Preparations: The Minotaur Godkin Sets Out

The image on the "Crystal Screen" dissipated.

Information-gathering spells such as [Clairvoyance] were also dismissed.

There had been no surprise in the battle's outcome. The only unexpected thing was that the Minotaur Horn Emperor, despite knowing that two Arbiters members had been captured alive, had still merely let the local nobles handle it.

"Another farce of royal and noble interests." Tang Zheng's Shadow Clone lightly shook his head.

Judging from this—

That Minotaur Horn Emperor clearly had not realized the severity of the situation. However, he was indeed not stupid, having sent the Arbiters to consult the Gemstone Dragon Lord.

"A hero who saves slaves?" Platinum Armor withdrew his gaze, the blue eyes on his helmet flickering. "The Sorcerer Kingdom merely used the internal turmoil as a strategy to minimize its impact."

Tang Zheng's Shadow Clone nodded. "That is indeed the case. After all, only our side, Lord Platinum Dragon Lord, and the other True Dragon Lords know the Sorcerer Kingdom's specific intelligence."

"Based on the manpower dispatched by the Minotaurs, the Sorcerer Kingdom can also analyze quite a bit of information."

At this point—

"Until now, the Detection Countermeasure spell has shown no reaction, and we have not encountered any attacks." Tang Zheng's Shadow Clone looked out the window. "They can easily obtain battlefield intelligence without being affected. There are only two possibilities: either the Sorcerer Kingdom dispatched limited manpower, or they deliberately exposed that Dragonkin Enpishi."

"—Or perhaps both are possible. Should we report the intelligence here to Lord Platinum Dragon Lord in greater detail?"

Tang Zheng's Shadow Clone pretended not to know that the Platinum Armor before him was the Platinum Dragon Lord's avatar.

"Mm."

Platinum Armor nodded, crossing his arms over his chest. "I will report it."

"Using the Sorcerer Kingdom's actions, that Godkin of the