Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 789 - 790: Strange Attitude_1

Chapter 789: Chapter 790: Strange Attitude_1

"Huh?! Why are they saying I breached the contract? Didn’t I already pay the deposit? I haven’t even arrived at Dao Lake City, so how could I have insulted the crew?!"

"No way?!"

"Thank goodness I’m okay."

"What on earth is Dao Lake City doing?!"

Because the conversation between Feng Yuan and Dou Yanlan was not quiet, some cautious people also accessed the official Dao Lake City pleasure boat reservation platform after hearing them, only to discover they too were marked as breaching the contract, which immediately caused a commotion on the entire dock.

"What are they trying to do?"

Feng Yuan was stunned for a moment, thinking it was only Dou Yanlan who encountered this issue, but now it seemed that many people had the same problem. Dou Yanlan stared at the phone screen and said,

"Could it be they want to raise the price?"

"I’m more curious if they’re not afraid of getting in trouble with the higher-ups?"

Feng Yuan was puzzled by this. It seemed like something the people below would do. Dao Lake City wasn’t short of a little money, so why would they do this? If there was an issue with the reservation, just cancel it, but why accuse others of breaching the contract?

"They’re probably not afraid. There have been rumors of major disagreements over relocation issues between Dao Lake City and several of the islands. It looks like those rumors aren’t unfounded."

Dou Yanlan said thoughtfully. Feng Yuan asked curiously,

"Disagreements? Mutually assured destruction...?"

"Dao Lake City has always been trying to relocate people out of the Lake Bai Dao area, and there are a few islands that do not agree with this. They seem to believe that since their generations have lived there, they shouldn’t move out just because of a potential accident."

"Hard to leave one’s birthplace? But why does Dao Lake City want to relocate people? Just because of the Ancient Ruins below?"

"Unclear, there are too many rumors, and as you know, out of ten such pieces of news, scarcely one might be true."

Dou Yanlan said helplessly. At that moment, the students in line had started to get rowdy, many of them indignantly accusing Dao Lake City. What was once an orderly queue had completely devolved into chaos, with many inexplicably directing their anger at the ticketing staff, without considering that the staff were not part of the same unit as the reservation platform.

Seeing the ticketing area descend into disarray, the staff tried to maintain order, but most of those coming to Dao Lake City were students with their own Beast Tamers. Although not particularly strong, their numbers were overwhelming.

The staff members themselves were not necessarily stronger than the students. Without collegiate training, their Spirit Beasts were generally only at a good to Elite Level strength, and so were most of the students. The nearby security guards did have Spirit Beasts generally at an Elite Level, but that was about it, which was insufficient in the face of a group of students.

Fortunately, everyone still restrained themselves from physical confrontations, but the situation on site had become extremely tense. If anyone were to start a fight, it would quickly escalate into a major incident of an exceedingly bad nature.

"Who was the first one just now that said we intentionally declared them in breach of their contract?"

A fierce-looking middle-aged man, hands behind his back, walked over and glared at the people around him, demanding loudly. Behind him, an eagle-shaped Spirit Beast, taller than a person, scanned the students with its fierce eyes, its intimidating presence silencing the students momentarily in fear.

Dou Yanlan placed Cotton on her shoulder and, looking at the middle-aged man, replied with an icy voice, "I said it! You claim I chartered the boat maliciously, can you provide evidence? Or explain why you believe so?"

"You?!"

The middle-aged man squinted at Dou Yanlan. While he did nothing, his aura kept bearing down on her, but this tactic seemed to have no effect on her.

"Wow~ That sister is so cool~"

A little girl with stars in her eyes looked up at Dou Yanlan while Gitalien, stroking his chin, watched with some surprise and muttered to himself, "I remember she’s his friend, right?"

"What do you want to do!"

Just as the middle-aged man’s pressure on Dou Yanlan intensified, Qi Chen stepped in front of her and glared back defiantly, shouting loudly. The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and flicked his fingers disdainfully, responding,

"Haven’t they already given you the evidence? If you’re unhappy, you can leave. Aren’t you here for Lake’s Brave Ones? We’d have less trouble without you. Though I doubt you could cause much trouble."

