Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 650 - 651 Slum_1

Chapter 650: Chapter 651 Slum_1

Following the still moist stone steps slowly downward, those various gazes that had appeared between the buildings on both sides had vanished with the massive waves stirred up by Delong Tower. The dreadful commotion had long driven those people to hide away. To cause trouble in this place, one had to be skillful, for those adventurers affected by the waves had already learned from their Spirit Beasts that they were no match for their opponent.

Although somewhat reluctant, no one dared to voice their discontent. Noticing the strange looks from passing adventurers, Liu Wenli said,

"It seems that your trump card was a bit more potent than expected?"

"What?"

"Those looks in their eyes, I’ve seen a lot of them back in Tian Fang~"

Liu Wenli said with a slight smile, and after thinking for a moment, Feng Yuan said,

"You mean the way they’re seething with anger but don’t dare to speak out?"

Perhaps because the surroundings were too quiet, or maybe because Feng Yuan’s voice was too loud, the people couldn’t help but overhear Feng Yuan’s words. Their expressions changed, and the adventurers, along with their Spirit Beasts, hurriedly ran up, as if something terrifying was chasing them from behind.

Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Look at the mess you’ve made."

"Tsch!"

Feng Yuan pouted, clearly displeased. After walking for a while, the broken, gigantic city gates appeared before everyone’s eyes. Guo Huai said with some confusion,

"How could it be like this? Why don’t they repair it?"

"Probably because it’s no longer needed. After all, in this direction, the significance of the city gates isn’t great."

Feng Yuan looked at the dense forest and mountain range in the distance. If he remembered correctly, there was also a huge swamp not far ahead. It would be extraordinarily difficult to mount an attack from this direction.

"Indeed, because of the presence of Spirit Beasts, the strategic importance of these city walls is gradually diminishing."

Hua Yiyou said calmly, and Mo Li, somewhat surprised, said,

"Can it really be so?"

"With the existence of the Spirit Beast Cannon, ordinary soldiers have become meaningless. A large army can’t make it from this direction, and on top of that, this is the poverty district..."

Liu Wenli added, gazing down at the dwellings composed of various waste materials. Liu Wenli’s expression was indescribable. Although she felt that negligence might cause a lapse in defense, in reality, for the rulers, it was the inner city district they needed to protect. As for the outer city district where the commoners lived, it was a case of defending it if they could, and if they couldn’t, abandoning it wasn’t a big deal.

"The Spirit Beast Cannon..."

Mo Li murmured quietly, his thoughts unclear. The power of that thing indeed had shocked him, but the inability to obtain the corresponding technology made him less interested in it.

By the time everyone reached the poverty district below, people around them had recovered from the chaos. Looking at the ground from which yellow sand was floating up, Guo Huai said puzzled,

"Didn’t you have Delong Tower wash this place?"

"This area is not within the range of the stone steps. If it really was washed continuously, I’m afraid this entire poverty district would be destroyed quite a bit."

Feng Yuan looked at Guo Huai as if he were looking at an idiot. Scratching his head, Guo Huai smiled brightly and said,

"Well, that was what you had done before."

"What are those?"

Mo Ling asked in surprise, pointing at the dark brown mud figures passing by, their muddy bodies continuously flowing downward, hardening into a puddle of mud on the ground before retracting inwards again. The mud figures had only the upper body similar to humans, with a pair of cylindrical arms and a round head.

"Mud Monsters, I suppose. But that’s not surprising."

Feng Yuan glanced at the Mud Monster that had moved atop the trash pile, saying nothing more as it swiftly moved on to other places, leaving no trace of the previous pile of garbage behind.

"Are they cleaning up?"

Liu Wenli asked with some confusion, and Hua Yiyou looked at the Mud Monsters that kept wandering about and said with disbelief,

"That can’t be, right? Isn’t that a bit too extravagant?"

"Extravagant?"

Liu Wenli scoffed coldly. It seemed that the people in the poverty district liked those Mud Monsters quite a bit, greeting them as they passed by, and Liu Wenli even saw several raggedly dressed children happily handing over fruits to the Mud Monsters, fruits Liu Wenli had no idea where they had found.

"Using Spirit Beasts to clean up isn’t extravagant?"

