"Crack!"
Sparse bushes, with wisps of smoke rising slowly.
Xiao Han sat on the bearskin rug that had been laid out, and with a sharpened twig in his hand, he had a skinned and bled wild rabbit stuck on it and was roasting it over the firewood.
Thanks to his superb skill in controlling the flames, the roasted rabbit meat, red and tender, emitted a fragrant aroma. Combined with the side dishes he carried, although it didn't look very appealing, it was at least edible.
Rabbits that have been raised for the winter are so fat, isn't this tempting people to commit crimes?
Nearby, a group of people were having a great time, sitting around a fire and grilling rabbit legs, bear meat, wolf meat, wild boar legs, and other food cut from monsters.
On a pile of firewood, a wild boar was being roasted. A long, thick iron rod was inserted into its mouth and pierced through its anus. Even so, the wild boar had a comical expression on its face. The gruesome and eerie scene made the monster being tortured nearby tremble.
"Speak! Who ordered you to attack my master?"
Guanghui glared at a pheasant that had run its legs off, like a righteous judge presiding over a criminal trial, and roared angrily.
"ah……"
The jet-black pheasant glanced blankly at the leg roasting over the fire, but finally snapped out of its daze under Guanghui's intimidation.
"No, it's all a misunderstanding. I was sleeping... and when I opened my eyes, I was here."
The black chicken trembled as it raised its voice in terror, glancing back at the chicken wing that Khrushchev was gnawing on, with a pile of chicken bones beside it.
This was one of his older brothers. He was plucked clean, dismembered, and roasted. The gruesome manner of his death left a deep impression on him.
"Waaaaah...no...don't eat me!"
"Shut up!"
After Guanghui translated the words to Xiao Han, the latter took a bite of the roasted rabbit leg, pondered for a moment, stared at the black-boned chicken, and said in astonishment, "In the dead of winter, instead of hibernating, you're jumping out to make your presence known. You're not really here to deliver meat, are you?"
At the same time, after eating the last piece of meat from the rabbit leg, Xiao Han looked at the black-boned chicken with pleading eyes, swallowed hard, wiped his mouth with a tissue handed to him by the guard beside him, and a sinister green light appeared in his pupils.
The Demon Flame consumes a significant amount of health and mana, and summoning a meteorite consumes a fifth of that health and mana. However, consuming monsters with abundant health and mana can quickly replenish them. Combined with the properties of the Serpent Wing Ring, it has a very good nourishing effect on health and mana.
Before winter arrives, monsters grow fat, which is perfect for Xiao Han. He can take advantage of the time before the harsh winter to hunt and have a good meal.
“∑(°△°|||)”
The black chicken was taken aback. This fox, who was just saying the grapes were sour because he couldn't get them, was actually wiping his drool?
Then, before it could even struggle out a sound, it was covered by a dark shadow, accompanied by a sharp explosion. Its fur fell out, revealing its dark flesh, which shivered in the cold wind.
Soon, after shaving the whole black-boned chicken bald, Xiao Han personally cut it open and roasted it. His smooth and skillful movements drew cheers from his subordinates.
Xiao Han was highly praised and urged everyone to eat meat, saying that only when they were full would they have the energy to work.
Among the ingredients, besides some monsters that ran into the depths of the forest when they saw that things were not going well, more than a dozen monsters were intimidated by Xiao Han and became a rich lunch.
"call out!"
With a long howl, Guanghui bit into a piece of the imperial chicken and flew into the sky to scout the Dark Moon Forest.
After all, the Dark Moon Forest stretches for hundreds of miles, and Titan City has only explored a portion of it so far. If Xiao Han wants to find out the source of the strangeness, he will have to search bit by bit, which is too inefficient.
Therefore, he had Radiance gather information on the gathering of demons and decided to eat his way through, which, combined with the Serpent Wing Ring, would be a good way to break through the upper limit of his health and mana.
He decided to stay in the Darkmoon Forest for three days and eat his fill. If he couldn't find the source of the strangeness, he would go to the wasteland to rob and visit the weak lords who had prepared supplies.
According to intelligence provided by Khrushchev, the nobles who were exiled to the northern wilderness by the southern duchies were generally from the lower class of the nobility, the kind who were bullied and exploited on a daily basis but did not have the courage to retaliate.
Therefore, Khrush, who had extensive experience with the Winter's Bane, judged the lords' actions based on weather changes and notified the little fox at any time when to attack, maximizing their gains.
"Eat, eat, eat!"
A group of professionals, their eyes gleaming with greed, rode their chariots outside the Dark Moon Forest and feasted. Everyone looked radiant and full of energy. Following the little fox, they caught quite a few demons that had been fattened by demons. They only ate the most valuable parts of the demons and then threw them into the wild to lure other demons into their trap. Alternatively, they were burned to ashes by Xiao Han and mixed with the ashes of plants to fertilize the planting area. It was a case of making the most of everything and thoroughly squeezing out the remaining value. This broadened the horizons of their subordinates, who deeply appreciated the wisdom and prowess of the Sage.
"The light of righteousness shines upon the earth."
"Deng deng deng deng deng deng~" (The sound of a erhu bursting out)
"Well done, Lord City Lord! This song of justice, sung with such passion, has moved me to tears!"
"What are you waiting for! Clap your hands!"
"Cheers to the City Lord! Eat, eat meat!"
Blood Raven: "..."
His face stiffened as he watched the crowd hold another barbecue dinner the next day, especially a little fox singing loudly while roasting a wild goat leg by the campfire. His face, covered by his helmet, twitched violently.
Is this some kind-hearted sage who saves all living beings?!
Damn, your persona has completely collapsed, like a bowl of eight-treasure porridge!
"Hiccup~"
The blood crow, which was on guard at the edge, strongly condemned the little fox, then bit into a tender roasted pork leg and let out a burp.
"roar!"
Ultimately, perhaps it was the arrogance of Xiao Han and his group these past few days, or perhaps it was the resentment of not inviting him to the barbecue dinner, that led a king lurking in the forest to launch an attack.
"boom!"
The roaring energy exploded, like a solid air cannon, blasting through the forest and hurtling towards Xiao Han, who was singing loudly.
Xiao Han didn't rush to make a move. He was singing the climax when he was interrupted by the sudden attack.
"Lord City Lord, be careful!"
"Damn it! It's an enemy attack! Activate the defensive magic array immediately!"
"Uh, wait a minute. With the city lord here, isn't this like ingredients delivered right to our doorstep?"
"..." (Brief silence)
"...It seems so..."
Just as the group who were grilling meat were about to retaliate, Xiao Han, who had abandoned his grilled wild goat leg, swiftly made his move!
"call out!"
He was engulfed in flames, covered in a layer of blood flames, stepping on the blazing fire that erupted in an instant. The demonic flames condensed into a sturdy armor halfway through, and when his fist struck the breastplate, it only managed to shatter a small flame.
It's like a pebble thrown into a lake; it creates a few ripples, but then there's no further movement.
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