Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1079 - 1080: Formal Dress

"Tsk! Really makes one envious, having the teacher pick up the tab."

Feng Yuan curled his lip as he spoke, but there wasn’t a hint of envy in his expression. Qi Chen was taken aback and replied with some confusion,

"Why? Isn’t this sort of thing up to personal preference?"

"This..."

"Finally, a Divine Pact Maker emerges, do you think the school won’t pay attention to that? It’s just too bad it seems no Divine Beasts have taken a liking to you, otherwise..."

Seeing Feng Yuan appraising him up and down, Qi Chen retreated a few steps with a guilty conscience and said,

"What are you trying to do! I appreciate your kindness, but I think this sort of thing should be left to fate."

Although he, like most people, aspired to the identity of a Divine Pact Maker, he also knew that Yang Hongzhi becoming Najia’s Divine Pact Maker was a coincidence or, perhaps more accurately, a twist of fate. He certainly didn’t want Feng Yuan to go out of his way to find a Divine Beast for him—that would just feel weird.

"I’d like to, but those Divine Beasts are quite discerning, or rather, they all have different requirements. Turning up uninvited to sell oneself isn’t going to work."

With a sigh, Feng Yuan spoke regretfully. The truth was, even Agunas was the same. It merely followed Feng Yuan around, and as for those who thought that because it often obeyed Feng Yuan’s orders it was easy to get along with? They thought too much. Even for Qi Chen, if it were for his own request, it might not even pay him any attention.

Flicking its tail, Agunas spoke irritably,

"Turning up uninvited, how is that any different from having impure motives? Do you think such people are suitable to be Divine Pact Makers?"

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Seeing Yang Hongzhi turn into a less crowded passageway ahead, Feng Yuan smiled and remarked.

"Really... completely different."

Inside the store, Qi Xiaoshuang exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the dresses. She hadn’t expected the dresses made by this tucked-away store to be so lovely. Qi Chen, however, felt somewhat uncomfortable as he said,

"Let’s go, I think the dresses here are about the same as those from Yi Shang."

"No way! They’re totally different, okay! These are real banquet dresses, I really want to try one on..."

Qi Xiaoshuang glared at Qi Chen and said, her eyes shining as she carefully examined the dresses. Yang Hongzhi frowned slightly when he saw the price tags—the prices were beyond his expectations. Although he knew the quality here was better, he hadn’t anticipated such a significant price difference.

"Hehe~ How do I look in this?"

Feng Yuan, dressed in a uniform, came out and said proudly. Qi Chen rolled his eyes; wasn’t this just the captain’s uniform he had worn last time? This wasn’t even merchandise from this store. Yang Hongzhi looked at the uniform Feng Yuan was wearing with some surprise and commented,

"This one seems nice, but I’m not sure how it would look on me."

After all, he was much taller than Feng Yuan, and the uniform on the latter was obviously custom-designed to fit him perfectly. He wasn’t sure what effect it would have when he wore it. On the side, Qi Chen covered his face and said,

"That’s his own clothes, they don’t sell it here."

"Indeed, I certainly don’t have the skill to create such a refined... uniform."

At that moment, Chen Meidi came out and commented on Feng Yuan’s uniform. Although it was stunning every time she saw it, she had to admit she didn’t have the capability to design the uniform Feng Yuan was wearing. That uniform gave her the impression it was like the ritual robes worn by kings from ancient Dynasties, a treasure crafted by combining the strengths of many, yet its style was different from the costume styles of any Dynasty Era.

Although it was somewhat unclear, considering the relationship between the other party and the Divine Beast, it didn’t seem like anything particularly miraculous. Perhaps he had asked the Divine Beast to have a designer from some small country help him design and create it?

"Hehe~"

Feng Yuan chuckled proudly, sparked by a memory, and pushed Qi Chen, saying,

"Hey, how about you help me find him a set of formal attire?"

"Him? It seems..."

Chen Meidi was sizing up Qi Chen, thinking about something. Unlike Feng Yuan, Qi Chen had a fairly standard height. However, he looked rather ordinary, just like any other person on the street, without any distinct features. In that case...

"This... Shouldn’t be necessary, right? The Wolf God’s Robe should hold up for a while?"

Qi Chen said somewhat sheepishly, aware of the price for a custom-made robe here. Even after waiting until after he started school, he was not confident that he could earn that much money in a short period of time.

