704 Treaty between Prefecture and Kingdom Part 1 (1/2)

Isabella could not comprehend the relationship between Saleen and Lex. In her eyes, Sika was someone who must not be offended.

Although she had never fought against Sika before, she noticed that everyone around Saleen was always polite and respectful towards her. Such respect was definitely not due to the private relationship between her and Saleen.

Sika was powerful and Isabella's instinct told her that she should never be in the wrong side of this Caucasus priestess. She knew very little about priests. She only knew that if Sika was her enemy, she would never go within fifty yards of her.

The afternoon sunlight shone in Metatrin city, it was a warm place in the middle of July.

Lex fell asleep in front of Saleen even as he took out an item and cast water flame to refine equipment that he had been occupied with for more than half a year.

It was a weapon that was curved in the shape of a leaf. It was dark green in color and was less than a foot long. This weapon was narrower than the boomerang that Sika destroyed. The blades on the interior and exterior had very small teeth that could barely be detected.

The material that Saleen used to refine this weapon was the dried leaves of the divine tree.

Prior to receiving the book from Isabella, Saleen was close to completion in refining this weapon. He managed to gain some understanding of rules, hence he decided to modify this weapon further.

A total of one-hundred-twenty-four-thousand and eight-hundred leaves of the divine tree were refined together to form a perfect cycle. This cycle included the basic transformation of the Figaro Magic Formula and the six great elements achieved perfect balance within it.

If a mage possessed this leaf-shaped weapon, they could definitely use it as if it was a magic staff and the power given by this weapon would surpass any high-level equipment. This weapon would be the perfect container for Sika as it could contain any kind of power.

Other than the techniques of worship, the boomerang was the ranged attack that Sika was most familiar with. The boomerangs wielded by Caucasus people were one-hundred times more difficult to use than flying axes and their abilities were incomparable.

As long as the boomerang was not taken down by enemies, it could still fly back on its own after striking down the enemy. The more powerful Caucasus warriors would even be able to control how many targets their boomerangs would strike.

With this new weapon, Sika would no longer have to engage in close combat. Saleen refined the weapon patiently even as he waited for Lex to wake up.

Isabella saw Saleen wearing a gentle smile on his face and thought it was because of Lex. Little did she know that Saleen was thinking about the time he spent with Sika when they were lost in the mountains. At that time, Sika was lost and he did not know the way either. As a mage, he could only follow the stars to try and find his way.

As lost as they were, he still managed to lead Sika out of the mountains without getting eaten by magic beasts.

Why did it feel like those days were ten-thousand years ago?

Lex let out a sound and opened her eyes. A simple nap like this already allowed her to recover her energy. Lex smiled when she saw Saleen and two followers standing at the side.

”Saleen.”

”Hmm?” Saleen began to keep his water flame slowly. The weapon meant for Sika was only lacking in the last rule. Saleen was not confident in rules so he could only refine repeatedly and would stop when the equipment and rule coincidentally fit each other. That was when he would produce a weapon that even he would be pleased with. It was not all within his control.

After seeing Saleen keep his water flame, Lex said, ”I have made you wait…”

Without a word, Saleen shot an icicle towards Lex. Isabella and Nicholas were taken aback by what Saleen did. Subconsciously, Isabella prepared a grade-4 spell in her hands while a book with a black cover appeared in Nicholas' hands as well.

Did Saleen want to kill Lex? He would not be able to do it alone.

Before Isabella and Nicholas could react, a phoenix flew out of Lex's hands and both spells were annihilated when they clashed together.

Nicholas' face turned red as he put away his black book quickly. A grade-9 mage had misjudged the situation. Saleen and Lex had clearly done this many times. It was only a joke.

Isabella's face was red too. By canceling a grade-4 spell, her mental strength was quickly depleted and her magic chords were used up at the rate of casting two grade-5 spells. She did not possess such excellent teachings like Saleen and Lex. Canceling spells was an extremely difficult technique. A normal mage would not have managed to learn it. Isabella managed to teach herself by studying the description of a similar technique recorded in her teacher's magic notes.

Isabella could be considered as a genius in magic. Without a good teacher, she still managed to train herself to reach such a standard. She even managed to discover some special techniques on her own.

Lex smiled and said, ”Didn't I say you can take your time? This time around, I have given you a very short lead time to give me the resources that I want. You have still managed to gather so many for me. I don't know what to say.”