703 Seven days, seven nights Part 2 (2/2)
By gathering feather arrows from northern and western town, each soldier would be left with one quiver. They had to give up the rest of their arrows. Saleen had collected fifteen-million arrows and these arrows formed a mountainous pile.
The arrow materials Saleen stored in the alchemy factories were also retrieved. Metatrin City was never scarce on lumber, the whole northern region was abound with hills and forests which covered filled with towering ancient wood.
A span of seven days passed by in a flash. Lex had returned to Metatrin City by noon on the seventh day.
Lex immediately returned to the county queen's residence Saleen had built for her. Since Metatrin City was Saleen's capital, Lex could not build a palace there. Her county queen's residence was very small.
Lex only brought along a grade-7 sorcerer, both of them had used the Wind Travel spell to fly back to Metatrin City. Back at the residence, Lex was beyond fatigued. Saleen immediately paid her a visit anyway.
Saleen brought along his two new followers, Nicholas and Isabella. These two Tanggulasi people were now Saleen's important associates.
Isabella needed no explanation, she had all along been at odds with the Holy See. On the other hand, Nicholas was fully depraved. He had turned into a fallen holy master and the Holy See wanted to exterminate him.
Saleen introduced his new followers to Lex. Through letter, Lex already knew about their existence. At the moment, she was only meeting them in person to avoid any conflicts in the future.
Seeing Lex's appearance, Saleen swallowed his grievances. He simply said, ”Why the hurry? I have deployed troops on two fronts, the number of people deployed have already reached one-hundred-thousand.”
”I know.” Lex yearned to speak to Saleen while lying down, the undisrupted flying had caused her to be exhausted beyond imagination. Lex had never worked so hard before. Over twenty-thousand miles, she traveled for at least half a day every day, her mealtime and rest time had been pathetic.
She had to return personally because only her God's Ring could contain all the equipment. If Saleen was the one transporting it, the equipment for these one-hundred-thousand soldiers would not reach her hands for at least the next few months. If any mistakes or troubles occurred during transit, it might have taken at least half a year before Lex could receive Saleen's aid.
”Saleen, I have to launch the offensive before October. After October, Loulan would be very frigid. I need to conquer at least three cities and you have surely met with the Holy See's army. If I attack during winter, my losses will be massive.”
”You should install a teleportation portal between Bitter Water Prefecture and Metatrin.”
”We will talk about it in the future.” Lex thought to herself, ”Before the mages from Sregl Island arrive, it would be better not to establish a teleportation portal. It would become a weak spot in Metatrin City. As long as the city has sufficiently powerful mages, other people will then be unable to exploit this teleportation portal.”
”How's the preparation of the equipment coming along?” Lex leaned against the chair tiredly, she really wanted to fall asleep there and then.
”You only gave me seven days, everyone is now working on this job. I will not be able to gather equipment for one-hundred-thousand people, but it should be sufficient for ninety-thousand people.”
”Mm…” Listening to Saleen's response, Lex finally shut her eyes and stopped talking. Saleen had produced equipment for ninety-thousand people, which had surpassed Lex's expectations. The moment the burden in her heart was lifted, she could no longer stave off exhaustion. She fell asleep in front of Saleen.
Saleen sighed, he could not leave yet, the county queen's residence had no guards. This place was only for Lex to take a break. The people in Metatrin City were occupied, and Lex might not trust Nicholas and Isabella. If they were made to protect Lex, Lex might not be able to sleep well.
”Nailisi hasn't returned and those demons will not be up to the task. If they eat Lex, I would be utterly depressed.”
What about Sika? Saleen would never allow Sika to act as Lex's sentry, even if Sika did not mind. Saleen would also not be able to make such a decision.
The only person free was Jola, but the thing was, Saleen knew that this fellow was lustful. Jola definitely had the guts to take advantage of Lex.
He was a Silver Grand Swordmaster. In a head-on battle, Lex would not be his match.
In the end, Saleen chose to remain there alone to wait for Lex to wake up. Saleen cast a Chunlin spell, causing Lex to sleep even more deeply. Observing from the sidelines, Isabella was envious.
The image of Lex lying on the chair was mesmerizing. Her colored magic robe could not conceal the curves of her figure. Her hair was spread out, swaying with the wind. There was a light fragrance in the room, it was unknown what kind of magic medicine Lex was using.
”She has so much trust in Sir!”
Isabella tilted her head sideways, and noticed that Saleen was looking at Lex in a daze. ”Sir already has Sika, so what relationship does he share with County Queen Lex?”