In this chapter, Mole tells the villagers that he needs only one energy bomb to destroy the entire village. He tells them that he has placed close to 100 of these energy bombs in the village. If they continue to resist, Mole says, he will raze the village to the ground. Mole says that he is the chief of the wind valley village, and he is here to negotiate with the beast spirits. He says that they are willing to give 70 percent of the village's food and resources to Mole in exchange for 30 percent so that they can prepare to survive the coming year. Mole warns the villagers not to go over there, as it is dangerous, but the old man says that his eyesight is not that great. The energy bomb is set to go off in five minutes, and the villagers can choose whether or not to leave the village and wait for it to explode