Chapter 26 - Chapter 26: Chapter 25 Elf (1/2)

Chapter 26: Chapter 25 Elf

After the jungle natives were driven away, various families from Nasir Town attempted to organize manpower to develop the jungle but paused due to the overwhelming difficulties encountered.

The members of the Fischer family were both surprised and delighted upon learning about the presence of mysterious creatures in the jungle.

Mysterious creatures refer to those non-civilized species possessing extraordinary powers.

While their existence differs from that of magic beasts, though magic beasts are also considered mysterious creatures, dragons, offspring of Curses, God’s descendants, and other such entities also fall under the larger category of mysterious creatures.

The difference between mysterious creatures and mysterious existences lies in the fact that the former mostly have physical bodies and complete tribes, whereas the latter are often conceptual entities without physical forms.

What they have in common is that both mysterious creatures and existences can produce extraordinary materials.

According to certain heretical teachings, the so-called numerous deities of the world also fall under “mysterious existences.”

Every believer of the True Gods Church would become infuriated upon hearing such claims.

“Everyone, be cautious. Even though those filthy natives have left, the dangers within the jungle have never diminished,” someone cautioned.

Lucius led the way with Byrne following closely behind, both on high alert as they entered the jungle, accompanied by ten Fischer family guards.

The experienced mercenary Lucius had prepared everything the expedition team would need to survive in the wild in advance: insect repellent, food, water, tents, sources of fire, medical supplies, and, most importantly, weapons.

As humans and various foreign races developed on the Ouden Continent, the number of mysterious creatures across the continent has increasingly dwindled.

The nearby presence of a mysterious creature was indeed an extremely rare opportunity not to be missed by the Fischer family, which couldn’t afford to miss the chance to harvest extraordinary materials.

With Lucius at the forefront, sword in hand to clear the way, he calmly surveyed the surroundings and inquired,

“Byrne, did you get all that?”

Byrne calmly observed his surroundings, adjusted his glasses, and using his extraordinary trait of “Profound Memory,” memorized the jungle paths with exceptional memory.

His role was critical outdoors, akin to a human map, his excellent memory virtually guaranteed that the team would not get lost.

“I’ve got it. So far, all paths in the jungle are etched in my mind,” Byrne responded.

Lucius gave a slight nod and said, “Good, that mysterious creature is said to have white fur. Everyone must be alert to any unexpected white colors that might appear in the jungle.”

Despite searching the jungle for the mysterious creature until noon and finding nothing, Lucius wasn’t the least bit discouraged; instead, he remained quite composed.

They found a relatively safe place to rest for an adequate amount of time, with the guards taking turns maintaining vigilance for any dangers.

While resting, Byrne couldn’t help but ask a question.

“Father, do you think the Rhea from the north will attack us?” he inquired.

Lucius shook his head, answering indifferently, “I don’t know. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. Do you understand the dispute between Rhea and our Cyart people?”

Byrne nodded and said, “I’ve read that the meaning of ‘Cyart’ is ‘the exiled,’ and both we and the Rhea were originally from central countries on the continent a hundred years ago.”

“Later, both nations were expelled by the Empire and migrated collectively to the east of the continent.”

Byrne paused there, as history books were filled with tales of survival of the fittest, a common fate shared amongst almost all beings, from which no one could escape.

Were the previous Cyart people as helpless as the jungle natives before the citizens of the Empire?

Lucius remained silent, clearly waiting for Byrne to continue.

“Eighty years ago, the Rhea seized the northern lands of the Cyart, after which the Cyart people continuously learned everything from the Empire, gradually forming the concept of a national state, and their national strength began to grow.”

“Fifty years ago, the Cyart people, who had grown in power with the help of the Tempest Church and the Salvation Church, reclaimed the north.”

“Since then, there has always been conflict and warfare between the Cyart people and the Rhea until a ‘Thirty-Year Peace Agreement’ was signed under the Salvation Church’s leadership twelve years ago, bringing things to a standstill. There are still eighteen years left until the peace agreement comes to an end,” Byrne detailed.

After pondering for a moment, Byrne shook his head and said, “War shouldn’t break out prematurely. The authority of the two great True Gods Churches is strong; divine punishment is not something mortals can withstand.”

His father, however, shook his head and dismissively stated, “Heh, you are as naive as ever.”

A seriousness previously unseen crossed Lucius’s face, his gaze seemingly drifting back to the wars from over a decade ago.

“The reason the civil war erupted in Rhea was that part of their nobility wanted to tear up the peace agreement, which inevitably represents some people’s deep-seated desires. You haven’t experienced real war, so you don’t understand that some people are just madmen; rational thinking does not exist for them,” he explained.

Madmen without rational thinking?