Long Xiurong sat on a table, gracefully eating her breakfast while a bunny maid was standing next to her, waiting for her to finish. She was used to having many attendants in her kingdom, so she didn’t mind at all.
But it was truly a fascinating experience since it was her first time seeing a beastman looking so prim and proper.
In the Eastern Long Dynasty, beastmen were treated the same as animals. They were savage tribes that were difficult to exterminate, and they often raided caravans just because those caravans happened to enter their territory.
Most of them were too savage to negotiate, so any beastmen raid would end up with many deaths.
"It’s so nice to see many beastmen looking so polite here," Long Xiurong complimented sincerely. "I didn’t know that the beastmen in the west would be so knowledgeable and almost human-like."
"Ah, that..." the bunny maid blushed a bit. She fidgeted as she continued, "It’s because of His Majesty. Before he conquered us all and built this kingdom, we were a bunch of small tribes scattered in the west. But now under his protection, we have to serve him, so we learn how to be more civilized."
"Is he that powerful?" Long Xiurong asked. "Don’t get me wrong. I’m just curious since the tales and ballads in the East are often exaggerated."
"Oh! Yes, he is!" the bunny maid nodded vehemently. She showed reverence in her eyes as if the image of the Beast King was like a God in her heart. "His Majesty is so powerful that he has been undefeatable for over a century, and he will live for... well, nobody knows how long he will live. But all the beastmen believe that he will be immortal!"
"Then, were the ballads of him defeating the Merman king of the West Sea true? How about the tale of him turning into a giant wolf that would kill anyone on sight?"
"Yes! Those are all true!" the bunny maid said happily. "I never saw it in real life because the war zone is very dangerous for a bunny beastman like me. But the soldiers all have stories of His Majesty’s strength! Oh, he just conquered the North Sea not long ago, the scouts told us that he defeated a giant narwhal in just one punch!"
Long Xiurong was utterly fascinated. She heard many tales of her Emperor father’s heroic deeds as well, but it was nothing but tales, and there was no proof of it except that it was a good political tool to stay in power.
Thus, knowing that someone out there was actually as powerful as a deity, made her realize that she just struck gold.
She was excited to know the Beast King better.
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