1088 Planning for the Future Part 2 (2/2)

The two head inquisitors dared not take to the air, fearing traps laid out by Saleen. Daliang City had air superiority.

Saleen allowed the Holy See no respite. He had catapults taken apart from other places and reinstalled on the east side of the city. They lobbed stone projectiles below the city nonstop.

Saleen lost his chance at assassinating the other two head inquisitors. While the fifth and the sixth head inquisitors' powers were inferior compared to the fourth, the fourth inquisitor's luck was in the gutter. He appeared where he should not have and faced off against Saleen.

It was not that he was weak. Not many that Saleen killed personally were weaklings.

Both Saleen and Lex were unable to sit around after hearing news from the Holy See. They gathered their trusted people at the Magical Element Tower to discuss a way out of their current predicament.

The stance that the Holy See had displayed resembled the time when all four major empires were being established. The Heaven Knights attacked Holy Rock City.

That battle caused the Heaven Knights to almost be wiped from existence and Holy Rock city suffered dire losses, preventing the Qin Empire from fulfilling their dream of uniting the mainland under one rule.

Lex looked at the others in the Magical Element Tower. ”It is a given that we cann't hold Daliang City for long. I'm thinking about inviting Holy Rock City and Alchemy City to join the fray. We cannot let the cemetery fall into the hands of the Holy See!”

Sika shrugged. ”Daliang City is yours. Whatever decision you make, you have our support.”

”No, this is something that concerns all our futures. Every one of you has a part of the cemetery; it isn't my place. The outcome of inviting Holy Rock City and Alchemy City is unpredictable. I'd like to hear suggestions from all of you.”

”Contracts.” Saleen said only one word.

”Contracts are not a end-all-be-all thing,” Lex retorted.

”We need to repair the magic tower,” Eleanor said. A Magical Element Tower that was unable to fly proved severely restrictive to Saleen.

”I need to open the fourth purgatory,” Nailisi said out of nowhere.

”What do you mean?” Lex asked.

”I'll enter from the other ear hole of the statue, punching through the dirt seal. I'll use the 12 Purgatories of First Note to absorb as many fossilized gods as I'm able to, which would be enough to complete the fourth purgatory. That purgatory is capable of housing normal humans. Viscount, I'd be able to transport 600 thousand of your elite troops anytime anywhere by then, leaving Daliang City guarded by demons. Once that is done, it would be difficult for either Alchemy City or Holy Rock City to bag this place for themselves.”

Nailisi spoke with incredible seriousness. Jalin listened from the side and calculated to see if she was able to enter the cemetery again. It was only lethally dangerous after entering the energy barrier inside the cemetery.

There was a lot of equipment and materials scattered outside, which were quite a fortune. Furthermore, there was more than one body of giants in the cemetery, which meant that there were definitely remains of giants who were weaker.

She would be able to break through level nine with just a little bit of the materials. When she finally reached level ten, there would be no need to be wary of the people around Saleen.

Jalin failed to notice that she never thought of leaving Saleen's side; she was thinking all about fighting the people around him.

”You sure about that?” Saleen looked at Nailisi. The only certainty he had was that if Nailisi did what she said she needed to do, it would do him a lot of good as well. But would that be enough to keep Daliang City safe? He dared not believe in that.

”I can't actually be sure, but this is the only way of taking the viscount's elites away. If we used teleportation portals, you both would go bankrupt. No, even if you both went bankrupt, there is still no way for you both to teleport so many away,” Nailisi pointed out Lex's weakness without reservation.

Daliang City was a dire place to be. All soldiers were trapped, becoming hostages. If there were powerful ones in hundreds coming at them, Daliang City would soon turn into yet another Ironwall City.

”Alright, see to it then!” Lex made a snappy decision. The army gathered at Daliang City would not become a burden if they were sent elsewhere.

However, with things at Daliang City as they were, the city had become a focal point of the entire mainland. The enemies they were about to face would be the most powerful group of powerful ones that the Holy See was able to gather.

That was how Father died.

”I need Jalin's help,” Nailisi requested.

Saleen looked at Jalin. In their current environment, Jalin's abilities were powerful. It was evident from the fact that she was able to escape the cemetery of giants.

”I need a giant bone crystal,” Jalin requested instead of rejecting outright.

”No problem,” Saleen said as he took out a crystal. Jalin continued instead of taking the crystal right away, ”I need you to craft me a magic staff. Mine was broken by Sika.”

”Alright, no problem.” Saleen quickly took out a magic staff and conjured his Water Flame, crafting the requested staff by adding the crystal onto it. Saleen even asked Jalin about what to look out for as he crafted.

Jalin told him everything she needed without seeming to hold anything back. Saleen could have determined some magic rules from Jalin's needs. Jalin's unique skills were movement abilities based on earth magic.

”I'll contact Holy Rock City.” Lex glanced at Saleen and headed for the 17th floor. Saleen crafted the staff slowly, calculating the rules of earth magic in his mind.