Chapter 1712: Hunting for the Shadow (8)

At the same time, in the south of Europe, the territory of the Gric, Athens. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

A ray of light swept through the night, alerting the Leopard Guards. Soon, however, Albert, who was piloting the Iron Horse, waved to the Leopard people in mid-air and landed the Iron Rider on the outskirts of the city.

"I'm from the Hunters Organization. The tiger jumped off his iron horse and said to the guards, "I have come to attend my friend's funeral." ＂

"Understood, I've been waiting for you for a long time, Mr. Albert. The leopard guards had probably been informed that Albert was coming, and they made way into the city: "The coffin containing the body of the deceased hunter is placed in the backyard of the town hall, and you can rest in the guest room on the east side of the town hall, and the funeral will begin early tomorrow morning." ＂

"Okay," Albert turned and shook the fallen asleep cat-man boy Mut who was lying on the back of the iron horse, "Wake up, little lazy worm." We've arrived. ＂

"Huh......?" Mutt opened his eyes slightly, trying to make sense of his surroundings.

"Who is this kid?" the leopard guard questioned.

"The family of the deceased. Albert casually made up a lie: "I brought him here by the way." ＂

The leopard guards then took a serious look at the cat-man boy who was climbing down from the iron horse. When they saw that Mutter was just a thin child, and that he was indeed a cat man, and that he might really look a little like the deceased, they immediately believed Albert's words.

"Okay. He will spend the night with you in the guest room of the town hall. Tomorrow has to be early, so you should rest early tonight. ＂

"What the hell is this thing going on?" Albert pointed to the black iron rider behind him.

"Don't do it. It can only be moored outside the city. The guard said, "For security reasons, no heavy vehicles are allowed in the city." ＂

"Are you kidding me?" Albert looked angry, "I borrowed this iron horse, and it's very expensive!

"But ------"

"I don't care what you meow!" "The tiger began to play big cards: "I'm Albert, the Warcraft hunter, the top ten hunters in the hunter organization! I'm going to park this iron horse in my resting place, if you have any opinions, go to the hunter organization to complain!"

Then Albert pushed the iron horse directly into the city. The group of leopard guards tried to stop them, but they were glared at fiercely by the tigers, and they didn't dare to say anything more. In addition, the black iron rider was indeed not equipped with any weapons, and it was now just a vehicle, and the guards had to let it go after looking up and down.

"Is it true that the top 10 are in the top ten?" the cat man asked, walking some distance behind the tiger.

"I guess I used to be in the top 10. Albert grinned, "The ranking of the Warcraft Hunter Organization is calculated based on the hunts completed by the hunters each year. In order to participate in the Round Table Trial, I haven't hunted Warcraft for a long time, and I guess my current ranking has dropped below thirty. ＂

"Oh. Mut replied perfunctorily, but his eyes had already wandered away, looking at the scenery around him with curiosity.

Mutt, a cat-man boy who has never left Africa since he was a child, also came to Athens for the first time. The scenery here was extremely foreign to him.

The leopard people are said to be excellent architects and craftsmen, and are best at building houses out of wood. As a result, the landscape of Athens is simply peculiar, with small and large houses all made of wood, and few stone or concrete buildings. From the most humble bungalows to more than 10-storey high-rise buildings, the wooden buildings are unique.

The main building material of these buildings ------ special red ironwood produced near the territory of the Gelick people in the Dawning region, which has extremely strong toughness and ductility, which is far beyond the incomparable stone building materials such as concrete.

The marvellous wooden bricks are supported by tenons and tenons that interact with the huge wooden pillars to withstand loads and earthquakes, so they are more durable than they seem, and they are able to withstand the occasional storms and storms of the Mediterranean coast, and will never collapse easily even if they sway in the wind.

These square, slightly simple wooden buildings are stacked in countless places in the city of Athens, and they are scattered and well-laid out. At first glance, the whole city is very neat and comfortable, and it has a clean and tidy feeling.

"It's a lot different from before. "Albert had been to Athens seven years ago, and he had rarely been here since. At that time, the city of Athens was almost completely destroyed by the Warcraft army, but now the city has been restored and looks very different from the original Athens. Looking at it like this now, the tiger couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

Moreover, the buildings of the leopard people have been strengthened a lot, and these square buildings have a very stable mechanical structure, which will not easily collapse even under the attack of the monsters. The outer edge of the city, which has also been reinforced with red ironwood, is a fence with countless sharp spikes, and it is not easy for demonic beasts to attack it.

All of these fortified buildings and protective measures are designed to prevent the hordes of Warcraft that begin to pop up in early spring each year.

"Albert?" the tiger was still on his way when he suddenly ran into Baggs, the deputy patriarch of the Leopard Tribe, who was patrolling the city with his people. The deputy patriarch immediately came up and said, "Yo, isn't this my nephew Albert? Why are you here?"

