New Year was only two days away. Delegations from the Gallic Empire, the Great Flame Dynasty, and the Church had all arrived at the Dragon Mountain Imperial Capital, specifically to attend the Dragon Mountain Empire's New Year banquet. And it was not merely the important figures of these delegations—many nobles from the Gallic Empire and the Great Flame Dynasty had brought their entire families to the Dragon Mountain Imperial Capital. Now, foreign nobles could be seen everywhere throughout its streets and alleys.
"Guard against fire, guard against thieves, guard against nobles!" Blackbeard took a swig of wine, then grumbled unhappily.
A Unicorn Mad Whale that had just been delivered from New Dunkirk Port through a magic teleportation array lay obediently in the rear garden of the imperial palace. A thin magical barrier covered the entire garden, keeping out the cold wind and blizzard. Barrel, who stood around twenty meters tall, wielded a specially made cleaver. Under the guidance of several elders from the Black Tiger Family, he was carefully cutting open the giant whale, which measured over two hundred meters long.
A plump, tender slab of whale meat, steaming with heat, was delivered before Lin Qi. This deep-red whale meat was fully three meters square and over a meter thick. The fatty, tender flesh was like a block of congealed paste, trembling softly atop the cart. Lin Qi and Blackbeard laughed at the same time. Drawing sharp little daggers, they sliced strips of meat from the rich, succulent whale flesh and carefully smoked them over the grills.
This was an internal palace barbecue banquet of the Black Tiger Family, with all visitors turned away. Lin Qi had no mood to receive outsiders these past two days. Several thousand old members of the Black Tiger Family, along with a group of