Chapter 2973 - 64: I’ll Hold It Down, You Eat Slowly (Part 2)
However, Wang Licui didn’t feel disappointed at all.
Firstly, she had long been accustomed to this architectural style over the years. Secondly, she was quickly drawn by another matter.
Because, the Tian Shuang Queen said she was being invited to eat meat, and it was indeed "meat"!
This time, the Tian Shuang Queen had gone out leading a hunting expedition, and among the spoils of this hunt was a Level Fifteen [Void Barbaric Dragon]!
As everyone knows, Void Beasts hold the home-ground advantage in the Void Sea, and most of them are very fast, so they aren’t really that easy to hunt. Even with the strength of the Tian Shuang Queen, successfully hunting a Level Fifteen beast requires favorable circumstances, and it’s not that easy.
The Void Barbaric Dragon is a low-wisdom predatory beast.
This Void Barbaric Dragon was extremely huge. Its territory was near the Giant Tribe Alliance, and it frequently attacked some weak Barbarian Giant Divisions, causing great losses to the Giant Tribe over the years, making many in the tribe loathe it.
But it was very fast, and coupled with its cautious nature, it moved in and out of the Void Sea like the wind, evading the hunting parties of the Barbarian Giants who never managed to catch it.
Fortunately, during this hunt, the Tian Shuang Queen had good luck, successfully intercepting it and killing it near its lair.
As a result, as soon as this Void Barbaric Dragon was dragged back, it was carried away by her subordinate Barbarian Giants and roasted using the Heavenly Frost Tribe’s ancestral Dao-level Item, the [Sky-burning Furnace].
Now, its massive body, exuding a rich aroma, was laid out in the square at the entrance of the Tian Shuang Queen’s palace.
From a distance, Wang Licui could smell its overwhelming fragrance, and when she saw its crispy roasted giant dragon body, she couldn’t help but swallow hard.
No choice, this thing just smelled too good~ The energy contained within the meat was just too abundant~
Moreover, it was really huge.
Wang Licui estimated with the naked eye that its body length definitely exceeded sixty zhang, making it larger than most Void Ferries.
After inquiring with the Tian Shuang Queen, she learned that due to its high average body density, the total weight of this Void Barbaric Dragon reached 1.6 million tons, and after removing the skin and bones, the pure meat yield could still reach around 800,000 tons.
Just to roast this Void Barbaric Dragon, it took more than a thousand tons of various seasonings alone.
And this time, not only Wang Licui was invited to eat the meat, but also all the influential and powerful Barbarian Giants in Frost City who were Level Thirteen and above.
At this moment, many Barbarian Giants had already arrived with their families in tow, lining up in front of the queen’s palace, waiting for the queen’s return to personally preside over the meat distribution ceremony.
This is a tradition of the Barbarian Giant Division; whenever there is a grain shortage or famine, the leader will lead the elite out to hunt giant creatures and then host a banquet to distribute meat.
This not only addresses some of the famine issues but also establishes authority and garners public support.
This time, the Tian Shuang Queen led a hunting party to address the tribe’s famine. Not only were the harvests bountiful, but even a Level Fifteen Void Barbaric Dragon was hunted, so naturally, this meat distribution banquet had to be held.
With the arrival of the Tian Shuang Queen, the entire plaza’s atmosphere instantly became lively, all the Barbarian Giants turning their passionate gazes towards her, expressions full of excitement.
The Tian Shuang Queen spoke a few brief words, then drew the meat carving knife from her waist, and along with Wang Licui, began the meat distribution ceremony.
Holding the meat carving knife, she personally cut the first piece of meat from the roasted giant beast’s body and distributed it to the Barbarian Giant at the front of the line.
Under her direction, each Barbarian Giant received a large piece of meat weighing ten tons, and the children of the Giant Clan even received more.
However, ten tons might sound like a lot, but due to the high density of Level Fifteen beast meat, the volume each person received wasn’t all that exaggerated. Moreover, the Barbarian Giant Tribe generally had large appetites, so this meat wouldn’t last them very long.
The Tian Shuang Queen and Wang Licui continued distributing meat for a while, watched for a bit, and then comforted the queue of Barbarian Giants, thus completing the ceremony and leaving the subsequent process to her subordinates.
At this point, the feast held within the palace officially began.
The palace servants had long since collected large sections of meat from suitable parts of the giant beast during the queen’s meat distribution ceremony and brought them into the palace. At this moment, a large group of Barbarian Giants sat around in various formations, devouring the Void Beast meat and drinking the fine wine brought by Wang Licui’s transport team, the scene was exuberant and lively.
After satiating their hunger and thirst, they would even engage in impromptu wrestling matches on a stage, enjoying themselves immensely.
Meanwhile, Wang Licui also revealed her astonishing gastronomic talent, devouring a huge chunk of barbarian dragon meat with relish.
With each bite, the pure energy within the Level Fifteen barbarian dragon meat continuously merged into her body, filling her with an overwhelming sense of happiness and revitalization, almost to the point where she couldn’t control the eruption of her Dharma Shadow.
"Lici, thank you for bringing so much food and supplies," the Tian Shuang Queen offered a large jug of wine, specifically toasting her, "If it weren’t for your timely delivery of food, we Barbaric Giant Tribe wouldn’t have been able to survive this famine through hunting alone, and many would have starved to death."
"No need to thank me, Queen sister. We didn’t give you these supplies for free; you exchanged them with various metals," replied Wang Licui, who had rare moments of indulgence and quickly waved her hand upon hearing this, "Besides, these food supplies were snatched from the Demonic Clan, and we couldn’t possibly carry them through the Demonic Clan’s blockade to return to our base. It’s much easier to convert them into small precious metals and bring them back."