NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1178: Decision
Ling Feng originally wanted to learn more about this continent through Tama, but as night deepened, Tama actually fell asleep without realizing it, leaving Ling Feng quite speechless. Do I really look so harmless to humans and animals? Your vigilance is a bit too low!
Ling Feng had no choice but to carefully place Tama on the bed, while he himself lay down on the table to study the map meticulously.
As the night gradually faded and daybreak came, there was a moaning sound from the bed.
"Morning already?" Ling Feng turned his head, looking at Tama with a smile and said.
But Tama was startled, reached for the bow and arrow at the head of the bed, and shot an arrow at Ling Feng!
Boom! With a loud noise, Ling Feng instinctively dodged, but half the room was blown up by Tama's arrow.
"Are you crazy!" Ling Feng turned around and shouted angrily.
Only then did Tama fully wake up: "Oh, it's Big Brother Feng, I... I'm sorry, I forgot you were still in the room; I thought..."
Ling Feng was speechless: "You thought an intruder got into your room?"
Tama stuck out her tongue: "I was just groggy, Brother Feng, don't be mad!"
Ling Feng shrugged: "I'm not too angry, but I think you'd better explain to the people outside!"
Tama's room was blown apart, and such a loud noise had already awakened other people in the tribe.
After Tama explained over and over again, the others in the tribe finally understood what had happened, and at the same time, their looks of sympathy turned to Ling Feng.
Not being shot dead by Tama's arrow in a dream, he really must have an incredible fate!
"Ahem," Chief Tasuo coughed and said, "Alright, alright, it's all a misunderstanding, disperse now!"
After speaking, Chief Tasuo turned to Ling Feng and said, "Divine Envoy, shall we continue discussing yesterday's topic?"
Because of Ling Feng's performance on the battlefield yesterday, Chief Tasuo's impression of him had improved significantly, not to mention that Ling Feng also "slept" with his precious daughter last night. Therefore, Chief Tasuo's attitude toward Ling Feng had become more cordial than before.
"Divine Envoy, I understand you want to go to the Endless Forest, but I must tell you, with our current manpower, let alone going to the Endless Forest, we probably can't even pass through the Dark Forest!" Chief Tasuo sighed and said, "This is the edge of the Atlantis Continent. We are here because it's the only relatively safe place; the interior of the Atlantis Continent is even more dangerous and cruel!"
"Please tell me more!" Ling Feng said solemnly.
"After the sinking of the Atlantis Continent, possibly due to the battles' impact, the forces from various planes intersected, causing significant mutations among the creatures on the Atlantis Continent!" Chief Tasuo said gravely. "Some powerful creatures absorbed forces from other planes, making their powers even stronger, but similarly, the influence of those powers made them more brutal!"
Chief Tasuo continued, "Inside the Dark Forest, countless powerful Dark Creatures are hidden! Whenever their temperament changes drastically, the Dark Qi they emit affects the surrounding creatures, causing those not strong enough to lose their sanity under the influence of the Dark Force and form a Beast Tide!"
Chief Tasuo smiled wryly and said, "This discovery was made by the experts from our tribe and some other tribes risking their lives to enter the Dark Forest!"
"Other tribes?" Ling Feng was stunned and then overjoyed: "Have you never thought about uniting with other tribes?"
Chief Tasuo shook his head: "Divine Envoy, I advise you to dispel this idea; the people from the other tribes are not remnants of our God race but humans of other races. Although we occasionally help each other, more often, we are wary of each other!"
"Wary of each other?" Ling Feng was somewhat puzzled.
Chief Tasuo explained: "The Atlantis Continent has been submerged for thousands of years, and many races have fused and reproduced. Although some initially hated each other, they gradually compromised under the threat of survival! So aside from tribes like ours, most other tribes are no longer purely of the God race or other single races; they are mainly blended tribes!"
"The Skyfeather Tribe in the north of the Dark Forest has the blood of Heavenly Realm Angels in them!" Chief Tasuo said, "And for instance, the Rhinohorn Tribe in the south has the aura of the Bloodline of the Abyss in them."
"There have been some friction among our tribes in normal times!" Chief Tasuo shrugged and said, "So union is basically impossible!"
Ling Feng slowly nodded; this situation was something he hadn't considered before. But what Chief Tasuo said was quite helpful to him. The complexity of the Atlantis Continent was even greater than he had imagined!
"Be that as it may, we still have to go into the Endless Forest!" Ling Feng said, "Our goal is to find the Endless Forest and lift the seal of the God race. Only then can we fully free our people! Once the seal is lifted, we will have greater power and can live better, right?"
But Chief Tasuo was silent.
After a long time, he finally looked up at Ling Feng: "Divine Envoy, even though you are the envoy of our God race, by both emotion and reason, we must obey your arrangements! But have you considered that trying to pass through the Dark Forest, facing countless dangers, and reaching the Endless Forest, how many of our tribe will remain? Or, with our strength, is it really possible?"
Ling Feng frowned: "Chief Tasuo, you mean..."
Chief Tasuo sighed: "To be frank, Divine Envoy, I thought all night last night about what we should do. In the end, I could only make this decision! I personally support the Divine Envoy, but... aside from people, I can provide you with everything you need, food, maps, or other information!"
Seeing Chief Tasuo's earnest demeanor, Ling Feng sighed: "Chief Tasuo, do you mean... you don't intend to send anyone to go with me to the Endless Forest?"
"I beg your pardon, Divine Envoy!" Chief Tasuo said, "I have to consider the entire tribe as well! You also saw how dangerous the Beast Tide in the Dark Forest is; if we send most of our people with you, we might not hold on next time!"
"Moreover... thousands of years are enough to change anything; survival is the first thing we should consider, isn't it?" Chief Tasuo said slowly.
Ling Feng understood, thousands of years are enough to change anything, for instance, beliefs.
"Alright, I won't force Chief Tasuo, but I would like to ask you for one person. After all, we are not very familiar with this continent, and we need a guide. This shouldn't be a problem, right?" Ling Feng said.