"The Wolf God’s Robe? Although wearing a Divine Beast’s Ritual Robe to any banquet wouldn’t be considered rude, but... don’t you think it’s a bit too showy?"

Chen Meidi couldn’t help but remind Qi Chen. Meanwhile, Yang Hongzhi glanced at Qi Chen and said,

"That’s true, the academy has various banquets too, and everyone usually wears formal attire to them. If you wear the Wolf God’s Robe..."

It was different from the hot spring banquet Feng Yuan had dragged him and Dou Yanlan to before. That kind of event had all sorts of people, and wearing the Wolf God’s Robe or even a military uniform wouldn’t garner much attention, of course, unless you brought a Divine Beast with you. That would definitely draw a crowd.

But at the academy’s banquets, where mostly students from one’s own academy attended, showing up in the Wolf God’s Robe would be too eye-catching. Unless nobody recognized it, but Ritual Robes are inherently different from regular formal wear. Wearing one would naturally spark curiosity about which Divine Beast’s Ritual Robe it was.

"That seems not bad either, becoming the center of attention in an instant~"

Feng Yuan said with a mischievous smile towards Qi Chen. Glancing at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen felt rather helpless as he looked at those formal robes. After their remarks, he realized that he indeed might need to prepare a formal robe, but...

"Don’t worry, look me up after you enroll, and I’ll take you on a task. Making money won’t be so difficult."

Yang Hongzhi smiled and patted his shoulder, seemingly thinking that Qi Chen was reluctant because of financial concerns. To be honest, before entering the academy, he couldn’t imagine that the money he once thought was hard to earn in high school would be so easily accessible.

As for whether Qi Chen had the ability? He hadn’t just seen Ah Mu’s assessment performance; he had also sparred with Qi Chen during the special assessment. Judging from the strength Qi Chen had at that time, he was much weaker compared to Yang Hongzhi now, but stronger than Yang Hongzhi had been when he first started at the academy.

However, upon further reflection, it didn’t seem so surprising. After all, Qi Chen was Feng Yuan’s good friend, and with that guy’s capability, giving Qi Chen a leg up was not difficult at all. Moreover, Ah Mu’s situation was indeed a bit peculiar.

If you say it takes on the role of a meat shield, yet Ah Mu’s energy control is not weak but quite strong. If we talk about the main attack, as a Wood type Spirit Beast with a supporting role, Ah Mu has a natural advantage in stamina. Plus, it has a bunch of interference and recovery ultimate moves. If we really go for attrition warfare, not considering Najia, he suspected that he might carelessly get counter-killed by Qi Chen.

Based on this, he believed Qi Chen should be able to join any team within the first semester. However, he wasn’t sure if his own team leader would allow him to invite a freshman who had just enrolled. With this in mind, Yang Hongzhi looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Do you plan to form a new team with him, or?"

"Depends on the situation. I don’t know what I’ll do then. A three-person team seems doable. If there’s a task that requires a headcount, it’s not like there’s no one to fill the numbers. I should be able to get three Divine Beasts to help make up the numbers, so a six-person team looks totally fine."

Feng Yuan said as he thought for a moment, to which Yang Hongzhi looked at him speechlessly and said,

"You really dare to think and do..."

Just one Divine Beast would be terrifying enough, yet this guy was thinking of getting three Divine Beasts to join. But remembering the two Divine Beasts that followed Feng Yuan, it seemed not impossible—the guy had a good relationship with the Divine Beasts, and it would probably be no problem asking for their help.

"That would be more convenient. After all, the so-called number restrictions are just to ensure safety. Do you think that matters to me?"

Shrugging, Feng Yuan said nonchalantly, to which Yang Hongzhi looked at him with some astonishment and said,

"You actually understand so well? Did you do research in advance?"

"Pretty much. I have to know if the school I’m going to has anything unsuitable. For example, I don’t like the mandatory group activities at Shenhua, or the military experience in Great Xia, and in Shangjing..."

Listening to Feng Yuan list the inconveniences of those academies, Qi Chen asked Yang Hongzhi in surprise,

"Are there really so many troublesome places?"

Yang Hongzhi gave an awkward smile and said,

"That’s just for him. Shenhua Academy’s group activities probably refer to the once-a-semester wilderness survival experience led by professors, Great Xia’s... that’s experiencing military life, and you can get hands-on with most conventional weapons, then there’s Shangjing..."

"It sounds like a benefit, how he talks about it..."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan speechless; all of those sounded like perks, yet from that guy’s perspective, they seemed like some terrible misfortunes.