678 Curse Part 1 (1/2)

Saleen wrote a contractual scroll deftly, he felt it was amusing. He did not even know when he began showing an interest in the process of drafting a contract.

Isabella was a little confused, she did not even think of refuting Saleen's words. The people standing behind Saleen did not conceal their scents, causing Isabella to feel like she had fallen into the lair of an ancient dragon.

Since Saleen wanted to subdue Isabella, his intentions would be detected by his own followers. Nicholas, as well as the demons, had released their mightiest pressures. They targeted only one person; Isabella.

After filling in the scroll, Saleen gestured at Isabella and Isabella came before Saleen. Across the table, she looked at the young mage. He was a city owner, a king…

”Sign it, aye. I don't wish for you to lose your magical powers, that is a very cruel thing to do.” Even though Saleen's words could not be considered hypocritical, Saleen was very clear that Isabella's abilities would be of great help to himself.

Removing the curse of the divine spell, Isabella would be a grade-6 grand mage and a high grade swordmaster at the same time.

Muddled, Isabella had signed the follower's contract drafted by Saleen, she could not find a reason to refuse. The terms in the contract were written clearly, there were no traps.

The competition outside had ended. Isabella was led up the stage by Saleen. Together with the remaining fifteen participants, they received the rewards distributed by Saleen.

These sixteen finalists had obtained the right to enter the army. With the exception of Isabella, the rest of them had chosen to join the army. A soldier in Metatrin City received more welfare compared to one in Qin. The main agenda of these participants was to join the army directly, there was no need for complicated verifications and training.

Once these people joined the army they would start off as junior commanders and manage dozens of people. This was much better than registering with the army recruitment center.

Even though the final match was ruined by Isabella, the people of Metatrin City now had great interest in the arena competitions. Tickets to the arena were separated into six classes. The cheapest cost only twenty-five copper coins, everyone could afford it.

After the final battle, the audience had dispersed, but Saleen asked the nobles to stay behind. He immediately conducted a meeting on the arena stage.

The meeting only had one objective. A piece of news had been delivered from the county king's residence in Holy Rock City, the Qin emperor was sending a mission to Metatrin City.

Saleen had revealed this information in advance to the nobles so that he could placate their feelings. Other than the sixteen nobles he recruited, there was still a large group of nobles in Metatrin City yet to be rewarded. Saleen did not have many lands in his possession, so it was not very meaningful for him to only gift lands them to the people with titles.

Hearing this news, the nobles were clearly in high spirits. There was only one possibility as to why the mission was coming for Metatrin City, it meant that Holy Rock City had acknowledged Saleen's status. That way, their titles would also be recognized.

Even if Saleen could not dominate the world in the future, they would still be genuine nobles. At least in the Qin Empire, they would enjoy privileges over the civilians.

At the same time, it meant that the Qin Empire and Metatrin Kingdom would not go to war for the time being. This meant that if Saleen started a campaign, his target would at most be Loulan or Laiyin Duchy. These nobles understood that Saleen's powers still could not rival a large empire like Qin, so it was best that there was peace for now.

Even though the nobles had brought along a huge amount of riches, the loss of people was severe. A few years, or perhaps dozens of years, were needed to regain the capabilities. Before that, even if they wanted to follow Saleen to war, they did not have the ability to do so.

By establishing concrete relations with Qin, the flow of commerce between both parties would also be affirmed. This meant that everyone's merchandise could enter the Qin Empire unhindered in the future, it would not get confiscated. The Qin people could also come and conduct trade in Metatrin freely. Once the exchange got legalized a large number of manpower and materials would naturally flow into Metatrin and everyone would have the opportunity to enjoy further development.

The nobles were most worried that Saleen would arrange for everyone to go to war in a moment of impulse because Saleen was still young. Even though everyone else was looking forward to war it was imperative to recruit sufficient soldiers first.

Isabella stood beside Saleen. Saleen resolved matters swiftly and decisively, it was way more impressive than how she handled the hundred over bandits. She finally had an eye-opener and the indignation in her heart had completely disappeared.

In the arena, thousands of spirits were cleaning the place. As the magic lamps were extinguished one by one, the mini shops in the arena were also shuttered.

After the nobles left, Saleen felt a little exhausted.

”Let's go. Next time, I won't be coming.” Saleen had wasted half a day there. If it was not for the many topics he had discussed with the nobles, this half a day would have been totally wasted for him. Saleen would rather look at Jola imparting swordsmanship to the guards than the swordmasters' battles.

At least Jola was an authentic Silver Grand Swordmaster, whatever words he spouted would be very beneficial to a grand mage like Saleen. When the learning of magic had reached Saleen's grade, only combat experience of a higher level would be constructive for Saleen.

Isabella followed Saleen's entourage back to the temple, this was the first time she had gotten this close to the temple. Even though she had arrived in Metatrin City a long time ago, a one-mile area from the temple was out of bounds to normal people. This was the world of spirits, Caucasus people, and people from Sregl Island.

The presences of these three groups was relatively independent and sealed, it was not usually possible for outsiders to gain access.