756 Prepared for Battle, Prepared for Marriage Part 2 (1/2)

Although Gusion was aware of the terms and conditions in the bond, he was someone that was uncomfortable with requesting items from Saleen. He always felt that if he began to request for items from Saleen without having made any contributions, he would be looked down by others. After what Saleen said, he felt even more embarrassed.

”My Lord, let's talk about this next time.”

Saleen patted his forehead and said, ”I finally understand why you have not been able to provide for your own mercenary group. Gusion, you are no longer a mercenary. You are now a follower, so when I am in danger, you must be the first to come forward to protect me. I will be responsible for all your equipment and I promise that I will do my best for you. This is my duty, just like how you are responsible for my safety. It is the same principle.”

Gusion was blushing and did not know how to argue. He had no choice but to list the measurements and types of equipment he needed.

Gusion was a silver grand swordmaster, so his requirements for weapons were very high. The long sword that he always brought along with him had already been destroyed after he tried to split Tyrant's black shield. Ordinary weapons would never be able to handle the silver sword aura.

While Saleen was thinking about how to refine Gusion's equipment, part of him was already thinking about Lex.

He would be marrying Lex soon. He could not possibly be wearing a mage robe on their wedding day. He was already wearing devil armor, so it did not matter if he changed what he was wearing outside. As for Lex's mage robe, he had no idea…

Saleen was a little distracted and worried. The assassin they killed today was a creature from the ghost dimension. If an even more powerful assassin appeared on their wedding day, would Lex be in danger if she was not wearing a mage robe?

Any minor mistakes could be fatal when facing a powerful assassin. If Eleanor was the one fighting the assassin today, she would have been killed in a single hit.

Gusion thought Saleen was distracted because he was thinking about his equipment, so he dismissed himself to give Saleen some space and time. Saleen did not ask him to stay since he already remembered what Gusion required. Resources were not a problem since the Qin noble families had sent over quite a lot of them. It was probably better to speak to Lex first. With that, Saleen asked Cuisi to bring Lex to him.

Lex was not Sika. She needed to be mindful about her status, so she dared not stay with Saleen before they were wedded to avoid gossip. Lex had always stayed on the fifth floor of the small tower, just below Eleanor. Another magic tower had been built in the palace, but it had been given to her grade-7 mage, so she could not move in either.

There were another two eight-story magic towers still being built outside of the palace. The two new followers had built the magic towers near the south gate so that they would be able to respond quickly to any attacks from Cloudflow. With these two magic towers, Cloudflow would have to deploy a large number of armies in order to break through the gate successfully.

Lex had no clue why Saleen had asked for her. Usually, he would go to her small tower if he needed to look for her. Sensing something was amiss, Lex decided not to bring along any mages and came alone instead.

After preparing tea for both of them, Cuisi left the room. Saleen and Lex were then alone. Saleen raised his cup and recalled how they met for the first time. Lex raised her cup as well, with her back facing him. Back then, Lex was unattainable. She was a grade-5 mage and the Princess of an Empire who had thousands of apprentices across thousands of miles.

After staying silent for some time, Lex could not help but ask, ”Saleen, why have you called for me? I still have quite a few things to settle on my side.”

”Oh, Lex, what are you wearing other than that rainbow robe?” Saleen asked directly, but felt awkward immediately.

Lex noticed Saleen's face turning red and she coughed once before saying, ”Saleen, there are so many people around here. What's the hurry? If there's nothing else, I'm going back!”

”No! Lex, wait.” Saleen quickly explained himself, seeing how Lex was about to leave. ”We are mages, but I was thinking that we will be wearing normal robes most of the time in future. Your mage robe was refined by Joey, so I'm not worried about that, but what if you change into normal robes?”

”I see. Saleen, you are really… hmm, my God's ring is able to stabilize elements to a certain extent.”

”There are other uses for the God's ring, I'm sure. Lex, look at this.”

With that, Saleen did not even take off his robe. Instead, he took off his outerwear to reveal his devil armor.

Lex did not possess elemental eyes, so she only realized the equipment that Saleen had been wearing inside after he took off his outerwear. It was a piece of equipment that was of high level and could stabilize elements. Wearing it would allow Saleen to cast spells that were beyond his grade without causing any conflicts between elements. That was extremely important to a mage.

A mage without a magic tower would never take off their magic robe even when they were sleeping.

The reason why Saleen and Lex were able to cast middle-grade spells at will or use high-level scrolls without any hesitation was because they possessed equipment that surpassed mages of the same grade. They might even surpass most sorcerers too. In the process of casting spells, the two of them would never risk messing up the elements of the dimension, so they were also able learn spells much faster than others.

When learning new spells, the two of them did not have to conduct any experiments first. They only needed to memorize the mantra, adjust the magic chords, and determine the essence of the spell. After that, they would just need to familiarize themselves with the spell so that the speed with which they would cast the spells could increase over time.

Without good equipment, even the most talented mage would never be able to surpass someone of ordinary talent like Saleen, much less someone like Lex.

Lex stretched out her finger with the mysterious God's ring on it. She placed her finger on Saleen's chest and slid it across gently. Her eyes were fixed on the surface of the God's ring.

”Did you refine this yourself?” Lex was shocked.

”It was Joey.”