The roar of water rang out.
A waterfall flowed out of a mountain stream on a thousand feet high mountain. The torrent surged down, occasionally crashing against the protruding rocks on the mountain walls, splashing water everywhere. From afar, it looked like a giant pillar made of white jade had crashed down from the sky, crashing into a wide lake below, splashing water everywhere. Winter passed and spring came, but the chill of the north still lingered. Just like this great lake, the water near the waterfall was roiling, but some places further away were still covered in a thin layer of ice.
Near the great lake was a vast forest. It was the beginning of spring, and there were only two or three green leaves on the giant trees. It was far from being lush green, but it was already enough to make people feel the exuberant vitality that was about to burst out. The winter snow melted, and it wouldn't be long before the greyish-white scenes in this forest would be replaced by yellow and green. Everything was awakening.
Today's weather was clear, with no clouds in the sky. The sunlight poured down, illuminating the great lake with a myriad of colors. The surface of the lake, covered in thin ice, looked like a high-grade crystal from afar, reflecting a dreamy brilliance. Suddenly, the surface of the lake split open, and with a series of sharp sounds of breaking ice, someone poked his head out of the lake. It was a man, with black hair and beard, rough and dignified facial features. His eyes were calm, but firm. It was clear that people like him wouldn't easily waver.
He first threw a fat fish onto the floating ice, and then climbed onto it himself. As the lake water splashed, a bronze-colored body was exposed to the sunlight. He raised his hand slightly in front of his forehead, and this action drew out the lines of his body full of masculinity and strength. The man wearing only a pair of black underwear exhaled hot air, and then picked up the fat lake fish that had fallen to the side and walked to the shore.
Clothes, cloaks, and armor were casually thrown on the shore. The man came to the shore, and first his body surged with waves of hazy flames, drying all the water on his body, and then he put on the tight-fitting clothes. Just as he was about to put on the armor, a series of thunderous roars suddenly sounded from the forest in front of the lake. Then, the trees in the distance began to sway, and many ancient trees fell to the left and right. There was something overflowing with flames coming in the direction of the lake.
The man grinned, like a boy who had received a novel toy, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
He didn't have to wait long before a navy blue figure suddenly barged into his line of sight. This figure was so huge that the man was pitifully small compared to it. However, the seemingly weaker party laughed, "So it's a wild elephant barbarian lord, I thought it was something fun. Go away, go away, don't provoke me, little guy. "
The "little fellow" that the man was referring to was furious. There were thousands of strange beasts in this forest, and most of them were barbaric elephants. The Barbarian Elephant looked like an elephant and an ox at the same time. It was as big as a small mountain and had a violent temper. Its brute strength was not to be underestimated. However, the skin color of barbarian elephants was mostly dark brown. For example, this fellow with dark blue skin, two gray ivory tusks that were curved like crescent moons, and a ball of green Primal Fire on its head was not an ordinary barbarian elephant, but an elephant king.
The Barbarian Elephant King was also known as the Barbarian Lord. The Barbarian Lord had an unusually strong sense of territory. Perhaps the lake and the nearby forest had given him the title of Lord, so his reaction to the strange man in front of him was unusually strong. Moreover, there were many lake fish at this man's feet, and the Elephant King's eyes were even redder. With a roar, he charged towards the man.
As soon as the beast moved, the earth shook and the mountains shook.
The man shook his head and muttered, "You're looking for trouble." Then, he lowered his center of gravity and stretched out his hands, assuming a posture of wrestling with the Barbarian Elephant King!
The Elephant King rushed closer, and the pair of crescent-like tusks fiercely arched towards the man.
The man pressed his hands forward, supporting himself on the elephant head.
One man and one elephant collided.
The great lake, the mountain forest, and even the earth jumped, startling a large number of forest birds. A circle of atmospheric ripples spread out from the lake shore behind the man and swept across the entire lake in the blink of an eye. Following that, the floating ice on the surface of the water cracked open. As the ice shattered, lake fish continuously jumped out of the water, bringing with them countless droplets of water. Dust rose from beneath the feet of the man and the elephant. The Origin Flame above the Elephant King's head was extremely bright, but it could not take another step forward.
The man chuckled and suddenly smashed the elephant king's head with a hammer. The elephant king's entire body trembled violently, and its huge body actually took a few steps back. Then, it fell to the ground with a groan. The man touched his forehead and said with a smile, "Your head is really hard."
Erin kept rubbing his hands, causing sparks to appear on the silver iron gloves he wore. He walked back and forth, the slightly bulky silver armor making him heavier than usual, so he left deep footprints in the soft mud of the forest, and the brown mud covered the edges of his silver boots. Normally, Erin would take it off and wipe it clean with a heartache. After all, this brand-new set of armor had only just been received for less than a month.
A bright red cloak hung down from the shoulder of the armor, with the pattern of a lion and a longsword on it.
