Beastmaster: I'm really not a training master

Chapter 997 The Mastermind, the Elders' Council
Arabu stood on the stone platform in the center of the small square.

He began slowly and deliberately, recounting the story, "This story begins 158 years ago..."

After scanning the crowd for a moment, he continued without stopping, "158 years ago, in Falling Star City, which is now Falling Glow City, the entire city was almost entirely controlled by the Elders' Council."

"The federal government doesn't really manage autonomous cities like Falling Star City either."

He paused, then said with some emotion, "Back then, the power held by the nine elders was far greater than it is now."

At this point, a faint, mocking expression appeared on his face. "Guess why Falling Star City went from being a purely autonomous city to a semi-autonomous city?"

Why would the federal government take away some of the city's management rights from you?

Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.

Previously, they hadn't given much thought to the federal government's tightening of regulations; they simply felt it was an inevitable trend.

In order to prepare for the upcoming dimensional fusion.

Looking back now, upon closer examination, there may be something fishy about this matter.

Since its founding, Falling Star City has always been self-governed, a system that has remained unchanged for many years. However, things changed after the Starfall incident.

Most importantly, the elders of the council did not seem to do anything to stop it.

This is a bit intriguing.

In the center of the small square, on the stone platform, Alab's gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at someone in the crowd. "I'm talking about you, old man, Kamatua. You don't really think you can get away with something that happened 158 years ago, do you?"

The person whose gaze was fixed on by Alab was a gaunt old man.

Because he was attending a wedding today, he wore traditional clothing, which made him look like a sprightly old man.

Arabu's gaze was sharp, fixed on the little old man named Kamaltuya.

Without pausing, he continued, "In fact, the federal government has already discovered some of the truth, which is why it has taken away some of your powers."

"They probably want to stop you inhuman bastards from continuing to poison the people."

The little old man named Camartuya looked very unpleasant, and he retorted without hesitation, "I don't know what you're talking about?"

Arabu shook his head slightly, a faint smile curving his lips. "No, you know that from beginning to end, you were very clear that even if you weren't deeply involved in that matter back then, as Getty's confidant, you must have known part of the truth."

Listening to the conversation between Arabu and Kamatua in the crowd, Li Qian suddenly spoke up, talking to Teacher Zero who was possessing him, "Teacher Zero, what should we do now?"

As soon as Li Qian finished speaking, Teacher Ling's voice rang in his mind, "Let Fei Yue continue to try and see if she can break the sealing formation of this place as soon as possible. Also, continue to watch the show."

"Arabu, what are you talking about?"

"Yeah, what are you trying to scare us about?"
"Is there some hidden story behind the Starry Sky Sect incident back then?"

"..."

The conversation between Arabu and the old man Kamaltuya immediately attracted the attention of many guests in the small square, who began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Some were whispering among themselves.

Some were questioning loudly.

Cade knew that if he didn't say something at this moment, the rhythm would definitely be swayed by that guy Alab.

So he spoke up directly, denying it outright: "Arab, stop spreading rumors here. Everyone knows clearly what happened back then. How dare you spout nonsense here?"

Alab didn't even glance at Cade, but instead focused his gaze on the direction from which the questioning voice had come. "Hidden story? Ha, that's hardly a hidden story."

"It's the bloody truth!"

He scanned the crowd, his voice suddenly becoming solemn, "Now, let me tell you the truth... that accident back then was not the work of the Starry Sky Cult at all!"

"The Starry Sky Cult is just a scapegoat; the real masterminds are actually the eight elders of the Elder Council!"

Looking down at the ground, his expression turned somewhat dejected. "And my father, Gota Mochi, was also a member of the Elder Council. He discovered their conspiracy, tried his best to oppose it, and desperately tried to stop it. As a result, he became a victim of their swords."

"impossible!"

"Arabu, no matter how much you spread your lies, it's useless!"

"We will not believe you."

"..."

Arabu spoke up and revealed the truth of what happened back then.

The moment he finished speaking, a chorus of doubts arose in the small square.

Li Qian glanced around and roughly discerned that most of those who raised questions were elites from the Gaochang tribe.

