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

A solemn and dignified atmosphere permeated the goblin town.

The goblin cavalry stood in neat rows, arranged in straight square formations.

Each goblin knight was clad in exquisite armor and wielded a sharp spear, appearing majestic and awe-inspiring.

Beneath them crouched enormous frost wolves with fur as white as frost. These frost wolves exuded a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

Gobuta, who usually has a goofy look, has changed his usual demeanor. He stands at the front of the group, with a rare serious expression on his face.

The entire scene was solemn and silent, with only the howling wind bringing a chill.

In the center of the plaza ahead, a towering ice platform stood out prominently. Several figures were lined up on the ice platform, the one at the head being none other than—Benimaru.

His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, radiating an unparalleled aura.

Bai Lao, Cangying, Ziyuan, Zhu Lai, and others followed closely behind him.

Benimaru wore a fiery red robe made of Vulcan silk, and carried a longsword with an ice-blue scabbard on his back.

It was staring intently down below with its heterochromatic red and blue pupils.

"Gentlemen, what we may be facing next is an army of two hundred thousand pig-headed soldiers. Are you afraid for the sake of our two lords?"

The last three words were uttered by Benimaru using magic, and the enormous sound slowly spread throughout the goblin cavalry legion below.

Immediately, the goblins' faces lit up with excitement, especially the warlike Riguru, who was the first to raise his weapon and roar.

"We are not afraid! For the sake of our two lords, we will surely win this battle!"

Gobuta's face turned bright red, and he shouted excitedly.

"For the sake of both of you, victory in this battle is assured!"

The goblin cavalry legion shouted in unison.

"Victory is assured!"

"Awoo~" "Awoo~"

The Frost Wolves, not to be outdone, raised their heads and responded with howls.

Upon hearing the response from below, Benimaru on the ice platform immediately flashed a strange light in his eyes.

Even Old Bai, who was standing to the side, watched this scene with a smile.

...

And just recently

A small blue figure sneaked into the goblin town and even did some scouting.

It seemed that he only felt relieved after sensing that the persistent figure had left.

He was also afraid that others would see him like this, so he sped up and turned into a streak of blue light, flying towards the ice sculpture castle.

And they did not choose to fly in through the main gate, because there were six frost wolves guarding the gate of the ice sculpture castle.

Instead, he carefully entered through a large, floor-to-ceiling window sculpted from ice, but as soon as he flew in...

A small, snow-white hand grabbed his foot, and the little figure was immediately startled.

"Who dares to touch my foot!"

Turning my head, I saw Rimuru's face, which had a half-smile on it.

"Heh heh, you little devil Gransta, betraying your friend and sneaking off on your own. You have no idea how long Miss Torene has been pestering me, constantly asking me where you went."

"Haha, you had the front door but insisted on going through the window, now I've caught you!"

Rimuru's laughter was filled with smug satisfaction; he had finally managed to catch him for a while.

This guy likes to sneak out!

When Gransta saw that it was Rimuru, he immediately felt guilty.

"Oh, it's Rimuru. Stop laughing, your face is all twisted from smiling. Put me down."

Upon hearing this, Rimuru put down Gransta and immediately conjured a stream of water to make a mirror, checking if his face was crooked.

"No, Gransta, you lied to me!"

Rimuru's voice rose a few decibels.

"Hehe, don't forget your body is made of slime. If you get too excited, your face really will distort!"

Gransta casually cajoled Rimuru.

Rimuru actually thought about it carefully.

"That makes some sense!"

The Great Sage: ...

Comment: (You don't use super artificial intelligence, but believe this ice sprite's nonsense.)

Then, Gransta looked around the ice-sculpted castle and was relieved to see that figure was no longer there.

Rimuru also saw Gransta's appearance and found it amusing.

"I didn't expect that an ice elf like you would be afraid of a female tree fairy?"

"Heh, I'm scared? Rimuru, you have no idea she's practically glued to me, insisting I agree to take in her mischievous little sister."

Granstas looked on with lingering fear as he spoke to Rimuru.

"I was also driven crazy by her. She insisted that I take in her sister. All I did was save her sister once."

Gulansta looked even more helpless, and at the end he even shrugged.

Rimuru was even angrier upon hearing this and replied irritably.

"I heard from Miss Torene that her little sister, who is only a few years old, has been idolizing you ever since you saved her, and she keeps asking to see you."

"Miss Torene just wants you to take her sister as a student and help discipline her. Was it really necessary to refuse so quickly?"

"Isn't having such cute students a good thing? Why are you so scared?"

Gransta looked at Rimuru's annoyed expression and realized he had never experienced the pain of raising a child.

"Cute? Even her older sister can't control her, but I can? Rimuru, you'll understand the pain of raising children later."

"ha?"

Rimuru looked at Gransta with a bit of confusion. What did he mean by "he'll understand later"? Isn't it good to have cute students?

They didn't dwell on that topic for long, but instead started discussing serious matters.

"Gransta, this Red Maru is indeed very talented in military affairs. He has the army under his command now. I will listen to you and give him the position of commander-in-chief this time."

Rimuru looked delighted when he talked about Benimaru, seemingly amazed by Benimaru's abilities.

Granstas nodded in agreement. He had long known that Benimaru possessed such talent, which was why he suggested that Benimaru take on the command role this time.

"As the saying goes, 'commander against commander, king against king.' This is also an opportunity to test and improve their combat effectiveness."

Rimuru completely agreed with Gransta's statement.

"We'll deal with the Pig-Headed Emperor then, and leave the 200,000-strong Pig-Headed Army to them."

Gransta actually had another idea in mind. Defeating the Pig-Headed Emperor wasn't difficult; he wanted to use this battle to show all the races of the Jura Great Forest their power.

If we can intimidate all races with overwhelming strength, it will be very advantageous for them to establish their own nation later.

"Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you."

Rimuru seemed to have remembered something and spoke to Gransta, who was deep in thought.

"Ice Guard, tell me, he also wants to go out and get some exercise this time."

"oh."

Granstas's role as the Ice Guardian is just like his title: "King of Guardians".

"Since the Ice Guardian has said so, let him go out and do some exercises. The protection of the village will be left to Rigurd and the others."

Granstas and Rimuru exchanged a glance, their lips curving slightly upwards as if they were imagining a scene.