Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 475: Action Halted_1

Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Action Halted_1

"Don’t you find that order very strange?!"

The scolded soldier retorted discontentedly, not noticing that the one who scolded him kept glancing towards Guo Huai. Seeing this, Guo Huai really couldn’t pretend he hadn’t seen it and cleared his throat before speaking.

"Rest assured, I’m not the kind of person to tattle, and didn’t the person who gave you the orders explain the reason?"

Only then did the rebuked soldier realize that Guo Huai was someone who could come and go freely from the general’s residence. With this thought, cold sweat broke out immediately. The soldier who had scolded him glanced at Guo Huai and, seeing that the other party seemed not to be lying, he let out a sigh of relief, scratched his head in puzzlement, and said,

"There was no explanation. Could there be something special about that order?"

Guo Huai opened his mouth as if to share the speculations of Feng Yuan and the others, but then it occurred to him that maybe the messenger didn’t fail to explain but chose not to. After all, sharing their speculations could lead to the soldiers’ anger being directed towards the Great Li Dynasty.

However, during a previous conversation with Feng Yuan and the others, Guo Huai had also understood that now was not a good time to confront the other side directly; Feng Yuan even thought it would be better for Mo Li to lay low for a while.

Finally hiding all speculations, Guo Huai said with suppressed emotion,

"They suspect that a beast tide might occur again, so..."

"Beast tide?!"

All the soldiers were startled; the disaster from over half a year ago was a nightmare in everyone’s heart. As soon as they heard this word, the soldier who had done the scolding couldn’t contain his impulse, and he grabbed Guo Huai’s shoulder and asked loudly,

"Is this true?! Will there really be another beast tide?!"

Looking at him calmly, Guo Huai said expressionlessly,

"It’s only a speculation. I can’t reveal the specific reasons, but I can tell you, there are signs indicating the possibility of another beast tide like the one over half a year ago."

"Damn it!"

"Everyone get up! No more rest!"

After some noisy arguing, the soldiers who had just been resting and chatting all picked up their weapons, stood up, and scanned their surroundings with bloodshot eyes. If any animal dared to appear at this moment, it would likely be hacked to pieces in the chaos.

"What’s going on over there?"

A person dressed as a commander asked an officer beside him. The officer immediately sent his messenger to gather information. After a while, the messenger, also with bloodshot eyes, returned with a message, suppressing his rage as he stared at the commander, and said in a low voice,

"They say this operation is to prepare for a possible beast tide. Is that true?"

After a glance at him, the commander nodded and said,

"Yes, it’s true. I can’t explain the specific reasons to you, but it’s indeed possible that a beast tide will happen."

"Like the one half a year ago?!"

"The same."

Hearing this response, not only the officer but also several others hesitated for a moment before quickly saying something to the messenger. Watching those departing messengers, the commander said calmly,

"I won’t pursue you for taking action on your own, but you should know, they are just ordinary people. If they remain on high alert constantly, it’s very likely..."

"We know! But we don’t want to see the tragedy happen again! This is everyone’s own choice!"

The officers shouted in unison, raising their voices. After looking at them, the commander said expressionlessly,

"As you wish, but if your actions cause problems with the normal defense of Yongning, I will stop you at any time."

"Understood!"

"What’s going on with the City Defense Army..."

Mo Li rubbed his temples as he looked at the information coming from below. After reading it, he felt an even greater headache because he had been worried about exactly this kind of situation, which Guo Huai had now disclosed. All the City Defense Army and other resting soldiers had already joined this purge campaign.

"They’re just acting recklessly..."

Mo Li wanted them to return immediately, but considering that at this point his orders might not be heeded, he was rubbing his temples when Hu Weng spoke,

"Actually, letting them vent is also good, after all, we can’t tell them the truth."

Mo Li flipped through the letter in his hand, feeling both amused and annoyed as he said,

"I really don’t know whether he truly doesn’t understand or is pretending not to. Saying such things, it’s fortunate he didn’t reveal the truth, otherwise we would be in trouble."

