Chapter 2642 - 2643: Delicious Fish

The Fluffy Fire Wolfhound was frolicking in the stream, and Xiao Ji would occasionally use a Wind Attribute Move to counter the splashing Fluffy Fire Wolfhound. Just as the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound swung its paw to create a huge splash again, Feng Yuan’s eyes lit up as he borrowed Xiao Ji’s power to form a Shadow Claw and fiercely grabbed.

A small colorful fish was caught in the Shadow Claw. Even though the little fish was trapped, it struggled mightily. If Feng Yuan didn’t know this wasn’t even close to being considered a spiritual object, he would have thought it was some kind of Spirit Beast-like spiritual object.

"The people here are interesting, able to artificially cultivate spiritual objects."

Watching from afar, Veronia exclaimed in surprise. Although the locals claimed it was just an ordinary little fish, seeing the fish’s struggle within the Move made it hard for her to believe that.

In her view, even if the fish wasn’t a Spirit Beast, it should be a spiritual object. Otherwise, how could it struggle within a Move? This type of object capturing Move is a high concentration of Attribute Energy, and ordinary animals wouldn’t dare to move in this scenario.

Unfortunately, because Veronia was too far away, she guessed wrong this time.

Feng Yuan instantly figured out the reason for the fish’s struggle. Ultimately, it was its resistance to energy, or perhaps this fish was uniquely capable of ignoring the influence of Attribute Energy. Of course, what he meant by ’ignoring’ was just not being affected by the dispersed energy.

Otherwise, Feng Yuan wouldn’t have been able to catch it with the Shadow Claw, considering the Shadow Claw is purely an energy-based structure.

"I wonder if it really tastes any good."

Tossing the fish into the Fish Basket, Feng Yuan murmured, glancing at the guilty-looking Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, which had just realized what their purpose there was. Seeing the guilty expression, Feng Yuan lightly knocked its head and said

"Not bad, at least we didn’t leave empty-handed. Alright, you guys can play, but don’t disturb others."

He glanced at Veronia but said nothing more, as he was the only tourist here. It seemed others hadn’t chosen Bian Shui Fort as their first destination.

Of course, Feng Yuan didn’t know that others hadn’t arrived at Cha Mu Town yet, or rather, only after he confirmed would other invitations be sent out correspondingly.

But this was what the Maomu City officials wanted Feng Yuan to misunderstand. After all, organizing such an event specifically for Feng Yuan wasn’t beneficial for either side. Even if Feng Yuan would certainly feel uncomfortable knowing this, would he reveal it afterward?

There are some things that, even if realized afterward, people wouldn’t care about.

Even though the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound had accidentally fished out a small fish, these special little fish were still quite difficult to find without using Divine Sense, which is why Xiao Ji, who initially wanted to fish with Feng Yuan, ended up frolicking with the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound under its mischief.

Watching Xiao Ji and the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound splashing water at each other, and Feng Yuan quietly fishing, Veronia hummed softly as Tamur circled around her and said

"If you’re envious, why stay away?"

"Hmmph, who says I’m envious? You’re not good at guessing people’s thoughts."

She glanced at Tamur, stubbornly said. Tamur had no intention of arguing; whether it was true or not, she knew very well, and he wasn’t interested in verbal sparring.

By noon, the small fish Feng Yuan caught became a delicious lunch. Faced with the fresh little fish, even Xiao Ji, who wasn’t very interested in food, couldn’t resist going after the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound’s portion.

Coincidentally, the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound had the same idea. Watching Xiao Ji and the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound scuffle, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but chuckle from the side. Veronia slowly savored her portion and said with surprise

"Though not a spiritual object, it has the unique delicious taste of one. Maybe with some effort, those fish could become spiritual objects one day."

"I think it’s fine as it is. The yield of spiritual objects is still low. As long as they taste good, that’s enough. A spiritual object doesn’t lack this one kind."

Feng Yuan paid this no heed. The yield between spiritual objects and ordinary animals is incomparable, not to mention their breeding difficulty is entirely different.

Due to their medicinal value, spiritual objects have much lower yields and higher breeding difficulties compared to ordinary animals. Of course, they have their benefits; their prices tend to be higher, at least.

However... Feng Yuan believed that even in total, the amount of money these unique little fish could earn might not be much less than spiritual objects. Simply put, spiritual objects were too abundant, and unless they had very special medicinal effects, the actual profits weren’t necessarily that high.

In comparison, these fish offered a unique feature, even if it was only for their delicious taste.

"Speaking of which, you’re not putting in enough effort, or else..."

She glanced at Xiao Ji and the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound fighting over the fish, Veronia teased. Rolling his eyes, Feng Yuan retorted impatiently

"It’s supposed to be relaxing, why complicate it? If I wanted to catch them all, it’s not like I couldn’t."

Veronia didn’t refute, knowing Feng Yuan was speaking the truth. Even if the little fish was nearly invisible under spiritual power and had a kind of optical camouflage, these were only challenges for ordinary people. Even Veronia could precisely locate those little fish, let alone Feng Yuan.

Only Feng Yuan was enjoying the process, so he chose not to cheat. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be hard for him to catch all those fish.

"Speaking of which, I noticed Xiao Ji’s Spirit Beast Decoration seemed unique, or rather, it changes with the Qi Realm Stance."

Recalling something, Veronia remarked. Feng Yuan hadn’t noticed because the change was subtle, and Xiao Ji was only using the Qi Realm Stance later on to play with the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, so he hadn’t paid attention at the time.

Prompted by Veronia’s words, Feng Yuan grew curious and asked her

"What do you mean? I doubt you’re bringing this up for no reason."

If it was merely about the Spirit Beast Decoration changing with the Qi Realm Stance, Feng Yuan trusted she wouldn’t mention it lightly since there was no need. Even without being told, he would eventually discover it.

Then...

"There’s no special meaning, but at the time, I noticed that Xiao Ji was accumulating energy for the decoration while using an Ultimate Move in the Qi Realm Stance."

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Feng Yuan rubbed his chin, observing Xiao Ji as it played with the Fluffy Fire Wolfhound. He didn’t think Veronia was making blind guesses. For Divine Beasts, their insight allowed them to sense a vague intuition even without fully understanding the truth.

This change must have had something special that caught Veronia’s attention. But even Veronia probably didn’t know what was worth noting; it was just a gut feeling.

"You suspect it has some special use? That possibility exists, but... I don’t want to manage it. Anyway, for Xiao Ji, the Qi Realm Stance isn’t very useful. I’m really worried about something happening to Qi Chen and the others... You know they’re just relatively outstanding ordinary people for the moment. The power of the Qi Realm is... too dangerous for them."

Feng Yuan shook his head slightly and said. He wouldn’t stop Qi Chen and the others from pursuing power. After all, they’re merely friends, and Feng Yuan had no grounds to stop them from doing so.

At most, he might withhold some information he deems inappropriate, so he didn’t bother delving into the Qi Realm Stance, especially after creating the Fantasy Stance, which further filled Feng Yuan with apprehension about the Qi Realm Stance.

That thing can’t hurt him or Xiao Ji, but for Qi Chen and the others, it might. If he kept investigating and found something, Feng Yuan didn’t know whether he would inform Qi Chen and the others.

Yet, doing so could bring them danger?

"Hmmph, your choice isn’t wrong, after all, it’s for your friends’ sake."

Veronia’s tone was peculiar as she glanced at him, but Feng Yuan didn’t bother saying anything. He guessed that Veronia must have gone through something similar before, with someone important making decisions for her, so her current strange tone was understandable. After all... there are some good intentions she might genuinely not want.