People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"We came to Kjerag for friendly exchanges under the orders of General Tresis, the great leader of the Sarkaz."

Manfred said, Ernst frowned suspiciously, Manfred took out a ticket from his pocket and handed it to Ernst.

"Of course we have no ill intentions. Would someone who wants to do something bad to Kjerag spend money to buy a ticket and take a bus to Kjerag? They must have gone straight over the mountain."

Manfred's argument was so convincing that for some reason, Ernst, Mace, Vina, Holhaiya, and everyone in the office, except for the confused Ravshini, all turned their eyes to Hedley who was holding a teacup in the corner.

Hedley was stunned for a moment, picked up the teacup awkwardly, turned his eyes aside, blocked half of his face, pretended to drink tea, did not hear Manfred's words, and did not notice the mocking eyes of the crowd.

Manfred was not a fool. Seeing everyone's expressions and actions, he naturally understood what was going on. But unexpectedly, not only did he not stop talking, but he pretended not to understand and continued:

"No way, no way, no way, is there really anyone going to cross the snowy mountains of Kjerag?"

Ursula smiled in response.

Hedley: “............”

No, didn't I just watch you and Ursula being chased and beaten by the mace and didn't help? Is that so serious?

It’s not my fault that my teammates were caught and were laughing while brushing. Who told you to encounter a mace?

In Kjerag's food chain, the existence of the mace made even Ernst retreat a little. After all, this man was a complete battle maniac, a chosen lunatic, a hardcore ruthless man. Hedley had seen a lot of good people and good things as well as bad people and bad things since he was a child, but he had never heard of anyone joining the avalanche rescue team just to challenge an avalanche!

To be honest, if it weren't for the protection of the great god Yelagund, who always satisfied Jian's strange hobby and kept her alive in "dangerous situations", Jian would have been so provocative to nature that even nine lives would not have been enough to kill her.

No one would ever try to offend Mace, unless you want to try the [Current Protagonist UP Pool] package where your head is pressed into the snow and your hands are tied so you can't move.

Wait, what am I talking about?

Hedley gave a helpless smile, turned to look at Ernst, and assured:

"Prime Minister Ernst, these two, the man is called Manfred, and the woman is called Ursula. They are both cadres of the Kazdel Military Committee and confidants of Tresis. They are here for me this time and have no ill will towards Kjerag."

Before Xintlia and Mace met Manfred and the other two, Hedley had actually been chatting with them for a while.

The two of them came to check the intelligence, and this intelligence was naturally the information that Hedley had made up last time, "The former subordinates of the Demon King, incarnated as Rhodes Island, were active in Shelagh on behalf of Kazdel."

In this intelligence, the photos were blurry, the content was fabricated, the information was false, and except for the signature being Hedley instead of He Dalei, there was not a single real word in the whole article. But it did not prevent Hedley from knowing that it was very much in line with Tracys' taste.

But I didn't expect it to be so accurate. A piece of intelligence directly prompted Tracys to send two of his capable men to Kjerag.

Sure enough, it is not that easy to deceive Tracy.

Hedley could only cast a pleading look at Ernst, asking him to help.

Ernst raised the corner of his mouth, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he slowly took out a piece of cheese from today's lunch and put it on the plate. Then he thought for a while, cut it in half, and looked at Hedley.

Hedley gritted his teeth and nodded.

Ernst then said:

"In that case, during this period of time, it will be up to Hedley to monitor them."

He looked at Manfred and Ursula and gave them an unfriendly smile:

"Kjerag is here at the World Expo now. Visitors are guests, so I naturally have no intention of chasing them away. But as the saying goes, guests should follow the host's wishes. I hope you two can also abide by Kjerag's rules and not do anything too Sakaz-like that would force me to do something impolite."

"If you two have any needs, you can ask Hedley, I will satisfy them as appropriate. If you two want to participate in the World Expo... I see that you two did not bring anything, it should not be possible, but if you want, you can go to Ms. Nastie to apply for a venue. She is also a Sarkaz, you may have common topics."

After Ernst finished speaking, he no longer looked at Manfred, but looked at Holhaiya beside him and ordered:

"Go find Kal'tsit for me. I have something to ask her."

He pointed to the pocket watch on the table that Ursula thought was [broken].

You can ask her anything related to the Sarkaz, and it’s free. This is a promise Kal’tsit made herself.

This pocket watch was searched out from the Sarkaz, so it naturally belongs to the Sarkaz. Why shouldn’t it be counted?

Hol Haiya nodded in understanding: "Understood."

She left the office slowly, her fat but flexible tail gently hooking the door, leaving Manfred and Ursula alone in surprise.

There is so much information worth noting in Ernst's words just now.

First of all, it’s about attitude. Even if it’s just a matter of appearance, Sarkaz hasn’t heard words like “guests are welcome, we won’t chase them away” for a long time.

Wherever we go, everyone is calling for our death. Apart from Londinium where we were invited in, is there any other place where people would say that the Sarkaz are "guests"?

It seems that, just as General Tresis and Hedley said in the intelligence, Ernst's attitude towards the Sarkaz is indeed more gentle than other leaders in this land. Maybe this is also because Kjerag has almost no intersection with the Sarkaz?

