CHAPTER 426: 399 CHAPTER UNITED KINGDOM

On the plains, there is a complex of teleportation buildings.

From time to time, a blue light shoots up into the sky during teleportation.

With yet another flash of blue light, Kane and his companions appeared on the teleportation platform.

Kane and his companions stepped off the teleportation platform, observing the teleportation staff around them, who were not bipedal human-shaped races, but half-species with various animal lower halves standing on all fours.

The surrounding environment is so open, with hardly any trees or flowers obstructing the view; this is a wide-open plain area.

Not far from the teleportation station, within visible range, lies a vast expanse of buildings stretching endlessly; that should be the national capital of the United Kingdom.

"Is that your home, Kreya?" Lilu asked Kreya, pointing at the city.

To everyone’s surprise, Kreya shook her head, "That is the capital city; my home is on the plains, quite a distance from here."

"The internal teleportation network of the kingdom uses stations within the city; this outer station is for incoming external teleportation."

Upon hearing Kreya’s explanation, everyone nodded, realizing how cautious the kingdom was when constructing this place.

After explaining, Kreya led the way with a smile on her face, waving everyone over, saying, "Alright, follow me, everyone. I’ll give you a brief tour of this place."

With that, she led Kane and the others towards the city.

By the roadside, there were explorers and civilians like Kreya, who were also half-species. However, their lower halves were not horse-like but belonged to other species.

For example, just a few dozen meters away from Kane and his companions, there was an explorer whose lower half should be that of a cow, with a pair of horns growing on the human-like head.

Apart from cows, Kane also saw some very peculiar lower halves, as he couldn’t recognize what species they belonged to.

Suddenly, they saw a snake-like person with a snake’s lower half.

Kane quietly approached Kreya’s side and whispered in her ear, "Are the snake-people part of your race too?"

Upon hearing Kane’s question, Kreya glanced around and noticed the snake-person not far away; then she nodded and said, "Yes, they’re also considered half-species, but some people don’t acknowledge them as part of the same race as us, so they are distributed in other places as well."

As they chatted, they approached the city entrance, and Kane and his companions were stunned by the sight.

The city sprawled over such a vast area, with no end in sight.

Although the city buildings were not very tall, considering the body structure of the half-species, taller buildings wouldn’t be very suitable either.

However, from the entrance, one could already see the city’s bustling prosperity, and the absence of city walls indicated that the city’s construction was relatively recent. But that’s understandable, as the half-species are relatively new to the world.

"This is the capital of the United Kingdom, Silur, the City of the Widespread," Kreya introduced the city to Kane and his companions.

At the entrance, there was a heavy flow of people, along with various vehicles carrying goods.

Kreya led Kane and his companions into the city.

If there’s something about the city that made the first impression on Kane, it would be its ground.

The ground was very clean and flat, with the road paved with smooth stone bricks. The roads were exceedingly wide, and even the side roads were wide, without any narrow alleys in sight.

The whole city gave off a grand feeling, with buildings almost two or three times larger than those in other cities.

They must have taken the body size of the half-species into account.

For the first time in other cities, Kane noticed that the number of humans was completely outnumbered by the local race.

Humans, being the largest population in the world, are evenly distributed across every foreign city.

In many racial cities, the local racial residents may not even outnumber the humans there.

However, in the City of the Widespread, although there were many humans coming and going, the local species were even more numerous. Despite being divided into many tribes based on their lower halves, they were indeed part of the same race.

And the lower halves of these half-species were beyond Kane’s understanding.

Kane initially thought that Kreya’s race, no matter how strange it was, would just be like that, such as horse-bodied, cow-bodied, sheep-bodied, deer-bodied.

But contrary to his expectations, the diversity of tribes and the peculiarity of their lower halves were completely beyond Kane’s imagination.

For example, a snake body, which Kane had just witnessed.

But what kind of body is that?

A lower half resembling a lion or tiger, indistinguishable because of the gray fur covering it.

Moreover, the entire body was larger than any other of their kind, with even a few parts bigger than Kreya herself.

That could still count as normal.

But the one that just passed by Kane was completely abnormal.

What kind of lower half is that gigantic lizard?

Covered in dense scales, reflecting the sunlight with a shimmering glow. On the human body, there were also some tiny scales on some joints.

