Chapter 2679 - 2680: Chishan Village

Veronia was not entirely convinced by Feng Yuan’s words because what it currently saw was the currents of time attempting to draw the Main World into endless warfare. As for routine training?

Who’s training involves real swords and guns to fight to the death? That’s obviously unlikely. However, if what Feng Yuan says is true, perhaps after a wave of outbreaks, there might be a chance to return to a peaceful life?

Though it doesn’t have much to do with itself, Veronia indeed doesn’t like the current environment either. The changes brought by the war are simply too many, and in this war-altered environment, Veronia cannot feel the leisure of old days. Instead, it has a faint sense of returning to the Mythical Era.

Though this feeling is very subtle, it greatly displeases it. Unfortunately, there’s nothing it can do about it, not even being suitable to stand out in the matter of the United Army. Compared to Agunas, Veronia can hardly gather any Divine Beasts.

"Although the threat of war won’t last forever, increasing strength is still a pressing matter. After all, training doesn’t mean not fighting at all."

Thinking of something, Feng Yuan slightly shook his head and said. It seems that at this time Shen Zhongqian was still intent on improving her strength, which might seem futile, but Feng Yuan was quite clear that though large-scale wars might not appear again, small-scale skirmishes would be inevitable.

There is no wasted effort when it comes to strength. As long as it can be improved, it is always a good thing, regardless of the timing. The only difference is whether the cost incurred in the process is too high.

That night, with nothing to do, Feng Yuan still went to help Shen Zhongqian try various combinations of Child of Starlight with her Beast Taming, though those chain combinations seemed very rigid to Feng Yuan, making it difficult to respond flexibly, but they were diverse.

This means relying on intelligence to make targeted responses in advance is a challenging task. Of course, with Qi Chen and the others, Feng Yuan believes they have ways to manage, after all, lack of flexibility is the biggest flaw.

"Gem Flower? I remember that thing is a decoration, right? Wait, how can Cha Mu Town be growing that thing?"

The next day, perhaps thinking she was disturbing Feng Yuan too much, Shen Zhongqian specifically told him a piece of news, which was that the Gem Flower in Chishan Village should mature in these days.

Upon hearing this news, Feng Yuan’s first reaction was disbelief, not because he didn’t believe the Gem Flower would bloom. That thing doesn’t require much care; once past the seedling stage, its life force is similar to weeds, difficult for natural disasters to completely wipe out.

What Feng Yuan didn’t believe was that Cha Mu Town had Gem Flower cultivation. As a special mineral Spirit Plant, Gem Flower has certain environmental requirements; at least the growth environment must be near mineral veins, and those must be open-pit rich mines, with non-homogeneous ore types.

These constraints made it hard for Feng Yuan to imagine that Cha Mu Town could meet them. Cha Mu Town doesn’t lack mineral veins, but complex mineral veins, Feng Yuan hasn’t heard much about.

As for the products of Gem Flower? Crystal Gem is usually used for decorations and lighting equipment, its value changes based on its physical properties. Generally speaking, the more complex the mineral types within a vein, the more valuable the Crystal Gem produced by the Gem Flower growing on it.

Feng Yuan hadn’t heard of Cha Mu Town producing Crystal Gems, indicating that they probably aren’t very valuable, perhaps only reaching decoration-level Crystal Gems at best.

"The terrain at Chishan Village is quite special, and only in recent years has it gained some popularity because of the Gem Flower. Before, hardly anyone went there."

Shen Zhongqian’s explanation still left Feng Yuan confused about the situation. After a moment of silence, Feng Yuan asked curiously,

"So is that also a relaxation spot?"

"Yes, initially they planned to cultivate Gem Flowers for profit but later found the Crystal Gem ratings too low and turned to managing a resort; compared to us in Bian Shui Fort, they might be more professional."

"Well, in that case, maybe I could check it out, but... huh? Is there someone there?"

Casually pulling out his phone to make a reservation, Feng Yuan was momentarily stunned by the information on it. Shen Zhongqian didn’t know about this situation; she looked at Feng Yuan with a face of confusion saying,

"Someone?"

