LRAB Chapter 268 The Uncrowned King in the Dense Forest
Chapter 268 The Uncrowned King in the Dense Forest
Chapter 268 The Uncrowned King in the Dense Forest
Sharing the grilled Squidmon with them were several other Rookie-level Digimon and Digimon that Broly treated them to a barbecue of Darkdramon yesterday at the orchard, as well as those that had evolved into Rookie-level Digimon.
Meanwhile, Balmon, whose head was adorned with tropical flowers, was currently gnawing on a squidmon tentacle that was thicker than its own body, and its eating manners were hardly graceful.
"King of Gluttony, what are we going to do with this lake from now on?"
The Flower Beast was a bit more refined; when eating the Squid Beast's whiskers, it even sliced them and ate them bite by bite. Suddenly, it asked Broly about the handling of the lake in the nearby forest.
"What? How do we handle it?"
Broly asked, somewhat puzzled.
"This lake used to be occupied by the Cuttlefish Beast. Now that you have defeated the Cuttlefish Beast, this place now belongs to your territory."
The Flower Beast explained.
"As for the treatment of this important freshwater resource, Lake Water, should Lord Gluttonous Beast adopt the same model as Squid Beast, charging a fee for drinking water?"
It asked.
Powerful Digimon occupy places that produce resources, and the more important the resource, the more likely it is to drive Digimon that need that resource.
A powerful Digimon faction often occupies a large number of resource-producing areas. By controlling these resources, it manages the Digimon living near these resource-producing areas from top to bottom.
For weak Digimon, survival in this world is not easy.
Even in its growth stage, it is at most less likely to die than a young Bighorn.
Sometimes, it even has to risk its life to obtain various resources for the young Bhikkhu.
After being fed two meals of data from Champion-level Digimon, Floramon developed the idea of clinging to a powerful Digimon.
Broly, who is definitely a Gluttonous Beast King at least in its mature stage, is undoubtedly the best choice.
Instead of scolding them for stealing fruit, the other party treated these weak Digimon to barbecue.
Which Digimon that can be called a king would be so kind to a weak Digimon they don't know?
Therefore, although Broly did not say he would accept them, Floramon had already considered itself as a Digimon under Gluttony King and was considering arranging resource production sites.
"Charging for drinking water? That's so shabby, I'm not a cuttlefish."
Broly simply waved his hand and replied with "Free".
However, after thinking for a moment, he added, "Water resources are very important. They are free, but they cannot be wasted, and water sources cannot be polluted. All Digimon that need to use water must follow these two principles."
"Yes, King Gluttony."
Floramon was very excited. The Gluttonousmon King in front of him was a rare benevolent king in the Digital World.
. . . .
A few days later, a group of Digimon sneaked over to the vicinity of Lake Linzhong, hoping to secretly fetch water.
However, on their way to fetch water, they were blocked by Floramon and Biyomon, who led a group of baby Biyomon.
"Floramon, Biyomon, what are you doing?"
The lead beetlemon looked warily at the two Rookie Digimon opposite it, suspecting that Floramon and Biyomon might be Squidmon's subordinates.
"We didn't fetch water, and even if you are the minions of the Cuttlefish Beast, we are not afraid of you."
The beetle-like beast said, sounding somewhat fierce but actually weak.
"We are not the Squid Beast's subordinates."
Upon hearing this, the Bhikkhu Beast shook its head.
"We are the minions of the Gluttonous Beast King."
Flower Beast chimed in.
"The Gluttonous Beast King?"
The beetlemon and the mochimon behind it looked somewhat bewildered. They were a group of Digimon that came from the dense forest further south, and they obviously did not know the name Broly, who was famous in this forest.
"The Gluttonous Beast King is a being even more powerful than a Champion-level Digimon."
"Complete body?"
"Beetlemon asked in shock," said Flowermon and Biyomon. They exchanged glances, neither of them really knowing the level of their self-proclaimed king.
"In short, the cuttlefish beast in the lake next door is a thing of the past. Now, this lake in the forest belongs to our Gluttonous Beast King."
