Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 624 - 625 Barbecue_1

Chapter 624: Chapter 625 Barbecue_1

"Isn’t this a bit inappropriate? The White Wolf Deity can’t swim."

Guo Huai didn’t quite understand the point of Feng Yuan’s action, as the White Wolf Deity glanced at him, exhaled a white breath, and ran straight toward Nanyu City. Watching an ice bridge form under the paws of the White Wolf Deity, Guo Huai scratched his head and said,

"Isn’t what I said a fact? Why did it get angry?"

"Because the White Wolf Deity is an acquaintance after all, it’s more suitable for it to wait for someone than for Kui Shui Xuanwu, right?"

As Hua Yiyou spoke and looked toward Feng Yuan, he nodded and Feng Yuan said,

"That’s about it. We can’t exactly hide out in Pearl Town enjoying ourselves while Kui Shui Xuanwu miserably endures the sea breeze, waiting for people, can we?"

The Agunas shadow flicked its tail and glanced at Feng Yuan without saying much. Indeed, just as Feng Yuan had mentioned, Kui Shui Xuanwu was not really familiar with Feng Yuan. It came to help only because it happened to be free, and gave Feng Yuan some face due to his special status. It would certainly be upset if taken advantage of.

Back in Pearl Town, Cheng Cheng ran off to report to the town leaders about what had just happened, while Mo Li and Feng Yuan expressed their gratitude to the town leader and indicated that if they could negotiate a departure to Omeilia in a short period of time, Feng Yuan could help facilitate communication between both sides, such as the language issue.

Previously, everyone had overlooked this most troublesome matter, because Feng Yuan was able to let people ignore language differences in their communication, causing them to forget that there must be a language barrier between Omeilia and the Aquatic People.

After turning down the invitation to a barbecue from Feng Yuan and his group, the town leader returned to Pearl Square and gratefully said to Elder Xia Yu,

"Thank goodness I listened to you, otherwise it would have been troublesome."

"I was careless. I completely overlooked the language issue. I just didn’t expect him to have the ability to let people communicate directly despite the language barrier."

Elder Xia Yu exclaimed in relief. If it hadn’t been for the thought that having Feng Yuan as a guide would be more convenient, they might have faced significant problems upon their own arrival. After all, many coastal towns here were unable to conduct trade due to the language barrier.

"Is this really okay to do?"

Looking at Feng Yuan preparing various barbecue ingredients, Guo Huai somewhat speechlessly said, considering that such a major incident just happened in Nanyu City and they were here celebrating, he felt it was a bit inappropriate, to which Feng Yuan glanced at Guo Huai and said,

"What’s wrong with that? We’re out here to have fun, not for anything else."

The nearby vine turtle nodded frantically, drooling at the sight of so many ingredients. The vine turtles that joined later were a bit puzzled, as they weren’t as gluttonous as the original vine turtle and didn’t quite understand its excitement.

The cats lined up in a row and meowed in unison towards the sea. Feng Yuan, a bit puzzled, asked the Agunas shadow,

"What are they doing?"

Glancing at Feng Yuan, the Agunas shadow replied irritably,

"Do I even need to say? Waiting for fish to come to them."

"Waiting for fish to come to them?"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan speechlessly looked at the row of cats. With Delong Tower not around, he had no way to herd the fish from the ocean here. One should know that this area is part of the Island Jellyfish’s attached space, not freely accessible to just anything.

Glancing at the somewhat anxious cats, Feng Yuan thought for a moment and said,

"Forget about them, they should calm down on their own soon enough."

Contrary to Feng Yuan’s expectations, as soon as he got the barbecue stuff ready, the cats could no longer sit still. They all gathered around Feng Yuan, meowing pitifully. Guo Huai, with a look of someone watching a play, glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Now let’s see what you’ll do."

"What can I do..."

Feng Yuan squatted down, somewhat speechlessly comforting the cats and trying to explain that Delong Tower was not there, that it was impossible to get fish for them, and that other things were also tasty. But the cats weren’t buying it. They meowed continuously; some even couldn’t resist gently biting onto Feng Yuan’s trouser leg, attempting to drag him to the seaside.

"This is tricky..."

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan looked a bit helpless. Yao Yin glanced at him and said,

"Can’t you command the schools of fish?"

