Chapter Fourteen Chubby

  "Hmm," Liu Yu looked at the fatty with a different expression. It was reasonable to say that his grandfather, the current Beast King, called him Little Prince, as everyone in the Earth Fire Fortress did so.

  But three years ago when he set out from the Earthfire Fortress, Marshal Marlan had made it clear that from the moment of departure, all young Blademasters would be treated equally, regardless of their family background. In the past three years, no adult Blademaster has ever called him "Your Highness" again, so why did this fat man violate this convention as soon as he appeared today?

  However, as Liu Yue approached him, he also discovered that this fat man was extraordinary. From his body, Liu Yue felt a stronger aura than the peak of the Seventh-Order Douwang, Ma Lan.

  "Who are you?" Liu Yu asked with a slight bow, sizing up his opponent's formidable strength.

  "Oh, I forgot, I'm the deputy captain here." The fat man seemed to have just remembered and hastily replied.

  "Ah, General." This time it was Liu Yu's turn to be surprised, the majestic Eight-Ranked Duke of the Imperial Clan actually standing waiting for his return.

  "I don't dare, I don't dare. It's enough that Your Excellency calls me Tollemi. Please hand over the magic core first, and this trial by blood will be considered passed." The chubby Da Di Meng hastily reached out to support Liu Yu, who was about to bow in courtesy, and said with a smile all over his face. Then, this Da Wei gentleman beckoned with one hand, and that Bi Meng guard immediately stepped forward a few steps to prepare to receive Liu Yu's magic core.

  "Alright, I'll leave it up to you then." Liu Yu hesitated for a moment before smiling and handing over the magic core of the Sword Demon Pig.

  "Alright, Your Highness, from now on, you have officially passed the trial of blood refinement and can return to the Earth Fire Fortress for half a year." Ptolemy said to Liu Yu while dismissing the guard.

  "Your Highness, please follow me." He turned sideways and made a polite gesture with his hand to Ptolemy.

  "Commander, this doesn't seem right. I should be returning to the camp on my own." Liu Yu looked at Tolmachev with some doubt, feeling that this commander's sudden appearance and behavior were all very unreasonable, and also a bit too enthusiastic.

  "Hehe, Your Highness is worrying too much. I have followed you for decades, and this time I came here to receive you under your orders." In response to Liu Yu's expression of doubt, Tolomei not only didn't show any dissatisfaction but instead revealed a hint of appreciation.

  "Your Highness, please take a look." Tolemmy then took out a small golden token from his bosom. Liu Yu had already recognized the seven or eight inch long golden token with the words "Kro-Wil-Lin" in four beast tribe scripts on it as his grandfather Kro King's private token.

  According to the country's rules, each generation of beastman king enjoys special treatment that only kings can have. In addition to the multi-faced beastman king token passed down through generations of beastman kings, there will also be a private token with the name of the king engraved on it. This private order has the power to mobilize military and political officials, inspect state affairs, and convey many other simple orders. When handling many general government affairs, the beastman kings are accustomed to using this private order that symbolizes personal authority.

  "That's a lot of trouble, General." Having seen many private orders from King Kuo before, Liu Yu knew that no one dared to forge such things - it was a capital offense. With his doubts dispelled, he nodded slightly towards the other party and extended his hand in a gesture of invitation.

  "Your Highness, please." Tolomei saw that Liu Yu no longer had any doubts and with a satisfied expression put away the token and led Liu Yu to the camp. Of course, this time they didn't return to Liu Yu's tent but directly entered the central commander's residence in the camp.

  Ptolemy, as the highest official residence of several training camps and blood refining camps within a thousand miles, would naturally not be too cold. Before long, Liu Yu followed this smiling fat man to a two-story small wooden building that looked like a western-style villa.

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  "After a long and tiring journey, Your Excellency should first have a good meal. There are some things I will tell you slowly." In the large hall on the first floor of the wooden building, in front of a long wooden table, Tolemny waved his hand to dismiss the mouse servant while beckoning Liu Yu over.

  "Thank you, General Du, for your hospitality." Liu Yu had been eating roasted meat without oil or salt for over a month and was fed up with it. He politely nodded in response while taking a seat at the head of the long table.

  "Your Highness, please don't be polite to me, today's barbecue is very good, you must eat more." Tolemey sat down at the other end of the long table, calmly and without fuss, and began to invite Liu Yu to eat.

  "Haha, alright then, I won't be polite." Liu Yu smiled brightly and reached out to tear off a piece of the large block of black roasted meat from the wooden plate in front of him.

  "Hmm,......" The crispy outside and tender inside roasted meat made Liu Yu hum again, nodding slightly towards Tolemmy before he started eating voraciously. At the other end of the long table, Tolemmy was eating casually, his main attention still on Liu Yu. After a while, seeing that Liu Yu had almost finished eating, he broke the silence.

