The Golden Throne

Liu Feng was in a rickety carriage that went up and down as he was headed off towards the stadium. He was least worried about his own safety. Even though he did not have mana anymore, in case of emergencies, he could always sit through the headaches and use mana forcefully. And, with the mana strengthening his body over the years, he also found that he was much stronger than even the strongest soldiers in his armies. 

For him, mana was simply a cheat drug that had no consequences. 

Liu Feng glanced at the window. Through the window, he could see a giant colosseum. This was where Liu Feng presumed the fight would take place. Calling it a fight would be a little crude. A battle would be more suited for what was about to take place.

The carriage halted after another minute, and someone opened the door.

"Your Majesty, if you shall allow me to guide you to the upper seat reserved for you." a man standing there said.

"Please." Liu Feng nodded as he stepped down from the carriage.

He looked around. Along with the colosseum, there were many other people around. But interestingly, this colosseum was not part of any city. There was not another building in sight, and these people coming here to view this spectacle had to travel far to get here.

"I was not aware that this meet would happen in such a... public eye." Liu Feng said.

"It is a tradition to showcase our unity to our people to reassure them that we remain good friends." the man explained.

"I see. Well then. Take me to where I am supposed to sit. I will not disrupt any of the events that you have planned for later." Liu Feng said.

The man stepped forward and led Liu Feng towards the huge Colosseum. Liu Feng was impressed at the sheer size of the building, and couldn't help but wonder why his own kingdom did not have a building of such caliber. 

Even without the use of cement, or concrete, Derail was able to make a colosseum strikingly similar in size and magnitude to that of the colosseum of Rome.

"I wonder how long making such a big structure took. Surely this must have been a very ambitious project when you first made it." Liu Feng asked.

"This Colosseum has a great history, Your Majesty, but I am afraid that Derail cannot stake the claim to all of it. This was already there when Derail became a kingdom. No one knows who built this magnificent building, but all that we know is that we need to fight to show our respect to the creators." the man said.

"I swear, if I didn't know any better, I would have said that this was a carbon copy of the one in Rome. But that is just stupidity on my part. I am in another world." Liu Feng thought to himself, but he still could not get rid of that nagging feeling in the back of his head.

They walked inside through a very strictly guarded entrance. No one was allowed through it except for Liu Feng and whoever came with him. Liu Feng assumed that this was just for the VIPs. It was also made abundantly clear when there was a separate line for all the others who were crowding elsewhere.

Liu Feng entered the Colosseum. He could see that all the pathways were made of limestone, another similarity with the one in Rome. He was taken up the stairs, and he could finally see light at the end of the corridor. 

He went to the light, and saw that he was at the head of the entire Colosseum. At this level, there was no one else, and there were only three seats as far as he could see. Yurian was already sitting in one of them, with his attendant slowly massaging his shoulders. Yurian nodded towards Liu Feng.

"Please take a seat. We were about to start, and were waiting for your arrival." Yurian smiled.

Liu Feng nodded and he sat next to Yurian.

"Do you wish for one of my attendants to pleasure you as well? Although we are out in the open, there are not many with the exceptional eyesight to see what is going on here." Yurian asked.

"I am fine. Thank you." Liu Feng rejected him instantly.

"Your loss." Yurian shrugged. He then stood upon and looked down. The ground of the Colosseum looked truly peculiar. There were mazes everywhere and two groups of soldiers lined up neatly in arrays standing side by side.

They were wearing different uniforms, and Liu Feng could recognize one of the groups to be of his army. He nodded towards them, but he doubted that they would be able to see his small gesture.

Meanwhile, Yurian raised his hand. All the chattering of the crowd stopped instantly, as if someone had died.

"Who would have thought that fear would be such an effective tool? I certainly did not expect it. Not one bit." Liu Feng shook his head.

The groups moved instantaneously, and they merged together to form one seamless whole. They then entered the catacombs. The upper part was completely visible, and all of them were able to see what was going on down under.

"Do you wish to have a magical device to see what is happening with more detail?" Someone suddenly asked Liu Feng. Liu Feng turned around to see who it was. It was a beautiful young girl, standing there with a very, very provocative dress. 

Liu Feng raised his eyebrows.

"What is your age?" he asked.

"I am seventeen this year, Your Majesty." the young girl said, her lower lip quivering.

"Don't worry. I am not going to bite. But remember. If you want to do anything else, if you want to make a future for yourself, just come to my tent this night. I will give you another lease in life." Liu Feng said.

He knew how wrong that sounded, but he also knew that whether he was going to make a move on her or not, if she stayed with Yurian any longer, sooner or later, she would be forced to do something she would hate.

Yurian also heard what Liu Feng said.

"Don't worry about it, Your Majesty. I might have called her to my room for today, but she will be accompanying you for the rest of the trip. I will not lay hands on her. She is my gift to you." Yurian grinned.

"After this siege is over, the first thing that I am going to do is kill you and put your son on the throne. For such a lecherous man to become a king, I don't know how the church works." Liu Feng thought to himself.

He then looked at what was happening down beneath him. The soldiers were going through traps and obstacles like it was nothing. They were already half way through the entire course.

"Is this all that today is planned for? Because they are cruising through all of the obstacles. This is not that interesting at all. There should be something else right?" Liu Feng asked.

"There is also the main event after this, Your Majesty. The soldiers will fight each other. It will be a very fun event, and anyone can also join in." Yurian grinned.

"This wasn't the main event? That is good to hear. This is so boring, I just don't know why this was even there. But that main event of yours. Fighting between the soldiers? How serious? I do not want to see any deaths right now." Liu Feng said.

Inside though, Liu Feng was sneering.

"I know that I am in a position of dominance. You need me and the guns that I am giving, so you are going to have to listen to all of my needs and wants carefully." Liu Feng was thinking.

As he predicted, Yurian conceded.

"I will remind my soldiers that this is just a friendly spar, Your Majesty," Yurian said.

"That is very comforting to hear." Liu Feng smiled.

They looked down. By now, the two colors were rapidly approaching the end of the whole maze, and were about to leave.

"This quickly? Just doesn't make any sense. Why would someone call this entertainment? I pity all of these people. They paid so much to be here. They must have traveled far as well. To see such a disappointment. I need to get something good in my place to match this. An Olympics sounds just about right." Liu Feng thought to himself.

Liu Feng turned, and he saw that the young girl was still standing there. She was shivering a little, and when she saw Liu Feng, she hastily bowed. 

"What do you wish for, Your Majesty?" the girl asked.

"Let us talk somewhere else. Somewhere private. It is quite clear that you do not understand what I am saying, and my morals just do not allow me to let you stay in such a state of perpetual fear." Liu Feng sighed.

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