Chapter 1112: 1112
Eleanor was stunned . What Saleen required was an entirely different contract instead of a branch of the follower’s contract .
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“My liege, do you…not trust me?” Eleanor’s expression did not look good . Furthermore, it was a request that was specifically for her .
“Eleanor, what I’m about to teach you is something that not even my student has learned . It is the only skill unique to the Myers Mainland plane—lightning rules . What I would be teaching is more than just magic patterns or chants . It is the root mechanism behind the magic . I would be teaching you everything I know . It is not that I do not trust you, but you have to realize what it means for me to teach you all of it . ”
Eleanor’s relationship with Saleen grew even closer, making her equal to Truman . While Truman was hardly around Saleen, he would one day become a very important person to him .
“You’re going to teach me your lightning skills?” Eleanor asked in disbelief, so much so that she simply asked the question without bothering with formality .
“Indeed . As such, I need to set up a reasonable contract . You will still be my follower, but you shall swear fealty to the bloodline of the Metatrin family . After I die, you shall be an elder of a different surname to my family . ”
“Why me?”
“You’re a royal elf and live a very long life . Regardless of how powerful I become, if there are contracts that I’m unable to fulfill, I’ll quickly end up dead . ”
“Saleen, the Tribunal isn’t that terrifying…”
“Eleanor, will you do it?”
Eleanor looked at her liege, a mage who was less than one-tenth of her age . The expression of Saleen’s face did not change .
After he died, Eleanor’s bonds would not be as severe as they used to be . While she had to look after his children per the contract, Eleanor would become an elder to the Metatrin family and wield considerable power .
From then on out, her interests would be intertwined with the Metatrin family for as long as she lived .
“Saleen, there are few elves who are pure mages like me, but I…I’m unable to resist the temptation of the lightning rules . ” Eleanor smiled . “From here on out, I shall be named Eleanor Metatrin . I shall relinquish my elvish surname and all power and interests of my original family . ”
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“Let’s sign the contract . ” Saleen took out the contract that he had prepared . The contract was drafted with the best starline cloth that Gaine had presented to Saleen, which could be used to craft figures of the highest grade .
Eleanor read the contract seriously . It was written in magic script and was very specific . There were no loopholes to be exploited, which meant that it was devoid of traps .
Eleanor left a soul brand on the contract, and Saleen did the same .
The contract was reduced to ashes in a flurry of starlight . A clear brand was left deep on both their souls . Even if their souls were purified or evolved, there was no way they would be able to be stripped of it .
At least until one of the two entered a higher crystal wall system .
Saleen attempted to share senses with Eleanor . Saleen used to keep sharing as short as possible with Eleanor and his other followers, as it placed a great toll on mental powers on both parties .
If he was unable to maintain it and the sharing was prolonged, the one he shared senses with would be exhausted of their mental powers .
Saleen did not cut the sharing so easily this time . The new contract allowed their souls to communicate more easily . While the connection paled in comparison to Nailisi and the Winged Skull, it would be able to easily last a short battle .
“My liege, as I’ve become a member of the Metatrin family, please allow me to show you my original appearance . Eleanor unbuttoned her shirt, and an elf wearing a green robe walked out of her robe .
Saleen gasped . Saleen had trouble digesting Eleanor’s appearance for a moment . What he found even more surprising was that the human body remained right behind her true form!
Eleanor smiled and returned to her human body . The elf that he saw was just an illusion .
“My liege, I possess two bodies with one souls . ”
“How did you manage to do that?” Saleen found his voice was hoarse . While the elf might not have been perfect, in the perspective of a mage, every single detail of Eleanor had achieved balance .
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“Royal elves are able to suppress ghosts because of such an ability . I was unable to tell you before because I intended to return to the elf plane, my liege . The human body got in the way of me advancing further . But as you already know, I would be unable to go far on human plane without this body . ”
Eleanor was right . Saleen still felt rather dazed . It was not that he had never seen beautiful girls . Every single person around him, including the imp that took a human form, were the best-looking on the plane .
The elf’s appearance seemed to be a skill, capable of mesmerizing people and causing them to like the caster .
“What is the level of your elf form?”
“Level eight as well . I need to keep balance, my liege,” Eleanor said exasperatedly . It would be easy for her to advance to level nine if she cast the human body aside .
