[This is the first update today. I'm taking a long time. Forgive me, there are still two more updates.]
Rex leaned on Salin and opened the thick list. Under the moonlight, the two of them flipped through the list page by page. There was a faint fragrance. Salin didn't know if it came from the trees or from Rex's body. Realization dawned on him.
The list itself was made of magic paper. On it were the names and numbers of the gifts written in golden ink.
The beginning of the list was the gemstones. Ojarvis had really put in a lot of money. The first line of gifts made Salin's attention return to the list.
Iceland Stone: 12 standard units, 200 pieces.
It wasn't that Salin didn't have any Iceland Stones, but that his Iceland Stones were only four standard units in size, and there were less than 10 pieces in total. This was the purest gemstone in the Myers Continent. It could be used by any profession, any level, and any type of equipment. The effect was definitely the best.
Moreover, even tens of thousands of years ago, Iceland Stones were a specialty of the Myers Continent. It was difficult to find them in other planes. The Glücos Royal Family took out 200 pieces at once. Such a large amount was enough for a Magic Shooter above level-9 to use for a lifetime.
Next was the Green Mud Stone. This kind of gemstone that could contain divinity was something Salin needed very much. In the future, he would need this kind of gemstone as a tool for the Oracle to spread the faith of the Goddess. The Green Mud Stone veins had almost been mined clean. Now, the Green Mud Stone that occasionally appeared on the continent was made by level-9 Magic Shooters using Black Mica. This kind of gemstone was even more expensive than the Iceland Stone. This was because the Vatican strictly controlled it. Once it was discovered, it would be either robbed or bought. All of it had to be brought back to the Holy City on the Radiance Plain.
Next was a list of pure crystals, barytes, sapphires, rubies, curvilinear, seabed jade, cordierite, azurite, fluorite, neon stone, rutile, hornblende, tremolite, diopside, obsidian, amethyst, black crystal, smoke crystal …
Salin was dazzled. Every precious ore he knew was on this list.
Rex sighed softly. Salin didn't know why Rex's mood was bad after seeing so many resources. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Lace, why are you sighing?"
"Ojarvis went to his family to ask for help. As the Emperor, he has the right to ask for help three times. Only three times in your life. " Rex didn't feel good. Ojavis's health wasn't good. He could totally ask the elders in the family to extend his lifespan. However, Ojarvis had used this opportunity to send him a large number of supplies.
He didn't even know how much longer his younger brother could live.
Salin also understood. Although Ojarvis was the Emperor, he couldn't possibly take out so many high-level equipment and materials at once. Salin asked, "Didn't this brother of yours not interact with you before?"
"Because my father died, and my uncle was in charge of the military and political taxes, I became his hope." Rex leaned back tiredly. He was also helpless about this matter. She could not interfere in Sacred Rock City. Only if her brother died would there be a voice in the family that would support her. But would she want her brother to die?
Salin was speechless too. He used to be very envious of Rex. Now, the two of them were almost the same. His parents had died, and he had to support his country alone.
"Salin, if I didn't have this identity, would you treat me like you treated Sicar?" Rex asked softly.
Salin shuddered. It was as if lightning had struck his mind. His past with Rex surged in instantly. Salin answered subconsciously, "You, very good …"
"Very good?" Rex couldn't help but laugh. What kind of answer was that?
Luckily, Salin came back to his senses immediately. He put the gift list into the demonic god ring and pulled Rex's hand. "You're a princess. When I saw you, you were already one. How can it change? To us little mages, you're high up. No matter how friendly we are, we all know that some things can't be changed. "
"Isn't it changed now?" Rex raised his head slightly and looked into Salin's eyes.
"Grace, you don't know how outstanding you are. Most people in this world will only feel ashamed when they see you. I worked so hard and chased after you with all my might. Finally, I don't see your back anymore. Back then, I just wanted to eat my fill. At that time, you wanted to build a kingdom of mages. I don't want to be like others, to admire you. It shouldn't be admiration, it should be love. "
"Is that true?"
"In the name of the mages."
"In the name of the mages …" Rex's smile became warm, and he leaned even closer to Salin. Salin already had a kingdom. This was the first time Rex felt that he had someone to rely on after his father's death.
"Grace, give Nania to me."
"Huh?" Rex was shocked, but he immediately understood the meaning of the word "give".
