Travel through the world of beasts! Build a kingdom by giving birth to cubs!

On the way to prison.

Song Xingyue was truly shocked.

She finally understood why the empress said that it took three years to build.

Because this prison is in the lower level of the palace.

Even digging a place like this would take more than a year. Otherwise, it wouldn't be this large.

The surrounding walls are all made of stone.

Inside are small single rooms.

Some of the single rooms have orcs in them.

I think he was imprisoned here because he violated the laws of the Empress.

"We're here. This is it."

The Queen stopped at the door of one of the rooms and looked at the orc inside meaningfully.

"Does it look familiar?"

Song Xingyue stopped and saw the bloody lion.

He was tied to a piece of wood, with no intact part of his body except his face.

"Do you know him?"

Song Xingyue was just about to say that she didn't know him.

But after seeing those eyes, I realized something instantly.

"Is this the orc who asked me to dance at the banquet last night?"

She was indescribably shocked.

A bad feeling arises spontaneously.

"Is he locked up just because he didn't have anyone to invite me to dance with?"

"If it's useless, why keep it?"

The empress smiled meaningfully. She waved her hand, and a thorn appeared in her hand.

The only difference is that the place where she held it was smooth, while the other places still had sharp thorns.

"In the Seven Warlords, every beastman has his or her own value. Especially lions and tigers, they are the playthings of the Seven Warlords. If a plaything does not meet its value, of course it is impossible to keep it alive."

She sighed heavily when she said this.

"It would be a pity if this little creature was killed. But..."

She changed the subject and her tone became darker.

"The thing the orc world lacks the least is good-looking males. You can find them in large quantities. Each one is more handsome than the other."

Song Xingyue acknowledged what the empress said.

What is most lacking here is good-looking males.

but……

"Don't you think it's cruel to do this?"

"cruel?"

The empress looked at her with an exaggerated expression, as if she had heard something funny.

"Song Xingyue, are you okay?"

Song Xingyue frowned slightly and looked at the empress with complicated eyes.

"They are orcs, what are we? We are humans!"

The empress stretched out her hands and grabbed her shoulders tightly.

"After all, they are all orcs. What are orcs? They are beasts. They need to submit to us and be tamed by us, right?"

Song Xingyue certainly knew that she was a human.

but……

"You can't really have human feelings for these orcs, can you? Are you crazy?"

The empress looked at her with an incredible look, and then laughed wildly.

"No way, do you really take these orcs seriously? Don't you know that they are all beasts and beasts have no feelings? If you can't tame them, sooner or later they will bite you back."

Song Xingyue did not deny what the empress said.

Because even in real life, even harmless dogs can occasionally go crazy and bite people.

but……

They have feelings too.

Their feelings are more direct and passionate, aren't they?

When the orcs tied to the pillars heard these words, they felt as if they were being pricked by needles in their hearts.

Their Lion Clan used to live a very good life, until one day the Seven Samurai Kingdom suddenly broke into their tribe, and everything changed.

Even here, only the lowest existence.

Any orc can be insulted and bullied without any dignity.

just now……

She said these words again, words that were hard for all orcs to accept.

"If you have developed feelings for the orcs, then I can only say that you have been assimilated by them. Sooner or later you will forget that you are a human being."

Song Xingyue actually had a lot of things she wanted to say, but in the end she didn't say them.

Because the empress in front of him had already firmly established such an idea, it would be futile even if he said it himself.

"I want to take him away."

She slowly stretched out her hand and pointed at the orc over there.

"Although he is not from the Phoenix Clan, I want to exchange him."

"Are you crazy?"

The empress's laughter stopped abruptly and she looked at Song Xingyue in disbelief.

"You don't want the high and mighty phoenix, but you want this lowly lion?"

The lion didn't seem to expect that she would choose him. His pair of dead eyes suddenly sparkled with a gleam of wonder.

"You're right. The lion is indeed not as important as the phoenix."

Song Xingyue smiled lightly with her beautiful eyes and continued speaking along the lines of the empress.

"So, can I exchange a phoenix for two lions?"

She negotiated terms directly with the empress.

"Lions are dispensable to you and can be killed at any time. But you treasure the Phoenix Clan very much. This should be a good deal, right?"

The empress pondered for a while and asked the question in her mind.

"Don't you want to take other phoenixes and use them to strengthen your Red South Nation?"

"Whether Red South Country can grow stronger is not up to Phoenix to decide."

Song Xingyue thought about it, then spoke with a smile.

"We are human, and the phoenix is ​​just a beast after all. How advanced can it be? In my eyes, we are all the same."

It took the empress a long time to react, and then she laughed happily.

"You are really interesting. You didn't say anything for a long time just now. Are you waiting for me here?"

"I just think that there is no difference between the phoenix and the peacock in my eyes. Because the real overlord of the sky is not in your Seven Warlords Country. Nor in our Red South Country."

"You mean... vultures?"

"Yes."

When Song Xingyue saw that the empress could call out their names, she knew that she must have thought about recruiting them but was unable to do so.

"We in the Red South once fought against the Vultures and suffered heavy losses. We are still recovering from the battle. So I think they are the real kings of the sky."

"One day I will be a phoenix."

The empress is very fond of Phoenix.

"maybe."

Song Xingyue thought about it and then spoke again.

"I want to exchange one Phoenix quota for two lions. What do you think, Queen?"

"it is good."

The empress thought about it and finally agreed.

"but……"

She changed the subject.

"You can only pick two in this prison. Not anywhere else."

"Well."

Song Xingyue happily agreed and chose the one in front of her first.

The servants behind the empress immediately opened the prison door and untied the lion.

Song Xingyue walked step by step to the lion and smiled silently.

"There's one left for you to choose. I trust your judgment."