Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 101 Life Will Always Find Its Own Way

Life will always find its way.

Faced with the conditions offered by the evil ancient serpent, the three giant beasts were completely unable to meet them. After all, no matter how powerful they were in battle, they could not possibly resurrect the Katan, Nata, and Mani people who had been extinct for countless years.

However, after a moment's thought, they found a way that could be called a solution.

"That evil ancient serpent said it wanted to see it because it was curious, because it had never seen one before..."

Of the three giant beasts, the most intelligent, the Golden-Winged Roc, narrowed its eyes.

"Why don't we just make a few on the spot?"

As for how to put them together temporarily, it's very simple. Just find a few people, anyone will do, put dog heads on them, dress them in elephant skin, tie on feathers, and make them look very similar.

Of course, if we were to do that, it would definitely involve another problem.

"What if we fail to fool the ancient serpent?"

The six-tusked white elephant raised its own questions.

After all, this method is too crude and too easy to expose. The savages they found on the spot may not be reliable. The ancient snake might just ask a couple of questions and discover that they are deceiving each other.

But at that moment, the six-tusked white elephant noticed that both the golden-winged roc and the blue-faced giant lion shook their heads.

"Your idea is too simplistic."

In the end, it was the blue-faced giant lion who revealed the key to the matter.

"If we were truly deceived... then was the ancient serpent the only one who was deceived?"

"You mean..."

The six-tusked white elephant was stunned, and for a moment it did not understand what this was talking about.

This forced the blue-faced giant lion to explain the key points in detail once again.

"If it really gets exposed, then it won't just be the ancient serpent who's been deceived; the three of us also need to act like we've been tricked... After all, our lands are all west of the Great Snow Mountain, over there with those Hengnu people. Do you understand?"

"This……"

The six-tusked white elephant gradually understood the key to it.

This is where the Golden-Winged Roc's cleverness lies. Whether this matter succeeds or fails, it will benefit them—firstly, if it succeeds, and the ancient serpent is truly deceived, then they have successfully survived this calamity.

If that doesn't work, then they've been tricked too, and the Hennu people on the other side of the Great Snow Mountain have been deceiving them all along. These damned Hennu people even sent fake goods to deceive them—taking this opportunity, they could even tell the ancient serpent about the evil of the Hennu people, and if they're lucky, they might even be able to provoke a fight between the ancient serpent and the sacred bull god Dehennu.

Of course, it's hard to say whether the later parts will succeed, but following the Golden-Winged Roc's method, they seem to be able to get by no matter what.

"After all, that ancient snake was just something to see for the novelty,"

The Golden-Winged Roc gave its summary.

"So this level is enough."

Thus, the plan to find a substitute was finalized. After all, the plan itself was not complicated. If there was any trouble, it was probably that finding a savage to serve as a substitute might be a bit difficult.

However, after a brief search, they discovered that even this seemingly most troublesome problem was not actually that troublesome.

This land has always been inhabited, and there are even many intelligent species resembling monkeys living outside the mountains.

"Isn't that even simpler?" After realizing how easy everything was, the three giant beasts each began their actions.

Although they couldn't personally appear under the watchful eye of the ancient serpent, they all possessed unique skills, coming from the western side of the Great Snow Mountain.

……

In a thatched house outside the city of Ignis, the hunter Ignis, known as Bone Whistle, rubbed his aching head.

In the past few days, Bone Whistle has been having the same recurring nightmare: a giant blue-faced lion appears in his dreams, its majestic appearance truly deserving of the title of the most powerful of all.

But that's why Bone Whistle calls this kind of dream a nightmare, because the current Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage is acting like a madman, promoting some kind of true path of pleasure, which is the so-called "Way of All".

Of course, what the Thirty-Sixth Akakage said made a good point—that he wanted the Ignivas to experience true joy and what it meant to be the true hero. But the problem is, the system the Thirty-Sixth Akakage promoted was simply…

At least in Bone Whistle's opinion, this was absolutely a nightmare; that Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage had probably gone mad.

In fact, when those minotaurs, also known as the Hennu, were still around, Bone Whistle had a lot of complaints about the pleasure-seeking methods they promoted—in his view, true happiness should come from conquest, from battle, from hunting wild beasts, and from accomplishing great feats.

Instead of getting involved with those trolls and getting involved in all sorts of pointless things.

Of course, he also liked the gold and gems brought by the Minotaur, but in his opinion, if he wanted gold and gems, he should fight his way out and conquer the Hennu, just like he conquered the Ice People.

But clearly, this is just his own opinion, and it's meaningless.

The Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage didn't think that way. Heaven knows what the Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage was thinking. Anyway, even now, very few Ignivas have ever been to the other side of the Great Snow Mountain, as if that tunnel was dug for nothing.

"Red Shadow... Hah."

Bone Whistle became even more agitated when he thought of the tunnel in the snowy mountains.

His father, his grandfather, and his great-grandfather all gave their lives for that tunnel. His great-grandfather and grandfather were buried alive by avalanches, and his father died from exhaustion while transporting supplies to the front lines. The current Akakage, the previous Akakage, and even the Akakage before that all said that once the tunnel was completed, everything would be alright.

And now, the tunnel has indeed been dug through.

But has the life of the Ignivas people really changed?

Perhaps the only things that have changed are Crimson Shadow and his guards. After all, they took the most of the gold and jewels brought by the minotaurs, and they were also the most diligent in practicing the so-called path of pleasure brought by the minotaurs.

As for these ordinary Ignivas people...

"what."

Seeing that it was still dark, Bone Whistle simply stopped thinking about these worries and continued to sleep soundly.

After all, there were still things to do after dawn. His job was to refine the essence of the food, which required precise control of the flames all day long, and he needed to be full of energy. This kind of meticulous work did not allow for any drowsiness.

But just after falling asleep, Bone Whistle saw the enormous blue-faced lion again.

This time, however, before Bone Whistle could even begin to complain about his nightmare.

The blue-faced giant lion spoke first.

“I heard your prayer.”

"So, do you want to start a new, different life?"

(End of this chapter)