Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 212: Karari’s Banquet (8)
“If you say so, the owner of this arena must be quite perverted.” Yan, the most handsome, felt a chill down his spine just thinking about the scene.
“Not only the owner of the arena is perverted, but the spectators who watch the fights are equally perverted.”
The player beside him shook his head with a cold look in his eyes.
“These kinds of messed-up things are everywhere in this game world. Winter City used to have an arena too, but it’s now a soldier training ground. King of Winter was right when he said this world needs a bloodbath; not a single word of that was wrong.”
Yan, the most handsome, nodded in agreement.
“Let’s pick up the pace. Dig tunnels from both sides. Once we get close, we’ll break through to the surface, and then we’ll just wait for the signal that no one is doing human things.”
“Can we defeat the guards of the arena?”
The player beside him sounded a little worried.
“Don’t worry.” Yan, the most handsome, grinned, looking completely unconcerned.
“Brother, don’t forget, we are players. Except for facing the King of Winter, we are invincible~”
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“Ah-choo!”
Xi Wei, entering the banquet hall, sneezed.
“That’s strange. I’m a Champion Knight; I wouldn’t get altitude sickness, right? Someone must be talking about me!”
Xi Wei frowned, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
He guessed that Gudbad was badmouthing him again about washing socks and underpants. He was probably badmouthing him a lot. Since there was a war now, there would be even more socks and underpants to wash after it ended. He would hand them all over to Gudbad to deal with then!
In the afternoon, the King of Karari enthusiastically showed him around Karari City. He proudly introduced him to various buildings of deep historical significance. There were many traces of Treants in the Karari Royal Capital. After all, this was originally an Elf city hundreds of years ago, but it was conquered by the combined human forces. After dividing the spoils, the first King of Karari built the Karari Empire on the ruins of the Elf city.
Xi Wei really didn’t know what there was to be proud of. These buildings full of epic legends belonged to the Elves; they had nothing to do with Karari. They were merely bandits who had occupied the birds’ nest. However, he definitely couldn’t say such things. He had to save face before relations were completely broken.
The banquet was about to begin, and the hall was already buzzing with excitement. Compared to him, the King of Winter, the King of Karari’s banquet was much livelier. There were over a hundred nobles, including their consorts and children. However, the strongest among these nobles was only a Sky Knight, in no way comparable to the Kolon Empire, which had established itself through military strength in the past. But when it came to enjoying themselves, both Xi Wei now and the former King of Kolon were ten thousand streets behind the King of Karari. Looking at the banquet, it was a chaotic mess, filled with all sorts of activities.
In the center was a huge gambling table, where a group of well-dressed, rosy-cheeked noble youths were gambling. They held female slaves on leashes, and if they lost, they would give them a beating. There were even instances where they gambled with the clothes or even fingers and other organs of the female slaves. In the short while Xi Wei was watching, a female slave was forced onto the gambling table, and her eyes were cruelly gouged out.
“Is this a special item for your banquet?”
Xi Wei asked coldly, suppressing his discomfort, his sword-like brows furrowed tightly.
“Uh… this…”
Just being looked at by the King of Winter’s imposing gaze made the King of Karari break out in a cold sweat. Although he was also a Champion Level, and had been for a long time, for some reason, the King of Karari felt that he might not be able to defeat this young King of Winter. That oppressive aura made him feel like an ordinary person facing a lion.
“I apologize… these damned nobles took it upon themselves to do this, dirtying your eyes. I’ve been negligent in disciplining them, so I’ll kick them out now!”
At some point, the roles of host and guest had been subtly reversed. The King of Karari found himself completely lacking in confidence, even though this was his palace.
“Who allowed you to play these dirty and lowly games here! Scram! All of you, scram! From today onwards, don’t ever appear before me again!”
The King of Karari drew the exquisite sword at his waist and roared at the noble youths at the gambling table. He could say this to these young scions, but not to their parents. The fathers of these scions were mostly great nobles who held considerable military power, and he had to treat them with caution.
The noble youths were startled by the king’s furious outburst. They quickly left the gambling table, apologizing as they were led away by their subordinate knights, trembling and scrambling away from the banquet hall. If they stayed any longer, they would undoubtedly be severely beaten when they returned. Although they didn’t understand why the king, who was usually friendly, was acting like this today.
“Throw out that lowly female slave too! How long do you intend to let her be an eyesore here!”
The King of Karari pointed at the wailing female slave on the ground and shrieked. He vented all his anger and frustration onto the female slave. He originally wanted to step forward and kill the female slave with his sword, but a vague premonition in his heart warned him not to.
“Wait.” Xi Wei said, his expression cold, stopping the guards who were like wolves and tigers about to drag the female slave away. “Bring her to me.”
The guards glanced at the King of Karari. Seeing that the king said nothing and had a blank expression, they helped the female slave up from the ground and roughly brought her before Xi Wei. This female slave was a Featherfolk. However, her wings behind her had been broken, and the broken edges were bruised. Her body was covered in dense whip marks, indicating that she had often been abused by the human nobles. Now, her appearance was even more tragic, her eyes gouged out, and she was trembling all over from pain. Blood was flowing from the empty eye sockets. Her once delicate face now looked sinister and terrifying.
“Loli, help her heal her eyes.”
Xi Wei took a deep breath, trying his best to calm his anger. If he hadn’t felt that the king wasn’t lying, he would have thought the King of Karari had done it deliberately. Loli did not hesitate. She had been silent since entering the banquet hall, her expression cold. The gazes of the surrounding humans disgusted her. They looked at her not like a living being, but like a fine piece of merchandise. A gentle glow covered the Featherfolk female slave’s eyes, and soon, the Featherfolk’s eyeballs grew back. Her vision was restored. Her bright blue eyes, like the sky, looked at the handsome, tall knight before her, and crystal tears surged out, washing away the bloodstains on her face.
This miraculous scene surprised the nobles in the hall. Their gazes shifted frequently to Loli, filled with greed and curiosity. Even the King of Karari looked at Loli a couple more times. He had initially thought that the person accompanying the King of Winter was just an ordinary demi-human maid, with no other merits besides being pretty. He didn’t expect her to be a High Elf who had awakened her abilities. If he had a High Elf with such healing abilities, his life safety might be better guaranteed. The King of Karari’s thoughts began to stir. What should he use to exchange with the King of Winter? The only thing he could offer seemed to be those Parasitic Tree Fruits.
“Your Majesty King of Winter, I am willing to buy this maid beside you for 10,000 gold coins. This is just the base price. If you are not satisfied, you can add more!”
A middle-aged noble, somewhat portly, pushed his way to the front. His gaze was fixed on Loli greedily, as if he had seen a rare treasure.
Xi Wei said nothing. He stepped over the Featherfolk female slave kneeling on the ground, his tall figure shielding Loli and the other maids behind him, and walked up to the middle-aged noble.
“How about… how about 20,000 gold coins?”
Under the King of Winter’s imposing gaze, the middle-aged noble stuttered involuntarily.
“Heh…”
Xi Wei let out a cold laugh. A killing intent flashed in his eyes. He reached out and gently placed his hand on the middle-aged noble’s collar, then brought his two hands together with a “crack,” twisting the middle-aged noble’s neck into a pretzel.
Kekeke…
Here comes some Tesla troopers.