Hua Yiyou asked, a bit puzzled, and Liu Wenli smirked sarcastically and said,

"Just by looking at their appearance, it’s obvious that they wouldn’t be favored by those noble lords."

Liu Wenli knew quite well the preferences of those nobles, being from that class herself. In their eyes, something had to be either strong or good-looking, and Mud Monsters clearly did not fit either category.

Even though the Mud Monsters didn’t smell foul, just by looking at the sludge-like mud that flowed continuously over their bodies, it was clear that the nobles wouldn’t take a second glance at them.

"You guessed right, but isn’t that a good thing?"

Feng Yuan watched the Mud Monsters with an indescribable look and said. Liu Wenli looked surprised and said,

"Good news?"

Observing the relatively clean poor district, Liu Wenli understood something and said,

"Indeed, that it is..."

"But why the stone steps before...?"

"They probably don’t want those soldiers coming in and causing destruction. After all, the nobles might not need it, but what about those soldiers?"

Feng Yuan said with a smile,

"Just kidding. If they dared to let them into the city, they’d probably be relieved of their duties the next day."

"That makes sense. To ordinary people, those soldiers are nothing good, let alone in the poor districts..."

Liu Wenli looked back thoughtfully at the tall city walls behind her. Noticing Feng Yuan approaching, the children showed hostility towards him, and the Mud Monster looked puzzled as it glanced at Feng Yuan, not understanding what he wanted to do.

"This is for you~"

Feng Yuan flicked his wrist, and a brown bead, which appeared in his hand at some unknown time, fell onto the Mud Monster’s body. The mud slowly engulfed the bead, and the Mud Monster let out a delighted cry. Although the people around were somewhat worried about what Feng Yuan had done, seeing Mo Li’s group along with the Spirit Beasts, they could only silently hide their anger in their hearts.

Watching those who dared not even show their anger on their faces, Mo Li sighed. Guo Huai asked with some confusion,

"What did you just do?"

"Nothing much, just gave it a little gift~"

"A little gift?"

Guo Huai looked at Feng Yuan with suspicion. The ’little gift’ from the other party could be anything but small, and it could very well be something terrifying. Glancing at Guo Huai, Feng Yuan said irritably,

"Really, it’s just an Earth Spirit Pearl. Do you have to look at me like that?"

"Earth Spirit Pearl?"

Guo Huai recalled it for a moment, realized what it was, and then said with some surprise,

"Isn’t that a raw material? What are you planning to do by giving it directly to it?"

"Although it’s a raw material for potions, no one said you can’t use it directly. Even if the effect is not significant, it can at least enhance its strength a bit, right?"

"Why would you randomly enhance its strength?"

Guo Huai was skeptical. Although Feng Yuan had always been eccentric, randomly enhancing the strength of a Spirit Beast he had just met? Guo Huai didn’t believe Feng Yuan would be that generous.

"I didn’t do anything. Can’t I act on a whim of kindness?"

"Anyway, there’s not going to be a big battle here, so relax~"

"Really?"

...

Watching Feng Yuan’s group walking away, the Mud Monster felt the slowly growing strength within its body and the information contained within the pearl, feeling somewhat complex. However, since the Mud Monster hardly had any expressions, the people around didn’t notice anything unusual. Seeing that the Mud Monster was fine, the children once again chased and ran towards the distance, happily.

"Is there an Adventurers’ Market here too?"

Seeing a group of people setting up stalls ahead, Mo Ling asked curiously. Feng Yuan looked and said,

"Not really, it’s more like a black market, I guess?"

"A black market?!"

Guo Huai was surprised but then thought that it was pretty normal for such a thing to appear in a poor district. However, a black market this blatant?

Liu Wenli spoke,

"If it’s for dealing with stolen goods, why choose such an obvious location? Even if this is a poor district, it’s still too conspicuous."

The group had been following the road straight on, so this so-called black market was not hidden in some secret place. Feng Yuan waved his hand and said,

"It’s not exclusively for dealing with stolen goods. The rules are just a bit special."

"Special rules?"

"No touching allowed for appraisal, rely only on observation. Spirit Beasts with the ability to identify treasures like the ’Hug-a-Pig’ are not allowed over there. That’s basically it."

"A game of luck, huh..."

Guo Huai was somewhat speechless. What kind of black market was this? Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"Pretty much, but still, you can find quite a few good things there."