The Golden Throne

"A Phoenix is an eternal being.  The phoenix had fought beside the elves during the war. All our history books tell us that the phoenix was an instrumental force of the continent, and fended off many powerful demons. But, for some reason, the books had omitted the fact that the phoenix could take human form. We elves are eternally grateful for the mystical beasts' involvement. To think that you would withhold this information from us.", Damascus said, his face still flush red with excitement from hearing that there was a phoenix in the city.

"Well... I did not know that elves had such a deep relationship with the phoenix. I would have told you, but the occasion never arose. I had only spoken with you for like a few days. The phoenix herself arrived here just a month ago. It is not like I could have told you this a long time ago.", Liu Feng put his hands up.

"Fine. But the phoenix would be a valuable force. Much more important than the armies that we as kings can provide. I suggest that you seek her help. The phoenix has fought against the demons before. She was one of the front runners in the attack that sealed our defence and drove the demons away the first time. She will know more about the demons than anyone else."

"Well, not ANYONE else. We could always ask the spirits.", Liu Feng shrugged.

"Are you an idiot? Well, what can I expect from an arrogant human? You humans do not know how important and above all of these spirits are. Spirits are esteemed beings who have more important things to do than just listen to your rambles."

Liu Feng laughed bitterly, just thinking about all the times that he called out his spirits for questions on the top of his head.

"Well, you forget that I am also a contractor.", Liu Feng wanted to say, but he hesitated. He was not sure if his father knew, and if he didn't he just didn't want his contract to become public knowledge. With demons everywhere, he could not afford to let the information that he was a king contractor out. Even though he trusted his father, he could not trust all of his father's confidants that Liu Man would definitely divulge this information.

He thought about and asked an attendant to call for Feng Luang.

"Huh! What can I expect from a child? You half ass every thing. If you offend the phoenix by commanding her like this, how can you expect to win a war? Go and call her yourself. Humbly.", Liu Man told Liu Feng.

Liu Feng looked at his father with a complicated expression, but after a moment of thought, realized that his father was completely right.

"Looks like the experience of a king has taught him so much that a few years of being a CEO has not taught me. I truly am not as big an expert on Diplomacy as he is.", Liu Feng shook his head as he headed to the Magic tower.

After a while, he had arrived at the gardens, where he knew that Feng Huang was strolling. The moment that he step foot near her, she turned around to look at him.

"What do you want now?", she asked.

"If I am looking for you, does that mean that I want something from you?", Liu Feng laughed.

"You are a human. That is what I should expect from years of looking at you.", she nodded her head.

"Well, it just came to light that you could have fought in the demon war, so we need information regarding that war."

"Alright, fair enough.", she nodded. 

Liu Feng was a little surprised. He expected her to have a few demands, and be hesitant to work with humans. Feng Huang looked at him. "Human, I am not petty to not put my differences aside for the land that I hold dear.", she said.

Liu Feng nodded, and he led her to the city mansion. When they got there, she looked at the place with a little wonder. 

"If only you humans put a little more effort on your morals that you put on these mortal desires. The world would not be in such big trouble.", she sighed. Liu Feng could not retort to this. He knew that this was fact, but it was something that was very, very difficult to achieve.

He led her to the war room. None of the guards blocked them because this was the prince of the Kingdom. 

"Father, Your Majesty. This is the phoenix who I had met in the magical forest.", he introduced the phoenix. "The floor is yours.", he gestured to Feng Huang as he moved away to find a seat.

Liu Man knocked on Liu Feng's head, and he bowed to Feng Luang. "Respected Phoenix. Please excuse my disrespect the previous time we met. I was unaware of your identity. Please forgive me and my son's way of addressing you."

Liu Feng sat back and watched the show with a smile on his face. He did not expect this sudden reversal in his father's attitude. In fact, this was the first time that he had seen his father ever bow to someone.

Feng Luang just walked by Liu Man without even acknowledging him, and went to Liu Feng.

"So, you want to know information about the demons?"

"Yup. Their hierarchy and everything. More importantly, who is going to be the most powerful demon this time?"

"Well, I could tell you, but I want something in return."

By now, Liu Man saw that Feng Luang only cared about talking to Liu Feng. His face was red with indescribable emotions. He just sat down. 

"What do you want? I thought that you were beyond all material desires.", Liu Feng was in a pinch. He thought that Feng Huang did not want anything. He thought that she was above all of this.

"Something that all the people are asking for. Money. Without that, the ice cream man is not giving me ice cream."

"Hahaha. You are a fan of ice cream? I will have ice cream sent over to the mage tower and to your room at your convenience. You can enjoy it there."

"Fine. Now, the demons are segregated by rank. There is demon spawn, demon soldier, demon captain, demon general, demon minister, demon lord, and then the demon king. If the demon king arrived at Dicain, then even a war would be pointless. We would just have to surrender, instead of delaying the inevitable. But, since the demon king is chained to his continent by these laws that I still don't understand, the most powerful being that can come to our continent is a Demon Lord. He is equal to a ninth order mage. I can hold someone like that for about five minutes before falling. The only ones who can fight with a demon lord in this continent are the king of the magical forest, and probably the dragon king."

"The dragon king? Is he very powerful?"

"Of course he is. After offending the king of the magical forest, the only reason that dragons were still alive was because of him. He is the only one who can fend off that tiger."

"I see… How probable is it that there is a demon lord in the ranks of the demon army right now?"

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