264 Set Off (2/2)
”As you said.” Leo slightly bowed and left the the basement.
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A few days later, in the early evening, Leo came back with a fancy sword inlaid with rubies.
”Mr. Peter, this is your magic sword. Level four high rank. Twenty three thousand Thales. After selling Ice Break, Demon Soul, the ring and the gold and gems, you have one hundred and sixty Thales left.” Leo handed the sword to Lucien, and he also showed Lucien the evidence that he did not make up the prices and profit from the trades.
Lucien drew the sword and gently stroke it. The sword felt cold. Although the major body of the sword looked rather simple, the hilt was very sophisticatedly designed and it was covered with complicated patterns.
Following the method that he learned from Natasha, Lucien easily left his own power in the sword, and he got the message from the dwarf maker:
”Frost, level four high rank. Built by the special material called Jade Ice found from the deep Northland. The sword can slow down your enemy with freezing damage when it hits the target.
” Everyone likes fighting with an enemy who gets slower and slower! — Adaaran, the Copper Hammer”
The most outstanding feature of the sword was the fact that it could slow people down, but that was it. This was also the reason why Jacob chose Ice Break.
Lucien wielded the sword and felt the power in it, as much as that of a level four knight. And then he put the sword back into its scabbard, and hung it on one side of his waist — Alert was on the other side.
Lucien did not take a single look at the evidence but directly ruined it, ”I trust you, Leo. And as a sorcerer, I also have a rough estimation of its value. Is there anything going on outside?”
Leo was a bit excited about Lucien's trust, ”Mr. Peter, I have confirmed it with Mr. Valentine and the owner of Taran. The nine city lords have connived at the fact that the suzerains can take Jacob's wealth and land, and they have announced their final decision after contacting the Congress—what happened was due to Jacob and Warren's personal conflict with the Congress, so the city lords and the East Haven will not get involved in this. This is over.”
Lucien had this feeling that the nine city lords had more or less of a connection to the Congress. It was not easy for the East Haven to remain neutral among this many powers.
Lucien stood up, ”Leo, there's no moon tonight. We shall set off.”
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In the darkness, Flame Fortress was like a giant dragon safeguarding the best entrance of the mountain range. The rest of the places were full of terrible monsters, deep forests and snow cliffs.
Lucien, taking Leo with him, was right now flying in the night sky, as if they were part of the darkness.
According to the information they had, Lucien avoided the magic circles for the purpose of guarding in the sky and the patrolling routine of the airships, Lucien easily went through the fortress. They did not land until they arrived at a small town in Schachran Empire.
Without special magic or divine spells, there was no way that one could fully block the endless sky!