Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 630 - 631 Maritime People Arrive_1

Chapter 630: Chapter 631 Maritime People Arrive_1

"Is this a blessing ritual?"

After wandering around the lakeside for a while, Feng Yuan noticed the Bubble Jellyfish in the lake forming patterns with faint glows and curiously asked Cheng Yong, who nodded and replied,

"Indeed, they are offering blessings to the Sea God’s Divine Envoy, hoping they might be able to..."

"Evolve? I doubt it’s likely."

Watching the Bubble Jellyfish swimming around, Feng Yuan serenely remarked. He could sense that the Bubble Jellyfish hadn’t reached their evolutionary limit, and forcing evolution would only harm their potential. There was no urgent situation at present, so they wouldn’t do such a thing.

Delong Tower did not enter the water but hopped among its small bubbles. It rarely came ashore, and this time it seemed to be accompanying Feng Yuan for a stroll. While it hadn’t set foot on the mainland, seeing the islands of the Aquatic People was quite intriguing. As for why it wouldn’t go into the lake? No matter how much it restrained its presence, the Bubble Jellyfish would always sense it upon entering the water, which would undoubtedly interfere with their blessing ritual.

As the Bubble Jellyfish moved, the whole lake gradually began to shimmer with light. As the brightness intensified, droplets of water slowly rose toward the sky, dwindling and vanishing in mid-air, but a mist started to spread across the mountaintop.

"A blessing ritual?"

Noticing a layer of fog appearing on Sea God Mountain, the old man spoke in a low voice with surprise and doubt, and another elder, about the same age as Xia Yu, noticed he was lost in thought and said with a chuckle,

"What’s the matter with you? If you keep this up, I’ll have to worry about the Shell Coin Bureau of your Pearl Town. It would be troublesome if you messed up the accounts someday, huh~"

Startled by the elder’s laughter, Xia Yu glanced at him and said,

"Xia Chi, you better worry about yourself. Our Pearl Town doesn’t have as many people as your Whale Town does; I bet you’re already too busy to manage."

"You old scoundrel! Don’t you dare call me Xia Chi!"

Glancing at the elder, Xia Yu said with a cold laugh,

"What’s the difference between ’Xia Pond’ and ’Xia Chi’?"

"Get lost, get lost, get lost!"

"But was everything you said in your letter really true?"

Xia Chi looked at Xia Yu with some skepticism. After all, what he had said previously was astonishing. To have a new continent on the other side of the sea was one thing, but to be the only ones in control of that trade route was another. Although they didn’t trade much, they understood the benefits of monopolizing a trade route, especially the rare resources that land dwellers could not refuse, as Xia Yu had mentioned.

"It should be correct. Although it hasn’t been confirmed, if he were the kind of person to spout lies, why would the Sea God follow him?"

"The Sea God..."

At this point, Xia Chi’s face turned a bit ugly. The Sea God’s first communication with the Maritime People should have been a cause for celebration, but to start with a warning? It made them embarrassed to spread the word that they had spoken with the Sea God.

Otherwise, how would they respond when asked? Should they say, ’The Sea God spoke to us, yes~ It came specially to warn us not to attack a ship at sea’? How would that make Whale Town look to others?

"However, having such a good opportunity to monopolize trade routes, you actually..."

Faced with Xia Chi’s doubtful gaze, Xia Yu said helplessly,

"Where is your mind wandering? Let me ask you, if the other side is a continent just like the current Divine Land, don’t you think they would have people like us?"

"Besides, his intention was also that it’s best if we could resolve the conflict before it escalates."

"Resolve the conflict before it escalates, eh..."

Xia Chi closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time before saying,

"I’m afraid that’s just wishful thinking on our part..."

"Although they’ve caused quite a few problems in the past, who can truly deny their contributions? If we don’t resolve this while we’re still alive, what do you think will happen afterwards..."

Xia Chi remained silent, understanding that it was difficult to assign blame for past events, and if those who had witnessed that history were gone, the chance of resolving the conflict might vanish as well.