"He’s here, too? Interesting, looks like things are going to get lively here..."

Noticing Qi Chen taking a stand, Gitalien was momentarily stunned, then quickly looked behind him and saw that Feng Yuan was indeed there too. After a thought, Gitalien bent down and whispered to the little girl, "After we find your mom, how about Uncle takes you for a tour of Shenhua City?"

"Shenhua City?"

The little girl blinked in confusion, "Isn’t that really far? Does Mom have the time?"

"Definitely."

Gitalien revealed a tender smile and said,

"Did you find something?"

Agunas slapped Gitalien’s shoulder and asked in a voice only it could hear. Glancing at Agunas, Gitalien replied without changing his expression,

"No."

"Really? Then Uncle wouldn’t mind taking me to Shenhua City for some fun, right?"

Little Feng Yuan stood behind Gitalien and spoke in a cute voice, but Gitalien jumped aside like a startled cat, looking at Feng Yuan with a face full of horror, and said,

"What do you want to do!"

"An answer."

Little Feng Yuan said with an innocent face. Remembering his past encounters, Gitalien said dissatisfied,

"Why don’t you look into the matter behind this yourself?"

The little girl looked puzzled at the little boy in front of her. Glancing at the girl, little Feng Yuan said,

"Who is she, I don’t think you have such a young daughter."

"Mind your own business!"

Gitalien, feeling a bit helpless as Feng Yuan kept staring, said,

"She’s the granddaughter of Li Xunen. I’m here simply to fulfill Li Deng’s request, inviting them to stroll around Shenhua City."

"Really?"

Feng Yuan eyed Gitalien suspiciously. Turning his head, Gitalien said irritably,

"Believe it or not."

"Aren’t you afraid that people will complain about such behavior?"

Dou Yanlan looked displeased as she glared at the middle-aged man and raised her voice. The middle-aged man sneered with disdain and said,

"It’s clearly you guys making trouble here, and you have the cheek to complain?"

"What are you talking about!"

At that moment, the surrounding onlookers couldn’t hold back any longer. Although having fewer competitors meant a greater chance for them to win the championship of Lake’s Brave Ones, most of them couldn’t accept this unfair competition. Looking at the agitated crowd, the middle-aged man revealed a scheming smile and said,

"If you’re not satisfied, feel free to return the way you came. There are so many people coming every year; we won’t miss a few of you. Besides, I don’t think you dunces have the slightest chance of winning."

Seeing the middle-aged man’s derision, Gitalien glanced at little Feng Yuan and said,

"I’ll take her away first. It’s not good for a child to see this. Xiao Hui, do you want to see a magic trick from Uncle~"

As Gitalien led Xiao Hui into the Space Gate, little Feng Yuan said, frowning,

"It seems to know something?"

"Agunas, did you notice anything wrong?"

"No, both Lake Bai Dao and the Ancient Ruins below seem normal, and there are no signs of change in the ruins."

"Speaking of which, what exactly is that Ancient Ruin below?"

Stamping his feet on the ground, Feng Yuan asked out of curiosity. After all, his recorder could not be as convenient as Guo Huai’s system, which allowed for direct brain searches and even smart filtering.

"I don’t know. It’s said that during the Guardian War, Lorraine Tower once utilized that Ancient Ruin. Maybe it knows what that thing is, but it’s deeply taboo about it. Probably only Gitalien might know something about it."

Agunas shook its head as it explained, and Feng Yuan, stroking his chin, said,

"It won’t tell you if you ask? That thing won’t suddenly activate, will it?"

In general, as long as you do not enter the interior of a silent Ancient Ruin, it is considered harmless. After all, those ruins that still maintain an external attack mode would have been cleared by the Divine Beasts over such a long time.

"It says that thing is very dangerous, but it won’t pose any danger unless someone deliberately activates it. Moreover, to activate it, one must break through the exterior defense system and enter its interior."

"That doesn’t sound very reliable,"

Feng Yuan said somewhat speechlessly.