novelraw Chapter 1660: 1661: Sightseeing
Chapter 1660: 1661: Sightseeing
Chapter 1660: Chapter 1661: Sightseeing
“It should be the Audric region. I remember that this kind of tree only exists there, but as to the exact location, I can’t make it out immediately.”
Dou Yanlan examined the plants and said, even though this was a World Fragment, it was still a fragment of the real world at different points in time. Finding the corresponding region wasn’t too difficult. Knowing it’s from the Audric region allows for more targeted prevention measures against environmental threats.
“I remember one major characteristic of the Audric region is that the plants in the wilderness are also quite threatening. There’s even a saying that the martial spirit prevalent in the Audric region is not unrelated to those dangerous plants.”
Qi Chen recalled the information he knew and said. In fact, besides the three of them, the leading teacher also basically recognized which region this terrain belonged to. After all, except for those strange light dots, the entire environment was no different from the terrain of the Audric region.
With that in mind, the leading teacher immediately signaled the other assisting teachers to explain the dangers of the Audric region to their respective teams. Among these, the most dangerous is a special tree species called the Shengling Tree.
Although the Shengling Tree is classified as a Spirit Plant, it has extremely high resistance to Ultimate Moves. Except for Death Series Ultimate Moves, energy-type Ultimate Moves are hardly effective against it. Additionally, the Shengling Tree’s weakness is suppressed by the Perennial Grass, which is ubiquitous in the Audric region. This forces the locals to resort to close combat to deal with them.
Of course, in modern times, the Shengling Tree’s traits are not as troublesome. Just because Ultimate Moves are ineffective doesn’t mean things like cannons are rendered useless. However, under normal circumstances, no one would bring such heavy weapons into the forest.
The Shengling Tree’s potent defensive capabilities, along with its branches and twigs moving as flexibly as a martial artist’s hands, make them as dangerous as hidden fighters in the forest. Of course, for those practicing Martial Dao, Shengling Trees are actually good sparring partners.
After all, the combat capabilities of the Shengling Tree are similar to the grading system of Spirit Beasts, and different levels of Shengling Trees require different levels of strength to handle. Feng Yuan glanced around but did not find a single Shengling Tree. He sighed and said regretfully,
“It seems that this Secret Realm is more beneficial for Yufeng City. No wonder it appeared in Chongshan Town.”
After all, Yufeng Academy has the Jingming Divine Monkey, and with the unique Shengling Trees of the Audric region, their path in Martial Dao might reach even further.
“I’m more curious about what those Little Crystal Drill tribes could actually contribute to this matter. I don’t believe it would arbitrarily choose a Spirit Beast tribe to handle this, or rather, there must be some special reason unless there’s something more to it.”
Little Claw, supporting its chin, Agunas said with an inexplicable expression. It didn’t believe it chose to guide the World Fragment here solely because of the Jingming Divine Monkey. However, Little Crystals being mineral Spirit Beasts have little to do with such high-grade items like the World Fragment.
“Maybe, it’s to let them cultivate mineral veins here?”
Veronia said offhandedly, but even it didn’t believe that answer. The Little Crystal tribe doesn’t possess the ability to create mineral veins, and neither their raptor nor beast evolution branches have the capacity to condense mineral veins. At most, they can only transform minerals, otherwise the Little Crystal tribe would have been protected by the Alliance rather than roaming around.
“How could it be? The Little Crystal tribe doesn’t have the ability to nurture mineral veins. But, there might be other reasons?”
Thinking of something, Feng Yuan gave a peculiar glance at Kong Qing, but it should be impossible, right? This is a dead end, after all. The requirements are too high.
Agunas didn’t notice Feng Yuan’s actions, flicking its tail. It didn’t continue the topic. Whatever it wanted to do, they couldn’t interfere.
After warning everyone again, the teachers explored the surroundings separately, but while common plants from the Audric region were found, they still hadn’t discovered a single Shengling Tree.
