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

Rimuru was completely speechless...

"Do you think I should trust Shion this once? After all, she prepared this herself."

Rimuru hesitated for a moment, then turned to the trembling Ranga beside him and asked:

Lan Ya shook his wolf head wildly, his expression one of utter resistance.

No--

"My master! Why would you have such a dangerous thought?"

Since Shion became Rimuru's assistant, the thing she has done most often is to demonstrate her cooking skills, and she especially likes to have Rimuru taste her dishes.

After a while, even Lan Ya couldn't escape it. It still remembered the time it was forced to eat a dish, after which its eyes rolled back and it collapsed.

It stubbornly survived thanks to its powerful body, and even gained a [Poison Resistance] ability in a particularly frustrating way.

Rimuru sighed deeply as he watched Ranga's frantic rejection. He had originally intended to let it give it a try.

It seems that Lan Ya has no intention of eating it, so he'll have to take the horse himself.

Rimuru took a deep breath, as if he had made a huge decision, but in the end he didn't throw it away and opened the bento box.

"I've decided to trust Shion this time; maybe she'll improve this time."

The box was opened, and a strange smell immediately wafted out. Inside was a viscous, purple substance. Looking inside, one could see the eerie, twisted, and chilling odor emanating from different foods.

Without hesitation, Lan Ya darted to the side, seemingly avoiding something at all costs.

"this...."

Rimuru's lips twitched; his hope, which had been there, had sunk to the bottom.

He mustered up the courage to take a bite, and his taste buds seemed to be killed at that moment, his face immediately turning dark.

puff--

An abnormal status effect that caused Rimuru to continuously lose health began to appear above his head...

"Rimuru-sama!!!"

A voice filled with fervent loyalty echoed across the vast plains, followed by a figure collapsing, utterly despondent...

.......

Ice Sculpture Castle

Gransta, who was sitting on the ice seat, strangely raised his head and placed the tea and snacks in his hand on the table.

Julai carefully noticed Lord Gransta's actions and thought that the desserts were not to his liking.

"Lord Gransta, are these desserts not very tasty? I'll go and get a fresh serving right away."

"Julai, you've misunderstood. These desserts are quite delicious."

"But?"

Granstad stopped Jule from doing so; the desserts were so delicious that he didn't want to take them away.

He also felt a little strange. He had indeed sensed something unusual just now, as if it was coming from Rimuru.

"Hmm, I just felt something was off. Maybe something happened to Rimuru?"

Zhu Lai was also somewhat surprised by the explanation. There was actually such a connection between the two adults?

"Has Lord Rimuru encountered some kind of danger?"

Zhu Lai was still somewhat worried.

"It shouldn't be."

Gulansta also frowned.

That doesn't make sense. Rimuru has only been gone a short time, how could he have encountered any accidents?

Both he and Rimuru received their names from the Storm Dragon Veldora, and their magic essence was also inherited from the same source.

There was a slight biological connection between the three of them, allowing them to sense each other's current state, especially when the other was seriously injured, the connection would be very strong.

What just happened?

Gransta thought for a moment, and figured something must have happened to Rimuru, but it probably wasn't anything important.

Without thinking too much, she lay lazily on the ice seat, continuing to savor the desserts that Zhu Lai had carefully prepared.

Seeing Gransta's relaxed expression, Julai guessed that Rimuru's situation should be fine, so he was relieved.

She planned to make more desserts and continue to stay quietly by Lord Gransta's side.

at this time

In the sky outside the ice-sculpted castle, a graceful figure with golden dragon wings spread out and slowly landed on the ground.

"Lord Gransta..."

As Long Xueqing looked at the ice sculpture castle in front of her, the image of that tall, slender figure in blue robes immediately came to mind.

Without hesitation, she stepped through the castle gates and strode confidently toward the main hall.

Gulansta, who had been comfortably closing his eyes, immediately opened them and slightly adjusted his posture to look as dignified as possible.

"They're here..."

As soon as Long Xueqing entered the main hall, she saw Lord Gransta sitting on the ice throne, looking at her with a calm gaze and a hint of a smile.

She walked up to Lord Gransta and respectfully knelt on one knee, saying:

"Lord Gransta, I have returned in response to your summons."

His gaze was fixed on Gransta, and he also saw Julei standing to the side.

Zhu Lai was overjoyed to see Long Xueqing. They had become like sisters during this time, since they were both by Lord Gransta's side.

"Long Xueqing, why are you so rigid now, just like that fly? Come and try the dessert Zhu Lai made."

Gulansta helplessly waved to Long Xueqing below. This subordinate was also a restless person who was always running around doing missions.

"Um."

Long Xueqing gave a soft "hmm" and came to Lord Gransta's side, picking up a pastry and taking a bite.

"Mmm...delicious..."

This time she looked at Zhu Lai and praised her very seriously.

Hearing Long Xueqing's praise, Zhu Lai smiled sweetly with satisfaction.

Gransta used his magic to sense the amount of magic energy within Long Xueqing's body for a while and discovered that her magic energy had changed again. In particular, the faint dragon's might was something that those around her could clearly feel, even though Long Xueqing didn't deliberately display it.

"My Lord, has the concentration of dragon bloodline within Long Xueqing increased again?"

"Testing Lord Gransta in progress..."

Soon after, the Dominator's gentle voice returned, and the next moment a projection appeared in front of Gransta.

"The test report shows that Long Xueqing's dragon bloodline concentration has reached 72%... an increase of 2% compared to before..."

The Overlord even thoughtfully displayed the curves showing the changes in the dragon bloodline within Long Xueqing's body on the projection.

"Ah, this... Lord, did you have this ability before?"

"Hehe... It's upgraded..."

Gransta could see from the projection that the curves representing the dragon's bloodline and the magic element had been rising over time.

This made Gulansta feel a little puzzled about Long Xueqing. What had she been doing all this time to grow so quickly?