CHAPTER 1408: CHAPTER 1409: A SPECIAL SCENERY

Getting off at a place that seemed like a residential area, Feng Yuan looked suspiciously at Big Cat. The other glanced at the name of the platform, nodded, and wooed to Xiao Ji, saying something. Xiao Ji was clearly a bit panicked, but luckily, Big Cat comforted it in time. After a while, Xiao Ji, trying to suppress its panic, spread its wings towards Feng Yuan, signaling him to follow.

Every few steps, Xiao Ji would call out, and Big Cat would helplessly respond. At this moment, Big Cat felt like it had unwittingly gotten itself into a big mess. As the characteristics of the residential area became increasingly obvious, Feng Yuan strangely glanced at Big Cat; where were they planning to go?

Long Boduo hesitated and said,

"Why do I feel like you’re trying to sneak into someone’s home?"

Big Cat wooed as if explaining something. At this time, Xiao Ji was extremely flustered, feeling something was amiss—had they taken the wrong route? Just as Xiao Ji was in a panic, Feng Yuan hugged Xiao Ji with a smile and said,

"Alright, let’s keep going. Maybe we’re just taking a shortcut. I really don’t know where exactly you’re planning to go with such a strange route."

Normal tourists typically wouldn’t venture into such areas, but Feng Yuan wasn’t overly surprised. After all, sometimes taking shortcuts leads you through bizarre places, like someone’s neighborhood.

The fortunate thing was that Soretcher City didn’t have zoning for neighborhoods; all the buildings were street-facing, so there wasn’t much worry about taking a wrong turn into a neighborhood and being seen as a weirdo.

Xiao Ji’s tail feathers flicked, and it took quite a while before it broke free from Feng Yuan’s embrace, spread its wings, and happily called out.

Although the surrounding environment grew increasingly strange, the encouragement from Feng Yuan dispelled Xiao Ji’s unease. Leading Feng Yuan through the quiet residential area, they walked for a long time. Just as Big Cat was about to lose hope, they turned a corner, and a beautiful river beach appeared before them.

Seeing that river beach, both Xiao Ji and Big Cat perked up. Watching Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji happily chirped and gestured, while Feng Yuan stroked its head with a smile and said,

"So that’s it, you planned to bring us here?"

Xiao Ji nodded, leading Feng Yuan across the road to the river beach. Unlike the quiet residential area, many people were enjoying themselves here. Long Boduo looked around at the river beach and said in confusion,

"I don’t recall seeing this place in any tourist promotions, but it looks nice enough."

Across the river beach were towering mountain peaks, at their base lay a dense forest. The mountains were veiled in white snow clouds, and behind them was the rocky stylings of Soretcher City.

Even though this river beach hadn’t been heavily beautified, standing here still gave off an unusual feeling. Feng Yuan smiled slightly and said,

"This place is quite interesting, is it the boundary between civilization and nature? Why not promote it as a tourist spot?"

Long Boduo took a few photos with his camera, unsatisfied with them. It seemed that a single photo couldn’t capture the essence of the scenery here.

Xiao Ji called out proudly, as if asking for praise. Amused, Feng Yuan ruffled Xiao Ji’s head and said,

"Well done, this place is indeed much more interesting than those fixed tourist spots. Hmm, it’s just that group photos are hard to take here. I remember there’s something like a terrain camera; seems like Kong Qing has it?"

Kong Qing scratched its head with its tail tip, trying to recall while softly hissing. Big Cat stepped forward to watch Pomiti, and Kong Qing opened a space gate and swam inside. Feng Yuan quickly described the appearance of the terrain camera from behind. Long Boduo looked at Feng Yuan in confusion and asked,

"What’s a terrain camera? What does it do?"

"Well, it’s a device specifically for capturing terrain data. Although it’s called a camera, it actually captures image information of the entire surrounding space. How do I explain it..."

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan found it really difficult to explain. Luckily, Big Cat seemed to understand Feng Yuan’s dilemma, wooing as it directly pulled out a phone and brought up an app. Watching Big Cat adjust the photo lens direction, Long Boduo exclaimed in amazement,

"Isn’t this just turning the whole surrounding environment into a model? Why do I feel like I’ve never seen this before?"

