"Master, where are we going now?"
Inside the dense jungle, Loryna skipped ahead, casually crushing a passing butterfly before turning her head, looking at Lu Minghao with curiosity, asking why her master suddenly wanted to leave.
She didn't understand why she had been told to stay by Rimuru's side all this time.
"Of course, we're going to take care of important business. First, we'll go find Shaly."
Lu Minghao stroked Loryna's small head, raised his head and looked in the direction of the Gluttony Kingdom. Now that Rimuru had awakened and become a Demon Lord, the new Walpurgis would soon begin, and Shaly, also a Demon Lord, would certainly be invited.
When that time comes, Lu Minghao can take the opportunity to go to Walpurgis together, find a chance to kill the Demon Lord who holds the key to other world dimensions, and directly devour the world dimension, taking a step into the realm of the gods.
Moreover, if Lu Minghao remembered correctly, besides the creator god Star Dragon King, there were other gods in this world, but they were sealed in other world dimensions. They should be pretty good nutrients.
Currently, the most important thing for Lu Minghao was to become a god first. When he had absolute force, he could do whatever he wanted to Rimuru.
"Going to see Sister Shaly, yay! Loryna has wanted to go play with Sister Shaly for a long time. Loryna and the children have been hungry for a long time here in Rimuru's place."
Hearing that they were going to find Shaly, Loryna immediately became happy. In the past six months, the monsters near the Flesh Incubator had almost been eaten up, and the human kingdoms outside the Jura Forest had been almost ruined by Sister Shaly.
The Flesh Incubator's sub-bodies had to run very far every time they wanted to hunt. After all, if they were allowed to hunt freely in the Jura Forest, Rimuru and the others would definitely notice. There was no way around it; most of the Flesh Incubator's sub-bodies had already entered hibernation.
If they could find Shaly, all the hibernating sub-bodies could be revived and have a big meal.
"Alright, stop playing and go retrieve the Incubator first."
"Okay, Master."
Loryna obediently nodded her small head, took Lu Minghao's hand, and walked towards the direction where the Flesh Incubator was located. That place had already become a forbidden zone of life in the entire Jura Forest, and even Benimaru and others would not usually approach it.
However, the so-called forbidden zone of life was like returning home to Lu Minghao and Loryna. As they continued to move forward, the originally verdant trees around them began to disappear, and the ground under their feet gradually turned into flesh and blood earth. Twisted trees were scattered all around, each tree made of flesh and blood, with a large number of strange eyes growing on them.
On the flesh and blood earth, many sub-bodies of the Flesh Incubator were grazing, and the monsters they were grazing were existences modified by the Flesh Incubator. Although their strength and intelligence were not very good, they could mature in just one month. In addition to not being picky eaters and growing meat quickly, their reproductive ability was also particularly strong.
As 'meat pigs,' they were a good choice. It was precisely because of these 'meat pigs' as nutrient supplies that many of the Flesh Incubator's sub-bodies did not need to be recycled.
"Loryna, not bad. It seems you've learned sustainable development."
Lu Minghao looked at everything in front of him. To be honest, he was quite surprised that Loryna had actually taught herself and understood the importance of sustainable development, although this kind of thing was not important to them, these gluttonous monsters.
After all, there were too many foods in this world. Besides the world dimension where Lu Minghao was currently located, there were eight world dimensions, all of which had sufficient nutrients.
However, the child had grown up, so as the master, of course, he had to praise her.
"Hehe."
Opposite him, Loryna's small face showed a happy smile when she heard Lu Minghao's praise. In fact, she didn't do anything at all. It was completely the Flesh Incubator's instinct to crave nutrients that made it do these things, but as the main body of the Flesh Incubator, the things the Flesh Incubator did were equal to what she did.
"Alright, Loryna, put away the Flesh Incubator, it's time for us to go."
"Okay."
Loryna nodded her small head, pressed her palm on the ground, and began to communicate with the Flesh Incubator that had completely integrated into the earth. As Loryna's will spread, the entire flesh and blood earth began to vibrate continuously. Even Rimuru and his group, who had just returned to the central city, noticed the movement here.
"Rimuru-sama, the movement is coming from that flesh and blood forest. Should we go check it out?"
