Otherwise, you can find another savior.

"Ash?" Xijian asked worriedly.

"Just say it directly, don't touch it." Jian frowned, "You clearly know that place is my weak spot."

Xijian quickly raised his hands to prove his innocence: "I didn't mean to tease you in a place like this, I just bumped into you accidentally."

"And it's interfering with my magic circuits..." Ash suddenly stood up again and stuffed his wand into Xijian's arms. Before Xijian could react, he raised his fists and started beating him. "I was almost feeling it, you know?"

After all, exchanging magic power is also a part of their daily relationship.

Now that their magic powers are almost completely synchronized, they can easily mobilize double the magic power when performing large-scale magic.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, stop hitting me." Xi Jian endured the weak attack while holding her up and comforting her, "I'll be more careful next time."

"So--"

Jian opened his arms slightly and gestured to Xijian, asking him to take his place.

"But I'm tired too."

He laughed, picked up Jian and continued walking forward.

"But it's really strange. Logically, your magic control should be almost perfect." He said, thinking to himself, "Is it because the war ended here not long ago, and many goblins died here? Is the residue of death interfering with the stability of your magic?"

Jian brushed her hair back. "Perhaps. Ever since entering this area, I've felt a subtle discomfort in my body."

"Magicians are naturally more empathetic with the spirits of all things, so it's no surprise you're affected." Shiomi said, signaling with her eyes, "Put your hand on my chest and synchronize our senses. Before we change our route and leave this area, I'll help you share this 'uncomfort'."

"No need to change the route," Jian said. She actually quite liked the feeling of sharing everything after synchronizing her feelings.

It's like they've become one, intimately connected, and the overlap of bodies is a completely different experience.

"Then I'll speed up."

As he spoke, Shiomi's walking speed increased significantly.

"After all, why does Tianxi want to pass through this battlefield?" This is what Jian cares more about.

"I just want to see how both sides fought," Shiomi said. "Even if it's over, I can still judge the general situation of both sides from the remaining traces."

Jian turned his head and looked around at the remains of the battlefield. "So, does Tianxi have any answers?"

"Quite a lot. The battles of the Fang Clan basically rely on their own unique physical fitness, and each Fang fairy fights on his own." Shiomi said.

"The Fang Clan believes in 'strength is justice'. To them, fighting alongside companions is a sign of weakness." Ash explained the reason.

"But by comparison, the northern elves place great emphasis on cooperation. Almost any armor left on the battlefield bears the marks of simultaneous attacks from multiple weapons." Shiomi paused in front of a piece of tattered armor. "If it's not the northern elves who understand cooperation, then it's their leader, Chief Mab, who is very skilled at command."

Instead of relying blindly on its own strength, it effectively gathered the weak goblins together and adopted a corps-style combat.

The Northern Elves were able to hold their own against the Fang Clan on the battlefield despite their individual combat power being far inferior to that of the Fang Clan. Even Shiomi had to look at this performance with some admiration.

"Of course, this might just be Mab's cautious nature, or perhaps it's simply due to his personality," Shiomi continued. "If a single individual emerges on the battlefield capable of overwhelming an entire army, all tactics and strategies will become mere delaying measures to slow down defeat."

Jian nodded seriously. "On the other hand, if you're not sure you can annihilate the army on your own, you should deploy your troops more carefully."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but think back to that night.

Shiomi single-handedly completed an outstanding battle, annihilating tens of thousands of goblins and three Yalings.

If I were faced with the same situation, I would definitely do better than he did then.

"War is for the benefit of the nation, not for individual venting. The Fang Clan... no, the fairies themselves are capable of waging war simply out of frustration..." Shiomi said, "No wonder the prosperity of each clan is always so limited."

"Warfare is a matter of great importance to a nation; it's a matter of life and death, a matter of survival and destruction. It must be carefully considered." Jian suddenly said, "Tianxi once said this when he was telling war stories."

"You remember it very clearly." Xi Jian narrowed his eyes and smiled. "But that's just the beginning of the Art of War, the core idea, like a general outline. If you're interested, I can study with you."

"The Art of War...huh?"

Jian nodded quietly. Her intuition told her that she would need this.

