Chapter 205 Tribute
"Welcome back, Your Majesty the Demon King"
Seeing a white light flashing on the throne and more people coming out, Ravna who was guarding the back quickly stepped forward and was shocked:
"Your Majesty the Demon King! What happened?"
Pei Renli's lips trembled twice:
"Water, give me some hot water and a hot towel,"
When she saw that Perenli's face was sallow, his lips were purple, and his whole body was shaking, she thought that Perenli had been poisoned. In fact, if Ravna looked more closely, she would see that Perenli's body was covered with snow, and his eyebrows and hair were covered in ice.
He is simply cold.
Ravna waved her hand at the maid golem behind her, and the latter immediately sprinted towards the kitchen at a speed of 100 meters.
In order to keep himself energetic, Pei Renli had the habit of drinking soothing herbs as tea, so every time he returned to the Demon King's Castle, the maid golem would prepare boiling water.
So it didn't take long for the maid Golem to bring the boiling water and hot towels that Pei Renli had longed for.
Pei Renli sucked the hot water and wiped his face with a hot towel. After struggling for a while, he finally felt relieved.
"If you still feel cold, I'm willing to warm you up."
"No, give me another cup of hot water."
"As commanded."
Seeing Ravna holding the tea cup and walking towards drinking tea, she suddenly felt a little regretful...
Forget it, forget about this for now.
Pei Renli took off his cloak that was wet by the melting ice and snow, wiped his hair with a dry towel, opened the potion bag, and poured a bottle of secondary restoration potion into his mouth before letting out a sigh of relief.
If the temperature difference is too large, you may catch a cold, which will seriously affect Pei Renli's liver-explosion plan. It is better to take preventive measures first. In short, it can cure the disease but not strengthen the body. The effect of the secondary recovery potion is similar to that of isatis root.
The reason why Pei Renli will come back in this half-ice sculpture shape is of course because of the Demon King's Arena.
The unique hydra lizard was taken care of smoothly, and the most important thing was that it didn't attract the attention of the white dragon or other monsters.
In view of the considerable movement of the lightning beams and lightning arcs, the three of them did not stay where they were. The end point should not be far away anyway, so it would be safest to work harder and get it done quickly.
——They encountered another snowstorm.
There is definitely something wrong with the weather in the map of the Confused Snowfield. Although it is always said that the weather can change at any time, it is impossible for the sky to be clear one second and to be covered with dark clouds in the blink of an eye.
The three people who hurriedly started on the road again were caught off guard. Moreover, since the last section of the road was almost flat, there was no cave for a temporary stay. It would take a lot of time to dig out the snow shelter.
Dürer took out the map, and the three of them studied it, and decided to go forward despite the blizzard, because it was indeed not far away, and if there was any further delay, whether it was because they encountered monsters or the route was extended again because someone else had already reached the end, it would be a big mistake.
It's a very wasteful thing.
Then Pei Renli knew what the power of nature was.
After walking for more than two hours, everyone only advanced less than two kilometers in total. Going forward against the wind, every step was extremely difficult. In the end, Pei Renli really couldn't walk anymore.
Kent, a lizard man who lives in a humid environment all year round, is even worse than Perenli. Perenli can't walk at all, but Kent can no longer move. His whole body is like a popsicle, and he can stand upright when poked on the ground.
In the end, it was all thanks to Dürer, a barbarian. For him, although the blizzard in the Confused Snowfield was very cold, it was not life-threatening. After all, you can see that the monsters are jumping around, which means that the wind and snow are not strong enough.
I really wonder how bad the natural environment in Dürer's hometown is...
The result was that Dürer carried Kent with one hand and Pei Renli under the other. With the two of them walking, he actually walked faster than before. Half an hour later, he found a banner with the words 'Finish' written on it and walked over.
The Second Demon King Arena is over.
There is a saying that Dürer helped a lot this time. Since the three of them were not required to reach the finish line together, Dürer could have left Perenli and Kent alone and walked alone, but he chose to help, and Perenli certainly remembered it.
Although the process is not long, the danger of the Confused Snowfield is second only to the Terror Castle and much higher than the Trickster's hunting ground.
But overall, its difficulty is still within the standard level of beginners.
What the Trickster's Lair needs to deal with are other demon kings and monsters, competing for number cards to get enough points. The change in danger is relatively smooth and is always maintained at a low level.
The Confused Snowfield is different. It is the type where nothing happens at ordinary times, but when something happens it is a big deal. In other words, the risk curve develops in leaps and bounds like an electrocardiogram.
If the Trickster's Hunting Ground disperses the basic difficulty level, the Confused Snowfield concentrates the danger.
Snowstorms are actually not bad. As long as you are fully prepared or find a safe shelter when a snowstorm comes, low temperature is not really a big problem.
Although the white dragon is an existence that is absolutely impossible for the new group of demon kings to defeat, there is only one white dragon, and there are 333 demon kings scattered across the vast snowfield. As long as it is not unlucky that the explosion attracts the white dragon.
The dragon's attention will generally not encounter it.
The biggest trouble is actually the monsters you will inevitably encounter on the way to the end.
It's unlikely that the monsters everyone encounters will be the same, but I'm afraid they should have similar combat power or levels.
