After the battle, Iris, Sui Liangfeng, Pam, and Baixi gathered in the camp to discuss their next strategy.
Iris sat in the main seat, feeling unsatisfied. Finally, she had a chance to show off her skills, but she was instead put in the back as a "turret mage," which frustrated her.
"Your Majesty, our mission here is to buy time until the Demon General awakens, and then we can march into Ruined Land. Your Majesty should find the Magic Sword to restore its former glory and seize the opportunity to conquer Ruined Land once and for all," Sui Liangfeng proposed his own insights and opinions.
"Your proposal is naturally good," Iris spoke slowly, "The location of the Magic Sword is unknown, and it would be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack to locate the remaining eight Demon Generals in the world."
"If we don't search for this needle, we can only defend the Gate of Interaction. Given time, this place will eventually be breached, and we..." Before Sui Liangfeng could finish speaking, Iris gestured for him to stop.
"I understand," Iris frowned and pondered for a moment, then asked, "If we want to find the needle, we need clues. Do we have any leads at the moment? Am I supposed to wander around randomly?"
"Your Majesty, Archangel Your MajestyOrder found the Divine General through luck. If Your Majesty goes to find the Demon Generals and the Magic Sword together with Pam, with the Luck Demon by your side, you will surely find the needle," Sui Liangfeng respectfully spoke.
Upon hearing this, Iris was slightly stunned and remained silent for a while before finally speaking slowly, "Okay, I will follow your arrangement."
Sui Liangfeng felt relieved when Iris agreed and continued, "The current situation is urgent, so I hope you can act quickly. Although the threat from Ruined Land has temporarily retreated, as long as the Demon Generals and the Magic Sword are not reunited, we cannot launch a counterattack. Delaying for too long will be disadvantageous for us."
"Oh?" Iris furrowed her eyebrows slightly, a hint of surprise in her expression, "Where is the disadvantage?"
Sui Liangfeng quickly explained, "Your Majesty, the 'disadvantages' I mentioned have two points:
First, although Ruined Land has temporarily retreated, their hatred remains, and they will attempt to occupy the Divinity and Demon's Continent. The Gate of Interaction is important, but our strength is limited, and we cannot hold it for a long time. If the Demon Generals and the Magic Sword can return early, Ruined Land will not dare to invade recklessly, and we can free up our forces to set up a trap and annihilate them, thus sounding the horn of the counterattack.
Second, although we have reached a temporary alliance with the Archangels, the alliance will inevitably break. If Order is able to gather the Divine Generals first and launch an attack on Ruined Land, the power to decide the fate of Ruined Land will fall into the hands of the Archangels, which is extremely disadvantageous for us. Order will definitely not eliminate Ruined Land completely to prevent future troubles. At that time, Ruined Land will surely submit to the Archangels and become an obstacle in our path. This behavior is nothing more than repeating the same mistake, and it will happen again at some point in the future.
Both of these points are caused by the fact that the Demon Generals have not awakened and the Magic Sword has not been found. Your Majesty, I am not rushing, I am just analyzing the current situation and demonstrating the urgency and importance of finding the Demon Generals and the Magic Sword. A day's delay will lead to endless troubles, and that is also why I earnestly request Your Majesty to act quickly."
Iris sat in the main seat, furrowing her brows deeply, seemingly seriously considering Sui Liangfeng's words.
After a long pause, she slowly spoke, "Sui Liangfeng, what you said is not false. We must retrieve the Magic Sword and the Demon General without delay. I will now return to the Shuowang Empire and search for the Magic Sword and the Demon General."
Iris stood up and looked at Pam and Baixi, "We are going back to the Shuowang Empire."
Both Pam and Baixi nodded in agreement.
Sui Liangfeng watched as the three of them left the military camp, and it was only then that he took his eyes off them. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, he had sent the little princess away.
Sui Liangfeng's concern for Iris's safety was not because he disliked her presence on the frontlines. It was because of the treacherous and ruthless nature of the people from the Ruined Land. Once Iris fell into their hands, the consequences would be unimaginable. Naturally, he had to take responsibility for Iris's safety.
How could a young girl in her early twenties compare to a cunning and experienced monster who had seen the world? All sorts of strange tricks would appear, and some could even alter memories, turning you into a fool or making you forget who you are, only obeying others' orders.
Now that they lacked the Dragon Clan, even if the Order gathered the God Generals first and with the help of the allied forces, it was impossible to defeat the Ruined Land and force them to surrender in a short time.
During this period, the Demon General would certainly appear.
The two "disadvantages" pointed out by Sui Liangfeng were meant to keep Iris away from the battlefield to prevent any accidents.
Baiying had once written a letter to Sui Liangfeng, saying, "Do not let Mother act alone, or she will be ambushed and killed. Future me told present me about this, and Mother herself knows as well. I am afraid she will forget if I don't remind her."
Sui Liangfeng kept the contents of the letter in mind. Even if Baiying hadn't written that letter, he would still find an excuse to make Iris leave the frontline.
Suddenly, Sui Liangfeng couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Death is already predetermined in the future. By doing this, will the trajectory of Iris's fate change? If that is the case, then what should I do?"
Sui Liangfeng had heard about the Time Dragon, although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he knew that it had the ability to travel through time. Whether it could successfully change a person's fate trajectory was something he didn't know.
For now, he could only wait and see, adapt to the situation, and try his best to protect Iris to prevent any misfortune from happening.
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In the night sky, Iris pondered over Sui Liangfeng's words, feeling that they made theoretical sense.
However, she always felt something was not right in her heart, as if she was being dismissed.
Pam, who was beside her, felt unsettled seeing Iris lost in thought and tentatively called out, "Your Majesty!"
Iris snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Pam in confusion, "Pam, what's wrong?"
Pam shook her head, hesitated for a moment, and then stopped.
"Do you have any concerns?" Iris asked.
"Yes."
Frowning, Iris contemplated for a while before finally asking, "Then, tell me, what is troubling you?"
After hesitating for a moment, Pam finally said, "Pam wants the war to end quickly so she can travel the world."
"Pam, I understand your feelings, and I understand that you want this war to end as soon as possible. However, you cannot leave your post before this war is over." Iris's tone was serious.
Pam lowered his head, drooped his ears, and pretended to look sad, but he wasn't really troubled. The reason he was acting this way was because he was worried about Iris. If Iris saw through Sui Liangfeng's scheme and insisted on going to the front lines, the consequences could be unimaginable if something unexpected happened.
So Pam pretended to be sad, trying to get Iris to comfort him and redirect her attention to himself, rather than thinking about Sui Liangfeng's words.
Then Iris spoke up, "I will quickly search for the Demon General and end the calamity in the Ruined Land, and then take all the other demon generals to play."
Sure enough, Iris fell for the trick, and this put Pam's mind at ease. He had successfully achieved his goal.
Iris patted Pam's head, completely unaware of his little scheme. She just thought Pam was genuinely feeling a little down and needed comforting.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pam happily showed a brilliant smile. It seemed that his worries had been eliminated.
However, Iris seemed oblivious to Pam's little scheme. She just thought he was genuinely happy about his promise, so she smiled too. Pam was very cute, and with his silly appearance, Iris couldn't help but smile.
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