Chapter 1070: The Secret of Breaking the Levee
Meng Chao vaguely felt that he had grasped the key to delaying the full-scale war between the Turan civilization and the land of Holy Light.
Since the "Jackal" Ka.n.u.s in his previous life had obtained invincible power and high prestige by opening the temple of Holy Mountain, he had the capital to command thousands of orc warriors to march north.
As long as he was involved in the exploration of "Jackal" Ka.n.u.s, he would have a chance to meet the ambitious Wolf King.
One should know that the current Ka.n.u.s was not the invincible Doomsday Wolf from his previous life.
He had yet to obtain power from Holy Mountain Temple. Even as the leader of the Wolf clan, there was no reason for him to be stronger than the leaders of the lion and tigermen.
After equipping the totem armor and carrying the skull crusher, Meng Chao felt that he could play a game with Ka.n.u.s and change the future!
As for persuading Ka.n.u.s to give up the plan of attacking the land of holy light immediately, when the Marquis of Ancient Tomb and the abyssfolk on the Western Front started the war, Picturesque Orchid Lake and Dragon City on the Eastern Front could sit back and watch the tiger fight, when a better opportunity came, they could stab him with a fatal knife.
Or should they directly kill the main culprit who caused chaos to the entire foreign world and ruined the Turan civilization and Dragon City civilization in their previous life.
Or should they even take the initiative and use their prescience to discover and activate the holy mountain temple before "Jackal" Ka.n.u.s?
These questions could be discussed after they reached the vicinity of Red-gold City.
Meng Chao narrowed his eyes and carefully studied the sparkling map before saying, "I noticed that the Turan"s holy mountain doesn"t seem to be far from the main city of the Gold Clan, Red-gold City?"
"Yes."
Ice Storm said, "The area near the holy mountain was originally the place with the most abundant resources and the most abundant totem energy, and it was the most suitable place for meditation and battle. For tens of millions of years, that place had always been the most prosperous place of the Turan people, and only the most powerful clans had the qualifications to build a city and reside at the foot of the holy mountain. This glory naturally belonged to the Gold Clan that possessed wolves, tigers, leopards, and golden lions.
"The so-called Tournament of the Five Clans, the great training before the previous battles of Glory, was basically a Grand Army formed by the other four great clans that marched toward Red-gold City to challenge the Gold Clan.
"The armies of the five great clans will be arranged at the foot of the holy mountain. According to the ancient etiquette that has been pa.s.sed down for tens of millions of years, they will have a fair compet.i.tion. It will also let the ancestral spirits living on the holy mountain see the courage and strength of the blood descendants.
"When the winner and the loser are decided, the winner and the loser will shake hands and make peace. They will drink heartily at the foot of the holy mountain, sing and dance, and swear blood as an alliance. The super coalition army of the five major clans will be formed once again, and they will march north.
"At this moment, after a series of battles, the young warriors of the clans have acc.u.mulated a lot of combat experience. They have also developed trust and tacit understanding with each other. They have a different understanding of the command of the battle groups of tens of thousands of people. Only then can the combat ability of the Turan army be brought into full play
"I see. It seems that it won"t be long before Red-gold City will become a place where the wind and clouds meet. All the heroes and heroes of Turan will collide there and create the most dazzling sparks..."
Meng Chao thought quickly. He looked at Ice Storm and said, "You seem to have said that your destination is Red-gold City. If you don"t mind, can you tell me what your purpose is? Maybe I can help you."
"You are willing to help me?"
Ice Storm was overjoyed.
Meng Chao, who was wearing the thousand-year armor and holding the skull crusher, was as powerful as Casanova Bloodhoof.
For Ice Storm, who had two bloodlines in her body and might be hunted down by the Blood Hoof Clan alone, there was no better news than Meng Chao"s willingness to fight for justice.
"I think that we have a good cooperation in the exploration of Blood Skull Temple."
Meng Chao did not hide his purpose. "If there"s still a chance to cooperate with you and explore more temples, of course, I"m willing to take action first to solve your worries."
"Sure!"
When Holy Mountain Temple was mentioned, Ice Storm saw a hundred times more dazzling light bursting out of Meng Chao"s eyes than that of Mars.
She knew that this black-haired, black-eyed, dangerous person would definitely not stop after tasting the sweetness of Blood Skull Temple.
However, she had no other choice.
Whether it was the vast Picturesque Orchid Lake or the vast land of Holy Light, there was no place for a forbidden child with dual bloodlines.
Unless, she could solve all the mysteries and completely merge the totem power and Holy Light power to obtain unrivaled power!
"I want to go to Red-gold City to find my father."
Ice Storm only hesitated for half a second before she made up her mind and spoke straightforwardly.
"Your father is a panther warrior?"
Meng Chao asked with bright eyes.
"He is indeed a panther, but he should not be considered a warrior. At least, he is not a warrior of the traditional clan. I have never seen him before. In fact, when my mother was pregnant, he left without saying goodbye."
