Chapter 199 Negotiations with the Shape Changer(1/2)
Not long after, another group of jungle leopards came and surrounded the place. If he hadn't known that Balliard wanted to negotiate with the leaders of these jungle leopards, Zhang Mingxuan would not have taken any chances when he saw so many jungle leopards.
With the absolute numerical advantage, those jungle leopards would not think that they could not chew a few hard bones. Even if Zhang Mingxuan knew that they would have no chance of leaving the jungle if they really fought, he would still fight to the death.
"Ancient people, tell me your origin."
Several snow-white leopards appeared in front of Balliard. Compared with other jungle leopards, these snow-white leopards are larger, have sharper fangs, and have more developed muscles. It seems that in the group of changers,
, even though the elders will be respected, but to lead the tribe, force is still needed.
"...I am a stowaway who came here from distant antiquity."
Didn't they call him an ancient? Baliard couldn't reveal Salva's existence at will, but he could still pull off a few vests, and besides, these shapechangers all believed that he was an ancient.
However, these shapechangers seem to have some contact with the ancients? Otherwise, it would not be so easy to distinguish Valiad and the others from ordinary humans. Therefore, these shapechangers may be asking which ancient man's magic he comes from.
Association? This is difficult to handle. He doesn’t know if there is a magic association of the ancients here, let alone the location of the magic association.
At this time, a new vest is very convenient.
"...Ancient times? You said you come from ancient times?"
A changeling clan elder looked at Balliard excitedly. When he came, he heard other changelings saying that this man had a tough body and was very likely to be a true transcendent. But such words,
Can he believe it? Well...he believes it. He actually doesn't believe it, but he still chooses to believe it.
This era is too cruel for shapechangers like them. They cannot switch forms at will, which means that on a continent dominated by humans, they will become beasts in the eyes of humans and become the targets of human hunting. In order not to
Hunted by humans, they had to huddle together in the dangerous jungle.
The former overlords of the Miasma Jungle were only plants and celestial phenomena, but with the efforts of the Changelings, they became the third overlord and successfully established their own territory in the Miasma Jungle. However, such a jungle is not enough for them.
Survive? No.
In this jungle, there are not enough resources for the changelings to continue to reproduce. When the population of the first few generations was small, the Miasma Jungle was still suitable for them to survive, but as time went by, they had to choose to restrict reproduction and
Let the old and powerless changelings commit suicide to ensure the continuation of the race.
However, shapechangers are neither humans nor animals. They can intermarry with humans and give birth to vastayas, or they can intermarry with animals and give birth to some highly spiritual animals. In order to limit fertility, change
The shapers can only meet their physiological needs through animals. However, whether the shapechangers marry humans or animals, they may give birth to pure shapechangers. At this time, due to the requirements of the group, they must kill them with their own hands.
Give up a child that shouldn't have been born.
There were also young and promising changers who wanted to change this status quo, defeated the leadership and became the leader of the changers, but those young and promising changers still had to succumb to the status quo, because, let them live like this
The tragedy is not because of one or two policies, but because of human beings.
It is the huge and greedy humans who occupy most of the land in this world and continue to expand, squeezing the living space of the changers. Because of this, the changers began to attack humans, eat humans, and refuse
Humans enter their territory.
If someone told these shapechangers that a transcendent person appeared in this world, no matter how unbelievable this thing was, they would be ecstatic, because this meant that there was hope for breaking the curse that entangled their tribe.
But Balliard did not tell these people which organization he was an ancient member of, but claimed to be from ancient times. In other words, there is still no possibility of entering the realm of extraordinary beings in the current world.
"Yes, I come from ancient times and am traveling through time. Isn't it incredible? But the human incarnation of the time-related god was very random in that era."
Baliard has no flaws. Don't shamelessly put a scapegoat for a certain existence. What are you doing? The guy who is really doing this is still under the Freljord. However, Baliard said this.
, just to convince these shapechangers.
"Is...is it a true god who brought you here?"
Compared with human beings, the inheritance of shapechangers does not have many omissions. After all, human beings can easily adapt to the environment. Without extraordinary beings, there would be no extraordinary beings. Life must go on, the country must run, and society still needs to develop. Those early
The "weird stories" that do not conform to the times, after being judged as "weird stories", herald their loss.
Therefore, human beings may know the existence of gods, but the gods in their hearts are completely different from the real gods. Balliard said that "the incarnation of human nature" is the representative of the great will in the world! It can't be wrong, it will definitely not be wrong.
Yes, it can’t be wrong.
"Aside from the True God, who else has such power? Kieran? If that guy could travel freely, he wouldn't be trapped in time."
Drizzt will definitely be favored by fate, Illaoi will definitely become the true one of Naga Kapoulos, and Kiran will definitely suffer the curse of time. This kind of thing is basically doomed and cannot be changed, so
Even though Kieran has not been born yet, he said that there is no problem with Kieran. Some people have legends about him in the world before they are born.
If you want to ask why, what is fate? It is a great will. In the same way, Naga Kapoulos and time are also great wills. If they choose someone, then that person will definitely be favored and cursed by them.
Or bless, is it possible that human beings born in the world can still influence the decision of the great will?
"I've heard rumors about that old man..."
Another Changeling clan elder suddenly interrupted. He saw the confusion on his companion's face. Although the inheritance of the Changelings is long-standing and has no omissions, they, who are exhausted for their lives, want to read all of them on their own.
