CHAPTER 1734: CHAPTER 1735: SPECULATION AND INFLUENCE

Although quite a few people are already calling for taxis, they’re in heated phone arguments with drivers over the additional charges for trips to the remote suburbs. Dou Yanlan sighed, knowing they couldn’t solve this problem at all. Feng Yuan glanced at the classmates, pondered for a moment, and said

"How about I call more White Shadow Wolves over?"

"How many White Shadow Wolves are there in total now?"

Veronia looked at Feng Yuan, puzzled, unable to resist asking. Even if the White Shadow Wolves didn’t have many tasks, they’re the affiliates of the White Wolf Deity, so you can’t possibly summon a whole group at will, right? You have to consider that there are already more than ten people here; if you’re thinking of getting them all back, you’d need to call over more than ten adult White Shadow Wolves.

"Hmm, I haven’t counted them myself, but there must be several thousand at least. As affiliates of the White Wolf Deity, their population limit should be several tens of thousands at most."

Feng Yuan scratched his head uncertainly as he said. Although he knew the population limit of the White Shadow Wolves, he wasn’t clear on the specifics. As for comparing their numbers to ordinary Spirit Beasts? The strength limitation of White Shadow Wolves isn’t like that of ordinary Spirit Beasts; their entire population has the potential to reach Legendary Level, which naturally keeps their numbers lower.

Additionally, as affiliates of the White Wolf Deity, White Shadow Wolves don’t spread widely like ordinary Spirit Beasts, so this number is relatively high.

"Several thousand? That’s a lot more than the Fire Vermilion Birds, isn’t it?"

Veronia smiled enigmatically and said, rolling her eyes as Feng Yuan replied irritably.

"The Fire Vermilions aren’t affiliates. They can replace the Fire Vermilion Bird at any time, so of course, their numbers can’t be high. Okay, I’ll go ask if anyone would like to ride a White Shadow Wolf back together."

With a wave of his hand, Feng Yuan said and walked towards those classmates who were arguing through their phones with the drivers.

"This... is a bit too spectacular."

Looking at the group of White Shadow Wolves at Chunhe Garden’s entrance, Tan Xueluo, who was about to ride Panshi back to the academy, said in astonishment. Due to Feng Yuan’s offer to bring a large number of rideable Spirit Beasts, many classmates chose to try the Spirit Beasts Feng Yuan found, rather than riding their own Beast Tamer mounts back to the academy as originally planned.

At night at Chunhe Garden’s entrance, the all-white White Shadow Wolves appeared exceptionally striking. Given that this is a suburban area, besides the streetlights and the neon lights of Chunhe Garden, there was only the moonlight from the sky.

In the relatively dim environment, the snow-white White Shadow Wolves appeared extraordinarily dazzling. With their fur tips emitting a faint mixed-attribute glow, everyone passing by couldn’t help but take a glance at these special Spirit Beasts.

"Alright, let’s go~"

Randomly picking a White Shadow Wolf, Feng Yuan brought Xiao Ji on board, calling out to Qi Chen and the rest. Tonight, many could see the figures of people riding glowing giant wolves on the city streets.

"What’s he up to now?"

In the Special Duty Team, Liao Yu, who was busy all day and was preparing to speak privately with Ye Hanlei, felt his phone vibrate. He pulled it out, glanced at the message from Huo Feng, and exclaimed in frustration, "A large group of people riding weird White Wolves appeared on the nighttime streets. Even if nothing is damaged, it’s newsworthy."

"There doesn’t seem to be any problem. Although there’s quite a stir, they haven’t done anything wrong. It’s just that the choice of Spirit Beast to ride was rather peculiar."

Ye Hanlei also received Huo Feng’s transmission and, after watching the trending video, said. Despite drawing attention, Feng Yuan and the others did nothing wrong externally, and if she remembers correctly, Feng Yuan wasn’t the one who applied for the pass either.

"Sigh, he really can occasionally cause a stir."

