Badge in Azure Chapter 603 - A county king guarding the borders (Part 1)

Chapter 603: A county king guarding the borders (Part 1)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In order to obtain the Seal of Divine Power, Joey had invested heavily in Saleen. This devil set had been permanently affixed with six level-7 spells, and these spells contained magic from the six elements, achieving a perfect balance.
The six level-7 spells were; the Stone Statue Army of earth magic, Frost Magic Pattern of water magic, Vacuum Imprisonment of wind magic, Roar of a Fire Spirit of fire magic, Phantom Flurry of light magic, and Endless Night of dark magic.
These six level-7 spells were extremely unpopular, and each of them was upgradeable, which meant that Saleen could increase their power in the future. As long as his Water Flame Alchemy reached level-10, he would be able to use the water element to simulate the other five elemental spells.
The Stone Statue Army spell might not appear powerful and the production speed of stone statues was low, but its sustained duration was protracted. As long as the surrounding environment was land, this level-7 spell could last for a horrifying three hours. In these three hours, the earth would repeatedly condense six-yard tall stone statues and the mage would be able to direct them to assault any target. As long as the spell did not disperse, the stone statues would be produced endlessly. On average, six statues could be produced every minute.
The Frost Magic Pattern was an auxiliary spell. After casting, it would enable a mage’s water spells to carry the effect of freezing, raising their offensive powers by two to three times. Naturally, the speed of casting would be accelerated too. Such an auxiliary spell which was used on oneself was more useful than imagined. Most of the time, water magic would face the problem of having insufficient offensive power.
The Vacuum Imprisonment spell of wind magic could be cast in any environment, land or water. This was also a spell a sorcerer hated to face while flying. The learning difficulty of this spell was extremely high, its attack range was also inferior to that of a normal high level spell. Be that as it may, this control-type spell was very powerful. The moment the enemy got impacted, they could only use brute strength to overcome it, thus causing them to deplete even more physical strength.
The Roar of a Fire Spirit would create a colossal fire element creature behind the mage. Each appearance would produce a different type of fire element creature. This spell would last for an hour. Within this hour, the fire element creature could assault the enemy in a crazed manner until it got defeated or the spell ended.
The Phantom Flurry could be sustained for half an hour, creating three to six phantoms which resembled the appearance of the mage. The attributes of these phantoms would be similar to that of the water puppet. The phantoms could also launch magic attacks.
The Endless Night was also a control-type spell, but its lethality exceeded that of the Vacuum Imprisonment by a large magnitude. This spell could also be described as one which contained the double effects of attack and control. At the same time, if one spent too much time inside the effective area, this spell would cause long-term mental damage to them. The dark element was an element which could easily erode the physical body. This was one of Saleen’s favorite spells, because his mental strength was much mightier than other mages. If mages with a weaker mental strength got afflicted with this spell, they would not be able to escape.
Affixed spells faced many restrictions. The quality of the devil set might be at the pinnacle level, but each level-7 spell could only be casted once every six hours. The devil set would not be able to handle all that stress otherwise.
That meant that for every affixed spell on the devil set that got cast, Saleen would have to wait for six hours before he could cast them a second time.
This was sufficient already. For example, once a spell like the Stone Statue Army was cast, it could allow Saleen to do battle for three hours. Even if the enemy was so powerful that they kept destroying the stone statues, the duration of the spell also would not be less than half an hour. That was one-sixth the duration of a complete spell.
For other spells, the brief ones only had an effective duration of half an hour, while the extended ones could last for more than an hour. Joey had racked his brain preparing these six spells for Saleen, trying his best to allow Saleen to possess the offensive ability to fight for an extended period of time. These six spells also contained multiple effects. They did not really increase offensive power, but would improve Saleen’s control ability.
Saleen was a mage who possessed wealth and authority. He simply needed to toss the Vacuum Imprisonment at the enemy, he did not need any other offensive skills. Then his Silver Grand Swordmaster would attack and the enemy would basically be dead meat.
Saleen could not practice excessively either, these six affixed spells would deplete high level magic nuclei. Saleen would not feel the pinch if intermediate level magic nuclei were required, but he did not bring along many high level magic nuclei. Even though the Stone Statue Army spell was at level-7, the number of magic nuclei it consumed was equivalent to that of about six or seven level-7 spells. The spell’s effective duration was very long.
A level-12 magic nucleus was mosaicked into the mask of the devil set. Other than converting the shape of the armor, this powerful magic nucleus also provided Saleen with a certain degree of protection and recovery ability. As long as the mask was not destroyed, the set could regenerate on its own.
As for that longsword, it was Joey’s quaint habit, it made Saleen look like a swordsman. The material of that longsword was obviously similar to that of Lex’s magic staff, it could store three spells.
When the enemy saw a petite swordsman wielding a longsword, they would never expect that this longsword could release powerful magic attacks.
