Valen looked at Li De’s disappearing figure and shook his head with a wry smile. This lord of his really was... impossible to predict.
But deep down, he was still very satisfied. After all, he had once again forged a piece of Transcendent equipment that bore his name.
Valen knew all too well that only by demonstrating his value within this city could he gain the favor of its ruler, and only then could the dwarves carve out a better space for themselves.
He was perfectly aware that Li De was using him, but wasn’t he also cooperating in that use? The dwarves... no longer had autonomy.
All he could do was showcase more of his value to earn enough respect, that was his path to survival.
Thinking this far, Valen recalled the lives of the dwarves in Dawn City during this period, and his emotions grew complicated. He glanced deeply at the blacksmiths and dwarves now crowding in with questions and sighed softly.
‘Patriarch Rabio, the clansmen of the Brutehammer clan have already integrated into this city ruled by the saintlight vampires.
Have you found the Copperhammer clan? At this moment, I truly hope you haven’t been blinded by anger. Even if the dwarves of the Copperhammer clan arrive with a vast army, they may still not be a match for the saintlight vampires.
The power possessed by this city is far more terrifying than you imagine, and the master of this city is too mysterious, too unfathomable.
And besides, whether our former kin will still be willing to raise their blades against the city behind them remains an open question.’
Valen did wish for his former clan to rebuild, but he also didn’t want to become an enemy of Dawn City. His heart was conflicted.
This city had already established an emotional connection with him. Here were his friends, his clansmen, even a human blacksmith he wished to take as a disciple...
After leaving the rear garden, Li De returned directly to his third-floor office in City Hall.
He was in a great mood.
Not just because he had forged a piece of Transcendent equipment, but more importantly, because of the system space he had just activated.
As soon as he arrived in the office, he eagerly opened the new notification from the system.
No one else knew how frustrating it was to live in a magical world without a storage space.
But magical storage spaces were extremely rare in this world because the space crystals used to create them were monopolized by the dragons of the Storm Sea. Dragons loved treasure more than any other race.
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Thus, storage spaces had always been extremely scarce.
Now, the system space had finally arrived. With it, he could resolve many headaches.
Li De silently commanded the storage space to open.
Then, with a mental link, he sensed the presence of a cubic space about two meters long, wide, and high.
It was a strange feeling. Though nothing appeared before his eyes, he could clearly sense the existence of a dimensional space. A wave of information entered his mind, and instantly, he knew exactly how to use it.
With a thought, he reached out and stored the books and documents on the table in front of him.
The items instantly vanished from sight. As they entered the space, he was able to easily control where they were placed.
As long as the object was within reach and not outside the space's size limit, it could be instantly stored. The system-provided storage space was extremely convenient to use.
2*2*2, 8 cubic meters. Not a lot, but not too little either. It was enough for him to store some emergency supplies.
After placing all the Mana-Infused Blood he carried into the storage space, his peripheral vision fell on Castro perched on his shoulder.
With a thought, he reached out, intending to store the whispering bat as well. But the next second, he felt a resisting force and failed.
“Living beings can’t be stored?”
Li De frowned. Why was that?
After trying a few more times, another wave of information entered his mind, the system space was highly specialized, it could not contain souls. Forcing a living being inside would result in soul collapse.
He looked at Castro, who was still motionless on his shoulder, and shook his head.
If he couldn’t be stored, then so be it. He’d just keep the guy with him, if they ran into enemies, he could simply toss him out.
A primal king clad in Transcendent armor, he could even hold his ground against Level 19 combat power.
After studying the system space for a while longer, Li De finally felt satisfied. Remembering there was something else he hadn’t done, he got up and went downstairs to Harrison’s office on the second floor.
“Good evening, Patriarch.” Harrison, who had just returned from outside, had barely sat down when he saw Li De walk in.
“Harrison, has Emi gone out to capture more people?”
Perhaps from being idle too long, Emi had recently been leading teams to raid for population. Li De hadn’t bothered to stop him. After all, having a top-tier Level 15 combat power active along the chaotic border was a good thing.
“Marquis Emi is still at the Mage Tower. Apparently something urgent came up that required his attention. Should I send someone to notify him?”
Li De waved his hand. “No need. I’ll go myself. If you’re free, come with me, I’ve improved two new spells you can learn as well.”
He had been so focused on forging equipment earlier that he hadn’t gotten around to having the vampires learn his two new spells.
These were powerful combat spells that could greatly boost the strength of his bloodline descendants. Their impact was far beyond what something like Small Fireball or Mage Hand could offer.
Whether it was Dragonscale Shield or Scorching Fireball, both were potent battle spells. The boost they gave the vampires couldn’t be described in a few words.
Hearing Li De’s words, Harrison’s eyes lit up. Though he was a Level 10 Advanced Mage, he didn’t have Li De’s ability to recklessly improve spells.