The Golden Throne

Liu Feng sighed. "I just can't understand how women think."

Because of the events that transpired, he virtually kissed goodbye all hopes for a care-free and quiet student life. He went back to the dorm, where Tesarion and Filden were waiting for him.

"I heard that you got a teacher expelled and Jean Klein suspended? That is so awesome! When we went to our Magic Practicals class, she trash talked a lot, and the stupid professor allowed her to. She did whatever she wanted to, but Li Zhang just allowed her to. We would have complained, but you just rid all the first years of a lot of hassle."

Liu Feng nodded, but he stopped caring. He was more worried about something else. He sat down on his bed in the lotus position, and started calling out.

"Lord of all Spirits, Zeus. I hope that you are listening. I believe that you have already received information that demons have returned to the continent, but I believe that the situation is much worse than I anticipated. It looks like the demons have infiltrated an entire kingdom. Please respond if you are listening to me."

"I am listening child. What do you mean by infiltrating a kingdom?"

"Well, am I right to assume that demons have black eyes, and red pupils?"

"Yes. How did you know. I am sure that the humans do not have any records of demons, and I have told all the spirits to withhold any information regarding the demons from the mortal realm. It will be troublesome if humans know about the existence of demons. As they have lost all contact with the spirits, they will immediately side with the demons."

"Well, I just confirmed it. Well, I saw the eyes of Li Zhang go black when he was expelled. I thought that he was in a contract with a spirit, but when I tried to probe him, his mana felt dark and disgusting. It almost repelled me, and he was like a dark spot in a bright world. It felt as if he was also way too powerful for a professor."

"Well, that seems concerning. Thank you for the information Liu Feng. I will make sure that this is taken care of."

"Well, I didn't call you for that. I could have informed the spirits to convey it to you. I called you here because of the contract with the dragons. What are the terms of the dragons' contract with Pyrus? How does it work?"

"You could have asked Pyrus, but since I am here, let me tell you. The contract means that when a dragon serves the kingdom of fire, he will be in a temporary contract with Pyrus. Because Pyrus is a King Spirit, he has more power than the human body can possibly use, so you use only a fraction of his power. So, Pyrus has a lot more power to spare, and he gives some of that to the dragons. Also, dragons are all given priority to get a contract when they choose to."

"When they choose to? Why wouldn't they want to get a contract? And why a preference? Are there non-fire dragons in the world right now?"

"You have a lot of questions boy. Well, the contract is severely limiting. Your powers decrease drastically if you are against a demon, or outside the continent. That is why we could never actually get rid of demons. No one was powerful enough to kill the demons outside the continent, but demons were still very powerful when they came to our continent. They have evolved in a way that our continent has not."

Liu Feng started thinking in contemplation, when he heard Tesarion's voice call him out.

"Liu Feng, let's go eat."