274 Murder Plan Part 1 (1/2)

Only magic chords were the most reliable thing to use. No one had any idea who said that first, but they must have been a traditional mage. Saleen's thinking had been heavily influenced by Jason and because of that when he was training he did not care how much money he spent on his magic chords.

Saleen was only concerned with how he could continue training. The new magic patterns that he had just grasped were shabby. Not only could they not be used for attacking, but they also used up a lot of energy.

Saleen could not continue with them while he still had more pressing issues to deal with. If the lightning dragon were to return, it would be incredibly angry. He had to deal with that problem first before he considered other things.

It was already October and the wind on the white beach was incredibly cold. The mages that were working all released the solidifying magic on their magic robes to resist the cold. The swordsmen only had their sword aura, but it was not snowing and they were better at resisting the cold than the mages.

During this season, the plants in the region would shed their leaves and present a yellow color. When Saleen and Nailisi came down from the Pan's Turtle alchemical boat they saw the mages still slogging away. The forest had already been cleared to make way for roads and an empty space cleared for more craftsmen to arrive to start building the city.

The leaves that they cleared had been piling up for tens of thousands of years leaving tons of compost material underneath. Some of the pirates that were once farmers touched the deep black soil and started crying.

Many of them had been forced to be pirates and the fertile land there had reminded them of their past lives. The Qin Empire had high regards for agriculture, and even mages had a good opinion of it.

As these busy people saw the fertile land, they felt a simple satisfaction in their hearts. This place had been barren for thousands of years with no one coming to stay, but now it was such a beautiful piece of land.

Daniel was the only one who did not feel that way. He was born in Tanggulasi and was a wealthy man. The land there was infertile and they had become rich through business similar to a Sikeqinya person. He had commanded the huge death creatures to reclaim the land and had deforested the place. A feeling of humiliation rose from his heart.

Only the people from the Qin Empire would be so bold as to ask a wealthy mage to do such a thing. While Daniel was resting he chewed on the jerky that the mages from Sregl Island had given to him, thinking to himself how terrible his life was. He thought to himself, ”What is the use cultivating so many crops on a piece of land? It is still less than ten percent of the revenue I get from doing business.”

When Saleen appeared in front of Daniel, he could not help but immediately start complaining.

”Saleen, can I do something else?”

”Something else?” Saleen looked at Daniel in shock. The sincere looking death mage was filled with sorrow now, looking even more unhappy than when he had forced him to be his follower.

”Something that a mage would do. Look; my summoned creature has become an animal that is used to till the land and they have been eating tasteless food. I'm a death mage. Besides researching spirits, fighting is my profession.”

”Oh, so that's the case…” Saleen looked at Daniel thoughtfully. As he had gotten older and spent the past few years with Lex, he had gained an aura of nobility to him. He was no longer the same out of spirit youth; now, his thoughts were hard to read by others. He understood Daniel's grievances. After all, Daniel was from Tanggulasi.

”Yes!” Seeing Saleen with an understanding and compassionate expression, Daniel was relieved. He did not want to do farmwork any more.

Saleen sighed in his heart. Was he not the same as Daniel? Were mages really more noble than other professions? Without the farmers tilling the land, the mages would go hungry.

If one did not work, what right did he have to eat? Daniel reminded Saleen of himself when he had first arrived in Bitter Water Prefecture. He had not been able to understand why the mages wanted to do so much for Lex.

He understood now that mages were the same as others, besides their natural gifts.

Daniel was talented, but it was a pity he was a little showy about it. It was different from his appearance. This could be good too. He had brought Daniel under his control as a façade for him in the future.

”I can arrange for you to do something else. Daniel, when do you feel like you will go up another grade?” Saleen asked Daniel about his advancement.

”It is hard to say. I feel as if I'm already at the edge of grade-4, but I can't seem to advance another step. I might have a breakthrough at any moment.” Daniel was a little cocky. He was like a mage now and he had not thought about his contract with Saleen. He was satisfied with his own abilities.

”Then you should do something else besides training to go experience this world. Since you don't want to do something like this, go gather the pirates together, you need to accept a few magic disciples.”

Daniel was shocked and he asked, ”Accept magic disciples? It's still too early for me, isn't it? I don't have death flames yet. Even if one or two of these pirates are gifted, they cannot become death mages.”