Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 1340 - 1341: Circulatory Crisis

Chapter 1340: Chapter 1341: Circulatory Crisis

Seeing that Agunas seemed busy communicating with someone, Qi Chen worriedly asked Feng Yuan,

"This... is it really okay?"

Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen, shrugged, and said,

"Even if it’s not okay, there’s nothing I can do about it. After all, I’m a registered citizen of the Great Xia in the Divine Land Region. If I interfere in Omeilia’s affairs, the Divine Beasts might understand, but the nations won’t."

"It’s possible that Drochkar might just kick us out altogether."

"That’s..."

Qi Chen looked toward Dou Yanlan, seemingly seeking confirmation. Dou Yanlan thought for a moment and said,

"What he said is basically true. We can’t afford to take any extreme actions."

Even with a whole group of Divine Beasts around Feng Yuan, those nations wouldn’t assume you’re helping; they’d definitely suspect ulterior motives. Dou Yanlan smiled faintly and said,

"If even the Divine Beasts in the Omeilia Region can’t solve this, how could you expect him to?"

"That... makes sense."

Sighing, Qi Chen realized that whatever happens to Omeilia doesn’t have much to do with them. Besides, the Divine Land Region was already a mess. Where would they find the time to worry about Omeilia’s affairs?

Yang Hongzhi, recalling something, turned to Najia and said,

"You should be able to help, right?"

He remembered that Najia seemed to be a Divine Beast of the Omeilia Region. Although it wasn’t bound by the region, its affiliation should still be with Omeilia. Najia glanced at Yang Hongzhi and said,

"I can, but... I don’t know what I could actually do to help."

Najia looked a bit embarrassed. Forget Agunas; it reckoned that even Veronia was more capable than itself. At least Veronia could provide reasonable recommendations for investigating these issues. Indeed, within the Divine Beast Intelligence Network, Veronia was currently offering advice.

Not just Veronia—almost all the Divine Beasts were concerned about what was happening here. Divine Beasts from other regions were even asking if help was needed. After all, just the situation in the Divine Land Region had already caused a shortage of resources related to Spirit Beasts. If something similar happened in Omeilia as well, it would be an unsolvable disaster.

To prevent that scenario, the Divine Beasts from other regions were doing their best to assist. Belusir’s eyes glimmered blue as if it was observing something. After a while, it sighed, shook its head, and said nothing. Agunas glanced at Belusir and said,

"When it comes to matters this significant, even peering into fate won’t be of any use."

"But who exactly is behind this mess?"

Agunas flicked its tail irritably. These humans were truly relentless—just after turning the Divine Land Region into such a state, they immediately started causing trouble in the Omeilia Region.

"Can’t tell. Besides, according to fate, the Earth Energy Circulation doesn’t seem to have any major issues."

Belusir responded hesitantly. Feng Yuan, scratching Xiao Ji’s belly, said,

"Couldn’t you just have them focus on investigating the circulation nodes? As for everything else, it can probably wait. Of course, check first whether any Divine Beasts are drawing upon the Earth Energy Circulation’s power."

Agunas gave Feng Yuan a puzzled look, seemingly unsure of what he meant. Tapping Xiao Ji on the forehead, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"Drawing energy or doing something outside the node regions wouldn’t normally cause such a big commotion. Did you forget about the Earth Energy Circulation’s built-in protective mechanisms?"

"That..."

"The Earth Energy Circulation has protective mechanisms?"

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan in surprise. Most Divine Beasts didn’t fully understand the Earth Energy Circulation, since they wouldn’t normally have any use for it. Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"Of course! If there’s an anomaly in the energy intensity within a single energy circuit, that section will automatically disconnect temporarily from the overall circulation. It’s a natural limit. Unless, like last time, some external force forcibly intervened. And I don’t think what’s causing the anomaly right now is due to some large-scale, short-term extraction of Earth Energy Circulation."

"Have them pay closer attention to the nodes. Compared to the deeply buried circulation, those nodes are much easier to exploit."

Nodding, Agunas finally understood. The contamination last time hadn’t started immediately either. The United Army had done something to forcibly extract energy from the Earth Energy Circulation, leading to the subsequent series of issues. At that time, it had clearly felt the involvement of Divine Beast powers.

To prevent the same situation from occurring as in the Divine Land Region, it seemed feasible to address the issue from the start—so Agunas thought.