“Alright, the surroundings are basically safe now. You can move freely, but don’t exceed the designated safety range. Also, we’ve only done an initial check for dangers, and this doesn’t guarantee absolute safety, you guys…”
Before dismissing the group, the class teacher still warned everyone once more, yawning, Feng Yuan was indifferent to it. Xiao Ji nestled in his arms, looking a bit sickly. Feng Yuan wasn’t surprised by Xiao Ji’s state.
The effect of Perennial Grass suppressing the Death Series is enhanced in the Secret Realm, as the energy balance regulation ability in the Secret Realm is far inferior to that of the real world. Even though this is a World Fragment, those Perennial Grasses have almost converted and eliminated the Death Series forces within the World Fragment.
Even though there’s supplementary energy from the outside, this low energy concentration area still makes Xiao Ji show severe signs of maladaptation. Its tail feathers flicked slightly, and Xiao Ji lifted its head to look at Feng Yuan with a plaintive cry. Holding Xiao Ji with his right hand and pointing a finger at Xiao Ji’s head with his left, Feng Yuan said with exasperation,
“Alright, I didn’t know about this environment beforehand. If you want to blame someone, blame Agunas. Besides, this place doesn’t affect you that much.”
Glancing at Feng Yuan, Agunas flicked its tail and said nothing. Even though it had indeed overlooked the issue, typically, for Divine Beasts, the energy concentration of a region didn’t affect them. Even if the external energy was insufficient to support their Ultimate Moves, they could still mobilize their energy to launch attacks with undiminished power.
Only Xiao Ji was an exception. Being a Death-series Divine Beast with only a Good Level of power, only then would it encounter adaptation issues. Its tail feathers flicked, Xiao Ji called softly, staring at Feng Yuan. Agunas translated,
“It’s asking you, if you knew about the situation here in advance, would you have chosen to leave it outside?”
“This…”
Feeling guilty, Feng Yuan turned away, unable to meet Xiao Ji’s gaze. He likely would have done so if it meant everyone could enter the Secret Realm. Was there danger in leaving Xiao Ji outside alone?
Not to mention, with official personnel present, it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to harm Xiao Ji. Let’s be clear, it’s a Divine Beast, albeit a juvenile one, not something an average person could handle easily. Moreover, if Xiao Ji got an opportunity to execute the Crimson Judgement, other Divine Beasts would naturally be alerted to this place, not to mention he could forcibly leave the Secret Realm at any time.
Seeing Feng Yuan’s guilty appearance, Xiao Ji let out a dissatisfied cry and turned its head, as if sulking. Kong Qing hissed, seemingly trying to console Xiao Ji. The Big Cat, nudging Pomiti, occasionally hooted, spreading its wings as if introducing the surrounding plants. But Pomiti still looked dazed.
Yet even so, the Big Cat tirelessly continued its introduction. Feng Yuan turned and saw the Big Cat, his expression darkening, as something occurred to him. However, could it truly change anything? At this moment, he somewhat regretted letting the Big Cat and the others help take care of Pomiti, because…
Veronia noticed Feng Yuan’s gaze and the oddity with the Big Cat, spinning the parasol in her hand without speaking. She, too, was unsure if Feng Yuan’s decision was right or wrong. If it weren’t for the Big Cat and the others helping with care, then the one possibly getting hurt could be him, since Pomiti’s special nature means no properly planned solution was realistic.
The Big Cat didn’t notice the abnormality among the group, continuing to call out, with Pomiti sitting dazedly on the Big Cat’s head, though its body occasionally twitched.
Xiao Ji, however, noticed the group’s peculiarity. It stopped staying angry at Feng Yuan and instead lifted its head to look at him with a confused cry, and when Feng Yuan didn’t react, Xiao Ji switched to a sickeningly sweet tone, calling out several times. Laughing, Feng Yuan ruffled Xiao Ji’s head feathers and said helplessly,
“Alright, this has nothing to do with you, don’t worry about it, I’m getting… used to it.”