Final Lord

Chapter 153 The Prosperous New Gru Territory

Her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in shock, "This is... ranked deer milk! Ranked food!"

"Hey! You're quite something. You've had milk from a Tier 3 biological reindeer, a Tier 1 food. You've had it before?"

"No... I've only had something similar at a school dinner, so I'm a bit sensitive to it." Mair said somewhat awkwardly.

High-grade food can quickly replenish soldiers' stamina, and long-term consumption provides additional benefits. This kind of good stuff is something a peasant woman in New Gru territory can casually give to a passerby? Just how wealthy is this place?
In New Gru, Mair enjoyed star treatment.

The villagers who passed by all inquired about her identity with great enthusiasm, and they became even more welcoming after learning that she was sent by the lord. If Joey hadn't been stopping her, Mair would have been dragged away to be a guest long ago.

As she passed the enclosure where the frost wolves were being trained, Mair glanced at it a couple more times out of curiosity. An old man with a full beard immediately handed her the reins of a young frost wolf: "Try it out, this little guy loves the smell of new faces!"

Meyer cautiously reached out her hand, but the wolf cub rubbed its cool nose against her palm, startling her so much that she jumped up immediately, making the dog trainers around her burst into laughter.

Joey patted the frost wolf's fluffy fur and said to Mair, "They're very clever; they can remember the scent of every resident. Once they remember your scent, they won't attack you when they see you."

Joey spent a delightful afternoon in New Gru territory. Everything she saw was new and interesting, and even the sadness she felt upon learning of her father's death was somewhat lessened.

At the campfire that evening, the hunter, who was wrapped in a bearskin coat, insisted on draping a snow fox cloak over her shoulders: "The nights here are cold and windy, it'll chill you to the bone. Your clothes won't keep you warm."

The blacksmith's daughter sat down next to her and pointed to the aurora dancing on the ice wall in the distance, saying, "Over there on the ice wall, there is a strange bird whose whole body is made of ice, and the cold wind is brought by them."

After the lord had the Ice God build this Great Ice Wall, it became very difficult for them to break through.

"Ice God?"

"The Ice God, Ed. He's the cloud giant who taught us about the power of ice and snow during the day. Our lord said the ice walls were built by the Ice God. Look at the light curtain on the ice walls; doesn't it look like the golden border the gods are embroidering for our territory? That's the Ice God using his divine power to destroy the monstrous bird."

Gods! The mysterious lord truly has divine favor! No wonder so many chaotic races have gathered under his command. He's no longer pretending!

Mair's hands trembled slightly.

She had a secret she had kept hidden in her heart.

In her mind, the words her father had said to her when she was a child came to mind.

……

He was drunk that time. He lowered his voice, using a husky, alcohol-filled tone mixed with a metallic, grinding sound, and said to himself:

"You little brat, listen up! If I ever get into trouble and my guts get ripped off by a wild dog, I'll find you a reliable bastard to take over. When some scoundrel comes to tell you about my death, you better prick up your ears and listen carefully."

If that bastard says, "Jeweler John is dead," you should obediently follow him and give him all the valuables you have in your pants!

But if the name 'John the Fur Merchant' comes up... then you should be careful and decide for yourself.

The worst part is that bastard who didn't utter a single word! Without a doubt, I'm 90% dead at his hands. Grab all the stuff I gave you and kill that bastard!

If you can't kill that bird egg, then kill yourself. Remember, it's more comfortable to stab yourself in the heart than to fall into their hands. Those beasts' tricks on people... hey, you'll definitely regret having been born!

It was because of his father's words that Meyer was hesitant when he heard about the fur trader John.

But now, Meyer felt that a lord whose people were so enthusiastic and lively couldn't be too bad. The only problem was that she had inquired many times during the day, but hadn't heard the name John from any of her subjects.

This still made Mair somewhat uneasy. Had he guessed wrong? Was his father not Lord Kate's soldier?

Just as Mair was distracted, Joey was pushed out by a group of villagers who loved to watch the drama unfold, and they began to sing a welcoming song with their shepherd's harp.

"The ice wall stretches to the sky like stars, golden wheat ears reflect in the snow, new guests step into my territory, honey and deer milk are served in earthenware bowls, and frost wolves rub their paws against my soft fur. Here, the long night is finally lit, and wheat can be grown even on frozen soil! Looking up at the northern ice wall, New Gru is my new home!"

Listening to Joey's somewhat off-key singing, Mel's sadness was once again eased.

She clenched her fists and mentally encouraged herself: "Father is dead, grief is meaningless now. Whether Kate Gru is my father's lord or not, now that I'm in his territory, I have to find a way to survive, and to survive well."

Sooner or later, I will become Lord Kate's confidant, and the lord will surely tell me the cause of my father's death!

……

Three days later, the long-accumulated efforts of the Gruling finally came to an explosive period of harvest.

All the Poison Mist Cavemen transcended their ordinary forms, becoming Earth Poison Assassins, while the Cat Sand Beasts collectively broke through to become Spiked Cat Sand Beasts.

Blind Cat broke through to Tier 3. Golden Flash broke through to Tier 2 of the Extraordinary Realm, resulting in a qualitative leap in the strength of the entire territory.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Wang Bufu immediately led his troops to launch a large-scale sweep of the Sunset Mountain area.

Wang Bufu conquered 90% of the entire Sunset Mountain Range, consisting of six mountain ranges and two valleys, in just two weeks, leaving only the final main peak, Bright Sun Peak, unconquered.

Nurturing the monsters' vast experience, Wang Bufu's army underwent another transformation.

Blind Cat displayed extraordinary magical talent, overtaking the Caveman race on a curve and becoming the first to reach the Extraordinary Rank 3 [Earth Vein Wizard].

The cavemen have collectively reached the Extraordinary Tier 2 [Venomous Assassin].

Most of the harpies also reached the Transcendent Rank 2 and exchanged career paths with each other.

The Sand Cat Beasts are even more extraordinary. With Little Lucky's blessing, they were the first to reach the Extraordinary Tier 3 [Dust-Falling Sand Cat Beast], and began to show supernatural abilities to control sand and dust.

Even the Crow Clan, with Wang Bufu's help, produced three extraordinary Tier 2 assassin units.

Hera was the last one left in the entire territory. This made Hera very anxious.

“Father, sob sob.”

In the past, when I ordered other harpies to feed this or that, they had to respectfully call me leader.

Now they all call me Xiao La!

I don't dare go into the nest. Every time I enter, they laugh at me, saying I've had another bad day and haven't leveled up!

I argued with them, explaining that I'm a Harpy, a powerful and rare class, and it's normal for my advancement to be slower. But they wouldn't listen; they just laughed at me.

(End of this chapter)