"Of all the tribes, Turançova is arguably the smallest and most special. At most, it numbered only one hundred or fifty people, and it was special because it was the only tribe that liked to work with the 'Demon Stone', iron ore. ”

Hearing the old chieftain's slightly proud narration, Duck bowed forward and said, "Perhaps, it is this courage that has allowed Turançova to persist in the jungle to this day?"

The old chief was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Young man, you are really good at talking, sharp weapons and useful tools can make life easier, but that's all." The key is our close relationship with the Atlas royal family. ”

"Close relationship?"

"The larger the tribe, the more difficult it is to control, and the smaller the tribe, the more loyal to Atlas. Because Turançova is a small enough outlier that if he wants to survive, he must maintain a good relationship with the Atlas royal family, in fact, the relationship is not only good, it is simply inseparable. ”

Yu Panji couldn't hold his breath: "All the members of your tribe have turned into monkeys, what's going on?"

Karafermi sighed, "The strongest saber-toothed tiger, Atlas hero, our hope is even greater if you are here." If you don't become monkeys, how will you hide from Kuruma and protect Prince Atavar?"

Dak and Yupanki were taken aback: "Prince Atavar, son of Emperor Atlas Curantino, future heir of the empire?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, Prince Atavar has met you since the first day you came to the Southern Jungle, and has been in contact with you several times since. Have you forgotten?"

Duck was shocked: "You said that big monkey with a greedy mouth and troublemaker?"

He was so impressed by the monkey that he scratched Yupanki's tendon the first time he met and drew the team into the Holy Crown War, the second time he appeared in the jungle outside the ruins of Gutnotiran and stole one of the team's roast chickens, and the third time he appeared in the spider cave and stepped himself down the spider cave to bring himself face to face with the Spider Queen.

As long as this guy appears, it will be fine.

Karafermi sighed, "Exactly. It's hard to put into words. ”

As loyal courtiers of Emperor Curantino, the Karafermi and Turançova tribes have remained hidden in the shadows. Even when the emperor began to become self-righteous and brutal, it did not change their loyalty. They continue to lurk quietly, not ready to offer their loyalty and blood.

That's when disaster struck. First, the empress died of illness, and while the emperor was grieving, the high priest Tezomuk suddenly fell ill again, and the powerful minister Kuruma took advantage of the situation to expand his power.

"If it were only the ministers, then the country would not be in danger of overturning, but His Majesty the Emperor was completely blinded by him, and besides, this guy is trying to establish a state completely dominated by priests, and all his actions are pushing the samurai and priests further and further. ”

Yupanki asked, "You can't afford to fight against Kuruma, so you took the risk of using Transfiguration to turn the prince into a monkey and hide him in the jungle?"

"Not bad. ”

Darke thought thoughtfully: "No wonder. Kuruma's statement that Prince Atavar was too sick to see was taken away and hidden, and that the disappearance of the Turançova tribe was that you fled from the Atlas? ”

Yupanki stood up angrily: "You guys are a shameful betrayal!"

Duck hurriedly dissuaded: "Don't worry, listen to Chief Karafermi, if it doesn't make sense, I'll clean him up with you." ”

Karafemi smiled bitterly and said, "I can only live for five more days at most, you say I betrayed, then what do I want - the last time I saw His Majesty the Emperor, he was delirious and incoherent, I suspect that he was controlled, if Kuruma is the black hand behind it, he can control His Majesty, and of course he can control the prince." When the time comes, no one will have the power to return to heaven. ”

Duck nodded: "So you take matters into your own hands and take the risk of turning the prince into a monkey and bringing it out." ”

"Yes, in order to hide our eyes, our whole clan has also become monkeys, and temporarily hid in Kutbarozze, far away from Atlas. ”

"But now that your whereabouts have been revealed, Kuruma's offering of a bounty of five hundred and a skull, suggests that he already knows your secrets. I even ran into Atlas's direct legion on the way here - can you stand it?"

"That's where we need you. ”

Yupanki snorted coldly and said: "This kind of thing is the simplest, as long as the prince is restored to his human form and Kuruma is declared a traitor, you don't need to do anything, and the military will clean up Kuruma itself." ”

Karafermi sighed: "Transfiguration is very demanding, especially, so many people are doing Transfiguration at the same time, now, the totem pole is damaged, and it is very dangerous to barely deform, I look like this, it's okay." ”

Yu Panji said: "Isn't it okay to let the prince change back first?"

"As I said, it's dangerous to barely deform, and, prince...... It's a bit of a problem too. ”

"What's the problem?"

"His mind seems to go back and forth between humans and monkeys...... Barely deformed, not only does the physical form dare not guarantee, but the thinking is also ......"

Duck and Yupanki stared widely, and the two of them had in their minds not only the image of a prince wearing a crown and holding a banana on his throne while receiving bows from his courtiers.

Yu Panji shook his head: "You really can't take this risk, it seems that you have to solve the problem of the totem pole first." Dark, can you fix it?"

Duck shook his head: "I'm just a beginner alchemist, and the job of repairing totem poles is too difficult to do." George's guy should be fine, but he's far away in Tenotirán. ”

Karafermi said: "The totem pole is not damaged, but the magic energy is insufficient. Twenty years ago, a master alchemist named Nicholas from Dorand helped us improve the totem poles, which can form a complete defense system with enough magical energy. We were able to hold out in Kutbarozze for more than two months in monkey form, all thanks to them. ”

Duck interjected: "You are not related to each other, why should he help you improve the totem pole?"

"He's interested in our Transfiguration. Technology for technology, we do not suffer. ”

It's a big loss!

Duck secretly complained that when he and George fled Port Snell, George had shown him a video of Nicholas's parting message, which mentioned that in exchange for George's freedom, he would "completely" and "completely" fall to the Church of the Illuminati and cooperate with them fully.

Doesn't this mean that the Transfiguration Technique, which can make a person become a super powerful warrior in an instant, has been mastered by the Church of the God of Light!

It's useless to be calm and anxious. It takes time for a new technology to be integrated into the existing technological system, and the act of turning man into a beast is too appalling and incompatible with the doctrine of "light and justice" to be hastily thrown out by a calculating fellow like Urbino. Besides, you have the technology, but we have the people who use and study it! As long as the tribes of Turansova and Yanoma stand with us, you have no chance of winning!

Thinking of this, Duck calmed down and asked, "What should we do?"

Karafermi said: "I want my people to change back first, and live in monkey form for a long time, which has a great impact on morale." Totem poles are now mainly used to set up defenses, and using Transfiguration requires a considerable amount of magical energy, and it cannot use both defense and Transfiguration until it is provided with enough magical energy. ”

Yu Panji said: "The problem of insufficient magic energy, right? We have a high-performance magic energy core on our body, and if we have a magic energy transformation circle, we may be able to help you." ”

Karafermi was surprised and delighted: "Really?"

Duck frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Don't be too happy too early, I'm going to go to the magic energy transformation circle to have a look." How many people are in your tribe?"

"Now there are one hundred and three people, fifty-two who can fight. ”

"However, the totem pole that can deform more than a hundred people is estimated to consume not an ordinary amount of magic energy, and our magic energy core may not be able to support such a large-scale operation. ”

Yu Panji said: "Can't you come one by one?"

"Remember what the old mandrill Barak said? In my opinion, the core of Transfiguration is the orderly use of magical energy. Using the same totem pole is a desperate move when precise control is not possible – minimizing experimental variables to ensure that the results are as accurate as possible. Until we do our research, it's better not to act rashly. ”[.]