About half an hour later, Kaede Sato came out of the village chief's house. His face was calm, but his eyes were frighteningly bright. He did not go anywhere after he came out. Instead, he went straight back to the inn to rest.
In a single room on the third floor of the inn, Kaede Sato was lying on a sofa.
The lights in the room were usually off, but the room was still somewhat bright. The reason for this was a crimson stone on the table in front of Kaede Sato.
The crimson stone was about the size of an adult's fist. It was crystal clear, and at the same time, it seemed to be wrapped in a ball of fire. It constantly emitted intense light and heat from the inside to the outside.
Moreover, in the dark environment, the letter "Ω" faintly appeared on the inside of the stone.
It was because of the light and heat emitted by the stone that the room was so bright. It also made the room feel a little warm in the middle of the night.
At the same time, Katie, who had been lying at the door, stared at the stone on the table as if it was some kind of delicious food. Her small eyes revealed a strong desire.
As for the other fairies, they were not very interested in the glowing stone. They were currently looking for a comfortable place to sleep quietly. Among them, Pretty Flower seemed to hate it and kept hiding far away.
This stone, which was obviously not an ordinary item, was one of the rewards the village chief gave Kaede Sato. Yes, it was a Fire Stone. Moreover, it was a Fire Stone that surpassed the highest grade.
The system's appraisal information was as follows:
[Item: Mutated Fire Stone]
[Quality: Unknown]
[Effect: Allows a specific fairy to evolve. Greatly improves the fairy's aptitude and has a chance to awaken a new fire ability.]
[Note: This is a Fire Stone that came into contact with the Crado Vermilion Orb by chance and absorbed a small amount of power from it. Not only has its quality greatly improved, but it also has some kind of miraculous power that can allow a fire fairy to be reborn.]
In fact, when Kaede Sato first saw this Fire Stone and obtained its appraisal information through the system's appraisal function, he was extremely shocked.
At the same time, because of this Fire Stone of unknown quality, he believed the information that the old village chief had revealed to him not long ago.
The so-called guardians of the volcano were actually an ancient race that had been guarding the scarlet orb of Crado and the indigo orb of Gaioka for generations.
Unfortunately, more than 500 years ago, this group of ancient survivors disappeared in the river of time with the passage of time.
Ever since these two orbs were created by the ancient people, countless evil people coveted them.
Whenever these two pearls were found in various parts of the Plentiful Margin Continent, a storm of blood would break out, and a great calamity would befall the continent.
The Guardian Clan of the Gifting Volcano shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting and retrieving the two Orbs. Throughout history, they had fought fiercely against countless evildoers. In many of the stories of salvation sung by the people of the Fengyuan Continent to this day, their figures could be seen, and they played key roles.
However, in the long struggle, the Guardian Clan of the Gifting Volcano paid a huge price. Finally, in a rebellion more than 500 years ago, this ancient race's last legitimate successor to the title of Guardian Clan of the Gifting Volcano also passed away in the midst of the rebellion.
Because they lost their legitimate bloodline, the side branches of the Gifting Volcano Clan began to fight for power and profit, which eventually led to a huge internal strife.
In addition to the evil people adding fuel to the fire, the Guardian Clan of the Gifting Volcano Clan was almost wiped out in this internal and external strife. Only a few members of the clan who wandered outside were spared.
Since then, the Guardian Clan of the Gifting Volcano Clan was unable to recover from the setback. Without enough strength, they naturally did not have the ability to continue shouldering the responsibility.
Now, the task of guarding the scarlet and indigo orbs of the volcano had been taken over by another powerful clan.
And this powerful clan was the most powerful clan in the Plentiful Margin Continent, the Colored Glass Clan. Yes, this clan was Michaeli's clan.
Although the Guardians of the Volcano were unable to recover from the setback, they still stubbornly continued to live on. Furthermore, because they no longer had to shoulder the heavy burden of guarding the two Sacred Beasts' Orbs, they began to multiply all over the world.
White River Village was a village established by a branch of the Volcano Guardian Clan. Their goal was to restore the glory of the Volcano Guardian Clan. However, the Volcano Guardian Clan, which had already fallen apart, could not escape the punishment of time. They would never be able to make a comeback.
In order to protect the pearls of the two sacred beasts, the Colored Glass Clan, who now shouldered the heavy responsibility of guarding the volcano, had long turned the volcano into an unbreakable iron bucket. The difficulty of any evil person wanting to break this iron bucket could be imagined.
Ever since the internal strife of the Volcano Guardian Clan five hundred years ago, the two sacred beasts' Orbs had fallen into the hands of evil people, and the two sacred beasts' Orbs had always been placed in the Guardian Ancestral Hall at the peak of the volcano. Even the Lava Clan and the Ocean Clan, which had deep roots in the Dark World, did not succeed in taking the two sacred beasts' Orbs from the Colored Glass Clan. Instead, they were wiped out.
After all, the Gifting Volcano was a place that had been managed by the Volcano Guardian Clan for countless years. Basically, the secrets of the Gifting Volcano could not be hidden from the Volcano Guardian Clan. Even though the Volcano Guardian Clan was no longer able to recover from the setback, the important secrets of the Gifting Volcano were still passed down generation after generation.
The Lava Clan's goal this time was to take the scarlet orb of Gulado from the Volcano Guardian Clan. Although they were already quite strong, compared to the Colored Glass Clan, which had been passed down for countless years, they were like little brothers who had just learned how to walk.
However, this time, the Lava Clan somehow found out that the White River Village was the descendant of the Volcano Guardian Clan. They also found out that the White River Village's Village Chief and his son were the descendants of the Volcano Guardian Clan that had passed down the secrets of the Volcano Guardian Clan.
The Lava Clan wanted to obtain the secrets of the Volcano Guardian Clan from them, and then see if there was a possibility of avoiding a direct confrontation as much as possible before taking the scarlet orb.
At the beginning, the Lava Clan wanted to capture the Village Chief of the White River Village, but Margaard stayed in the White River Village all day long, and with the protection of the White River Village's guards, it was not easy for them to make a move. Most importantly, his identity was very special, and if they made a move, it would definitely attract the attention of the Alliance.
So, they could only change their target and focus on Mana's father, Marcus. Then, when Mana's father went out with the White River Village's guards to the Aardwolf Forest to collect the Canine Tooth Fruit, they seized the opportunity to capture him.
The Aardwolf Forest was originally a forest with a very high risk factor. Even if Marcus and the others all disappeared in the Aardwolf Forest, it would not arouse too many suspicions. Moreover, as long as the aftermath was properly dealt with, it would be very logical for the scene to be disguised as Marcus and the others being attacked by wolves and then completely wiped out.
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