709 Vertical Alliance, Trend Part 1 (1/2)
”Sika, stop!” Eleanor could not help herself and shouted. Sika quickly released her hands. Eleanor frowned and was rubbing her elbows while saying, ”You are so strong. I wonder how Saleen survives all this.”
Sika grinned and said, ”Saleen is already used to it.”
After messing around with each other for a while, Eleanor's facial expression was back to normal and she no longer felt so awkward. Her face turned red earlier because when she thought about how the medicine should be used, she could not stop her mind from wandering to Saleen. She was not as cheerful and carefree as Sika.
It was only a matter of time before these things must be said so Eleanor began to explain to Sika patiently.
The materials used to create this elvish potion were not expensive on the elf dimension, but, since the number of seeds that Eleanor had brought along was limited, she had to grow some more seeds on Myers Mainland in order to gather sufficient quantity.
The expenses involved were high. Eleanor calculated for Sika that in order to produce enough potion so that an offspring was guaranteed, approximately six-hundred-thousand gold coins would need to be spent.
”Giving birth is so expensive!” Sika could not help but grumble when she heard the figures.
”What other choices do we have? Sika, these materials must be used. If I could return to the elf dimension, I could have been able to buy all the necessary resources for about ten-thousand gold coins.”
”I know… who knows what Saleen is thinking. He is having a difficult time now and Lex has just taken away many items. I'm afraid…”
”You're afraid that Saleen is not willing to spend that much?”
”No, I'm afraid of disrupting Saleen's plan.”
”Silly girl. This is the biggest plan of all. If you wait for him to advance to sorcerer, even six-hundred-thousand gold coins may not be enough to solve this problem.”
”Oh? Eleanor, let's get started then!”
”Start on what?”
”Plant the herbs. Who knows when will Saleen advance into a sorcerer? If we don't hurry up, we will have to pay a fortune!” Sika was still extremely sensitive to gold coins. Some things just could not be forgotten. In her youth she and Saleen went to great lengths just to earn enough money for the village to survive through winter.
Eleanor did not respond. Sika laid on the bed and stared at the ceiling, engrossed in the past that she and Saleen shared together.
Outside of the temple, it was late and four teams of Caucasus warriors were patrolling. The snow white magic wolves hung their heads as they tried to sniff out any danger. These Caucasus warriors were wearing the elf armor that Eleanor had created for the temple army.
At the door on the side of the temple, a few spirits of the dead were leaning against the pillar aimlessly. The soul flames in their eyes flickered. Nightbirds were circling in the night sky as they peered below at the port. No one was allowed to hunt these low-level magic beasts within Metatrin for they were the eyes of the Caucasus people.
There were cargo ships loading and unloading at the pier. Saleen had never stopped his ore business. There were more than five-thousand miles of land north of Metatrin City and two-thousand miles away from there were quite a few mining sites. All of them had been monopolized by Saleen as all the ores that had been dug out were transported to Metatrin City before being sold to the south from this port.
On the city walls of Metatrin City there were soldiers that patrolled tirelessly and there was a spirit of the dead every few hundred yards that was staring out into the wilderness.
The north and south of the city were in complete darkness. There were very few shops in these two areas. The south of the city belonged to the Caucaus people and was also the place where Saleen's alchemy factories were located. The north of the city was populated by many noble families.
Most of the residents in the west of the city were made up of commoners and merchants. Although it was already late in the night, the match at the fighting arena had just ended and quite a number of people would have supper outside first before heading home. The lights were still on in many shops.
Slowly but surely, Metatrin City was displaying strong signs of life. The people there had already treated this city as their home. If their offspring were to be born there, then this dimension would welcome its first batch of true Metatrins.
The night passed very quickly. When dawn broke, Sika woke up and took the list of ingredients that Eleanor had prescribed for her. In order to produce the elvish potion, she would need to plant herbs and also purchase a lot of resources that could be obtained on the Myers Mainland.
The resources on the list were worth six-hundred-thousand gold coins. Sika was at a loss. She did not approach Saleen directly. Instead, she returned back to South Court and tried to think of a solution on her own.
Saleen had woken up early too. He cast aside his curiosity and left for the palace immediately. He sent someone to bring Aini and the other Dukes, as well as Lex.