the city. From the age of six, he began to sing chants. When he was twelve, he was sent to the countryside and became a little pastor.
Then over the past seventy years, I climbed to the top of the Holy See and became the Archbishop of the Cardinal.
Nicholas just described his growth process. He had done almost every clergy and had all the experiences in every class. So Salin did not interrupt him and kept asking him to finish it.
Finally, Nicholas described the expedition to Salin and talked about why he betrayed the Holy See and surrendered to Salin.
"It's too cruel to do this, right?" Although Salin had already known the outcome of those expeditionary forces, it was a little different from what Nicholas said. Most of the expeditionary forces were civilian believers, who had received brief training and took up weapons for their own beliefs.
"Sir Salin, this kind of thing is indeed cruel, but we... no, in the Holy See, for God, can do anything."
"Well, then you are a Fallen Magician now. How much is your combat power compared to the original one?"
Nicholas smiled bitterly and said, "It should be stronger, but from now on, the gods will never favor me again. After death, I will fall into purgatory."
"Aren't you afraid?"
"I'm afraid it's useless. Anyway, that's what happened a thousand years later. I'm a level nine magician and live no shorter than a magician. In a thousand years, if I can advance to level ten, I can survive in purgatory, maybe I'm living well."
"How can you be sure?"
"Master Salin, when a profession reaches level 9, he starts to contact things at the soul level and will have a vague understanding of level 10. At level 10, as long as the soul is not searched for, and naturally dies, the soul will not dissipate. Perhaps, we are still strong people in another world and can preserve our own memories."
There is a similar description in the magic notes. Salin personally listened to what Nicholas said, and became more and more certain that these ten levels are the real starting point for professionals.
No wonder human power is so weak. Now on the Meers Continent, it is very difficult to find a level ten professional.
I only know two, one is Joey and the other is Farka. Simply calculate that there is at least one in Alchemy City, and one will be hidden in Holy Rock City, and it is not Joey.
Yunliu, Tanggulas, and Skochenya should have at least one level ten profession in charge, otherwise the mainland would not maintain a thousand-year balance. Now that the Holy See has launched a holy war, and the level ten profession has not been used, it is definitely worried that other level ten professions will retaliate. Or there is an agreement between everyone that level ten professions cannot directly participate in such matters.
"Nicholas, I have something I have always wanted to figure out. The healing technique of the magician must sacrifice the life of the healed person. Do you have to pay this price when you heal yourself?"
"Most of the time, we will absorb the energy of other life, which is relatively complicated." Nicholas answered honestly. The contract he signed with Salin is second only to the soul contract, so there is no need to hide anything. Anyway, before Faka doesn't say anything, he will do his best to Salin.
"Then look at my injury, how should I treat it?" Salin said, taking off his gloves and stretching out his left hand.
When Nicholas saw Salin's green hand bones, he immediately understood why Dinicio had to destroy Salin.
"It turns out that the adults are the followers of God. No wonder Dinicio can't sleep or eat. Sir, this injury is very serious, but I have a soul pearl that can treat it immediately. If the adults are unwilling to give a little vitality, they will be able to recover completely in just three days."
Salin nodded and said, "Then let's treat it."
He knew that Nicholas had killed his twelve cardinals and it was absolutely impossible for him to go back to the Holy See. Faka asked him to help him, which was part of the agreement. Faka was worried that he would die too quickly and could not help him control the entire north.
Nicholas approached Salin and carefully observed Salin's hand bones. Then he placed the black soul bead on Salin's hand, pointed it with his fingers, and said, "Healing in the name of Nicholas Bridge!"
The Soul Pearl immediately ejected a gray light, covering Salin's hand bones. A layer of fascia grew rapidly on Salin's hand bones. Salin felt that the power of life in the hand bones was still consumed. However, the energy ejected from the Soul Pearl was the main force to revive the muscles.
A black divine text appeared, wrapping Salin's left hand. On Salin's left hand, blood vessels and tendons began to grow, and eventually even muscles grew out. There were a lot of skin, nails, and hairs.
In just over a dozen minutes, Nicholas cured Sarin's left hand.