Their strength has generally reached the level of hegemon, or even above the level of hegemon.

Those who chose to remain silent, or even harbored some doubts, were mostly commoners among the Gaochang people. Their strength was generally below the level of a hegemon.

Clearly, those who voiced their doubts were all from the vested interests.

With a shrug, Alab said nonchalantly, "Whether you believe it or not is your business. I'm just responsible for telling you the truth."

He patted his head, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and said in a calm and unhurried voice, "By the way, there is something I need to remind you of. Because of our special bloodline, we Gaochang people have a rather serious deficiency in comprehending the rules and runes and breaking through to the legendary level."

"To achieve a breakthrough, special materials are required!"

Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Alab continued, "This special material is called a 'meteor core,' and it can only appear inside giant meteorites summoned from special spatial layers."

He was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

However, his tone became quite strange at the end, "Back then, almost all of the eight elders were stuck at the peak of the Holy Spirit level, unable to make any progress. But after that meteorite fell and destroyed half of the city, they all broke through to the legendary level in a short period of time."

After saying that, his gaze suddenly focused and locked onto a certain direction. "Also, Elder Cade, the reason you were able to break through to the legendary level should also be due to the assistance of the meteorite core."

"Have you ever wondered where all those meteorite cores came from?"

After Alabah finished speaking, he fell silent.

He didn't speak again, but the small square instantly erupted in chaos.

"So, it turns out that our Gaochang tribe actually needs the assistance of extraordinary materials like meteorite cores to break through to the legendary level!"

"I remember that the previous generation of eight elders did indeed break through in a concentrated period of time."

"No way!"

"Could what Alabu said be true?"

"Could it be that the one who used the formation to summon the meteorite and destroy half the city back then was not the Star Cult, but the Elder Council?"

"The Elders destroyed almost half the city in their pursuit of a breakthrough!"

"..."

Listening to the bustling, noisy, and clamorous discussions in the small square, Cade and several high-ranking clansmen present exchanged glances, their eyes filled with deep worry.

As a beneficiary of the system, Cadet was actually very clear about this.

Even though his grandfather never said a word or revealed a single syllable, he had already guessed most of it.

Putting everything else aside, he knew very well where meteorite cores came from.

So at this moment, he didn't know how to refute it.

Moreover, he always felt that no matter how he refuted it, it would be weak and powerless.

"Teacher Zero, what do you think about this?" Li Qian was very curious, and he continued to communicate with Teacher Zero, who was possessing him.

"It's most likely true!" Teacher Ling was silent for a moment before speaking and giving her guess.

Just then, Fei Yue rushed over and returned to Li Qian's side. "As far as I know, some special human races do need some rare and extraordinary materials to help them break through their limitations."

After listening to Teacher Ling and Fei Yue's words, Li Qian couldn't help but sigh and mutter to himself, "Tsk tsk tsk, if what Alab said is true, then the elders back then were really ruthless."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Feiyue, who had returned to his side, "Feiyue, what do you mean by this formation?"

"This formation is very special. The core node is most likely the stone platform under Arab's feet."

Without pausing, she continued, "To break this, we need to launch an attack and consume the blood on the stone platform."

"It seems the Gaochang people have long been infiltrated and become like a sieve." Li Qian shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

It's obvious that some remnants of the Star Cult infiltrated beforehand and sabotaged the wedding preparations.

Otherwise, this strange formation could not have been set up so easily.

Just as Li Qian, Fei Yue, and Teacher Ling were secretly conversing using their mental powers, Alab's voice rang out again from the stone platform in the center of the small square, "Finally, here's a friendly reminder, because I already knew what was going to happen next."

"So back then, all the core members of the family that the elders were supposed to be in hiding were put away in advance."

His voice was mocking, and a slight smile played at the corners of his lips. "Because it involves quite a few people, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to investigate."

Upon hearing this, many of the guests looked enlightened.

Just as Arabu said, it's not difficult to verify this matter.

It's not a long time, but it's not short either. Only 158 years have passed since the starfall incident, and many of the people who experienced it are still alive today.

They are the best subjects for verification.

However, at this moment, everyone is trapped inside this isolation formation. How can they verify this?
(End of this chapter)