Watching Richie leave, thoroughly satisfied, Landen felt he had been played again. For a moment, he somewhat understood why the other families had gone to such lengths to prevent Richie from inheriting his father's throne.
"Landen?"
Gleia emerged from the Meditation Room. She had clearly just teleported in from Roseburg. With her Dragon Tentacle and healing spells, she had already become a key medical worker on par with Mage Rosef.
"Is the treatment over there finished?" Seeing the exhaustion on Gleia's face, Landen quickly took out a dose of high-purity Magic Potion and handed it to her.
"If only," Dragon Girl said wearily after drinking half the potion. "Breyak has launched several attacks in a row. That Kaomani you treated until he was mostly recovered last night was sent back this morning, badly wounded again."
"That's war for you. Get some proper rest. Don't rush back."
"I'm fine. Tierney is also quite skilled with life magic, and he's taken over as healer. But I came back to find Wendy."
"To find her?"
"Yes. The Merfolk have discovered the Magic Pattern Cargo Containers. They organized several waves of charges and destroyed several hundred of them. Lord Harald sent me to hurry along the cargo containers."
"I'll go find Wendy. You get some sleep first." Landen sent Dragon Girl into the bedroom. Only after watching her fall asleep with her tail in her arms did he head for the Industrial New District to find Wendy.
Dragon Girl had spent the entire night in Roseburg treating the wounded. Meanwhile, in the New District's factory, Wendy had likewise worked through the night, drawing magic patterns and organizing young mages into assembly lines to put together Magic Pattern Cargo Containers.
By the time Landen arrived, several hundred cargo containers were already lined up outside the