Chapter 1409: Chapter 1410: The Forest

“You didn’t tell me this thing would cause trouble.”

Long Boduo looked at Feng Yuan with resentment. Although it didn’t affect him much, being approached suddenly by an inexplicable group of people, he felt inexplicably upset. Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

“I just forgot, and besides, most people might not recognize this thing.”

“Are you saying someone is stirring up trouble?”

With a fierce look in his eyes, Long Boduo turned around, constantly scanning the crowd on the riverside. Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan and said irritably,

“Stop talking nonsense, will you? This thing is inherently restricted in usage. You’re bound to have trouble using it as a regular camera.”

“Tch! I’m not using it for wrongdoing, and I have a permit issued by the Alliance.”

Feng Yuan said dismissively, holding Xiao Ji and telling Long Boduo,

“If you don’t want to use it, give it back.”

“No! I haven’t had enough fun yet. Let me go take some more photos.”

Hugging the terrain camera, Long Boduo quickly ran off. Shaking his head, Feng Yuan gently pressed Xiao Ji’s belly and said,

“I’m planning to check out the water by the shore. Will you come along, or watch from the side?”

Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji thought for a moment, spread his wings, and called out a few times. Agunas translated,

“It says it can go with you but doesn’t want to get in the water.”

“Of course, I’m not planning to play in the water.”

Feng Yuan said smilingly, petting Xiao Ji’s head. As they moved from the lawn down to the riverside, Feng Yuan noticed the river might be quite deep, though the edges looked shallow. He didn’t intend to get in the water, so it didn’t concern him.

Gazing at the woods across the river, Feng Yuan curiously asked,

“Why does the other side show no signs of development and appears so primitively untouched? Is it intentional?”

“It seems not. The Forbidden Language Forest across is inhabited by many Wood Spirit Beasts. They live there to guard the forest. People here and the beasts divide the area with this river; the other side belongs to them, while this side belongs to humans.”

Agunas said, flicking his tail, while Feng Yuan glanced at the small fish swimming in the clear river water and said,

“I see, so that side is the territory of Wild Spirit Beasts, huh…”

“There’s no conflict between us. We’re grateful for their assistance, that’s all.”

At that moment, a young girl beside Feng Yuan spoke. Seeing Feng Yuan looking at her, she smiled and said,

“Sorry, I overheard your conversation about the Forbidden Language Forest. I want to make sure you and the Divine Beasts understand our relationship clearly.”

Saying this, she looked towards the forest across the river and said,

“Although I don’t know where you heard about the Forbidden Language Forest, what you know might not be the whole truth.”

Feng Yuan gave a peculiar smile towards Agunas; it’s the Divine Beast managing historical archives. Now this girl is questioning his expertise? Agunas flicked his tail and said,

“I haven’t checked detailed information, just a brief look only. Maybe what you perceive as the truth isn’t the truth?”

Though saying this, Agunas still pulled out a book and started reviewing it. Curious, Feng Yuan looked at the girl and asked,

“How do you know I have Divine Beasts with me?”

Even though Agunas was quite famous because of Feng Yuan, that was only in Maomu City. Even in other parts of Great Xia, besides official personnel, few could easily recognize Agunas, let alone here in Drochkar. They couldn’t just ask someone in Maomu City with pictures of Divine Beasts from here, expecting them to recognize it as Divine Beasts.

“It just showed its identity earlier. I noticed it specifically came to find you afterwards. Clearly, you must be its Divine Pact Maker.”

With a bright smile, the young girl said. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan weakly replied,

“Well, you might be mistaken. We’re just friends; I’m not its Divine Pact Maker. If you’re interested in it, you can try.”

“You better watch out for Long Boduo bothering you.”

Rolling his eyes, Agunas said speechlessly. Would Feng Yuan dare recommend Divine Pact Maker to Long Boduo? The latter might not want to accept it. Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

“Just a suggestion, and she already knows Long Boduo’s Divine Beast identity, right?”