Chapter 28: Northern Fairy

Unlike the southern fairy clans who built towns like Manchester, the northern fairy territory of Edinburgh is just a relatively primitive settlement.

It has some of the flavor of a nomadic tribal city.

Having just ended the war and led the army to defeat the Fang Clan in the south, the northern goblins are now celebrating this hard-earned victory.

Obviously, Mab was unable to stop the goblins from celebrating and make them alert to guard against other clans taking advantage of this opportunity to launch a sneak attack, so he could only arrange soldiers to guard the main roads leading to Edinburgh.

Now, these soldiers are blocking the path that Shiomi and Ash must take.

Those fairy soldiers wearing helmets, with green skin and light brown markings, made it difficult for Xijian to tell which clan they came from.

When the two men entered the attack range, a rain of arrows fell on them, and hundreds of arrows were embedded in the mud at their feet.

"Humph……"

Xijian held an arrow that was just one step away from hitting the two of them and threw it to the ground.

"Put me down. Even though there are not many of us, it's inconvenient to fight with you holding me." Ash twisted his body slightly, trying to get out of Shiomi's arms.

The northern goblins were obviously more unfriendly than expected. They attacked with a rain of arrows without even saying hello.

"Don't move, if you move, I'll worry about getting you hurt." Xi Jian gently reminded, "There are not a few of them, but they are not to the extent that I need to put you down. And--"

"And?" Jian felt that Xijian had some new ideas.

"We're here to visit, not to fight." Ximen smiled fiercely at the northern goblin soldiers charging towards him. "If I put you down, I won't be able to help but draw my red spear."

Jian opened his eyes wide, almost speechless, and finally could only sigh helplessly.

Before knowing the reason for the northern goblins' hostility, Shiomi wanted to avoid unnecessary killing as much as possible.

These soldiers were well-trained. Seeing that the first round of shooting failed to eliminate the target, the leading captain immediately ordered the squad to launch a charge.

Even so, their well-trained men were like three-year-old children waving weapons and charging at adults in front of Ximen.

If you are careless, there will be fatal danger; but if you take it seriously, the child will not even be able to touch the target.

When he saw his soldiers losing their fighting ability one after another and falling to the ground, Shiomi not only did not draw his weapons, he even hugged his companions in his arms and defeated these soldiers with just a small movement.

The goblin captain realized that the two were not enemies they could deal with.

So he immediately sent soldiers to deliver a message to the patriarch, and then rushed forward with his sword drawn.

His speed and strength were superior to those soldiers just now. He could be considered a qualified captain. Shiomi had to be more serious than before and kept dodging backwards as the captain of the soldiers swung his sword swiftly and powerfully.

The twelfth swing of the sword still missed the target, and the fairy captain's strength was at its limit and he could no longer continue.

All Xi Jian needed to do was step on the sword's edge at the moment it fell to the ground after slashing through the air, and the sword would never be able to be lifted up again.

"At this time, you should put down your weapons and retreat to a safe distance." Shiomi said lightly.

The goblin captain looked up suddenly, but before he could loosen his hands, he was hit in the face by his knee. The iron helmet covering his face immediately deflated, and blood spurted out of the vents.

Then, Xijian slowly put Ash down and looked at the rest of the soldiers standing ready at the end of the road.

The entire team of comrades was defeated in the blink of an eye, making them feel a fear different from that brought by the Fang Clan army.

Shiomi picked up the captain's sword from the ground and looked at it in his hand.

"This looks like the work of the Earth Clan?" he asked in surprise. "I thought it was forged by the northern elves themselves."

"And it doesn't look like trophies, it's more like... could it be?" Jian immediately thought of the same possibility.

A soft and confident voice sounded in the sky at this moment.

"Successful."

Mab seized the opportunity, descended from the sky with weapons raised in both hands and launched an attack with absolute confidence. The sword blade, which was full of magic power, was caught by Shiomi who raised his arm and caught it with his bare hands.

"So that's how it is. You are the leader of the northern goblins. That's great. With such power, no wonder you can lead them to fight against the army of the Fang Clan." The magic power in Xijian's hand surged, and he pushed Mab's weapon and the whole person out.

Mab fell back to the ground and did not rush to attack. Instead, he looked at the two people suspiciously.

