390 Invaders from the east Part 2 (1/2)
Back when Saleen killed Fredrick, he did not have the time to investigate into the Shenfeng Country. He did not expect the island states in the east to be so impatient, as they had already descended upon the Myers mainland. One of the smaller fleets had arrived at his city base due to a storm. It seemed like they would create problems for Saleen.
As Saleen's Pan's Turtle alchemical boat cruised along the periphery of the Frozen Sea leisurely, the map of the sea was being drawn up. Saleen was not anxious at all. In the current season, no ships would appear at the city base. He had sufficient time to conduct a thorough research into this one-thousand mile area at the periphery of the Frozen Sea.
More than six months had passed, and those ferocious magic beasts nearby seemed to have disappeared. Saleen felt tempted to return to the original location of the dragon's skeleton to find out what was going on.
At this moment, there was peace onboard the alchemical boat. After Irene received that warning, she no longer behaved abnormally. Banchajanna was fully subdued by Saleen. Saleen gave every order meticulously and in an extremely detailed manner. Banchajanna had been doing his tasks faithfully, he did not make any mistakes.
Nailisi also did not create trouble for Saleen, she had been busy learning swordsmanship from Jola. By now, she could wield her dagger deftly, even Jola was shocked by her receptivity. Without training the Sword Aura, Nailisi could execute many incredible moves, she could also release very strong explosive power.
Other than not being able to release an isolated form of the Sword Aura, Nailisi's offensive ability was no different from that of a grand swordmaster.
Sika was stuck to Saleen all day long. While Saleen practiced his magic, she would study the magic beast bones. When Saleen rested, she would also take a break. Even though the both of them lived in their separate cabins, everyone else was self-aware and did not bother them.
The people who received the most benefits were the five low grade mages. By operating the magic array on the alchemical boat every day, these mages learned a lot. They even began having faint signs of a breakthrough. Each of these mages from Sregl Island had a solid foundation as they trained like Saleen. They would make their foundation extremely stable first. The moment they went through some special training, they would begin to show signs of advancement.
For the past months, Banchajanna had only been deployed five times. One time was to kill a bunch of red krill, while the other four times were to slaughter dozens of unique magic beasts whose grades were below grade-7.
When Saleen suggested the idea of returning to take a look, no one objected. The winged skeleton would release the bone spirits to conduct long-range reconnaissance. Once there was any anomaly discovered, he would pilot the Pan's Turtle alchemical boat faraway to safety. Flee when in defeat. That was the most useful thing the winged skeleton learned from Saleen. He already knew that this master would not risk his life with the enemy. As long as there was no harm to their interests, Saleen would even encourage him to avoid the enemy and not get into some meaningless battle.
The Pan's Turtle alchemical boat stayed close to the water surface while traveling at thirty miles an hour. After about fifteen hours of travel, it had begun nearing the location of the dragon's remains.
Judging from the images transmitted by the bone spirits, it was just a region of mess right now, the seabed was totally unrecognizable anymore. As the battlefield of the magic beasts had a radius of dozens of miles, Saleen did not get close. He simply sent Banchajanna to conduct a check.
Helplessly, Banchajanna went out through the bow, he resumed his original form, and swam towards the seabed.
The originally smooth seabed seemed like it had been bombarded multiple times by a forbidden spell. Crystallized stones, formed by high temperatures or high pressure, were strewn everywhere. Banchajanna was astonished when he saw that. In a pleasant surprise, Banchajanna discovered that a huge amount of death power had been amassed in this area. There were some powerful souls which had not dispersed yet.
If he absorbed this power into his body and digested it, he would be able to achieve a breakthrough from his limit and reach the pinnacle of grade-9. Once Saleen's contract became ineffective, he would be able to advance to grade-10 on the plane of the Myers mainland.
At this point in time, Banchajanna got very agitated. He charged towards the seabed, wanting to absorb all this Power of the Dead immediately.
Woo…
In the depths of Banchajanna's soul, an intense pain appeared. At the same time, Banchajanna was awoken. He had defied Saleen's order. Saleen had instructed him to investigate the situation, not to advance his grade. Even though Banchajanna was outraged, he did not dare act recklessly. He had realized that Saleen was in total control of him, there was no way to resist at all.
At this point in time, Banchajanna no longer had the mood for any investigation. After a simple search in the vicinity, he found there were no more living creatures, so he immediately returned to the Pan's Turtle alchemical boat.
”Its safe outside,” Banchajanna reported to Saleen lethargically.
”Master, the Air of the Dead is very strong here….There are also undispersed spirits! Master, if I stay here for some time, I will be able to advance to grade-8!” the winged skeleton squealed in exhilaration.
”How long will that be?”
”Master, I will need at most half a month. I will be able to utilize the alchemical boat to store the power of these spirits and their souls, then I will bring it back to digest slowly. Master, please stay behind, the level of the Spirit Pool aboard is also too low. If I get to grade-8, I can refine the alchemical boat again. I can also produce a few spirits as helpers. That way, the mages onboard will only need to man the offensive magic array in the future!”