Chapter 345: Duke Balde (Part I)

[The third watch, tomorrow I will consider the fourth watch. Give me a count, it's going to be like this this month, I hope everyone's tickets can make me continue to stick to it next month!!]

That night, Elenor didn't sleep either. She didn't do anything, just lay on the bed and stared at the magic patterns on the ceiling in a daze. She herself didn't expect to teach Elven magic to Salin and draw so many drawings for him. These are the secrets that the elven plane is not allowed to pass on.

Of course, it's not because he likes Saleen, it's just that Saleen has taken care of himself for so long, so that he no longer thinks about going home and returning to the elven plane.

Whether it was by Saleen's side, the Marquis married this human being because he liked his beauty, and he was impressed by the Marquis's amazing thoughts. By Saline's side, she has never shown her true face, and Saleen takes care of her very delicately, never mentioning things that make her sad.

As an elf who has lived for hundreds of years, she is much more mature than Sarin. What Salin did couldn't hide from her.

On the surface, Salin and her are calculating, and everything has to be exchanged for equal value, but in fact, he doesn't want to feel pity.

After paying so much, it is impossible for him to go back to the elven plane. Even his father couldn't spare himself, and he not only married a human, but also leaked his secret to another human.

The four elven ancient trees were planted, and from then on, Metatrin City was his home.

What if the Marquis showed up alive?

Or, he has been disappointed in that man and has a reason not to follow him. His women, killed their own children. That's enough, I don't owe him anything.

Thinking of this, Elenor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. All the time, she was thinking about a question, if the Marquis didn't die and suddenly appeared in front of her, with the Marquis's character, she would definitely kill Saleen. The Marquis did not allow a man to bring his own woman, even if there was no intimacy between the two men.

If there really is such a day, then I will be completely liberated. Although the Marquis was powerful, he could not stop the coat of arms of Salin. I don't have anything to worry about anymore, I don't have to leave......

The construction of Metatrin City continues, this time. But there are many details, the basic works have been completed a long time ago, the main buildings, the streets have been paved, and even the underground drainage and sewage purification plants have no loopholes.

Ships from the south fill the port every day, sending a large amount of food, seeds, and taking away a large number of magic cores, magic materials, and ores.

To the north of Metatrin City, there are also more small towns, where ore is brought in from the north, and the ore delivery team needs supplies along the way. According to Elennor's design, Salin built fortified castles in some dangerous areas along the river, and the white stones he mined were transported in a steady stream.

Saleen is going to be near Metatrin. Build it into an inviolable zone. This strip is two hundred miles wide and 1,200 miles long. 1,200 miles away, it is really impossible to cultivate, and there are only huge mines.

The equipment designed by Elenor is also being made in batches, and Saleen's ten main legions are not recruiting, but from the arena, selecting the winners, and constantly replenishing them. During this time, Saleen had the mages create countless level 1 blank scrolls to be used to sign contracts.

Saleen wants to make all the elites of his army sign a contract with Metatrin City, and before signing the contract, of course, he must verify whether the soldiers are loyal.

Rex sent a letter, and she told Salen that every swordsman in the Royal Swordsman Battalion would sign a contract, even those who had served in the palace for generations, without exception.

Rex even sent Saleen a sample of the contract, which, in addition to asking the soldier to remain loyal, also stipulated a number of reciprocal obligations for the party who wrote the contract.

In times of war, soldiers may have to pay with their lives, and taking care of their families is what they have to do. Something very human is also written in it, for example, when necessary. The people who form the death squad and join the death squad must have descendants.

Rex told Saleen about the Grykos dynasty's experience in managing the royal swordsmen, and Saleen realized that it was too expensive to raise a strong and loyal army. If he didn't have too much Warcraft materials, he wouldn't be able to afford the scrolls alone.

An army of 100,000 people is 100,000 first-class scrolls. Fortunately, this scroll will not fail to write at all, and the materials required are not very high. The number of demonic beasts in the sea is terrifying, but most of them do not have magic cores. The skins of these monsters can be used to write scrolls, and they are also very easy to refine.

With the ocean as his backing, Salin didn't have to worry about these low-grade materials at all.

In the blink of an eye, August, the Winged Skull returned in the Rock Turtle Alchemy Ship. This time, the harvest of the Wing Skull was not as good as the last time, and without the follow-up of many strong people, he could only target the lower-level Warcraft.

Fortunately, the number of red krill caught was very large, and Salin was able to harvest more than 300,000 fourth-level magic cores. What he promised to the nobles was 160,000 magic cores, which were given out at the price of a hundred gold coins at most, and 40,000 were kept in his hands by Salin for adjustment.

