Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第61/246页)

withtheturs.Hehelduphisgssandsaid,

    “Bottomsupeveryo’sdrinktothesuccessofourproject.Maydomprosperandflourish!”

    Fromthatdayon,thekingdomwasonthemoveagain.DianawasresponsiblefanizingthevarioustribesandactedasliaisoweenthechiefsandKingDimitriinminingthemountains.Medusaledthewarriorsiinguphugeandmightybowsandarrowsonrooftopsandhighvantagepointsinthemountainstainstattacksfromtheair.RomypreparedtoleavetheKingdomofDreamsthateveningtocollectretivematerialsonminingahetestteologyonthefofmetals.QueenAisharemaiatiohepachargeofeverything.KingDimitrineverfotStephanie,whowasonherdeathbed.Hekhatthefollowingmwasthesttimehewouldbeabletobewithher.ButthegreatesthiddendaheKingdomdidnotefromtheoutsideworld.ThebarbariansweregrowingstrongereachdayandgraduallyencroachedontheKingdom.Theyhadlonghadtheiionofinvadingthegoldpace,killKingDimitriandusurptheKingdom.Tobemorespecific,theyhadlongcovetedKingDimitri’stwentyfourfabulousbeautiesandwahemforthemselves.

    Inthepalelightofearlydawn,thesun,risingfrombehindthehorizon,releasedupohitsfirstraysofdazzlingsunshihewholeKingdomcametolife,bustlingwithexcitementandactivity.Nativesofthedifferenttribesmadetheirwaytothemihemountains.KingDimitri,armedwithhispreciousswordandmagicbow,sprangontohisflyingsteedLightningandflewacrossthewideexpaheketowardsthegoldpace.Medusaledhundredsofwarriorsinthemakingandinstallingofthebasetoshootawebofhugearrowsintotheskyfromthehighvantagepointsofthevariousmountainpeaks.Astreakofwhitesmokedartedbadforthbetweenthemountainmines.Needlesstosay,itwasthemesseheKingdom,WhiteFairy.Sittingonthebranchofadeadtreehiddeninthemiddleofawoodedarea,weretersons,Mr.FingerandVio.Theywerepeekingcuriouslyattheactivitiesacrosstheke.Viosaid,“Iwonderwhat’sgoingohere.Everyoobesobusyrunningaround”“Sowhat?What’sthatgottodowithus?Letthembe.Wehadbetterthinkofsomethingiingtodo!”JustthenMedusagedintotheformofahugebckbirdwithpiergeyesandserpenthairandwascirgaroundintheskies.Becausethesituationwassoulinganduable,shewasonhighalert.WhenhereyeszoomedonthewoodedareawhereVioandMr.Fingerweresitting,theyquicklyloweredtheirheadsandscrambledintoatreeholetoescapedete.

    Theihetreeholewasarevetionihoughsmall,theroomwaspletelyfurhminiaturefurniture,atable,chairs,chests,andabedaswelsalltheamenitiesofdailylife.Thefurniturewasmadeofbranchesanddrygrass.Inoneerweresomepotterymadefromcylocaltothearea.Thoughcrudelyfashioheirshapeswereuniqueachedwithsimpledesignsthatgavethemanartisticair.ThiswasthehomeViomadeforherself.AftermeetingMr.Fihepatchoftulipsthedaybefore,shebroughthimtothisdeadtree.Darkburnswereevidehadoruckbythunderandlightning.Partingtheweedsthathidaholeatthebaseofthetree,shewavedhimonandsaid,“Thisusedtea.Ipouredwaterintotheholeandkilledtensofthousandsofthesedreadfulcreatures.Thereusedtobeabeehiveatthetopofthistree,whichiseverworsethas.ImadeapoisonouspotionfromsomeherbsIgatheredfromaroundhereandpouredthemintotheir,killingallthebees.SonowIhaveforcefullyoccupiedthewholetreetomyself.”

    Mr.Fingergaveherthumbsupandsaid,“onderful