Benimaru walked to Rimuru's side and asked with a hint of hesitation in his tone. In fact, after so long, everyone already knew the origin of that flesh and blood forest, after all, the power that Shaly showed before was enough to prove many things.
In addition, such a thing happened in the northern part of the Jura Forest not long after Loryna appeared.
The relationship between the flesh and blood forest in the north and Loryna had long become a well-known thing, but no one had said it out loud.
"No need, we should see each other again soon, and Minghao is right, this time it's because of me."
Rimuru raised his head and looked in the direction of the vibration, hesitated for a few seconds, and shook his head. He knew that Lu Minghao would take Loryna away this time because of himself, because he knew what Myulan had done.
But, Rimuru didn't regret it, because he wanted to create a kingdom on earth where humans and monsters could coexist and live together, and Myulan did such a thing because she was being manipulated by Clayman.
In Rimuru's view, all of this was caused by Clayman.
"Yes, Rimuru-sama."
After listening to Rimuru's words, Benimaru had no objection, nodded, and walked towards the meeting, continuing the previous meeting.
.........
Half an hour later, Lu Minghao looked at the empty earth in front of him. A meatball with a diameter of nearly ten thousand meters was floating in the air. At this time, the entire northern part of the Jura Forest had become a giant sinkhole.
"Master, including all the sub-bodies, everything here has been completely decomposed and stored in the Flesh Incubator as nutrients."
After Loryna finished speaking, she raised her small hand and waved it, and the giant Incubator in the distance flew over.
"Let's go, it's time to return to our kingdom."
With that, Lu Minghao took Loryna's hand and, with the Flesh Incubator, directly used space teleportation to leave this place. After Lu Minghao left, a large amount of groundwater poured into the inside of the sinkhole. Soon after, the original northern part of the Jura Forest became a boundless lake.
"I'm back again."
The next second, Lu Minghao and Luo Yina's figures appeared in the sky above the Gluttony Kingdom. Looking at the countless gluttonous monsters surging on the flesh and blood earth below, Lu Minghao took a deep breath and said with a smile on his face, "As expected, I still feel more comfortable with a kingdom that I have built up bit by bit with my own hands."
“Let's go, let's go see Sally.”
With that, Lu Minghao took Luo Yina and flew towards the dark red castle below. As for the Flesh Nest, he asked Luo Yina to find a place to put it down and start producing offspring.
“Minghao!”
Just as Lu Minghao approached the castle below, a crimson figure pounced into his arms, her beautiful face full of joy. Her arms tightly hugged Lu Minghao's neck, and her pair of round, perfect thighs were firmly wrapped around Lu Minghao's waist.
The whole person was hanging on Lu Minghao's body like a koala.
“Sally?”
Lu Minghao raised his head, looked at the mature and alluring older sister in his arms, and asked with a hint of hesitation in his tone. Clearly, when he left, Sally was still between a loli and a young girl in terms of figure, how did she suddenly become a hot older sister?
Especially the two huge burdens in front of her chest, Lu Minghao suspected that he couldn't handle them with one hand.
“Minghao, welcome back.”
At this time, Sally didn't notice the strangeness in Lu Minghao's eyes at all, she just nodded her head vigorously to indicate that she was Sally.
“So… So amazing!”
Beside her, Luo Yina subconsciously lowered her head and looked at her slightly undulating chest, only feeling that she deserved to be Sister Sally, and that everything was so amazing.
“Pfft!”
It wasn't until half a minute later that Sally let go of Lu Minghao, looking at Sally with lingering fear. She didn't expect that the little loli who picked him up back then had already grown so big.
“Minghao, you must be hungry. I've already asked Angelica and the others to prepare food for you.”
Sally hung on Lu Minghao's body, her small face said with a smile. Fortunately, she had Angelica and the others prepare Minghao's food in advance, otherwise what would happen if Minghao came back hungry? As for the kingdoms that became Lu Minghao's food.
Who told them to be the closest to the Gluttony Kingdom? In addition, as a reward for letting them live for so long, I believe they would definitely have no objection to dedicating themselves to become Minghao's nourishment.
