688 A Gift from Holy Rock City Part 1 (2/2)

No one seemmed to care much, practically no one in Metatrin City was free now since everyone was busy at work. Saleen had no choice but to use the soldiers that were on leave. He left those that were busy at training alone.

Bard felt bothered. It was clear to him that the commoners on both sides of the street did not come forth voluntarily. The people of Metatrin City must be a bunch that had yet to see the real world.

If they were a bunch of people that had yet to see the real world, they should be in a rush to witness this sight instead!

The palace was built in the north of the city and was smaller than half of the temple. The walls were not tall and the gardens were modest in size, but its front door was unusually majestic.

Tiffany only needed a glance to know that the front door of the palace was one yard shorter than that of the palace of Holy Rock City. This was definitely not unintentional. A mage's eyes could easily detect a difference as small as a strand of hair.

The guards in the group were led to a nearby space to set up camp. It was forbidden for soldiers that were fully armed to enter the palace. Aside from Duke Bard and the two mages, the entire group of envoys were now left with about one-hundred people.

Daniel dismounted from the pikoosi and patted one of its heads signaling it to leave. Tiffany observed this and gained a deeper understanding of the people around Saleen.

All of them were extraordinary. This gigantic spirit of the dead could roam around the city freely and did not need to be controlled by a mage. This must be a high-level spirit of the dead with intelligence. On top of that, the people in the city would not panic because of this spirit of the dead. That meant that they were all already used to how Saleen's subordinates and noble families went about doing things. No one would be surprised to see this huge spirit of the dead roaming around the city on its own.

Looks like his Majesty's judgment was accurate. Saleen's foundation was solid and had a lot of support behind him.

There were actually slight errors in Tiffany's deduction. It was purely by accident that Saleen gained such a capable assistant like Daniel and the latter's spirit of the dead also came to him by accident. The people of Metatrin City had just survived a terrifying battle in which the spirits of the dead played a major role that greatly reduced casualties. These citizens mostly came from Qin and so, they did not fear death mages. The pikoosi also possessed intelligence so it would not harass ordinary people. Within one to two months, everyone had already gotten used to this gigantic creature's existence.

As for his Majesty, Ojarvis believed in Saleen's ability largely because of his sister. In Ojarvis' heart, Lex was someone who was a better judge of character and more intelligent than his uncle. A person who had been spoken highly of by Lex must possess a certain standard.

This palace was usually the campsite of the palace swordsmen battalion. Saleen usually did not stay there and only used this location to conduct meetings with the noble families. His temple was his private space and no outsiders were allowed to enter.

The soldiers in the palace looked imposing as they were clad in grand-looking armor and armed with long swords. These armors were as useful as a sheet of paper in a real battle, but it was comfortable to wear and could conserve energy when the soldiers were patrolling or performing sentry duties.

These ten-thousand Caucasus people that had been picked by Saleen were not meant to fight in battles. They would change into another set of clothes and equipment when it was time for their training.

Only the Grand Hall, that was used to perform administrative duties, looked more majestic than the rest of the castle. When the group of envoys were invited into the Grand Hall, Saleen finally appeared. He was wearing the devil armor suit that Joey had refined for him, except for the mask.

Saleen did not restrain himself this time and walked out of the palace to welcome the group. He could not afford to be discourteous to the grade-8 sorcerers in the group.

Nicholas accompanied Saleen. The former whispered in the latter's ear. With a smile, Saleen bowed to the two mages behind Bard and said, ”Grand Mage Tiffany… May I know who this Grand Mage is?”

Tiffany stared at Nicholas and said honestly, ”This is Grand Mage Stephanie.”

”I am honored by the presence of two Grand Mages. It must have been a long journey for you and Duke Bard.” Saleen's tone was now gentler and he appeared very civilized.

”Your Highness, you are too kind,” Tiffany replied. In Qin, a King could only be addressed as 'Your Highness'. In the past, a King in Cloudflow could be addressed as 'Your Majesty' as well, but that was forcefully changed by the Cloudflow Emperor. Since then, there were no more Kings in the entire Mainland and the Kings of Duchies were reduced to Dukes. Now that Saleen has proclaimed himself to be a King and this had been acknowledged by Holy Rock City, he could not be addressed as 'Your Majesty' or 'Your Excellency'.

Behind Saleen were Aini and the rest, including the twelve Earls. They had all come to see the group of envoys from Qin.

”Let us talk inside,” Saleen's youthful face broke into a smile. He had thought that this day would come only a few years later. Now that Holy Rock City had given him face, he must not be disrespectful!

He was the King and had already been recognized by the Qin Emperor. No one would deny him of his bloodline now. In the future, he would be able to officially award ranks of nobility and send out expeditions.