Pastor's Tantra

The grand banquet of the Shadow Kingdom was held as scheduled.

After entering the castle, the banquet hall is just one floor down.

The hot air, like that of a blacksmith shop, made Yasen feel that his skin was scalding.

The smell of roasted meat, stewed meat, and wine mixed together and hit him in the face.

There was still no light here, just as dim as outside. Even at the banquet, there were no torches or candles.

However, in this basement where no lightning could be seen, it was much brighter than outside.

There were strange round tables of varying sizes here. The round table looked like a donut or a pizza, with the outer ring higher. The inner ring was lower and even hollow. The floor under the round table was open, and visible flames were steaming inside. The flames licked the inner ring of the round table, which was like a wire mesh, and kept roasting the meat on it.

These flames illuminated the entire room. Although it was still a little dim to the outside world, for Aiwas and Yasen, who had now fully adapted to the dark world outside, these flames were even bright enough to make their eyes hurt.

The warriors did not use knives and forks. In a sense, they were similar to chopsticks - when they ate barbecue, they used a kind of clamp that looked like long-handled pliers.

They picked up the raw meat they wanted to eat from the basket beside them and put it on the wire mesh of the low table in the middle, letting the fierce flames lick them. After they were cooked or burnt, they picked them up and ate them. Or they clamped the small pot of broth to the inner ring in the middle, let it boil for a while, and then clamped it in front of them. Some people would use it to heat the iced wine in their bowls, making it room temperature or hot wine...

Even in a dim environment, every warrior was sweating while eating.

The warriors had different styles. Some people ate meat silently, some drank while eating, and some focused on playing finger-guessing games and drinking.

Some other witches walked around the table, constantly filling everyone's basket with meat, and placing bowls of seasoned broth in the middle. Or they kept placing bowls of iced liquor in front of the warriors, and after they finished one bowl, there was another.

These witches all had enchanting figures and beautiful faces, but about 70% of them had some or some animal features - for example, the lower body was a huge python, or the head had cat ears. There were also a few witches whose skin was blue or green... These were all proof that the creatures they merged with were different.

Some witches simply sat in the arms of a certain warrior. Perhaps because Ying Tiansi had not come yet, some warriors had already started a game with the witches at the table.

It seemed that they were encouraged by the atmosphere, and more and more warriors chose to start a game.

It was not until Ying Tiansi brought Aiwas and others down that the warriors and witches quickly became serious and separated to do their own things. Just like students who pretend to read aloud when the class teacher approaches, the noises of their eating and drinking seem to be even louder.

This actually cannot be hidden from Shadow Tiansi at all - but this little "rebellion" is also allowed by Shadow Tiansi. It is better to say that it is a kind of mood.

"... All meat."

Yasen pretended that he had not seen the scene just now, and hurriedly sighed: "It's really good."

Shadow Tiansi originally squinted his eyes to scan the banquet, and he smiled when he heard it: "It's better to say... things other than meat are rare things here."

Hearing this, Aiwas immediately thought of Avalon in the original "Shadow of Avalon" incident -

Just like when the Fallen Angel came, he overlapped his own domain with the material world; the same was true when Shadow Tiansi came. But after the overlap of the Shadow Kingdom and the material world, those plants basically all died. In the shadow realm, almost all plants cannot grow. Only oaks and shrubs can withstand the infiltration of the shadow breath, becoming completely black while retaining the ability to produce fruits. These things alone cannot even feed herbivores.

Although animal food can still be eaten, they can't last long.

In that area, even if the lights are turned on, the light can't penetrate far at all, as if it is wrapped in black fog. Therefore, even if the soil corrupted by the power of shadow is not used, but the soil from the outside is taken, or even soilless cultivation is simply used, it will be difficult to survive because the light is greatly weakened.

The most important thing is that here, as long as mortals die, they will turn into undead. And a large number of undead will block the transportation of goods.

If it weren't for Isabel in the original world line who exchanged for the ability of the Queen of Flowers and brought Avalon's land back to life... I'm afraid that after the arrival of Shadow Tiansi, Avalon will completely become history.

It's not that she has much malice... but the shadow realm will make it impossible for humans to survive. Just like the city would be submerged by the sea as soon as Yuan Tiansi descended - for sea monsters, it was an expansion of comfortable living areas; but for land creatures, it meant death.

Ying Tiansi pulled a few people to sit on the top table - which was also the largest table. In addition to Ying Tiansi, Aiwas, Yasen and Viness, there was only one person sitting here, that was Ares, the destroyer of the country. These people didn't even fill one-third of this table.

Unlike the "self-service barbecue" below, this largest table was full of already cooked delicacies. Only here could you see very few vegetables.

If you want to comment on the meal at Ying Tiansi's table in one sentence - you can simply call it a cat meal in the style of Monster Hunter.

"Does Ares usually sit here to eat?"

Aiwas looked at Ares with some surprise.

He might have underestimated Ares' status in the Kingdom of Shadows.

Ares and Ying Tiansi, the two giants, looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

"No," Ares explained with a good temper, "Because I am the champion today."

Hearing this, Aiwas suddenly realized.

Because Aiwas was going to sit with Ying Tiansi and Venis... Yasen didn't want to sit next to Venis, so he sat on the other side, next to Ares.

He tilted his head slightly, and asked Ares in a low voice with some doubt: "Champion? Did you have any competition?"

"We compete almost every day. Or, our day is divided by competition."

Ares also whispered: "When everyone is full, energetic, and has nothing to do, they will hold a competition. Whoever is free will hold it, and whoever is free will join in. Sometimes it is a small-scale... a duel between a few people; if everyone is awake, or most people are free, a large-scale competition will be held, and the winner and the guy with superior performance will be favored by the queen."

Yasen asked in confusion: "What are we competing in?"

"Everything, long jump, running, throwing, archery... whatever we are not convinced of, but most of them are fighting each other. For example, today's game is like this."

Ares was quite proud: "I just killed all of them, so I am the champion today."

"If it is a fight..."

Yasen hesitated: "Then could it be..."

He didn't have any doubts about "people can be resurrected after death"...but he just learned from Aiwas that Ares was once an apostle of the Supreme Heaven and was once called a terrifying destroyer of the country.

"--Can anyone else win?"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing such certainty, Ares laughed happily, obviously very happy with what Yasen said: "Well said! Come, drink!"

He originally wanted to pat Yasen on the back, but stopped when he stretched out his hand. Obviously, he was afraid of patting Yasen to death.

So he turned around and handed Yasen a bowl of wine, and then he also picked up a pot of wine and drank it all.

It was a stone basin about the size of a wash basin, which was just right for Ares to hold with one hand.

"Ares, that kid has no experience!"

Someone below shouted, "Let him see it!"

"Okay!"

Ares heard this and responded readily, "Come on! Fight!"

He said, drinking the ice wine in the bowl, chewing the ice cubes in it, and picking up the flaming spear and walking down.

A few warriors were eager to try, grabbed a piece of meat and put it in their mouths, chewing and clapping their hands while standing up.

They didn't even warm up, and they started fighting without warning--

Ares pierced the giant warrior who flew over with a spear, and then lifted him and smashed him directly on the iron rack in the middle of one of the tables, sizzling.

He laughed wildly, and with his other hand, he grabbed the arm of a human warrior and tore it off directly!

"Okay!"

"Give it to me! Give it to me!"

The others at the banquet were boiling, and some kept asking for the bloody arm.

Ares threw the arm out directly, knocked the man who asked for the arm away, and nailed him to the wall with his arm!