Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 336 Changes_1

Chapter 336: Chapter 336 Changes_1

"It’s finally come..."

Roused by Agunas, Feng Yuan quickly woke up. On the hovering virtual projection of the sand table on the desk, countless red points were continuously appearing. As he saw these red dots quickly spread over the initial mountains and move outwards, Feng Yuan sighed. Xiao Ji, though not understanding what was happening, could sense Feng Yuan’s mood was poor. It promptly woke up as Feng Yuan gently stood up.

Walking softly to Feng Yuan’s side, Xiao Ji leaped towards Feng Yuan’s shoulder, using momentum to hop multiple times before landing on it. It rubbed its fluffy head incessantly against Feng Yuan’s cheek. However, its usually infallible method failed this time; Feng Yuan just slowly embraced it and kept his gaze fixed on the sand table. Xiao Ji, somewhat puzzled, lifted its head to look at Feng Yuan, not understanding why it didn’t work this time.

The phantom of Agunas watched silently as the red points on the sand table spread continuously, his tail swinging back and forth with increasing speed.

At that moment, a knock on the door was heard. Feng Yuan, puzzled, walked over and opened the door, only to see Yao Yin and Mo Ling standing outside with red eyes. Feng Yuan asked in confusion,

"What are you doing? Neither of you are sleeping? Don’t you know that staying up late is a beauty’s worst enemy?"

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Yao Yin said irritably,

"Cut the nonsense. Your words are aimed at ordinary people with no cultivation."

"Has the Beast Tide started?"

"I don’t know."

Yao Yin, staring into Feng Yuan’s eyes, said word by word,

"You know!"

Averting his gaze from Yao Yin, Feng Yuan conceded helplessly,

"Alright, indeed, the Beast Tide has started, but how did you know I would? And why knock on my door at this time?"

"If it weren’t something serious, I wouldn’t believe that you would be awake at this hour. Plus, that phantom projection is of the Cangyun Mountain Range, isn’t it?"

"Alright, so why can’t you be a bit more foolish?"

With a glare at Feng Yuan, Yao Yin pulled Mo Ling into Feng Yuan’s room. Hu Weng stood in the shadow of the eaves, watching all of this, sighing helplessly,

"So it has happened... After the Beast Tide, what will His Highness do..."

"Are these red points the enemy?"

Looking at the sand table, gradually stained red, Yao Yin turned to Feng Yuan while gently stroking Xiao Ji’s soft body. Feng Yuan replied,

"Not all of them. The red points represent lives tainted by contamination. You can think of them as the beasts within the Beast Tide, but those who triggered the Beast Tide aren’t marked."

"Can’t catch them?"

"It’s difficult. After all, the enemy has made such thorough preparations, and I can’t completely let go to deal with them."

Feng Yuan said helplessly. After taking full control of authority, he couldn’t be so casual in some matters, as without anyone keeping an eye out, he might accidentally go too far.

Seeing the red points slowly spread toward Yongning City, Mo Ling pressed her hands together and silently prayed. Yao Yin, though somewhat disdainful, still followed Mo Ling’s example and prayed.

"A mutated Beast Tide has really happened; they’ve actually made use of that thing..."

Yun Maoxin, leaning on the watchtower’s railing, handed over the bloodstained letter he had just read to the City Lord beside him, who had bloodshot eyes, and said,

"I want to take care of his family."

"Why do this?"

The City Lord asked angrily. Understanding why the other was angry, Yun Maoxin turned to look at the gradually lightening sky and said,

"For Yongning, this is the end, but for us, this is just the beginning."

"We’d better notify not just Yongning, but all the areas bordering the Cangyun Mountain Range to prepare for a state of war. Any creature rushing over from the Cangyun Mountain Range, except for humans we can still communicate with, kill them all..."

"Is that really the only way?"

"There’s no choice; the pollutant’s power is too strong. Also, you will need to issue an order, forbidding any hunters from hunting in the Cangyun Mountain Range. Starting from last night, any food or prey obtained from the Cangyun Mountain Range is not allowed within the boundaries of Zhen Nan!"