"Yes, it shows open status in the reservation system, so it’s fine to go directly. You should keep striving too~"

Although Feng Yuan had little interest in Gem Flowers, he was curious about how Cha Mu Town could provide a suitable environment for Gem Flower growth. Smiling sweetly at Feng Yuan, Shen Zhongqian nodded in agreement.

Chishan Village wasn’t far from Bian Shui Fort, which is why Shen Zhongqian knew about the Gem Flower news. However, Feng Yuan hadn’t expected that in Cha Mu Town, there was even an active volcano present. Though the volcano wasn’t large, it was still quite rare.

It was precisely because of the existence of this active volcano that the resort built here was named Chishan Village.

That’s right, unlike Bian Shui Fort, Chishan Village is purely a tourism establishment. Before the group invested in developing Chishan, no one settled there.

This is normal; besides some Beastmasters, few would camp near an active volcano, regardless of its size.

After all, volcanoes in this world have a close relationship with Earth Vein Energy. At the location of active volcanoes, the clash of Earth Attribute and Fire Attribute Energy is intense, causing frequent discoveries of various mineral veins near active volcanoes.

Correspondingly, due to the destructive clash of these energies, general vegetation struggles to adapt to such environments, including being affected by Gem Flowers.

Regarding the mineral veins at Chishan, they are indeed rich enough. However, the constant clash of energy tides has a huge impact on Gem Flowers, which is why their natural resilience prevents them from directly withering.

Therefore, despite these Gem Flowers being rooted on mineral-rich veins, the Crystal Gems they produce are of low quality.

Feng Yuan had some doubts about whether those people conducted any research prior to investing. Indeed, Gem Flowers can be grown near volcanoes, and even those near volcanoes often produce high-quality outputs.

However, this condition requires the volcano to be dormant. Compared to active volcanoes, dormant ones still exhibit energy clashes but are less intense, having less impact on vegetation.

Thus, active volcanoes often yield areas of barren soil, while dormant ones are the opposite, sometimes as lush as areas rich in Natural Energy.

The cultivation guide for Gem Flowers clearly warns against planting in active volcano zones, and Feng Yuan couldn’t fathom what those people were thinking.

As for converting it into a resort later, that corrective measure seemed decent; after all, though the energy clash intensity of active volcanoes is high, it’s not without advantages.

For many Spirit Beasts, such an environment is suitable for honing their bodies and mastering their Ultimate Skills.

The Beastmasters who need to do this generally aren’t weak or have good family backgrounds; otherwise, they wouldn’t afford it.

Opting to train in the wild near active volcanoes using its environment? It’s a good thought, but without sufficient strength, the risk of accidents isn’t low.

Beastmasters with sufficient strength don’t lack money. Facilities like resorts provide excellent relaxation alongside training are far better than miserably hiding in the wild for training.

However, such facilities have high requirements; at least all related training facilities must be equipped, and sometimes there are specific Beastmasters providing training guidance services.

Feng Yuan had some doubts about whether Chishan Village was professional enough, after all... this was the place where talented people cultivated Gem Flowers on active volcanoes.

Since the expenses for the leisure trip were borne by Maomu City, Feng Yuan was greeted upon entering the service hall by someone inquiring to verify his identity. Though theoretically no one would abuse this benefit, one can’t rule out odd cases.

After identity verification, the person handed Feng Yuan an ID wristband. Since this place was near an active volcano, and there were training facilities even at the crater, a regular room card was unsuitable for this environment.

The ID card was specially designed, resilient to high temperatures; even general Spirit Beast Ultimate Skills couldn’t damage it. Coupled with a similarly high-strength material wristband, Feng Yuan could directly wear the ID card on his wrist.

Chishan Village boasted numerous facilities scattered across the area, and the ID card served as the key to those facilities. While chatting, Feng Yuan learned from the server that the staff here wasn’t numerous, most facilities were for customers to use independently. Of course, if needed, staff assistance was available.

After pondering, Feng Yuan decided to first visit the Gem Flower, since that thing was indeed on the verge of blooming and bearing fruit.