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Xu Biao noticed the part of their tale that omitted another key detail: the Dragon Army. In these tunnels and caves, the Dragon Army was the ultimate force. They held real power in every cave, and their presence was everywhere. Typically, the most respected position in each cave, the Capital City Lord, was held by a member of the Dragon Cave. Only two caves were different.
One of these caves was Cave's End. A cave so fragile and insignificant that the Dragon Army had long decided to do nothing there except for collecting its annual tax.
The other cave was Golden Lion Cave. As for how they managed to turn the cave into a kingdom, Yan Xiaobao didn't know. His theory was that it had something to do with the original law.