Chapter Fifty-Six: Movement
On a summer morning, the rising sun in the east gently strokes the grayish-brown earth of the Cordillera Plateau. The Golden Beast King's Hall at the center of the Earthfire Fortress is illuminated by the morning sunlight, and the golden light emitted from the golden hall body is even more dazzling.
Under the golden beast god statue at the top of the Beast King's Temple, a secret room is hidden under the tower. If you only look from the outside, you will never discover the existence of the secret room and think that the top of the Beast King's Temple is just a tower.
At this time, in the密室, with the sunlight shining through the walls from all sides, a figure dressed in gray was sitting on the ground with his back to the east. His body was surrounded by a golden light that grew denser as it approached him, almost covering up the original color of his clothes.
Suddenly, a white cloth strip about an inch wide emerged from a gap in the ground behind him, while the golden figure seemed to be unaware of the appearance of the cloth strip and remained seated on the ground without making a sound.
As time slowly passed, the golden light surrounding the golden figure gradually faded away until it completely disappeared. At the same moment when the golden light vanished, this figure opened its eyes.
"Just a little more." He muttered to himself, looking at one of his hands. He turned around and the sunlight peeking through the gap in the wall was enough to make out his face, a face Liu Yu was extremely familiar with - that of Crookr, the current Beastman King.
Looking at the roll of cloth on the ground, King Koro stretched out his hand and beckoned lightly. A flash of golden light appeared on his hand, and the white cloth roll was in his hand. As he unfolded the cloth strip, an unopened letter fell out. The seal on the envelope was a bloody dagger used as sealing wax.
"Louis, go find Gaia immediately." A little while later, the king's guard captain Louis, who was standing guard under the Beast King's Temple, heard King Crow's command in his ear.
"Is" Louis bowed slightly towards the roof and then disappeared from the great hall.
In the midst of a range of high mountains outside the Earthfire Fortress, there was a quiet mountain waist flat ground where several simple small wooden houses were built. On the empty land in front of the house, a little golden-haired girl with slightly pale skin was hugging a small dog with brown-black fur that was only the size of her fist and playing on the empty land.
Behind him stood a woman with a gentle face and wearing a green long dress, gazing lovingly at her young son.
In the middle of the empty land, a tall and robust male Huang Jin Bimon stood wearing a wide black robe, facing the mountain wind and gazing towards the east.
"Don't worry about the border, with Father around nothing will happen." Before he knew it, Nabi had walked up to his side.
I have put aside my military duties and brought the two of you here to focus on cultivation for seven or eight months now, yet we still haven't made a breakthrough. Father can only take care of military affairs personally.
He was already just one step away from breaking through to the Sacred Realm two years ago, and if it wasn't for fighting for the throne and buying time for me, he would have retired and gone into seclusion long ago. I've been diligently cultivating since the day I entered the training camp, over 30 years without interruption, yet unexpectedly until today I still need to drag my father's leg, wasting his precious time." Mo Meng said with a worried expression.
"You're only one step away from breaking through to the Dou Zun realm, just calm down and cultivate for a while longer and you'll definitely make it. Besides, we've had a great time here, even though we don't have any servants to attend to us, but that also means we've had fewer troubles."
"It's really great to have just the two of us together, I've been married to you for over 20 years and this is the first time you've stayed by my side for several months in a row." The woman said with a sweet smile as she gently wrapped her arm around his and leaned against him.
"Look at Felix, this little guy is much more relaxed than his brother was when he was younger." Seeing the gentle expression on Female Bimon's face, Male Bimon's worried look faded a lot, and he said with some doting tone while watching their son playing with the puppy in the open space.
"Uh, yeah. When Alexander was young, he first encountered that kind of thing, and then went to study writing and geography early on. He would learn until very late at night before returning home. His childhood wasn't as good as Philip's, who only knew how to play all day."
I also don't know how he's doing on the front line, if he's encountered any enemies, and whether or not he's been injured." As she said these last few words, a worried expression had already appeared on Nangong Meng's face.
Didn't his letter last month say that everything was fine? Besides, it's not even autumn harvest yet, and the Empire of Vanoa only attacks us during the autumn harvest.
