Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 788 - 789 Dao Lake City_1

Chapter 788: Chapter 789 Dao Lake City_1

"Affected by heavy fog in the south, many roads have been closed. I wonder how they plan to solve the transportation issues for the competitors,"

Dou Yanlan said calmly as she watched the news. Flights, those were unlikely, not because of the fog, but because there just weren’t enough escort pilots; they couldn’t possibly add more flights, and this wasn’t some major emergency.

Now that road transportation was also affected, Feng Yuan yawned and said that he feared those students planning to participate in the Lake’s Brave Ones would choose the high-speed train instead.

"Instead of worrying about others, we might as well worry about where we’re going to stay tonight,"

"Everywhere is fully booked. Such a headache..."

Looking at his mobile phone with a headache, Feng Yuan put away his phone and directly pulled up the holo-screen and said,

"If it doesn’t work out, we’ll just have to see where Nether Prison City can be placed without much impact..."

"You must be out of your mind,"

Agunas said, rolling his eyes at Feng Yuan. That thing, if it really were brought out, would cause much more of a stir than just Clock Town in Lorraine Tower. As one of the Netherworld’s huge cities, Nether Prison City was much larger than the City of the Dead that Agunas had borrowed before. Pulling over such a large city filled with the power of the Death Series would likely cause other Divine Beasts to gather around in no time.

"Haha, just kidding~"

Feeling guilty, Feng Yuan shrank his head a little and looked at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan, relieved to notice they didn’t seem to pay much attention. Agunas then looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Why don’t we ask the special duty squad in Dao Lake City for help? I believe they should have some spare dormitories."

"Why don’t you tell me to go live in the barracks of the Guard Squad then? They have even more surplus."

Feng Yuan rolled his eyes and said with annoyance, while Agunas glanced at him and said,

"If that’s what you hope for, it’s not at all impossible."

"Forget about it, I don’t want to go to such places..."

Feng Yuan said sadly, looking at the map on the projection screen and saying,

"How about spending the night in a park?"

"Not a good idea. Outside designated areas, camping is forbidden. If we don’t set out now, the boat to Dao Lake City will be gone,"

Dou Yanlan reminded him. The high-speed train naturally wouldn’t be set up on the island, and according to rumors and research, there was a massive complex of Ancient Ruins underneath Lake Bai Dao, still operational, hence the city area of Dao Lake City primarily focused on tourism, with industrial buildings spread out on the mainland around Lake Bai Dao.

There were no rail lines built into Lake Bai Dao. Looking at the vast lake in the distance, Feng Yuan said,

"We don’t need a boat, right? I can fly over while hanging onto Xiao Ji, and as for Ah Mu..."

"Can’t Cotton just use Nether Cross to take us over?"

"Are you serious?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan speechlessly. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan asked with some confusion,

"What’s the problem?"

"Will Nether Cross not be affected here? This area is severely weakened by the interference of the Ancient Ruins; many special moves are greatly diminished,"

Dou Yanlan said with some uncertainty, especially since most people wouldn’t use Nether Cross as a mode of transportation anyway, since that move takes the target into the Netherworld, where a misstep can lead to trouble.

"Not sure, but Ancient Ruins... the kind that can interfere with the power of special moves, you guys really haven’t dealt with it?"

Feng Yuan looked towards Agunas with some puzzlement, and Agunas shook his head and said,

"I’m not sure about that. You know I haven’t been awake long. Why don’t you ask Gitalien? Isn’t it around here somewhere?"

"Haven’t seen it in a while. I don’t even know where it went,"

Feng Yuan said, a bit helpless. He had wanted to sneak up and scare it, but when he turned around, he couldn’t find any trace of Gitalien. Qi Chen patted Feng Yuan and said,

"Let’s go. Just take the boat over honestly, and stop thinking about those useless new tricks."

"There sure are a lot of people..."

As they queued in a long line, Feng Yuan exclaimed as he saw a row of tourists that looked like students ahead of them, which made Dou Yanlan smile and say,

"After all, it’s a competition with no limit on the number of people."

"I remember for Lake’s Brave Ones, after obtaining the corresponding medals on their initial islands, they need to make their way to other islands on their own, right? What will you guys do then?"

