"You're a terrifying demon. The servants are exhausted from preparing a thousand rooms in just the last sixteen hours," grumbled Luyan, scratching his head.
"You haven't seen anything yet—there's more to come," Taya replied as she oversaw the influx of soldiers descending from the flying airships.
"You will guard the perimeter of this castle with your lives," Taya commanded the thousand soldiers, who stood in a hundred rows before her.
The citizens of the kingdom were still in shock, wondering where this princess had obtained such advanced technology and how she had amassed these giant men with physiques that struck terror into hearts.
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While the Six Kingdoms of Rose were celebrating their impending victory over the Tulip Kingdom, a servant burst into their meeting room.
"Urgent news: the river running through the Cherry Kingdom and into the Jasmine Kingdom has been poisoned. Everyone who drank from it this morning has perished."