"I will have many powerful mages, but people like Nania are few. I will be fighting all year round in the future, so I won't have much time to return to Metatlin City. There's no one more suitable than her to handle government affairs. I want to be with you in peace and destroy the Cloud Flow Empire first! "
"Salin, it's not that easy!" Rex couldn't help but interrupt Salin. The Cloud Flow Empire probably had hundreds of powerful mages, millions of soldiers, and countless auxiliary soldiers. A country with a population of more than 300 million was too difficult to conquer.
"We have Seriger Island. If you marry me, my teacher will support you." Salin held Rex's hand tightly and said, "I will expand Great Liang City. There will be at least 12 level-nine Magic Towers in the future. This place will be like Holy Rock City, a city that will never be destroyed. "
"We have to endure the wedding in four months first." Rex's voice lowered, and it sounded a little sweet.
"We still have five months, enough to renovate Great Liang City. You have to be confident. By then, no matter how many people there are in Cloud Flow, I will make them regret coming here. "
Rex turned his head and looked at Salin, who was very close to him. Salin was still the same Salin. Even his tone hadn't changed. But there was now an unshakable determination in his blue eyes.
"Salin."
"Yes."
"I can't bear to give up those three cities. For those three cities, I flew to your place and asked for so many resources. You should understand."
"Then I will announce that I will station troops there. If your uncle wants it, I will take down the whole of Phoenix. "
Rex smiled even sweeter. "Salin, you finally understand what you should do, and what you should fight for. I can rest assured that I will marry you. "
"Lace, I had fantasies about you the first time I saw you. Can you tell me when you started to like me?"
"Who knows? Even sorcerers can't calculate it. Anyway, you weren't very likable in the beginning. "
"You and I have calculated everything clearly. Are you angry or not?"
"Why would I be angry? Sorcerers are like that. There are people everywhere who are willing to give me benefits for free. I know what they are thinking. I don't owe you anything. That's why I like you. "
"You don't have to do this in the future. We are a family now," Salin said easily.
"Why not? Sigh, you have more nobles than I do now. There's no need for the big things. Later, we still need to study the unified taxation and the treatment of nobles. Salin, Nania, I gave it to you. Treat it well. I think you have talent as a sorcerer, but you're terrible as a king. "
"Sicar can't be involved either. I don't want him to get involved. But I still need her to manage Metatlin for now. When my teacher comes, we can be completely at ease. "
When Salin mentioned Sicar, Rex's body twitched. Salin's sharp senses noticed it. But he had to say that Sicar was now the regent of Metatlin, the mother of his child, and the leader of all Caucasians.
"You are worried that Nania won't cooperate with her, right? Salin, I will write to Nania and make things clear. Don't worry, Sicar … I like her too. "
"You like her too?"
"She's innocent and has no ambition. She deserves what she wants." Rex's words sounded insincere, but there weren't many loopholes in her description.
Salin felt helpless. Rex was also very competitive. Of course, she wouldn't want Salin to have another woman by his side. But Sicar made the first move and had a child. She didn't have a choice. Rex probably hadn't thought about marrying someone else. In a sorcerer's life, the time used to cultivate relationships was extremely precious. Rex still didn't have any goals.
This was a necessary life for a royal family. Everything was an exchange of benefits. Even if Great Emperor Charnak sent Rex out of Sacred Rock City and gave her a prefecture, she wouldn't be able to change much.
Just then, Eleanor's singing came from a small building not far away.
Salin and Rex stopped talking and listened quietly to Eleanor's singing. It was a song of the elves. Neither of them understood what Eleanor was singing, but they could feel the deep sorrow in her voice.
As Eleanor sang, the flowers in the courtyard started to fall. Petals fell from the treetops and scattered all over the ground.
Salin's mind cleared up. What was there for him to worry about? He just had to treat Rex and Sicar well. Like Eirinn, she couldn't even go home. He was only her master, and there was no way he could make her feel happy.
The more one had, the greater their desires. This was true.
Rex calmed down too. Eleanor's singing had an indescribable magic that echoed in his heart. Why was he sad? Salin's feelings for him had always been deeply buried, but that didn't mean he didn't know. Who asked him to put on airs and let Sicar take the lead?
Sicar wasn't someone who wanted status. She just had the purest feelings for Salin. If he had to blame someone, he could only blame himself for not grasping the opportunity. He didn't understand that he liked Salin more than a little.
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