Feng Yuan looked at Dou Yanlan and Qi Chen curiously. The rules of the Lake’s Brave Ones were relatively straightforward. There would be a Beastmaster with at least a Rare Level strength positioned on each island, and every time fifty people could enter the competition; as long as they successfully defeated the Beastmaster, whoever was left on the field would pass. Hence, during the competition, a fifty-person melee was inevitable. It was critical to conserve energy in such situations, and to prevent anyone from playing the spoiler, Legendary Spirit Beasts would patrol during the competition, not attacking those in combat or those who had just finished fighting.

However, those trying to stay out of the fight or find places to hide would be targeted by them. Although these Legendary Spirit Beasts patrolled randomly within each island’s battle arena, if you dared to play it safe, you had to be prepared to be targeted by a Legendary Spirit Beast.

After victorious over a Beastmaster on an island, one can obtain the medal of that island. The first person to collect all the medals will be the Champion of the Lake’s Brave Ones. Though the islands on Lake Bai Dao do not truly number one hundred, there are still forty to fifty islands participating in the event. Although there are passenger boats traveling between the islands, to really win, one must find their own ways to cross the lake.

"Rent a passenger boat. I have already made a reservation in advance."

Dou Yanlan said to Feng Yuan while Agunas swung his tail and added,

"Is this really okay? I always feel it’s not very reliable."

"After all, we don’t have a Spirit Beast that can control water."

Dou Yanlan said helplessly. She was well aware that this was not the most reliable method. Every year, there were complaints about boat services taking money and not adhering to agreements properly, insisting on waiting for more passengers and such. But for many Beastmasters who don’t have water-type creatures, renting a passenger boat is a much better option than taking the official ferry, at least when luck is on their side, they won’t have to wait for a boat.

"Why not have Agunas open a path for them?"

Feng Yuan joked looking at Agunas, and after thinking, Agunas nodded and said,

"It’s doable."

Feng Yuan was surprised and measured Agunas before exclaiming,

"What did you just say?"

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Agunas replied annoyedly,

"The competition rules do not prohibit non-participating Spirit Beasts from providing non-combat assistance, and your purpose in bringing them along is not to win the championship but for practical training, right?"

"Hehe~"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said with a beaming smile,

"Yeah, so..."

"Rather than betting on luck when the time comes, we might as well do it like this."

"That way, huh... okay then."

Dou Yanlan thought for a moment and nodded her head. She also felt that the boatmen were unreliable, but she was not familiar with the situation around Lake Bai Dao and could not find a better solution at the moment. Now that they had Agunas’s help, there was no need to spend money on renting a boat.

"My booking was canceled?"

Dou Yanlan was stunned to discover that her reservation had been canceled, and to add insult to injury, the platform had even taken her deposit, citing breach of contract.

"Was it canceled automatically?"

Feng Yuan was puzzled but did not ask further. Qi Chen glanced at the screen of Dou Yanlan’s phone and said indignantly,

"They are saying we breached the contract?! Wasn’t it stated by them that canceling one day before the agreed time wouldn’t count as a breach?!"

Dou Yanlan’s expression became unsightly as she said,

"I haven’t canceled it yet, and the reason they gave is that we maliciously chartered boats, disrupting the normal order of the Lake’s Brave Ones event."

"Is this some kind of joke?"

Feng Yuan was taken aback. This absurd reason made no sense. Chartering boats involved paying a deposit; where would Dou Yanlan get so much money to charter boats maliciously? And if one truly wanted to disrupt the order of the Lake’s Brave Ones event, why go through such trouble? Feng Yuan could just invite Kui Shui Xuanwu, couldn’t he? A fierce storm summoned by him, and he would like to see if any boat could leave the dock.

"Did you make the reservation on the official ferry platform?"

Feng Yuan asked Dou Yanlan to confirm. Nodding, Dou Yanlan replied,

"It must be those boatmen causing trouble. I don’t think Dao Lake City would be so foolish."

Nodding, Feng Yuan said,

"No worries. Once we get to Dao Lake City, I’ll have a word with the Guard Squad. If they don’t deal with it, we will change the content of our practical training."

"You don’t mean to..."

Agunas looked at Feng Yuan with a sense of foreboding, and Feng Yuan nodded as he said,

"If Kui Shui Xuanwu is not available, I’ll see if Delong Tower is free."

"Hey! Are you going too far?!"

"Playing tricks on my friends? It won’t do if I don’t teach them a proper lesson. If the resolution doesn’t satisfy me, there’s no need to continue with this event."

Feng Yuan said nonchalantly, as the blame wouldn’t fall on him anyway. He was also puzzled as to why such a situation had even occurred.