15. King Hippo
Although Akusha had already appeared, the ceremony of Xiaolan's inauguration as King of the Sea would not take place until three days later. So in the past three days, Ash and the others have thoroughly seen the liveliness and food of the festival of the people of the water. By the evening of the third day, Ash's family of three had all eaten with bulging bellies, but they were still holding several skewers of grilled squid and octopus balls in their hands.
"Soul light! Do all three of you have extradimensional stomachs in them? This time, all three of you will be as round as Mary Lou, the water rat! Since Shafiya and Xiaolan had to stay in Akusha for three days to "cultivate their bodies" (that is, fasting and bathing~), Ruby had to go to the festival with Ash. By the way, the money for snacks is all from the road, but fortunately, the prince has a lot of money in his pocket, and he is so poor that he only has money left, so he has no opinion on this.
"If you don't bring wine, you can't have it, and it's unbearable to have a fat supplement! Bika Chao drank Obe sauce and ate round, and the industry was wise to cultivate Ke Ai. ”
"Swallow it for me and then speak!!"
(It's okay, I don't get fat, and Pikachu and Eevee-chan are cuter when they eat round, aren't they~~Oh~~~ Oji-chan over there!) That's right, it's you! Bring me three, no, four chow mein! Ash continued to feast, and there was no sign of stopping in his mouth, and by the way, now Ash can finally transmit telepathy to everyone within his range like Lucario~~~
"That's not how the power of the waveguide works!!" Looking at the uncle who was stunned for a moment and immediately packed four servings of fried noodles, Lubi couldn't help but cover his face.
(The money is paid by the man who covers his face here!) )”
"Who is the man who covers his face! Have you forgotten who paid for it?! Why don't you give me my share of the fried noodles! ”
(Your fried noodles?) Oh, that's what you say. No~~ Pikachu and Eevee-chan have one each, and the remaining two are mine~~)"
"Are you worthy of me who paid me!!
Just as Ash and Ruby were having fun, a loud horn suddenly sounded around them. The people of the surrounding water people also stopped what they were doing and fell to their knees in the direction of Akusha. For a while, Xiao Zhi and Lu Bi, the only two people present, who were still standing, looked particularly abrupt.
"Huh? What's wrong with everyone? ”
"Don't you understand? The highlight of this sea festival is coming! ”
As soon as Lubi's words fell, one of the priests on Akusha had already shouted in a loud voice: "Her Royal Highness Shafiya, the second princess of the land of the sea, has arrived!! ”
"It's Her Royal Highness Princess Shafiya!!"
"Ahh It's really the second princess!! ”
"Princess Shafiya is so beautiful!! When I grow up, I want to be as beautiful as a princess~~~"
Amid the cheers of the people and the sound of loud trumpets, Shafiya, dressed in a pink robe made of fine satin that she knew at first glance, finally walked out of Akusha's central palace after three days.
"Thank you to all the water folks who are here today! I am Shafiya, the second princess of the land of the sea. My sister is making final preparations for the next enthronement ceremony. Mina-san! Now, please join me in blessing the new King of the Sea!! Shafiya's voice reached the ears of all the people of the water like the wind, and after a moment of silence, the earth-shattering cheers erupted.
"Oooo Long live the new King of the Sea!! ”
"Long live the little blue queen! Long live Princess Shafiya!! ”
"The Land of the Sea is onboard~~~"
Ash was taken aback, he didn't expect Xiaolan and Shafiya to have such a high reputation in the hearts of the people, and almost threw the fried noodles in his hand to the ground. "Wow! This is also too powerful, Xiaolan and Shafiya are so popular! ”
"Of course, the king and princess of the sea... That is, Sister Xiaolan and Shafiya's parents died not long after Shafiya was born. Sister Xiaolan...... Although it seemed unreliable, she was only four years old at the time, but with the assistance of the high priest of the hippopotamus king and several old ministers, she quickly stabilized the country. At our age, Sister Lan had already run the country in good order, and even my uncle was shocked by her talent. Shafiya often appears in the streets and alleys of the royal capital, mingling with the people, in the hearts of the people, she is an approachable girl next door, and there is no princess at all. Of course, they will be embraced by the people. ”
"Wow, that sounds more than a little better than a certain prince of scrapwood!" (yes, pickup...... "" (Hiss Yo Nebui~) "The three heads are pointed, and the green tendons on Lubi's head are jumping and jumping."
Seeing that Ruby was about to explode, a lazy-sounding voice said happily: "Ho ho ho ho ~~ Prince Ruby and this young man really have a good relationship~~"
"Who is ...... with him? Uh, Your Excellency the High Priest? Ruby was about to complain, but when he found out that the person who came was the hippo king, he couldn't help but be stunned, and the words he was about to blurt out had to be swallowed back into his stomach.
"Hello, Mr. High Priest." Ash also knew what etiquette was, and hurriedly swallowed the food in his mouth and greeted.
