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Published at 11th of March 2020 09:27:35 AM
Chapter 753


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Although the Separation Sea had already been controlled by Cloudflow, information was still being sent back and forth between Daliang City and Misty City . Lex spent a lot of money constructing a secret teleportation portal in Misty City so that news could be sent to Daliang City any time .

An inconspicuous letter could very well decide the outcome of the battle .

The latest news was that Cloudflow was recruiting again, confirming the previous reports that amongst the previous million-strong army, there were less than one-hundred-thousand elite troops . This time around, Cloudflow was resorting to last-minute recruitment to form an army of more than four-hundred-thousand .

Lex calculated that amongst these four-hundred-thousand men, about twenty-thousand to forty-thousand would form the main forces while the rest would serve as cannon fodder .

Saleen and Lex no longer cared about how many men there were in Cloudflow's armies . The two of them would meet at the palace every day to study diagrams in order to come up with new equipment for their own armies .

Lex had a ninety-thousand strong main force while Saleen's was ten-thousand . The remaining soldiers' fighting abilities were equivalent to that of auxiliary soldiers . Fortunately, Daliang City would be holding a defensive position . The attacking portion would be taken care of by the bone castle's death army .

Although the pressure on Daliang City would become higher, the longer Cloudflow dragged the more time the winged skeleton would have to summon more spirits of the dead . Cloudflow's new recruits would be fighting against the skeletons of the death army . Saleen could accept that both parties would probably cancel each other out .

Daliang City was also in the midst of recruiting soldiers . It was said that Lex wanted to form a corp of heavy-armored soldiers . The requirements were high as one would have to be at least two yards tall and possess the standard of at least a swordmaster .

For now, they only aimed to form a regiment before expanding in the future . In order to attract those that fit the requirements to come forth, they even displayed the weapons and equipment that they would be armed with .

This regiment would take orders directly from Lex . If they managed to perform meritorious deeds in battle, they could have a chance to be part of the palace swordsmen battalion .

On that day, Saleen and Lex were studying the calibration magic array of the alchemy crossbow when a palace swordsman came to the alchemy factory and whispered something to Lex .

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Lex calmly dismissed the swordsman before pulling Saleen to the six-storey small tower .

"What happened?" Saleen saw that Lex was behaving secretively .

"Call Eleanor . Someone suspicious has been discovered . "

"Someone suspicious?"

"Remember the sewer with a tunnel in it? I used the God's ring and managed to detect the presence of that person . I can confirm the physique of this person, but not his looks or aura . The requirements that I set for the recruitment of the heavy-armored corp was according to this person's physique . The people in charge of the recruitment would measure each soldier's physical attributes very strictly . Now, there are two men who fit exactly what God's ring detected . We must go and apprehend them . "


"Why don't we ask the two grade-8 mages instead?" Saleen was not keen to risk Eleanor . Lex's two new followers would be more powerful than an experienced grade-8 sorcerer with their powers combined and would definitely be more powerful than Eleanor .

"The person would definitely run away immediately if a grade-8 sorcerer appeared . I suspect that this person is in cahoots with the one that tried to assassinate you . My God's ring is able to detect something minute like this, like… prophecy magic . "

"Eleanor's skills are basically long-ranged attacks," Saleen reminded Lex . In actual fact, Eleanor's close combat skills were not poor either, but when Saleen recalled the dwarf-like assassin, his instincts told him that Eleanor would have been in grave danger if both of them had fought .

"Let Cuisi accompany her while Nicholas waits a distance away . "

"Wait a moment . " Saleen thought about it before going up to the tower on his own . Eleanor was in the midst of meditation . She advanced much slower than humans and if not for Saleen's pushing, she would have taken her own time like an ordinary elf . Now, she no longer cared about the preparation of equipment and was training in magic on her own in the small tower every day .


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"Saleen, looking for me?" Eleanor could sense Saleen's presence and stopped her meditation . Her rules of meditation were clearly exceptional and she could stop at any time .

"Hmm," Saleen repeated what Lex had just told her before, "You can choose not to go . Cuisi and I can handle that guy . "

"That wouldn't be nice . My Lord, if this person is of the same race as that assassin, then he might not be a creature from this dimension . I did not manage to tell you . I shot that assassin twice and he would have died if he was a sorcerer below grade-7 . Those two arrows of mine would have taken away more than six-hundred years of that assassin's life . "

"Eleanor, if that person is also an assassin, all the more reason you should not go . Why don't I replace you with my water puppet? The water puppet can take on any appearance . "

Since Saleen put it that way, Eleanor agreed . She stood up and approached the window, looking into the distance . Saleen activated his elemental eyes and carefully observed Eleanor's body structure .

Eleanor could feel a hot gaze on her body . It could just be an illusion, but she felt small ripples in her heart .

