Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 948 - 949: Widespread Discussion

Chapter 948: Chapter 949: Widespread Discussion

"It’s quite a commotion,"

Feng Yuan scratched Xiao Ji’s chin with interest as he observed the surrounding students. Right now, most of them were discussing how to cope with this transformation. It couldn’t be helped; the majority indeed weren’t skilled at small team combat. They had thought it was a matter for the future, but the change came unexpectedly sudden.

"It’s a shame they restricted you to choose only specified people as teammates from the start, otherwise you would probably have been the most sought-after among them."

Zhong Liuyan sat down beside Feng Yuan with a smile and said, looking at her, Feng Yuan asked with some confusion,

"Aren’t you worried? Then again, you probably knew about this before I did."

In conclusion, he also found it somewhat amusing. Given her family’s status, even arranging a direct admission to Great Xia Academy wouldn’t have been an issue, but...

"Which academy ended up accepting you?"

Curious, Feng Yuan looked to Pei Yu, who was sitting next to Zhong Liuyan; he seemed different somehow. Or rather, after learning Zhong Liuyan’s identity, had the immense pressure made him not the same as before?

"Great Xia, but I have to join the military after graduation."

Pei Yu said it with some reluctance. After all, according to the original plan, they were supposed to travel for a while after graduation before seriously considering their careers. But unexpectedly...

"You don’t like it?"

Feng Yuan looked at Pei Yu with some confusion and then glanced at Zhong Liuyan; she smiled and said,

"He’s just a bit reluctant. After all, he had promised to attend the same academy as me and then travel together for a while after graduation. It seems like planning too far ahead really isn’t very useful."

"I see..."

Feng Yuan pondered for a moment and suggested,

"How about I talk to them for you, so you don’t have to join the job immediately after graduation?"

Although he didn’t really want to deal with those people, he figured they wouldn’t refuse, given how much he had helped Great Xia. After staring at Feng Yuan for a while, Pei Yu stiffly shook his head and said,

"There’s no need."

Zhong Liuyan looked at Feng Yuan, somewhat helplessly smiled and said,

"Now I realize that out of all of us, only you can truly do whatever you want, without having to consider the future at all, unlike us..."

Before, she might not have felt it, after all, she had her parents and a host of relatives standing behind her, loving her. But after that holiday, she understood just how naive she had been. The reason her parents sent her to this remote city was simply so she could enjoy her student life, not having to worry like her Shangjing friends did—about family interests, about the future of the family.

She had always wondered why those friends, unseen for so long, felt so strange to her upon meeting again, as if wearing a thick mask. It wasn’t until the winter break, when she learned all those things, that she understood...

"I remember the Zhang Family is doing quite well now? Shouldn’t be so bad yet."

Feng Yuan looked at Zhong Liuyan with some confusion, and she smiled and said,

"I didn’t expect you to know even that, but then again, it’s you."

Pei Yu stayed silent, perhaps unsure what to say. Even though he had once disliked his own family for their conflicts with his parents, and even now, he didn’t think much of any relatives other than his grandparents, it seemed...

"Although that’s true, the larger the family, the more it needs to keep moving forward. Whether willing or not, they end up creating enemies over various matters, if..."

"What does that have to do with you?"

"What?"

Zhong Liuyan looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion. He smiled, glanced at Pei Yu who had been silent the whole time, and continued. Pei Yu was clearly overwhelmed by the power behind Zhong Liuyan, or maybe, everyone was just overthinking it.

"They never actually said you had to risk your life for the family, right?"

"I remember, you also have an elder brother, and he’s the one who will be in charge in the future, isn’t he?"

"But..."

"Do you look down on us?"

Veronia said to Feng Yuan with dissatisfaction. Feng Yuan sighed and, looking at Veronia speechlessly, said,

"Do you think you were happy when you were in control of Mitradite?"

"This..."

"If you could choose between ruling over Mitradite and freely frolicking through the mountains and waters with your good friends, which would you choose?"

"Is that even a question? Rule over Mitradite, of course. It doesn’t conflict with going out with them. In fact..."

Veronia answered without hesitation, rubbing her temples. Feng Yuan found that talking to Veronia about this was a mistake, to begin with. Zhong Liuyan couldn’t help but laugh,

"I didn’t expect you to have a king among your companions!"

"Of course—I am the great Lord of Light!"

Veronia said proudly, spinning around in triumph. Catching a glimpse of Veronia, Feng Yuan bluntly exposed her,

"A Lord of Light with a dark side attribute?"

"You!"

"Actually, you shouldn’t overthink it. I believe they didn’t demand you to marry anyone, right? Why put so much pressure on yourself and him."

Feng Yuan smiled and glanced at Pei Yu, then sighed. Zhong Liuyan shook her head,

"No, we don’t want to wait until the last moment to realize just how weak and powerless we are."

Indeed, her family wouldn’t and couldn’t use marriage as a tactic, but that didn’t mean she could rest easy. Didn’t she see that despite being Great Xia, there were still so many smaller countries watching, ready to strike? At this moment, she understood why Feng Yuan often insisted on staying in the classroom, even when sleeping.

"Don’t overthink it. Look at the pressure you’re putting on him, he’s changed so much, the old Pei Yu who loved to show off has disappeared—"

Feng Yuan said with a light laugh, and glared at Pei Yu when he seemed slightly annoyed,

"What are you talking about!"

"Heh heh—what do you think?"

"Do you regret it?"

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan with a puzzled expression, hugging Xiao Ji while Feng Yuan whispered,

"Sort of. I just think back to our last outing, and it feels a bit empty."

"You should have the power to trap time in an endless cycle, and if you do that, won’t the things you don’t want to happen simply never occur?"

Hearing Veronia’s words, Feng Yuan chuckled as if he remembered something,

"That’s just a way to escape reality. In an endlessly repeating timeline, change is also suppressed, and life that never varies will eventually become tiresome."

"And, although it’s regrettable, after experiencing it, it’s not something I can’t accept..."

Veronia watched Feng Yuan’s retreating figure with an inexplicable look. It sometimes wondered, if the time in Mitradite could repeat indefinitely, wouldn’t that be nice? To always be with them seemed to bring more joy than being in this unfamiliar world, but...

It was then that it realized, through its increasing interactions with Feng Yuan, there were things in the modern world it couldn’t let go of.

"It seems this change in the selection method for the examination has everyone troubled, huh—"

Back at the dorm, Feng Yuan said to Qi Chen with a smile. Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan wordlessly, then spoke,

"Put away that schadenfreude of yours, and besides, this might not be a bad opportunity."

"Dou Yanlan? True, but it’s a pity we can’t form our own teams. If only it were like the Maomu Beast Taming competition—"

"You think they would leave such a big loophole after it happened once?"

Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan lying on his bed, continuing to browse on his phone. After all, in the Maomu Beast Taming competition, it was proven that if one strong individual could lead others unrestrictedly, they could easily sweep to first place.

Not to mention the unpredictable factor of Divine Beasts in play. Feng Yuan sat on his own bed and scratched Xiao Ji’s neck, saying,

"Speaking of which, it’s surprising how few people regret not taking part in the military selection."

"What’s so surprising? Participating in the military selection means having to enlist after graduation. Not everyone is willing to do that."

Qi Chen said nonchalantly. Because of Feng Yuan’s previous questions, he had discussed it with Dou Yanlan, and they both agreed to not think about it for now, to just play to their own strengths, and as for what happens after graduation, Dou Yanlan seemed more inclined to go on adventures in the wilderness with Qi Chen.