Chapter 990: Strange
Although both are in the temperate zone, compared to the southern region where the lowest temperature does not drop below zero, the winter in Black Moon City is probably even colder.
At this moment, in the Qinzheng Hall, Zhou Xu was warming himself by the fire while reading the latest report sent back from the southern border.
Naturally, it also contains the interrogation results of the rat nobles.
After reading it, Zhou Xu handed the report to Silk beside him.
"Qubing, Bowen, please take a look at this report."
Hearing this, Huo Qubing and Li Bowen both temporarily put down their work and read the front-line report handed to them one by one.
During this period, Huo Qubing had just read half of it when he frowned.
After the two of them finished reading it one by one, Zhou Xu raised his hand.
"Tell me what you think."
In response, Huo Qubing and Li Bowen exchanged a quick glance, and then Huo Qubing spoke first...
"Strange, this practice itself is incomprehensible to me."
Huo Qubing said this while organizing his thoughts.
"Each force started a war for its own purpose. The fundamental reason is nothing more than 'interest'. Even if the ratmen and lizardmen are sworn enemies and there is an irreconcilable hatred between them, it is difficult to understand the act of completely risking the lives of the entire tribe and even destroying themselves."
Having said this, Huo Qubing paused.
"This report mentioned that the ratman leader's temperament changed drastically. I think there might be something strange going on, but I don't know what it is."
After listening to this, Li Bowen on the side also nodded in agreement.
"I have the same idea as Lord Huo."
In response, Zhou Xu nodded and said nothing more.
Huo Qubing's words basically expressed the doubts in his heart.
Combining that information with his own, he even suspected that the patriarch of the corrupt clan was being used as a gun by someone.
But at this moment it is obviously unclear who is behind this.
[How about asking that kid Bam? ]
And Bam, he hadn't seen him for a long time.
After all, Bam himself was not his subordinate, nor did he work for him.
In addition to the restrictions of the contract with the Dragon God Ceylon, Zhou Xu’s core idea for Bam is to raise him to adulthood, fulfill the contract with the Dragon God Ceylon, and then do whatever he wants with him!
Based on this premise, Bam himself is also a otaku, and most of the time, he eats and sleeps in the temple.
Occasionally, when I want to move around, the most I do is take a stroll in the rainforest surrounding the temple. I don't want to go anywhere further.
In Bam's words, it might be dangerous for him to go out, and the rainforest area centered on the temple, with the barrier set up by the Dragon God Ceylon, is the safest place for him.
Although Zhou Xu felt that Bam was just looking for an excuse to stay at home, it was undeniable that staying at home did save him a lot of trouble. At least he didn't have to worry about anything happening to this kid.
Zhou Xu always felt uneasy until he figured out the matter of the evil spirit.
Now that this idea had come up, Zhou Xu decided to leave immediately, and set out early the next morning.
Across the grassland is the rainforest area. The distance between the two sides is not too far, so if you move quickly, it won’t take much time.
When passing by Pingyuan Farm, Zhou Xu just took a casual glance at it while riding past on horseback and did not go in to inspect it.
At this time, the farmers who have been busy for half a year are taking a break, so there is no need to disturb them.
Maintaining his mobility efficiency, Zhou Xu soon arrived at the post station outside the rainforest area.
Unlike other post stations that are equipped with horses and carriages, a major feature of the South Territory is that the post stations are generally equipped with velociraptors and giant lizards.
Because the monitor lizards used as transport units have the ability to deliver goods in the complex rainforest environment, there has been no large-scale road construction in the rainforest area, which has saved a lot of labor and funds.
However, this also means that everyone who comes here has to take a velociraptor or monitor lizard if they don't want to walk in with their own hardworking legs.
Of course, this is nothing compared to the money and labor required to build roads on a large scale.
Zhou Xu was in a hurry, so he tried to save as much pomp and circumstance as possible. He took several elven knights, led by Silk, and rode on a giant lizard, and soon entered the urban area.
Although there are no city walls here, its scale is already comparable to that of a city, so for the convenience of naming and marking, Zhou Xu simply named it "Temple City".
At this time, the group led by Zhou Xu were all dressed in casual clothes, trying to keep a low profile.
Although the population living in Temple City is mainly Lizardmen, there are also many humans who come and go on a daily basis or even live directly in Temple City. Therefore, the arrival of Zhou Xu and his party did not attract the attention of the Lizardmen residents.
Maintaining a certain efficiency, the group soon arrived outside the temple. The blue lizard guards guarding outside had already noticed their presence.
Seeing this, Silk did not hesitate. He first took off his hat, revealing his identity as a prairie elf, then took out his token and walked over.
The tokens in their hands, together with their identities as grassland elves, were enough to prove their origins.
After confirming this, the Blue Lizard guards' faces suddenly changed. Their first reaction was to salute, but they were stopped in time by Silk.
"Your Majesty is traveling in a low-key manner this time, so we will save as much as possible."
Having said that, Silk seemed to have remembered something and immediately added another sentence.
"Let someone familiar lead the way."
Hearing this, the captain on duty stood up immediately without saying a word.
With the captain on duty walking in front of them to show his face, they had a smooth journey and arrived at the temple very smoothly.
While still outside the hall, Zhou Xu had already heard bursts of snoring that sounded like thunder.
"Good boy, have you been sleeping since this morning?"
Almost at the same time he said this, the snoring in the temple suddenly subsided, and then a somewhat confused voice sounded.
"Wrong! I wasn't awake yet and you woke me up."
As he spoke, accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps, a slightly fat figure appeared in front of Zhou Xu.
It was a white dragon with an estimated body length of nearly five meters, but its overly fat body completely destroyed its original agility and greatly reduced its appearance.
Although Zhou Xu's main idea throughout the whole process was to train Bam steadily until he grows up and then send him away casually.
But now, looking at Bam's appearance, he couldn't help but say...
"Bam, isn't it time for you to lose weight?"
"lose weight?"
Hearing this, Bam looked down at his fat body and then twisted it casually twice.
"Well wait a moment."
As he spoke, a bright white light emanated from Bam's body. When the light faded away, a graceful and spiritual white dragon appeared in front of Zhou Xu.
"Done."
(End of this chapter)
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