“Yeah, I already know.”
Lu Minghao raised his hand and touched the demon horns on top of Sally's head. His body wiggled again and turned back into a slime form. Then, he jumped from Sally's arms to Sally's head. As expected, this was still the most suitable place.
As for the matter of Sally preparing food for him, Lu Minghao had just seen it in the sky. Although for the current Lu Minghao, several kingdoms as nourishment were completely like a snack. If he wanted to be full, he would still have to rely on devouring the food world.
However, since it was Sally's intention, Lu Minghao naturally chose to accept it.
“By the way, Sally, do you know about the Demon Lord's Banquet?”
After entering the castle, Lu Minghao lowered his head and looked at Sally and asked. In the original work, Ramiris, one of the Demon Lords, came to Rimuru and the others when they were having a meeting to inform Rimuru about the Demon Lord's Banquet.
Calculating the time, it should be in the next few days. If Sally also received an invitation, it would be about this time.
“Minghao, do you already know?”
Sally raised her hand and took Lu Minghao down from her head and held him in her arms and asked. Sally had just received an invitation about the Demon Lord's Banquet not long ago. When Sally heard that this Demon Lord's Banquet was initiated by Clayman.
At that time, Sally decided to participate, planning to kill this guy who had been hiding in the dark as soon as she saw Clayman at the Demon Lord's Banquet. After all, this guy had intervened in the joint invasion of the Gluttony Kingdom by several human kingdoms before.
“Yeah, how long until the Demon Lord's Banquet starts?”
“I don't know, the demon who came to inform me only said that they would come to pick me up after the Demon Lord's Banquet starts.”
Sally tilted her head and thought for a while before saying. The demon who came to inform her didn't say the specific time when the Demon Lord's Banquet would start, but just told her that they would come to pick her up after it started, and then left.
“Forget it, anyway, there are still some things to do before the Demon Lord's Banquet starts.”
Hearing that Sally didn't know the specific time of the Demon Lord's Banquet, Lu Minghao didn't care too much. If he remembered correctly, before the Demon Lord's Banquet started, Rimuru summoned the allies of the Tempest Federation to prepare to destroy the kingdom ruled by Clayman.
Since he was Rimuru's close friend, Lu Minghao naturally had to help him. He believed that Rimuru would definitely be willing to pay any price to repay him later. Of course, it wasn't impossible if Rimuru disagreed.
After all, Lu Minghao still hoped that Rimuru would resist a little, so that it would be more interesting to train him.
“Minghao, Angelica and the others are back.”
At this time, Sally raised her head and looked outside the castle, only to see that Angelica and the six demon king species had returned, and behind them was an endless army of gluttonous monsters. Each gluttonous monster carried a large amount of food on its tentacles.
“Master!”
The six demon king species who had just walked into the castle knelt down on one knee in front of Lu Minghao after seeing the slime in Sally's arms, and at the same time, Angelica sent a huge blood-red crystal up and placed it in front of Lu Minghao.
This was something they condensed after destroying several kingdoms, using all the residents of those kingdoms as the main material. It was a life crystal completely composed of the purest life force and soul.
“Angelica, I have something to ask you.”
“Master, what is it?”
Angelica, who had just placed a crystal, raised her head slightly and looked at Lu Minghao curiously. She didn't know why, but she always felt that her master had changed a lot compared to before he left. Just by looking at him, she instinctively felt awe and fear.
“Tomorrow, you go to the Jura Forest. If nothing unexpected happens, the Jura Tempest Federation will soon declare war on Demon Lord Clayman's kingdom. As Rimuru's friend, you will represent me to form an alliance with the Tempest Federation. After the war starts, take Alta and the others to have some fun.”
Lu Minghao opened his mouth, ate the life crystal handed over by Sally, and said while looking at Angelica in front of him.
“Yes, I understand, Master.”
Angelica nodded and then retreated. Then, the gluttonous voters who still maintained their ego under the erosion of the Gluttony Sin began to send various cooked dishes. Lu Minghao accepted Sally's feeding while understanding the things that happened in this world after he left with his several familiars.
Time passed slowly without realizing it. When the sun in the sky rose again, Angelica disappeared silently from her position.
