Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 385: The Price_1

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: The Price_1

"Is this some sort of incarnation technique?"

Feng Yuan poked the miniature Yognot in front of him with a hint of curiosity. Unlike the towering presence of Yognot’s true form, the miniature version, even though it was covered in Scale Armor and walked on all fours with a mountain on its back, was just a tad bigger than Xiao Ji and lacked any intimidating aura, instead, it appeared cute and amusing.

"Yes, it’s a new trick that it has recently mastered."

After considering for a moment, Feng Yuan looked at the miniature Yognot and asked,

"Can you use your powers now?"

"No, if it uses its powers, it would result in the same outcome as its main body awakening."

Glancing at Agunas’s phantom, who answered for Yognot, Feng Yuan said with a touch of regret,

"That’s a pity, otherwise our combat power could have been further unleashed."

Seeing Yognot seem anxious as if it wanted to say something, Feng Yuan smiled and handed over a small biscuit, saying,

"There’s no rush. To get you all to unleash yourselves, I reckon one page from the Golden Book won’t suffice."

"Probably three pages from the Golden Book would allow them to call upon a part of their power, five pages to control all their power, and with ten pages... they could be liberated."

Hearing Agunas’s phantom explain, Qi Chen said in astonishment,

"What do you mean by ’liberated’?"

Feng Yuan shook the cup in his hand and said,

"Just that, they can die, and won’t have to endure by sleeping through the days like they do now."

"Why! Why let them die! What have they done wrong!"

Casting a glance at Qi Xiaoshuang, who banged the table and stood up in furious outcry, Feng Yuan calmly said,

"This is their own choice. After all, with the passage of eons, how can you tell what others are really thinking?"

Seeing Yognot nod, Qi Xiaoshuang sat down with disbelief, and Dou Yanlan looked at Yognot with sympathy, saying,

"Imagine being close to others only to bring disaster upon them. How would you feel? You might endure for a day, a month, two months, but as time goes on, your mindset changes..."

As Dou Yanlan described the scenario, Qi Xiaoshuang hung his head low. Yang Hongzhi looked at Yognot with pity. Najia seemed to recall something, feeling a bit sad, and after a moment, picked up a fruit and walked over to Yognot, handing it over. Seeing the mood dip because of this issue, Feng Yuan quickly changed the subject just as the Dreaming Dragon Baby was indulging unabashedly in its food; he turned the topic to the meal.

While everyone started to eat and laugh once again, Feng Yuan suddenly froze. After a long pause, he sighed and looked at He Nanqing, asking,

"Do you have any wine?"

"Yes, do you want some?"

He Nanqing looked at Feng Yuan skeptically, and seeing him nod seriously, she turned and went to a cabinet by the wall, saying,

"What kind of wine do you want? Home-brewed, or...?"

"The best one."

"The best? Can you even handle it? Not many can drink that."

At that moment, Yognot opened its mouth, and He Nanqing, now somewhat puzzled, said,

"You want to use your stored wine? But..."

"Alright, just give me a moment."

He Nanqing then left the dining room. Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan, puzzled, and said,

"What are you up to now?"

Feng Yuan forced a smile and shook his head at Qi Chen. Seeing Najia suddenly lose interest, Yang Hongzhi worriedly tried to engage Najia in conversation. After a while, He Nanqing carried a jug of wine back in confusion. Feng Yuan stood up, carefully picked from the bowls in the cabinet, chose several exquisite ones, set them on the table, and after breaking the seal clay of the wine jug, poured the wine into each bowl. He picked up a bowl of wine, walked outside, and said something to the sky.

Seeing Najia follow him, holding a bowl of wine slightly larger than himself, trying to stand by Feng Yuan, Yang Hongzhi quickly reached out to help. However, Najia avoided Yang Hongzhi’s hand and shook his head at him with a smile.

Not understanding what madness had stricken Feng Yuan and the others, Qi Chen wanted to grab Feng Yuan’s collar and demand an explanation, but seeing Feng Yuan’s solemnity, he refrained and instead turned to Agunas’s phantom and said,

"What’s going on with them?"

Agunas’s phantom sighed, looking at Yognot stepping out with the bowl of wine, his body gradually becoming more solid. As he picked up a bowl of wine, he said,

"Amitis... just passed away."

"Amitis...?"

As Qi Chen struggled to recall what it was, Dou Yanlan said in some surprise

"The cursed Divine Beast of the Audric region? What happened there?"

Agunas, holding a bowl, floated toward the door without turning back and said,

"It did what it had wanted to do before."

As everyone was somewhat puzzled, Dou Yanlan was the first to react and said in a low voice,

"It sacrificed itself to wipe out all those invaders? Why?"

"Because some areas couldn’t resist them, dozens of cities in the Divine Land Region were breached, and it was much the same in other regions."

"Is that so..."

Dou Yanlan sighed softly, imitating Feng Yuan, picked up a bowl of wine, and walked outside, followed by the others. Seeing that there were not enough bowls, He Nanqing quickly got up and ran to the kitchen, and after a while, brought out several exquisite wine bowls and placed them on the table.

"Old friend, I hope you find happiness in your next life."

The deep voice of the old guard rose in the ruins of the city as he squatted on the ground and gently tilted the bowl in his hands forward, the dark red liquid slowly falling and soaking the earth in front of him. Not far away, an invader tormented to death by the old guard took his last breath to the sound of the old guard’s somber song.

"It’s a shame I don’t have that guy’s abilities, otherwise I’d make sure you suffer for eternity."

After a long time, the old guard who stood up glared hatefully at the bodies of the invaders once more before turning and leaving.

"Grand Elder..."

"Constantly saying not to rely on them, yet in the end, it was still them that helped us through the difficult times..."

Musing, the Grand Elder tossed his wine towards the sky, and Elder Li, sighing, mimicked the Grand Elder’s motion sprinkling wine towards the heavens.

After the memorial, the Grand Elder turned to Elder Li and said,

"Any thoughts?"

After a moment of silence, Elder Li said,

"I don’t know..."

The Grand Elder laughed and gently patted Elder Li’s shoulder, saying,

"Don’t mind them; their intentions may be good, but passion alone is useless."

"But..."

"If not for Amitis’s sacrifice, how many intact cities would we have left after this attack?"

Seeing the confusion in Elder Li’s eyes, the Grand Elder laughed again, gave Elder Li’s shoulder another pat, and walked away.

"Damn it! Why did it have to be like this!"

In the office, upon receiving the latest intelligence, Captain Yang slammed his hand hard on the table. Just then, Meng Binglan walked in, saw Captain Yang venting, and said with a smile,

"Still angry?"

"Why did it turn out this way! Everything had been prepared properly, yet they still managed to end up like this!"

"Shouldn’t the command center worry about this? Your squad has little chance of achieving any substantial successes in this kind of situation."

"I thought about not relying on them anymore, but in the end, we were saved by them..."

Captain Yang bitterly smiled and slumped into his chair. Meng Binglan gently blew on the cup in her hands; the freshly brewed beverage was still steaming. Looking at Captain Yang, Meng Binglan suggested,

"You should take a leave of absence."

"With your current state of mind, can you calmly face the various threats that are coming?"

"But..."

"A mature system will not change just because it’s missing one person."

Listening to Meng Binglan’s advice, Captain Yang started to consider whether he needed a vacation during this time.

"Why would it do that?"

Qi Chen still found it hard to understand Amitis’s actions. Feng Yuan glanced at Qi Chen and said,

"Does it seem strange? Wait till the official statistics are out, and you’ll understand why."