A messenger was burned to ashes.
Famu got everything he wanted.
The habitat of Intelligent Species under two messenger coordinates.
Typhon, who devours his own kind.
Famu was more interested in what kind of group the messengers were, and he learned about the Messenger System from Arlen.
The vast majority of them were very weak primates that were transformed into Intelligent Species under the influence of Earth Vein Energy. This transformation process was much simpler than that of some large predators. They possessed messenger Furnace Core but had no combat capabilities and would be hunted by other Savage Species.
This is completely different from the Furnace-Core Creatures that Famu had encountered before.
Ronan, a level 2 creature, can command a huge army of Crowned Herons. Golden-Horn Dute and Colin, both level 2 creatures, fought for ten years around the geothermal springs, during which no creature dared to mess with them. The old Crowned Heron, a level 4 creature, even transformed into a level 5 creature after its death, stirring up a whirlwind that lowered the treetops.
The messengers, also judged by the Scepter to be level two beings, were no match for a single White-Faced Monkey.
In this context, how did the Messenger System come into being, and how did it evolve to its current state in the rainforest?
This stems from scholars.
According to Arlen's account, the Messenger Furnace Core had the opportunity to advance and could become the Scholar Furnace Core.
Messengers sell what they see and hear; simply put, you can find out what's happening from Rainforest Messengers, but a scholar will tell you what these things mean.
When talking about scholars, Arlen's tone was one of reverence. He said that scholars were the most intelligent group in the rainforest. They established the system of Rainforest Messengers, who ran errands for them and brought news back to them. The messengers were originally there to serve the scholars, but in order to expand the reach of the messengers, even if there were no scholars in a certain area, there would still be messengers running errands. This led to other Intelligent Species starting to trade with the messengers.
The Pygmy Marmosets had never seen scholars; they learned these things from other messengers.
A messenger said that Lord Chichio is a high-ranking scholar who governs this land through which the Mara River.
"My lord, I've said all I can say. I don't know much about the scholars either, except that some high-ranking scholars directly serve the Super Species, living alongside those powerful creatures, and no longer have to worry about being preyed upon by other powerful predators."
Arlen concluded, "And then there's Typhon, who devours her own kind. She's a baptized warrior returning from the King's Territory, and she's only recently arrived in the Mara River basin, still familiarizing herself with the Mara River system."
"I've said everything I wanted to say! I've told you the locations of all the Intelligent Species!" Milo nodded repeatedly.
"Your Jiuxun, this individual is lying," the Scepter said coldly.
As soon as Famu obtained the messenger's coordinates, he activated his Scepter to set up a map, recording the messenger's coordinates on the map. During this rainy season, Famu used the Green Marshland as the center and mapped the surrounding terrain based on the boundaries of several water areas given by Xing Rui, entering the Rainforest Messenger's coordinates into it. Soon, nine red dots lit up on the map, three of which were blurry.
This indicates that the Furnace-Core Creature only inhabits that area and has no specific habitat location; its whereabouts are generally unpredictable.
However, with three red dots remaining, there are still six coordinates and six Furnace-Core Creatures, which is a great harvest for Famu, demonstrating the ease with which information is obtained.
Of these nine coordinates, five are from Arlen and four are from Milo.
The Scepter System easily determined that Milo was lying, Famu also heard it. The Furnace Core detected that Milo was between two coordinates, and his heartbeat suddenly quickened. He deliberately omitted a place.
The Intelligent Species were the messenger's granary, Milo, having nowhere else to go, needed a place to feed himself.
The Pygmy Marmoset is a weak creature; once it leaves the Sacred Land Tree and its familiar surroundings, a large cat might suddenly appear and devour it one day.
He needs a safe haven he can trust.
Based on Famu's understanding of the Rainforest Messengers, Milo would likely have such plans.
"Nothing else to add?" Famu asked.
"No, my lord," Arlen whispered. "Please allow my wife to leave; the thick smoke is suffocating her."
"No more, no more! Please let me go, my lord!" Milo said.
Arlen glanced at Milo.
"You know that," Famu suddenly said.
Arlen was taken aback.
"I said, it seems you know Milo is hiding something."
"What?" Milo screamed, "My lord! No! I swear I've told you everything! I've never hidden anything from you!"
After Milo finished speaking, he gave Arlen a vicious look, "What did you just do? What did you do?"
"I swear to Lundetil," Famu said.
"I swear! I swear! The earth, Lundetil, will bear witness!" Milo shouted anxiously.
Arlen stared blankly at Milo as he swore, as if he were getting to know his brother all over again.
"Your Jiuxun, this is still a lie," the Scepter declared.
Famu nodded, indicating that he knew as well. "It's too obvious. That heartbeat sounds like an earthquake to me. Clearly, Lundetil isn't going to let me get away with this."
"You don't even know what 'Lundetil' is, so why do you keep talking about it?" the Scepter said.
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I intend to become an excellent Shadow Priest, and perfecting my faith is essential," Famu said solemnly. "The Green God 'Lundetil,' the Earth's Lundetil —these are the beliefs of the Intelligent Species of the rainforest towards the earth. Everything on earth is under the jurisdiction of this Green God, such as swamps, rivers, land, forests, and even the shadows cast by sunlight on the earth."
"I commend your adaptability, Your Jiuxun. If you have time, I can help you complete the genealogy of the Samei Rainforest Faith."
"This would probably consume a lot of my Earth Vein Energy, so I'll stick to my cultivation and research slowly." Famu temporarily rejected the suggestion.
He looked at Milo, moved closer, and his facial bones almost touched Milo's body.
"I heard Lundetil's reply," Famu said. "The earth revealed to me that you have broken your oath."
"No, this is impossible!" Milo waved his hands, stepping back in horror. "I didn't deceive you, sir, I swear I didn't deceive you! You can't do this!"
The messenger certainly knew the difference Typhons Typhon; only male Typhons possessed the ability to receive revelations. This Black Typhon was clearly female, and the Child of the Earth Furnace Core was so conspicuous.
"I am male," Famu said.
Milo's words caught in his throat, and he let out a strange cry; he knew he had no chance.
But how could this Black Typhon be male?
He is clearly Child of the Earth.
Furthermore, he killed the Dead Sun Armor Ross. Could a male Typhon kill a Dead Sun Armor War Believer in direct combat?
"You have great potential to become a religious leader," the Scepter praised.
"The line between a charlatan and a scientist is often very thin."
Famu finished speaking, he bit down on Milo, crushed the Pygmy Marmoset into pieces, and swallowed it. For Typhon's size, eating a Pygmy Marmoset was like biting into air.
"Are you really male?" Arlen asked.
"Whatever you think."
"Indeed, that's not important, my lord. All I know is that you are a great Typhon."
Arlen bowed to Famu, "I think my wife will remember your mercy."
Famu arched part of his body, then slapped the ground with his tail, extinguishing the flames and creating a path. Along this path, Arlen led his wife out of the burning territory.
The mother Pygmy Marmoset went from crying out to silence, showing little reaction.
After taking his wife away, Arlen, like his brother, turned and stepped into the fire.
Its fur was set ablaze, and its small body was engulfed in flames.
Only then did the female Pygmy Marmoset react, staring blankly at Arlen in the sea of fire, babbling incoherently.
Its Furnace Core had long been shattered by the Child of the Earth; now it was merely Savage Species devoid of intelligence.