The inheritance is completely nonsense.
"You...can you still go back?"
The clan elder who first talked to Baliard heard that his companion confirmed the authenticity of Baliard's words, and began to ask him the question he was most concerned about, which was - leaving this world.
They should not have appeared in this world. Before a powerful mage changed the rules of the world, he notified all the extraordinary ethnic groups and informed them of the possible consequences. Although there were not no ethnic groups that believed in their power to challenge the mage.
, but the final result is just a choice between death and leaving.
The shapechangers are not native creatures of Runeterra. For them, leaving cannot be said to be a bad thing. Of course, it is not a good thing. After all, it is rare to find a world as unique as Runeterra. However, there are still some things left behind.
The shapechanger...
These changers today can all give birth to changers with beasts. The changers of that era were also able to do the same. If some changers impregnated certain animals or humans before leaving, how could the changers truly be born?
Disappear from this world. Those are the ancestors of all the shapechangers currently existing in this world.
This group of shapechangers, unable to change the rules of the world, can only hope and wait for one day when the rules of the world change again. They can change at will, and even enter the ranks of extraordinary beings and leave this world.
But now, they have a new possibility - to go back to ancient times. In that distant ancient era, the world has not been modified by that powerful mage. In that era, they can improve their strength and move towards the sea of stars.
"Of course I can go back. This is a journey with an end, not an unlimited exile. Of course I can return to that era."
Balliard guessed the thoughts of these changers. He originally thought that these changers needed to be bought with food and turned into pets, but now it seems that he can completely become a white wolf with nothing.
"Can I take others with me?"
The clan elder's words made the jungle leopards around who didn't understand the situation look at Valliad with enthusiasm. They were all considered the new generation and could best understand the severe situation and harsh policies of the clan.
The constraints on them can be traced back to ancient times, and no one would restrain them.
"Of course, you want to go back? I understand, but why should I help you?"
Balliard was in control of these changers. If it weren't for these clan elders, he might still be worried that these changers would want to rip each other off when their heads were hot, and detain Sivir and Zhang Mingxuan, so that Balliard could
Send them back to ancient times, but does Valliard have that ability? Sorry, no.
Therefore, if he could avoid breaking his skin without breaking his skin, even if he had a chance to escape with the three of them, the use value of these shapechangers would not be fully realized.
"We can give everything. As long as it is what you want, we can give it to you. Even if we don't have those things, we will try our best to find them. We only hope that you can take us on a journey back to ancient times."
The strong self-confidence in the clan elder's words is not what a leader of a forced clan should possess.
"What's your confidence? This changer in the jungle alone can't fulfill my request."
Balliard didn't speak as loudly as the lion. He wanted to understand one thing. If these wills against humans were transformed by these shapechangers in order to survive, then why did they gather their destiny? In this jungle
The shapechangers hold up ten thousand, ten thousand creatures. Even if the spiritual will of the shapechangers is stronger and purer than that of humans, is it enough to condense the destiny of the race?
So, who says that all the shapechangers here are? Do the shapechangers left over from ancient times only have one form? If all the shapechangers are one ethnic group, then these shapechangers scattered around the world
The shapechangers who transformed into jackals, tigers, leopards and various animals seemed to have the basic conditions to gather the destiny of their clan.
Changelings around the world may also communicate with each other through changelings who have transformed into some kind of bird, so once the changelings here and Baliard come to an agreement, it is unlikely that the changelings in other areas will
I don’t know, then, the “us” these changers talk about is definitely not just the changers in this jungle.
Even if this is a white wolf with nothing, Balliard will not make such a loss-making transaction. It can be solved with a small branch of the other party.
The question is, if you send the entire tribe back to ancient times as a reward, are you an idiot?
"We exist in every place and corner of this world. Although the population is not as large as that of humans, our number is still close to 100 million. 100 million changers can fulfill any of your requirements at any time."
This is the biggest promise this clan elder can make. Although it may be a bit over the line, as long as they can return to the ancient times and leave this world, their efforts will be worth it. Changelings from other branches will also agree with their decision.
.
"Yes, so be it, I've made this deal."
Balliard completely ignored Anne's disdainful look. After knowing that these jungle leopards were changers, Anne asked Tibbers to activate the voice translation function. The roars of these changers were translated into words and appeared on the screen.
Annie's computing power surpasses that of a supercomputer on a robotic bracelet.
Despise? Do you really think he is a white wolf with nothing? Balliard dare not vouch for other things, but the purpose of these shapechangers in wanting to return to ancient times is not to leave this place where extraordinary power is restricted.
The world? Even if they can't send them back to the ancient times, they can't use any super magic to teleport them to the outer star realm. Balliard can only spend some money to buy a few wormholes from Heimerdinger and send the changers
sent them into the universe.
After all, these are a group of people who can physically travel through the stars, and nothing will happen if they are thrown directly into the universe. Of course, the premise of all this is that these shapechangers perform well and are of sufficient use.
"Babbitt! Come down."
After receiving Balliard's promise, the clan elder did not say what oath he had made with Balliard or what agreement he had signed. Nowadays, when there is no extraordinary power, these agreements are just pieces of paper. A group of them
Mortals use agreements to restrain others, but they are still extraordinary beings whose power is limited. I'm afraid it's not a joke.
With a cry, an eagle flew down from the sky and landed on the clan elder's back.
To be continued...