Saleen finally realized why Joey had longevity, “This fellow must have been unscrupulous when at a low grade. It was no big deal to expose a small trick like this, but if a person ran into it for the first time, they would be at a great disadvantage.”
This longsword still seemed very average to Saleen, he was not too used to Joey’s style. If this weapon was given to Nailisi, it would be a different story. Nailisi could stimulate the three spells hidden inside this longsword, while using it as a weapon at the same time.
The longsword might be made of wood, but the toughness of its material might have even exceeded that of crystallized metals.
Joey had developed the space within the devil ring to a horrifying extent, so much so that Saleen could even abandon the Dimension Stones already.
The devil set did not contain any affixed defensive spell, because the basal defensive power of it was already very high. It was immune to all control-type spells below level-7, and could weaken spells above level-7 to varying degrees.
Saleen lived in Joey’s courtyard for ten whole days before bidding farewell. Before leaving, Joey gave him six scrolls which contained the lightning-type paralysis spell. The scrolls created by Joey only had an attack range of about eight yards, and this was the distance where Saleen’s Eye of Lightning could unleash its greatest might. Any farther, and the effect would be exponentially weakened.
“Go now, that kid from the Clyde family is very anxious.” At this moment, in Saleen’s eyes, Joey no longer gave out a condescending vibe. At the end of the day, this expert was also a mage.
In the palace of Holy Rock City, the great hall where Emperor Chanake used to make decisions was shut tightly. The new emperor was reusing the study which had been occupied by the emperor two reigns ago. This study was not huge, the light was dim and no magic lamps were lit.
The emperor was slouched in the chair, quietly gazing at the few people in the study.
These people were his paternal uncle, maternal uncle, teacher, and those ministers which might not obey his commands. The new emperor, His Majesty Ojarvis, was barely listening to these people talking, he had zoned out.
The ministers were reporting on the situation in Loulan, as well as the inclinations of the southern nobles. These matters had to be decided by his paternal uncle. He was just present to provide his signature.
“Teacher has been trying his best to teach me the ropes, but the problem is that my body has just recovered not long ago, so I couldn’t learn much knowledge in the past. There are plenty of youths who are more capable than me in the Grukos family, why was I chosen to be the emperor? I will be the emperor if they want me to. Coincidentally, the Tanggulasi Empire is beginning to behave more aggressively. Almost all the duchies affiliated to Qin have been occupied by the enemy, only the few important castles proximal to Qin’s borders are still in the empire’s hands. If Sister was here to handle these issues, everything would have been much simpler. Uncle doesn’t adore her, the Bitter Water County has all along been discriminated by the House of Lords. I heard that Sister has brought her men to the region north of the Phoenix Duchy, do people even live there? Why is Uncle coercing my sister? Is Uncle trying to usurp the throne? Not very likely, Uncle’s two sons still do not hold any authority to date. In the army, they are only commanders with intermediate ranks, the number of people under their control cannot even form one camp.”
Ojarvis glanced at his uncle with hatred, “If Sister was here to assist me, the current situation would also be much better, at least Sister can placate some of the southern nobles. So what if the throne was given to Sister? She is already a grade-6 grand mage, and a mage wouldn’t give a hoot about such things. Other than my bloodline, the three palace sorcerers are also part of the reason why I can sit on this throne. These three grade-9 sorcerers are definitely loyal to Father. The disciples and followers of the three sorcerers are in control of all the magic clocks in the Holy Rock City. Without all these, would Uncle change his mind and stop assisting me?”
“Your Majesty… Your Majesty!” The minister for military affairs had to raise his voice, he realized that Ojarvis was not even listening to him.
Safilos was a little annoyed, he coughed once boisterously, “My nephew is really not cut out to be an emperor.”
Ojarvis’ body was getting better by the day. As long as Ojarvis sired a son, he would have completed his mission. Safilos also would not try to force his nephew to be some noble emperor. “The best lineage of the Grukos family must be passed down to future generations, if Ojarvis dies, I will not know what to do, I will either have to substitute him or get Lex to come back.”
“Speak.” Ojarvis said one word softly.
“Your Majesty, Titan Duchy is almost fully conquered, and the Tanggulasi Empire is fighting on two fronts. We must seize this opportunity to recapture Loulan.”
“Mm, well said Jabari,” Ojarvis answered casually.
The minister for military affairs sighed helplessly, “If Emperor Chanake was still alive, we should be in the midst of invading God Grace Duchy right now.” Since Ojarvis was still listening to his statement, he seized the opportunity and said, “Your Majesty, our weakness is currently situated between Phoenix and Laiyin Duchy. The army in Guderian City cannot be withdrawn, the moment Laiyin Duchy takes any action, they can quickly enter Qin from the rear, which will cause problems for our army. I hope that Your Majesty can consider deploying the army belonging to the Bitter Water county king to aid in the defense.”
“What?” Ojarvis could not believe his ears, “Have the ministers come to a consensus? By allowing Sister’s army to travel to the border, it means that we will be acknowledging the progress of her county and we will also have to provide economical support for it.”