Volume 1 Chapter 1: High Plains Thunderbolt

  On the eastern edge of the Cordillera Highlands, gusts of cold wind blew by, and in the midst of a violent snowstorm, a massive black castle emerged from the shadows, its majestic figure towering above. Inside the castle's grandiose architecture, a golden palace stood proudly at its center. At this moment, in the grand hall of the palace, an elderly figure with a hint of decline sat listlessly on the main seat, while a robust and tall young man stood silently beside him. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was oppressively heavy. "Have all of you shamans tried?" the old man finally broke the silence.

  "Yes, father. Several shamans have said that there is no way, it seems that this child Alexander will not be able to hold on." The young man's low voice revealed a sense of helplessness and pain.

  The old man's anger was palpable as he crushed the armrest of his chair, but it soon gave way to a deep sense of helplessness. As the king of the Beastman Kingdom, he rarely encountered situations that left him at a loss for what to do. But today, his only grandson had been struck by lightning in this blizzard - an unprecedented occurrence on the highlands! The Bamont tribe was known for their poor fertility, and he had only one son, who had only recently had this child at an advanced age. Wasn't this a sign that his lineage was doomed to end?

  "Father, Father Alexander is awake." A woman's voice echoed from outside the palace. King Bimon suddenly stood up from his seat, with a hint of madness in his eyes, and his figure disappeared into the great hall, followed closely by the young man with a joyful expression.

  "It hurts, it's killing me." Liu Yu's senses were a blur, his body was weak and he couldn't even open his eyes. He could only feel the immense pain spreading throughout his body, and he let out a weak groan. Suddenly, a cool sensation spread rapidly throughout his body, and the intense pain quickly subsided. He also heard some muffled voices coming from beside him. After an unknown amount of time, Liu Yu slowly opened his eyes, but what he saw made him almost jump out of bed in fright. He was lying on a large bed, with three creatures staring intently at him - two had golden fur and one had red fur. They were all wearing elegant clothes, and their facial features were similar to humans, with expressions that showed concern. However, Liu Yu thought they looked like three clothed apes.

  "Kid, you're awake, does it still hurt?" The red-haired monster asked with a concerned face.

  Why can I understand what they are saying, where am I? Liu Yu couldn't help but think. Looking at the red-faced monster, Liu Yu suddenly had a familiar feeling surge up in his heart.

  The two words "mother" suddenly came out, and Liu Yu had not yet had time to think about what a kind of dizzying sensation made him faint again.

  Liu Yu felt that he had a very long dream, in the dream he became a monster covered with yellow hair all over his body. He also had parents who were monsters like him, and servants with rabbit faces and fox faces. In the dream, everyone called him Little Prince, and his parents told him that he was the noble Golden Bimon.

  In the endless darkness, he fumbled awake again. This time, he saw that the red-haired monster was already lying asleep by the bed, and there was no one else in the house. Although he didn't know how long he had been unconscious, it was clear that the red-haired monster had been guarding his bedside all along. At this moment, Liu Yu naturally felt a touch of emotion in his heart.

  She shifted her body slightly and the pain wasn't so bad anymore. Liu Yu's movement startled the red-haired monster who was fast asleep, this time Liu Yu understood that she had a look of crazy joy on her face.

  The whole of Garrosh Hellscream's Horde soon knew that the young prince, who had been struck by lightning in a storm and had lain unconscious for several days with all the shamans baffled, had made a miraculous recovery. However, the young prince was only five years old, and the lightning strike had caused him great harm, so he would have to rest for a long time, but this also delighted Garrosh Hellscream's family, who were on the verge of despair.

  No matter what the outside world says, in the top floor bedroom of a three-story stone tower in the Earth Fire Fortress, Liu Yu, who was struck by lightning, stood at the window looking out at the violent snowstorm that covered the sky and earth. Although it should be noon now, the scene in front of him looked exactly like the scene from the movie "Coco West". But Liu Yu knew he wasn't watching a movie. After several days of observation, he reluctantly confirmed that he had been reborn.

  He was originally a member of the provincial archaeological team, a newly joined archaeologist. During an excavation of a Tang Dynasty tomb organized by the team, Liu Yu found a piece of iron next to an ordinary coffin. He casually tried to test the sharpness of the iron, but it easily cut his hand. His fresh blood then poured into the iron like a floodgate had been opened. Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the previously clear sky and a bolt of lightning struck down. Liu Yu, who was familiar with ancient myths about "thunder tribulation", had this as his last thought before entering endless darkness. When he woke up again, he had become the prince of beastmen.

