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"That sounds like him indeed. He always makes others suffer the losses, and only comes in at the last minute only if everyone is losing absolutely horribly. Well, if he said that though, there should be some truth in there. This is not the actual war after all! This is just a scouting party, There should not be a big problem taking care of them. I just came here ahead of time because, well, it felt like the contractor of Pyrus was in danger. Looks like I am wrong. You really may be able to do it, but only if the demon minister does not have an armour like that time. If he does, then you can kiss this army good bye and start running to save your lives. A defensive artefact is very rare among the demons, so every one who has one is one of the more powerful demon generals, and they are almost impossible to defeat, much less kill.", the king shook his head just thinking about the past.

"Is it really that frightening? I have heard the same story from the phoenix. She said that if the demon minister who had come had a defensive artefact, then we could very well give up on the war.", Liu Man asked.

"That is completely understandable. Not many can hold up against a demon minister alone. The fact that she is sure that there is a demon minister at all is concerning. If there is a demon minister, there are going to be more than five demon generals. If that is the case, then we are going to have a tough time. Not everyone can just kill a demon general. Few even in the dragon clan can.", the dragon king said. 

"Anyways, if there is a demon minister with a defensive artefact, then it will take time to defeat him. A long time. And a dragged out fight is completely disadvantageous to us.", he said.

"We should continue this conversation with the other kings. I am sure that they will have some opinions to contribute.", Liu Man said.

"Forget it, I will just wait till the contractor comes here.  Till then, where is Arad? I want to speak with that child. I could not sense him in the premises.", the dragon king asked.

"Arad? Are you talking about the child who is always next to Liu Feng? How do you know about him?"

"Where is he? I know that he is not in the city here.", the dragon king did not bother to answer Liu Man's question. Liu Man's eyebrow twitched, but he calmed himself and the smile on his face remained.

"Yes, Sir. He is not in the city. He is by the side of Liu Feng. I will ask him to come immediately by using a magic device. I will do so immediately, so please rest easily and take up accommodations where you see fit in the guest rooms on the first floor."

The King of the dragons left, and his footsteps faded into the distance. Liu Man sighed and took out a magic stone out of his drawer. He activated and spoke into the magic stone.

"Liu Feng! What are you still doing in Dilheim? I thought that I told you to come back to the city. You can continue the work here. Someone claiming to be the king of dragons came, and the phoenix confirmed. I don't know what to do here. You should come here and entertain your guest."

Liu Feng's faint voice came out of the magic stone. "The king of dragons? I thought that they would come a few weeks later. I accounted for their late arrival when I made my calculations. This changes everything."

"Well, are you done with whatever you were doing?"

"Yes, Father. I will be coming very soon. I have completed a project of mine that will help immensely with the war, and I will be coming there with this. It will take me around a day for me to get there."

"Alright. But come fast. Problems have already started here. A few students offended him by calling him a commoner and stuff, and I think that he is angry. We cannot afford to anger him."

"Yes, Father. I will make haste. But father, what is this about students? Are you sure that having students in the war is the right move? They have never been in an actual battle. Actually the seniors in my academy may have been, but the army ethic will never rub into them, so are you sure that having them will help?", Liu Feng was rightfully worried about this development.

"Come here Liu Feng, and we will discuss this in detail in person.", Liu Man said and dismissed him.

Liu Man crushed the stone after saying this and threw it to the side. He looked outside the window, where he could see the whole city, and all the soldiers who were walking around. He laughed to himself very creepily. Then, he took out a black colored penchant from around his neck, but which was not visible to anyone. The penchant started shining, and Liu Man said, "The king of the dragons has arrived. This changed things immensely. Please prepare accordingly."

The penchant dimmed back, and Liu Man put the penchant back around his neck and covered it with the collar of his shirt. He turned around and left the room. 

Back at Dilheim,

"What the hell, Arad? I thought that the dragons would be coming two weeks later? Why did my father say that the king of dragons came? And to the army and not to Dilheim?"

"Forgive me, master. But His Majesty is a very curious person, so I assume that he wanted to see for himself the resistance that you have built against the demons."

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