Besides, as the eldest son of the family, he has to go through some ups and downs before taking on the heavy responsibility of the family. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a shame for the surname Weilin?" At this time, Male Bi Meng's face was actually very relaxed, as if he had determined that his eldest son would experience some hardships without any harm.
"I know, just......" The woman was about to say something when the man raised his hand to stop her. Then his tall figure flashed and he appeared on the mountain slope more than ten meters away.
"There's an emergency." Male Bimon said, looking at a Golden Bimon who had just arrived several meters away on the mountain slope.
"News of war has come from the border, Your Majesty summons you back." The golden-haired man panted out.
Two days after Aisu, in the study of Beast King's Palace, Gaea looked at the map of the Beastman Kingdom on the wall with a cold face. He was holding two war reports in his hand, and behind him, Crook King sat upright on the main seat, seemingly thinking about something.
"Let's just forget it for now, this isn't the time for action." King Krow finally spoke up.
"Ah, Father, you've given me last year's report on the Spirit Clan, so I thought of this connection. It's only natural that we don't take action now, but later the pressure from the north will be enormous." Gaia turned around and placed a copy of the report in front of King Kuro.
Once the operation begins, at least half a month will be spent preparing an army of 100,000, and another 30 or 40 million robust mouse people will be mobilized to transport grain and supplies to the front lines and take charge of rear affairs.
There is only one month left until autumn harvest, and this year will definitely be a small bumper year. You are also very aware of the role these grains play in the kingdom.
"If a war breaks out before winter, it will be difficult to end. If so many strong mouse people leave the village and stay on the front line until winter, they can eat up all the remaining food of the kingdom in these years, and the autumn harvest in the eastern part of the kingdom will also be affected." King Kero said with some helplessness.
"Besides, after the autumn harvest and before winter, their fortifications should be more or less repaired. The Empire of Fanoth knows our attacking habits after fighting us for so many years, they must be on high alert during this period, and you will also take a great risk if you go to attack."
"So we will do the opposite." Gaia gazed at the battle report in her hand for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said to King Krow.
That night, King Kroe summoned all the elders of the Longevity Fire Fortress and several vassal tribes' representatives to a meeting in the Beast King's Hall. After several hours, the high-ranking officials of the beastman kingdom left the Beast King's Hall, exhausted.
Then a large number of the king's messengers rode fast horses to deliver King Kero's orders to various parts of the kingdom. No matter what the situation inside the palace was, Liu Yu, who was seriously injured, seemed to be living very comfortably now.
"Shaman-sama, what's your name?" Liu Yu smiled and asked a rabbit tribe girl in front of him.
"I'm just a third-rate mage, I don't have the qualifications to be called a Shaman, my name is Lilay Crissfu." The rabbit-eared girl said with a slightly red face as if she was embarrassed.
This was the third day after the end of the war, and Liu Yu's thigh bone had been completely pierced by a sword wielded by a Fanoed officer. His body extremely exhausted, he slept soundly for two days. When he woke up, he found himself lying in the infirmary of the Fourth Division with his leg wrapped in white cloth. Ivan, Geli, Digen and others were all there. In addition to these guys, there were also several rabbit tribe and fox tribe shamans taking care of them wounded soldiers, including this beautiful and gentle rabbit girl in a white dress.
Looking at this rabbit girl with Liu Yu's past life's aesthetic view, she is really beautiful. Her features are soft and delicate, her skin is white and tender, her long black hair and two fluffy little ears, when she smiles, there are two small dimples on her face, paired with the shy personality of a young girl, it makes Liu Yu, who just walked through life and death, stunned.
This rabbit tribe girl is not only very beautiful, but also has a good talent. At the age of 16, she already has the initial strength of a third-level mage in the light system, which is absolutely a genius among the rabbit tribe.
Liu Yu woke up to find that his thigh bone, which had been pierced through, was sending waves of excruciating pain. Lilai often used simple light magic to treat him and alleviate his suffering. As he came and went, Liu Yu felt grateful and wanted to get closer to the beautiful woman, so he asked her name.