1223 Getting Prepared Part 3 (2/2)
”Huh? Hahaha...” Lex was stunned for a second before laughing. Saleen's methods seemed too simple and straightforward; but there were times in which, the simpler the plan, the more effective it proved nonetheless.
Saleen was, indeed, at Daliang City on very important business. He was about to leave the city and head for Separation Sea, as the place, obviously, had something of equal value to the Cemetery of the Giant.
The Holy See would definitely have sent forces there to overwhelm Saleen, and they would need someone of comparable power to Theisio in order to do so.
But, given how Theisio was needed at Daliang City and could not give up on the Cemetery of the Giant, the person who had probably gone to fight Saleen would be someone from the Tribunal.
”Lex, don't laugh. I'm about to get something very important done. Do you remember the coordinates for this spot of the Separation Sea?”
”I do. So, you—”
”Yeah. This is the so-called 'eye of the sea.' It has a portal connecting to the deep sea. The precise reason why the portal was never recorded in any books is because it has been suppressed by eye. The very reason that the Separation Sea has never had any water-related disasters is that there have never been any abnormalities in the eye.”
”Saleen, for real?” Listening to Saleen's analysis, Lex thought that it sounded rather far-fetched.
”We'll know once I get there.”
”Here. Take this, then,” Lex said as she took off the God's Ring, attempting to put it onto Saleen's finger.
Saleen was truly touched. The God's Ring was no ordinary equipment, and even godly items paled in comparison. It was something that Lex's father had left behind for her, and he could not afford to lose it.
Saleen took the ring and put it back onto Lex's finger, saying, ”Lex, I'll show you what I'm capable of now.”
As he said this, Saleen released his own magic amplifier from the Starline Bangle—the Elemental Order.
”What is this!?” Lex asked, stunned.
”The Elemental Order—a magic amplifier capable of boosting my powers 24 times over.”
”Saleen, you said that you have a 60-percent certainty of killing the great head inquisitor, right?” Lex asked. She had found a problem with that statement.
”Indeed. The great head inquisitor might have advanced to level 11.”
”Then, what level of certainty does he have of killing you?”
”10 percent,” Saleen answered confidently.
The coldness on Lex's face dissipated and she patted Saleen's shoulder, saying, ”Alright; go, then. When I've become an empress, then you shall be king. Getting to this position will be more difficult than advancing in magic.”
Saleen laughed. Lex finally was able to relax; his teacher had been wise to have him craft a magic amplifier. He put Elemental Order back in its equipment slot and said, ”I'll stay here for the night and leave tomorrow morning.”
Lex blushed and said, ”What do you plan to do during your overnight stay?”
”Oh? Didn't you go looking for Eleanor to ask her to make some meds for you so that you could bear me a son?” Saleen asked playfully; Lex seemed to be in a good mood.
But Lex's expression turned glum upon hearing that, and Saleen was puzzled. Lex sighed and said, ”Even if I wanted a child right now, we wouldn't have time to raise one. I'm so envious of Sika...”
Saleen thought that what she said was sensible. He and Lex held a lot of people's lives and livelihoods in their hands, with the result that they had to be on guard at all times. Sika, on the other hand, only needed to take care of the couple hundred of thousands of people from the Caucasus.
Furthermore, those Caucasians treated her as if she were their god, and her children, too, were hailed as the lifeline of the Caucasians.
Even though Sika had no intention of letting her children become priests, those two had nevertheless been born with priestly powers.
”Well...we'll just lay off the meds for the time being, then,” Saleen said and scooped Lex up, heading straight for the floor below. No one could enter the 16th floor, and Saleen was the only one who had been granted access to it.
That floor held the mechanical core of the Sky City and was also where the large-scale magic furnace was housed.
”Do you still think about me, Saleen?” Lex did not struggle, and wrapped her arms around Saleen's neck instead as she whispered into his ear.
”Yeah.”
”Even when Sika's around?” Lex asked a very woman-like question. She was a perfect example of royalty, and would not have ever asked such childish questions.
”Yeah, I still do,” Saleen said, nodding hard. He was not a kid anymore and knew well enough that that was the only correct answer at that moment.
”Mages are not allowed to lie,” Lex pinched Saleen's nose, seeming a little forceful in it. But, then again, her strength was incomparable to Sika's, and, to Saleen, her pinch felt incredibly soft and gentle.
”I'm an astrologer, as well,” Saleen said and cast the Puppet Constellation. The equipment did not fully open within that space of the magic tower. The ball hovered in midair and cast thousands of stars around them.
Brilliant starlight filled the space, making it seem like they were floating among the stars. The mechanical core of Sky City transformed. The metal structures around them transformed into flowers and trees.
Lex then smiled and said, ”I'll still be happy, even if that was a lie. You know, it's only when I'm around you that I find running this country to be incredibly boring.”