Once upon a time there was a greedy snake

……

The blue-faced giant lion was still immersed in the satisfaction brought by the delicious food.

As it turned out, his craving for meat was absolutely justified. Although he was quite old, he was certain that this was the most delicious meat he had ever eaten in his life—even though he had always been a raw meat eater. After tasting the two pieces of elephant leg meat, he suddenly felt that cooked meat tasted surprisingly good.

And most importantly, the meat itself is not poisonous.

The meat was not poisonous, which meant he could fully enjoy the taste of the two pieces of elephant leg meat. The lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth was an experience he had never had before in his life.

He was completely absorbed in the aftertaste, and even wanted to snatch the elephant leg meat that the Golden-Winged Roc hadn't finished eating.

However, the Golden-Winged Roc showed no intention of giving up the position, so he could only stand there, watching his shadow reflected in the snow.

"I probably never imagined that I would be able to eat such delicious food in my life."

The blue-faced giant lion couldn't help but sigh; at this moment, he even seemed somewhat sad.

What will we do if we can't eat such delicious food anymore?

At this moment, his life even gained a purpose and a direction—if his original purpose in living was simply to live, simply to eat more and grow bigger.

Now he realizes that he needs to eat better.

Upon realizing this, the blue-faced giant lion even felt that his life had been elevated, and his life suddenly became more meaningful, and even life itself had more purpose.

"I am not the same person I used to be!"

Feeling the surging passion in his heart, the blue-faced lion even vaguely felt that he had become several sizes larger.

Even his shadow on the ground proved this; it seemed to have grown several times larger, just look at its imposing appearance and the forked tongue of that enormous snake head...

"Wait, a snakehead?"

The blue-faced lion suddenly turned around, only to find a pair of huge snake eyes staring intently at him.

The blue-faced lion was immediately startled, its entire body almost flying off its feet. The giant snake in front of it was also clearly startled, judging from its dazed eyes, its reaction was obviously a beat slow.

However, it was the blue-faced lion who came to his senses first.

In terms of strength, he may not be as good as the six-tusked white elephant; in terms of wisdom and agility, he may not be as good as the golden-winged roc. But in terms of speed and reaction, he is the fastest.

Almost immediately, he swung his giant claw at the enormous snake head.

But the serpent's tail, sweeping across the room, was even faster than him.

"Boom-"

With a single slash, the blue-faced lion was slammed into the snow. In that split second, the six-tusked white elephant and the golden-winged roc barely managed to react. But just as the six-tusked white elephant and the golden-winged roc were preparing to counterattack, the blue-faced lion's body was completely coiled up by the snake's tail.

"I……"

Just as the six-tusked white elephant raised its trunk, it was met head-on by the enormous head of the blue-faced lion. The two heads collided, and the six-tusked white elephant was immediately stunned and disoriented.

As for the most alert Golden-Winged Roc, it had already spread its wings and soared into the sky. It made a judgment almost immediately that this was definitely not a situation they could win.

But just as the Golden-Winged Roc was preparing to ascend and fly into the distance...

But another huge black shadow flew toward him.

That was a six-tusked white elephant thrown into mid-air. It was the first time this massive elephant had ever experienced what it felt like to fly.

But soon, the six-tusked white elephant's brief flight came to an end.

"Bam—"

With a muffled thud, the giant elephant and the roc fell from the sky at the same time.

Their enormous bodies crashed into the snowdrift, and the giant elephant and the roc instantly lost consciousness, just like the blue-faced giant lion.

Chapter 98 The Importance of Knowing a Foreign Language

The blue-faced giant lion was the first to wake up. He vaguely remembered that he was the first one to be captured.

However, when he woke up, the snow-covered ground in front of him was no longer there. Looking at the lush greenery around him and the towering peaks in the distance, he was clearly in some deep mountain.

Of course, the so-called deep mountains probably only apply to those small species; for the blue-faced giant lion, it might only be considered a hilly area.

Normally, this kind of place could even be considered a living environment he really likes.

But all of this depends on the fact that he can survive.

After all, in their line of sight, the enormous ancient serpent was constantly waving its tail at a large boulder.

It's like they're polishing something.

The constant scraping sounds sent chills down the spine of the blue-faced giant lion, who dared not imagine the terrible fate that awaited him.

But just as the blue-faced giant lion was pondering how to escape silently...

The giant snake, which was polishing something, suddenly turned around.

"Are you awake?"

The giant serpent said this.

This frightened the blue-faced giant lion so much that it immediately closed its eyes.

Fortunately, after a moment of terror, the blue-faced giant lion suddenly realized that the giant snake didn't seem to be talking to him—because at that moment, the golden-winged roc's scream reached his ears.

And the ancient serpent spoke once more.

"Keep your voice down, it's so loud and noisy..."

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

The Golden-Winged Roc's screams grew increasingly piercing.

"I'll give you anything as long as I can live!"

But this plea for mercy did not earn him any chance of survival; the enormous ancient serpent did not even care about it.

"What are you yelling about?"

As they spoke, the sound of the snake's tail sliding around rang out, clearly indicating that the Golden-Winged Roc was about to be disemboweled.