"It’s a restricted item. Once used, it captures the surrounding environmental terrain data and can faithfully reproduce the topography within a certain range using the data. Thankfully, it can only capture data within visible distance. Otherwise, it wouldn’t just be considered a restricted item."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan explained that this device wouldn’t be allowed to be openly sold. Although the data it returned wasn’t perfect, unable to provide exact data for most organic matter save the land, who knows what would happen if misused.

Adjusting the lens could only be done centered around the shooting position, modifying focus and range of view, but who knows what odd purposes it might be put to.

He only got his hands on this thing after pestering Captain Yang several times, and besides the camera, there was also a permit issued by the Alliance. Without that, using it and being seen would be a hassle.

After a while, Kong Qing swam out with a rather special camera. This camera was different from others, having a large and flat lens. Long Boduo examined the camera and said,

"Shall we take a test shot?"

"Of course~ Let me first adjust the parameters. Hmm, let’s max out the return data here, no need to set the collection precision too high..."

Watching Feng Yuan adjust the camera parameters while speaking, Long Boduo couldn’t help but think that this device was quite unlike the camera in its hands.

After a while, Feng Yuan took a photo, and Kong Qing brought out a notebook computer from the space. Seeing himself in the photo, plus the photo with adjustable focus, Long Boduo was tempted and asked,

"Can you lend me that camera?"

"Sure, after Xiao Ji and I take a few more shots, it’ll be yours. Oh, and don’t lend it to others, or it’ll be trouble."

He personally had a permit and wasn’t worried, but as for Long Boduo? The Federation and Drochkar’s regulations didn’t apply to it, but it would be troublesome for others. Being reported while using that camera could be quite a hassle.

Long Boduo, not fully understanding the situation, nodded in agreement. After a while, Feng Yuan and Xiao Ji finished taking photos and handed the camera to Long Boduo, watching as it joyfully ran off with it. Agunas voiced a bit of concern,

"Do you think there’ll be any trouble?"

"As long as it doesn’t lend it to others, there shouldn’t be much of an issue. Most people probably wouldn’t recognize it for what it is, and Drochkar wouldn’t care about whether Long Boduo has a permit. After all, it’s a Divine Beast, isn’t it?"

"I’m just worried about it lending that to others..."

Swishing its tail, Agunas watched as people approached Long Boduo and spoke. Shrugging, Feng Yuan said,

"It shouldn’t happen, I warned it, and wouldn’t others refrain from asking to borrow?"

Walking along the river beach with Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan occasionally looked at the distant mountains and forests, then back at the city, and said,

"Didn’t expect there’s such an interesting place here, was this a man-made surprise?"

"Probably, the forest ahead wasn’t planned for much. This place occasionally gets struck by meteorites, making it unsuitable for development in that forest."

Agunas leafed through the book in its hand and said, when suddenly people in Drochkar inspection officer uniforms rushed over with soldiers towards Long Boduo.

Seeing the situation, Long Boduo realized someone had likely reported it to the inspection officers, but...

Long Boduo wouldn’t be kind to humans trying to snatch its belongings. Hugging the camera protectively, Long Boduo directly used its Ghost Series ultimate move to block those people. If not for noticing their uniforms, it might have retaliated with an Offensive Ultimate Move. However, the other party hadn’t recognized Long Boduo as a Divine Beast and intended to act, which had irritated Long Boduo.

The Gate of the Netherworld opened, and Netherworld’s power descended upon the river beach under Long Boduo’s guidance. Sensing danger, Agunas hurriedly rushed over, ignoring whatever Feng Yuan might say.

After several twists and turns, the other side finally recognized Long Boduo’s identity as a Divine Beast. The inspection officer was terrified and kept apologizing to Long Boduo. Feng Yuan hugged Xiao Ji and walked away, trusting Agunas to handle the situation. As for feeling guilty? Neither side had done much wrong. If the inspection officer had asked nicely from the start, it might not have turned out this way.