Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 225: South Continent Secrets
This was clearly not good news.
Shi Wei had not made contact with the countries of the South Continent, but the Dwarf Grandmaster Groin had recounted his experiences.
The South Continent was a land of mages, a place where magic had been elevated to an extremely high realm, known as the holy land for all mages.
This was thanks to King Fario, a Legendary Mage of the Saint Lodia Empire in the South Continent.
He was the first to propose the concept of the Magic Net and personally attempted to construct it within his own country.
It took him thirty years to construct the magic nodes one by one throughout his empire.
Another ten years were spent re-examining these nodes, and finally, they were interconnected to form the Magic Net.
The Magic Net’s appearance caused a huge stir.
It was a super spell array that used the country’s mountains, rivers, seas, and mineral veins as magic circuits.
Fario made the method of constructing the Magic Net public and, with his reputation and personal charm, rallied mages from across the entire South Continent to build a super spell array that enveloped the entire continent.
This was the true Magic Net.
All mages within the South Continent received a boost when casting magic.
Their casting speed was extremely fast.
Many spells were refined to the extreme, even to the point of requiring no incantations.
Fario’s initial purpose in creating the Magic Net was to promote the development of magic.
However, under the cover of the Magic Net, mages’ strength grew, and their research into magic became more thorough. The distinction between Legion Mages and Battle Mages in the South Continent had become negligible.
They did not require the protection of knights.
They could even challenge any melee profession in a one-on-one fight.
Throughout the South Continent, the status of the mage profession was elevated to an extremely high level. Magic academies of all kinds emerged endlessly, and for any commoner family, the birth of a mage would instantly lead to a dramatic change in fortune.
As for professions like warriors and knights, they had completely declined in the South Continent.
This was why the South Continent referred to the North Continent as a land of barbarians.
In the eyes of the mages of the South Continent, the North Continent, filled with knights, was crude and uncivilized.
If it weren’t for the fact that the North Continent lacked the Magic Net, which would weaken mages who came there, these mages would have already conquered the entire North Continent.
However, even outside the Magic Net’s coverage area,
these South Continent mages were still stronger than their North Continent counterparts, with their understanding of spells being comparable to the gap between high school students and university students.
These people were trouble.
The Parasitic Tree Fruits had all been destroyed by him. Even if they hadn’t been, he would never have sold them to these mages. Such heinous fruits should not exist in this world.
After pondering for a moment, Shi Wei decided to first ascertain the mages’ strength before making a decision.
If these mages were too strong, he would immediately withdraw after his discussion with King Medon the next day. If their strength was average, he would find a way to keep all these mages in the North Continent.
Whether as slaves or as corpses.
With this thought, he turned to the soldiers and commanded:
“Send more people to scout the situation. I need to understand the strength of these mages.”
“You can pose as a merchant caravan to negotiate with these mages. Take the materials from Karari’s national treasury. The Royal Capital is already under my control.”
The soldiers looked at Shi Wei with reverence.
As expected, His Majesty’s actions were quicker.
He struck directly at the heart of the matter, without any hesitation!
“By the way, if necessary, you can also bring some Star Magus. This way, these mages might take you seriously. If that doesn’t work, send the Foreigners. Let them test the strength of these mages.”
“Your command will be followed, Your Majesty.”
The soldiers left filled with passion.
Shi Wei did not return to the palace to play hide-and-seek with the Little Maid.
He concealed his face.
With Loli, he followed the intricate alleys of Karari to the gathering place of the Slave Catcher Team.
By this time, the second battle within the Slave Catcher Team’s gathering place had already concluded.
A group of noble retainers, unarmed, charged into the gathering place heavily guarded by Winter City’s forces. They were wiped out in less than thirty seconds, not a single one escaping.
They did not live long enough to understand.
Why the “Karari Slave Catcher Team” within the gathering place had been fine at first.
As they approached, laughing and reminiscing, they suddenly attacked them.
They resisted and questioned.
But it was all in vain.
These ruthless soldiers only swung their butcher knives without a word.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Shi Wei frowned as he walked, looking at the corpses scattered everywhere.
These system soldiers were becoming more out of hand.
They were normal when first summoned, but why were their combat methods becoming more brutal?
And they favored blunt weapons like hammers and greatswords, aiming for headshots whenever possible.
If headshots weren’t possible, they would split the enemy to the ground and then finish them off with a headshot.
He didn’t know who they learned this barbaric combat style from.
They didn’t resemble the soldiers he had trained at all!
He arrived at the camp entrance.
Even though it was midnight, the surrounding area was brightly lit.
Squads of soldiers patrolled the relatively small camp in crisscrossing patterns.
Their eyes were wide open, and they were spirited.
“Your Majesty, you’re here?”
Gudbad saw the King of Winter from afar and quickly scurried over.
Just as he was about to instinctively squat down and perform a coded hand signal, he abruptly stopped.
Others might not know, but he understood perfectly.
The King of Winter detested this action.
However, due to various coincidences, he was forced to accept this coded hand signal.
But it was best to avoid it in front of the King of Winter if not absolutely necessary.
Especially for him, Gudbad!
Now, the King of Winter was accompanied by Loli.
This was sufficient proof that the King of Winter before him was legitimate, so there was no need to gain negative favorability here.
“Bury the corpses. The smell of blood is too strong. Even though this area is very secluded, we must be careful.”
“Some people have very sensitive noses. Even the scent of blood might arouse suspicion!”
Shi Wei said with a serious expression.
His imposing gaze fixed on Gudbad’s face, causing the latter to involuntarily lower his head and feel a chill, putting away his usual jocular demeanor.
“Yes, this was my oversight. I will order the soldiers to bury the corpses immediately.”
“Hmm.” Shi Wei nodded.
“Take me to see the captives of the Slave Catcher Team.”
Gudbad did not dare to delay.
After issuing the orders, he immediately led Shi Wei to a house completely surrounded by the Crusader Legion of Winter City.
This had been converted into a makeshift prison.
In extraordinary circumstances, one had to make do with what was available.
The method of restraining these captives was to break their limbs.
Professionals also had to have their Qi sources crippled.
Then, they were heavily guarded, completely sealed off, so tightly that not even a mosquito could get in.
Happy National Day, everyone.
I’m not taking a holiday. I’m a hardworking author, kekeke.
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