But if others learned that Saleen had a royal elf by his side, there would be a good number of them that wanted to take her away for research . Not even level ten professionals would pass up on such a temptation .
Saleen knew that Eleanor was unable to take her original form without ample precautions . She would mesmerize a good number of people within his nation alone . It might even cause a riot in his country .
“No worries, Eleanor, you um…have it your way . ” Saleen took out the demon magic book and handed it to Eleanor . “The magic book records everything I know about lightning rules, and there are 3600 lightning runes to it . The magic book also stores six spells of any level and system . ”
Saleen had planned to give the book to Eleanor later, but seeing how he and Eleanor were alone, he felt rather antsy .
Eleanor smiled . Saleen was doing a good job restraining himself . Her original form was considered perfect even back on elf plane . She would not have come running all the way to Myers Mainland otherwise .
“Your highness, may I come in?”
Eleanor put the magic book aside after hearing Don’s voice and stood behind Saleen .
“Come in . ”
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Don pushed the door open and entered Saleen’s house . He carried the God-hunting Spear on his back and held nothing in his hand . He and Saleen were the furthest apart in terms of relations, and he did not want to alert anyone else .
“What is it, Don?” Water Flame hovered before him . It was used to craft equipment, and he was still rather wary of Don . With the Water Flame standing between them, it would at least guarantee that Don had no way of assaulting him .
However, that possibility was extremely small . If Don attacked Saleen, he would suffer the consequences per the contract and would die . But according to what Saleen knew about Don, he gave little thought to his well being .
Don did not find it strange that Saleen was crafting equipment, since Saleen had been doing it for days . Other than flying and observing if there was anyone getting near them, Saleen spent his time exclusively in that room .
The temperature of the Water Flame caused the outside of the room to be full of ice and difficult to approach . Saleen no longer cared to maintain the Water Flame’s temperature in hopes of speeding up the crafting process . Don felt as if his blood was freezing standing right before the Water Flame .
“I require equipment, Your Highness,” Don said straightforwardly .
“Oh? What do you need?” Saleen had time to spare . He did not want Sul and Jola’s injuries to leave any unwanted side effects and would rather stay recuperating for a few more days . Their speed going against the current in the river was not slow .
“Armor…the demons that Nailisi gave you are all dead . Why do you need armor for?” Saleen’s words were pointed, as Don had not been working with the others during the previous battle . He had simply waited somewhere else for a chance to strike .
“I need 100 sets . I need the armor to be for elites this time, because I don’t want to give them up so easily . ”
“Oh?” Saleen was surprised . Nailisi was very stingy and if Don had been able to get 100 demons from her, that would mean that Don had bribed her .
Nailisi took Isabella’s hand inside the purgatory of the devils and asked, “You willing to leave now?”
Isabella remained hiding inside . While she was being put under the immense pressure of the purgatory of the devils, she was unwilling to leave . She was even unwilling to go to the purgatory of the fallen, which would be better on her than where she was now .
“Nailisi, thank you, but if I went out now, I wouldn’t be able to be of much use to him, and I would probably get in his way . ”
“Well, you have a point, but are you at level eight now? If you kept staying in this purgatory, you’ll suffer serious damage . I’ve vented your frustration for you, not that it could compare to what you’ve been through, but…”
Isabella interrupted her . “Nailisi, I’ll go out . I understand…”
“You still feel vexed?” Nailisi asked seriously .
“I think I get what Don is thinking . He has no intentions of continue living and it would be stupid if I kept feeling sad over it . ”
Nailisi took Isabella out of the purgatory of the devils in high spirits . Sacrificing some of her demons was no problem as she had been able to solve a problem for Saleen .
Inside Saleen’s stone house, Don said to Saleen, “Nailisi allowed me to choose any demon I fancy inside the purgatory of the devils . Isabella was there . I pick a demon and she gets to slap me hard . No resistance and healing allowed .
Saleen noticed that Don’s face looked rather swollen and there were gashes as well . In order to pick his demons, he had been slapped 100 times by Isabella .
While she was still incapable of using skills, she had powers comparable to black metal grand swordmasters . Her strength was formidable even when she was not using sword aura . Don’s face was not capable of self-healing either .
Saleen had not expected that to be the price that Nailisi had Don pay . “Do you feel vexed when Nailisi did that?”
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