In the empire, only the Great Emperor's personal guards, the King's Sword, had such an honor to wear such a cloak. Erin was less than thirty years old, and he had become the captain of the personal guards, causing his former comrades to be quite envious. But now, Erin didn't have the same elation he had when he first became the captain. At this moment, his heart was burning with anxiety.
It was all because of the man who had just arrived in the tent not long ago.
That was not an ordinary person, but Prime Minister Nabott. The Prime Minister's stage was in the imperial capital, above the imperial court. Coming to the royal hunting ground north of the imperial capital was naturally not for sightseeing, but to see Tangerio Great Emperor.
The Great Emperor had been in the hunting ground for three days.
The Prime Minister naturally had something important to do when he came to see him at this time. Although the man did not have the slightest expression of impatience, the pressure in Erin's heart increased bit by bit as time passed. What made him helpless was that when the Great Emperor went to Nalan Cuihu in the morning, he had ordered that no one should disturb him. This made Erin not dare to let anyone inform the Great Emperor, so he could only worry by the side of the king's tent.
Seeing that the Prime Minister had already changed the fourth cup of water in his hand, the ground began to shake gently. The most obvious was the cup in Nabott's hand, which was rippling with water. So he put down the cup and walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back. Erin could only carefully accompany him. The tremors on the ground clearly came from the direction of Nalan Cuihu. Erin frowned and whispered, "Lord Nabott, should we send someone to check?"
"It shouldn't be a big deal. This kind of tremor is probably caused by our Majesty."
Erin recalled the word "toss" in the Prime Minister's mouth and felt that it had a profound meaning. Not long after, the earth shook again, and the frequency became higher and higher, as if something terrifying was heading towards the camp. Erin could already feel the invisible pressure. The captain raised his hand and gestured, and the twelve King's Sword guards immediately lined up in front of the camp. Erin himself walked to Nabott. Although the Prime Minister was an extremely powerful minister, he was still an ordinary person. Erin naturally had to protect him ten times.
Erin narrowed his eyes and guessed what was coming. A jade light suddenly lit up in the woodland opposite the camp, and then a giant beast emerged from the forest. Looking at the crescent-sized ivory and the jade-colored Origin Flame that was constantly being emitted from the giant beast's head, Erin cried out, "It's the Barbarian Elephant King! Be on guard! Be on guard! "
Just as he finished shouting, someone patted him from behind. Erin turned around and looked at the Prime Minister in confusion. The latter pointed at the Barbarian Elephant King and said, "Look who's up there?"
Erin looked up and saw a man sitting on the Barbarian Elephant King. The other party was still waving at the camp. Erin revealed a strange expression, "Why is it His Majesty …"
Tangerio jumped down from the Elephant King's head and patted the big fellow's elephant leg. "Go, bring your eyes with you when you fight in the future," he said. The Great Emperor laughed dryly. The Elephant King twisted its body and turned around, snorting. Its thick hind legs deliberately stirred up a patch of mud and poured it all over Tangerio's body. The Great Emperor shook his head and laughed. He didn't care. He casually patted his head and walked towards the camp.
Erin hurriedly sent someone to fetch clean clothes. Tangerio shook his head and said, "There's no need. In the past, when we were fighting outsiders, we tried not to bathe for half a month. That's dirty." Then he patted Nabott's arm and said, "Of course, if our Prime Minister dislikes it, then I'll go and change into a clean set of clothes."
Nabott closed his eyes, out of sight, out of mind.
Tangerio laughed and walked towards the king's tent, saying, "Erin, prepare breakfast for me." Originally, I caught a lot of fat lake fish, but they were all eaten up by that greedy big fellow. Oh, I said, Nabott. What are you doing in the hunting grounds instead of enjoying yourself in your prime minister's mansion? You want to learn how to hunt, too, then I can teach you. "
"Forget it, Your Majesty. I can't learn your ability to suppress the Barbarian Elephant King. Besides, if I had this ability, would it be the old fellow Roderick's turn to occupy the position of Marshal of the Empire for years without retreating? "
In the king's tent, a King's Hand guard moved out a long table and a large chair. Tangerio and Nabott each took a chair and sat down. Not long after, a plate of medium-rare fried steak was delivered to the Great Emperor. There was a circle of lemon slices on the plate, but it still couldn't cover the fishy smell of the half-cooked steak. Tangerio didn't care at all. He directly cut off a piece with a knife and chewed it until the blood juice overflowed.
Nabott frowned.
The Great Emperor immediately swallowed the beef and waved his hand, "Alright, I know what you want to say. I've been used to eating raw blood for years. The people below all say I'm like a barbarian. That's fine. Isn't barbarian good? "
"Hmm," Nabott said calmly, "there's news from the Wilderness Highlands in the south."
"Oh, what did you find out?" Nabott raised his voice again. After checking the account, the chef who was baking said, "Give our Prime Minister one as well. Remember to cook it well. Our Lord Nabott can't see blood."
Nabott smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion."
"Not only did we find something, it wasn't small either," he added. "It's so big …" The Prime Minister raised his hand and gestured.
Tangerio's eyes turned cold, "Oh, is it a ruin?"
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