581 Surrounded Part 2 (1/2)
Not long after, Cuisi also entered. He then told Saleen about the events occurring outside in a soft voice.
”How many people have the bandits gathered?” The moment Saleen learned that the bandits were planning to use the besieging technique to deal with the merchant convoy, he no longer thought of attacking them as he felt uneasy.
”About four-thousand people. The number is still increasing.”
Even though Saleen did not read military books, he knew that the technique of surrounding the target required more than ten times the target's manpower in order to be stable. ”The enemy is a little delusional to be trying to besiege a one-thousand man merchant convoy with only over four-thousand people. My team has four grand mages, one Silver Grand Swordmaster, and a few Zun Grand Swordmasters. In terms of equipment, my side has sufficient arrows. No matter how inaccurate the fifty alchemical crossbows were, they can also create a tangible impact during the breakout process. By firing forward recklessly, a small opening can be created to allow the merchant convoy to charge out. Of course, this is the solution to use when we plan to give up the cargo. If Sharman is unwilling to part with her goods, then no one will be able to flee.”
Saleen was not worried whether his life would be in danger or not. He could bring Narnia and soar to the sky and if Cuisi recovered, Cuisi could fly with Su as well. Aini had his own flying spirits for escape.
Logically speaking, a sorcerer would not join a bandit gang as it was too dishonorable. Those arrogant mages from the Alchemy City might even emerge to get rid of such scum. Without a sorcerer around, Saleen was not even afraid at all.
The crux was Aini's eighty magic wolves, these wolves could not be stored and carried in the Dimension Stone. Saleen's goddess' necklace could not contain the magic wolves unless he had subdued them. By allowing the magic wolves to possess the divine power of the goddess, even if it was a wee bit, they would be able to enter the goddess' necklace.
”But that means that I have to buy this batch of magic wolves and I don't even need them. Sika has many Caucasus people who are proficient at training such magic beasts. Magic wolves are the local produce from the northern wilderness. If I want them, the Caucasus people can capture three to five hundred of them for me anytime.”
”Narnia, do me a favor.”
”What is it?”
Saleen took out a Dimension Stone and placed it in Narnia's palm, then said, ”This is a Dimension Stone. Go look for Sharman and identify yourself, then ask her to transfer the goods into this Dimension Stone. Tell her to dismantle the large chariots and reinforce the camp compound.”
Narnia was aghast, then said, ”What about Aini's goods?”
As Narnia was talking, Aini entered.
”Saleen, do you have low level contract scrolls?”
”Yes.”
”I need eighty of them.”
”Cost price.”
”That's great, thanks.” Aini heaved a sigh of relief. These eighty scrolls were also worth a sum of money. Since Saleen was selling them to him at cost price, their value would not be calculated at market price, which was a great difference.
”Are you planning to transform the magic wolves into your contract creatures and turn them into spirits?”
”Mm, then I will dismantle the chariots and reinforce the camp complex.”
”The losses are huge!” Saleen reminded. Even though eighty spirit wolves were an offensive force, it was totally free to summon them from the death plane. Aini could purchase eighty spirit wolves from Saleen and once these wolves get obliterated they could never be summoned again.
”I know, but the enemy has three metal-armored dragons and one-hundred metal-armored earthworms now. The value of all those magic nuclei will not be a small sum. If I get rid of them, you will be too embarrassed to vie with me right?”
Saleen laughed bitterly, then said, ”But of course.” He was not willing to fly away because he wanted to make use of the people around him to eradicate a portion of the bandits obstructing the route. Since Aini was willing to sustain losses, Saleen would of course be too embarrassed to snatch that loot from Aini.
Since Aini needed no persuasion, Sharman was even more straightforward. Very soon, the large chariots in the camp compound had been dismantled and the camp complex was fortified. The walls at the periphery had become three layers thick. This time around, even the metal-armored earthworms would find it hard to break the walls open.
Aini received Saleen's scrolls, then he went to his chariot and began subduing the magic wolves one by one. Luckily he was a grand mage and had sufficient mental strength, otherwise using so many scrolls consecutively could cause a person to be deeply exhausted. As those magic wolves were already partially tamed and their grades were pretty far from Aini's, the signing of contracts progressed without a hitch.
After signing the contracts, Aini released the Floral Death Creature. The crown of the Floral Death Creature enveloped every single magic wolf, as its underground roots burst out of the soil and bound the magic wolves. The magic wolves did not put up any resistance, they allowed Aini to transform them into spirits without making any noise. Aini carried out this process clenching his teeth. He did not blame Saleen because he had to become a merchant sooner or later. If these bandits were not extirpated it would be really troublesome for the Clyde family to only travel by sea.