Deep within the Lizardmen Camp on the Litchfield Plains, inside a tent covered in beast hides, firelight flickered faintly. A tall, brawny Lizardman Great Warrior knelt on one knee before a statue, murmuring a prayer.
The statue wore a majestic expression, its scales exquisitely detailed. It was modeled after the legendary lizardman powerhouse—Therese.
"Great Therese, please grant me guidance..." His deep voice carried a certain reverence.
At first, the statue did not respond, as though it were merely a lifeless object.
Yet moments later, the air seemed to freeze, and a faint but clear voice came from within the statue:
"The Milaginbi Mountains fall under Gelongla's jurisdiction. Go seek his judgment."
The Great Warrior's expression shifted. He bowed his head in salute, then rose without hesitation, pushed aside the tent flap, and strode out.
Before long, he arrived before another, more solemn hide tent elsewhere in the camp.
Inside the tent, a Lizardman Great Warrior with broad shoulders and arms as thick as stone pillars sat beside a brazier.
Hearing the footsteps, he opened his yellow slit-pupiled eyes and gave a slight nod.
"I need you to communicate with God Gelongla alongside me," the visiting Great Warrior said quietly.
The warrior in the tent said nothing more. He simply rose and walked to a lizardman statue, closed his eyes, and began to pray in a deep, measured voice that carried the rhythm of an ancient incantation.
The prayer continued for a full four minutes.
Suddenly, an incomparably majestic voice emerged from the statue, like a mountain wind sweeping through a valley:
"What is it?"
The visiting Lizardman Great Warrior hurriedly bowed and recounted every detail of the abnormal situation in the Milaginbi Mountains.
He spoke quickly but without confusion, clearly having already organized his thoughts.
The statue fell silent for