In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

Time flies by like a white horse galloping past.

Several days have passed since the annihilation of Pighead Land, and the Great Forest of Jura has returned to its previous tranquility, even becoming orderly.

News of the formation of the Jura Alliance spread rapidly to neighboring countries, and even the news of the appearance of the Pig-Headed Emperor was spreading everywhere.

The meeting room of the Dwarf Kingdom

Gazel stared at the report submitted by the Dark Division with a grim expression, his eyes quickly scanning over it before finally closing his eyes and falling silent.

All the members in the meeting room frowned as they looked at the report in their hands, and the room remained silent for a long time.

A man with short blond hair, dressed in knight's armor, broke the silence.

He looked at Gazel with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, a monster called the Pig-Headed Emperor has appeared in the Great Forest of Jura! He possesses the strength of a Demon Lord..."

But what's most shocking is the golden-haired knight's last words.

"The Pig-Headed Emperor is being defeated by unknown monsters? The Jura Alliance has been established? What on earth are these monsters up to?"

For a moment, the other meeting members remained silent until they had digested the information.

"A monster capable of defeating the Pig-Headed Emperor? It must be at least a Calamity-level monster. Our country must take countermeasures!"

"Yes, I think so. It poses a huge threat to our country."

"And monsters actually formed a country? That's utterly absurd and ridiculous."

An elderly councilor gave a cold laugh, clearly disgusted by the idea of ​​monsters establishing a nation.

King Gazel heard the commotion in the meeting room and calmly opened his eyes, taking in the expressions of everyone present.

"Let's put aside all your complaints for now!"

The authoritative voice rang out, silencing everyone's discussion.

Gazel's dark skin revealed no expression as he looked around before speaking.

"My intelligence is more comprehensive than yours. According to the Dark Division's personal investigation, in addition to the pig-headed monster, there are at least six other monsters with A-rank or higher strength that have appeared."

"This is already enough to warrant our country's serious attention. The most crucial thing is that the Pig-Headed Emperor and his 200,000 Pig-Headed Soldiers were quelled overnight."

Gazel paused here, a figure flashing through his mind.

The expressions on everyone's faces began to change with surprise and uncertainty, and they inexplicably started to panic.

"At least six demons with the strength of high-level demons or above? And two hundred thousand orphan tribesmen?"

The speaker swallowed hard, his face showing utter disbelief.

"If that's the case, then our country's response will need to change."

The elderly councilor also showed a look of fear on his face.

Gazel glanced at the elderly senator indifferently and let out a cold snort.

Seeing the unfriendly expression on King Gazel's face, the elderly councilor immediately realized he had misspoke.

He quickly lowered his head and dared not speak, and he did not utter a sound in the subsequent council proceedings.

It is well known that King Gazeel held a very high position and great authority in the country, and no one dared to disrespect him. He firmly grasped political and military power, and even these elders dared not defy the king's will.

Everyone could tell from Gazel's reaction that the king had already made his decision.

King Gazel looked at the short-haired, blond knight beside him and spoke in a commanding tone.

"Summon all members of the Flying Knights; I must go personally."

"Yes, sir!"

The golden-haired knight accepted the order and left without the slightest hesitation.

At this moment, a councilor dressed in a magic robe couldn't help but speak up.

"Your Majesty, should we bring along the magical armed forces? That would put our minds at ease."

Gazel glanced at the congressman.

"I went there this time to recognize the danger of this monster country, not to start a war."

The councilors fell silent upon seeing this.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

......

Inside the ice sculpture castle

Granstas sat quietly in front of an ice table, his eyes fixed intently on the scene before him, the ice carving knife moving swiftly in his hand.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle"

Rimuru watched Gransta's actions from the side, a look of amazement flashing in his eyes, while he licked an ice cream cone, making slurping sounds.

On the other side of Gransta, a woman with long, snow-white hair and an icy blue rune on her forehead was propping her head up, staring intently at Gransta's movements.

After a long time

"Phew~"

Gulansta let out a long breath and finally finished the ice sculpture in his hand.

Then he turned his head and said to Rimuru, who had just finished eating his ice cream cone, with a displeased look.

"Rimuru, could you please eat somewhere away from me? You're almost disturbing me."

Rimuru scratched his head sheepishly.

"Hehe, Gransta, don't worry about it. You're so focused and serious, how could I possibly affect you?"

Gransta really didn't want to pay attention to this shameless guy. Instead, she picked up her newly completed ice sculpture and looked at Long Xueqing, who was staring intently at her.

"Xueqing, this is an ice sculpture for you..."

Long Xueqing accepted it with delight. The cool surface felt as if it had been finely polished. The ice sculpture was exactly like her, lifelike.

"Thank you, Lord Gransta. I will definitely keep it safe."

Long Xueqing's face lit up with joy as she looked at the ice sculpture in her hand, her delight evident.

Even Rimuru, standing to the side, was drooling with envy.

He quickly tugged at Gulansta's arm.

"Gransta, quickly carve one for me too, and make it just as good as this one."

Gransta looked at Rimuru's pleading eyes and said helplessly.

"Didn't I give you one last time? It's exactly the same as yours!"

Rimuru was furious when he heard this.

"Gransta, how can this compare to the ice sculpture you gave me before? It's even shaped like a slime! Just a ball?"

"Tell me, is it exactly the same as you? Or is it a 1:1 scale replica?"

Dissatisfaction instantly filled Rimuru's face, and even Xueqing, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but laugh.

Unable to resist the slime's insistence, Gransta was about to agree.

But suddenly

The voice of the ruler echoed in my mind.

"Warning: A large number of life forms are rapidly approaching. Lord Gransta, please prepare. The target shows subtle hostility."

Gulansta's expression instantly turned serious.

"Gransta, you..."

Rimuru was still wondering when his expression suddenly changed.

Immediately afterwards, Gransta and Rimuru flew out of the ice sculpture castle and landed in an open space.

With a grim expression, he looked up at a dark, gloomy area that almost completely blocked out the sunlight.

"Why is this guy here...?"