In the early morning, Iris had already gotten up and dressed herself. She wore a blue dress with a black veil on top. Her loose hair was tied up, and she wore a golden crown entwined with thorns that said "Your Majesty."
Her exquisite beauty was breathtaking, with skin as smooth as jade and eyebrows as dark as ink. Her eyes shimmered like clear water, revealing a unique charm.
Her fair skin was delicate, as if a gentle touch would leave a faint mark.
Because her right arm was a dark red demonic hand, it greatly affected her overall appearance. So she usually covered her right arm to ensure her beauty.
Iris arrived at Lanzu's palace, but Lanzu was not there at the moment. She sat on a chair in the palace and brewed some tea. She leisurely took a sip, then closed her eyes and waited for Lanzu to return.
After a while, Lanzu came back, sweating heavily. Her white training clothes clung tightly to her body, emphasizing the curves on her chest.
Iris slowly opened her eyes and looked at Lanzu, thinking to herself: Is my aunt's figure always this good? It's never been this impressive before~
Lanzu approached Iris and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Iris stood up and pulled Lanzu to sit on the chair, then handed her a cup of tea.
"Aunt, let's take a break first and discuss official matters later," Iris said with a smile, expressing a sense of intimacy in her tone.
Lanzu pursed her lips and smiled, accepting the tea handed to her by Iris and taking a sip.
The two exchanged smiles, but neither said a word.
Ten minutes later, Lanzu spoke first, "Your Majesty, what can I do for you?"
"In twelve days, the Dragon Lizard Canyon will open a secret realm surrounded by powerful energy, most likely an S-level secret realm," Iris said, putting down her tea and earnestly looking at Lanzu.
"Are you asking me to retrieve the 'Scenery'?" Lanzu asked.
"No!" Iris shook her head and vetoed, "I don't care who took the 'Scenery,' I want you to lead all the Firefly Warriors, Shadow Guards, and the elite vampire warriors of thirty thousand to sweep through the White Stork Empire."
"Thirty thousand soldiers attacking the White Stork Empire?" Lanzu frowned. "This is a risky thing to do. It's even a stretch to say we can win, let alone a sweeping victory."
"When the secret realm opens, there will definitely be a large number of Ruined Land soldiers entering to search for treasures. By then, the White Stork Empire's forces will be greatly reduced," Iris explained. "At that time, the Sun-Moon Empire will come to our aid."
"But does that mean we can sweep the White Stork Empire?" Lanzu still thought it was a bit unreliable.
"The key to sweeping lies in this," Iris said, taking out a silver-white scale from her pocket and handing it to Lanzu.
Lanzu took the scale and observed it carefully. "Isn't this just an ordinary dragon scale?"
"When the time comes, all you have to do is hold up the scale and shout, 'I am the Chief General of the White Dragon!' Everyone will respond and help you sweep the White Stork Empire," Iris said with a smile.
"Uh..." Lanzu listened and thought it sounded quite cheesy, but she still nodded and agreed.
"If we sweep fast enough and circle back to the outskirts of the Dragon Lizard Canyon, we can drive these Wild Dogs of the Ruined Land out of the Divinity and Demon's Continent," Iris's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning.
Lilan nodded.
As Iris was about to leave, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. "There will be a girl accompanying you on this expedition. Her name is Jinghe."
"Alright."
In the afternoon, all the Demon Generals gathered in the war conference room, except for Federer, whom Iris had no idea where it had gone.
"Jinghe, you will accompany Lilan on the expedition! Follow Lilan's orders."
"Qizhou, go inform Modi who is in the Sun-Moon Empire, and have her cooperate with Martial Angel in the siege."
"Yar and Beezelbub will stay in the Shuowang Empire to prevent other countries from taking advantage of the situation."
"Qizhou and Shizhi will accompany me into the secret realm."
One order after another was given by Iris, each word filled with solemn authority.
The Demon Generals followed the orders and left to carry out the tasks assigned by Iris.
"Where did that Federer go?" After everyone had dispersed, Iris couldn't help but mutter to herself.
At this moment, Federer was in Baixi's room secretly eating her snacks, such as spicy chicken feet, spicy rabbit head, tripe fish skin, and marinated chicken legs.
After the war between the Shuowang Empire and the Ruined Land ended, Federer had returned to the palace and had been sleeping in Baixi's snack box.
Upon waking up, it found that these snacks were getting in the way, so it decided to share them. But once it started, it discovered a whole new world.
These snacks were flavors that Federer had never experienced before. It couldn't stop eating and wished it could swallow all of the snacks in one bite.
...
Ten days flew by in the blink of an eye.
The autumn wind rustled, and a sense of solemn killing pervaded the air.
Nightmare, Black Magic, and Blood Howl set off with the Allied Army towards the Dragon Lizard Canyon.
"If the secret realm in the Dragon Lizard Canyon doesn't give me the treasure to defeat Martial Angel, the three of you will be finished," Nightmare said viciously.
Black Magic and Blood Howl exchanged glances and smirked in tacit agreement.
...
Glen Forest.
Riz's sequence power had regained eight layers, and his strength had improved significantly. Though he hadn't reached his peak state, he was capable enough to handle any situation.
He found his mother Karen and told her that he would be leaving Glen Forest for a while, hoping she could stay and guard the forest.
Upon hearing the news, Karen looked at Riz. "Take care of yourself."
"I will take good care of myself, Your Ladyship," Riz turned around and prepared to leave, flying towards the Dragon Lizard Canyon.
...
The Orc Empire.
The leader this time was the Second Prince Galral, a fox-like orc, meticulous in thinking, cold in demeanor, and fond of solitude.
Beside him was another orc in the form of a tiger named Pojun, the Third Prince of the Orc Empire. At the moment, he held his sword, leaning against a tree trunk, eyes cast down, staring at the tip of his shoe, with no expression on his face.
Two princes led the elite beast warriors to Dragon Lizard Gorge, preparing to seize the "Scenery".
Before that, Galral and Broken Army came to the tombstone of the elder prince Grom, looking at the silence on the tombstone.
"Big brother, we are going to Dragon Lizard Gorge, may your spirit in the heavens bless me and my little brother to obtain the "Scenery"." Broken Army spoke to the tombstone of Grom.
Galral did not say much, but poured the remaining wine from the flask onto the soil in front of the tombstone.
"Big brother, I will avenge you, no matter what it takes." Galral murmured.
Six years ago, in the corridor of the Gate of Interaction, Grom, as the elder brother, single-handedly fought against the Bug Queen and the Winged Man general, covering Galral's retreat.
He had intended to lead the elite orc warriors to avenge his big brother, but was stopped by their father. The reason was that he had already reached an agreement with the Ruined Land high-level, deciding to adopt a non-resistance policy. By then, when the Ruined Land alliance army occupied the Divinity and Demon's Continent, they would give him the territory of the vampires.
In Galral's view, the agreement was just a piece of waste paper, as it was impossible for the Ruined Land to abide by it. If the Ruined Land occupied the Divinity and Demon's Continent, the orc empire would be destroyed without any chance of resistance.
Galral's purpose for entering the secret realm this time was not to fight for the "Scenery", he sought the help of the vampires, he wanted to address Your Majesty.
Incompetent and incapable, An Useless King is not worthy of sitting on that lofty throne.
