Chapter 601: Demon Gathering Array (1/2)
On the workshop's second floor, Amelia Lancaster was seated by her design desk, drawing up new airship blueprints with great focus that she did not notice Leon arriving beside her.
Leon quietly observed the new blueprint before shifting his gaze to study the second floor, thinking it had been a while since he last came here.
'This floor used to filled study materials on the levitation device. But now, there is not a single trace of it. Instead, there were trains, airships, railways, and many other designs,' Leon silently mused.
”Oh? When did you get back, Leon?” Amelia Lancaster exclaimed with pleasant surprise after resting her eyes for a moment.
She immediately stood up before speaking while inspecting Leon, ”Come, let Mother-in-law have a good look at you. You have not been around much—Woah, you seem to have become much more burly.”
”I have made some minor breakthroughs in Body Cultivation,” Leon smiled wryly before changing the topic, ”The workshop does not seem all that busy as I would expect it to be.”
”With the discovery of Transcendent Crystals and your parents being more generous with their rewards, the number of Fire Awakeners has been growing along with a few selected Metal Awakeners around to help out…”
”The additional hands have pushed productions to new heights, reducing the need for raw manpower from the commoners. With the railway to the Grassland Region nearing completion, most of the workforce has been directed over for the New Capital's construction.”
”Makes sense.” Leon nodded after listening to Amelia Lancaster's explanation before saying, ”I've heard about the plans, but I have yet to see the progress over there for myself.”
”But that will have to wait for another time. I'm a bit tight on time and will not be staying in the Capital for long before I need to return to the Wildlands.”
”I see. Well, alright then. What did you come over to see me for this time?” Amelia Lancaster interrogated before adding, ”You wouldn't be visiting unless you have a reason to.”
”Why would say that, Mother-in-law? You're making me seem like such a bad person…” Leon scratched his cheeks wryly before speaking in his defense, ”I did drop by to use the forge, but am I not seeing you first before that?”
”…”
Amelia Lancaster was a bit speechless before saying with a shake of her head, ”If you were truly sincere in visiting this mother-in-law of yours, you would have brought gifts.”
”You know what I mean, right?” Amelia Lancaster gave Leon a sidelong glance while trying to remain dignified and upright.
Leon gawked for a moment.
Shortly after, he smiled ruefully with a nod before taking out a few stalks of tier-3 herbal tea spirit herbs from his Worldspace and passed it over.
”Please accept this small gift of mine, Mother-in-law.”
”Hehe, thank you.”
Amelia Lancaster happily accepted the few stalks of spirit herbs with a hum before storing them in her interspatial ring.
”Right, how is Rachel?” Leon suddenly asked.
”Rachel? She has been doing quite well in recent days, surprisingly. She is quite motivated to overcome her trauma. Still, you should pay her a visit sometime.”
”Although a date was never set, you two have been engaged the moment you two were born. You should spend more time together,” Amelia Lancaster said with a slightly helpless expression.