Even though it wasn't a full-strength attack, it was blocked so easily that it was still necessary to respond with caution.

"You... aren't from the Southern Goblin Clan?" she asked. "Why are you attacking my soldiers?"

"Attack? This is a huge misunderstanding." Shiomi dropped his sword and clapped his hands as if shaking off dust. "It was your soldiers who attacked the 'witch' without explanation. We certainly wouldn't be attacked for no reason."

Mab's eyes widened. "Witch? So it's a witch and a sage... It seems the report from Border Forest is true."

With the help of the sage and the witch, the surprise attack team designed a plan to annihilate the surprise attack team of the Fang Clan that met them on a narrow road, and successfully completed the tactic of clearing the road, allowing the detachment to attack the Fang Clan from behind from a detour.

Mab did know about this, but because the witch and the sage disappeared after giving them the plan, she was skeptical about it.

The reason why I immediately believed Xi's identity when I heard it in the newspaper was even simpler.

The human being who took that blow so nonchalantly could only be the sage whose name spread throughout Britain.

Then the woman next to him is naturally a witch.

"You have a very good judgment." Xijian smiled.

Although Mab looks exactly like Queen Maeve in pan-human history, his words and actions are somewhat different from Maeve's.

Indeed, she should be distinguished from Maeve and cannot be simply regarded as a homologue in a parallel world.

"But it's really unacceptable that the northern goblins treat guests who have come from afar in this way." Jian picked up an arrow and sneered nonchalantly.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Mab put away his weapon, looking embarrassed.

"I have no choice. We just finished a battle. Who knows if the other southern clans will take advantage of our celebration to launch a surprise attack? I didn't expect to accidentally injure our friends who helped us." Mab made his position clear in a few words, "If you are a guest, please follow me. We still have to entertain you."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the city.

The figure seemed to be telling them that he would lead the way.

Xi Jian and Jian looked at each other, spread their hands together, and showed the same helpless smile.

Then, he followed Mab's pace.

Chapter 29: The Land of the Northern Fairies

"Hey! Your wine doesn't taste right! It must have been diluted with water!"

"You don't have any money, and you still want to drink good wine?"

At a bonfire on the side of the road, a green-skinned low-level goblin raised a wooden wine glass and questioned the boss, and the short boss also retorted in a very rude manner.

"Is this a weapon used by the Fang Clan? It looks like it was made by an Earth Fairy."

"Unbent blade, fifty gold coins."

"Fifty gold coins is too expensive."

"The one with the chipped blade here is only twenty-five gold coins. You can buy it and sharpen it for the same price."

"Well……"

Under the shed in front of the wooden house, a fairy who seemed to be from the Wing Clan was bargaining with a boss who looked like the Fang Fairy about buying weapons.

Every few steps along Edinburgh's main street, you can see fairies of different origins hanging out together, doing business, chatting, drinking...

Despite the friction, it does not in any way obscure the internal coordination.

"It's really surprising. I didn't expect to see fairies from different clans getting along like they are from the same clan." Xijian exclaimed.

Mab, who had led him and Ash, turned back with a hint of pride and said, "I don't know what goblins are like in other places, but if you want to live in my city, you must abandon your previous prejudices and pledge allegiance to me."

"Why do this?" Jian also noticed the special situation in Edinburgh.

This is in stark contrast to Manchester, where goblins are divided by clans, and the clans mix in the same city like water and oil, but are clearly distinct from each other.

"Northern Fairies is just a general concept. If we don't do this, then Northern Fairies will just be a miniature version of the clan alliance." Shiomi naturally interjected and expressed his understanding.

Mab hummed playfully, "As a human being, you seem quite knowledgeable about this sort of thing, don't you? Which sage are you?"

"what?"

Jian was still observing the living conditions of the northern goblins and didn't react for a while.

"The sage is like the witch; he hasn't changed from beginning to end." Xijian explained helplessly, "There's no such thing as a certain generation."

Even after showing his strength in front of Mab, Mab still couldn't break free from the common sense constraints of human lifespan.

"You must be kidding! Witches have been active in Britain for over three hundred years. Can humans live that long?" Mab was very surprised.

The goblins of the north also possess humans.

Some were captured in conflicts with southern goblins, while others came here on their own initiative.