"No one can manipulate the will of life forcibly, not even He can, unless some rather foul methods are used. Delong Tower merely utilized its prestige to gather some sea fish, that’s all."

Knowing what Feng Yuan meant, Yao Yin glanced at the cats and said,

"What are you going to do about it? They’ve only got eyes for sea fish, you can’t just ignore them, can you?"

"If I have to, I’ll go out and get some. As long as they have enough to eat, that’ll do."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji immediately rushed over, squawking at the kittens discontentedly, and they were no less combative. Seeing Xiao Ji and the kittens arguing, Feng Yuan rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Fortunately, just then, Delong Tower swam back. Feng Yuan quickly explained the situation to Delong Tower, and seeing Delong Tower nod in agreement, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to the kittens,

"Just wait here; your fish will arrive soon. Later, you can get the fish yourselves."

The kittens, upon seeing Delong Tower, seemed to understand it was the one that could bring them delicious fresh fish, so they disdainfully flicked their tails at Feng Yuan as if they found him a bit tiresome?

Thankfully, the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat made a grateful sound at Feng Yuan, which made him feel not so ’heartbroken’. Xiao Ji glanced at the kittens with a hint of indignation. Feng Yuan chuckled while stroking Xiao Ji and said,

"Why are you competing with them? It’s just a small matter~"

Xiao Ji, still dissatisfied, turned its head away, apparently still annoyed with the kittens. Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Bring over more fish; we want some too."

"Go talk to Delong Tower yourself."

"Stingy."

"Tsk, you’re neither cute nor adorable. Why should I bother with you?"

Feng Yuan muttered with a pout. Before long, the fish ’arrived’ for the kittens, and seeing the fish relentlessly jumping onto the shore, ’stranding’ themselves, Hua Yiyou said speechlessly,

"Even without using any special moves, this alone could deal a devastating blow to all coastal towns."

Mo Li nodded in agreement. Coastal towns mostly relied on fishing for a living. Delong Tower could cut off this lifeline directly. As for maritime transport? Just seeing how Feng Yuan had Delong Tower escort those failures earlier made it clear that it wouldn’t be possible—apart from the Maritime People, no one else could hope to profit from sea transport without their permission.

"The Maritime People really are... domineering..."

Hua Yiyou said in a low voice, glancing toward Pearl Square. Actually, this situation also favored the Aquatic People; besides the Maritime People, only they had a chance to form mercantile fleets at sea. However, such an undertaking was too difficult. The lack of trust between the land dwellers and the Aquatic People was the biggest problem.

"That’s not necessarily the case, unless those land-based nations give them a piece of land to cultivate. Otherwise, these conflicts won’t be eased anytime soon."

Feng Yuan spoke calmly, and Guo Huai, puzzled, said,

"You mean to say the Aquatic People will find a place for themselves on land in the future?"

"I didn’t say that. With Divine Land in its current mess, even if you let them, they might not be willing to go."

Feng Yuan shrugged, speaking indifferently. Hearing him, Hua Yiyou and Mo Li fell silent. They were both aware that the Divine Land Region had never been at peace, with constant battling and no conclusion. This time Nanyu Kingdom was just one example, and frankly, Nanyu Kingdom was still relatively lucky—they at least had the sea to seek refuge. Many smaller nations...

"Are you guys still doing the barbecue or what? This is no time to talk about such heavy topics."

Yao Yin glanced at everyone and complained. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan began marinating with a bright smile. Everyone busied themselves with the barbecue while chatting about fun things, lightening the previously somber mood bit by bit.

"What strange thing are you concocting now..."

Seeing Feng Yuan ruining the food, Guo Huai didn’t know what to say. Yao Yin glanced at the fish Feng Yuan had slathered with a hodgepodge of seasonings and asked,

"Can you even eat that?"

"Probably... not."

"Then why are you still doing it?!"

Guo Huai said exasperatedly. Feng Yuan looked at Xiao Ji sitting aside. Sensing Feng Yuan’s nefarious gaze, Xiao Ji watched him warily. Xiao Ji wasn’t foolish; it certainly wouldn’t eat the fish Feng Yuan had drowned in seasonings.

"Well, everyone’s had their fill anyway, so I might as well mess around and have some fun~"

Feng Yuan said nonchalantly, clearly not intending to make Xiao Ji eat his dark cuisine.