CHAPTER 544: CHAPTER 479: STORM RAT?

A... Storm Rat?

Lin Ke raised an eyebrow in surprise.

And it’s actually a legend?

Storm Rats are very soft and cute magical beasts, often kept as magical pet animals for breeding and selling.

Their appearance and size are somewhat like hamsters from a previous life.

But Naseng also has hamsters, just smaller, while Storm Rats are more like chinchillas or maybe chinchilla-like hamsters from a past life.

However, what Lin Ke didn’t expect was that the unremarkably sized Storm Rat before him was actually a legend?!

"Mortals, why have you entered my territory!"

The Storm Rat shouted loudly, its voice echoing across the entire fleet.

Lin Ke’s followers were dumbfounded.

This Storm Rat... isn’t it a bit silly?

Not to mention anything else, can it not sense the legendary aura from the aircraft carrier?

And this is just the border area of the Elemental Forest!

It’s known that the Hurricane Duke led them to avoid the Elemental Forest as much as possible, because deep within it are powerful magical beast kings, and there’s no need to stir up trouble.

So what’s up with this legendary Storm Rat?

Can’t see the lava banners?

Can’t feel the fleet’s strength?

Unbeknownst to them, at this moment the Storm Rat was secretly pleased with itself.

"Hehe, finally waited long enough!" The Storm Rat looked at the fleet before it, feeling excited inside.

Ever since the Hurricane Duke sought some dark lines from the Black and White Kingdom, the Storm Rat remembered it in its heart.

The power dynamics in the Elemental Forest are intricate, and the Storm Rats belong to the Black and White Kingdom’s magical beast kings.

But only the Hurricane Duke knows these few magical beast kings, and no one else does.

The Hurricane Duke came to them, informing them that Lin Ke would lead the fleet through their territory, and that they shouldn’t interfere when the time comes.

The Storm Rat remembered this matter in mind.

Not interfere?

How could it not interfere!

After all, it’s the Duke of Lava!

The Storm Rat thought of its countless citizens, their massive appetites, and large numbers, and then thought of the "Mark Tree" crop in the Duke of Lava’s territory...

The Storm Rat couldn’t stay calm anymore.

Can this opportunity be missed?

"Respected King of Magical Beasts, is there something you need from your visit? We are the fleet of the Duke of Lava from the Black and White Kingdom, just passing by here,"

At this time, a soldier from the mothership took a smaller ship and came not far from the Storm Rat to inquire.

"Ahem, I know." The Storm Rat rolled its shiny black eyes, coughed dryly, and said, "Well, I am the mighty Fiers... um, I mean no harm."

The three respectful soldiers exchanged glances, feeling rather puzzled.

So the soldier just now spoke again, "Since you mean no harm, can you let our fleet pass?"

This legendary Storm Rat is quite small, and in theory, could go unnoticed as the fleet sails past.

Yet this legendary Storm Rat brazenly spread its legendary aura in the air, allowing its presence to be sensed without emitting a shred of momentum, as if saying...

I’m here! There’s a Storm Rat here!

That’s all.

"Bring Lord Fiers to me," Lin Ke’s voice was heard coming through.

The three soldiers, upon hearing this, headed towards the mothership with Storm Rat Fiers.

"Is that the voice of Duke Lin Ke of Lava?!" Storm Rat Fiers was also inwardly delighted, flying inward.

One must know that although Duke Lin Ke of Lava is not yet a legend, which legend in Nasengri wouldn’t call him "Lord Duke of Lava" upon meeting him?

This Lord Duke is even more legendary than many legends.

Storm Rat Fiers followed the soldier, flew into the mothership, and then followed the walking soldier to the strategic command room, which is the top of the magic tower.

Then, Fiers saw one powerful figure after another.

Looking around, there were figures like Li Guan Mobai the Great Blacksmith, Truth Researcher Ove, Financial Goddess Xiangnai, and others.

In the center was Lin Ke, the Duke of Lava, holding the Magma Staff and sitting on the throne!

...

Watching the fluffy Storm Rat before him, Lin Ke sensed the females around him were getting restless.

Too cute!

The fur of this Storm Rat only had two colors: a soft chestnut hue and white.

The entire round body was fluffy, giving the impression that this cute creature must feel great to touch.

Even Lin Ke himself wanted to reach out and touch it, to feel how it felt.

"Respected Lord Fiers, is there something you need?" Lin Ke gently asked.

Despite being adorable, respect for legends must still be maintained.

This is not a matter of fear.

For a Storm Rat to become a legend, it must have experienced countless life and death struggles and hardships to reach this position.

This is indeed quite respectable.

Yet the next moment, Lin Ke saw the round Storm Rat Fiers before him suddenly drop to the ground, open its little mouth, and wailed:

"So tragic! Too tragic! Lord Lava, please save me! Save my people! They... they... sob sob sob..."

While wailing, Fiers even attempted to squeeze a few tears out of its shiny black eyes.

Lin Ke was momentarily stunned.

Everyone was momentarily stunned.

What... what on earth is going on here?

"Uh... um, Lord Fiers, what are you doing?" Lin Ke remained calm inside, cautious of deceit, yet still stood up to inquire.

"Duke Lin Ke, I... my people are all about to starve to death..." Fiers’ voice was heartrending, like that of a plaintive lady in distress.

Fortunately, the strategic command room was soundproof, so only they could hear the sound.

As Lin Ke and others listened for a while, they finally understood Fiers’ meaning.

In simple terms, Fiers wanted to lead the storm rat race of the Elemental Forest for an entire tribe relocation!

Or, in other words, to pledge allegiance to Great Wilderness City!

Because although the storm rat race had Fiers as a legend, they couldn’t keep up with the sheer numbers!

Needless to say, just the daily food consumption of its core tribe members was a massive expenditure.

Additionally, the storm rat race was at the bottom in the Elemental Forest, usually preyed upon by other magical beasts.

But Fiers told Lin Ke that even if preyed upon, not much could be eaten.

If it didn’t restrain its tribe members, its territory could probably turn into a wasteland in two or three days.

They eat too much!

In Lin Ke’s past life, having raised hamsters, indeed, hamsters just keep eating and constantly defecating, incapable of stopping.

And most critically, they reproduced very quickly!

And Fiers happened to have visited a city in the Hurricane Domain, watched livestreams, read newspapers, and was aware of the prosperity of Great Wilderness City and how the former magical beast kings of the Lava Swamp were now faring.

Not only do they not worry about having too many offspring any longer, but just breed as much as possible, Great Wilderness City can sell them, and the benefits collected also go to those magical beast kings.

Fiers was too envious!