Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 889 - 890: Picking the Fruit

Chapter 889: Chapter 890: Picking the Fruit

Watching the drizzling green light rain, He Nanqing looked at Agunas with some surprise. She hadn’t expected the other to be able to cast such a wide-ranging Rain of Life, especially since Agunas was not a life Divine Beast like Nagna. Therefore, even if it could use Nagna’s special Ultimate Move, it should not have been able to affect such a large area.

Agunas frowned slightly, puzzled. It was well aware that it couldn’t possibly release such a broad swath of the Rain of Life. Could it be that the current situation was...

Nagna floated out from the Muzi Fruit Forest, circling around Xiao Ji and giggled as if saying something. Veronia looked at Nagna with some confusion. Noticing Veronia’s gaze, Nagna glanced at her and let out a cheerful cry.

"Is there... something wrong with it?"

Veronia spoke, bewildered. Was it just finding her appearance laughable? Was there something funny about the way she looked? Agunas flicked its tail and glanced at Veronia before saying,

"You wouldn’t actually hold such a trivial matter against it, would you?"

"What exactly is going on with it?"

Veronia was genuinely perplexed. Naturally, she could sense that Nagna was a Divine Beast, but its intelligence... Moreover, it didn’t seem like a juvenile Divine Beast, and even if it were, juvenile Divine Beasts weren’t unheard of. Veronia glanced at Xiao Ji. That fellow seemed relatively normal, right?

"It seems to have been protected by Lorraine Tower all this time, without much contact with humans."

Agunas thought for a moment before speaking. The situation with Nagna was quite special, and it was unclear why Lorraine Tower had protected Nagna for so long. Veronia looked at Nagna and said,

"Has it been protected by Lorraine Tower all this time? Really..."

Shaking her head, Veronia looked at the orchard and said,

"Can these fruits be harvested? I would like to experience the joy of picking sometimes."

"It’s possible, but..."

Watching the dress Veronia was wearing, He Nanqing didn’t know quite how to put it. Veronia simply smiled and said,

"That’s not a problem at all~"

She spun around in place, and her dress transformed into a set of leather armor. Feng Yuan watched the transformation, now looking at the valiant Veronia, and exclaimed,

"Was that... a one-second costume change?"

Veronia looked challengingly at Agunas and said,

"Aren’t you going to help?"

"If you plan to help them with the harvesting, you’d better ask how many they’re planning to sell."

Feng Yuan hastily interjected to stop the eager Veronia, noting that Muzi Fruit was not the kind of Spiritual Medicine that could be preserved for a long time. If kept too long after being picked, their value would diminish. He Nanqing smiled and said,

"As long as they’re ripe, it’s fine. The demand for these fruits is very high. Even if you harvest the entire Muzi Fruit Forest, there will be buyers for all of it."

Feng Yuan blinked and then suddenly realized,

"The Great Xia officials are buying them, right?"

He Nanqing simply nodded without saying much more, considering that there was no need to explain such matters further. Looking over at the young Yognot now playing with Xiao Ji and Nagna, Feng Yuan asked,

"What about you? Will you get a Conscription Order, too?"

"It’s unlikely. Yognot can’t make a move. Otherwise, the first to suffer would actually be our Cha Mu Town. But it’s not bad to be able to provide logistical support."

"What about those Beastmasters in the stronghold?"

Feng Yuan knew that He Nanqing most likely wouldn’t take the battlefield since once Yognot fully awakened to exert its power, it could not limit its unique traits. The entire Cha Mu Town would be engulfed by the Scorching Sun, even potentially repeating the disasters created by the fake World Clock fragment. However, there were many Beastmasters in the Fire Stronghold, and quite a few of them had already graduated from the academy. With the backing of the stronghold, their strength was bound to grow faster.

"It depends. Actually, I don’t hope they join the battlefield just yet. After all, things have just started to improve, and their companions are still in a phase of rapid growth."

"Do you think I’m selfish?"

He Nanqing said this with a self-deprecating smile. Lanadi shook her head, looking out at the Muzi Fruit Forest and remarked,

"No, you’re just looking out for your Tribe. What’s wrong with that?"

