Chapter 3-Meeting of the Wind and Cloud
Arias brought Kotter and Mira forward and ordered the other animals to stay where they were. He instructed them to pay attention to their surroundings, adapt to the situation, and wait for their good news.
Halfway up the mountain, Madvidel led the guards to welcome them.
When they arrived at a cliff, Madvidel knocked on the cliff with a stone, making three long and two short sounds. This was their secret signal.
The door opened and the cave entrance appeared.
Madvidel led Arias inside. The cave door closed.
The torches in the cave lit up as if it was daytime. After passing through a tunnel that was more than ten meters long, they suddenly came to a hall that was hundreds of square meters wide. More than a thousand people had gathered there, and they looked at Arias with strange gazes.
They passed through the hall, turned left, and entered another hall, smaller than the previous one. There was a stone platform in front of them with a few chairs on it. An old man with white hair and beard was sitting in the middle. Needless to say, he must be the leader that Madvidel had mentioned. There were a few people in their fifties sitting next to him.
Madvidel stepped forward and bowed. "Leader, Arias is here."
The leader nodded and waved his hand to signal for him to leave.
Arias walked forward and bowed according to Madvidel's etiquette. "Respected leader, I'm Arias. Nice to meet you.”
The leader gestured for him to skip the formalities. "Welcome, my child. You are our distinguished guest here, so don't be formal. Come, sit down. Madvidel has told me everything about you, and I have a rough idea. Can you tell me more about the whole thing?”
Arias explained everything in detail.
The leader and the others looked at each other. They were skeptical.
"Mr. Arias, go and rest first. We'll talk about it later.”Obviously, they needed to discuss.
Arias quickly waved his hand and said," No, no, respected leader. I have many companions waiting for my news at the foot of the mountain. I can't delay for too long. You know that it's very dangerous. I can't let them take the risk.”
The leader looked troubled. He obviously did not have the ability to settle such a large number of animals.
Madvidel saw the hesitation in the leader's eyes. It was suggested that the animals be placed in the forest by the cliff, where it was very safe.
The leader exchanged opinions with the others and agreed with Madvidel's suggestion.
Arias asked Kotter and Mira to inform the animals. Under the guidance of Madvidel, he went to the cave beside the hall to rest.
The leader and the others continued to discuss in the hall.
At night, Arias was invited back to the hall. Naturally, their discussion came to an end.
The leader went straight to the point." Mr. Arias, we agree with your words. We will be on the same side." These are the leaders of the teams. You should get to know them!”
From the conversation, they learned that the slightly fatter one was called "Boziani" and the thinner one was called "Chikomovich". The bearded and fierce-looking "Peta Morris" was one of the fiercest generals in the army. The other person with fair skin was Selby. He was a wizard and the most resourceful person.
" Your Excellency," Arias asked,""Can you tell me about the situation here?”
" Yes, of course." The leader stood up and took out a book from the cabinet by the wall." This is our historical document for hundreds of years. It records everything that happened here.”
It turned out that in the year 2358, human society had been at war for years. The world had been divided into thousands of countries and tribes, and they fought endlessly for territory. This was the territory ruled by the Balide Kingdom. The Balide Kingdom was a relatively large tribe in the west. It had existed for more than 200 years. Due to the destruction of the ecology by war, some animals went extinct, and some animals developed rapidly. The apes were the products of this era. Their development speed was shocking. In less than 50 years, they quickly became powerful. They fought against humans and occupied large areas of land. Until 180 years ago, the living space of humans became smaller and smaller. There was less than a million square kilometers of land, and it was divided into several pieces that were scattered and occupied by each other. At first, the humans could still contend with them. Later, they used some unknown magic, and ordinary weapons could not hurt them at all. The human's combat power became weaker and weaker, almost to zero. They could only hide in the forest and avoid the enemy's attacks. This situation had continued until today. The apes were becoming more and more arrogant, and the humans had reached a point where they could not retreat. In order to find out why the apes were so powerful, they had taken countless risks to sneak into their midst and finally stole their magic books. However, it was useless. It was all animal language, and they couldn't understand it at all. Their research was fruitless. According to statistics, the comparison between humans and apes was more than 1: 10,000. The survival of mankind was in an unprecedented crisis.
The leader closed the book and said to Arias,""I heard that you know the language of animals and can speak to them. Perhaps only you can help us decipher the secrets in the spellbook.”
Arias said," Unfortunately, I can only talk to them. I can understand them, but I can't read their words. There are many animals around you. Why don't you ask them for help? Can I take a look at that book?“
"Of course you can." The wizard took out a book from his pocket. Arias opened it in his hand and read it. The strange words inside were like heavenly books. He spread his hands and shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do.
The leader still had a glimmer of hope." Do you know any of your animal friends? This might be our last hope.”
Arias took the spellbook to the animals and told them about the current situation." To defeat the apes, he had to read the spellbook. This was their only hope.
The animals shook their heads. None of them recognized him.
"Could it be that the heavens want to destroy us? Is this our destiny? Is there no hope?" Arias looked up at the sky and sighed.
Kerry's words reminded Arias. "We are from 2010, so we don't know these words. Could it be that there were no animals from 2610 that he could recognize?”
Kotter thought of Michelle. It was said that there were thousands of them, and some of them might know each other. It suggested to Arias. There was no other way. He also hoped that a miracle would happen.
Kotter and Mira went to look for Michelle. Arias waited anxiously and did not sleep the entire night.
At daybreak, Kotter and Mira brought back good news. Among the animals on the mountain, there was an old baboon who could read these words. Arias and the baboon named Kabas spent seven days and seven nights to finally translate the spellbook into human language. The humans were ecstatic to obtain this magic book. Arias handed the spellbook to Selby. After his painstaking research, he finally developed a spell that was suitable for humans and animals. He formed a powerful magical beast army with animals.
After a period of integration, humans and animals formed a powerful army and raised the banner of the Anti-Ape Salvation Army. Arias was the commander-in-chief and trained with Selby.
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