[Tomorrow will also be the first night watch. On the 17th, 18th, and 19th, the third night watch of the month after that.]
Rex was the last to arrive. When she arrived, Salin had already finished asking about what had happened after she left. Metatlin City was developing quite well. In winter, the harbor was frozen, and there was no more business. However, there were still many businesses operating in the city. On land, the trade route to Phoenix was still in operation.
The Tiffany Family had organized a large caravan with hundreds of magical beasts. They were all camels with thick skin and flesh, and could survive on hay. With these hundreds of camels, the Tiffany Family could still have business in winter, and they could maintain the operations of the shops in Metatlin City.
The other businesses were following suit, and the price of cheap magical beasts like camels increased by several times.
The baroness of the Roland Family and the people left behind by Ainphent started to form a mercenary group, which had now expanded to more than a thousand people. On this two thousand mile trade route, all the mercenaries were registered in Metatlin City.
More Caucasians from Sicar had arrived. With the fall of Jialoulan, the Caucasian region was completely invaded by the forces of the Vatican, and countless Caucasians were forced to leave their homes. There were at least fifty thousand people who came to Metatlin City.
Almost all of the Caucasians were warriors. Under Sicar's leadership, a Caucasian battalion of ten thousand people appeared.
The untrained Caucasians were not good at attacking cities, but they were the strongest warriors when it came to protecting the city and patrolling the wilderness. The patrols in the core area of Metatlin City were now under the control of Sicar's Caucasian battalion.
This was good. At least there was no way for outsiders to infiltrate the core area of Metatlin City.
The mages on Seriger Island only trained, and Daniel was in charge of the municipal affairs. The white bone battleships left behind by the Winged Skeletons were patrolling the seas. During this season, no one would disturb them at sea.
As for the temple, it was completely controlled by Nelis. The three demons under Nelis had already completed the transfer of power, and were in charge of the defense of the temple.
The population of the city had expanded to three hundred and fifty thousand, and these people had already registered at the city hall as Metatlin citizens. There were many nobles in the city, one hundred and twenty-four of them. These hundred nobles were in the city, and there were about twenty thousand servants and bodyguards.
Even more nobles had already built castles in the north of Metatlin. The construction of castles was huge, but with the Three Lords, there were naturally countless undead that could be used. In order to build the castle, the nobles also spent a large amount of gold coins. These gold coins flowed into the city hall and became Salin's wealth.
Rex's two swordsman battalions had more than fifty thousand people, and they built a small town west of Metatlin. There were only two flag regiments in the city, and they were stationed near Rex's residence.
It sounded a little chaotic, but in reality, Metatlin City was already in good order.
Rex had already trained two battalions of troops for Salin. These two battalions were responsible for the defense of Metatlin City. Because there was no war, they weren't short on manpower.
Right now, Metatlin City was expanding the town to the north, imitating Sacred Rock City and stationing professional troops outside the city. Rex would only withdraw his troops from the towns in the west when Salin's army was large enough.
"Rex, I want to build an arena." This was the first thing Salin said to Rex.
"Salin, aren't you too impatient?" Of course, Rex knew what the Arena was. She was a little against it. After all, it was hard to control casualties in the Arena.
"I'm afraid there are too many professionals in Metatlin City. If there's no Arena, there will be a lot of trouble. Right now, Metatlin City has just been built, and these people haven't gotten used to it yet. After they get used to it, there will definitely be many private organizations. I might as well put them under management in advance. "
"That's true. But building an arena requires a lot of money."
"That's for other places. This time, I want to use the Three Sovereigns."
"I mean, after the Arena is up and running, the daily operating costs. The expenses for all personnel, the rewards for the victors, and the maintenance costs. "
"As long as you don't object, that won't be a problem," Salin said confidently. He knew that he had plenty of funds on hand and could completely support this arena. Moreover, it wasn't that the Arena didn't make money. With so many free citizens in the city, selling tickets would be a huge income.
Right now, Salin was wondering if he should set up a gambling house so that the citizens of Metatlin City could place their bets.
The nobles of Cloud Flow City often did such things, but the nobles of Qinyin felt that it was a sign of poor upbringing. He was also a Mage. If he did such a thing, he would be scolded.
However, setting up a gambling house could increase his income by more than three times. If he didn't earn so much money, he wouldn't be a citizen of Scottinya.
"Alright, since you want to do it, I'll let Nania stay and help you design the Arena. She has a complete blueprint in her head. You can let her give you ideas for the construction of the Arena.
Salin thought about it and agreed. He couldn't let the Mages of Seriger Island do this. His knowledge didn't have anything on such unpopular buildings. He could only ask Nania for help.
