Chapter 240 The Shocking Royal Court
On the road.
After Nakan arrived, Nafiel handed over the basket he was carrying to him as well.
He himself swam forward while holding the female master.
Nakan carried a basket on his back, with his animal skin bag on top, slung over his shoulder, following behind Nafiel.
He would occasionally glance up and look at Nafer with envy.
She didn't know when he would be able to get married and become her beastly husband.
Jiang Xi sat in Nafi's arms, holding a bottle of fruit, taking sips every now and then. The fruit was chilled, and life suddenly became more enjoyable.
They bought clothes and meat on the way and cooked dinner by the roadside.
To Jiang Xi's surprise, Nakan brought various seasonings and some potatoes.
After eating barbecue for many days, Jiang Xi finally had a normal meal.
She held the bowl, sipped her soup, and her eyes narrowed with happiness.
"It's so delicious!"
She praised him generously.
"Nakan, your cooking is really good!"
Nakan smiled.
"I learned it all from Lu Liufeng when we were in the Rehe Valley."
The snake-beastmen throughout the entire Hot River Valley are all skilled cooks, and as a result, many snake-beastmen find a female master as soon as they leave the Hot River Valley.
This year is the year when the snake-beast people are most likely to get married.
Once other orcs follow suit and master the cooking skills, the market for snake orcs, which they have finally managed to gain popularity, will decline again.
When Jiang Xi heard him mention Lu Liufeng, the smile on her face gradually faded.
She missed Lu Liufeng.
It's been so many days since I last saw them. I wonder how Lu Liufeng and the others are doing.
On the same night, Lu Liufeng and his group followed the sea tribe to the royal court.
That very night, the sea creatures learned that Jiang Xi and her snake-beastmen were not in the royal court!
The oppressive aura of the Sea Ancestor enveloped the entire city, sweeping across every corner, yet no familiar signs of connection were found.
But soon, his sweeping pressure was covered by a layer of hazy green light.
Meanwhile, the king sent orcs to invite them into the royal court.
"Royal Court" is the respectful and collective name used by the beastmen of the entire Giantwood Forest for the city where the Royal Court is located.
In fact, the city where the royal court is located has another name, Montregal, which means the sacred place atop the misty mountains.
A day later, Jiang Xi, accompanied by Nafiel and Nakan, appeared at the foot of the mountain where the royal court was located.
Jiang Xi stood blankly at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the city built along the mountain ridge. Stones, vines and trees intertwined and stretched upwards, connecting the entire mountain ridge. At the top of the mountain, there was a huge and majestic stone building that could be felt even from the foot of the mountain.
The megalithic buildings are shrouded in the clouds and mist atop the mountain, appearing half-hidden and half-revealed, and bathed in the golden-red glow of the sunset, they resemble a fairyland.
At the foot of the mountain, orcs kept kneeling and worshipping towards the summit.
"This is... the royal court..."
Jiang Xi murmured, her heart filled with unparalleled shock.
Nafiel and Nakan were also somewhat stunned.
The three of them looked exactly like country bumpkins who had come to the city.
Jiang Xi's face was covered by a veil, so her face couldn't be seen, but Nafiel and Nakan beside her didn't cover their faces.
Although it was dressed in clothes and its snake tail had transformed into legs, its tall, handsome, and strikingly similar yet strangely beautiful faces—one white and one red—were presented in two completely different ways, drawing the attention of many females and beastmen.
The beastmen were jealous, while the females were drooling.
They all discovered that of the two orcs, only one had entered into a marriage contract with the female next to him, while the other had not.
Jiang Xi didn't notice the stares she was getting.
Because she was completely immersed in the shock and couldn't pull herself out of it.
She led Nafiel and Nakan into the city, and was dazzled by the clean streets paved with stone slabs and the flowers and vines hanging from the buildings on both sides of the streets.
Waaaaah, this is what a big city is like!! The Lion's Roar Tribe is so dilapidated!
Making a deal with the royal court to get their help in building the Lion's Roar tribe seems to have been a wise decision!
This is so beautifully built!
Giant rocks, vines, flowers, and giant trees combine with the wonders of nature to create a city that is itself a mountain, stretching from the foot of the mountain to its summit.
Jiang Xi kept praising him.
But soon, she stopped looking beautiful.
"What! 100 coins?! Why don't you just rob someone?!"
She stood in front of what appeared to be a mid-range hotel and was stunned by the price quoted.
The innkeeper, a middle-aged orc, glanced at her two handsome orcs and clicked his tongue.
"You females, when looking for orcs, you can't just look at their faces. You also need to look at the shell coins in their pockets. What's the use of being handsome if you can't get anywhere without money?"
Nakan blushed with embarrassment.
Because he genuinely couldn't even afford 100 coins.
Jiang Xi snorted, pulled Nafier up, called Nakan, and headed to the next place.
But after visiting five stores, none of them charged less than 60 coins.
At the fifth inn, the innkeeper's mistress even came out and said that as long as she gave Nakan to her as a beast husband, she would not only be allowed to stay for free, but also receive 1,000 coins.
Jiang Xi would never agree to that, and immediately left with Nafi and Nakan.
She began to miss the treehouse by the roadside.
A room with an absolutely stunning night view, only 30 coins! Only 30 coins!
What an incredibly good hotel!
As the three stood on the street, hesitating, a familiar large bee flew over.
"Oh! It's you guys!"
Jiang Xi blinked uncertainly.
What are you doing here?
The child laborer bee at that conscientious hotel.
The big bee chuckled.
“Our inns are scattered throughout the entire Giant Tree Forest, and of course there’s one in the Royal Court too. We’re currently building our second one there, so my brother and I came to help out.”
"By the way, my name is Dobin. Have you found a place to stay?"
Jiang Xi shook her head.
She hesitated for two seconds before asking, "What's the price of your hotel in Wangting?"
The big bee buzzed and flew around twice.
Are you asking about the new store or the old store?
"The old shops are close to the Royal Court, so they are more expensive. The cheapest one costs 100 coins per night."
"The new shop isn't finished yet, and the orcs and females find it too noisy, so we're offering a temporary 50-coin discount: 50 coins a night. Do you want to stay?"
Jiang Xi's eyes lit up, and she immediately said.
"Stay, stay, stay!"
Whether it's noisy or not is not important; what's important is having a place to stay.
Anyway, construction can't be done at night.
Moreover, this world doesn't have those kinds of high-tech and grueling jobs, so there's no need to worry about formaldehyde or anything like that.
The big bee chuckled.
"Then come with me."
The giant bee turned around, and Jiang Xi quickly followed with Nafiel and Nakan.
The new shop is not only far from Wang Tingyuan, but also on the edge of a cliff, offering a stunning view.
Jiang Xi's eyes lit up the moment she saw the treehouse complex built on the edge of a cliff.
The hotel follows the style of houses built on tree branches, with a giant tree clinging to the edge of a cliff and the houses built on its branches.
Around the roots of the large tree, there were still some open-air wooden tables, where many well-dressed orcs and females were sitting, drinking and eating meat.
It offers both food and lodging, and it's a big chain brand!
A familiar young man, chin in hand, lazily leaned on a wooden stake next to the roots of a large tree. When he saw Jiang Xi approaching, he raised an eyebrow and whistled.
"What a coincidence? You're staying here at the royal court too?"
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