  "Your Highness, please forgive me. There are some rules within the clan, so when you first arrived here, I couldn't see you conveniently. It was only after the Blood Refining ended that I could meet with you. This time, I have been ordered by His Majesty the King to escort you back."

  "I understand this, and how dare I blame the adults. However, I have a question to ask the commander for an answer." Liu Yu, who had eaten his fill, returned to his usual calm demeanor, and there was no longer any sign of the evil spirit-like eating habits he had just displayed. He pinched a wooden cup in one hand, sipped it slowly, and asked the other person with a seemingly casual tone.

  "Ah, Your Highness, please speak, I, your humble subject, will not hesitate to respond." Tolemey replied with a raised eyebrow.

  "Alright, sir. When I just came out of the forest, I didn't say that I had a third-tier magic core in my hand. How did you know for sure that I had a magic core and that I must have passed the Blood Refining?" Liu Yu put down the wooden cup and stared into the other person's eyes as he asked. Just now, when he had just come out of the forest, he hadn't even had time to say a word before Tolomei urged him to hand over the magic core and announced that he had passed the Blood Refining.

  Ptolemy seemed somewhat embarrassed and scratched his dark brown hair on his forehead.

  "Alright, Your Highness, it's not as if someone else told you, but do you think this Blood Refining is dangerous?" However, the Commandant didn't seem to care much about that and quickly made a decision.

  Liu Yu rubbed his own shoulder and gave a wry smile.

  "It was certainly dangerous, I almost lost my life."

  "Not bad, the original intention of Blood Refining is to hone the combat skills of those young Monks who have not yet matured, preparing them to become qualified warriors. Therefore, encountering danger and difficulties are normal, which allows them to grow stronger. However, if it endangers the lives of the participating Monks, then it deviates from the original intention of Blood Refining."

  Therefore, every Da Wei responsible for the Blood Refining Camp would regularly clean up the magical beasts above the fifth rank within a hundred miles. And behind each participating young Bimon, there would be an adult Bimon warrior following closely. If the young Bimon couldn't handle the situation, these warriors would secretly lend a hand to help them out. And as for you, Your Highness, I am the one following behind you."

  "So that's why Lord Duwei saved my life that night." Liu Yu naturally understood, and he also knew why the powerful demon beast suddenly left that night.

  "Hmm, that night, Your Highness unexpectedly encountered a 4th-tier ghost wolf. This guy was extremely fast and even more so in the dark of night. Its strength would be troublesome for even a 5th-tier warrior to deal with. Indeed, this is not something Your Highness can handle at present." Tolomei said in a low voice, clearly indicating that Liu Yu's encounter with the ghost wolf was completely unexpected.

  "Did you kill it?" Liu Yu asked curiously.

  "Of course, Your Highness's strength in participating in the Blood Refining competition is also among the top, and it would be difficult for anyone to deal with him. If others were to participate in the competition, they would likely suffer a disastrous defeat. As a subordinate, I naturally have to eliminate them." Ptolemy was indeed eloquent, and subtly praised Liu Yu with one sentence.

  "Then I must thank you, General, for saving my life." Liu Yu pushed back his chair and stood up from the head of the long table, about to bow to Ptolemy in gratitude, but before he could do so, he felt a calm energy supporting him.

  "Your Highness, please don't kill me! This is what I should do!" The Ptolemy at the far end of the long table also hastily stood up and directly used his aura to hold Liu Yu's body in place.

  "General Duwei has seen the outside world, how can we not thank him for saving our lives...” Liu Yu was secretly shocked by Tolmie's powerful strength, and this move was absolutely impossible for the Wei Shi Chang Ma Lan. However, he only said half of his sentence before suddenly stopping, as if he had remembered something. He looked at Tolmie with some embarrassment.

  "Are you following me, Commander?" Liu Yu asked again after a moment.

  "Of course, I have followed Your Majesty for many years and received Your Majesty's kindness. Protecting you is not only my duty but also a matter of course." Ptolemy said sincerely.

  "On that road, I scolded you many times, did you hear it? ..... " This made Liu Yu feel like being caught by the teacher for calling out the class monitor's name in childhood, which was very depressing.

  "Haha, what's the big deal? When I was a junior monk participating in the Blood Refining ritual, I also scolded my master all the way through." The fat man laughed loudly.

  "All right, Your Highness, you should go rest first. His Majesty has ordered me to bring you back as soon as possible, so we will set out early tomorrow morning. However, I must ask that what I said today about the Blood Refining be kept confidential."

  "This is natural, but since Grandpa is in such a hurry for me to go back, is there something going on at Di Huo Fortress?"

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  "Sir, how did my elder cousin Fei Te fare in this Blood Refining trial?"

  "Your Highness can rest assured, he has passed the Blood Refining and will return with the others in a few days."

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  The next morning, a white giant wolf carried two figures, one big and one small, from the back door of the camp, rushing eastward.

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