Chapter 1254: Intelligence
Chapter 1254: Intelligence
November 19th, 2017
In the Northern Defense Tower of Luoyang, Sili Military Camp.
Today marked Lu Hai Kong's third day back from Ji Province. After returning home, he spent two days with Princess San and the two little ones before finally making his way to the Northern Defense Tower.
As soon as Lu Hai Kong arrived, Jia Xu, who had been preparing for several days, presented the intelligence report to Lu Hai Kong.
In fact, ever since the situation with Dromar arose at the beginning of the year, Lu Hai Kong's attention to Dromar's affairs had increased severalfold. The intelligence network had been meticulously laid out in Dromar's territory.
Moreover, with Li Ru's demise over the past six months, there was no one who could stop Jia Xu in any aspect. With Jia Xu's full commitment to strategizing, an astonishingly vast intelligence network took shape within Dromar's domain. It could be said that any slight movement on Dromar's side would be instantly known to Jia Xu.
Additionally, with Chang'an and Luoyang not being far apart, information transmission was much simpler. News from Chang'an in the morning could reach Lu Hai Kong by noon.
However, it was precisely because of this detailed knowledge of Dromar's situation that Jia Xu's report was so comprehensive. And it was this detailed report that caused Lu Hai Kong's brows to furrow deeply.
Initially, Lu Hai Kong had assumed that the Foreign Demon Avatar would be more discreet, but based on this report, it was evident that they had no intention of hiding. The 'young man' Dromar had introduced was undoubtedly the Foreign Demon Avatar, or at the very least, a prime suspect.
Of course, having a confirmed identity or a prime suspect was excellent news for Lu Hai Kong. However, what was less than ideal was Dromar's current attitude towards this individual. To support him, Dromar had even removed his most capable administrator, which caused Lu Hai Kong's frown to deepen.
It was clear that a Foreign Demon Avatar, whose identity could be revealed by the system, would not be a simple opponent. Dealing with such an adversary was already challenging enough, but adding Dromar to the equation made Lu Hai Kong feel like cursing out loud.
"Regardless, what needs to be done must be done!"
After a moment of furrowing his brows, Lu Hai Kong lifted his head and looked at Jia Xu, who had been standing silently before him, "Deploy the Phantom Guards and the Foreigner's Abode's forces as you see fit. Test the strength of that individual and Dromar's bottom line. You have full authority over how to proceed."
"Yes, sir!" Jia Xu respectfully acknowledged and then withdrew after Lu Hai Kong waved him away. He set out to execute his orders.
After Jia Xu's departure, Lu Hai Kong fell into deep thought.
At the beginning of the year, Lu Hai Kong had already met Dromar once, during the exchange of the Elixir Formula.
Due to Dromar and Lu Bu's recent breakthroughs, which were achieved through external means, their strength was not entirely under their control. With Lu Hai Kong's Heavenly Eye Technique, he had already discerned that Dromar and Lu Bu's strength had surpassed the hundred mark.
Not only that, but both of them possessed an intensely dark power within their bodies, especially Dromar. The strength of his power was so immense that, when fully unleashed, it could rival even that of Yuwen Chengdu.
In essence, Lu Hai Kong's initial strength advantage had been nearly negated by these two individuals' breakthroughs. If one were to consider the numbers alone, Lu Hai Kong might even be at a slight disadvantage. Currently, among Lu Hai Kong's forces, only he himself had surpassed the hundred mark, while the others, though extremely close, still fell short.
Of course, Lu Hai Kong was not afraid of a direct confrontation, but he anticipated that it would be an arduous and extremely challenging battle.
"I hope Dromar doesn't truly become my adversary. I genuinely don't want to kill him, but as a precaution, I should first merge the Emperor Cauldron and the Yuwang Bell."
After a soft sigh, Lu Hai Kong stood up. After giving instructions to Xu Shu, who was by his side, he once again headed towards the palace next to the Northern Defense Tower, having just returned from the palace not long ago.
Luoyang, The Palace.
Luoyang's palace was built upon the foundation of the former imperial palace, but under Lu Hai Kong's rule, its scale had been significantly reduced.
After all, Lu Hai Kong, having emerged from a sea of corpses and blood, valued comfort very little. His wife, Princess San, shared this sentiment, so they always opted for the most cost-effective approach.
Nonetheless, this was still the royal palace, and even with reduced funding and a smaller scale, it was far beyond the grandeur of the Bingzhou City Lord's Mansion.
In reality, the palace housed very few people. Including Lu Hai Kong's family, the three little girls, and less than ten maids, there were barely twenty people in total.
The small number of people was due to Lu Hai Kong's decision not to station any guards in the palace. Firstly, the palace's inherent defenses were already robust, and secondly, Princess San and the girls disliked having too many people moving around the palace, which resulted in such a vast palace being inhabited by only a few.
However, despite the small number of people, the palace was bustling with activity.
Especially after Lu Hai Kong's return from Ji Province, the palace was filled with flying birds and roaming beasts. One hundred Aberrant Beasts from the Beast Slave Order were kept in the palace, as long as they were not too ugly.
With so many Aberrant Beasts and the two young girls, Niu Niu and Nian Nian, the palace was always lively.
If it weren't for the palace being a system-built structure with high defense, it might have been overturned by these creatures long ago.
However, when Lu Hai Kong returned today, he noticed that the palace was much quieter. The Aberrant Beasts, which had been so lively, were now huddled in corners, trembling.
Seeing this, Lu Hai Kong could easily guess that the two girls had been playing with the beasts, disturbing his two little grandchildren, which had likely angered Princess San.
Thinking of Princess San's anger and his two grandchildren, Lu Hai Kong's mood, which had been darkened by Dromar and the Foreign Demon Avatar, instantly brightened.
"Let's go see the little ones first!"
A smile appeared on Lu Hai Kong's face as he headed towards Princess San's chambers...
Chapter end
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