It seemed like she noticed Kane’s gaze, so she turned her head towards him, with cold, orange-yellow, snake-like pupils. With a hissing sound, she even flicked out a forked lizard-like tongue from her mouth.

"It’s rude for a young man to stare at a lady like that. If you really want a good look, why not come with me..."

It seemed that she still wanted to say something, but Kreya, who was between her and Kane, interrupted her.

She opened her amber eyes, carefully looked at Kreya in front of her, then her face changed dramatically, and she bent down and walked away.

Only after he left did Kreya turn her head, looked at Kane, and said: "Don’t keep staring at these cold-blooded creatures, their senses are very keen."

After listening to her words, Kane nodded. It was his carelessness that led to him being discovered, otherwise, with his observational abilities, how could he have been caught?

Just then, a figure dropped down from a strange building nearby.

This building was much taller than most, which only had one or two stories; it seemed to have about five or six stories.

And the figure that descended from the top was a spider-woman with the lower body of a spider.

Seeing Kane’s dumbfounded look, Kreya turned her head to see.

"Is the insect lower half also one of your kind?" Longbei couldn’t help but ask when he saw this scene.

Kreya turned around and led the group away, saying as she walked: "Even though they don’t look quite similar, those with insect lower halves are also part of our half-body species."

Kane kept turning back to look, his eyes had already turned into eagle eyes.

That spider-shaped half-body species, besides having a spider’s lower body, also had two pairs of small eyes on its forehead.

Too weird, this is just too weird.

However, in past films, there were also characters with spider lower bodies, so Kane could still accept it.

After feasting his eyes, he continued to follow Kreya.

Lilu fluttered her wings, flying around Kane and them, and the various half-body species around also made her very curious.

Until she saw something, like she had encountered a horrifying creature, she flashed into Kreya’s bosom, burying her head tightly in her chest.

Seeing her like this, Kane couldn’t help but turn to look.

What the heck!

Forgive Kane for suddenly swearing, but he really couldn’t hold it in.

Because not far away, he once again saw a half-body species with an insect lower half, and the insect was extremely creepy, it was a centipede!

Centipede person!

Thin, sharp long legs, one row after another, quickly wriggling, controlling his body, moving swiftly forward.

Until he passed by Kane and them, it seemed he sensed their gaze, but he didn’t mind and turned around to raise an eyebrow, striking a strong pose.

Showing off the strong muscles on his body.

Who’s looking at your upper body! Obviously, what we’re looking at is your lower body!

Doesn’t this person have any self-awareness?!

Watching this person walk away, Lilu raised her head, glanced back, and then safely flew out.

"This person..." Kane and others looked at Kreya.

Kreya shrugged and helplessly said: "Though he looks very strange, he indeed belongs to the same half-body species as I do."

As they walked, she started to educate Kane and the others about half-body species.

The largest land-dwelling race of half-body species mostly has lower bodies in the forms of various mammals.

The lower bodies of these half-body species include various cattle, horses, sheep, lions, tigers, and wolves.

Then there is a smaller group with oviparous lower bodies, typically in the forms of various types of lizards, snakes, and so on.

The smallest group is composed of various insects, spiders, centipedes, and even praying mantises.

It is said there is also a distant kin living in the ocean, but due to different living environments, they separated yet still keep in touch.

Together, they form the large family of half-body species.

Because of the numerous tribes, their United Kingdom covers a huge area with various environments and geographies involved to meet the different living habits of each tribe.

Though a newly emerging race, they have a certain say in the whole world.

After Kreya finished explaining, she continued introducing various buildings and facilities to Kane and the others along the way.

"Since it is a kingdom, why haven’t I seen the Imperial Palace?" Kane suddenly thought of something and asked.

Hearing Kane’s question, Kreya explained: "We are a United Kingdom, so there is no so-called royal family. Although there is a king, it is not a hereditary system but an election system, elected from each tribe, so the Imperial Palace isn’t significant, only government offices."

After hearing Kreya’s explanation, Kane nodded. This kind of system exists too.

Finally, they arrived at the Teleportation Station in the city.

The style of construction was not much different from Lion City, but there was no staircase, and it was flush with the ground.

In the surroundings, not only was the Explorer’s House present, but many guilds were also settled in this surrounding area.