"Ho-ho-ho, you're the heir of the waveguide. I didn't expect you to use the power of waveguide so handily at such a young age. Although the Hippo King looks silly and stupid on his face and his eyes are very dull, his wisdom is definitely not comparable to the sum of the ten Ash, and he can't help but feel a little proud when he is praised by it like this. That smug look made Lubi unhappy for a while, and he couldn't help but speak: "Your Excellency, High Priest, if you come here, it means that we can enter Akusha?" ”
As the temple of the people of water, the only people who can set foot in Akusha are the clergy and the royal family. Now is the enthronement ceremony of the new king of the sea, which will allow the envoys of various countries to enter Akusha.
"What His Royal Highness the Prince said is true, and the envoys of other countries have also sent people to inform them, so Prince Ruby and Xiao Zhijun should go with me now."
"Oh, and how are we going to get to Akusha? Do you take a boat? There is still a gap of about one hundred and seventy or eighty meters between Akusha and the Island of the Howler Whale King, and Ash can't help but ask.
"Ho-ho-ho, this is simple, please come with me." The Hippo King still smiled dumbly, turned around and walked slowly towards the shore. Ash and Ruby looked at each other, and the latter shrugged his shoulders to indicate that he didn't know what medicine was being sold in the other party's gourd. The two followed with curiosity.
When they came to the "shore" across the sea from Akusha, there were already many men and women in rich dresses, and they were the princes and nobles of various countries, perhaps their countries were much inferior to the kingdom of Eurudran, but everyone seemed to be gentle and polite, and full of aristocratic demeanor. This made Ash a little nervous for the first time, reached out to wipe his face, and said to Pikachu, "Pikachu, do I have anything on my face?" Take a look at it for me. ”
Luby couldn't help but be happy when he heard it, and said with a wicked smile: "Hmph, are you worried about your appearance now?" You don't want to think that you represent the kingdom of Oludron now. I used to eat and drink so much, but I trampled on the image of a country to the point where I couldn't bear to see it. ”
"Hmph, better than you, I'm really worried about whether the land of the earth will still exist in ten years." Ash pursed his lips and immediately retorted.
"Damn, do you want to fight?"
"Come on, come on! In front of so many people, it is impossible for me to be an agent to lose face more than a prince. ”
"Woo gack! (This guy, why is he so smart where he shouldn't be!!) )”
At this time, the king of the hippopotamus walked in front of the group, and the two children finally stopped fighting. Both of them were very curious, and the other nobles were also very curious: now that the people here talk too much, not too little, and there are no ships around, how can they get to Akusha over there? To be honest, if everyone is allowed to use their own PM to stage a play of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea to Show Their Magical Powers", then this country of the sea will inevitably be too cheap.
The nobles behind him were reluctant to ask, but Ash, the bear child, didn't have so many worries, and immediately opened his mouth to ask, "Mr. High Priestess, how are we going to Akusha now?" ”
"Ho ho ho ~~~ This is simple, please wait a moment." The Hippopotamus King didn't think it was wrong, smiled mysteriously, and the short hands patted lightly in front of him, and Xiao Zhi suddenly felt a spiritual power that was only stronger than Nazi emanating from the Hippopotamus King's body, and a "bridge" composed of the sea water below and more than ten meters wide suddenly rose from the sea, and the bridgehead happened to connect Akusha and this "Island of the Howler Whale King".
"Smack!" The clapping sound sounded again, and I saw that the water bridge quickly crystallized at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in two or three seconds, a real water, crystal, and bridge was formed (note: the crystallization method of the unknown totem in the emperor of the crystallization tower is not ice). Immediately after the bridge took shape, a red carpet spread out on Akusha's side.
Looking at the fairytale-like scene in front of them, Ash and his friends were stunned, although Ruby and the rest of the nobles were not as open-mouthed as Ash, but the shock in their hearts would not be much lighter than Ash.
"Good, good...... Pikachu, Eevee-chan, King Hippo is really amazing!! When he came back to his senses, Ash and the two cute pets couldn't help but look at Venus, and they worshipped the Hippo King to the point of no more.
"Ho-ho-ho, this is nothing, it's still far from the predecessors, especially the first high priest." In this regard, the Hippo King shook his head and said very modestly. Ash wanted to ask how powerful the first high priest was, but the Hippo King had already turned sideways and made a "please" gesture to everyone, "It's almost time, please go to Akusha." ”
"Stupid, what's the matter until you get to the other side." Ruby took Ash's hand and walked on the bridge first. After the two of them got on the bridge, the nobles slowly followed. This also illustrates the strength of the land kingdom.
"Really, I'll go myself! Let go of me, two big men, it's disgusting! ”
"Bastard, bastard! You damn bitch! ”
Looking at the two children who were playing and walking on the bridge, the hippo king said with a vague expression: "The gears of fate have really turned again." I just hope that everything is really as I see it, and nothing changes. ”
The voice was so light that even the king of the hippos himself didn't realize what he had just said. I just tilted my head, and I seemed to feel a little strange but I didn't know what was going on. Shaking his head, he simply stopped thinking about it.