"What about their livelihoods then?"

Glancing at the City Lord, Yun Maoxin said helplessly,

"I have already helped you stockpile enough food for the entire town of Zhen Nan to use normally for about a year, but I couldn’t manage to do the same with meats. In any case, I believe you understand why this had to be done," Feng Yuan said.

"His intelligence report bought us quite a bit of time, so I definitely need to take good care of his family."

After staring indifferently at Yun Maoxin for a long while, the City Lord finally broke into a slight smile and said,

"Why not consult with me first? Have you no trust in me after following me for so long?"

"You wouldn’t have the heart."

Upon hearing what Yun Maoxin said, the City Lord’s hand clutching the letter trembled.

"It has happened after all... such a terrifying beast tide... are they really not afraid of consequences..."

Observing the bloodstained intelligence report on the table, the officers in the tent fell silent. Mo Li let out a sigh and said,

"At this point, all we can do is wait here. It looks like Ding Fang City is out of reach now..."

Gazing at the distant Ding Fang City, Mo Li felt somewhat helpless. Although its garrison was almost gone, it would still take some time to take the border city, but now he had to retreat due to the beast tide.

"Issue an order, no animals from the wild are to be consumed, dead or alive!"

"Your Highness! This isn’t right!"

"Start preparations now as we will head straight to Yongning City in the afternoon! Once we reach Yongning, we will have meat supplies!"

Seeing that Mo Li had made up his mind, the messenger had no choice but to reluctantly pick up the military order sealed with the great stamp and leave.

"You make such an easy decision without speaking to him personally?"

Atop the watchtower, Mao Xin raised his wine cup to the sky, downed it in one gulp, and asked with a hint of surprise. The City Lord looked toward the gradually brightening Yongning City, let out a sigh, and said,

"The only ones we can get in touch with, besides the Seventh Prince, is the Royal Court... but..."

"The Royal Court..."

Mao Xin filled his cup with wine again, but this time, he raised his cup to the sky as a salute before spilling it. The City Lord glanced at Mao Xin and said,

"Be careful not to spill it on someone."

Though he said that, the City Lord mimicked Mao Xin’s gesture and sprinkled a cup of wine into the sky.

"What is this?"

At this moment, Feng Yuan’s room was crowded with people. Hu Weng and the others looked at the sand table on Feng Yuan’s desk with nerves on edge. Red dots on the table kept spreading to the outskirts while suddenly, a blue area appeared. After a close observation, Guo Huai quickly recognized that the blue area closely resembled the region noted in records where beast tides occurred and looked at Feng Yuan with confusion, asking,

"What is that blue area?"

"The normal range of a beast tide."

Guo Huai and Yao Yin understood what Feng Yuan meant by a normal beast tide, but Mo Ling, somewhat unable to comprehend, said,

"How could that be possible? How could a normal beast tide cover such an extensive area? And it even includes the villages behind Yongning City."

Hu Weng, on the other hand, didn’t immediately question Feng Yuan. After thinking deeply for a while, he somewhat pensively said,

"Could it be... that this represents the scope of the beast tide under normal circumstances?"

Feng Yuan knew that Hu Weng and Mo Li had some vague guesses about certain things since they themselves hadn’t intended to hide them – in fact, some information was specifically revealed. Holding Xiao Ji tightly in his arms while sitting on the bed, Feng Yuan spoke softly,

"That’s right. If red dots appear beyond the blue area, we need to intervene."

Feeling Feng Yuan’s low spirits, everyone wisely didn’t disturb him. After a while, Mo Ling, somewhat astonished, said,

"What’s happening? Why are these red dots converging toward the direction of Zhen Nan?"

The blue area initially covered the entire Cangyun Mountain Range, but now, those red dots representing enemy forces were continuously gathering towards Zhen Nan, resulting in many villages that should have been destroyed luckily surviving.

Feng Yuan, holding Xiao Ji, walked to the sand table, glanced at the red dots, squinted his eyes, and after a brief contemplation, seemed to understand the situation. He looked at Mo Ling and said,

"We will go assist in the defense later. You must follow the White Wolf Deity closely."