255 Lex’s Deal Part 2 (1/2)
”How many sorcerers do you need to activate the dimensional teleportation array?” Jason looked at the dragonshard on the table. He did not take it, but immediately asked a question that excited her.
”At best, I would need thirty-six.”
”There are only thirty-three sorcerers on Sregl Island. I have no way of promising to fulfill your request. Since you are willing to speak to me, you definitely trust me. Even though Alchemy City has many sorcerers, you can only ask for help from Sregl Island, right?”
”Yes.”
”How many sorcerers do you have with you then?”
”One.” As Lex replied, she felt helpless. Jason did not say much, but a simple question had revealed her weakness.
Sregl Island could provide thirty-three sorcerers, but she only had one. The difference in capabilities was not something that an army could solve.
”There are one hundred and eighty-eight grand mages on this island as well. How many do you have with you?”
”Forty-two.” Lex counted carefully. Among all the mages she had spent years nurturing, at least forty-two would return to Bitter Water Prefecture to follow her.
”If I do not help you, you would need at least sixty years to gather thirty-six sorcerers, right?”
”More than sixty years.” Lex started to feel like she did not have any terms to discuss with Jason. All the grand mages she had now were basically grade-4 and above, and under normal circumstances, only a tenth of them would become sorcerers. Of course, the quality of her mages was top notch and this percentage would be higher. However, to gather thirty-six sorcerers within sixty years was almost impossible.
”In the interdimensional space, a person’s life would be extended, right?”
”Yes.” Jason seemed to know everything and Lex felt that in front of him, any plans would be useless.
”So long as you send all the mages to the interdimensional space, they can all become sorcerers. With the help of the six element space, within two hundred years you would have a large number of grade-9 mages, right?”
”That’s right.”
”Okay, since you have so much to gain, what do you intend to give up in return?”
”I…don’t know.” Lex hesitated, not suggesting her original idea. The mages on this island were different from those in Alchemy City. They seemed to live like mages from thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago. Riches and titles did not matter to them.
”I do have an idea, but I am not sure if you are willing to accept it.” Jason looked at Lex. She felt flustered by his gaze.
”Please… speak.”
”If you marry Saleen, things will be much easier. Even though Saleen isn’t from Sregl Island, he is my student. We can follow the mage’s way of splitting things and handle this within ourselves.” Jason smiled as his question left Lex red in the face.
Since she had been young, Lex had never felt this way. As a royal, many people pursued her and she was used to looks of desire from others. However, Jason was seeming to treat her as his own descendant, proposing a marriage for her. Even so, his words still left her heart beating incredibly fast.
Marrying Saleen? How would that work!
Lex thought back to when she had first met Saleen. He was tender, and even though he was not very weak, he was comparable to her childish younger brother.
Lex took in a deep breath and calmed herself down before saying, ”Master Jason, I cannot promise you this.”
”Oh? My Saleen doesn’t suit you? I think if he works hard, he could become a sorcerer at the same time as you. Even though you are a viscountess, all those things do not matter in the eyes of mages. If you do not become a sorcerer in a hundred years’ time, you will be a pile of ash. You cannot avoid that even if you are the emperor.”
”No!” Lex answered, more determined this time. She lifted her head and looked at Jason, saying, ”I merely fancy Saleen. If I make this promise to you, this will become an agreement and I will merely hate him in the future.”
”What’s wrong with an agreement? This is very fair.” Jason was not angry. He gazed casually at Lex.
”Saleen… he cannot be used in an agreement,” Lex answered stubbornly.
”Then it will be very hard for me to persuade those under me to follow you to Bitter Water Prefecture. Go back and think it through. We still have time. These dragonshards are useless to me,” Jason said as he pushed them back. All these things that the mages on the mainland scrambled for were comparable to normal stones in the eyes of Jason.
”Master Jason, I know what you are concerned about.” Lex considered her words and said carefully, ”If I completely open up the interdimensional space, your people will be able to use the six element space freely. The world that Raphael created can be provided to you all. But regarding the teleportation portal, no matter what happens to it, it cannot be built here!”