Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1192 - 1193: Doubts

"You really... bully it every single time."

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan with some helplessness, vigorously rubbing Xiao Ji’s head, while Feng Yuan chuckled and said

"Don’t you think it’s interesting? And Xiao Ji isn’t like Ah Mu, no reaction no matter how you bully it."

Feng Yuan had tried to play tricks on Ah Mu as well, but Ah Mu had even more patience than Qi Chen, so no matter what Feng Yuan did, there wouldn’t be much of a reaction, which made Feng Yuan lose interest in teasing him.

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Qi Chen said speechlessly

"Ah Mu is not your toy, be careful or Xiao Ji might get mad and ignore you someday."

"How could that be~ Xiao Ji definitely won’t mind, right~"

Gently patting Xiao Ji’s back, Feng Yuan said somewhat guiltily, and turning to look at Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji turned its head away, looking disinterested, but its paw still moved slightly, inching closer to Feng Yuan, who hugged Xiao Ji and giggled.

After a while, Feng Yuan turned into a Little Husky and blended in with the canine Stray Spirit Beasts, watching the Little Husky causing trouble with those canine Stray Spirit Beasts towards the Cat-Type Spirit Beasts, Cotton swung its tail displeasedly and barked at Dou Yanlan before jumping off the table.

With a flick of its tail, Cotton led the Cat-Type Spirit Beasts in a rebellion against the Little Husky’s aggression, watching this unusual cat-dog battle, which also involved an eagle, Qi Chen found himself somewhat helpless, that guy always managed to stir up some weird stuff.

Veronia glanced at the noisy cat-dog skirmish and took the other Stray Spirit Beasts aside, while it didn’t possess the inexplicable affection like Agunas, it still rather liked these Stray Spirit Beasts, especially because some of them were quite special.

They weren’t wild Spirit Beasts, just...

"Phew~ so tired."

The Little Husky lay on top of Big Cat’s head, panting with its tongue out. After playing around for quite a while, even Feng Yuan felt somewhat exhausted, Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and said

"Can’t you ever calm down a bit?"

"Don’t you think it’s fun? To frolic with those Spirit Beasts in another identity~"

The Little Husky shook its ears, saying with a smug look, Xiao Ji stood on the side, watching Feng Yuan intently. It indeed would like Feng Yuan to lie on top of it, but its head was not as big and flat as Big Cat’s. The Little Husky Feng Yuan had turned into couldn’t lie on it all; not to mention its back. Although Feng Yuan could turn into a Little Husky and cling to Xiao Ji’s back during flight, it wasn’t very comfortable when Xiao Ji was walking on the ground.

"Could you come with us later to retrieve some documents?"

At this moment, Ye Hanlei approached Feng Yuan and asked, the Little Husky, wagging its tail, looked at Ye Hanlei with some confusion and said

"What documents? What weird identity are you getting for me this time?"

"Archaeological team credentials. That place is not directly under our control, and without those credentials, it would be somewhat difficult for you to enter."

As she spoke, Ye Hanlei looked at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan and said

"And they definitely can’t, like you, enter the archaeological site without credentials."

Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan did not possess the special ID that Feng Yuan had; after all, they were just ordinary people, and such items wouldn’t be casually issued to them. A standard ID card wouldn’t contain any special identity information.

"Eh heh~ do you guys want to go check out the Ancient Ruins together?"

Wagging its tail, Little Husky suddenly looked at Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan with interest, recalling that they could also join it for a visit. As for being refused entry, would that be possible?

Seeing how they had directly invited him, it seemed unlikely—especially if the ruins were of major importance, they certainly wouldn’t invite him to casually stroll in, unless there was some mechanism inside they couldn’t solve and the ruins needed to be deciphered for some compelling reason.

These were merely Ancient Ruins from the late Great Li Dynasty; even if their location was somewhat special, Feng Yuan still didn’t believe anything of significant importance would be found there. As for danger? If it were a site with special mechanisms, Feng Yuan did not think that staying in the city would be safe.

To prevent forceful decryption, such devices likely contained self-destruct mechanisms, which typically had considerable power. Helplessly, less powerful ones would have already been cracked by now, not to mention that Feng Yuan didn’t think the original designers of the ruins would be so foolish as to leave behind such a terrifyingly unstable bomb.

After all, with the passage of time, any mechanism is prone to faults. Ruins located in the wilderness or uninhabited areas blowing up wouldn’t harm anyone, but in the region of Maomu City? Considering that there were not many people originally, it’s very likely that those responsible for building the city were the same people who concealed it beneath the several layers of sewers.

No one would place such dangerous things under a city, no matter the caution; no one knows what kind of people will live in the city eventually.

Since safety didn’t seem to be a concern, Feng Yuan thought this was nothing more than an archeological excursion. Inviting friends seemed like no big deal, and maybe he could even find some nice things for Qi Chen and the others.

What exactly could be found inside Ancient Ruins, nobody knew. If there was something that could be useful to Qi Chen and the others, it would be better for Feng Yuan to let them use it right there and then, as opposed to figuring out how to take it with him. At least he wouldn’t feel too guilty about getting stuff for his friends without having put in much effort, unless they were present at the time.

Qi Chen, unaware of Feng Yuan’s considerations, scratched his head and looked at Dou Yanlan to ask,

"What about you?"

He wasn’t particularly interested in archeology, as he knew very well that he didn’t have the ability to analyze the artifacts from the Ancient Ruins, whether they were texts or patterns. They seemed like riddles to him, and even though records of the Great Li Dynasty’s language still existed, not having studied them meant that he couldn’t understand the writing.

Wrong, Feng Yuan should probably understand it, as he had just been to the late Great Li Dynasty period. Even though the language and writing of that era had not yet been completely standardized, the official language already existed and was in use, which meant that guy should be quite familiar with the language and scripts of Great Li and its neighboring countries.

"Me? Ancient Ruins from the late Great Li Dynasty period seem quite intriguing, that history... is somewhat vague."

Dou Yanlan said meaningfully, looking at Feng Yuan. Although the historical records from that time already had some issues, after Feng Yuan’s so-called ’marking’, that period’s history became even more chaotic. At least Dou Yanlan couldn’t currently discern what exactly happened in the Great Li back then.

Why it fell apart so quickly, and the relationships among the princes and princesses were even more chaotic—not due to any incestuous affairs but clarifying who was genuinely close with whom and who had good relations was currently beyond anyone’s grasp.

Relationships that seemed close one second could turn into life-and-death enmity the next, and enemies who were, in reality, close friends were impenetrable even with historical records.

If Agunas knew Dou Yanlan’s suspicions, it would probably tell her that there’s no need to worry about it now. After all, the constantly changing history within the ’marking’ and even the occurrence of time disruptions were not astonishing. To know the truth, one could only investigate after the ’marking’.

Therefore, even now, it could not be certain that the Ancient Ruins would continue to exist. If it was truly a relic from the original history, it would undergo changes with the progression of the ’marking’, which probably was one of the key reasons for Feng Yuan’s interest.

"Can’t help it, isn’t it normal for things from that period to still be unsettled? Besides, Lorraine Tower hasn’t revised history for humanity, who knows what really happened back then, right?"

Wagging its tail, Little Husky grinned and spoke. Although Lorraine Tower could easily traverse time, it wouldn’t fuss over helping humans revise their history. Hearing Feng Yuan’s hint, Dou Yanlan nodded in agreement and didn’t ask further. She knew that Feng Yuan didn’t want the matter of marking to be public knowledge.

After all, issues related to time and even history are things no one can declare to be without effect on themselves; otherwise, Meng Binglan would not have created a device to guard against temporal attacks.