I'll vouch for this being worth watching in spite of the art. The world building is tantalizing, the characters seem much more than meets the eye, and the animation is fluid.

Embrace the picture book aesthetic, and you have a really good shounen picture book.

I presume the wild guy is a king by the tell tale crown.

I suspect that snake guy was actually saving boji from the meat that I suspect dhomas poisoned, as evidenced by his mission reveal. I also think that Kage's "mission" is to help boji from the shadows (the bag showing up), and snake guy is the last person to talk to him on screen...

Getting HxH vibes from this, actually, with how the world building is handled. Warrior Kings with Rankings, assorted organizations keeping the world in balance, and the world feeling vast and ripe for exploring various stories- it feels familiar in a good way.