Picking Up Attributes From Today

Chapter 265: The New Dragon Emperor, Filling Up The Imperial Harem

Compared to the other three major empires’ dismal states, the Meng Lei Empire imperial palace formed a completely different sight.

“Y-Your Majesty!”

Fatty Hart, Hudders, and the others gazed at Meng Lei with expressions of reverence, their countenances somewhat reserved and uncomfortable.

“What’s with the ‘Your Majesty’ this and ‘Your Majesty’ that? There isn’t any ‘Your Majesty’ here but just your friend and the person Meng Lei!”

Meng Lei had already discovered Fatty Hart, Hudders, Joseph, Jonah, Andrew, and the others hidden among the crowd during the ascension ceremony earlier.

He then summoned them into the imperial palace after the ceremony had ended. It had been more than two years since he’d last met them. To be honest, he really missed them somewhat.

“Your Majesty, you’re the monarch while we’re commoners. We mustn’t neglect proper propriety!”

They felt rather overwhelmed by the honor and spoke rather reservedly.

Meng Lei was still the Meng Lei they knew, but his status had undergone a tremendous change by now.

This was especially true after they personally witnessed him slaying a true god. It had given them a clear understanding of Meng Lei’s great strength and power. Who, then, could still bring themselves to behave like how they had in the past in front of him?

They couldn’t! And neither could they return to those days!

“Oh, you guys!”

Meng Lei felt rather resigned. He had finally experienced what solitude felt like.

When the disparity in strength or status between two parties reached a point so vast in size, even friends and family would drift apart.

Even if one had treated them as friends all along, that might not necessarily also be the case for the other party.

Left with no other choice, Meng Lei could only invite them to take a seat and try his best to bring up topics that would help to relieve the tension in the atmosphere. He asked, “Is everything alright in the village, Captain Hudders?”

“Yes, everything is fine!”

At Meng Lei’s question, Hudders jumped onto his feet at once. He said, “During the last couple of years, because the villagers have consumed the divine tree fruits that you bestowed upon them and coupled with the special care given to us by Lord Puhaman, the villagers’ lives have been improving more and more, and their combat power becoming stronger and stronger by the day.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Meng Lei let him take a seat. Then, he said, “I see that you’ve also become a Ninth-Grade Warrior now. The energy flow around you is strong and solid. I believe you can break through to become a Saint Domain very soon!”

Hudders hastily said in gratitude, “This is all thanks to Your Majesty’s great blessings!”

In truth, he wasn’t the only one—Joseph, Jonah, Andrew, and the others had also improved tremendously.

Joseph and Andrew had become Eighth-Grade Warriors while Jonah had become an Eighth-Grade Great Magician. Compared to two years ago, they had become much, much stronger!

This didn’t count as much, though. The one with the truly dramatic improvement was Fatty Hart—during the short two years of separation, that fellow had actually already broken through to the Saint Domain stage!

The dragon might around him was pure and vast. Evidently, he had already awakened his Golden Colossal Dragon, and it was a high level of awakening at that—the kind where he could transform into a Golden Colossal Dragon!

“Looks like you haven’t been slacking off during the last two years!” A laughing Meng Lei patted Fatty Hart.

Fatty Hart hastily got up and said, “This is all thanks to Your Majesty—”

Dissatisfied, Meng Lei said fiercely, “Do you believe me when I say that I’ll smack you on the face if you call me Your Majesty again? Have you forgotten what you used to call me?”

“Your... O-old bro!”

Fatty Hart had a troubled look on his face.

“That’s more like it!”

Meng Lei felt much more comfortable now. He said cheerfully, “I’ve said that I would gift you New Dragon Island and make you the new Dragon Emperor of the Colossal Dragons if you could break through to the Saint Domain stage. I’m a man of my word, so New Dragon Island is yours now!”

“O... Old bro, that won’t do. That won’t do!” Fatty Hart shook his hands hastily. He said, “How can you take something said in jest back then so seriously...”

“Jest? I meant what I said!”