Retrieving the Soul Pearl, Nicholas said cautiously: "Sir Salin, I use the Depravity Divine Art, which is a little different. It is better not to use this hand in the past two or three days. Clean it with repair water every day, and it is best to absorb the magic liquid, and you will be able to fully recover after three days."
Salin's Elemental Eye has been observing carefully. Although he doesn't understand the principle, his left hand does have flesh and blood veins, which are no different from the original one. These newly grown tissues are wrapped in gray breaths. Under Nicholas' control, these gray breaths do not penetrate deep into the bones, but penetrate out of the skin.
These gray auras penetrate the skin and slowly form particles the size of needle tips. These particles are poisonous, but there are few toxins and cannot even kill a pig. If the gray aura penetrates into the bones, it will be a big trouble. There is bone marrow in the bones, and in the knowledge of the magician, the bone marrow is hematopoietic. When these toxins enter, the blood will become poisonous. If the body continues in a long time, the body will become weaker and weaker.
As if he knew what Salin was thinking, Nicholas said: "Sir Salin, these particles... are actually useful. If diluted with repair water, they can cure cold poison. If soldiers are frostbite due to the cold cold, many of them have to cut off their limbs to survive. Soaking with this toxin can save the limbs that need to be cut off, but... they will only affect their lifespan."
“How much can it affect?”
“Depending on the circumstances, no less than one year, no more than five years.”
Salin calculated in his mind. If a twenty-year-old man was frostbite and asked to choose by himself, should he cut off his legs or live five years less? The result is obvious, and basically no one is willing to lose the ability to walk.
"Nicholas, I understand. In the future, I will allow you to use the magic of the fallen magic to heal the soldiers, but..."
"Sir, I will tell you about the interests of those around you." Nicholas replied respectfully.
"Nicolas, are you planning to follow Faka or follow me in the future? There may not be eternal peace between Faka and Faka." Salin suddenly asked a sharp question without warning.
However, Nicholas had already thought about it and replied frankly: "Sir, I don't know either. Faka just asked me to surrender to you, and there was no requirement between them. He might ask me to do something, and I will not hide it from it."
"What if he asked you to kill me?"
"Faka wants to kill the adults, he will do it himself."
Salin stared at Nicholas tightly and thought to himself that it is useful to keep such a person by his side, and you have to be careful. Farka is really a good move. However, Farka could not have thought that he could add the power of lightning to the contract, and once Nicholas rebelled, he would immediately kill him.
"Then you see, I want to unify the north and take over the Principality of Rhine. What should I do?" Salin's thinking changed quickly and he talked about development again.
At this time, a low-level mage came in outside and whispered to Salin. Salin nodded, signaling to let the mage go out first, and then looked at Nicholas with his blue eyes, waiting for his answer.
"It depends on how much money the adults have."
"Is the money... I still have more than one million gold coins left now, but I produce magic cores, metal mines, and many materials. The basic expense is just the salary required to raise soldiers. I have two level 6 necromancers, tens of thousands of slaves, and some construction projects, and I don't need to hire workers."
"How many magic cores can adults sell each year?"
Salin thought for a while and said, "If the level 4 magic cores are there, there should be more than 200,000 this year, and the others will not exceed 2,000. Low-level magic cores can be self-sufficient."
Nicholas was shocked at first, and then he was a little moved. Salin actually had such strong economic strength. Perhaps this young mage could really unify the north, or even...
Forget it, since Farka has no other requirements, just follow Salin. If Salin wants to fight, he can collect more souls and has a great hope of becoming a level ten magician. The more land Salin has captured, the more beneficial it will be to him.
Although Faka said he had a redemption chapter, it was still a question whether he would use it for himself at that time. Even if he had obtained redemption, he would not be able to go back to the Holy See to fight for power and profit, so he could only follow Faka. Will the envoys around Faka give him the day to stand out?
Efaka's wisdom will not misunderstand this.
Thinking of this, Nicholas suddenly felt enlightened. He came to Salin again, saluted deeply, and said, "Sir Salin, I have a request, I hope you will agree."
Chapter completed!