The Vastness of Magical Destiny

Komer’s words left the three men looking at each other in dumbfounded silence, at a loss for words. How could Komer have known about the secret of the Sanjia Tribe? From the exchange of glances among themselves, they understood that it was definitely not one of the three who had leaked the information, which only left the possibility of their subordinates being responsible.

Komer had learned this secret from those captured smugglers; originally, a considerable portion of the weapons and armor designated for the Sanjia Tribe was diverted to other tribes within the Mountain People Alliance. This was not considered a major issue, but by mentioning it at this time, he had a chance to knock the Sanjia Tribe down a peg—letting them know that he was omniscient and that they shouldn’t try to pull any stunts in front of him.

"Indeed, Sir Baron, I admit that some resources have flowed into other tribes, but please understand our predicament. After all, we too are members of the Alliance, and the Alliance’s covenant still binds us. Even if we find some of the commands unfair, we must still adhere to them. Our purpose today is to negotiate a new agreement. We hope to obtain more resources, especially food, and of course, this is a secret agreement that the Alliance will not be aware of. In return, our Sanjia Tribe will open up to Caucasus to a greater extent and provide assistance to the best of our capabilities under certain special circumstances. This includes offering more Earthwalking Dragons and helping you train mid-level and advanced Earth Dragon Warriors. We can also provide another rare creature from the Baden Gold Mountain Range in Cordillera Wilderness—the Thunder Peng."

As Chief Dvanch uttered the last sentence, Komer noticed that Bellamong seemed intent on stopping him, but after hesitating briefly, Dvanch still spoke out.

The Thunder Peng! This was one of the three great magical birds of the Cang Mang Continent, a formidable magical beast only found in the eastern part of the Cordillera Wilderness, in the Baden Gold Mountain Range. Possessing both wind and thunder-based magic, this fierce creature boasted an eight-meter wingspan and could fly as swiftly as the wind and descend like thunder striking the ground, making the common fierce beasts of the wilderness its best prey. On the Blue Continent, aside from the Qiu Yi Jian in the Mogan Wilderness, no other magical bird dared to compete with it; common birds would retreat at the mere sight of it. The Qiu Yi Jian was one of the beastmen’s prized flying soldiers.

In the wars against mortals and other species, the Barbarians’ Thunder Peng also played a significant role, especially in their attacks on mortal mages, which repeatedly proved effective. With a keen intuition for magic power, the Thunder Peng could quickly and accurately detect magical energy released by mages during spellcasting, even from a kilometer high in the air, swooping down to attack the mage in an instant. Barbarian Soldiers, trained as Thunder Peng Warriors, could even invoke some of the most basic thunder-based and wind magic without the need for scholarly study, which was quite a shock to the mortal armies that first encountered them. Humans who didn’t understand this suffered heavy losses at the time.