599 An equivalent exchange for a godly equipment Part 1 (1/2)

When Joey told Saleen that Lex had requested help from him, Saleen then realized that the two of them might be on very intimate terms. ”Joey has no reason to harm me, my speculation in the past was actually incorrect. The prerequisite is that I cannot do anything to rile Joey. It seems like Joey isn't an extraordinary person after all, he also has his humorous moments.”

Even though it was a loss to give away the Dimension Stone, Saleen had won Joey's favor, so he did not regret his decision either.

”It's late, go and rest. Bryan.” Joey had no intention to continue the conversation. That child who looked about twelve or thirteen years old entered the room, then waved at Saleen and company.

Saleen noticed that Joey had allowed him to stay behind and live here, he knew that his requests were going to be fulfilled. As for the request Joey had broached, he still had to think about it for a while.

Bryan led Saleen and company to a house east of the courtyard. Joey obviously had no guestrooms, this house was an abandoned laboratory. Even though all the items atop the alchemy platform were unusually clean and the whole house did not even have a single speck of dust, Saleen knew that Joey had no use for these things anymore.

In the middle of the house was an appliance for alchemy experiments, a tabletop assembled from eight metal pieces. This appliance was very valuable, Saleen wanted to take it. Even though his alchemy skills did not require such items, Metatrin City had several outstanding mages who did not know how to cast the Water Flame Alchemy.

The suite was not small, it was a storeroom in the past, but was now cleared. Bryan pointed to this barren house, then told Saleen and company, ”So sorry, Teacher has never hosted any guests before, please make do with this.”

”Thank you very much.” Saleen took out three sets of sleeping bags, laying them on the floor. Mages were not very particular about their sleeping environment, more often than not, they might even sleep while sitting.

Bryan shrugged his shoulders. If Saleen had begged him, he would have taken out the beds, but Saleen this fellow had actually brought along sleeping bags. ”Didn't Teacher seize his Demonic Ring?”

Seeing Bryan leave, Saleen told Su and Cuisi, ”If you guys aren't hungry, then go to sleep.”

”I am hungry,” Su and Cuisi answered simultaneously. In the small building, they were greatly oppressed by Joey's stature, as though they had undergone a few consecutive hours of battle. They had depleted much of their physical strength, it would be weird for them to not feel ravenous.

Saleen took out two packs field rations, tossing them at them. He then sat down, observing his surroundings. There were windows on both sides of this room, one side faced the small yard at the wooden building, while the other faced a garden. Colored glass was fixed into the windows, but its degree of transparency was high, and there were no defensive measures like magic arrays.

Joey had mentioned that if Fycro came to this courtyard, he could easily kill a dozen people like Fycro, but Saleen could not identify the mystery of this courtyard.

Su and Cuisi consumed their food in silence, and they finished it very quickly. Cuisi then said, ”Sir, how did you get to know that… Joey?”

Saleen narrated the events which took place in Holy Rock City long ago and mentioned how Joey had resolved the troubles in his body. Saleen recounted his experiences calmly, as Su and Cuisi listened intently.

”Sir, you are incredible. In these few years, you have become a grand mage, a grade-6 grand mage. In the subcontinent plane, the youngest person to attain this grade is eighty years old.”

”Sir, why did Joey ask you to come back?” As a demon, Cuisi would never interpret someone's intentions in a positive light.

”To see whether I am dead or not. If I am not dead, then he will continue conducting experiments on me, probably just for this,” Saleen replied.

Su and Cuisi did not know how to console Saleen. Fortunately, Joey was not some evil mage. As long as Saleen kept the end of his bargain, Joey would not harm him.

These three people slept in the storeroom for one night. Only Saleen had a restful sleep, he did not even meditate.

The morning after, that child named Bryan came over to summon the three of them to meet Joey. Within one night, Joey appeared to have gotten younger once more, the pale color on his face had also gotten more vibrant. This made Saleen very doubtful. The first time he met Joey, he knew that he was already a few hundred years old, but Joey looked very young.

This time around, Saleen felt that Joey had gotten younger again, and it was only within a span of one night. Joey seemed to have gone against some laws of nature, he would appear younger than he was the previous day.

On Joey's body, Saleen could no longer observe that kind of pure power belonging to a mage. It seemed like he could control the Sword Aura, holy spells and elements, and he did not need to chant any mantras.

As usual, Joey asked the three of them to sit on the floor. He took out a bottle, tossing it at Saleen, then said, ”Ask that demon to drink it.”