Gladys remained silent, her back turned to the orchard as she looked down at the Fire Stronghold nestled in the mountains. The sole path leading to the outside world was nearly invisible, obscured by dense trees. What if she had chosen a different road? The thought crossed Gladys’s mind, but only momentarily before she turned and walked into the Muzi Fruit Forest.

"Don’t touch the Muzi Fruits with your powers. These Life Series fruits are quite sensitive to Death Series forces."

Feng Yuan somewhat speechlessly stopped Xiao Ji, who wanted to use his ultimate move to harvest the fruits. In fact, not only the Death Series, but any power other than Life Series would contaminate the Muzi Fruits. Nagna waved her tiny hand, and a breeze filled with the breath of life swept past, causing the ripe Muzi Fruits to fall from the branches and drift towards the fruit basket on that life-giving wind.

Xiao Ji, envious, chirped a few times at Nagna, who floated over to Xiao Ji’s side, laughing cheerfully as if she thought the task was quite simple. Veronia looked at Nagna and said,

"I wonder if that guy will take her back? She seems to get along quite well with Xiao Ji."

"It’s impossible. Lorraine Tower wouldn’t agree to it either. But why have you been paying so much attention to her?"

Agunas looked at Veronia with a puzzled expression and picked a Muzi Fruit to put in the basket. Veronia smiled slightly and said,

"Don’t you think she’s like a naively adorable little princess?"

"What are you up to! I warn you, you might not be able to handle it if Lorraine Tower goes crazy!"

Agunas said alertly as he examined the Muzi Fruit he had just picked. Veronia laughed and said,

"I wouldn’t do anything to her, she’s a comrade after all."

"What are you thinking by staying here at this time?"

In the forest, taking the opportunity of splitting up, Lanadi asked quietly. Gladys looked at Lanadi and said,

"I’ve already submitted my application for citizenship in Great Xia, what do you think?"

"You know they won’t agree to it now, and besides, don’t you want to reconsider? Just because of what happened in the past, aren’t you afraid you might regret it later?"

Gladys turned her head to Lanadi and said with a smile,

"I wonder who’s the one always thinking about that young man from back then～"

With a sigh, Lanadi said,

"That’s true, it’s a shame that there can never be anything between us..."

Gladys’s smile faded, and looking at Lanadi she said softly,

"Can’t you really let them go? Nowadays, people no longer need to rely on the chief to lead them."

Looking at Gladys, Lanadi smiled and said,

"But back then they treated me like a little princess; I must repay their kindness, and besides, what else could I do if I left the Thousand Stars Tribe?"

"For them, you chose the position of an Alliance inspector, which you don’t like. For them, you chose the heavy responsibility of leading the development of the Thousand Stars Tribe. Can’t you live for yourself?"

Gladys said with some dissatisfaction. Shaking her head with a smile, Lanadi said,

"I can’t do that. I can’t forget their kindness to me, and besides, this isn’t something bad, is it?"

Staring at Lanadi for a while, Gladys said helplessly,

"It looks like you’re still the same as before. Honestly, this way of being makes me feel guilty."

"Forget it, I’ll take a walk around; leave this place to you."

Watching Gladys’s retreating figure, Lanadi smiled and didn’t say much else.

"They said we were going to pick fruits together, but everyone scattered in no time."

Sitting on a branch, Feng Yuan commented speechlessly. From time to time, Xiao Ji would fly up, grab a ripe Muzi Fruit with its claws, and bring it back to the fruit basket. Nagna seemed to have given up the quick harvesting method and kept floating back and forth, picking fruits by hand. He Nanqing, while feeding little Yognot, said,

"Isn’t this nice too? Being together would actually feel a bit crowded."

After all, the space between the Muzi Fruit trees wasn’t very large. With more people around, whether using ultimate moves or picking by hand would be quite troublesome. Feng Yuan casually plucked a ripe Muzi Fruit and flipped upside down on a branch. Aiming the fruit at the basket, he tossed it lightly and said,

"That’s true, but it still feels kind of odd."

He Nanqing laughed and said,

"If you want some liveliness, why not consider a picnic?"

"Forget it, that would require preparation, and by the time we finish, the sun would probably have set."

Flipping back to sit on the branch, Feng Yuan propped his head with his hands and hummed an indistinct tune while gazing at the fruit forest. Xiao Ji shook its head in confusion; it felt like there was something strange nearby.