“You, are you also a Divine Beast?”

Then, the young girl curiously looked at Agunas. Flicking his tail, Agunas gave an impatient look and said,

“What do you think?”

“It seems to be true, speaking human language is not uncommon among Spirit Beasts, but few Spirit Beasts have such an attitude towards Divine Beasts. It’s surprising you have two Divine Beasts with you; you’re really impressive.”

Looking at Feng Yuan, the young girl said in amazement. Ordinary Divine Pact Makers usually have only one Divine Beast by their side, yet he has two, which is quite incredible.

Petting Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan chuckled and asked,

“Interested in Divine Beasts? Want to become a Divine Pact Maker?”

“No, I’ve already passed the age; it’s probably too hard to become a Divine Pact Maker.”

Shaking her head, the young girl said. Although she appeared young, with her age, becoming a Divine Pact Maker was very challenging. Not everyone was as lucky as the Divine Pact Maker of Ernis. As for the other exceptional Divine Pact Maker?

This matter was heard by people in the Omeilia Region, but since it involved people from the Divine Land Region, they didn’t know much. Comparatively, Ernis’s Divine Pact Maker amazed them more; a grown-up can become a Divine Pact Maker for Ernis.

Unlike those optimistic folks, the girl knew very well that becoming Ernis’s Divine Pact Maker involved many coincidences gathering together, and she didn’t want to gamble on such elusive luck.

“You see things clearly, but, what’s the truth about this forest?”

Feng Yuan said while holding Xiao Ji, curiously looked at the young girl and asked. She paused, suddenly realizing her original intention, smiled slightly and said,

“This is related to the Dynasty Era. Even then, when the Sea of Flowers descended, there was still food scarcity, as those flowers couldn’t satisfy hunger.”

“At that time, besides Meteor Valley near Soretcher City, the area had the most Spirit Beasts here. Certainly, people didn’t intend to kill them; they prayed to the Spirit Beasts for permission to enter the forest.”

“Although the Spirit Beasts rejected this request then, they soon emerged from the Forbidden Language Forest, using their abilities to hyper-grow Soretcher City’s crops. Whenever there were natural disasters or major difficulties, they came out to help, and this lasted until Soretcher City never lacked food.”

“This is mostly factual, except that the Spirit Beasts in the Forbidden Language Forest didn’t deny human entry during their concentrated breeding period for safety reasons, not allowing humans near them.”

Agunas said while flipping through the book, flicking his tail and saying,

“As for the rest, it’s almost like that; Spirit Beasts assisting Soretcher City gained locals’ respect, and correspondingly, they wouldn’t easily occupy the Forbidden Language Forest.”

“Furthermore, many notable Beastmasters in Soretcher City have Spirit Beasts originating from the Forbidden Language Forest, so maintaining its original appearance isn’t just a coincidence.”

Closing the book in hand, Agunas said, Feng Yuan scratched his head, curiously looked at the young girl, and said,

“I thought you’d tell a story, wasn’t expecting…”

“Stories are deceptive; I can only state the truth I understand. Otherwise, if you think I deliberately misled you, isn’t that unjust?”

With a slight smile, the young girl said. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan realized he didn’t know how to refute her, while Agunas glanced at the young girl and said,

“You told us this matter just to let us know the truth?”

“Yes, I’m worried, if the Divine Beasts misunderstand, what to do about it, given the current commotion they have…”

Saying this, she shook her head, not saying more, while Agunas spoke up,

“You’re talking about those who consider the Forbidden Language Forest legend a lie? They’re just trying to develop the land of the Forbidden Language Forest. As for if they’ll succeed?”

Recalling the information he found, Agunas had a trace of cold laugh. There were many Legendary Level Beast Tamers from the Forbidden Language Forest among Soretcher’s Beastmasters. Spirit Beasts in the forest weren’t simple; if humans thought they could take advantage, they’d suffer hefty losses.