That unique hydra has completely different characteristics from ordinary hydra. It is also resistant to physical damage, and its self-regeneration ability is also greatly enhanced. If Pei Renli can deal with it alone...
Not to mention this enhanced version, Pei Renli would definitely not be able to defeat an ordinary hydra lizard.
The main reason for the victory this time was that Du Le tightly entangled the hydra. In addition, although he was reluctant to admit it, Kent also provided some 'trivial' help. Being in the front row, he could safely cast spells in the safe area behind.
, this is a very big advantage.
It sounds easy to weaken the hydra with necromancy and use its weakness to launch a powerful spell to cleanse the land. In normal times, such an opportunity is rare.
After all, no one is stupid. Whenever there is a chance, they will definitely come to cut the back row.
And to put it simply, the consumption of these spells is not a small amount for Pei Renli.
He is only over level 20. Compared to the average hydra lizard, there is a gap of more than 10 levels. Although this enhanced version does not reach the level of 50, it is definitely over 40 levels.
This made it difficult for Pei Renli's necromancy spells to be effective. In order to ensure the weakening, he had to use a spell several times in a row, using almost all the necromancy spells he knew.
Coupled with the last lightning arc, even counting the magic power in the magic storage ring, it has reached the safety bottom line, which is enough magic power to activate any door.
Peri Renli's ability is already at the forefront among the newcomer demon kings. Kent is of course about the same, and Durer is even more powerful among the newcomers. The three of them are struggling to deal with the hydra. If it were replaced by other newcomer demon kings, the disastrous situation can be imagined.
And know.
The demon kings will definitely encounter these monsters on the only way to the end, so the only choice for most people is not to confront them, but to run away.
If you are lucky, you should be able to escape a lot. Pei Renli estimated that these monsters should all have the disadvantage of being relatively slow, otherwise there would be few survivors.
In fact, if they hadn't encountered a hydra on the lake, they would have chosen to escape.
To sum up, it is precisely because of such a deceptive setting that Pei Renli feels that the danger of the Confused Snowfield is second only to the Horrible Castle. He doesn't know how many people will survive in the end.
In short, Pei Renli survived, at least until the next Demon King Arena comes, he can continue to live comfortably.
While drinking hot tea and chatting with Ravna about what happened in the Demon King's Arena, Perrenli felt that his frozen fingers had regained their usual flexibility.
At this moment, Pei Renli heard the sound of footsteps approaching, and it felt like a stuffed toy walking on the ground.
Soon, the real elder of the Demon King's City, one of the 10 magical creatures called Puni, walked unsteadily in front of the throne.
It bent down to salute Pei Renli, but because its trunk was too short, it almost fell to the ground when it bent over. It hurriedly stabilized its balance before standing up straight.
Then it danced towards Ravna.
Since Puni couldn't speak, he might have wanted to convey some information through body language, but Pei Renli looked confused.
But Ravna should have understood, she said:
"Puni reported that a group of tree elves came in front of the Demon King's Castle."
"Tree elves? Why are they here?"
The only real contact with the tree elves was the herb collection mission. But considering the relationship between the previous demon king and the tree elves...
Pei Renli stood up:
"Come on, let's go take a look."
Leave the throne room, go through the corridor, and come to the gate of the Demon King's Castle.
When Ravna opened the door diligently, there was still a narrow, winding and cold-looking cave outside.
As Pei Renli's reputation increased, the Demon King's City itself became larger and more luxurious than it was at the beginning, but the cave outside the door remained unchanged.
The two quietly walked near the cave's exit, but did not go out.
Here, it is still within the scope of the Demon King's City. People outside the cave will not find anyone peeping, and they will not even know that there is a cave here.
Just as Puni said, on the grass about twenty or thirty meters outside the entrance of the Demon King's City, a team of more than a dozen tree elves were standing there.
Pei Renli saw them open the backpacks made of leaf fibers, take out several leather water bladders, and place them respectfully in the direction facing the entrance of the Demon King's City.
Then they gathered together and hummed softly the unique tunes of the tree elves. The whole process lasted for about ten minutes before the group of tree elves turned around and left, re-entering the deep primeval forest.
"My subordinates saw it when His Majesty the former Demon King was still here. The water bag should be the tree spirit's fruit wine."
"Have the tree elves been here since the former demon king disappeared?"
Ravna shook her head.
Tree elves do not drink alcohol. The elven fruit wine they make is a special drink that tastes as good as the most delicious wine but does not contain any alcohol.
Elf fruit wine is generally not shared with outsiders. Only foreigners who are respected and recognized by tree elves can have this kind of taste.
Pei Renli pinched his chin when he heard this. He was thinking about the meaning of the tree elf's move.
When the tyrannical demon king was still there, it was normal for the tree elves to send elven fruit wine, but the tyrannical demon king had disappeared for twenty years, and the tree elves had not sent elf fruit wine again for twenty years.
Now, the 'tribute' suddenly started again. Is it because of the nostalgia for the former demon king, or...
Have the tree elves noticed that a new demon king has appeared?
"Tell the maid golem and Puni to be more careful when moving around and not to be exposed."
"I obey, Your Majesty the Demon King. What should I do with the Elf Cider? Do I need to bring it in?"
"No, let the tree elves do whatever they want for the time being. It's not the time to truly reveal their identity."
Chapter completed!