Bhikkhu's Animal Path.
"We didn't steal any water from your king."
The beetle beast quickly spoke, spreading its arms as if to cover something.
"Yes, yes, we haven't stolen any water yet."
A group of rice cake beasts gathered behind it, blocking the water bucket behind the beetle beast.
If it's a Squidmon, they can sneak some water and run away. After all, Squidmon are Digimon that live in water, so they generally can't go too far away from the water.
But when it was a strange Digimon King who was probably at the Ultimate level, Tentomon and Mochimon immediately gave up their idea of stealing water.
[Let's go back and dig a pit, using the water that seeps from the ground to tide us over. After the heavy snowfall, we can eat the snow directly to quench our thirst.]
As Beetlemon was thinking this, it heard Floramon say from the other side, "You don't need to steal water. You can fetch water openly. Our king is different from Squidmon. He is willing to share the fresh water of the forest lake with other Digimon in need."
"Huh?"
Beetlemon and Rice Cakemon stopped and stared wide-eyed at Flowermon.
"But you can't waste water, and you certainly can't pollute this lake. Can you promise that?"
The beetle beast realized what was happening and immediately patted its chest, saying, "We can guarantee that."
After a pause, it explained that it and the other mochi-like creatures had been driven out of their original village by an evil snowman-like beast, and that they had come here to find a new place to settle.
"An evil yeti?"
Floramon and Biyomon exchanged a glance, then said to Tentomon, "We can help you with this."
"Huh?"
"My king loves dealing with evil Digimon the most."
If what you've experienced is true, he'll definitely be happy to help you once he knows.
. . . .
The Flowermon and the Biyomon, along with their own Biyomon clan, settled near the lake in the forest.
Tell every Digimon that tries to steal water that Lake in the Forest has changed owners.
They also touted their own Gluttonous King's reputation for benevolence.
As long as the principle of not wasting water and not polluting water sources is followed, any Digimon can fetch water from the lake in the forest.
Besides Floramon and the others, Palmon also settled near the fruit forest with its own Seedmon clan.
The same rules about the fruit forest are also explained to any Digimon that might venture there to steal fruit because they haven't stored enough food for the winter.
"Picking fruit is fine, but be careful not to overdo it. If you waste it, the Gluttonous Beast King will catch you and eat you."
Palmon occasionally scares away Digimon that come to steal fruit.
"Besides, shouldn't you do something to show that you picked the fruit? Hey, what can you do? Do you know how to photosynthesize? If you do, help take care of the orchard. Even if you don't, you can help build houses."
Driven by the desire for food, the Digimon that came to the vicinity of the fruit grove began to build a dense forest manor full of natural ecology, with the center of the fruit grove as the origin.
Plant-type Digimon help manage the orchard, while other types of Digimon help with odd jobs. Some Digimon tidy up the house, while others pick fruit every day to offer as tribute to Gluttonousmon King and his beloved Puppymon, thus gaining the right to settle here.
Bugmon took Musclemon back to their original tribe's territory, accepted the Musclemon from the Gunimon tribe into their own tribe, and guided them to evolve towards a better vaccine species.
"Let me tell you, if you evolve incorrectly and become evil Gunimon, you'll be caught by King Gluttony and roasted into jerky to be eaten."
The Bugmon tells this story to the Bugmon in its tribe every day. The Bugmon who originally belonged to the Gunnimon tribe did not doubt it, simply because the Gunnimon that had been captured had completely disappeared.
"The Gluttonous King's favorite food is evil Digimon. If you know of any such Digimon, you can come and find us."
This was the common understanding of the three Digimon tribes that had intruded into the orchard; they were using Broly's Gluttonous Beast name to spread the word.
Because Broly frequently intervened to eliminate evil Digimon that persecuted good Digimon and generously shared the resources he obtained and produced, he successfully became the uncrowned king of this dense forest in just one winter.
If there are any conflicts among the Digimon groups in the forest, they will all seek out this uncrowned king of the forest to resolve them. Of course, because the name Gluttony is a bit intimidating, most Digimon keep their distance from Broly, the Gluttonous King, and instead seek out Broly's dog-dogmon to uphold justice.
