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Chapter 292 Elbaf has waited thirty years
Elbaf, Olsto Castle.

The legend of the warrior, 'Mountain Beard' Aruru, is outside the castle.

A raven named 'Muto' perched on his shoulder—it had been by his side ever since he roamed the seas as captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates.

"Okay, I understand."

At this moment, he was listening to the news that Muto was telling him, which came from Donley and Broki.

Yaru nodded and waited quietly.

The Twelve Zodiac Signs

He murmured the name softly.

Although most of the giants in Elbaf are unaware of this organization.

But Yaruru is clearly not among them—his age and status are enough for him to know a lot about things overseas.

His experiences from thirty years ago, in particular, have made him eagerly anticipate the arrival of that zodiac sign.

In fact, he didn't wait long.

"Buzz!"

At one point, Aruru suddenly saw that the scenery within his field of vision had changed.

He saw illusory things appear out of thin air as phantoms.

There seemed to be enormous celestial palaces, an island floating in the sky, pyramid-like buildings, wisps of black mist, and even an inverted sky.

Before him, only three figures appeared out of thin air.

Those were none other than Donald, Brogy, and Wu Ma.

"That's really true." *2
At this moment, both Dorry and Brogy showed obvious signs of horror.

Clearly, even for those who once roamed the seas, this was not the case.

The sights they had just witnessed were truly 'unbelievable'.

"No wonder he's a member of the same organization as 'Shenhou'. He actually has such abilities."

"Who's stronger, you or Shenhou? How about we have a fight after we meet with Regent Haildin?"

They didn't even have time to greet Aruru before they couldn't help but sigh.

Dongli, in particular, couldn't help but rub his hands together.

Since returning to Elbaf, he and Brogy haven't fought against any opponents other than Titans for a long time.

"Just some simple tricks to speed up the journey."

At that moment, Wu Ma calmly closed the book in his hand that was radiating starlight.

The next moment, all the illusory shadows that existed around them vanished without a trace.

Or to put it more precisely—it seems that he directly incorporated all the illusions into the book.

"As for fighting, there's no need. I serve as an 'administrator' in the organization and am not good at combat."

He politely declined their invitation to fight.

"Huh?!"

As a result, Dorry and Brogy were greatly disappointed.

"Don't say that. How will you know if you don't fight?"

"Crackling sound—yes, after Brogy and I were defeated by Shenhou, we've recently come up with a new move!"

They wouldn't believe Wu Ma's words—judging from the abilities they had just witnessed, the opponent's combat power was absolutely astonishing.

Although they dared not assert that their opponent was stronger than Shen Hou, he was definitely a monster even in Elbaf.

"Dongli, Brogy."

But it was at this very moment that Yaruru walked over.

"Leader Aruru!" *2
Dorry and Brogy immediately stopped talking and looked at Aruru.

"Regent Haildin has accepted Lord Wu Ma's invitation to a meeting. I will escort him in—and you all, it is not proper to force a guest into a fight."

"Yaruru said seriously."

"Huh? Isn't that right?" *2
Dorry and Brogy both widened their eyes in surprise—in Elbaf, isn't fighting the best way to entertain guests?

Yaruru: "."

The old giant was so angry that his beard trembled. In the end, he swung his wooden staff hard and struck the two men on the head.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The immense force and ferocious Armament Haki instantly caused Dorry and Brogy to cry out in pain, and two large bumps immediately appeared on their heads.

"." Upon seeing this scene, Wu Ma's pupils, hidden beneath his mask, contracted slightly.

"Good guy"

Very strong.

He made a judgment in his mind—although it wasn't a real battle, the power that the old giant unleashed in that attack was truly astonishing.

"Although I had long heard that 'Mountain Beard' was the 'strongest warrior' of the era three hundred years ago, could someone over three hundred years old still possess such power?"

Even Wu Ma felt that it was somewhat unreasonable.

Because he clearly remembered that when the old lady was a child, she defeated another legendary giant hero, "Waterfall Beard" Yoruru, who was known as "Mountain Beard" and caused the latter's death.

If someone is 300 years old and still possesses this level of power, then Lingling in her childhood doesn't seem like someone capable of killing someone of this level.

However, at this moment, Aruru naturally had no idea what Wuma was thinking.

He simply said to Donley and Brogy in a deep voice, "You two bastards, go back to the village and inspect the effects of the earthquake that just happened."

"Yes!" *2
With large bumps on their heads, Donley and Brogy exchanged glances upon hearing this, then could only weakly agree before turning and leaving.

However, judging from the way they winked at Wu Ma before leaving, the meaning was quite clear—"Let's practice together in a while, bro?"

Wu Ma: "."

Meanwhile, Wu Ma was feeling helpless towards the two warlike giants.

"Your Excellency Wu Ma."

He then heard Yaru's voice.

He turned his head and saw that Aruru was looking at him with a serious expression.

"Please come with me into the castle; Regent Haldin is waiting for you."

I don't know if it's just Wu Ma's imagination.

He felt that in Yaru's aging eyes, there seemed to be expectation and solemnity at this moment.

"Ah."

Wu Ma gave this legendary giant a deep look.

Then, they followed each other into the castle.

As mentioned earlier, Auersto Castle was built by the previous King Harald, and it was an incredibly large building even for giants.

Unlike the original story, this castle is not abandoned because of Harald's death; on the contrary, it is very magnificent.

Ancient and enormous giant decorations hang throughout the castle.

However, there wasn't a single guard in the castle—a stark contrast to what Brogy and Dorry had told him on the road at noon.

According to Brogy and Dorry, the castle should be guarded year-round by the most elite 'Royal Giant Guards' of the giant race.

"So, you dismissed all the guards beforehand because you have something important to discuss?"

Seeing this clearly abnormal 'treatment', Wu Ma became even more certain of his suspicions.

And as expected.
"Boom!"

When Aruru pushed open the huge door in front of him, it was accompanied by a heavy sound.

Roy then saw the giant sitting inside the castle.

He had long, dark brown hair, a black beard, and wore enormous metal arm armor—the appearance of the Regent of the Giant Kingdom, 'Hayrding,' was exactly the same as the captain of the 'New Giant Warrior Pirates' in the original work, as Wu Ma knew him.

The only difference is...
At this moment, Halding was not wearing the metal helmet as in the original story.

On the contrary—it wore a crown that resembled two wings.

But that's where the problem lies.

[The 'Crown of Wisdom', a creation powered by lineage factors, has been discovered]

[When engaging in important thinking, one can enhance their wisdom and make relatively 'correct' decisions.]

[It contains the source energy of bloodline factors]

Upon seeing Haildin, Wu Ma's eyes immediately displayed such a prompt from the Fruit Encyclopedia.

But before Wu Ma could react...

"Your Excellency Wu Ma, the Twelve Constellations."

Then he heard Halding's voice.

The regent slowly rose from his throne, his gaze fixed intently on Wu Ma.

“My brother, I, and Elbaf have waited for thirty-one years. Now, you have finally returned to this sea.”

(End of this chapter)