"Ruins Abyss, is this Court Council?"
Shen Heng lowered his eyes, his gaze slightly unfocused as he pondered.
At first, he thought that this Court Council was the management organization for the Calamity Beast in the Ruins Realm, but he didn't expect there to be so many other things involved, and that the Court Council itself was a new organization.
Well, relatively speaking.
Just as he was thinking this, the Stone carrying them trotting forward suddenly slowed down, and Shen Heng looked up.
In the distance, a small black dot is appearing.
The black dot is very small and very far away...
"Is this palace actually much larger than it appears from the outside?" Shen Heng thought to himself, gazing into the distance.
I hadn't thought about it, but it wasn't unexpected either, since strictly speaking, they had actually been in that palace for a long time.
Invisible ripples spread.
Shen Heng glanced at Qin Yu, who was trying to conceal their presence even further, and then asked in a restrained voice,
"So, from that time on, all the Calamity Beast came under the jurisdiction of the Court Council?"
"Emm... yes and no!" Liya Nolandir murmured.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Shen Heng was taken aback.
Qin Yu tilted her head, also somewhat puzzled.
"Emm, how should I put it..."
Night Spirit Liya Nolandir thought for a moment,
"Calamity Beast are Calamity Beast, Court Council is the Court Council. Some Calamity Beast fall under the jurisdiction of the Court Council, but not all Calamity Beast fall under its Court Council."
"Or rather, not all Calamity Beast are Calamity Beast. There are some, though not many, but there are indeed some beasts that, like us, have remained or gone to His Nordrassil since the War of Antiquity! They are not under the jurisdiction of the Court Council!"
"So you're dividing into two camps, right?" Shen Heng said calmly.
"Yes, that's right!" Liya Nolandir responded, then seemed to remember something and said...
"Actually, it's not entirely reasonable for you to call it a 'human -Calamity Beast '!"
"While it cannot be denied that many Calamity Beasts are inherently bloodthirsty, many Calamity Beasts are simply not very intelligent. Faced with the sudden appearance of them in your world, they cannot comprehend the situation and rely on instinctive attacks and intimidation to maintain their own safety."
"Because of their aggressiveness and difficulty in communication, you've dubbed them 'Calamity Beast'!"
Shen Heng nodded, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.
It's just a name; as long as it's understandable and can be used to refer to something, that's fine.
Moreover, the Calamity Beast have been appearing throughout the process of the two worlds overlapping, and they don't have the Calamity Beast to capture all of them and then slowly try to make the two sides understand each other.
In other words, their appearance and destruction are almost certain to occur!
In this situation, it's not inappropriate for them to call these "Calamity Beast."
But...
"So what do you call them?" Shen Heng asked.
"It depends. If they are flesh and blood, and under the Court Council of the Court, we call them beasts; if they are plants, we call them plant spirits; if they are like us, living under the protection of His Majesty Nordrassil, we call them the People of the Verdant Wilds; and some of the smaller life forms, formed from Stone, lava, etc., we call them spirits of nature," said Liya Norlandil.
"The people of Qingye...?" Qin Yu repeated in a low voice.
"Hmm, how is it, Xiaoyu? Isn't it nice?!" Liya Nolandir smiled.
Qin Yu paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes, that's right..."
Shen Heng glanced at it, then lowered his gaze again.
Beasts, plant spirits, People of the Verdant Wilds, spirits of nature—are there really that many?
He was somewhat surprised that the Ruins Realm had so many divisions of living beings, but then he thought about it and it seemed quite normal. After all, it was a world, a world that seemed to be many times larger than Blue Star!
But...
Shen Heng looked up at Qin Yu.
The spirit of nature? Is there such a life form composed entirely of natural objects?
He was somewhat curious, but didn't pay too much attention; he would see him when the time was right.
"So, the overlap between our Blue Star and your Ruins Realm was orchestrated by that Court Council?"
The sound came from inside.
Qin Yu paused, glanced at the composed captain, and then her expression turned serious.
In her mind, Sister Liya instantly became angry at the question.
"Of course! Who else would do this? If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have gotten involved with you! And, to be more precise, it's that damn snake! The other two chairmen of the Court Council shouldn't have the Authority to do something like this!" Liya Norlandil said angrily.
Shen Heng's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked at 'Qin Yu'. He paused, then asked, "Do you know anything about the three Speakers of the Court Council, including Jörmungandr?"
Similarly, Qin Yu was sensing Sister Liya in her mind.
"Of course not..." Night Spirit Liya Nolandir began, then paused again, "I don't know much, but I definitely know more than you all!"
"Specifically?" Shen Heng asked.
"Uh, firstly..."
Liya Nolandir paused again, looking at the captain, and said...
"I don't forbid you from sharing this information with your humans, but I advise you to be careful. If you really go out later, it's best not to reveal so much at once."
"Then, don't say I told you; you can say you obtained it from this palace!"
"Yeah, don't worry, I understand. Besides, you still have something on me, don't you?!" Shen Heng nodded and gave a timely reminder.
"Who knows what exactly the effect that leverage will have?" Liya Nolandir grumbled somewhat discontentedly, but still spoke up.
"The three council speakers are Jörmungandr, Valder, and Muque, and their races are Gray Serpent, Deep Sea Whale, and Corrosion Giant Moth, respectively!"
Snakes, whales, moths... Shen Heng listened silently.
"First, there's Jörmungandr!" Liya Norandil continued.
"This is the damn snake you've all been hearing about, emm... it's very long and very white, which is why it's also known as the Serpent of Pallor and the World-Encircling Python."
"It existed since the beginning of time, then cultivated all the way to the Ninth Tier, participated in several great battles, and finally ended the Age of Gods' Fall, shaping the present age..."
"Although I'm reluctant to admit it, this guy is indeed very strong, extremely strong! He's currently the strongest in the entire Ruins Realm, second only to His Nordrassil."
"Including the Distortion Authority I mentioned earlier, it now carries a total of three Authority,"
"Distortion, real, and Pallor!"