"Legend has it that there was a mysterious tribe long ago, they were able to manipulate magic, they were good at using magic, it is said that the source of their magic is twelve gems, these twelve gems are engraved with statues of the zodiac, each gem has a unique magic, no one knows the origin of these gems, when this tribe existed, these gems also appeared with this tribe. When these twelve gems are gathered, the wielder is able to wield the power of destruction and summon the Holy Warrior Legion to help him in battle. This tribe has always lived peacefully in the depths of the mountains, relying on the power and good fortune brought to them by the precious stones, and no one thinks of coming out to see the outside world, and of course the people outside do not know the existence of such a tribe. ”

The old man who was dying on the hospital bed talked about this incessant cough, and was about to continue talking when he was interrupted by his grandson on the side.

"I know Grandpa, you've told me this story many times. Later, about 70 years ago, a new leader of the tribe was elected. As the new leader of the tribe, Agbu strongly opposed the conservative practices of the previous leaders, believing that since the tribe had such a powerful gem and the magical power brought by such a powerful gem, it should expand outward and conquer the whole world, instead of just living a primitive life in the mountains. Agbu's idea of the main battle was echoed by some of the young people of the tribe, who were not willing to live in isolation from the world all their lives in the mountains, and they wanted to go out to see the outside world and use their magical power to conquer the world.

But not everyone supports this policy of outward expansion. The four elders of the tribe, as highly respected elders, strongly opposed this plan. They believe that the tribe has been able to exist so calmly and safely for so many years, which is due to the conservative and low-key nature of the tribe, which is the basis for the tribe to exist in peace and quiet for so many years. If you rashly expose your magical powers, once the expansion plan fails, then the existence of the tribe will become precarious, and the outside world will covet these magical powers, and then they will fall into endless wars, and the tribe people will be displaced and homeless.

But once ambition exists, it is difficult to extinguish. Despite the strong opposition of the elders, Agbu insisted on his plans for expansion, and even demanded that the elders hand over the gems. In the tribe, not all gems are kept by the chief, in order to prevent the leader from becoming too powerful and leading to authoritarianism. The leader only kept the four gems, while the other eight gems were kept by the four elders, forming a situation of separation of powers and balances, which shows that the tribe is still quite far-sighted in terms of politics.

Of course, the four elders will not hand over the gems, they are not only responsible to the chief, but more importantly to the people in the tribe. At a meeting of the tribal leaders, they rejected Agbu's request and told him to discourage the idea of expansion, and they wanted to strangle this plan in the cradle, and never let it happen. Agbu was annoyed, and as the leader of the tribe, he felt that his authority had been violated, and an internal war began.

Agbu gathered his supporters, who vainly hoped that with the power of the four gems, they would defeat the four elders and reclaim the eight gems. The war was very tragic, and in all the years that the tribe had existed, it was the first and last war they had ever fought. The end result of the war was that Agbu was defeated and the elders took his gems. But before he died, Agbu turned the last of his magical power into a spell and sealed it in the twelve gems, and no one knew what kind of spell he had cast.

Although the war defeated Agbu, the tribe was almost destroyed. Many tribal people fell victim to the war, and the glory of the tribe was gone. And the four elders are all dying after this war, and the whole tribe has become a mess, with no shelter and no people, and only some old, weak, sick and disabled people are still surviving.

At this most difficult moment, the four elders also made the most difficult decisions. They decided to disband the tribe and let everyone return to the outside world, without magic, without gems, and living a normal life. It was a difficult decision, and it took the elders two days and two nights to finally come to this decision. They believe that the current tribe is no longer suitable for habitation, there are ruins everywhere, and the tribe is no longer young and vigorous, and it is lifeless. At the same time, they are also afraid that a similar situation will occur again, if the tribe is rebuilt, and there is a leader of the main battle in the future, it will be a great disaster for the entire tribe. In order to avoid this kind of catastrophe and let future generations not repeat the mistakes of the past, they chose to avoid the beginning of everything, leave this place, integrate into the outside society, and return to the life of normal people.

But at this time, a new problem arose in front of everyone, that is, what to do with these twelve gems. These twelve gems are the source of magical power, the capital they have relied on for their survival before, but they also have the potential to bring destruction. With their current strength, it is unrealistic to destroy these gems, and they are not willing to do so, this is the precious legacy left by their ancestors, it is the foundation on which they can gain a foothold in this world, and emotionally they will not destroy these gems. In the end, after two days and two nights of the general meeting of elders and the general meeting of all votes, they finally made a decision that except for each elder to keep one gem, the other gems would use the power of magic to seal them all over the world, so that they could not only keep the gems, but also prevent people with undivided thoughts from gathering these twelve gems to provoke war again.

Difficult decisions have been made, and all that remains is execution. When they packed up their things and prepared to say goodbye to this place that had survived for thousands of years, to say goodbye to this mother-like tribe and return to the outside world, the unexpected happened.

One gem is missing.

Along with the jewel was Agbu's ten-year-old son, Amur.

The four elders mobilized all their strength, but there was no way to find Amur, and of course, they did not find the missing gem. In the end, this mysterious tribe still failed to resist the power of time and disappeared into the long river of history. With it disappeared, Amur, the son of the last chieftain, Agbu, and the mysterious gem. ”

At this point, the young man paused, frowned, and said, "But grandpa, isn't this just a story, why are you telling me this?" ”

The old man stretched out his right hand as if with all his strength, touched the young man's head, sighed, and said, "Lin'er, this is not a story, this tribe did exist, and we, the descendants of one of the elders, are destined to guard the gem for the rest of our lives. ”