After discussing with Rex about training the army and developing in Sidestar City for a while, Salin finally sent Rex away and discussed the development of Metatlin City with Neris and the rest.
With the Temple as the center, Metatlin City was divided into four parts, namely the North, South, East, and West Cities. The South part was a relatively closed environment. There was only a small plain outside the city, surrounded by mountains on all sides. There was a towering mountain that was more than two miles wide near the sea, and there was no way out on all four sides. Here lived the Caucasians, living a natural life in the mountains, as their forefathers had done.
The East part of the city was the business district, close to the port. It was a place where the big and small merchant families gathered. The young people who left the four largest merchant families all built their mansions here. The best location was Ainphent's mansion. This part was the most open area.
The North part of the city was inhabited by nobles who came to seek refuge. There were almost no commoners here.
Most of the people living in the West part of the city were freedmen. It was best to build the Arena in the West part of the city. None of the freedmen in Metatlin City were poor. Those who could travel thousands or even tens of thousands of miles to settle here all had a certain amount of wealth. When Salin sold the houses in the West part of the city, he also stipulated that they shouldn't be too expensive.
Because of this, the freedmen in the West part of the city lived quite well. There were the most workshops and craftsmen here. Professionals who came to try their luck also gathered in the West part of the city. For example, some low-level Mages, Swordsmen, and even the rare Wizards, Assassins, Thieves, and so on.
It was getting late. Salin finally let everyone rest, but he was dragged back to his room by Siga.
"Salin, did you miss me?" Siga turned around and locked the door, asking Salin with a smile.
"Yes."
"Then come here." Siga waved. Salin swallowed, but he ran to the door, closed his eyes, and used his senses to check. Sure enough, Neris was in the room next door, peeping in.
Salin wanted to open the door and send Neris away. Unexpectedly, Siga grabbed his collar from behind and jumped onto the bed.
"Salin, I missed you."
"Wait, I'll do it myself!" Salin was shocked. Although his Demon God Set was unusually sturdy, he was still afraid that Siga would damage it.
"Don't worry, I know what to do." Siga helped Salin take off the robe. Only Salin could undo the belt of the Demon God Set. Inside was a tight-fitting magic robe. After taking it off, Salin hurriedly used a cleaning spell.
"Cleaning is not good. Bathing is more comfortable." Siga took out a huge wooden bucket. She put such a thing in her Ring of Blessing. Salin laughed.
Using magic to create a large amount of water, she filled the wooden bucket. Then, Siga quickly took off her clothes and jumped in.
"Come in, Salin." Siga waved. Salin couldn't resist the temptation and quickly jumped into the water.
"Siga, are you in such a hurry to meet me for the first time?"
"I remember. You looked at me lecherously." Siga rubbed her chest against Salin.
Under the effect of magic, the water temperature rose quickly, and steam rose. Neris was eavesdropping next door. She heard the two taking a bath and talking. Neris hit the ground fiercely and muttered angrily, "We haven't seen each other for so long. What a waste of time!"
"I'm not lecherous. You hit me!" Salin complained. He was still young at that time. He only thought Siga was beautiful, but he really didn't have any other thoughts.
"So be it. Now you can see." Siga held Salin in her arms, her heart full of happiness.
"Siga, marry me." Salin couldn't help but say what he thought.
"You're still not mine now? Even the Caucasians won't agree to marry you. Besides, if I marry you, I might lose my power. "
"How is that possible?" Salin couldn't understand losing this power. As a magician, he believed that what belonged to him wouldn't be lost for unreasonable reasons.
"Don't worry about it. If you want a wife, go find Rex. She's probably going to talk about marriage soon. I think, at most next year, someone will come to propose. "
"Me? Marry someone else? What about you! "Salin was anxious.
"What about me? When I miss you, who dares to stop me? " Siga said casually. At the same time, she turned around and said to Salin, "My back is itchy. Wipe it for me."
Salin smiled bitterly. Indeed, Siga was the Earth Priestess now. Not many people dared to provoke her. Even Rex didn't want to offend such a person. The problem was, did he want to marry another woman?
"Use more strength, Salin. What are you thinking about?" Siga felt her back itch even more. Salin's hand was lightly drawing circles on it.
Master, use more strength!
Neris muttered in the next room. She blamed Salin in her heart. Why didn't he get to the point after so long? At this time, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in." Neris sat upright and returned to the chair.
Trish walked in and knelt respectfully in front of Neris. "Master, I …"
"Advanced?" Neris lowered her eyelids and didn't look at Trish.
"Yes, Master. I drank a magician's potion and advanced to a Great Demon. But I don't have the strength of a Great Demon yet. I need to slowly consolidate it. "
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