Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 628 - 629: The Island of the Island Jellyfish_1

Chapter 628: Chapter 629: The Island of the Island Jellyfish_1

"But, aren’t those Divine Lords above land..."

Wei Dingwu asked, puzzled. Feng Yuan glanced at Wei Dingwu and said,

"Do you think they’re actually guarding humans, or... guarding friends?"

"This..."

Wei Fangwu yawned lazily and said,

"You’re not planning to just stand here and chat, are you? Isn’t it said that Sea God Mountain is difficult to traverse? If we don’t set out now, are you intending to wait and spend the night on the mountain?"

Cheng Yong smiled and led the way at the front, though his mood didn’t seem very high. Everyone understood that he must have been affected by the words from Delong Tower. After thinking for a while, Feng Yuan said,

"Do you think an impartial Divine Lord is better, or one that favors a certain group? Especially if that Divine Lord doesn’t favor you."

"Moreover, Delong Tower isn’t actually ignoring you. Hasn’t the old man mentioned several stories to us before in which Delong Tower has appeared many times?"

Delong Tower swayed its body as if nothing had happened. How the Maritime People viewed it held no significance for it; it wouldn’t bother with human thoughts, as that would only bring trouble.

"Those little jellyfish are here too~"

Mo Ling exclaimed in surprise after spotting the Bubble Jellyfish in the creek. Wei Dingwu asked with some confusion,

"Aren’t they sea jellyfish? How can they come into freshwater?"

"After all, they’re Spirit Beasts, but generally, they wouldn’t do this unless necessary," Feng Yuan said, looking toward Cheng Yong, as he likely would be the only one to answer this question.

"They must be seeking the blessing of the Sea God Envoy. Small Divine Lords receive the blessing from the Sea God Envoy at Sea God Lake through Sea God Creek as part of our tradition. However, there’s only one chance for this; if they fail, there’s no second opportunity."

"By rights, now isn’t the time for small Divine Lords to seek blessings."

Cheng Yong was puzzled, but Feng Yuan seemed to have understood something. He glanced at Delong Tower and said,

"It must be the blessings they received earlier that enhanced their strength, which is why they’re doing this. Blessings- the earlier you get them, the better, right~"

Cheng Yong smiled and didn’t say anything more. He was still recovering from the blow and didn’t want to bring up matters of the Sea God now.

"Is it really okay to make a fire and cook here?"

Guo Huai asked Feng Yuan, worried. Sea God Mountain was just as rugged as they had learned; it was almost like walking in the deep forest. Fortunately, everyone was familiar with this environment after spending so long in the dense woods.

While messing with the cooking tools, Feng Yuan looked around and said,

"Otherwise, what do you plan to eat? It’s noon now; aren’t you hungry?"

"Dry food..."

Guo Huai said, somewhat sheepishly. That stuff didn’t taste very good, and unless absolutely necessary, even Mo Li’s guards were reluctant to eat it. Cheng Yong looked around and said,

"It should be okay as long as we’re careful not to start a forest fire."

At this moment, a strange monkey screeched as it burst out of the forest, angrily chattering at Feng Yuan, who was starting the fire, as if he had committed some unforgivable misdeed.

"So petty?"

Feng Yuan said, looking at the strange monkey in confusion. A light blue spherical Barrier had already been erected around them, set up to prevent any accidental spread of flames. The monkey stood outside the Barrier, angrily chattering. Cheng Yong approached and talked with the monkey for a while until it cautiously moved aside and quickly climbed up a tree branch, seemingly keeping watch over Feng Yuan.

"Sorry, those little rascals secretly made a fire at the foot of Sea God Mountain not long ago, nearly setting the place ablaze. It probably fears we’ll do the same; that’s why it’s so angry," Cheng Yong explained.

"I see..."

Feng Yuan reflected. Sea God Mountain was important to the Island Jellyfish. Although destruction wouldn’t be fatal, weakness would ensue for some time, and recovery wouldn’t be easy. Island Jellyfish possessed only water and space attributes.