But at that very moment, the howl of the six-tusked white elephant also rang out.

"Kill him! Don't kill me!"

As it howled like this, the six-tusked white elephant tried to flee into the distance.

But as it turned out, such an escape was pointless, especially when the snake's tail was already raised high—and with a muffled thud, the six-tusked white elephant was once again whipped to the ground.

The blue-faced giant lion had never hated the six-tusked white elephant so much, simply because of all the other things the elephant could have fallen on, it had to fall on him.

The massive elephant body crashed down on him, causing the blue-faced lion to cry out in pain.

This also directly exposed the fact that he had already woken up.

"I……"

The giant blue-faced lion had barely opened its eyes when it saw the ancient snake, which had already spotted its side.

On the long tail that the ancient serpent raised, a patch of scales stood up, gleaming with a dazzling cold light.

Although it wasn't claws or fangs, it was clear that its sharpness alone was enough to rip him open and bleed him.

"Do not kill me!"

The blue-faced giant lion was so frightened that its legs went weak.

"I don't want to die like this!"

"What do you mean 'don't kill you'? You've already... huh?"

The ancient snake suddenly paused, halfway through its sentence.

"Can you talk?"

……

Seeing the blue-faced giant lion suddenly speak, Du Yi, who was just about to deal with his prey, was immediately in a dilemma.

As for the reason for the difficulty...

Mainly, there are four things he doesn't eat.

First of all, he only eats cooked food, which is related to his principles as a civilized person. Moreover, it's not like he's incapable of cooking his prey, so why would he eat it raw?

As for the two in the middle, he hasn't decided yet. He'll add them when he's ready.

And finally, in the current situation, those who can talk don't eat.

Although strictly speaking, it was just a talking lion, and there was nothing wrong with eating it, Du Yi still found it hard to bring himself to eat it when he thought about how this still-breathing lion would talk to him for a while while he was processing his prey, sharing its feelings before it died and its mental journey before it was roasted into cooked meat.

"But... how do you know how to talk?"

Du Yi was quite curious about this, since the lion spoke in the purest Ignis language.

No, it wasn't even Ignis anymore. The lion was clearly just roaring, but he could surprisingly understand what it was trying to say.

"This is an ability called telepathy..."

Perhaps sensing Du Yi's confusion, the lion quickly offered an explanation.

Even though they couldn't communicate in the same language, they could understand each other. The blue-faced giant lion didn't know where it got this ability from. This talent seemed to be innate. Although in the blue-faced giant lion's eyes, this talent had never been very useful. After all, it couldn't make its teeth sharper or its claws more powerful, nor could it make it stronger.

But what the blue-faced giant lion never expected was that this talent, which he considered worthless, would temporarily save his life.

It only saved his life temporarily. The blue-faced giant lion could sense that the ancient snake's killing intent—or rather, its appetite—had not completely disappeared.

"Don't eat me!"

The blue-faced giant lion begged for mercy once again.

"I...I'm still useful! I'm still useful as long as I'm alive! Killing me would be a loss for you! I can play a greater role as long as I'm alive!"

"……oh?"

Upon hearing what the blue-faced giant lion said, Du Yi immediately became interested.

"Then tell me, what's the point of you being alive?"

"I……"

Before the blue-faced giant lion could speak, the six-tusked white elephant and the golden-winged roc suddenly sprang up and pinned the blue-faced giant lion to the ground.

After a brief beating, the blue-faced giant lion, pinned to the ground, finally managed to speak.

"They, both of them are useful..."

"They're all useful?"

At this moment, Du Yi also realized that the Golden-Winged Roc and the Six-Tusked White Elephant were also two talking creatures, but the words they spoke just now were probably not Ignis language, which led him to mistake them for pointless howls.

However, right now, rather than roasting these three giant beasts, Du Yi is more interested in seeing what they are willing to do to survive.

"Speak, give me one reason to let you live."

Du Yi sized up the three giant beasts in front of him, and a plan was already forming in his mind.

The Blue-Faced Lion could actually be kept; his unheard-of telepathic abilities might make him a useful translator. As for the Golden-Winged Roc and the Six-Tusked White Elephant, since they don't speak the same language, they can simply be treated as if they can't speak at all.

If you can't speak, then you have to act maturely. Du Yi, who has been starving for a long time, can't wait for a full meal.

But at that very moment, the blue-faced giant lion uttered words that Du Yi never expected.

"We can help you manage your land!"

The blue-faced giant lion said this.

Chapter 99: Speaks tactlessly, strong sense of territory

Land is a good thing, even an excellent thing.

Of course, if you only look at the land itself, just at the soil, there's really nothing to say—but the greatest benefit of land has never been the soil itself, but rather the things that can grow on it.

From the most common rock berry to the honey-producing amber bees, to bison, antelope, dire wolves, cave bears, and even saber-toothed tigers and mammoths, they will naturally appear on this land as long as it becomes a suitable place for them to live.

This means that nothing is more important than controlling land, since owning land is equivalent to owning everything on that land.

"However, the land will not grow what it wants out of thin air."

The blue-faced giant lion listened to what the golden-winged roc was whispering in its ear, and then quickly continued speaking.