Chapter 307: Trap Banquet

"Duke, not good, the criminals have escaped from prison!"

The attendant's loud cry pressed the pause button on the entire banquet.

"What? The criminals escaped? How is this possible?"

"This is Pales Island. There are fewer criminals in the prison than corpses on the gallows on the sea cliff! How could they escape!"

"No, there are people, at least there are people in the prison today!"

"Ah! Is it those people Miss Vivian caught during the day?"

"So that's it, is it because there have been no prisoners for years, leading to a lack of jailers?"

For a time, the banquet hall was full of discussion and noise. Everyone was extremely concerned about the prison break of that large group of criminals. Only Vivian was still doing her own thing, fighting with the big lobster in front of her.

Prince Kalaier was thinking about another question: Caught during the day, escaped at night, that's really fast! And the attendant who came in to report just now glanced at me first, right! And also... does a prison break need to be shouted out so loudly?

Hmm, sure enough, it's aimed at me!

Scanning Vivian, who was eating peacefully beside him, Kalaier was not worried about his own safety. Then the other side doing this... no, the thirty thousand bounty! Not good, it's aimed at my ship and crew!

Kalaier stood up abruptly and was about to leave, but was stopped by the smiling Duke Ross.

Looking around, the entire banquet hall had been surrounded by teams of guards in heavy armor at some unknown time.

"Duke, what do you mean by this?"

"Hahaha, Your Highness, don't panic! It's just a small pirate disturbance; my coastal guard can solve it." Duke Ross was in high spirits, waving his finger to point at the heavy-armored guards surrounding the banquet hall, and said with a smile: "As for these, they are my private guard, the 'Iron Scale Guard.' Your Highness, rest assured, they will protect you... and all the guests present, and will not let... that group of rioting pirates outside hurt anyone in this banquet hall! Hahahaha!"

Duke Ross's words were very reassuring, and the "Iron Scale Guard" members around them, who were wearing heavy armor and only revealing a pair of fierce eyes, made the nobles present trust them even more.

"That's right, that's right, Your Highness, please rest assured! The General has already made arrangements, our safety is not a problem."

"Your Highness, every member of the General's 'Iron Scale Guard' possesses the strength to fight one against a hundred, so Your Highness doesn't need to have any worries!"

"Haha, with the General on the Pales Archipelago, no one can be presumptuous here!"

The noise of the nobles present made Kalaier's face turn completely black, while Duke Ross at the head of the long table was so happy that his eyes were almost squinting. Comfortable!

Kid, you're still a bit green!

Kalaier's teeth were almost crushed, and his clenched fists made his knuckles white. The "Iron Scale Guard," which claimed to be one against a hundred, was naturally there to keep him and Miss Vivian and others here, so that those pirates outside could eat his ship and crew.

The crew on the "Golden King" could be called elites, but confronting almost the entire pirate paradise's pirates was definitely unrealistic. And the trap Duke Ross set here would undoubtedly involve most of the pirates, and the so-called coastal guard he spoke of would not only not help but would also kick them while they were down; this was also certain.

In other words, the other side had confined all his high-level personnel in this banquet hall and then wanted to eat his crew and subordinates entirely. At that time, they would push everything away and blame all the responsibility on the pirates.

And relying only on the people attending the banquet, he naturally couldn't sail away a huge galleon, so his mission would undoubtedly fail. To avoid the failure of the mission, he could only bow his head to the other side and accept the other side's arrangement of personnel to join his fleet to go to sea... Kalaier thought more and more with fear... Could it be that the other side also intended to covet the "Fountain of Youth"? Or was it just a casual move?

Such... such deep scheming!

"Duke, thank you very much for your protection! However, I still want to go to the 'Golden King' once. After all, the ship has just been repaired and we are setting sail tomorrow. We can't have any accidents at this time! Miss Vivian, let's go!"

At this time, the only thing he could rely on was Miss Vivian's powerful martial force.

"Oh my! Why does Your Highness need to personally take risks! Just sit down and continue the banquet. We just need to wait here quietly for good news! Isn't that right, Miss Vivian!"

"Eh?!"

Vivian, who had just finished off a lobster and picked up a crab, raised her head in confusion.

Ask me? What?

"Kalaier, are we leaving? I haven't finished eating yet!"

This... damn it! Forgot that Miss Vivian is most unable to resist the temptation of food. Tonight's food is obviously more delicious than the food at the welcome banquet on the first day. This old fox Ross's observation is indeed sharp.

What should I do?

"Alright! Let's go then. Can I pack up that salt-baked giant crab and take it away?"

Although she was reluctant to part with the food, Vivian still knew who was on her side—naturally, it was Sasha beside her!

Agasha had long seen that the situation was not right. She glared at Vivian, who still wanted to stay and continue eating, grabbed the salt-baked giant crab from the center of the dining table, stuffed it into Vivian's arms, and then pulled her and walked out.

Travelers don't care about the political struggles between natives. In an extraordinary world where power belongs to oneself, some things can be done directly without talking.

The situation turned around, and Prince Kalaier's originally desperate mood rose again instantly.

It turns out Miss Vivian listens to Miss Agasha so much. If Miss Agasha could help me speak, then with Miss Vivian's IQ, would she just listen and marry... me!

There's a chance! After all, I can hire the world's top chefs to make delicious food every day without repeating. This should be a big plus!!!

Prince Kalaier didn't know why his thoughts could fly everywhere at such a critical moment. Fortunately, two guards as tall as iron buckets pulled his thoughts back.

It's that so-called "Iron Scale Guard." Does old man Ross really dare to make a move!

Looking through the two "Iron Scale Guard" members who were like iron cans, Duke Ross squinted and smiled without saying a word, obviously not intending to let them leave.

He... is he so confident that these iron cans can beat Miss Vivian?

Not to mention the matter of repelling the sea monster Kraken, just the fact that one person cleared the pirate paradise shouldn't... could it be...

Kalaier turned his head abruptly and saw Vivian, who was still gnawing on a crab behind him, and only then did his heart relax.

Miss Vivian is fine, then...

"Blue-ringed silent jellyfish! Rare and delicious! Stewed with volcano mushrooms, the taste is so delicious that it makes people forget everything. Because it is too delicious and truly rare, the only bowl had to be offered to the beautiful Miss Vivian!" ===== CHAPTER 308 =====