658 Aftermath of the battle Part 1 (1/2)

Saleen had witnessed the zombies summoned by Aini. The offensive power of a green-bronze zombie was huge, it would not lose out to a swordmaster. ”Could this golden zombie be a zombie king?”

Logically, these things should be given to the winged skeleton, but Saleen already planned to give Judikaka's Soul Flame to the winged skeleton. After swallowing the Soul Flame, it would be sufficient for the winged skeleton to evolve. The winged skeleton would not be restricted by Saleen, he could attain the proficiency of a grade-9 spirit.

Since the winged skeleton had adequate space for evolution, it would not be too useful giving a golden zombie to him. What about Nailisi? Devouring this golden zombie, she might gain the sixth ability. The problem was, Nailisi's fifth ability was surely related to spirits and if her abilities were duplicates Saleen would be utterly disappointed.

”How about using it for myself? My technique of crafting puppets is not as good as Lex though. The material of this golden zombie is extremely good, I might not come across something like it again. What if it got ruined?”

”Saleen, give me this item.” Sika suddenly opened her mouth.

”Eh? You are a Caucasus priestess, what do you need it for?” Saleen was puzzled. The Caucasus people advocated nature, it was really odd for a priest to carry a zombie with them.

”An Earth Priestess can control more than three fighting spirits, I only have one at the moment.”

”You said it was already dead. Do things that are fully dead still possess a fighting spirit?”

”You do not understand, I will not be able to explain it clearly. This zombie is useful to me.” In a rare moment, a look of desire appeared in Sika's eyes.

Saleen nodded and said, ”As long as it is not dangerous.”

”Of course it wouldn't be dangerous, unless this zombie is stronger than all the Caucasus priests of the past,” Sika proclaimed confidently. Sika could cultivate skeletons who had lost their souls but still had a tinge of their fighting spirit and she could do so swiftly. Sika only wanted this zombie because of its sturdy body, she wanted to spar with it.

Sika's cudgel was too sharp, no Caucasus warrior could practice with Sika. Sika felt that the skeleton of this golden zombie was even sturdier than the one she had obtained from Raphael's magical tower.

”Should we give her new armor? If the Holy See's people see her like this, they will go crazy,” Saleen reminded Sika.

”No need, the armor has been fused with the zombie, I do not care about the opinions of the Holy See. If it wasn't for them, the Caucasus people would still be living in their original homeland. Look at the current situation, at least one-hunddred-thousand of them have escaped to your city.”

Saleen nodded in response, he would not feel reluctant fulfilling Sika's demands. He could not find anything amongst the remaining items which were suitable for Nailisi, so he felt slightly guilty. Saleen had agreed to give her a share, but now, it seemed like most of the loots would go to the winged skeleton.

The body of the lightning dragon had been dissected. Saleen was experienced, he skinned the lightning dragon and removed its muscles. The muscles of this lightning dragon were different, they contained three-dimensional magic patterns inside. If the muscles were made into bow chords, there was a chance they could release the power of lightning while in Nailisi's hands.

This power did not need to be very mighty, it only needed to destroy magic. By crafting such a bow for Nailisi, she would become a mage killer in the future already.

After dissecting the lightning dragon's body, Saleen fed the rest of its body to the tiny lightning dragons, with the exception of the skin and muscles.

After completing all these tasks, Saleen did not leave. He began training in the underground warehouse. The flesh in his left hand had disappeared, only a set of bones remained. The water puppet attacked with all its might and killed Banchajanna, but it caused Saleen's body to be on the verge of breakdown. If the water puppet was ruined, Saleen could only rebuild it. Without Joey's skills the finished water puppet would not be as strong.

The most important thing was that Saleen's badge could not be used for battle after that attack. This badge was indeed powerful, but after each usage, it required between six months to a year to recharge its energy. After withstanding the attack from the lightning dragon, the internal space of the badge seemed to have increased. It was more difficult to fill it up now.

The interior of the badge was barren. Saleen had lost his mightiest abilities, so he had to be under protection at all times. He decided to train in the most obscure location within the city.

While Saleen was training, Daniel was extremely busy.

Guya and the rest of the people wanted to meet Saleen, but Daniel could only refuse. Since Saleen was injured, he had to recuperate. Fortunately, Narnia lent a helping hand. Her magic might not be sufficiently powerful, but her ability to resolve matters was better than Daniel.

The two people took turns managing affairs like distributing disability pensions, remunerating the mercenaries who had participated in the battle, and rewarding the sixteen nobles. There was a huge number of corpses outside the city, if they were not removed a plague would ensue.

Without thinking, Aini could deduce the feature of the expeditionary army. Saleen had told him that those soldiers would not be able to live for more than one year. A divine spell which consumed life was harmful in extreme amounts, it would bring about intense negative effects. If the bodies were not incinerated, each one of them would be highly poisonous.