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

Deep within the labyrinth, Ramiris, bored, rested her chin on her hand, sat on Beretta's hands, and even counted on her fingers.

"I remember... Granstas asked me to build a space with a time flow rate difference of how many times?"

Ramiris frowned, fiddling with each finger, her expression serious.

"Twenty times...fifty times...sixty times...or one hundred times."

"Ah, never mind, I forgot." Ramiris hugged her head and started to wriggle and roll around in Torene's palm.

When Beretta saw Ramiris in this state, a hint of helplessness crept onto her lips.

......

At this time, the Tempest Federation

A white light appeared in the open space in the center. The small white light gradually spread and revealed several blurry figures, which were the Ice Guards and others who had been teleported back by Ramiris.

Gobuta and his companions, who happened to be patrolling the town on their dire wolves, noticed this scene. They immediately grinned excitedly, tilted their heads back, and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Lord Gransta and the others are back... they're back!"

"Lord Gransta and the others are back!"

...

Gobuta's voice carried far and wide, and all the goblins and pig-headed men who heard it immediately raised their heads, their eyes filled with excitement.

"Great... one of our adults has returned..." Some goblins couldn't help but clasp their hands together, feeling a sense of relief.

News of the Ice Guards' return spread quickly, and Elder Bai and Zhu Lai, sitting in the center of the meeting, exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

"Lord Gransta and the others are back? That's wonderful."

"Um."

"All members of the conference room, prepare to welcome the adults!"

"yes!"

brush brush --

In the center of the square, the Ice Guardian watched as Gobuta and his companions walked excitedly towards him. In fact, he was quite familiar with Gobuta, since they had both studied under Elder Bai.

"Brother Ice Guards, you're finally back! I've missed you so much!"

Gobuta jumped off the massive body of the dire wolf, eager to rush forward and give his older brother a hug, but the height difference was too great, so he could only stare at it helplessly.

"Yes, we're back." The Ice Guard was as composed as ever, nodding to Gobuta.

Following behind Long Xueqing, Kuroya peeked out and looked around at the goblins. "Sister Long Xueqing, is this Tempest?"

"Yes, Kuroya, you'll like it here in the future." Long Xueqing gently ruffled Kuroya's soft hair.

"Hehe, Ice Guards, you've kept this old man waiting for quite a while."

An old, familiar laugh rang out from the goblin crowd, and Gobuta's legs trembled instinctively upon hearing it.

The Ice Guard immediately pinpointed the source of the sound, looked in one direction, and bowed while holding his greatsword.

"Bailao."

Old Bai walked like a ghost, silently approaching the Ice Guard and looking him up and down.

"Good." Old Bai's eyes seemed to light up as he looked at the Ice Guard, sensing a sharp edge in the other's aura.

With Elder Bai's arrival, Zhu Lai followed closely behind. Her gentle gaze seemed to be searching for something among the Ice Guards, and when she saw Long Xueqing, her eyes held a hint of inquiry.

Long Xueqing shook her head slightly at Zhu Lai, not offering any explanation in this setting.

Zhu Lai could only lower her head with a dejected look in her eyes, suppressing her excitement.

"Let's go back and find out what's going on." Bing Yuwei and Long Xueqing glanced around and immediately realized something was wrong; several important people were missing.

The expressions on everyone's faces seemed a bit off, and several familiar auras were not within my magical perception...

No wonder Lord Granstas told them to come back as soon as possible; it seems something must have happened in Tempest while they were away.

"Alright." Old Bai knew this wasn't the place to discuss things, so even though Lord Gransta hadn't returned yet, he didn't ask any questions here. He simply took the lead and left.

Gobuta scratched his head, looking at their mysterious and hesitant expressions. He really wanted to ask Gransta where he was now.

"Gobuta, you are temporarily relieved of your patrol duties and are attending an important meeting in the conference room."

Old Man Bai didn't reply, but his words reached Gobuta's ears.

Gobuta immediately trembled, composed himself, stood up solemnly, and raised his hand in respect in the direction where Elder Bai had left.

"Roger that, Instructor!"

...

Almost all of Tempest's key members were present in the meeting room.

When everyone had gathered, the scene became surprisingly quiet. They all had questions for each other, but no one was the first to speak.

Zhu Lai also covered her mouth and, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, quietly moved to Long Xueqing's side and began to secretly exchange information.

"Cough cough..."

At this moment, Old Bai coughed, drawing everyone's attention before speaking:

"Now that Benimaru is not here and Rigurd is injured and unable to come, this meeting will be led by me."

Among all the people, Old Bai was arguably the most intimidating in terms of age and seniority. After stroking his white beard a few times, he immediately looked at the Ice Guard and asked a question.

"Ice Guards, we want to know why Lord Gransta didn't return with you?"

After hearing Elder Bai's question, the Ice Guard did not answer immediately but looked around and found that everyone's eyes were on him, their expressions revealing a hint of tension.

He paused for a moment before explaining, "Lord Gransta did not return with us; he is still in Ramiris's elven labyrinth."

Why?

Upon being asked, the Ice Guard remained silent for a while before continuing to explain.

"Lord Gransta...this is a crucial moment..."

The Ice Guards did not explain in detail their experiences in the Dwarf Kingdom, the Elf Labyrinth, and the Magic Dynasty. Instead, they simply recounted a few sentences and described why Lord Gransta could not be present as a "critical moment."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the adults were alright, that was all that mattered. The two adults were their pillars of support.

"Old Bai, what happened in Tempest?" Seeing the expressions on the others' faces, the Ice Guard also asked the question.

This time, it was Elder Bai and the others who fell silent. None of them dared to look at the Ice Guard who had asked the question. But Elder Bai was the one presiding over the meeting, so how could he avoid the question? Thus, he spoke with a stern face:

"After the two adults left, a human sneaked in and launched an assassination attempt in the Demon Holy City. Fortunately, Shion discovered it immediately and killed him on the spot. However, the assassination target, Rigurd, was still injured in the end..."

Old Bai sighed at the end, pausing there for a long time. The place where it happened was too far away from him; otherwise, he would have been the first to rush there.

"Don't we have a recovery potion..." Long Xueqing asked blurtly, frowning, then realized what she meant and clenched her fists in anger, "Damn despicable people."

If even recovery potions don't work, then there's only one possibility: poison.

It seems that only the two adults can cure this poison. No wonder Elder Bai and the others are so eager for the adults to return.