387 Trouble in the lair Part 1 (2/2)
”But…”
”If you don't leave, I will go out and slaughter you immediately.” Nailisi was not joking. Her dagger was already in hand, and she had already deduced Irene's exact position. If Irene continued pestering Saleen, she would definitely use the dagger to penetrate the door and pierce Irene's heart.
Irene stood outside the door stunned. Then, she remembered that when a mage was training, they could not be disturbed. That was why a mage would construct a magic tower once they got to grade-6, so as to ensure their own safety. That being said, Nailisi was being extremely impolite, and Irene could not tolerate it.
”Irene, come over.” Jola waved his hand at the end of the corridor. Holding back her tears, Irene walked towards Jola.
”Jola…”
”I heard that, don't say anything.” Jola turned around and led Irene down the stairway. Upon arriving at the cabin on the first story, Jola then said, ”Saleen is a mage. Don't behave the same way like you do in your family, otherwise you will be at the losing end.”
Irene bit her lip as she recalled the first time she met Saleen. Indeed, Saleen portrayed a cold and unfeeling appearance. Was she not attracted to that appearance in the first place?
”Mages are different from us. You will never understand their pursuits in life. You are in love with Sir Saleen, right?”
Irene nodded, she had nothing to be embarrassed of anyway.
”Give it up, otherwise you will get into huge trouble.”
”Why?”
”Because you don't know how to live with a mage. Just now, you still wanted to continue blabbering despite Nailisi warning you to leave. You know, if you did not leave, she would have really murdered you. A mage's assistant will never joke with you.”
”She could do it? A maidservant? The guts of her!” Irene was enraged.
”Why not?”
Irene was speechless. She was outraged because she had come forth this time around due to Nailisi's deception. She did not expect Nailisi to change her attitude so quickly, as though their conspiracy did not exist at all. All of a sudden, a notion popped into Irene's mind, ”This time around, I have tagged along to supplement the missing contents in the magic compass, and I had no reservations at all. Does Saleen want to silence me now that he has gotten what he wanted? It shouldn't happen. I have signed a magic contract with Saleen. Even Saleen himself wouldn't be able to violate it. If I were to get into a conflict with Nailisi, and Nailisi decides to be physical, who would come to my aid? None of my family's swordsmen are on this ship, all of them are Saleen's people.”
The more Irene imagined, the more fearful she got. Her expression became calmer, however. Jola did not know what Irene was thinking about, otherwise he might have given her a tight slap. If Irene continued using the mindset of a noble to evaluate a mage, her thoughts would become increasingly chaotic.
”Why did you go to see Sir?” Jola did not know what Irene's plan was. He was afraid that Saleen might be adversely affected if Nailisi had barred an important matter.
Irene hesitated for a moment, then said, ”Nothing much. It's just that I had not seen him for a few days, and I would like to ask him where the next destination is.” Seeing that Irene had fabricated a lie, Jola was helpless. He could not possibly force Irene to spit out the truth.
Back in the room, Saleen slowly opened his eyes and looked at Nailisi, then said, ”Did Irene come by earlier?”
”Mm, I chased her away. I was afraid you might be affected.”
”It's fine. The lightning dragons have been subdued. Inside this space, they will grow up swiftly, but their depletion will be enormous. We will have to stay at this place for an additional month.”
When Saleen was subduing the lightning dragons, he discovered that the speed of time within the necklace could be altered. There were both pros and cons by making the lightning dragons grow faster. In order to help the lightning dragons grow, one would have to provide fresh meat and magic nuclei, otherwise the dragons could starve to death anytime while inside the goddess' necklace. An adult lightning dragon was even larger than a pan's turtle. Even though the frequency of meals was low, each meal they consumed a massive quantity of meat. At this moment, not only did Saleen have to take care of his soldiers, he also needed to rear these twenty-four lightning dragons. He had to accumulate enough food.
A portion of the tourmaline rocks obtained from the lightning dragon's nest were going to be given to the lightning dragons, in order to develop their inborn magical spell. The intended purpose of these tourmaline rocks were for the offspring of the lightning dragon. Given the nature of a lightning dragon, it would never rear its descendants along a coastal area otherwise.
The necklace of the Goddess of Myers was definitely a godly item. In order to use this piece of godly equipment, one had to put in a lot of effort. Saleen had managed to collect tens of thousands of grade-4 magic nuclei this time around. Of which, only about four-thousand of them were of a good quality and a large portion of them would be fed to the lightning dragons.
Be that as it may, Saleen could not possibly conserve these magic nuclei. If the lightning dragons could not mature quickly, then what would he use to protect the route to the Frozen Sea?
A team of twenty-four lightning dragons might not be able to kill a grade-9 magic beast, but the magic beast would definitely not want to get close either. Only with the protection by these lightning dragons would Saleen be able to hunt freely in the Frozen Sea.
”Master, it seems that Aini has analyzed the composition of the ores from that island.” Nailisi had gotten this information from the winged skeleton. In the process, she had realized an advantage of the winged skeleton; whenever she needed information, the winged skeleton could transmit it via the method of soul interaction. It was convenient and swift.