The one who had secretly come up behind the magician was naturally Balin. At this moment, Balin's mount was already lying down on the ground outside the city, breathing heavily and resting. I'm afraid this warhorse doesn't want Balin to ride it again in this lifetime.
Perhaps this warhorse was already thinking about how to escape from here.
Balin naturally heard what the magician said. While listening to the magician's words—that he would never let anyone leave the barrier until he died—Balin untied his knight's sword from his waist. He was ready and would raise the weapon in a moment to strike the magician directly on the head.
When Aslan saw that Balin had raised the knight's sword and scabbard in his hand and was certain the magician could not dodge the attack, he sighed softly and pointed behind the magician. "Maybe you don't believe it, but there is someone behind you."
The magician obviously didn't believe what Aslan said. Instead, he thought Aslan wanted to divert his attention. In order to completely trap Aslan and Morgan inside this castle, the magician wasn't willing to relax even slightly, not even to turn his head.
"Don't lie to me, you despicable locals! Are you desperate to divert my attention because there's no way out? There's no way I'll be fooled!"
Aslan sighed, and his originally cold expression disappeared instantly, replaced by a pitiful look.
Not knowing whether the magician in front of him was religious or not, Aslan gently raised his hand and made a cross shape in front of himself, wishing the magician good health in the afterlife.
The scabbard in Balin's hand also dropped, and with a crisp sound, the barrier covering the castle began to dissipate rapidly.
Balin stuck his sword into the ground, then clasped his hands together and leaned on his weapon, looking extremely tired and lazy. "Hey, little brother, you really made me chase you. I've been chasing you for four months. Finally, I see you again. Looking back, this has really been an exhausting journey..."
Aslan raised his eyebrows. Although he felt that the man in front of him had no ill intentions, he still didn't quite understand why he had been chased. Before Aslan could say anything, Melusine on the side once again showed an unhappy expression.
"Aslan! How many people's attention have you attracted? Why has someone been chasing you for four whole months?"
If it were just women, that would be fine, but why was Aslan so attractive to men?
Melusine's golden eyes fixed directly on Balin. Although he was very tall and had well-proportioned muscles, he had stubble on his face and smelled of sweat. His armor was a little old, and his clothes were full of patches. He looked like a poor and sloppy knight. How could Aslan like someone like this?
Thinking that, Melusine's expression relaxed a bit. Compared to the guy in front of her, she was really perfect.
The grass in Balin's mouth fell out in shock, and the lazy temperament on his body disappeared instantly. He looked like he was struck by lightning. Then he quickly waved his hand and said, "Little girl, don't talk nonsense. Although I'm a bit unkempt, no longer young, and even a little poor, I still hope to marry and have children."
Balin's constant hand-waving to explain, that kind of helpless behavior, finally made Melusine let down all her guard. Very good—the uncle in front of her didn't seem to be lying. Very good, since he wasn't targeting her, there would be no problem.
"I heard about a great blacksmith, so I came here to ask for a sword. Since I helped you, can you forge a weapon for me? If possible, please tell me if you need any help in the future, Balin!"
Aslan originally wanted to refuse; after all, he had to learn various kinds of magic during this period of time. However, after hearing the knight introduce himself, Aslan paused for a moment and began to look carefully at the knight in front of him. Finally, his eyes lit up. If he guessed correctly, this should be a knight who occupied a large part of the legend of King Arthur.
Although he was not one of the Knights of the Round Table, his fighting ability should definitely be no weaker than anyone in the Round Table. Not only that, in the original legend, this man also drew the red-handled sword.
If you think about it carefully, in the current world's development, the red-handled sword was made by his own hand, and Aslan knew how difficult it would have been for him to earn the sword's recognition.
What's more important is that, according to legend, the knight in front of him had successfully used the Spear of Longinus to launch an attack, and this attack directly plunged four cities into disaster. Being able to pick up this holy spear and unleash such powerful force with a living body showed how extraordinary this knight was.
Another point is that the guy in front of him knows how to use dual swords!
As mentioned before, in addition to learning magic, Aslan was also considering whether he should learn some basic fighting techniques and swordsmanship, so that he could fight before the weapons he forges for himself are fully ready. More importantly, this could also be regarded as improving his own abilities. Even as a blacksmith, he must be able to protect himself.
More importantly, he also had to forge another sword for Melusine during this period, which meant Melusine would also be a user of a two-handed sword in the future. Balin should help Melusine increase her strength in her human form.
After all, in this world, Melusine has not yet mastered powerful combat skills and swordsmanship, and currently relies only on her outrageous physical fitness.
Aslan turned his head and glanced at Morgan. "Is it okay to temporarily add one more person to the team?"
Morgan simply bent down and picked up the barrier core on the ground. She nodded while observing the magical base above. She was just a simulated personality and was more tolerant than a normal personality. After all, the purpose of her creation was to protect the safety of this body and the main personality, so the more people protecting her, the better.
After getting the consent of his cheap teacher, Aslan nodded to the knight in front of him and said, "Since you have helped us, I can forge a sword for you that will be passed down for generations. However, I also have a condition: I want you to be the swordsmanship teacher of Melusine and me."