  After pondering that dream, he should have swallowed the memories of the original owner of this body, a small Bimon named Alexander. What exactly is a Bimon, he really doesn't know; judging from its appearance, it looks like an ape. Being reincarnated into an animal's body left him speechless for a moment, but this little prince was quite unfortunate - from one palace to another, he would even be struck by lightning and compared to himself, apparently he is more unfortunate.

  "I told you that digging up ancestors' graves would bring heavenly punishment, but no one listened. Now they're facing the consequences. What a perfect example of retribution! Alas!" Liu Yu said to himself, gazing out at the darkening sky outside the window.

  At this time, the door was gently opened, and the red-haired monster he had mistaken for last time, that is, Alexander's mother, came in with several large jars of unknown things.

  "Alexander, how are you out of bed? You haven't recovered yet!" She showed a concerned and slightly reproachful gaze.

  Her name is Naya Wulfgar, and she herself was a fierce warrior, while the two who came to see her that day were her so-called grandfather, the current Beast King Krow Wulfgar, and her father Gaiya Wulfgar.

  "Oh, Mother, I've been lying down for too long and want to move around a bit. You see, with Grandfather's medicine, I'm almost fully recovered." Liu Yu explained to his mother while automatically returning to bed. In Alexander's memory, he was quite an obedient child, so Liu Yu didn't want to arouse suspicion, and before Naya could say anything, he returned to bed on his own.

  Naya was a bit worried about her son's body, but seeing him act freely and look normal, she felt at ease.

  "Come, son, apply the medicine." Naya sat down beside the bed, pulled Liu Yu to her side, unbuttoned his shirt and then carefully applied different medicines from several small jars.

  Liu Yu was amazed at the effect of the medicine on this world. His body, which had been struck by lightning and turned a golden brown color, with all his hair turning black, was now constantly in agony from being bitten by countless insects, to the point where Liu Yu thought he would have to spend the rest of his life as a black gorilla.

  But soon after he woke up, the Beast King and Prince came to see him, the Beast King took out a bottle of medicine in a container similar to glass bottles, and let Naya apply it to Liu Yu's injured body. Liu Yu was amazed that this 21st-century medical technology could not completely eliminate the skin damage sequelae, but within a few days, there was a significant improvement, and most of the dark brown hair fell off, new golden hair began to grow, although it cannot be said to have the magical effect of regrowing flesh on bare bones, but it is not far from that. However, when his grandfather took out the medicine at that time, he also showed a few points of pain, and the preciousness of the medicine does not need to be said.

  Now Naya brings several shamans' medicines configured by Liu Yu to him every day, and after seeing the magic of the medicine, Liu Yu also cooperates with the medicine. He doesn't want to be a big black gorilla, yellow-haired gorillas are better-looking than black ones.

  With the help of various medicines that made Liu Yu feel miraculous, after two months of recuperation, Liu Yu's body finally recovered, and several great shamans checked him and unanimously determined that the lightning strike did not leave any physical sequelae on him. As for his mental state, Little Prince seemed to be fine too. The hanging hearts of the Beast King's family finally fell to the ground.

  As Liu Yu's wound disappeared, so did the Cordillera Plateau's winter storm that had covered the sky. Soon, the first spring of Liu Yu's arrival in this world arrived.

  Liu Yu stood at the top of the city wall of Huo Di Bao, gazing out at the distant mountain peaks with their snow-capped whiteness and the gentle green grass on the half-slope, a warm feeling rising in his heart, just like the spring scenery he had seen before in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, giving people a sense of being carefree and joyful.

  "Your Highness, the queen asks you to return to your chambers to prepare for this afternoon's banquet." Liu Yu's fox tribe maid, Anna, quietly appeared beside him.

  "Alright, I'll go." With another glance at Liu Yu in the distance, he turned around and descended from the city wall, heading towards his own stone tower.

  Today is the Beast God Festival, which is held once a year by the beast tribe. His grandfather, King Kuro, will host the dignitaries of the beast tribe in the main hall of the Earthfire Fortress. This marks the beginning of a new year for the beast tribe and is therefore particularly revered by the beasts.

  From Alexander's memories, Liu Yu knew that last year he had seen the wolf tribe and centaurs that he had never seen before, which excited Alexander who was still very curious about the outside world for a long time. However, due to the fusion of memories, Liu Yu's memories of these two tribes were somewhat vague, and as an archaeologist with a natural curiosity towards these strange objects, Liu Yu also had some expectations for the afternoon banquet.

  Liu Yu returned to the bedroom, where a maid was already waiting with his clothes ready. As soon as she saw him enter, she began helping him get dressed. Enjoying the meticulous service of the beautiful fox spirit girl, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia. In his previous life, his parents had left home early to make a living, and he had spent his childhood in his relatives' home, learning to live independently from a young age. This kind of life, where everything was taken care of for him, was indeed enjoyable, and having power and status was truly a good thing.