The second one is Sakaznasti in Kjerag.

Although Nasti's race and heritage were unknown, she was actually in charge of the venue of the World Expo in Kjerag, so her status was naturally not low. A Sarkaz could hold a high position in a country ruled by a foreign race, which was also an incredible signal.

Manfred was looking forward to meeting Nastia.

The third is Kal'tsit.

Kal'tsit, just the name is enough to explain so many things.

Hedley didn't lie about the intelligence. Kelsey, General Tracy's greatest enemy, was lurking in Kjerag!

Chapter 292 Kal'tsit's Lecture on Giant Beasts

Kal'tsit felt that Ernst had been looking for her more frequently in the past few days.

This is not a bad thing. Ernst took the initiative to contact her, which means he has doubts. And Kal'tsit has never been reluctant to help others answer their questions, but many people simply don't understand her more tactful way of answering questions.

The only pity was that such irregular calls did cause some trouble for her "tour guide job". Not being able to stay at the World Expo for a long time meant that she couldn't talk to the representatives of those countries, and naturally she didn't have enough time to fight for the interests of Rhodes Island.

However, this opportunity was originally given by Ernst. Kal'tsit could still tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal.

"So, what doubts does Mr. Ernst have this time?"

Arriving at the office, Kal'tsit asked clearly without any surprise or confusion at the presence of the All-Star lineup.

Ernst sat up straight, handed over the pocket watch he was playing with, and placed it on the table:

"Kal'tsit, have you ever heard of the Clock of Time?"

Kal'tsit's expression froze for a moment. She looked deeply at Ernst, and her rather good-looking face twitched slightly.

"I heard."

"The Clock of Time, this is the name given to it by mortals. In fact, it should be a part of the giant beast, Time."

"Giant Beast [Time Series]?" Ernst frowned.

It was the first time he heard this name, but just a name was enough to make Ernst alert and take it seriously.

After all, compared to the name [Yeragond], whose specific abilities and strengths cannot be determined at first glance, the name [Chronology] can be said to be clear at a glance and self-explanatory.

Time, order.

It’s not that Ernst thinks that this so-called time monster is definitely stronger than Yelagund, but, throughout the ages, in almost all literary works, the power of [time] has always existed as the final boss.

Haven’t you seen that in Ernst’s favorite work "JOJO", since the appearance of the Stand ability, DIO, Kira Yoshikage, Diablo, and the priest all have time abilities, right?

Ernst couldn't help but pay attention to the behemoth with such power, but he also noticed another key point in Kal'tsit's words.

"A part of the [Time Series] monster? Why is it a part?"

Kal'tsit looked at Ernst strangely, as if to confirm whether he really didn't know or was simply making fun of her.

[Time Series] Why did the behemoth break into pieces? As a behemoth collector, don’t you know this?

Could it be that when you tricked Mastema into coming to Kjerag with the two staffs on her back, you thought that was all there was to "Time"?

Kal'tsit was a little confused, but after thinking about it, it seemed understandable.

Ernst's tendency to collect behemoths should have come from Yelagund's instruction. The terrifying behemoth entrenched in Kjerag has a completely different moral bottom line and social inclination from other behemoths, but it does not necessarily know every behemoth of its kind.

The defeat of the Timeline monster was indeed quite abstract to a certain extent. Even Kal'tsit could only say: "He is not dead, he simply does not want to live anymore."

Who would have thought that a giant beast, after having its sleep disturbed, not only did not get angry, but instead started to fight.

People always say "Why should we go to bed early? We will sleep forever after death" to encourage everyone to work hard and open books together. But He said: You are right. Since we will sleep forever after death, I will die to show you~

It can only be said that there are gaps between giant beasts. Sometimes, the gap between giant beasts is even greater than the gap between humans and giant beasts.

However, this seemed to be a good opportunity to help Ernst learn some knowledge about the behemoths. Even if it couldn't stop him from collecting the behemoths, at least it would make him more cautious and safer when facing the behemoths.

Kal'tsit finally met a leader who was to her liking in all aspects except for her interests and hobbies, and she didn't want anything unexpected to happen to Ernst.

After choosing her words carefully, she began to explain:

"Mr. Ernst, you should be aware that the giant beast is a [Spirit of Nature], right?"

Ernst nodded.

Although no one had mentioned it to him, Ernst himself had also been researching and exploring the existence of behemoths. Ernst had read through the books on Yelagund left by Kjerag, as well as some books on behemoths in Columbia and Victoria. Although he was far from being an erudite behemoth scholar, he still had some knowledge of what behemoths were.

"The behemoths are the spirits of nature. Theoretically, each behemoth is the embodiment of nature and a part of Terra's ecological environment. When they lie on the ground, they become towering mountains. When they soar in the sky, they become violent storms. They hide in the cracks of time and space, and the waves they bring when they move are enough to shake an area of ​​space."

"In Terra, Yan was the first country to conduct systematic research on giant beasts. In the wilderness, the ancestors of the Yan people discovered a mountain of bones. It was the corpse of a dead giant beast, and it was also the beginning of the Yan people's research on giant beasts."