"Alright, I’ll think of a way to help you, but I can’t promise it will definitely work, and..."

"I believe General Xia Ping wouldn’t be so short-sighted."

Xia Yu confidently spoke. Xia Chi glanced at Xia Yu and said,

"You still have so much faith in him, then why did you take them and leave in the first place? Don’t you know that when he heard you were leaving the Maritime People, he..."

With a sigh, the elder Xia Yu said helplessly,

"Our ideologies do not align, and if I do not take the people away, the conflict may escalate even further. I hope this new trade route really can achieve its purpose..."

"Ideologies not aligning, huh..."

Xia Chi looked at the elder Xia Yu with a complex expression and, after a while, slowly began to speak,

"You invited everyone, yet restricted the time. Most people probably won’t make it in time. What exactly are you trying to do...?"

Glancing at Xia Chi, the elder Xia Yu said,

"How well do you think we understand the continent known as Omeilia? And how does that compare with when we first traded with those land dwellers?"

"This..."

"Do you trust them that much?"

Xia Chi asked doubtfully, and the elder Xia Yu smiled and said,

"I trust the Sea God."

"The Sea God, huh... How exactly does it view us..."

"They’re leaving just like that?"

Seeing the Bubble Jellyfish cheerfully diving into the water and quickly disappearing into the lake, Hua Yiyou naturally realized that they were leaving Sea God Lake via the stream. Cheng Yong nodded and said,

"That’s right, they don’t seem to particularly like the environment here and leave quickly once the ritual is over."

"Of course, they are not freshwater creatures."

Guo Huai said as he crouched down to observe the creatures in the lake. Aside from the Bubble Jellyfish, there didn’t seem to be any other life living there. Feng Yuan looked at Cheng Yong in confusion and said,

"Haven’t you considered raising some freshwater fish here?"

"Like those land dwellers do? That wouldn’t be right; this place is the important Sea God Lake, we can’t do that."

Cheng Yong responded without hesitation, and although they had Delong Tower with them, in his eyes, Sea God Lake remained sacred, and he couldn’t bear the thought of it becoming a fish farm.

"Really... I wasn’t saying you should raise them for sale, although that wouldn’t be such a bad idea."

Feng Yuan said as he glanced at the clear lake water. Unlike Guo Huai, who needed to inspect it closely with his eyes, his Divine Sense revealed that there was virtually no life in the lake. However, he understood that while plants could be supplemented from the island, freshwater fish were a different story for the Island Jellyfish, who had always lived at sea and had nowhere to obtain freshwater fish.

"Could it possibly enhance the defense of the Island Jellyfish?"

Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said. To Guo Huai’s surprise, Feng Yuan directly denied it,

"That won’t be the case. Freshwater fish are not essential for the island. The Island Jellyfish can only strengthen themselves by adding things that are essential to the island, like plants. What I mean is, since you haven’t figured out what to do with this lake, why not raise some freshwater fish in it, especially fish species that are special to Divine Land and Omeilia? It could add to your trade goods, right?"

"So that’s what it is?"

Guo Huai looked at Feng Yuan somewhat skeptically, and Cheng Yong thought for a moment and said,

"Let’s not. We’re not lacking for such things."

"Suit yourselves. I’m just making a suggestion, after all."

Feng Yuan said indifferently. After watching the clear lake water for a while, he grew bored and said,

"Let’s go. How about we visit some other places?"

Mo Li smiled and did not object. To him, ordinary outdoor scenery couldn’t pique his interest. But seeing how excited Mo Ling was, he simply pretended to be interested.

"So, the Maritime People were indeed invited."

Back in Pearl Town, Feng Yuan saw Xia Chi negotiating with the elder Xia Yu at a glance. As for the town mayor, he was not there and it was unknown what he was busy with. Feng Yuan looked at the ’Sea God’ statue in Pearl Square with a sly smile and said,

"Speaking of which, the Divine Envoy should have appeared before them, right?"