Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 97 Giant Fraud
"…When they were about to start, the little tailor said, 'My friend! You must sew my clothes and mend my trousers, otherwise I will slap you with my ruler. I killed seven men at once, subdued two giants, and captured a unicorn alive. Why should I be afraid of these people at your door?

When these people heard what the little tailor said, they were so scared that they ran away.

From then on, no one bothered the little tailor anymore, so he became the king for the rest of his life.

Having said this, Poro looked at the girl in front of him and blinked gently.

"How's that story?"

"not bad."

Lake's eyes narrowed into a beautiful arc, and she smiled quietly, "So, in the fairy tale, that tailor Seven...

Should he be a wise man who uses wisdom and courage to solve challenges and become king?"

"Yes, but here, his wisdom seems to be misused."

The Poro shrugged and raised his claws. A golden light condensed into pages of a book. "Besides, I think that even if he wins, he won't be a good king."

On the golden pages, there is a picture of a little man with his hands on his hips. He stands on the stacked corpses of giants with a confident smile on his face.

[Return of the Loop: The Brave Little Tailor and the Giant's Fraud]

【Fairy Tale Power: Unknown】

[Unsealing Ceremony: Use your wisdom to kill at least two giants and obtain the unicorn's horn]

[Description: Wisdom allows mortals to transcend themselves, while ignorance turns strength into a sword.]

"Kill two... giants?"

The Poro watched the unsealing ceremony and thought for a moment.

It seemed that he and his companions had killed a giant, but that was at the cost of the destruction of Lake's magic-destroying sword.

If you think you can easily kill giants because of this success.

That’s when the real danger comes!

Although he and his companions seemed to have suffered no harm, with the power of the giant, if they were really hit, they would probably be paralyzed if not killed!
And in this somewhat realistic world, even those giants would fight to the death over words or stones...

It's impossible for them to suddenly start a fight while eating people, right?
Not to mention, there is also the dark version of the "Brave Little Tailor" - Seven.

unless……

Star Killing Sword.

Poro suddenly thought of this name.

But then he shook his head. As for the news about this sword, he should... think about it another day.

Oh, and... unicorns?

What is that? Is it in a forest, like in a fairy tale?
"It's time to go to bed, Lake. We can make decisions on other matters after we get to the capital of Boren."

Poro shook his head, watched the girl close her eyes, then raised his head and looked at the distant sky.

The moonlight disappears, and the night is still long.

I just hope that everything can go more smoothly in the capital of Boren.

……

The towering city walls rise from the end of the field of vision.

The capital of King Boren is already within sight.

In the architectural style of the Kingdom of Boren, all cities have extremely tall city walls, which are much higher than those of other kingdoms.

Although giants have the ability to climb walls, walls will still reduce the probability of scattered giants invading.

The walls of the royal capital are much higher than those of the previous Aim City!
Many people came into the city from all directions, forming long queues. Under the influence of Seven's giant army, residents of many towns began to migrate to the royal capital.

"It seems that the situation here is indeed much better than that in Em City."

Lake looked at the scene in the capital of Boren.

"But I feel that although there are many soldiers here, they don't seem as strong as those in Em City?"

Poro's gaze moved from the majestic and tall city wall to the soldiers who were training outside the wall.

These Boren soldiers have already formed their battle formation.

The armor on their bodies and the weapons in their hands were all engraved with some tiny runes. Overall, they looked more refined than those seen in Em City.

The Poro looked up again—

The high city walls are connected to a square platform at regular intervals, on which a special type of "Giant Butcher" is placed.

"Yes, the soldiers here are indeed not as powerful as those we have seen before, or rather... as experienced."

At this time, the veteran Yin Wei beside him also spoke,

"Their training level should be no different, perhaps even higher than that of Aim City, but... their combat experience is quite different."

The old soldier paused and pointed to the face of a soldier on the side of a military formation.
"What can you see from the look in his eyes?"

Poro looked in the direction of the sound and found that something was different.

The movements and training of these young soldiers in the royal capital were very standard, but... their eyes were filled with a kind of excitement that was eager to try.

"See? I doubt... they've ever really fought against a giant."

The veteran added, "Their expressions showed excitement for achieving great things. I don't know how the people in the capital mobilized—"

But these people obviously did not realize that fighting against the giants was tantamount to seeking death!

They had never seen their comrades, their intestines ripped apart by the giant's bite, nor had they heard the agonizing cries of pain lingering in their ears...

They may know, but they are not prepared.”

"So you're saying that King Boren is very likely to..."

"But it doesn't matter. There are a lot of Boren soldiers here. Maybe this group is just new recruits. Most of the veterans are probably in the capital."

Yinwei smiled and said nothing more.

Entering the city, we see the capital of King Bo Ren, which is divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities.

In the outer city, residents came and went among the densely packed houses, many of whom had already left for the inner city, carrying their belongings and money. Part of the outer city had been cleared out, and Bo Ren soldiers had strung crisscrossing iron chains across the rooftops of the houses.