"Even Wolf Mountain couldn’t handle it then..."

Mo Li closed his eyes in resignation and said

"I never imagined that Great Li actually had such a serious problem. Does he really know nothing at all..."

"Weird, where could it possibly be hiding?"

While cooking food, Feng Yuan spoke with bewilderment. He and Xiao Ji had searched the Chiyun Mountain Range for a long time, and even as darkness fell, Feng Yuan still couldn’t find Karnas and could only reluctantly let Xiao Ji forage for food to camp on the spot.

The Little Green Snake watched Feng Yuan skillfully use cooking tools to prepare dinner with puzzled eyes. Hearing the hissing sound from Little Green Snake, which seemed like it was talking to itself, Feng Yuan stared at the frying pan and said

"Agunas, translate this for me, will you?"

Agunas’s spectral image glanced at Feng Yuan and said in an annoyed tone

"There’s nothing much to translate. It’s just wondering where you got these cooking tools from."

"This? This is a privilege, my privilege,"

After saying this excitedly, Feng Yuan added with a hint of regret

"Too bad it’s not possible in modern times, only here can it be done. Big Cat is busy fiddling with its game right now; otherwise, when we set out, I could have asked Big Cat to help carry the tools."

"Can’t you use the recorder to store them?"

"What are you thinking? All those tools are objects from the Yang World. If I put them in the recorder, I’m afraid it wouldn’t take long for them all to corrode away."

Agunas’s spectral image looked at Feng Yuan with a skeptical gaze and asked

"Is that really true?"

"Why would I lie to you? It’s clearly the case."

"Alright, Xiao Ji, this is yours,"

Looking at the plate in front of him, just as Xiao Ji hesitated to revert to its original form, Feng Yuan spoke up and said

"Appetizer, oh, more to come, enough to fill you up in your current size."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji joyfully crowed and eagerly pecked at the pan-fried meat on the plate.

After quite an effort to prepare the food for Xiao Ji and the others, Feng Yuan picked up his own food and sat on a rock, looking at the desolate hills, and said

"No wonder he thinks it might be better if they left."

"In modern times, this area hasn’t been affected by them at all."

Agunas’s spectral image spoke calmly, if not for that hidden hand behind the scenes, they wouldn’t have noticed that here, in the Dynasty Era, there was still a special Spirit Beast hidden away.

"What’s odd is why it didn’t choose to leave. Compared to Yognot’s massive size, if I remember correctly, Karnas’s size isn’t particularly large. It would be easy for it to move."

"As for getting close to humans..."

"Their unique circumstances have already doomed them to hide alone in deserted places..."

With a sigh, Feng Yuan ate his food while gazing at the starry sky. At this time, Great Li was in the depths of winter. Although Spring Festival was approaching, it was estimated that Yongning wouldn’t be celebrating the Spring Festival this year.

Thinking of this, Feng Yuan said with a bit of amusement

"Are we celebrating two Spring Festivals in a short span of time?"

Agunas’s spectral image glanced at Feng Yuan and spoke with a touch of irritation, saying

"If you wish, you can have Spring Festival every day."

"No, thanks. Spring Festival alone is no fun."

Xiao Ji cast an unsatisfied glance at Feng Yuan, but unfortunately, Feng Yuan, who seemed lost in the night sky, didn’t notice and simply ate with a sense of nostalgia.

"You really are..."

In the inn, Yao Yin was slightly angry as she pointed at Guo Huai and scolded him; after all, she had spent the entire day following Mo Ling to watch her train the Hundred Flowers Army. It turned out that Feng Yuan, who had slipped away without causing any trouble, was outdone by Guo Huai, who seemed quite dependable but had, in fact, created a major mess.

Realizing his mistake, Guo Huai remained silent, letting Yao Yin chastise him. After quite some time, Yao Yin, somewhat weary, said

"You two, one of you is always out of sight, and the other... I can’t say you did it on purpose, but... can’t you think about why we only ever debrief with Mo Li and the others..."