I don't think that old monkey is credible.
"After Colin and Lucius left," the sloth said slowly.
Nar stood on the branch, unconcerned. "What does it matter? We take the information we need from the messengers, and the messengers depend on the rules we've established for survival. We are interdependent. As for the messengers' plans for the propagation of their race and their pursuit of survival, that is the way of life that Lundetil has bestowed upon them."
"But recently a group of White-Faced Monkeys emerged from the Blackwater Swamp. There are four families in total. They come from a large family and their age is very close to when that old monkey became Intelligent Species. I think that old monkey has a lot of ambition!" Guman said.
"It seems that Lucius will have an unprecedentedly powerful intelligence network in the future." Nar could tell that the sloth was worried that Lucius would affect his position, but he didn't point it out, nor did he pay attention to the sloth's malice towards the White-Faced Monkey, and changed the subject.
"But what gives the White-Faced Monkeys the right to expand? There are far stronger monkey tribes in the forests through which the Mara River."
"Because of Lord Colin, the White-Faced Monkeys have his help. Colin can quell any unrest in the forest, and even the strongest troop of monkeys is powerless against the attack of a Furnace Core Nightmare Leopard. You should be able to see that Lucius and Colin's arrival is not accidental; they must be quite close," Guman continued. He was the head of the Messenger Gathering Place and was familiar with many things happening on the Mara River.
For example, another Super Species has recently perished.
Red Typhon Seran, the Abomination devours his own kind, was silently killed in the Mara River.
This news has been causing Guman a lot of worry lately.
He feared being purged.
Because he introduced Red Typhon to Arlen. As for Red Typhon's purpose, she was, of course, there to devour her own kind, hoping to use the messenger network to find out the location of other creatures. Arlen is dead, Red Typhon is dead, so logically no other creature would know what the Guman had done.
"It's really strange that the Nightmare Leopard would actually lower itself to form an alliance with the White-Faced Monkey," Nar said.
"Nar, regarding Seran's death, has Tessa returned?" Guman asked cautiously.
"It can't be," Nar said firmly, "Because Arlen and the others are dead."
"Nar, Arlen and the others are dead? But what does Arlen's family's death have to do with Tessa?" Guman asked in surprise.
"Arlen is definitely dead, and the Sacred Land Tree where generations of his family lived is now in ruins. I only just received this news from Chichio. The Arlen family has always been very careful, and they wouldn't have encountered any large predators in their location. The tree was burned down."
"Fire? It's fire! The Dead Sun Armor...! They actually came!"
"I see... I see..." Guman's eyes widened. "If Tessa were in the Mara River, those guys would never dare to come near here."
"Chichio has instructed us to abandon this gathering place and move to a safer location," Nar said.
This is a very rare request.
The Messenger Gathering Place was already secure and well-hidden, and as a messenger relay station, relocation would be very troublesome, as all the messengers would need to be notified.
"What information has Lord Chichio learned?" Guman asked.
Nar glanced at him, and finally revealed something, "Chichio said that the ancient strife will once again descend upon this land."
Several days and nights passed in the blink of an eye.
Blackwater Swamp, central floating island, scorching sunny day.
Famu lay on the rock basking in the sun, its scales absorbing the heat.
Occasionally, I would look up and gaze at the dark, deep water in the distance.
There, the aquatic plants swayed, and long, menacing shadows darted about on the seabed—these were the fully grown toothed fish.
The floodwaters connected the waterways of the Blackwater Swamp, providing ample food for these large toothed fish. Under suitable conditions, these ferocious fish, born with mouths full of barbed teeth, will experience a surge in size after a heavy rain.
On the other side, Headscar was gnawing on a large toothed fish.
This guy hasn't developed any intelligence yet.
For a predator like the Nightmare Leopard, obtaining the Furnace Core is a difficult and lengthy process; the Earth Vein Energy absorbed and transformed by Famu alone is insufficient to enlighten it. However, it is not entirely without effect; at least its body has become more robust. Now, Headscar's size surpasses that of ordinary male Nightmare Leopard, and even that of an Alpha male.
The Headscar noticed that Famu was watching it, so it raised its head from inside the fish's belly and offered the toothed fish to it with its paw.
Famu sighed inwardly and used his tail to sweep away the Headscar and the toothed fish.
He activated the Furnace Core, and the ground trembled again, with the sand and gravel shaking slightly.
The Furnace Core strength of the Famu now reaches a terrifying level.
It is even more terrifyingly powerful than the Red Typhon Seran's Furnace Core, but it cannot be considered a Tier 5 Furnace Core because it cannot be used properly.
Famu could already feel the vibrations of the Child of the Earth being released outwards, pushing the power outwards in a purely high-output mode. However, the released power would dissipate quickly and was almost imperceptible in open spaces. Famu could only affect things in a very small area around him, such as the sand and gravel below his abdomen.
Not to mention the rocky ridge that created the Lord of Bronze.
The Scepter System lit up, storing all the vibration frequencies that Famu had tried, including the most crucial one—the vibration felt while he was asleep.
The Scepter recorded that rhythm, Famu reproduced it strictly according to that frequency.
He tried to release the Earth Vein Energy in a special rhythm to simulate tremors, but unfortunately, he never succeeded.
But the fact that he could do it while asleep means that Famu's current Child of the Child of the Earth Furnace Core is capable of supporting this output; he just can't find the right method.
This is an ancient technique, and the cost of mastering such a technique is too high. The force released by Famu is like a headless fly in the outside world, but with the correct technique, the force of the Child of the Earth can surge from all directions, covering the vibration frequency of the earth and even other living things, in order to form resonance.
He should look outward and learn from a place that possesses this method.
There is only one place in the Mara River, and that is the territory of Bronze Tessa.
Famu believed that if he obtained more Bronze Bones, especially ribs from the same owner, the memories he would gain would become more profound, and the skills he could master would become more proficient.
He will go once and use that Slough to get everything he can.
But before that, Famu was waiting for news.
Red Typhon Seran that Bronze Tessa is not on the Mara River, Famu needs to verify the authenticity of this information.
Soon after, Lucius arrived.
"Word-Bearer, Listening Disciple?" Famu said.
The old monkey Lucius stood to one side, telling Famu about the messengers.
There is a hierarchy among messengers, that is obvious. There are hierarchies everywhere—ants, monkeys, Nightmare Leopards, even Typhon. But the key is the strictness of the messenger hierarchy. Famu had not heard much more about messengers from the Pygmy Marmoset Arlen, but now Lucius has brought it to him.
Listening Disciple, Word-Bearer, and the highest-ranking messenger, the Hundred Tongues.