"It seems that they are not that lazy."

Poro said as he continued walking towards the city.

These iron chains will indeed play a significant role when giants invade, but the real decisive killing force is the lethal weapons such as the "Giant Butcher".

"Polo, look at those soldiers, what are they doing?"

At this moment, Lake suddenly pointed to a place in front, where many Boren soldiers gathered together.

Two soldiers whose armor looked worn and had many scars on their bodies were pushed out by several soldiers wearing newer armor.

They looked excited and seemed to be shouting something.

"Those who were sent out seemed to be from Em City?"

Lake's eyes noticed the emblems on the armor of the wounded soldiers. Although they were all soldiers of the Kingdom of Boren, the emblems of different legions were slightly different.

"To hear what they have to say?"

When a few people walked forward, they could hear the soldiers' argument.

"Your pre-war preparations were too slow. The city's planning depth is insufficient. These giant traps in the outer city alone will not be able to stop those nine giants!"

"Yes, please be sure to tell Commander Ward that we must speed up the deployment and take precautions in the inner city!"

Two wounded soldiers from Em City spoke anxiously.

But the soldiers from the capital city in front of them seemed unconcerned. They frowned and said irritably:

"If you lose, we won't. The capital's defenses are more complete than you think. He's just a liar - even if he brings a few giants with him, what good will it do?"

"That guy is more than just a liar!"

A wounded soldier from Em City, his face showing even more anxiety, said, "We originally thought that he was just an accomplice of the giants, but in fact, his control over those giants is extraordinary!
Because of this, all the plans made by our Anti-Titan Army's commander-in-chief have been thwarted!"

"Our Commander Ward said that your commander is a little old and made mistakes in command. He couldn't kill the giant, so why didn't he kill the deceiver first?
Relax, man, our commander has prepared many tricks that are useless!"

But the soldiers in the capital curled their lips and said.

"It's really that Seven is too strong——"

The wounded soldier from Em City wanted to argue, but was interrupted by the soldiers from the capital.

"Alright, alright, thank you all."

The soldier from the capital waved his hand and said perfunctorily, "I'll pass on your words to Commander Ward. You've come a long way and are injured, so rest for a few days."

The two wounded soldiers from Em City opened their mouths but said nothing.

After a few seconds of silence, they nodded and turned to leave.

And those soldiers from the capital continued to chat and laugh as they returned to the building.

The Poros did not understand the military affairs of Boren. After watching the Aim soldiers disappear in the crowd on the street, they continued to walk towards the center of the city.

"Ahead is the Boren Palace. No outsiders are allowed to enter. This is a wartime restriction. If you are foreign warriors or have come here for the bounty...

Sorry, Your Majesty is currently unavailable for an audience."

At the palace gate, the Boren guards wearing black armor saluted to Lake and others.

When Lake arrived, many people had already been driven away by the guards.

"We came from the city of Aim, entrusted with delivering intelligence."

As Lake spoke, she took out the badge of Sergeant Boren. There was still a trace of the officer's blood on the badge.

"Ok?"

As a palace guard, he knew that in the military system of the Kingdom of Boren, more than 90% of the emblems could be used to quickly determine the identity of the person being attacked - this was basic skill.

The guard picked up the emblem and examined it carefully.

"The adjutant of the commander of the Countermeasures Corps?!"

He showed a hint of surprise, and his expression became more serious. "Wait a moment, I'll go and inform you."

After a while, the palace guards came back and handed the dead adjutant's badge back to Lake, saying:
"There have been quite a few people visiting the palace recently. Your Majesty has agreed to meet with a few of them, but the time will need to be tomorrow. Please forgive me."

Lake and others nodded. Under such circumstances, there must be quite a few people going to the palace.

Tomorrow is not too late.

"Let's go? Go to the city... and find a place to stay?"

But after they started looking, they found that although the capital of Boren was large, most of the tavern rooms were full.

Many people from the outer cities moved back to the royal capital, and Lake and the others arrived a little late.

"Huh? We're not going to continue camping even though we're already in the city, are we?"

Seeing that the next pub also had a "Full" sign hung up, Lake finally couldn't stop complaining.

And Poro also understood that if nothing unexpected happened, he would probably have to sleep on the floor...

I just had to make do with it on the floor of a store.

But just as they were about to start looking for a store with a floor that looked comfortable, they suddenly noticed a loud noise coming from the middle of the road!

"What are you doing?"

A few people approached the crowd, but saw...

A skinny old man with wrinkles all over his face and white hair and beard fell to the ground.

Turbid tears were flowing in his eyes, and his whole body was covered in dirt.

Several young men were pointing at the old man lying on the ground, hurling obscenities at him. They also threw garbage, vegetable leaves, and stones at him.

The people around just watched coldly, and no one stepped forward to stop it.

(End of this chapter)