Lord of the Truth

Chapter 610 Terra Beasts

”What would you do if I offered you the perfect mount?”

”What did you just say?” Robin furrowed his eyebrows and looked to the side

”Hehe, Iʼll show you easier, look... Here!” Evergreen moved the screen until it reached a specific scene within the battle

That scene was not unusual. It was a beast carrying its owner on its back and trying to get him out of the massacre unharmed. The beastʼs looks were somewhat strange, or rather, it looked like a mixture of several beasts at the same time... 

It has a physical structure similar to a horse but it is twice the size of a normal war horse, Its color is black as the dark night, and has claws instead of hooves, and a long tail like a reptileʼs tail full of thorns that keep waving right and left striking anything it reaches, two horns pointed forward that penetrate anything in its path, a mouth resembling a hawkʼs beak that can grind something into two halves with one bite, and it has a bony structure emerges from his head and extends upward like a crown

Robin raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw that creature... 

It was running very fast for a beast experiencing ten times the force of gravity. What was really strange was that the beast was not like the other beasts trying to fight the soldiers of the Empire on its way. Rather, it was avoiding collisions as much as possible and taking the paths that had a greater chance of survival. 

Even when it encountered the soldiers of the Empire, it would take defensive positions to receive attacks with the least possible damage. As for its owner, he would take cover behind the solid, bony crown on top of the beastʼs head so that no harm would befall him, then the beast would create a dust storm with its tail and disappear from sight and find another way.

”Those beasts specialize in using the Wind Law?” Robin raised his eyebrows and asked quickly. The strength of this storm was definitely not caused by just the wave of its tail alone

”This one yes, But you should know that the Terra beasts do not have a unified law that they all use like other beasts. Each one is born with its own law.” Evergreen put her hand behind her back and explained.

”Are you saying that parents can use the Law of Wind and have their cub use the Law of Fire, for example?” Robin asked in surprise

”True,” Evergreen nodded, ”most beast races have a rule assigned to them that they all use from birth, ideally Earth Lizards, Lightning Bulls, Fire Beasts like the Draco, and so on~ But there are certain beasts that do not attend this rule and are called the Planetʼs beloveds or Noble Beasts, I think your Draco beast can be described as a semi-noble beast but it lacks several criteria that make a true Noble Beast, there are certainly other True Noble Beasts on that planet Nihari.”

Robin stayed with his eyebrows furrowed for a few seconds and looked at Evergreen, then looked back at the Terra Beast again...

So, in addition to its great speed, its high endurance that enabled it to withstand several direct and indirect attacks, and the protection that the bone crown provided to its rider, the beast was extremely intelligent! 

Robin rubbed his chin for a while and pointed several times at the scene, ”What a beast, what a beast... In this way, that beast will succeed in getting out of the gravity field within a few minutes. If the entire localsʼ army had this mount, many of them would have been able to survive today, or perhaps even gather themselves and launch a counterattack. The course of the battle would have changed dramatically. Perhaps this massacre that was taking place now would have turned into a balance again in the end... It is fortunate that I do not see many like it.”

”Hmph, you havenʼt seen anything yet, Iʼll show you something beautiful...” Evergreen spoke confidently and crossed her fingers. The screen at this moment was still showing the beastʼs path, but the scene had changed dramatically. Now there were strange heat currents that could be seen entering the beastʼs body and Soldiers around him

”Hmm, did you just give natural energy a thermal form, Why?” Robin quickly understood what he was seeing

”Focus on the beastʼs body.” Evergreen patted his back and zoomed in on the monster only

 ”Hmm?” Robin watched for a few seconds before opening his eyes wide and shouting, ”Whatʼs going on here?!”

Given that he had an eye for truth, seeing energy moving like this was nothing new to him, It is obvious that natural energy is drawn towards the cultivatorsʼ bodies in order to be refined and liquefied, and then its owner uses it in the battle in any form he wants, but at this moment he noticed something strange... At the same time that the beast absorbs the energy, he again expels part of it through its back. Robin was not able to monitor this action directly because most of that expelled energy entered the body of the person riding the beast!

”This is the ability of the Tiramisu beasts or Terra beasts as the locals like to call them. These beasts divide part of the energy they absorb and re-emit it automatically through their backs when someone rides on them. Cool, huh?” Evergreen poked Robin a few times proudly

”Are you telling me that a person who has this mount has an inexhaustible supply of natural, refined energy ready? Why would a beast have such a strange ability in the first place? In addition to the high intelligence for a beast, high defensive and offensive ability, and great speed, In addition to the beastʼs loyalty towards its owner, that Terra ...It looks like it was created to be the perfect mount?!” Robin started shifting his gaze between Evergreen and the screen for a few seconds, then he seemed to remember something and looked at Evergreen for a long time, ”...I smell your little hands in this, Admit it.”

”Hehe, you are right, there is nothing to hide.” Evergreen giggled proudly, ”I have always wanted to have a creature that is a descendant of the legendary Qilin beast, so I started working on hybridizing the Terra beast a long time ago, and when the war started and I saw everything collapsing, I wanted to help humans a little to withstand the Tree Fathers so that they would not be quickly annihilated., So I added a few properties that make the Terra an ideal ally for them, but at the same time I put a few restrictions on it that limit its spread so that my actions donʼt cause the Tree Fathers to be defeated instead.”

”Defects? Any defects?” Robin asked interestedly

”The reproductive rate of Terra beasts is extremely low, its females only give birth to one cub every ten years. Therefore, even though they have long lives, they are few in number. I believe that there are about 4,000 Terra beasts on the surface of Greenland currently, and a large portion of them are still wild beasts that have not yet been tamed, this is why you will find that very few people have this beast as a mount. The person riding it in front of you, for example, is the son of the head of the Southern Wolf Tribe.” Evergreen shrugged her small shoulders, ”Of course, there comes the problem of feeding them. Since the Terra beasts are noble beasts, just like your Draco beasts, they must be fed high-quality meat and plants, and also Terra creatures are very sensitive, so their owners must treat them as a companion and take good care of them, otherwise, If a Terra Beast felt disrespected it might run away or directly commit suicide!”

”...Is this a mount or a wife?!” Robin was surprised and shook his head, ”Youʼve got my hopes up, just the fact that their breeding is poor has closed their entire profile, but they are really elegant creatures. I might order one or two to be caught for my kids to play with...”

But Evergreenʼs reaction was even more surprising, ”What if I told you that I could prepare your army of those creatures for you?”

”Huh?!” Robin looked beside him quickly, ”You could do something like that?!”

”Breeding beasts and modifying them is an easy thing for me, and you will also be able to do it on any planet you fully own, although this takes a long time, strong soul force, and a small punishment, and you will also have to sacrifice drops of your lifeblood, but this is possible.” ” Evergreen put her hand behind her back and explained, smiling

”...” Robin remained silent for a few seconds before raising one eyebrow, ”If I can modify beasts... can I do the same to intelligent creatures?”