The war ended, but it was the beginning of many things, as Silva was now seen as a threat, not by a few people, but by the whole of humanity.
A small kingdom possessing the power to take out a kingdom overnight—that’s something only the empire and the holy kingdom would be capable of.
It only showed that a third power had risen, and that power was a kingdom led by a demon king candidate. The humans didn’t like the sound of that.
They didn’t want someone like Silva growing so fast and crazily, but they couldn’t really stop this now, could they?
Silva, on the other hand, had changed his direction. He understood that there was no way he could enter the empire now, not with what he saw.
His mindset and thought processes had taken a hit after watching that vision of the future. So he decided that before he stepped into the empire and continued the goddess’s work, he would have to create a new kingdom for himself.
With the help of Drake and Lily, he wanted to bring to his kingdom all that they had on Earth, but modified by magic.
If he did this, he would be able to create a world stronger than the empire and even the holy kingdom.
He decided to modernize means for everything, with the use of magic.
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“Master Silva, the building that you asked to be cleared for the school has been fully set up,” Drake said to Silva, who was on his throne.
“That was faster than I expected. Well, either way, it’s good. You already have the setup prepared for it. It’s for children less than the age of twelve. Teach them the basics of everything,” Silva said.
“Master, if I may ask, why is it that you suddenly shifted your attention to the kingdom?” Drake asked.
“Because I have been rushing. I have been blindly chasing everything that I was supposed to do. I forgot to stop, take a look around, and see how far I’ve come.
After the war a few days back, I took enough time to think. I tried to process so much that even my eleven minds could barely handle it.
And I came up with a simple solution. As stupid as it sounds, I decided to take it easy. It doesn’t mean that I’ll stop. It doesn’t mean that I won’t go into the empire.
I’ll, of course, do that, but I also have to have a beautiful home that I can come to. So we will expand, we will grow, until the Dark Dragon Kingdom has become one that is as powerful as the empire,” Silva said and then looked around.
“At the end, it also makes a beautiful distraction,” Silva said.
“Distraction?” Drake asked.
“Oh yes, show the world that I have changed my focus to building, and that’s what they will see, while in reality, I’m still infiltrating the empire and getting what we need to.
That’s not the main reason for what I’m doing, but it’s a pretty solid additional reason,” Silva said.
“Master, stop,” Drake said, shocking Silva. Silva looked at him with a confused look—this was the first time that Drake had stopped him when he was talking.
“Master, I may be out of bounds here, but I am still your right-hand man, and that counts for something.
Have you ever paused to take a look at what you have created? This kingdom, this place? Have you even taken in the beautiful place around you?
This was built by you on a whim, so I want you to imagine what it would be like if you actually put a lot of energy into it.
I want you to think about what would become of this place if you actually channeled all your resources and time into this kingdom.
You would build a world beyond measure. I have looked at your work. I have tried to decipher the way your mind works, but it’s too sophisticated for me.
So why not channel all that creative energy into your home, Master? I would follow you to every war and to every place, but at the end of the day, we still have to come home. We have to come here.
I can tell that something is wrong with you, but you don’t wish to share, so I will never pry. But still, whatever it is should not make you into a war-seeking monster.
Always seeking out the next mission and the best mission. You need to stop and look at the little things, fix the little issues, be a king.
In a room in this castle, Rose lies in a coma. How many times have you thought about helping to bring her back?
Somewhere as well is a woman waiting for Master Quin to come and marry her, but because he is way too busy, he has been stuck here with you.
There are so many more little things that would put a smile on a few faces, but you have refused to look at those little things and have focused on the grand things.
It might be due to the fact that you are a dragon and that your pride fights against it, but think about this: what pride does a dragon have if the people he was to protect died or vanished?
All I’m trying to say is this, Master Silva: I may not know the urgency of going to the empire, but I want you to remember that you have to stop and enjoy the world that you live in,” Drake finished talking and kept quiet.
Silva looked at Drake. He stared for a while and then spoke.
“Thank you, Drake. I guess I lost sight of many things in the pursuit of the task I had to do. Even if it’s urgent, I should try to take it easy.
So that’s what we will do now, Drake. We will call back all missions that have to do with the empire and focus our efforts on the kingdom.
We will build a powerhouse similar to the holy kingdom and the empire,” Silva said with a smile.