Once the creatures in the Barrier space of the Island Jellyfish go extinct, it really doesn’t have the ability to recreate them. Even if the island collapses, it is the same. The island evolved slowly with the growth of the Island Jellyfish and was not something the Island Jellyfish could build on its own.

The reason everyone just used the ingredients they brought instead of hunting on Sea God Mountain was for this very reason. The animals on Sea God Mountain were relatively precious, and it was impossible to get terrestrial creatures on the vast sea. Seeing the strange monkey staring at Feng Yuan warily, Mo Li felt the urge to persuade Feng Yuan to give up cooking, but after some thought, she didn’t speak up.

"Want this?"

The strange monkey was quietly standing on a tree branch, eyeing something Feng Yuan held in his hands. Feng Yuan was holding a fruit he specifically picked out that might suit the strange monkey’s taste. He shook the fruit in his hand and said,

"For you. Aren’t you tired from watching for so long?"

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the strange monkey chattered angrily, and Liu Wenli glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Who do you think forced it to watch?"

"Tch, as if you didn’t eat just now."

After some cajoling, the strange monkey finally took the fruit from Feng Yuan’s hand, but even so, it still watched Feng Yuan warily as if guarding against a bad person. Feng Yuan ignored the creature and turned around to start packing up his things. The strange monkey only relaxed after the fire was completely extinguished and no accidents had occurred.

Inspecting the fruit in its paw, the strange monkey hesitated for a moment and then started to nibble on it. Having stared for so long, the monkey hadn’t had a chance to look for food and was very hungry. As it ate, it kept an eye on Feng Yuan to see if he left any trash behind. Only when Feng Yuan had cleaned up everything including the trash did the strange monkey nod in satisfaction.

Seeing the strange monkey carefully storing the leftover fruit pit, Feng Yuan smiled and took out a few strangely shaped seeds and tossed them to the monkey, saying,

"Take good care of these."

The strange monkey caught what Feng Yuan tossed over and compared them uncertainly with the fruit pit in its paw. The pit it was holding seemed quite ordinary, while the ones from Feng Yuan were beautiful and had a crystal luster, leaving the monkey frozen in place for a moment.

"What did you throw to it?"

Guo Huai asked curiously, and Feng Yuan smiled slightly and said,

"Seeds of the Spirit Fruit Tree. I think it might find them useful."

"The strange monkey planting trees?"

Mo Ling was somewhat surprised, unable to imagine the small monkey digging a hole and planting a tree on the ground. Cheng Yong, feeling sentimental, said,

"There are quite a few special plants on Sea God Mountain that they planted. When it comes to planting, they are not any less skilled than us humans."

"They used to often come to town to ask for seeds. Recently, it seems, they haven’t shown up, and I thought they didn’t need them anymore."

"That’s because you don’t have new types of plant seeds. The variety of plants on the island can slightly influence the power of the Island Jellyfish, though it mostly strengthens its defensive capabilities."

Feng Yuan started to explain, and Cheng Yong said excitedly,

"Strengthening its defense is exactly what we need. We don’t need too much attacking power; as long as we can hold our position, that’s enough."

Mo Li looked at Cheng Yong somewhat surprised. In his view, offensive ability was much more important than defensive capability—a turtle shell wasn’t much different from a target in his eyes. Hua Yiyou seemed to understand Mo Li’s thoughts and said softly,

"On the sea, as long as the defense is not broken in a short time, they can completely escape elsewhere."

Only then did Mo Li have an epiphany. Unlike the mainland, these Aquatic People who lived on the Island Jellyfish, as long as their defense was strong enough, could flee at any time. Different from those who needed to defend their land on dry ground, they could carry their home with them wherever they went. Every place they went was home.

"You could consider getting some seeds from the people of the Omeilia Region when trading with them. The plants there are not quite the same as those in the Divine Land Region. I guess planting them all might slightly enhance the defensive capability of the Island Jellyfish."

Feng Yuan thought for a moment and then said, Cheng Yong nodded and said,

"We’ll trouble you when the time comes."

"I will only lead you this one time; after that, it’s your own affair."

Feng Yuan thought about it and said, not hoping for them to harbor unrealistic expectations of him. At that moment, Guo Huai said in surprise,

"What is that?!"