The Golden Throne

"As you wish. I will be leaving the city tonight. If you have any problems, please relay it through Lucas, the one in the mage tower.", Liu Feng said.

Feng Huang nodded, and Liu Feng went inside the tower. He went to the sixth floor, where Lucas was waiting for him.

"Well, what happened back in the forest? The phoenix could not tell me the details because she was preoccupied with her own fight. All she told me was that there was a scouting party of sorts, and you took care of all the small fry, whatever that means. What the hell did you do? You were just a fifth order when you left, but now you are in the sixth."

Liu Feng smiled. What happened was ethereal even to him. He certainly did not expect his sudden epiphany that day. 

"Well, what can I say. I saw a sixth order equivalent demon and saw that his mana was liquid. So, I realized that mana could be compressed, so I did the same. Now, I am in the sixth order."

"That is such a bad way to put it. Do you know how many years some people waste to achieve the same understanding that you did? And you did it at such a young age. The potential that you have or the future is truly endless now. You can even achieve the higher ranks, and you might even be able to enter the eighth, even ninth order ranks over the next few decades.", Lucas said.

Liu Feng shrugged.

"It is good that you realized that on your own. If someone else had told you that, then the sixth order would have been the highest order that you could reach, and maybe the seventh. Understanding how mana behaves is important for any future spells that you will use now."

"Who knows, I might even be the youngest ever eight order mage, maybe even the youngest ninth order mage ever.", Liu Feng laughed.

"I am afraid that that is simply impossible.", Lucas shook his head.

"Impossible? Why? Don't tell me that there was someone who achieved it at a younger age than me.", Liu Feng asked with shock.

"You might be a genius, Liu Feng, but you were not the biggest that the continent has seen. Before the demon war, before we even knew about the existence of another continent, there were records of geniuses of a time more ancient than my own. They are said to be born into the fifth order, and they reach the ninth order at the peak of their youth. Some among them have even achieved the ninth order before sixteen years of age. It is said that they angered the gods by pushing the god's limiter and trying to break through to the tenth order, and that is why they were annihilated."

"Gods? Aren't the gods of the continent, basically the spirits?", Liu Feng asked.

"The times before my own do not have proper records, and the details are very vague, but they worshipped a different god, and the spirits do not seem to play a role in their success.", Lucas said.

"Put all of that aside. The problem of the demons is far too high, and I have learnt of a troubling news. The Glade kingdom surrendered to the demons. They have a stronghold in the continent, and it is conveniently near the shore. It is dangerous for all of us. We need to eliminate the country. I can convince my father and the king of Elvan. You have to ready the children, and a few others. Just teach everyone some basic spells. We'll arm everyone with a weapon that I made myself, and this weapon is very effective."

Lucas nodded, and Liu Feng gave Lucas a blueprint of the gun that he had drawn. "Here, start the production for this. Don't worry about it working, it will only work if I inscribe magic circles on it. As for the power source, I think that magic cores of the magical beasts are a good fit."

Lucas then went through the development of the mage tower with Liu Feng, and Liu Feng completed all his commitments in the city. He went directly to the train station.

"Arrange for a train immediately. I will go there, I don't want to wait for the next train."

"Yes Young Lord!", one of the conductors said. Liu Feng boarded the train, and it departed. An hour later, Liu Feng got out of the train onto the station in the Magic Academy. 

The station was sparse because there weren't supposed to be any trains at all on the weekdays. Liu Feng went to the dorms and knocked on the door of his room.

"Which idiot is knocking on the door at this late hour?", Tesarion opened the door.

"Liu Feng! You are alive. You returned?", Tesarion fell back on his butt.

"Liu Feng is back?", Alderan suddenly jumped off his bed to come to the door. "You are back!"

Liu Feng smiled and said, "Don't let me disturb you guys. Please go back to bed."

"You are kidding me right? You are back after disappearing for a whole month. Did you know that when Alderan's sister came back to the academy from somewhere, she was crying for a whole week? All the male students hate you right now."

"She cried for an entire week?"

"Yup. Now I think you have to answer your brother in law. I will get out of the way."

Alderan's face darkened when he heard Tesarion say that, but he did not retort. He took Liu Feng to a silent corner and asked him, "So, is what Amelia saw true? Elves had records of demons and the demon war, but we always thought that it was a legend."

"You are just a kid. Why concern yourself? I will arrange a meeting with your father and mine. All of this will be discussed then. Maybe you can watch on the side lines."

"Just a kid? And what do you think you are? Let's just go back to sleep", Alderan stormed out on Liu Feng. Liu Feng smiled and followed him back to the room.

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