Liao Yu sighed and said helplessly, understanding that this wasn’t directly related to Feng Yuan. But if it suddenly becomes a hot topic, someone might harass him... it’s a headache.

"What’s odd is why they would go there? That place doesn’t have anything suitable for their classes, does it?"

Ye Hanlei looked at the related videos with curiosity, and due to the unknown Spirit Beasts attracting significant attention, information about Feng Yuan’s departure from Chunhe Garden was dug up. However, that place is relatively remote, and there wasn’t an appropriate environment nearby for academy field practice, so she didn’t understand why they ended up there.

Regarding class gatherings? While she wasn’t studying at the Beast Taming Academy in Maomu Academy, she understood common information. Class gatherings usually occur where there are activities or directly in the academy’s dining hall, rarely at such commercially focused resorts.

Because generally, it doesn’t give off a relaxed vibe.

"This might be related to the Data Team. I heard they were collaborating with Maomu Academy on research for a real-world simulation or something. Originally intended for internal Special Duty Team experiments, but we’ve been busy, so they approached Maomu Academy."

Liao Yu recalled and said, while Ye Hanlei looked at him in surprise and said

"Where did you gather that information?"

"Xiao Chen, who handles reception, was recently complaining about the Data Team... eh-hey~ I overheard it by accident... hey, hey, Hanlei!"

Seeing Ye Hanlei’s face turn icy cold, Liao Yu quickly reacted, guiltily stepping forward to explain. She looked at him and shook her head, saying

"Since you knew such information, why didn’t you inform us? The Data Team’s actions could potentially affect our tasks. If they don’t assess things promptly, we need to be prepared."

"Yes, yes, yes, next time I won’t casually approach... huh?! What information? I thought this wouldn’t affect us, right?"

Scratching his head, Liao Yu looked confused at Ye Hanlei, originally thinking she was annoyed because of his chatting with Xiao Chen. But it turned out to be about this matter? Or was she trying to lower his guard for a fatal blow later?

With that thought, Liao Yu became suddenly alert. Ye Hanlei bemusedly watched Liao Yu twirl the pen in her hand, saying reluctantly

"Do you really see me as such a petty person?"

"No, no! It’s me seeing you with a villain’s heart instead of a gentleman’s. So, is there an issue with this matter? Their experiments shouldn’t impact us, should they?"

Although he didn’t know Ye Hanlei’s meaning precisely, Liao Yu hastily shifted the topic, fearing it might become a life-threatening question. Ye Hanlei looked at him without much comment, twirled her pen, sighed, and said

"Regarding the Data Domain, why do you think only a few cities are conducting large-scale research?"

"Isn’t it because there aren’t enough technical personnel? Our Maomu City has plenty of resources for researching the Data Domain and Data City, thanks to Feng Yuan."

"And do you think the sudden experiments, collaborating with Maomu Academy, are simple? Don’t forget the incidents when the Data Domain once impacted reality."

Ye Hanlei said cautiously, looking at Liao Yu. Though the Data Domain and Dream Domain belong to separate spaces, both have the potential to influence reality. If not for this, they would’ve already started unchecked research.

Given the current situation, the reason for cautious research is the possible impact of the Data Domain on the real world. Otherwise, given those experimental researchers’ style, they would’ve employed various methods long ago.

"Could there be chaos?"

Scratching his head, Liao Yu felt a foreboding sensation. Ye Hanlei shook her head and said

"It’s hard to say. But if their experiment requires going to the suburbs, it might not be straightforward. It’s possibly related to reality interference abilities."

Ye Hanlei didn’t know precisely what they were up to, but based on the place where Feng Yuan and his group were returning from, she could infer some things. If it was routine entry into the Data Domain, there’d be no need to go to such remote areas—only when it involves the real world would they choose the suburb with more desolate terrain.

Yet, with Quine’s side still in upheaval, isn’t it too hasty for them to proceed like this?