Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 780 - 781: Practical Exercise _1

Chapter 780: Chapter 781: Practical Exercise _1

"What are you doing turning into a dog again..."

Agunas looked at Feng Yuan, who had transformed into a little Husky and was eagerly munching on shiny golden soup dumplings, and with its back to Qi Chen, the little Husky wagged its tail and said

"Can’t I eat dog food?"

Dou Yanlan revealed a smug smile as she fed the blushing Qi Chen and said

"Why don’t we have Liu Yan introduce you to someone?"

"No thanks! The people she knows are either not from our school or those noble ladies from Shangjing, I’m not interested in them."

"How do you know?"

Dou Yanlan was startled and a bit surprised, but after a moment, she lowered her voice and said

"Right, you knew about her identity before any of us, didn’t you?"

"Pretty much, after all, no matter how much she tries to hide it, the people secretly guarding her end up revealing her identity."

"Secret guardians?! Are there still such people in this era?"

Qi Chen was somewhat surprised and took the opportunity to grab a pair of chopsticks to eat for himself. Dou Yanlan just smiled and didn’t insist further. The little Husky reminisced for a bit and said

"It’s not that they don’t exist at all, it’s just very rare. The large families, though they have many spirit beasts, also have many heirs, so they don’t employ such methods. Her family is truly an exception."

"Pei Yu must be under a lot of pressure."

Dou Yanlan said calmly, and with a smile, the little Husky said

"That can’t be helped, you can’t expect Zhong Liuyan to abandon her family for him, can you? And the Zhang Family isn’t one of those outdated noble families, Pei Yu’s abilities..."

"While decent in the scope of Maomu City, can’t even be considered top-notch. If he wasn’t so estranged from the Pei Family, I fear..."

Dou Yanlan stated matter-of-factly. Qi Chen paused for a moment, looked at Dou Yanlan, then at the little Husky, and said

"Is this how you all judge people? Isn’t it supposed to be about whether the two individuals get along?"

"Everyone has their own opinions, what’s wrong with being a bit more rational?"

The little Husky turned its head with a mischievous smile and said to Qi Chen. A shiver ran down his back, and Qi Chen, dumbfounded, looked at Dou Yanlan and said

"You..."

"Compatibility is important, but if we were to talk about family backgrounds, shouldn’t I be more worried about you looking down on me?"

Dou Yanlan rolled her eyes and spoke with feigned anger. It was easy to talk about others, but when it came to herself, Dou Yanlan was still a bit nervous, even though the gap between her family and Qi Chen’s wasn’t as large as between Zhong Liuyan and Pei Yu.

Scratching his head, Qi Chen said guiltily

"Why? You’re going to be a future War Goddess, I..."

"Idiot, that’s just a goal. Who knows if I’ll fall on the path to it."

"Alright, I’m heading out, you guys should rest early."

Patting her clothes, Dou Yanlan got up to leave. Only after she gently closed the door did Qi Chen quietly say

"Why are you so lacking in confidence? I think you’re amazing..."

"So what? Chang Nianyun is still single, so what are you really thinking?"

The little Husky slapped its paw onto Qi Chen’s forehead and spoke exasperatedly, then turned back into its original form. While cleaning up the table trash, Feng Yuan said

"Nobody can be certain about the future; don’t think too much about it."

"You can’t see it either?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The future is made up of countless possibilities. Even though people categorize them for convenience of observation, in reality, all possibilities are simply true or false."

"Until they become reality, who knows which one will be the eventual future?"

Feng Yuan spoke without holding back, picked up the trash, and left the room. Agunas, seeing Feng Yuan leaving the room, whispered

"Talking as if the likelihood of those possibilities adhering to the general trend won’t be higher..."

"What did you call us here to do?"

"And what you’re wearing..."

Qi Chen eyed Feng Yuan’s uniform suspiciously and asked as Feng Yuan pulled out an ID, cleared his throat, and said,

"Ahem, you’re here to assist with an investigation now."

"Where did you get that Special Tasks uniform?"

Dou Yanlan asked with some confusion. As far as she knew, Feng Yuan hadn’t rejoined the Special Tasks Unit, so strictly speaking, they wouldn’t have issued him a uniform.

