Chapter 101 The King's Dinner (5-star review required)
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grand line
drum island
On the white snowfield.
Two black figures were moving at high speed.
One of them was traveling by flash jumping. Every time he disappeared, he would reappear a few hundred meters away, just like a teleportation skill.
The other one, on the other hand, relied on two pairs of reflective insect wings on its back to fly quickly at low altitude, weaving through the woods with its light and flexible figure. The complex terrain and numerous obstacles could not interfere with its flight at all. Its speed was so fast that one could only detect a flash of black shadow with the naked eye.
The two figures on the road were Weeble and Senior.
As for Gel, he was still sitting on Weibull's shoulders, which was his exclusive co-pilot seat. Gel, who was sitting there doing nothing, also started eating tofu pudding. In this weather, a bowl of hot tofu pudding to warm the body was very comfortable.
"Hey, brother, racing requires both speed and stability! A professional racer drifts down a hill. Not only must the tofu in the car not break, but the water in the cup must not spill either. Look at you, you've almost spilled all the tofu pudding in my bowl!"
"Oh sorry, brother!"
After saying this, Weibull began to concentrate his strength on his calves, exploding with the smallest amplitude and completing the displacement with the most stable movement.
As they hurried along, Gel leisurely admired the scenery along the way. This island was the largest of all the islands that Gel and his party had visited so far.
Most of the islands I visited before either had only one small town or a few small villages scattered around, but this island is a complete country. There are several towns on the island and countless small villages.
Towns and villages are basically distributed in the plains near the sea, and the king who rules the country lives in a huge castle on the top of the Drum Mountain.
Perhaps in order to reflect his noble status, the king's castle was specially built on the top of the highest mountain, without considering the inconvenience of travel.
This made it convenient for Geer to visit, and he didn't even have to ask for directions. However, it's a bit of a stretch to think of the mountains. Although they looked very close, the woods and snow-capped mountains in the middle were actually very vast.
There are many humans living on this island, but the human activity area actually only occupies a very small part of the total area of the island. Most of the area is still undeveloped primitive snowfields and forests.
And this vast area also has its own owners.
Aside from the extremely harsh climate and environment, another reason why humans cannot set foot in these places is that wild beasts are rampant here.
The cruel living environment will accelerate the survival of the fittest among animals. The animals living here have a clearer evolutionary direction in their genetic evolution. Therefore, all animals that can survive here will gradually become extremely powerful and ferocious without exception! And they have very tenacious vitality!
So even a rabbit is more ferocious than a big brown bear in other places.
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Deep in the forest.
A group of cute "little white rabbits" are foraging in the snow. Although they are not social animals, they always like to travel in groups when looking for food. On the edge of the group, a rabbit lifts its front feet off the ground, stands upright, and pricks up its ears to guard the surroundings.
Although they are at the top of the food chain, few creatures in this forest can pose a threat to them, because they are not a group of ordinary rabbits, but the snow rabbit Labang, a specialty of the Drum Kingdom!
The fighting power of each of them is comparable to that of ferocious beasts such as lions and tigers, and they are invincible when they gather together. However, the good habit of having someone responsible for being alert during meals is deeply engraved in their genes and passed down from generation to generation.
Suddenly, the rabbit responsible for the warning turned its head to look in one direction and stretched its ears forward, not sure if it heard any strange sound.
"Roar!~"
Soon, it let out a frightened cry to notify its companions, then plunged headfirst into the snow, leaving its big butt exposed and shivering.
The other Labangs also followed its movements and buried their heads in the snow. Usually, when there is danger, they will gather together and fight the enemy together in a heroic manner. Only when they are in extreme danger and cannot escape will they use the unique skill passed down by their ancestors: being blinded by a leaf.
"Shuashua~"
Two black shadows flew through the air. Labang buried his head in the snow for a long time, not daring to move. He prayed that he had not eaten much recently and should not look as fat as other rabbits, and would not be noticed by the god of death.
Since Weebull exudes a wild aura at all times, ordinary people may not notice it unless they are locked onto it. However, in the eyes of these animals with keen perception, Weebull is like an extremely terrifying beast. That is why just by passing by, he scares all the birds and beasts in the forest into hiding, trembling and not daring to make a sound.
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King's Castle
Royal Restaurant
The king and his two sons were sitting at a huge long table preparing to have dinner.
Dalton stood next to the king. Today the captain of the guard had assigned him to be in charge of guarding His Majesty.
It was Dalton's first time serving as the King's personal guard, and he was a little nervous. He kept reaching out to touch the sword at his waist, hoping that this old friend could calm him down.
"Haha, don't be so nervous Dalton, just treat this as your own home."
The king noticed Dalton's nervousness, stood up and patted him on the shoulder in encouragement.
"Ah, yes! Your Majesty!"
Faced with the king's sudden concern, Dalton not only did not calm down, but became even more panicked.
Although he joined the guard and could often see His Majesty the King because his father was the captain, this was the first time he had seen him at such a close distance.
Dalton couldn't help but secretly look up at the kind yet majestic middle-aged man in front of him, who was exactly the image of a king in his mind.
"Hahaha, your father was my father's personal guard when he was your age. Your performance is much better than when he first came, so be more confident!"
"Yes! Your Majesty, there is still a lot I can learn from my father."
Dalton inhaled, tightened his abdomen, raised his head and chest, stood straighter, and said respectfully.
"Humph!"
Wapol, who was sitting across the long table, was very dissatisfied when he saw his father praising a guard, and he snorted.
"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!"
"Is it not ready yet? Why is the food so slow? I am already hungry! Hurry up! Do you want your head chopped off?"
Wapol rapped his knife and fork on the plate on the table, cursing.
A young man with wine-red hair who was a few years older than Wapol put his feet on the table and said sarcastically:
"Stop making noise, Wapol, you idiot. If you want to chop off the heads of these dogs and slaves, just do it directly, don't just talk about it here!"
The king listened to the conversation between the two and his brows were furrowed.
Just as he was about to scold, he thought of his wife who passed away due to illness at an early age, and what she told him before she left: he must treat his two sons well and let them feel the same tenderness from their mother.
Thinking of this, the king sighed, and his tone instantly became much gentler.
"Wapol, Mushulu, don't be so rude! As members of the royal family, you should treat the people around you well."
