226 Information Exchange (1/2)

Commander Eugene felt his face burning when the second truck fell through the earth. With how regular the main road was used to travel between regions, he did not think too much about the unstable ground.

He thought that the ground had just grown weak due to poor weather, but who knew that there was a large patch of hollow earth underneath?

Why would the earth suddenly be hollow while they were carrying important war supplies to the eastern camp? Were they being targeted?

”Enemy attack!” Eugene roared.

The startled cries and surprises must be a distraction. Yes, that must be the case!

Everyone reacted quickly when the two words were uttered. They all whipped out their military-issued firearm, including the young recruits from the second truck that fell.

Despite falling into empty space, the second truck did not roll down the slope of the underground tunnel. The second truck had been stopped by 6 palace guards with their bodies.

They had just back to the end of the tunnel to resume tunneling their way to the surface when the truck came out of nowhere!

They never realized how close they had been to the surface. None of them had the time to check after the chunk of the earth was removed to flush their ex-captain out of the tunnel.

After their initial shock and surprises, they became very emotional when they were struck by the first ray of light.

”It's the surface… we finally made it back to the surface!”

”Oh, how I miss the sunlight!”

It was like they had been subterranean world for years and finally made it back. However, their emotional celebration did not last long when they found several guns taking aim at them.

”Huh?”

”Who the hell are you guys?”

The palace guards interrogated squinted. A strong aura emanated from their body as they said so. At their level with full plated armor, they did not fear firearms, especially when it was held by younglings. It was like what was being pointed at them were not firearms but toys.

How could these young recruits hope to bear the weight of the palace guard's pressure? They were at the Body Tempering Realm 2nd layer at best, while the strongest awakened one was only at the 3rd step.

They all immediately keeled to the pressure with pale faces. Commander Eugene arrived shortly after and wore a heavy look with squinted eyes as well.

It was an oddly amusing yet strange scene of both sides squinting at each other.

Some earth around the perimeters of the hole crumbled and more light shone inside the tunnel. The palace guards were still adjusting to the brightness of daylight, while Eugene and the young recruits were squinting due to the reflective light that shone into their eyes from the palace guard's armor.

”You guys are all from the army?” One of them asked.

”And you are?”

…

With the old treant's dwelling, Lilith sat adjacent to Leon and Elder Evergreen while cluelessly and awkwardly listening to them. At the same time, she was jealous of his proficiency in the ancient language.

Leon said he had something to talk about but what was the point of her being here if she wasn't part of the conversation? She could only wait until his attention is turned to her.

”Elder Evergreen, for this alliance to work, communication is of utmost importance. If our two sides cannot communicate, trust cannot be established, and it will be extremely difficult to work together. That being said, I wonder if your people are willing to learn our Gaian language?” Leon stated calmly.

”Naturally, whether you agree or not, I will still have my side educated in the ancient language for the basis of communication between our two sides. Although, I do believe learning the Gaian language will be useful for you once you returned to the surface.” He continued.

He did not need to speak further to get his message across. The Gaian language was the native tongue of the entire Human Domain of the present era.

Unless the treants don't intend to interact with the rest of the world and confine themselves to their small village, it was in their best favor to learn the language.

On the other hand, Leon's intention to spread the knowledge of the ancient language had its own advantages. There were many relics scattered across the world that contained knowledge that they could learn from.

Not only that, but Leon had also discovered that the ancient language was actually derived from the runic language. After receiving the inheritance, he could see the signs that the ancient language originated from runes.

Having his people learn the ancient language will help them build the foundation for a swifter understanding of the runic language.

”Haha, willing, of course, we are willing to learn and integrate with the rest of the world. Judging by your confident manner of speaking, you already found a method to revert us back to our old selves, child.” Elder Evergreen laughed lightheartedly. He did not ask about the inheritance. That was Leon's fortune.

Leon nodded and said, ”I've had a look into the problem and if I'm not wrong, what you and your people are experiencing is a variant type of petrification disease. It's an extremely rare disease but not untreatable in the first stage. However, I will need to diagnosis your body to be completely sure.”

”Alright.” Elder Evergreen smiled lightly and asked, ”What do I need to do?”

”You don't need to do anything. Just don't resist.” Leon stated.