Chapter 596 Eat, Consume, And Spawn

Chapter 596 Eat, Consume, And Spawn

"Gods?" Inala purposefully expressed cluelessness to the vocabulary used by Rattac.Updated from n0velb(i)n.c(o)/m

"It'll be better for me to explain it." A voice of authority resounded as an old man descended through the flight of stairs leading from the second floor. He sported a beard that reached his stomach, shaped like a whisk.

His face was riddled with wrinkles but his hair was an even greater mess, sporting a myriad of colours. Almost every string of hair was a shade of its own, possibly due to the influence stemming from regular consumption of Nectar.

His back had a mild arch but his body was ripped to the extreme, a bulky individual with footsteps loud enough to cause thuds. He stared at Inala and extended his hand for a shake, "I'm Pettenac, Lord of this City."

"I'm Inala," Inala introduced himself and stared expectantly.

"When a cultivator reaches the end of their cultivation path, they'll become a Transcendent, an unfathomable existence with infinite lifespan. The Ravaged Federation has produced twelve such existences, all of whom continue to watch and support us from afar." Pettenac said, observing Inala's confusion to smile, "You're wondering how it's possible, right?"

"Yes," Inala nodded, "The moment a Ravaged Tribesman becomes a Clansman, they'll be attacked by the Phells. So, I'm not sure how it's possible..."

"Oh, it's possible, very much so." Pettenac smirked, "In fact, we have produced plenty of Clansmen. So, it's not a wonder we have Transcendents."

"According to my knowledge, there are only two Clans on Sumatra." Inala frowned. "I find it hard to believe your claims, sir."

"Hohoho," Pettenac wasn't in the least offended by Inala's question. Instead, his smile widened, "When a Ravaged Tribe births a Clansman, the Pranic Beast in charge of them evolves as a result. Post-evolution, they will destroy the Clan. I'm sure you must have heard about it..."

Seeing Inala's confusion, he sighed a little and explained, "Our records state that at one point in time, Sumatra Continent only had Iron Grade Pranic Beasts. Through the infinite variables, some Pranic Beast races created a Ravaged Tribe and ended up developing them into Clans."

"They evolved as a result. It is claimed that only through this process that Silver and Gold Grade Pranic Beasts have come to occupy Sumatra." Pettenac curled his beard and bowed faintly towards the eleven statues, "But after evolution, they came to notice something."

"The Clan possessed the same power as their evolved selves but weren't under their control anymore, unlike their Ravaged Tribe self. Moreover, there was a chance they could birth the Pranic Beasts too. This changed the dynamic." He grinned, "That terrified the Pranic Beasts. A single misstep, and they'll become controlled by the very Clan they created."

"Moreover, if various Clans were to mix and manage to birth a progeny successfully, despite the genetic differences, a superior generation would be created. Upon reaching maturity, this generation would fully control the two parent Pranic Beast races, ensuring the Clans reined supreme in their dynamic." Pettenac shook his head, "No one likes to be subjected to enslavement, especially by those they treated as slaves."

"The Pranic Beasts shared this ideology and hence, the moment they evolve successfully, the first action they take is to annihilate their Clansmen. Through mating, they could elevate the rest of their race to the same Grade." Pettenac smiled, "Throughout history, millions of Clans have appeared. It's just that they had been annihilated after their purpose had been achieved."

"The Mammoth and Cooter Clans exist as their respective Pranic Beasts have already evolved to the natural limit and have entered a symbiotic relationship of sorts with their Clansmen." He pointed at the ground, "When the various Clans formed, it was at most one or two Tribesmen becoming Clansmen by entering the 2-Life Stage. The remainder were still Tribesmen."

"So, some of those Tribesmen were brought here." Inala nodded.

"Yes," Pettenac nodded, "You can even find the ancestors of the Mammoth and Cooter Clans in the Ravaged Federation. Well, their roots point them that way, but their current changes would make them pretty far removed from the Ravaged Tribe versions of the Mammoth Clan and the Cooter Clan."

Even someone with Gold Grade strength would collapse out of exhaustion eventually. Moreover, that is in the case the City Lord hasn't subdued them yet.

'This guy's strong!' Inala felt Pettenac's strength, judging that the latter had Gold Grade strength. Approximately based on the latter's presence, Inala calculated that this old man before him had already lived over a millennium.

During this entire time, this old monster had consumed a voracious amount of Nectar and devoured the bodies of tens of thousands of Ravaged Tribesmen, obtaining all their characteristics.

'He probably had more than enough time to properly sort through the characteristics and pick out the dominant ones to develop further.' Inala thought, 'I won't be able to win against him without revealing my identity as the Royal Zinger.'

As Inala only wished to accumulate strength, he had no intentions of making any large plans, at least not in the Ravaged Federation. The Lagrange Layer was different though. He could try to trap Brangara there.

As long as Brangara wastes enough time trapped in the Lagrange Layer, Inala would be able to grow even stronger and bridge the gap between the two.

"Besides, if you have enough strength to kill one of us, you're plentiful enough to capture enough Phells and farm for the Keys," Pettenac concluded. "There are plenty of free houses along the edge of the city. Rattac will guide you there. Just pick any house that suits your fancy."

"What about my first Key?" Inala asked, "How will I get it?"

"Capture a random Phell and eat it." Rattac laughed as he slung his arm around Inala's shoulder and said, "There will be a Key in it. That's how the Comb gives you your first Key."

"That's amazing!" Inala nodded, 'Pet has a lot of strange conditions. Unlike Attribute, which was happy to fuse with the first suitable individual that touched it, Pet won't be easy to obtain. Resha indeed obtained it in Sumatra Chronicles, but that was during the Fourth Major Disaster. Too much stuff was happening back there, so I cannot guess which conditions Resha fulfilled and through what means he satisfied them.'

'There's a lot to think about.' Nodding in response, Inala accompanied Rattac and arrived at the edge of the city where he randomly picked a stone house. It didn't matter, since he would only be using the place to sleep.

"Thank you for your help." Inala stared at Rattac, "How do I enter the Comb?"

"The entrance is in the basement of the City Lord's house." Rattac patted Inala on the shoulder, "Since you're new to the place, remember to religiously follow the Ravaged Federation's mantra."

"Eat, Consume, and Spawn!" Rattac gave a knowing smile as he observed the surrounding houses and bode his farewell.

"What does that mean?" Inala frowned at the three words when he noticed figures swarm out of the nearby houses and bombard him with requests. They were all from women with a rather open intention.

"Have a child with me."

"You're a bachelor, right? Since you came from outside, obviously you are. Let's spawn some progeny."

"Hey, what race are you? I'm sure we can birth some competent offspring."