The extra 100,000 magic cores that came out, Salin simply put them into storage.

Saleen gave the Winged Skull the pool he had gotten and told him not to go to sea. Let's re-refine the Rock Turtle Alchemy Ship first. Neris had also woken up at this time, and she couldn't help but sleep for more than half a month before absorbing the power of the Undead King and evolving the fifth skill that belonged to Lologara - the Lord of the Undead.

This skill allows Neris to learn undead magic below level 9 and transform into an undead form, which has a suppressive effect on all undead below level 9, and Neris can also summon the undead.

There was also good news from the border, and the second army of Holy Rock City reached Calulan, and the other main army attacked at the same time, one south and one north. The main army in the north used war puppets and destroyed more than a dozen cities in a row. Slaughtered the Papal army thousands of miles back.

The main army in the south also attacked a distance of almost 800 miles, and the situation changed in an instant.

Rex wrote that because of the strong attack of these two legions, the Holy See army that had besieged her had to retreat to support the main army of Garolan.

The Red Tiger mercenary group in the Principality of the Rhine refused to come to take refuge, and Saleen was a little surprised, but immediately understood. Although this Red Tiger Mercenary Regiment didn't have two ninth-level magicians, it couldn't bear this breath, and the two Silver Sword Saints were arrogant. It is said that there is also an eighth-level magician in the mercenary group, the leader of the Red Tiger mercenary group, and when his strength has dropped significantly, he has a grudge against Salin.

Saleen is not in a hurry, it will take a little time to seek the Rhine principality. The Holy See suffered a defeat in Garulan and will inevitably find a way to regain its victory. The Principality of the Rhine is a good target for the Holy See, and if this Red Tiger mercenary group defects to the Holy See, then it will have a reason to send troops.

In mid-August, the envoys of the Holy Rock City arrived. The leader of the envoy group is Grand Duke Balde, one of the twelve Grand Dukes of Holy Rock City. The news spread through the city of Metatrine, and the people were boiling.

Although Saleen had established authority in their hearts, the recognition of the Holy Rock City was still needed by everyone. After all, no one wants to go to war with the huge empire around them at the beginning of the establishment of the kingdom.

The nobles also think the same way, and they have to wait until their own strength is strengthened.

The Holy Rock sent Balder, which means that even Prince Sephiroth has approved of the existence of Metatrine. Because Balde was a member of the House of Commons, the nobles understood this political reasoning.

In order to receive the envoys of the Holy Rock City, Salin had built a small palace in the northern city as his governing house. He will not let the people of Holy Rock City enter the temple, and there are powerful magicians in the envoys of Holy Rock City. Saleen didn't want to be seen by you. Because underneath the temple, there was not only his huge warehouse, but also a space he had prepared to draw the dimensional teleportation array, which was the most important thing for Salin. There is no room for mistakes.

Salin sent two men out of the city to meet them, one Zola and the other Elaine. The two of them took the people of the palace swordsman battalion and greeted them all the way to Xizhen.

Although Balde was instructed by His Majesty the Emperor, he still despised the city of Metatrin. When they passed through Broken Blade Pass, Broken Blade Pass was still clearing the ruins and rebuilding the city wall. The burned towns along the way weren't finished, and Balder saw too many ruins. What's more, he also had an eighth-level magician with him this time, so Balder still had a feeling of superiority in his heart.

The nobility of the House of Commons always says that the nobility of the House of Lords is hypocritical, but in fact, the nobility of the House of Lords also feels that the nobility of the House of Commons is shallow. It's not unreasonable, if the Grand Duke of the House of Lords comes, he will definitely not put pride on his face and will be polite to Elaine.

When Elaine saw Balde's expression, she understood why Saleen had told her not to be angry when she was leaving. Balder turned his nostrils upward, revealing a piece of untrimmed nose hair, and looked at Elaine.

What Balder didn't expect was that behind him, the Grand Magician of Tiffany was looking at him with disdain.

"Salin, why don't he go out of the city to greet him!" said Balde, disgruntled, to Elaine.

Elaine was secretly annoyed, and Zola pulled her sleeve aside and whispered a few words in her ear. Elaine immediately put on a smiling face and urged the horse to step forward, but said behind Balder: "Master, my king didn't know that a strong man like you was coming, so he didn't come out to greet him, please forgive me." ”

After Elaine finished speaking, she saluted Balder slightly, she didn't even get off the horse, this etiquette was too light.

Tiffany shook his head and didn't speak. She knew that Salin was a great magician, although it was nothing in her eyes, but it was really unreasonable to let a great magician greet the nobles. Besides, the Grand Magician had already established a nation, and Balder had been in Holy Rock City for too long and his brain was broken.