Chapter 2686 - 2687: Insights

The person speaking was a burly middle-aged man, with numerous scars on his face and body from fierce battles. Behind him, a fiery red bipedal giant wolf and a White Ape Warrior quietly guarded his back, indifferent to Feng Yuan’s scrutinizing gaze.

He was well aware that anyone who could come here to relax at this time must have contributed to Maomu City. Originally, he intended to rush back when the attack happened, but Maomu City hoped he would stay in the Cha Mu Town area.

Even though Feng Yuan was already here, the Maomu City officials wouldn’t count him as effective combat power. If Feng Yuan could help, that would be great, but even if he didn’t, they needed to have countermeasures in place.

He Nanqing was the protector they purposely left in the Cha Mu Town area. His beasts mainly focused on combat and fire attributes, and being a Legendary Beastmaster, He Nanqing could be said to be a pillar among Maomu City’s Beastmasters.

With coordination from He Zhiming, the two of them could completely thwart the Empire’s raids on the Cha Mu Town area. Compared to recalling him back, leaving him there was actually a more suitable choice.

After all, the Maomu City urban area didn’t lack that one Legendary Beastmaster.

"Hehe, hello, I’m Feng Yuan. You chose this place, probably for special training? But..."

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan smiled brightly as he scrutinized He Nanqing, guessing his strength based on the two legendary beasts behind him. What puzzled Feng Yuan was, why was a Legendary Beastmaster still relaxing here?

It wasn’t that Feng Yuan had any ill thoughts. Facing the Empire’s counterattack, these powerful Beastmasters should be recalled by Maomu City to help defend the city.

He Nanqing quickly guessed what Feng Yuan was implying, and he smiled helplessly as he stepped into the hot spring pool and said,

"They think it’s better for me to stay and protect Cha Mu Town, so I stayed. Besides, I don’t have their rides, going back would be quite a hassle."

Chishan Village is located north of Cha Mu Town, and relying on vehicles, it would take an entire day to reach Maomu City, given that the roads are smooth.

Although attacks by the Empire on Cha Mu Town are rare, no one can ensure the road from Cha Mu Town to Maomu City remains intact, unlike riding Spirit Beasts, vehicles aren’t as flexible.

This was why He Nanqing had no objections to Maomu City’s orders. Without a rideable Spirit Beast, returning to Maomu City would take considerable time, and even if there were issues at Cha Mu Town, it wouldn’t be easy for Maomu City to send support.

No choice, the space lock is still ongoing. Despite the issues caused by the space lock, compared to the possible consequences without it, all nations consider the current situation acceptable.

Even with the inconvenience of troop mobilization, it effectively prevents the Empire’s surprise attacks. As for the large number of Mythical Era Divine Artifacts stolen earlier, there’s honestly nothing that can be done. Neither the United Army nor the Alliance had the capacity to manage so much.

Many Divine Artifacts were unknown initially, naturally leaving them unprotected.

Feng Yuan estimated that until the war on the Imperial Timeline ended, the space lock in the Main World likely wouldn’t cease, especially now that Netherworld Divine Beasts were enlisted to assist.

While it couldn’t mobilize all armies easily, at least with Netherworld Divine Beasts around, Divine Beast and specific operations mobilization wouldn’t be an issue.

"Hmm, there’s truth in that, and now Maomu City probably won’t be attacked anymore, so it’s really no different."

Said Feng Yuan with a chuckle, then turning to He Nanqing, he said,

"It doesn’t really concern me, whatever happens."

He Nanqing naturally knew of Feng Yuan, or rather, hardly any official Beastmasters in Maomu City hadn’t heard of Feng Yuan. After all, the guy had indeed done quite a lot for Maomu City.

Moreover, with more than two Divine Beasts accompanying him, these Beastmasters couldn’t possibly not know Feng Yuan. It was just humorous, he made Divine Pact Makers look less impressive.

After all, a typical Divine Pact Maker tends to have one Divine Beast as a protector, but Feng Yuan... not only has more than two Divine Beasts with him, but also can call other Divine Beasts for help anytime, making him in their eyes even more legendary than a Divine Pact Maker.

Feng Yuan didn’t linger long at the Hot Spring Platform, and after chatting briefly with He Nanqing, he got up and left with Xiao Ji and the others. He wasn’t particularly fond of hot springs, and having come here merely not to miss out on an experience.

So after experiencing it, Feng Yuan promptly left with Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji didn’t have any attachment, as the hot spring was of no use to it, but the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound seemed reluctant to leave, making Feng Yuan unsure if it liked the hot spring or something else. Feng Yuan felt it unlikely was solely the hot spring.

Choosing not to inquire the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, Feng Yuan went to the changing room to switch clothes. Although there were no staff at the Hot Spring Platform, the changing room had everything, and should there be a lack of clothes, he could call staff to solve this.

Leaving the Hot Spring Platform, Feng Yuan didn’t stay in the cave. There wasn’t much to explore, only three attractions in the entire cave. They dared not overdo it, or else they’d risk eruption of volcanic lava from their digging.

"Just the crater left. So, want to check it out?"

Veronia asked Feng Yuan, amidst the evening breeze, pausing for a moment, Feng Yuan shook his head and replied,

"Let’s skip it. Too hot and nothing much to see."

The volcano where Chishan Village sits isn’t that large, especially compared to renowned volcanoes. If craving spectacular crater views, Feng Yuan could visit those famous ones.

Of course, those places lack facilities, unlike this small volcano, as the famous ones could erupt anytime.

If such a volcano erupts, even facilities made with special materials could be destroyed.

Thus, at those craters, there’s only natural beauty, no artificial traces, and even climbing necessitates registration—both to prevent insufficiently skilled individuals from climbing big volcanoes facing danger, and warning climbers not to mess around.

Given the power of Spirit Beasts, triggering eruption isn’t difficult, yet the consequences would be severe. Such volcanoes, typical Spirit Beasts can’t withstand the energy released during eruption.

Due to Chishan Village’s volcano being small, only Legendary Level Spirit Beasts are needed to suppress it, allowing them not only to build facilities at the crater but also to dig into the mountain.

Compared to the caves dug into the mountain body, to Feng Yuan the crater seemed ordinary, even with training facilities, because of its smallness, its grandeur paled compared to big volcanoes.

Back at Chishan Village, Feng Yuan curiously asked the service hall attendant,

"Hey, I’ve been wondering. Your service staff is so few, is everything meant for customers to do themselves?"

The attendant courteously bowed slightly and said with a polite smile,

"If you need assistance, feel free to call this phone number, and we’ll immediately send someone to help. If you don’t need anything, we won’t disturb your experience."

"Uh... so, it’s self-service here?"

Stunned, Feng Yuan hadn’t expected such a response. The attendant nodded and said,

"Respecting customers’ private experiences is one of our major principles. Guests likely prefer not having unrelated personnel constantly following them. If desired, we could assign dedicated staff to accompany and serve."

"Nah, it’s fine as it is."

Waving his hand, Feng Yuan awkwardly spoke, realizing the situation at Chishan Village was specialized for Beastmasters of certain strengths.

Though their numbers might be few, they surely had money, and their needs weren’t quite the same as ordinary customers. At least, Feng Yuan and He Nanqing from before disliked having staff trailing behind them continuously, even just for serving purposes, and made Feng Yuan somewhat uncomfortable.

After obtaining room details, Feng Yuan decided to rest in his room. Still, walking through Chishan Village’s interior, he did wonder if such a quiet village could really attract people?