Saleen summoned the water puppet, which began to transform itself into Eleanor . The reason why Saleen was doing that was because his instincts warned him that Eleanor would be in danger if she went . That assassin was terrifying . He managed to escape despite being attacked by Saleen, Eleanor, and Cuisi . Besides, Saleen was unfamiliar with that assassin's strange equipment .

Since Lex said that this person could be in the same gang as that assassin, Saleen would have to be extra cautious .

The water puppet took half an hour's time the first time it changed into Eleanor . She just stood still in front of the window until Saleen was finished . When Saleen completed the transformation of the water puppet, Eleanor already felt stiffness in her waist and thighs .

Saleen took a glance at Eleanor's back . He was able to use his elemental eyes to detect Eleanor's face even from the back . He did not have to use any techniques for this glance . Eleanor's back looked lonely and was similar to when she first met Saleen .

"Eleanor, if you are unhappy here, you can go back to Metatrin City . The temple will always be your home . " After saying that, Saleen left .


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Eleanor's back was still facing Saleen as she looked into the distance . Winter was coming to an end in Daliang City and the wind had become much gentler . Her stance began to soften as well .

My Lord, you are not heartless after all .

Lex was waiting patiently but was taken aback when she saw Saleen coming down with the water puppet . The water puppet smiled at Lex and said, "Greetings, Princess . "

"I need her archery skills…" Lex looked at Saleen . She knew about the existence of the water puppet and she could tell the difference between the water puppet and the elf immediately . Eleanor's eyes were so deep she could never detect their depths . The water puppet's eyes were clear and pure .

"Lex, let's not risk her . I feel uneasy . " Saleen took off Rafael's crystal ring and passed it to the water puppet for it to wear .

"Uneasy…" Lex looked at the water puppet, took a deep breath, and said, "I feel uneasy too . Let's summon Gusion . "

Lex was not as sensitive as Saleen when it came to premonitions . She did have her God's ring so when Saleen mentioned his uneasiness, she was immediately on alert instead of becoming jealous of Eleanor .

"Alright, Lex . We will go to Gusion now . "

Saleen did not hesitate as he led Cuisi and Lex to Gusion's camp . Nicholas was following them from a distance . His white beard and long gray robe made him look ordinary . He was not around when Saleen met with the assassin previously . Tyrant could not possibly have escaped otherwise . Holy priests were the bane of ghosts, a fallen holy priest that possessed the power of darkness even more so . Techniques like Shadow Dance would be useless against him .

It made sense not letting the two grade-8 sorcerers tag along as assassins were generally very sensitive towards mages . The two sorcerers had only recently advanced and were not very good at suppressing their auras yet . If it was someone seasoned like Nicholas, Lex would have no qualms allowing the two grade-8 sorcerers to go along .

Lex also brought along one-hundred bodyguards that Saleen had given to her instead of low-level mages . These mages would not stand a chance against assassins . The previous assassin was already equivalent to a grade-8 opponent, so this fellow should not be any worse off .

Lex did not comment much about how Saleen took special care of Eleanor on this occasion . Eleanor was an important follower of Saleen's, so it would not be right to say that Saleen did what he did because he was attracted to her .

The group of them arrived at Gusion's camp . Saleen asked someone to call Gusion out . He then cast a magic image and briefly described the physique of the person they were looking for .

"Gusion, you have only advanced recently . You have to be careful of this person . "

Gusion nodded . He had decided to hang his sword on his waist instead of keeping it in a scabbard . Gusion's long sword was black and did not seem too outstanding . Nevertheless, Gusion had a wealth of experiences in battle and was better able to conceal his true powers compared to the two sorcerers that Lex had just taken in .

After what Saleen said, Gusion immediately transformed himself into an officer of middle-level swordmaster standard . Socializing might not be his forte, but fighting certainly was . Saleen was pleased with his fortune . Someone like Gusion would have done well in Qin, but not in Sikeqinya .

The two kings arrived at the training grounds of the heavy-armored corp . The new recruits were very excited . They were keen to perform well to win the favor of the two kings and enjoy better prospects in the future .

Everyone had their ambitions . These soldiers were not wrong to want to achieve their ambitions through their own hard work .

Under the escort of the bodyguards, Saleen and Lex walked past the heavy-armored soldiers that were standing at attention . Lex requested for everyone to be inspected in order to avoid arousing their target's suspicion . There were two targets so it was troublesome .

After the inspection, Lex and Saleen arrived at the training grounds to observe the standards of the soldiers .

In the formation, Tyrant's eyes were cold like that of a seasoned soldier . His peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the water puppet that had transformed itself into Eleanor .

How lucky that this elf had appeared . He was not confident of infiltrating the palace since three grade-8 mages had suddenly appeared . This time around, the elf was doomed!

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