447 Irresistible Temptation Part 1 (2/2)
”I wouldn't ask if I knew.” Saleen replied sadly. The secret was only heard by him and there was nothing good about it, not even something to be boastful about.
”Saleen, you grew timid!” Lex sighed. She realized that Saleen had lost his drive.
”I have no choice, there are more people following me now. I have to be responsible to them.”
”You are not like from Sikeqinya.” Lex suddenly understood Saleen's meaning and she changed into an affectionate tone when she teased Saleen. She once had the same transformation so she understood what Saleen meant.
”Alright, forget about that. As there are no other people around, share your plan.” Saleen knew that he had no choice but to go as Lex told the secret to him and if he were to not go, he would have too much trouble.
”Going to the main temple requires more than twenty people. There must be damage, you have to be mentally prepared.” Lex sounded cold, but Saleen understood. Such adventure relied on luck sometimes. Having sufficient power did not mean you would be fine. Maybe during ancient times, humankind could ignore God but now, the Purgatory Desert was enough to stop many strong people.
”Saleen, the danger was originally huge. Now that you have a ready-made magic chariot, it's safer. The skeleton warhorses won't be able to enter Purgatory Desert as the Goddess left behind her scent and that would burn the spirit of the skeleton warhorses straightaway. If we were to get a mechanical soul to pull the cart, we could save a lot of time in the desert.”
”Mechanical soul? You go and ask the three Kings yourself, what kind of a monster it is. We can't control them.”
”There is no spirit of the dead that can't be control. Once they make one and we bring it under control. I will then send all the grand mages to calculate the safest contract formula to hold it captive forcefully.”
Lex was definitely letting her imagination run wild, but the summon skill was developed like that at the very beginning. Capture a creature by force and calculate its weakness using a magic formula, then the mage would design a contract tailored to that particular creature. Later on, the magic contract branched out to uncountable versions. Most of the creatures shared similar contract formulas, so no one used the stupid way anymore.
Not everyone could take such measure. They had to at least be like Lex and own a large number of mages to be able to.
”Alright, regarding the mechanical soul, that will be it. I will bring Sika, Nailisi and Jola. The rest of the people will be yours.” Saleen made a choice quickly.
People around him; Sika and Nailisi were the most trustable ones and Jola's sword aura was the strongest. Although he was not on the same channel, his combat power was undeniable. If Sika and Nailisi did not use their special power, they would not be able to win against Jola. They might not even be able to pull one trick before him.
From that viewpoint, Jola might not be able to win against Nailisi and Sika. To kill enemies together, Jola would definitely overtake the two women by Saleen's side. When Nailisi killed ten of the enemies, Jola might already kill fifty or above. Jola also was a swordmaster. When he was supported with magic, the effects would be far more efficient compared to Nailisi and Sika who did not know any sword aura.
Saleen made such choices because he did not want to bring the mages from Sregl Island. The danger that the mages faced was far bigger in the adventure after all. There were many mages around Lex, so he would just let her fork them out.
Lex smiled and comforted Saleen, ”When I returned this time, teacher had prepared me sufficient magic liquid. If the person was not dead, I could at least let the injured person shower with magic liquid.”
Saleen showed a hint of warmth. There was still a daily limit for how much magic liquid a grade-8 sorcerer could make. Lex's teacher prepared so much magic liquid and that would require a lot of his time. It would even affect his practice.
”I will bring two grade-5 mages, four grade-4 mages, and two Black Metal Grand Swordmasters. The rest of the people will be high level swordsmen. Also, there will be a cook.” Lex smiled.
”A cook?”
”The one I picked up from Holy Rock City in West Town. The strong man that competed with Sika.
”Ha!” Saleen recalled, the honest guy.
After picking suitable candidates, Lex and Saleen continued to discuss about equipment. Before Lex returned, she prepared large amounts of equipment. She knew that Saleen had mastered the water flame alchemy skill, so Lex remade a new plan to have Saleen make magic armor for the swordsmen that were following them.
Then, Saleen and Lex started to measure the coordinates of the temple and started to build transportation portals at the temple and its surrounding. The transportation portal in the temple was very small and could be built first. The transportation portal might not be able to transport a living human or creature, but items would be much easier. Saleen then told Nailisi and Sika about what Lex said. He did not mention anything about the secret of the four godly trees to Jola, but he told Jola that it was an adventure that was definitely worth the risk.
Saleen had no choice. He did not want to lie to Jola, but he could not tell him the truth. The less people to know Lex's secret the better.