Throughout the winter, Puppymon handled no fewer than twenty cases of conflicts between different Digimon groups.
This imbued the normally playful and lively Little Dogmon with a sense of composure and toughness befitting a Judgment-type Digimon.
Of course, being steady and tough is only necessary for external purposes. Internally, Puppymon is still that cute Digimon who likes to snuggle in Broly's arms.
"You Gluttonous King, the strawberry ice cream is ready."
The round Snowballmon pushed open the door and walked in. It was the Digimon that drove away Tentomon and Mochimon and left their village.
However, this giant snowman is not an evil Digimon; it only did bad things because it was controlled by the Dark Gear.
After Broly came knocking on his door, captured him, and was about to turn him into a snow dish, the other party returned to normal after the black gear was removed.
Yetimon was so grateful to Broly that Broly didn't have the heart to kill it, and it became the first Digimon that Broly captured but didn't eat.
Now, Snowmanmon is the chef of this large manor. It is good at making frozen desserts such as ice cream. Some of the ingredients used in the desserts are contributed by other Digimon, while others are refreshed from resource production sites.
The digital world is a reflection of the real world; sometimes, items from the real world will appear in the digital world.
For example, in this dense forest, there is a convenience store that was originally occupied by a King Kongmon, a Digimon with a rather brutal personality and methods. However, after encountering a Saiyan boy who was even more brutal than it, King Kongmon became polite.
Not only does he share the convenience store that can produce resources on a regular basis, but he is also now a deliveryman in the dense forest who specializes in transporting some of the convenience store's supplies to the manor.
"This is the flour, eggs, and drinks that were recently added to the convenience store this week. Please sign for them."
"Thank you for your hard work, King Kong."
A Cactusmon emerged from the manor, took the supplies from the King Kongmon, and said to it, "This is a Digimon that Palmon evolved from."
It's worth mentioning that Floramon, who settled by the lake in the forest, evolved into Cactusmon while helping Puppymon resolve the Digimon clan conflict.
It was at that time that Broly learned that different types of Rookie Digimon could evolve into the same Champion Digimon.
Digimon are distinct at the beginning, being different baby Digimon, but when they evolve, some of them can reach the same destination.
Cactusmon is a common evolutionary route that most tropical plant-type Digimon choose.
After all, not everyone can evolve into the Ultimate form; the Champion stage is generally the pinnacle that ordinary Digimon can reach through normal evolution.
Choosing an evolution path with decent combat power to ensure a minimum standard is a normal practice. And among Champion-level Digimon, Cactusmon, with its Sharp Punch move, is considered one of the more powerful types.
"Hey, Master Puppy Beast, why haven't you evolved yet?"
Another day of resolving conflicts. Cactusmon, the evolved form of Floramon, suddenly asked the dogmon beside it.
"I have no idea."
The puppymon shook its head. Based on the amount of data it absorbed, it far surpassed other Digimon that could only occasionally freeload.
However, even the Flowermon that settled in the forest lake has evolved into a mature Cactusmon, but I am still in the form of a Puppymon.
"What if Master Puppymon wants to evolve in the future, but doesn't know what he wants to evolve into?"
The evolved form of Floramon, Totodactylmon, quickly changed the subject.
"I don't know, but I think it would be fine to stay in the form of a puppy beast forever."
Upon hearing this, the evolved form of Floramon, Totodilemon, was speechless.
I just feel that Gluttonymon is being a bit too protective of its little dogmon. Most Digimon evolve upwards, and there are Digimon that pay a huge price in pursuit of power.
However, it is extremely rare for a Digimon like Puppymon to accumulate an amount of evolution data that is difficult for ordinary Digimon to accumulate because of its doting king, yet it does not want to evolve.
"Master Little Dog Beast, help me!"
Just as Floramon was about to persuade Totodactylmon about the various benefits of evolution, a Politomon with a poop-like creature on its head hopped over.
The one shouting was a pink, mouse-like Digimon above the poop-mon's head.
(End of this chapter)