Kelsey said,

"After a long period of time, the giant beast scholars of Yan Country proposed a very interesting theory, namely - giant beast taxonomy."

She paused and then translated,

"All behemoths can be roughly divided into three categories. Level 1 behemoths are ordinary behemoths that are simply huge in size and only possess some basic powers. Behemoths that are the embodiment of nature are part of the Terra ecosystem. They are born with bodies that can perfectly integrate into the Terra ecosystem, as well as the basic ability to control the movement of clouds and rain and regulate the natural cycle in a certain area. If the Terra ecosystem is a system, then they are the ones who hold administrator privileges and are responsible for maintaining this system."

"The second-level behemoths are also called power-level behemoths. The strength of this level of behemoths has surpassed that of ordinary behemoths, and they have begun to master a specific power. Among them is the [Time Sequence] behemoth. As far as I know, His ability allows Him to travel through the cracks in time and space without being affected by turbulence. He also has [Subjective Time Slowdown], [Time Pause], [Time Acceleration] and other time powers within the scope of human understanding. Rather than saying that His name is [Time Sequence], it is better to say that He is [Time Sequence]. Controlling time is His ability to transcend other behemoths."

Ernst nodded in understanding.

Kal'tsit's explanation was rare and easy to understand. So, this [Chronology] beast is pretty strong?

After all, Ernst felt that Yelagund did not seem to have mastered any specialized power, and felt that he was still in the ranks of a first-level behemoth?

Ahem, that’s not right. How can you think like that? It’s so disrespectful!

Regardless of whether it is chronological order or sequence of time, it is not as good as our great Lord Yelagund. Great Lord Yelagund is the best!

Ernst touched the divine stone on his chest that was causing him to feel a bit "heartburned" and quickly threw away the strange thoughts in his mind.

But if time is so awesome, why did it break?

Kelsey saw Ernst's doubts and continued:

"Above the second-level behemoths, Yan Country also listed the third-level behemoths, that is, the behemoths with multiple powers and the closest to evolving into the [Second Nature]."

"A second nature?"

Vina, who seemed somewhat mesmerized by what she heard, exclaimed.

Kal'tsit nodded: "Yes. Behemoths are the embodiment of nature. When behemoths grow to their full potential, their theoretical final form will naturally be the second nature."

The second nature, this statement may be a bit abstract or narrow. According to Ernst's understanding, what Kal'tsit really wanted to say should be the "second world".

The behemoth is the embodiment of rules. When it grows to perfection, it will naturally master all the rules. When the powers of [time], [space], [life] and so on are all complete, then theoretically speaking, it is not impossible to "refine the earth, fire, water and wind, and create the world again."

"But is it really possible?" Holhaiya frowned. As the only Colombian and God's people present, she was keenly aware of something. "It is impossible for two natures to exist on the same land. The existing nature will not allow it, right?"

As we all know, the behemoth is the administrator and nature is the group leader. Theoretically speaking, no matter how much the behemoth grows, it is impossible for the administrator to really reach an equal status with the group leader.

Kal'tsit nodded, confirming Holhayya's idea: "Yes, so this is only a theoretical existence. The third-level behemoth itself is only the behemoth closest to becoming the [Second Nature]."

"And such a giant beast, in the records of Simuitai, should only exist as [Sui]."

At the age of 15, before Yan State was called Yan State, it was the most powerful giant beast entrenched in that land. Later, because it helped the ancestors of Yan State in a large-scale hunting expedition, it was cursed by the resentment of the dead giant beast, was seriously injured, and was stabbed in the back by Yan State.

"After his death, his multiple powers disintegrated. A small part returned to the world, but the majority turned into twelve [Year Beast Agents] with their own independent consciousness."

Ernst understood.

After the giant beasts die, they actually do not really disappear. Because they are part of nature, their death is just a process of returning to nature. This is true for [years] and [time sequence] as well.

It's just that [Time Sequence] is not as good as Sui, so after [Sui] is blown up, multiple powers can be completely divided, thus creating multiple Sui beast agents with complete single powers. Although these small giant beasts are only part of Sui beasts, they generally have the ability to [master a certain special power] above level one giant beasts. As for whether it can be counted as reaching level two, Ernst is not sure.

After all, they are "born knowing" instead of understanding and mastering through the growth of their own strength. Although they start at a level above the first level behemoth, it is easy to make the mistake of relying too much on power, and thus never reach the combat power that a true second level behemoth should have throughout their lives.

As for Time, because it only had one specialized power, after it collapsed, it naturally could not produce an agent who could fully inherit the power with only one power. It could only be divided into several pieces and became various [artifacts].

The artifact is the gold coins exploded by the giant beast Lao Deng. This setting surprised Ernst.

After all, in other games or movies, artifacts are weapons made by gods. Is it a bit strange to use gods to make weapons?

"Besides Sui, are there any other level three behemoths? I mean the ones that are still alive?"

Mace asked curiously. Ernst glanced at her, a little afraid of the fighting spirit on her face.