"After all the help I’ve given them, a few uniforms are nothing,"

Feng Yuan said proudly, pulling out a specialized terminal as he spoke,

"I’ve got this too—so, let the special training begin—"

"What are you planning to do..."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly, not quite understanding what Feng Yuan intended by summoning them to Liantang Town. Pointing at the Liantang Town government building not far away, Feng Yuan said,

"Of course, it’s real combat practice. What’s the point of those make-believe exercises?"

When Xiao Ji heard Feng Yuan’s words, her eyes lit up and, hugging Pomiti, Feng Yuan said,

"Let’s go. There’s a Fierce Water Elephant here itching for action, perfect for you guys to practice on."

"Fierce Water Elephant? Isn’t that a Spirit Beast unique to the Chenyue and Fanjia regions?"

Dou Yanlan asked with some confusion, hugging Pomiti, and Feng Yuan said,

"Seems like it was brought over by a Beastmaster who had recently settled here from Chenyue. It’s just that the people of Liantang Town don’t have Spirit Beasts that can match its strength, and it’s been feeling rather pent up lately."

"I recall the Fierce Water Elephant isn’t a belligerent Spirit Beast?"

Qi Chen said with some puzzlement. He was aware of this distinct Spirit Beast. The Fierce Water Elephant lineage actually has three evolutionary routes; as a Spirit Beast capable of carrying people and goods and being quite powerful, they are very popular in both Chenyue and Fanjia.

Chenyue, being a country where the terrain is primarily mountainous, naturally places great importance on Spirit Beasts like the Fierce Water Elephant, capable of carrying people and goods. At least up to now, there are many areas in Chenyue inaccessible by vehicle, where the residents rely entirely on these Spirit Beasts for transportation.

Fanjia, on the other hand, values them for their rainfall ability. As a line of Spirit Beasts with Water Attributes, their dependency on water is not that high; they can even live alone in the desert for long periods. Though the Fanjia region isn’t severely water-scarce, water remains an important resource in many areas. The Fierce Water Elephants, which don’t need water and can even attract it, are naturally seen as saviors there.

Plus, the Fierce Water Elephant line is known for its gentle nature; some places even like to let their children play with them. How could it be that they feel troubled for lack of an opponent?

Dou Yanlan thought of something and said,

"They used to live in Chenyue?"

"Right, but now they are citizens of Great Xia, so—"

Had it not been for their citizenship in Great Xia, no one would bother if their Fierce Water Elephant was feeling pent up from not having opponents to fight. After all, Fierce Water Elephant is a Rare-Level Spirit Beast, and finding someone capable of fighting it is not easy. Just consider that even Captain Yan’s team is entirely Rare-Level.

It’s not easy for ordinary people to find someone of equal strength to fight it, at least not in Maomu City, unless they were in Shangjing or Shenhua, those larger cities.

"Can they handle it?"

Agunas looked at Feng Yuan doubtfully. Both Ah Mu and Cotton had only Good-Level abilities, unlike Xiao Ji, who could fight across classes. There was an Elite Level gap between Rare-Level and Good-Level, making the challenge seem quite significant.

"It’s a gang-up fight. He didn’t say we had to go one on one. As long as it gets to vent properly, there won’t be a problem. Besides, with you watching over, what could go wrong?"

Feng Yuan said casually. In fact, if Agunas wasn’t with them, he wouldn’t have chosen to do this. After all, if Xiao Ji was cornered into unleashing Crimson Judgement, that could get tricky—no telling if the Fierce Water Elephant could withstand a full-on attack.

"You really are..."

"Is that a Special Tasks communication device in your hand? Why do you have such a mission?"

Dou Yanlan asked, perplexed. The tasks of the Special Tasks Unit are to deal with relatively dangerous situations or public safety threats that ordinary police cannot handle. It didn’t seem to include this type of mission.

"It’s just a request from the locals. It’s a special period now, not enough manpower, so tasks from police and public services are all linked up with the Special Tasks Unit’s internal task platform."

Feng Yuan said somewhat helplessly. The three understood why. In fact, Feng Yuan initially just wanted to inquire if there were any strange organizations causing not-too-dangerous trouble, but after hearing his intent, Liao Yu told him that there were many requests for training or combat on the Special Tasks Unit’s internal task platform.