After playing with the little ice flowers for a while, Feng Yuan decided not to bother Agunas and took Xiao Ji and the others to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Dou Yanlan glanced at Qi Chen and then followed them. Belusir smiled faintly and decided to stop meddling with the issue, joining Feng Yuan in the kitchen to help with dinner preparation instead.

With a combined effort, everyone soon had dinner ready. At the dining table, Feng Yuan proudly declared,

"Hehe~ This time, I’ve come up with another innovative dish!"

Looking at the bright red vegetables, Qi Chen and the others silently avoided Feng Yuan’s "creative" dish. While his cooking skills were undeniable, his pranks were equally frustrating. Just from the dish’s suspicious appearance, they had no desire to try it.

Seeing that no one was eating, Feng Yuan asked with some confusion,

"What’s wrong? Won’t you try my new dish?"

"Are you sure that... uh, that thing doesn’t have some strange flavor?"

Qi Chen pointed to the bright red vegetables with an exasperated expression. The dish had originally been a normal green color. Who knew what happened while Feng Yuan was cooking it to make it end up so vividly red? Chuckling smugly, Feng Yuan said,

"Of course not~ It’s sweet and sour~"

Long Boduo eyed Feng Yuan suspiciously, picked up a portion, and licked it. His brows furrowed as he looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"It’s so spicy!"

"It’s only a little spicy~ I wasn’t playing a prank!"

"Look at that smug expression on your face. Do you expect us to believe that?"

Qi Chen cast a helpless glance at Feng Yuan. It wasn’t hard to predict this outcome. Feng Yuan, looking aggrieved, picked up a piece of vegetable, dipped it thoroughly in the sauce below, and said,

"It didn’t neutralize itself; is that my fault? Try it like this now."

Eyeing the vegetable Feng Yuan presented, Long Boduo hesitantly licked it. Surprised, he said,

"How did you do that? It’s not spicy anymore!"

"Hehe~ I told you, it’s just neutralization~"

Grinning smugly, Feng Yuan said. Qi Chen sighed and said,

"Who would’ve known that this dish required such a peculiar way of eating? Can’t you stop making weird things next time?"

Every time Feng Yuan pulled one of his pranks, it was either something completely inedible or something strange like this. With his excellent cooking skills, he always managed to trip people up unless they followed his unusual instructions.

"Hehe~ Isn’t it fun though? Don’t you think it’s exciting?"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan chuckled. Agunas, glancing at Feng Yuan, said grumpily,

"Doing it too often stops being fun."

As everyone enjoyed their dinner, the White Ape Warrior approached the doorway and said something to Agunas. Agunas paused, then nodded and responded. Turning to Feng Yuan, it said,

"The mountain villa’s hot spring is now ready for use. It’s been cleaned, and the spring water has been redirected there. If you want to try it, you can, but..."

Glancing at the raging snowstorm outside, Agunas flicked its tail. Soaking in an outdoor hot spring during a blizzard? That spring was exposed to the open air! Hearing Agunas’ words, Feng Yuan exclaimed with excitement,

"Really?! That’s awesome~"

"But it’s a snowstorm outside, right? Can you really soak in an outdoor hot spring in this weather without freezing?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with disbelief. How could this possibly work? Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"We can use a barrier. We might not be able to change the weather, but under the barrier, adjusting the temperature shouldn’t be a problem, right? Agunas~?"

After some persistent urging, Agunas flicked its tail resignedly and said,

"Fine, I’ll help."

"Great~ Oh, by the way, let a little snow drift in. A light snowfall would make it more fun~"

Shooting a glance at Feng Yuan, Agunas nodded slightly. It wasn’t a big deal, after all. Veronia mused in surprise,

"She really counted on us having a way, huh?"

Ordinary people wouldn’t dare to think about soaking in an outdoor hot spring during a snowstorm. Was Anna assuming they could handle it? Well, it didn’t seem to be a problem, considering they were Divine Beasts.

"Probably, or maybe it’s for them."

Glancing at the small ice flower nearby, Feng Yuan said. The creature remained, happily munching on the food, while its companions had long since left, presumably in search of Anna. Noticing Feng Yuan’s gaze, the little ice flower looked up at him with a puzzled expression, seemingly unsure of what he was thinking.