The so-called secret was like a long-acc.u.mulated flood behind a fragile dam.
As long as a crack appeared on the dam and the flood burst out, it would be out of control.
"As you know, my mother is a witch, and my father is a spy who sneaked into the land of Holy Light. Hehe, a witch and a spy. I don"t know how the two of them are related."
Ice Storm had never revealed these secrets to anyone. Once she said it, she actually felt endlessly happy.
She took a deep breath and continued, "When I was young, my mother said that my father was a handsome and elegant man. When they first met, my father used the profession to hide his ident.i.ty as a bard..."
"Wait."
Meng Chao could not help but ask, "Your father was a panther who pretended to be a bard?"
"A bard with furry body and sharp fangs and claws. It sounds a bit strange, doesn"t it?"
Ice Storm said, "However, the Turan people have a tradition of reciting poems from mouth to mouth. Many warriors with strong backs and fierce auras can chant ancient heroic epics while waving their sabers and axes.
"Besides, my father seems to be different from the ordinary orcs. He suffers from a very rare congenital disease. His hair is much less than that of the ordinary orcs, and his skin color is whiter than that of his tribesmen. In addition to his superb camouflage skills, it is indeed difficult for others to see through him if he disguises himself as a member of the Holy Light faction."
Meng Chao thought quickly.
In fact, he could roughly guess what her father would look like from Ice Storm"s appearance.
Meng Chao had thought that Ice Storm possessed the blood of the Snow Leopard Clan flowing in her body, which was why her skin was so translucent.
Now, it seemed that her father had a genetic defect similar to albinism, which was pa.s.sed down to her. In addition to the fact that she was a mixed-blood, the beast-like characteristics on her body were much less than those of ordinary orcs.
"Originally, I didn"t think of coming to Picturesque Orchid Lake, nor did I think of getting involved with my father. After all, between the Holy Light humans and the advanced orcs, it took tens of millions of years to acc.u.mulate hatred higher than the sky and deeper than the Eternal Night Abyss. Mixed-bloods have never been welcomed by either side."
Ice Storm stiffly said, "Back when my mother was pregnant, my father left without saying goodbye and already made his att.i.tude clear. How could I possibly hope to meet him and perform some kind of "filial father-daughter" trick?"
Meng Chao nodded in understanding.
High-level orcs had always treated their children with indifference.
Even if their parents were pure-blooded thousand-year-old n.o.bles, as long as their children showed too much weakness and cowardice during the coming of age ceremony and brought shame to the family, they would be mercilessly expelled from the family and reduced to rat people.
Not to mention the mixed-blood who had relations with the holy light humans—they were even more despicable than rat people and could be called "evil"!
"However, three years ago, my mother died and was killed by the night watchmen, just like the other wizards and witches."
Ice Storm quickly said with a poker face, "It happened so suddenly that she didn"t even leave any last words. She only left me a few thick research notes. There was still some information left on the header and footer of the page, which she casually scribbled like incomplete diary.
"Through these research notes, I learned that my mother has been conducting a very mysterious research for decades.
"Even if I can use the power of holy light and the power of totems at the same time, it"s very likely that she continued her research while she was pregnant, which affected me, who was still in a fetal state.
"However, she mentioned more than once in her research notes that there was a crucial "thing" about this research that was taken away by my father. As a result, her research was repeatedly thwarted. It was nothing more than revealing the most crucial truth
"So, you want to take back this "thing" from my father and continue my mother"s research?" Meng Chao suddenly realized.
Ice Storm shrugged.
"I don"t have the talent to inherit my mother"s research. I"m afraid that I won"t be able to become a qualified witch and can only be an ordinary warrior."
Ice Storm said, "However, if you want to avenge my mother, it"s far from enough to rely on the abilities of an ordinary warrior.
"Whether or not I can complete my mother"s research is something I have to consider in the future. At the very least, I have to figure out what exactly my father took from my mother back then. How much does this thing have to do with the dual bloodlines that I carry?"
"If that"s the case, why don"t you just go to Red-gold City? Even if your father isn"t there, wouldn"t it be more convenient to go to the territory of the Gold Clan to inquire about the news of a leopard man?" Meng Chao asked.
"I.. . am not ready yet."
Ice Storm hesitated for a moment before explaining, "Before mother died, I had never been to Picturesque Orchid Lake. Although I learned a pretty good disguise technique from mother, I know nothing about the tradition of leopard men. If I rashly go to Red-gold City and see a large number of pure-blooded leopard men, I will definitely be exposed when the other party asks about the family tree.
"Black-corner city is the territory of the Blood Hoof Clan. Even if there are a few leopard people living here, they"re only kittens. Moreover, most of them have completely abandoned their past ident.i.ties through the Blood Bestowing Ceremony, and they won"t interrogate me about my background. When they interrogate me, they"ll have a way to deceive me. It"ll be a perfect springboard for me to get used to it for a period of time, and I"ll slowly gather intelligence and learn how to be a genuine high-ranking orc."