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

Second meeting

However, this meeting was held in an ice-sculpted castle, where everything was hand-carved by Gransta himself.

The doors are carved with intricate and ornate patterns, and every detail showcases unparalleled craftsmanship.

Inside the castle, a long, winding ice corridor stretches out, with icicles on either side standing like guardians, shimmering brilliantly in the light.

The hall was spacious and open, with a high dome and ice-sculpted chandeliers casting a soft glow. Ice-sculpted tables and chairs were placed among the furniture, so exquisite that one hesitated to touch them.

Rimuru, on the other hand, was bored and propped his head up with his hand, starting to look around at the decorations. Although he came here often, he would always appreciate these works of art each time he came.

"Gransta, you're practically an artist! Do you enjoy fiddling with these sculptures when you have nothing else to do?"

Gransta raised an eyebrow slightly and explained to Rimuru with a smile.

"Yes, actually I discovered this by accident. Focusing on carving can effectively train my control over magic. Especially when I carve my work with increasing detail, this training effect becomes more and more pronounced..."

He paused for a moment, then continued.

"Sigh, what can I do? My ice-based skills require extremely high control over magic power. If I'm not careful, and my magic power isn't properly controlled, the area of ​​effect of my abilities might accidentally harm my own people..."

Rimuru smacked his lips after hearing this, indicating that he understood.

He then thought that every time Granstas launched an attack, it would cause a large-scale snow and ice storm, which was indeed somewhat dangerous for friendly forces.

"Hey, why don't you give it a try?"

Gransta wants Rimuru to try ice carving.

Rimuru immediately shook his head vigorously, waving his hands repeatedly.

What a joke! He doesn't have the patience or willpower to carve it himself.

You have to understand, given Rimuru's wild nature, getting him to calm down and do such delicate work is practically impossible...

...

After conveying the message to everyone using his mind.

Gransta and Rimuru sat at the head of the table, while everyone else sat around the rectangular ice table in the middle.

Sitting on Gransta's left are Benimaru, Hakuro, Souei, Shion, Riguru, Gobuta, and others;

The people on the right are Rigurd, Julai, Kaijin, Kurobei, Lugurdo, Legurdo, Gugurdo, Lilina, and others.

This seating arrangement does not have a clear hierarchy; it simply distinguishes between different tasks.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were fixed upwards, Gransta knew it was time to discuss the battle plan.

"Let Cangying report on the intelligence we've gathered these past few days!"

"Yes, sir!"

Souei stood up and bowed slightly to Gransta and Rimuru.

He began to report on the details and movements of the pig-headed army that he had been investigating with Lan Ya over the past few days.

He pulled a sheepskin map from his pocket and spread it on the ice table. It simply depicted the area of ​​the Jura Great Forest, with many red dots representing the main force of the pig-headed army.

"The most terrifying thing is that these pig-headed armies numbered two hundred thousand. They constantly devoured their fallen kin and other creatures along the way as supplies, evolving from D-rank monsters to C-rank monsters..."

"I also sensed dozens of pig-headed generals among them, their strength probably above B-rank..."

"What! They have two hundred thousand?"

Rimuru's eyes widened; he was genuinely astonished by the number.

The others looked grave upon hearing this; what if they were allowed to be devoured by an army of 200,000 pig-headed soldiers?

This will be a devastating catastrophe for all the races living in the Jura Forest.

"Our entire village will be targeted sooner or later, won't it?"

Rimuru's tone began to turn serious.

"Let's talk about the boar army's route first! Rimuru might be facing a major battle this time."

Gransta looked at Rimuru, who looked surprised. This time, facing the boar-headed lord Rimuru, he and Gransta were the main force.

"I understand! You'll have to handle things in Gransta."

Rimuru nodded solemnly.

However, Gransta wanted to evolve Rimuru's Predator into Gluttony.

[Hunger] is a skill that can devour all surrounding matter. When it is fused with [Predator], Rimuru's Predator skill evolves into [Glutton].

"Yes, sirs!"

"The Pig-Headed Clan's army is marching north along the great river to carry out their conquests, and judging from the movements of the main force and its detachments, their rendezvous point this time is in the eastern region of Sidi."

Cangying continued.

Gulansta glanced at the location on the map.

"So, their target this time is the area ruled by the lizardmen?"

"Um."

"If that's the case, we might have to set up the battlefield in the location of the Lizardmen tribe, but only if we form an alliance with them."

"It would be best to meet their chieftain directly... Don't rush into a decisive battle; hold out until we arrive, otherwise the boar-headed army that has devoured the lizardmen will be even more difficult to deal with..."

Gransta then turned his gaze to the capable Cangying.

"Cangying, it seems I'll have to trouble you to go to the lizardman tribe again this time."

"It is my duty, your subordinate!"

Cangying had just finished speaking when...

His body visibly stiffened, and he looked at Lord Gransta and Lord Rimuru sitting above him with a surprised expression.

Gransta also noticed Soukei's unusual behavior.

"Azure Shadow?"

Cangying's face regained its composure.

"Lord Gransta, someone just contacted my avatar that I placed in the forest to scout, and she said she wanted to see Lord Rimuru and Lord Gransta."

"You want to see me and Rimuru?"

Gransta raised an eyebrow, wondering to himself who it could be, and why they chose this particular time.

"Who is it? If it's another weirdo like Gavilu, I don't want to see him at all."

Rimuru looked over with a curious gaze.

"Yes, she is a very rare guest. She expressed her desire to meet Lord Gransta in person no matter what."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Rimuru looked puzzled and glanced at Gransta.

Gulansta was equally surprised. The two looked at each other and stared at each other for a moment.

Do you know him?

Finally, Rimuru broke the silence first.

"have no idea."

Gulansta shook his head slightly, indicating that he knew nothing about this person.

At this point, Cangying added.

"My lords, from what I've observed, this appears to be a tree spirit."