"Please don't call me [nephew]. The tiger immediately elongated its face. However, this is true, although Albert is reluctant to admit that the snow leopard girl Diana, whom he once loved, is married to Albert's father, the Roble Patriarch of the Tiger Clan. And Baggs is Diana's older brother, that is, Albert's uncle......

"Hahahaha, are you still making trouble because ------of Diana's affairs?" Baggs glanced at the cat-man boy, "Who is this?"

"Friends. Albert casually explained, "I came over for the funeral of a Warcraft hunter, a family member of the deceased hunter, so I brought him here. ＂

"Oh, yes. I'm so sorry. As soon as he talked about the funeral, Baggers's expression seemed to become serious, "Then you guys are busy, I still have to continue to patrol the city to strengthen the city's defenses, and we'll see you later." ＂

Then he said a few polite words to Albert and left.

"Nephew?" said Mutt only then.

"Don't pay attention to what that guy says. Albert didn't want to explain at all, so he prevaricated casually: "Let's go, the city hall is not far from here." ＂

"There's a question I wanted to ask a long time ago. Mutt walked after the tiger and asked, "Since your friend Luffy's hometown is in the Merson Stone, why don't you just send his body back to the Merson Stone, but transport the body to the territory of the leopard people and hold a funeral ceremony?"

"They did not intend to return the body to the Melson Stone at all, but to incinerate the body along with the coffin with the finest red ironwood branches from Athens, and then to take the ashes back to the hunters' respective homelands for burial. The tiger shrugged: "In the Warcraft Hunter Organization, this is the standard treatment of a dead hunter, and the purpose seems to be to make every dead hunter feel the utmost respect. However, the process of sending the body back for burial is very long and there are many ceremonies, and if the body is not incinerated into ashes early, the body will start to stink in the middle of the ceremony. ＂

"Really...... Mutter had no more questions to ask and fell silent.

The town hall is a large, cylindrical building, and needless to say, it is also wooden. The city hall is surrounded by 100 huge wooden pillars and beams, which make the structure of the town hall rock solid. In contrast, several of the smaller buildings around the town hall look much more slender.

Albert, of course, didn't immediately walk towards the main entrance of the town hall. On the contrary, the tiger pushed the black iron rider towards the side of the town hall, intending to bypass the town hall and enter the lounge in a low-key manner.

"Would you like to see Luffy's body?" Albert asked suddenly, "They will probably incinerate the body tomorrow morning before starting the funeral." Now may be the last chance to see the faces of the dead. ＂

"Yes. When we find a place to stay, let's go right away. Mutter agreed.

Although Luffy may have looked very similar to Mutter, the cat man boy was not very interested in Luff's remains. He's a completely different person than Luffy, and he doesn't feel like he's connected much to the cat man. The reason why Mutter came with Albert was because he wanted to go to the Merson Stone, the hometown of the Cat People, to see what the Melson Stone really looked like. Other than that, he didn't have any other thoughts.

The backyard was quiet, and a staff member was there waiting for Albert, and as soon as he saw the tiger and the cat man boy appear, he immediately handed the keys to Albert.

"The ceremonial costumes used for the funeral are also prepared in the room, and the two of them will bathe and change their clothes tomorrow morning, and then change into ceremonial dresses, and then they can set off with the funeral procession. The Leopard Race staff said.

Albert had just parked the iron rider next to the lounge, and before he could open the door, he casually asked, "Where is the hunter's body stored?" ＂

"Right in the cellar of the town hall. "Follow the path and see the iron gate, which is the way into the cellar." ＂

After the explanation, the staff member left immediately, and did not seem to have any intention of staying in such a place for long.

"That meow ------" The tiger opened the door and entered the lounge, took off his coat, and picked up the two sets of ceremonial dresses in the lounge: "Take a bath, let's leave immediately." ＂

"Why do you want to take a shower, why do you want to take this?" said Mutter, puzzled.

The tiger quickly opened the door and said in a low voice, "Have you forgotten? Because we are going to steal Luffy's body and coffin before the funeral of the leopard people begins, and take Luffy back to the Merson Stone for burial." Despite this, the etiquette that should be observed must be observed, which is the most basic respect for the deceased. So take a shower first, and bring the ceremonial clothes and put them in the iron horse. In the dead of night and when the garrison is lax, we get into action. ＂

Mutt glanced at Albert with a little fear: "Okay...... However, I have to say, your idea is crazy. ＂

"I'm not going to watch that group of leopard people just burn Luffy's body to ashes. Albert snorted and stepped back from the wooden door on one side of the room, which looked like a bathroom. The large wooden barrel that can hold just enough for two people seems to be the bath barrel.

"No hot water, just enough water for one person to take a shower...... Muta said, "You must be kidding me!"