Lucy then checked it carefully again and led the court mage back to the palace to report the matter to His Majesty.

On the way back to the palace, Morros looked at Lucy with a worried look on his face and said, "Lady Lucy, is it really okay for you to let that vampire go without permission?"

Lucy shook her head gently and said soothingly, "Don't worry, it'll be fine. Vampires become extremely addicted once they suck human blood, and it's impossible to quit, so..."

Morros looked at Lucy in confusion: "Sir, will this violate the agreement?"

"Agreement?"

Lucy looked back at Morros calmly, "I'm aware of the agreement. But you have to understand, vampires will never give up human blood. Okay, stop thinking about it, we're almost at the palace."

The two quickly returned to the palace and came to His Majesty's study.

After Lucy and Morros bowed respectfully, Lucy told His Majesty the whole story of the incident, including the release of the vampire Klotis and the agreement with her.

After hearing this, Martin pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "I understand what you mean. I will leave this matter to you."

He paused for a moment and signaled Morros to step back.

After Morros bowed and left, Martin turned his gaze back to Lucy and asked, "Are the resources for cultivation sufficient?"

Lucy responded calmly and expressionlessly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I have enough resources for cultivation."

Martin looked at Lucy and asked, "Merlin Family, or rather, have you ever resented me in your heart?"

Lucy quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I dare not."

Martin narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lucy's expression carefully, as if trying to find out her true thoughts from her calm face.

"Lucy, we've known each other for a long time. There's no need to be so reserved. If you have any grievances, feel free to speak up."

Martin's voice was low, but carried an irresistible majesty.

Lucy's heart tightened slightly. She knew that His Majesty's eyes were sharp and any slight change in her emotions would not escape his eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, Lucy slowly said, "Your Majesty, the tragedy that befell the Merlin family has indeed left an indelible mark on my heart."

Martin sighed softly, slowly stood up, and walked to Lucy.

His eyes softened, and he spoke with a touch of reminiscence, "Lucy, I still remember the first time we met. I've always kept it in my heart when you gave me the first batch of magic crystal ore."

"I am also aware of the Merlin family's subsequent acts of self-degradation. Because of this, I am transferring you to the position of Chief Court Mage as a small act of compensation."

"From now on, you can collect cultivation resources at any time. I have already made arrangements in advance. I sincerely hope that when we meet again next time, you will have entered the realm of a lower god."

After saying that, Martin waved his hand, signaling Lucy to leave.

Lucy bowed respectfully to Martin, then turned around and walked away.

Martin stared at Lucy's back as she walked away, his eyes full of depth, and he didn't know what she was thinking.

Not until the figure completely disappeared from his sight did he slowly come to his senses, walk back to his chair and slowly sit down.

At this moment, he was shouldering an important responsibility and had to write down in detail the personnel deployment and troop deployment for foreign wars as soon as possible.

These troop deployments are still preliminary drafts and need to be carefully discussed with the military and adjusted according to actual conditions.

As for the dragon knights, except for a small number of them staying behind, Martin planned to bring all the rest of the dragon knights with him in this operation.

At this moment, several forces from the higher planes were taking action around the Matrix Galaxy. Martin keenly realized that this was a great opportunity for him.

The star map that he had obtained from the trading star realm with great difficulty could now help him implement his plan.

Then, Martin took out a dozen navigation maps that he had obtained from robbing ships in the past.

He skillfully placed two magic crystals, and with a flash of soft light, one of the navigation maps was activated and the magic projector began to work.

In an instant, bright spots appeared in the void, clearly appearing in front of Martin's eyes.

Afterwards, he changed several navigation charts and checked them carefully.

Some of these maps had repeated bright spots, while others revealed entirely new areas. After examining them for a moment, Martin turned off the magic projector and put away the navigation charts.

Martin leaned back in his chair and called softly, "Ira."

Ira walked briskly to Martin and said respectfully, "Your Majesty."

"Ira, come and massage my shoulders."

Martin instructed. Ira nodded and began to massage Martin gently.

As he continued to press, Martin's hands began to become restless, and then he suddenly picked up Ira and walked straight towards the bedroom. That night, the two of them stayed awake.

The next morning, Martin summoned several key military officials in high spirits.

He handed over the plan in his hand and said seriously, "You will start revising it now and adjust it according to the current military strength of the empire."

The five people agreed in unison, and then walked to the table and chairs Martin had prepared in advance, sat down, and began to study the plan carefully.

Martin was checking the latest intelligence sent by Longying. The room was quiet except for the rustling sound of flipping papers.

Martin quickly flipped through the information in his hand, his brows sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed.

Intelligence showed that the nobles of the empire were beginning to stir again. This endless situation really annoyed him. He even thought about wiping out those nobles in one fell swoop more than once. These people only knew how to create trouble all day long.

However, from a global perspective, the empire is currently developing steadily in a good direction, and the phenomenon of nobles oppressing civilians in various places has been greatly reduced.

Suddenly, Martin suddenly remembered that he had forgotten an important thing - to equip Dragon Shadow with a dragon knight.

He immediately contacted the Shadow Hunter in his mind and ordered, "Prepare fifty men. I intend to promote them to mid-level gods."

Soon, the Shadow Hunter's hoarse response came to his mind, indicating that he had understood the order.

Time passed silently, and just as the military ministers were immersed in their thoughts, the Shadow Hunter flashed and appeared on the scene.

He bowed respectfully to Martin and whispered, "Your Majesty, the men are ready."

Upon hearing this, Martin immediately stood up and walked out of the throne room with the Shadow Hunter.

At this moment, outside the throne hall, fifty people were lined up in an orderly manner, both men and women, all of them standing tall and with solemn expressions.

"Let's go to Dragon Cliff."