"Most of the Rainforest Messengers are Listening Disciples. The Listening Disciples are responsible for collecting intelligence in the rainforest and then reporting the information to the Messenger Gathering Place."
"In this way, the person in charge of the gathering place will know about these things earlier than any other creature in the rainforest. After the gathering place reports, the Listening Disciple can handle these messages themselves, whether by selling or exchanging them. The gathering place is also a place for the Listening Disciple to communicate," Lucius said.
"But the rainforest is a long journey, and frequent meetings are unsafe, while long intervals mean messages become outdated." Famu asked, "How do messengers solve this problem?"
"The scholars have planned routes for the messengers, which are roughly the flight paths through the rainforest. After leaving the settlement, the scholars can help with the path back to their own habitats. The scholars will try their best to isolate dangerous areas and include the habitats of other Furnace-Core Creatures in the route to facilitate the messengers' transactions. As for other dangers encountered along the way, the messengers will have to deal with them themselves."
Lucius said, "Nar treats Lord Colin very well and shows him great respect, probably because the Nightmare Leopard, as a messenger, holds extraordinary significance in the rainforest, and Lord Colin is able to deliver messages safely and swiftly over thousands of miles."
"Therefore, Colin Excellency Colin has just assumed the position of Rainforest Messenger and is already a 'Word-Bearer the Forest.' From west of the Mara River basin to east of the Silent River, there are only two 'Word-Bearer of the Forest,' and Your Excellency Colin is now one of them."
"But the basic requirement for Word-Bearer is the ability to understand language across species. They need to transmit messages between different races, not only to Intelligent Species, but also to understand the calls of a large number of Savage Species. A Word-Bearer can even reconstruct events from animal calls."
"For example, by observing the changes in the calls of flocks of birds, monkeys, and capybaras, one can determine that a large predator is moving south along the North Bank. Lord Colin is clearly completely ignorant of this, and his Mud Language is criticized by other messengers. I am now serving under Lord Colin and often travel with him."
"Well done, anything else?" Famu asked. "Lucius, you seem hesitant?"
"I don't think I've earned the trust of the scholars," Lucius replied.
"It doesn't matter; you don't work for scholars, and they won't pay you," Famu said.
"I need a message," Famu, looking at Lucius.
"The whereabouts of Bronze Tessa, the lord of the Mara River, are unknown. Rumor has it that she left the Mara River and her whereabouts are unknown."
"Your instructions, Famu," Lucius said.
He was preparing to leave.
Famu called out to him, "Wait, take this guy with you too, let Colin discipline him."
Lucius turned around and saw that the Headscar had been wrapped around Black Typhon's tail and placed in front of him.
As night fell, Famu gazed at the night sky, the Earth Vein Energy surging within him.
He activated the Scepter, making thorough preparations.
If Tessa is truly not on the Mara River, he will don the Slough and travel upstream to visit the Lord's Lands. Even in the worst-case scenario, the Male Typhon hiding in the Muerjia Territory are no match for Famu.
If Tessa were in Lord's Lands, she would have to figure out the next stage of the Child of the Earth Furnace Core technique on her own.
Famu now very powerful; even Red Typhon Seran is no match for him. He can travel far and wide, becoming a Hunter. He will follow the floods and rivers, searching for the Luminous Core Earth Vein in Red Typhon Seran's memory. After consuming the ley lines, he will hunt down the Dead Sun Armor to replenish his Bloodburn power.
The only problem is that once Famu decides to go on his journey, he may not be able to return to the safety of his lair before the rainy season ends.
"Your Jiuxun of the Imperial Clan." The Scepter was activated.
The Spiral Tree glows, and the Scepter System operates at full power.
The energy of the Bronze Bone and the Red Typhon Earth Vein Energy all went to Famu himself. The Scepter determined that this was the most advantageous allocation for the current situation, so it only took away a portion of the Earth Vein Energy to maintain its operation when Famu swallowed the Pollution.
It operates to ensure the survival of the Famu, and always allocates the most reasonable conditions for the present and the future.
As it is now, it is analyzing Famu's two decisions.
But it's not just about analysis; the Scepter is squeezing the earth's veins as much as possible, estimating costs, and testing whether another period of dormant transformation can be carried out before Famu's departure.
"We are currently estimating the cost of vertebral Dragon Bone Transformation."
"The budget is sufficient," the Scepter said.
"Your Jiuxun, shall we immediately initiate the Dragon Bone Modification?"
Now it was Famu's turn to be surprised. He had assessed the Earth Vein Energy required for the vertebrae to Dragon Bone Transformation, and that was indeed an astronomical figure for Famu now. After all, Famu himself still had a huge amount of Earth Vein Energy to consume. Both the growth of his body and the development of his Furnace Core required Earth Vein Energy, and after deducting the amount needed to maintain the Scepter, there was almost no surplus.
Now the Scepter suddenly tells him it's feasible.
This kind of Earth Vein Energy won't drain his Furnace Core dry, will it?
Vertebral Dragon Bone Transformation requires significant additional nutritional support.
The Scepter continued, "The Bronze Bones, Red Typhon, and wetland Seran you have recently consumed have accumulated a great deal of nutrients for you. They were eaten in very short intervals, and a large amount of nutrients have not yet been fully absorbed. Mobilizing these nutrients is just right to complete the process of vertebral Dragon Bone Transformation."
"Once you complete the Dragon Bone Transformation, even if you can't learn Lord Typhon's abilities, it will be enough for you to ignore most threats in the rainforest."
Famu was well aware of this. The new Dragon Bone design was an additional skeletal structure designed to counter Typhon's strangulation, building upon Famu's existing defenses against the Dead Sun Armor's tearing attack. Unless the opponent was significantly larger than Famu would have a clear advantage in battles between behemoths within a certain size range.
Typhon's bones were capable of deformation, Famu modified them based on this deformation, using the cervical bones as a template to design an adaptive set of vertebrae.
The main function of this Dragon Bone is modeled after that of large theropod dinosaurs. It is load-bearing and pressure-resistant, and the cross-section of the vertebrae is enlarged. It has a rich nervous system, which allows the body to move faster and more swiftly. It also has a locking structure, with buckles between the vertebrae to fix the range of motion of the spine, thereby gaining more powerful explosive force and allowing the muscles to better show their advantages.
There's no need to worry about the locked Dragon Bone affecting strangulation or being strangled, Typhon's deformable skeleton allows it to retain the flexibility of the Typhon skeleton even after the Dragon Bone lock is released.
This is the design concept of the Dragon Bone, which is complex enough in itself. In addition, given Famu's current enormous size, if all the vertebrae in his body were to be transformed into deformable Dragon Bones, the resulting loss of the earth's veins would be unimaginable.
But the Scepter confidently asserted that it could be done.
"Yes," Famu said.
Radical ideas paired with a radical Scepter.
He was the one in actual control; the Scepter was a precision instrument, Child of the Earth the Earth Vein Energy was insufficient, Famu could readjust it, so he had nothing to worry about.
Famu also designed a backup plan to deal with situations where the Earth Vein Energy is insufficient.
Once ready, Black Typhon swam into the water and burrowed into its lair. Inside the cave, the Child of the Earth resonated continuously, and the spine beneath its scales emitted a series of cracking sounds.