751 Agares Part 1 (1/2)
Daliang City had three-layered city walls. A lane was constructed in the middle of the city walls and had a width of over one-hundred yards. The terrain south of the city was lowered, so there was a factory processing sewage southeast of the city, processing poisons for the army. The cleaned sewage would also be expelled by following the flow of the underground river.
In order to maintain fertility of the land and abundant harvests, the Qin people would usually put in a lot of effort purifying the sewage. It was not without return. The toxins in the sewage were extracted and turned into weapons for wartime.
Lex's Bitter Water County was no exception, the weapons were all laced with poison. Once the enemy got wounded, they would have to spend a lot more money or resources to get well again. It was a tremendous test for the enemy's logistical support.
As the expansion of Daliang City took place in a hurry, the drainage system was not defended by many magic arrays. This passageway led directly from the inside of the city to the outside, it was only sufficient for one adult to pass through at any one time.
Receiving the report, Lex did not dare act slowly, she immediately led a huge group of people to this passageway and conducted an investigation.
Even the county king and Saleen had went down, so the other people also accompanied them. Luckily there were many mages present, the stench from the sewers could only be removed after many rounds of using the Cleaning spell.
The sewer leading to the exterior of the city was about two yards wide, and twelve steel fences were installed from start to end. The fences were installed with magic alarms and magic disciples would check on them every week. At the moment, a cavity had appeared in the fences, but the magic alarm was not activated. Even the magic array which monitored tremors was not stimulated.
When Lex arrived, she raised her hand and used the God's Ring to survey her surroundings, while Saleen used the Elemental Eye to observe. When the Elemental Eye was fully unleashed, Saleen noticed a path of faint footprints.
”It was a middle-aged man, almost two yards tall. He is at least at the standard of a high grade swordmaster, or perhaps a Zun Grand Swordmaster.” Saleen slowly revealed the data he had calculated, then said, ”Cuisi, go out of the city to search for clues.”
A demon was more proficient than a human in searching for clues. A mage could not possibly travel in a sewer, the mage had to be at intermediate grade so that they would possess sufficient magic chords for use, being able to use magic anytime for investigation.
As Cuisi left, then Saleen and the rest of the people returned to the surface.
”Such a facility is already sufficiently solid, but it was not a mage who destroyed the twelve steel fences. The underground structure of Daliang City has to be rebuilt. If such people infiltrate the city, there will be huge trouble.” Saleen worried.
”Saleen, could the person who left the city be the man who tried to assassinate you?” Lex asked with great concern.
”Probably not, that person was a dwarf who was only around one yard tall. The guy who left is almost two yards tall, the footprints cannot be faked. When a human walks…”
”I get it.” Lex felt that Saleen was too naggy. Being a grade-6 mage as well, she had dissected a human body before and she had great insight into the skeleton. She did not possess the Elemental Eye, so she could not use this intuitive method to investigate the tracks.
”Heh heh.” Saleen laughed dryly, but did not continue talking, he only chatted with the people around Lex. Unbeknownst to Saleen, the person who escaped through this channel was indeed the one who tried to assassinate him. Saleen would never imagine a child-sized man to turn into a tall bulky man.
Even though Nailisi could use the Ultimate Shapeshifting ability, Saleen realized that her footprints were different from humans after carrying out a long-term observation. That was an innate habit, there was still a difference even if one tried their best to alter it. Through his Elemental Eye, this detail was extremely pronounced.
Had Eleanor been sent to investigate, she would have detected the scent of a ghost. Tyrant had only changed his body recently, so his scent would be very obvious to an elf. Being an elf, Eleanor was deathly afraid of the sewer. Even though she had spells to mask the smell, she would not wish to go to a sewer.
”This channel only serves to prevent outsiders from gaining entry, the people inside would find it much easier to get out. Just a simple redesign will do. Saleen, let's go back.” Speaking, Lex ordered her mages to carry out compensatory work, while she and Saleen returned to the palace.
”Lex, what did you find out?” Saleen only spoke when he saw that no one else was present.
”Mm, the person who left the city isn't a creature from the Myers mainland. These defensive magic arrays only target humans, it was my mistake. I will spend more money and redesign them and change the channel. If it wasn't for this person who left the city secretly, we might have actually ran into serious trouble. We have to thank this person.”
Saleen was alarmed when he heard that the person was not a being from this plane. Since he could own demons and spirits, why could not other people do the same? Recounting his experiences in detail, Saleen found that his Metatrin City did not seem to have this flaw. Metatrin's city walls were one structure top to bottom, they were even sturdier than steel.
More importantly, Metatrin's city walls had been constructed according to Dante's Sequence, they formed one huge magic array. They could even be described as a presence more powerful than a magic array. The moment the number of magical towers in the city reached six, a magic prohibition region could be formed. Mages who did not belong to Saleen would experience a drastic deterioration in their magic.
Metatrin City's drainage system led to the ocean and there were numerous defensive magic arrays in the waters beneath the port. Spirits also frequented the port, so no one could infiltrate it.
After some calculations, Saleen gradually set his mind at ease. Metatrin was his foundation and the city drawing was provided by his teacher. In the future, Saleen would use the drawing to develop a spatial passageway to occupy the hell of God's punishment and Raphael's magical tower. These two buildings would become his greatest assets.