Chapter 2750 - 2751: The Plan

"All it takes is to conquer a town? That’s much better than I initially anticipated."

Qiu Hanmo said thoughtfully with a smile. He didn’t shy away from sharing his thoughts, of course, as long as it didn’t interfere with his plans. He knew very well that unnecessary secrecy often marked the beginning of many troubles.

"Your anticipation?"

Feng Yuan looked at Qiu Hanmo with some surprise, and the latter replied with a nonchalant smile.

"I had already guessed that acquiring the Ascension Stone this time wouldn’t be easy. Based on the increased strength, I thought perhaps we’d need to team up to conquer a city. Just taking over a town is simpler than my previous calculations."

Qi Chen and Yang Hongzhi looked at Qiu Hanmo with faces full of shock. They didn’t expect him to have plans to attack a city. That seemed beyond their capability, right?

Dou Yanlan glanced at Yang Hongzhi but said nothing. Seeing him with Yang Hongzhi, she guessed his intentions—to rely on the power of Divine Beasts, making it possible to conquer a city.

After all, Najia’s situation is quite special. Normally, Divine Pact Makers can’t easily have Divine Beasts assist in city attacks, even those belonging to adversarial forces.

Are even allies part of his calculations? No wonder he’s so far ahead of us.

Dou Yanlan thought to herself, but she didn’t mind. Having once pursued a similar path, she understood Qiu Hanmo’s thoughts and actions well. At least as an ally, Qiu Hanmo wasn’t considered highly threatening.

Though he would unhesitatingly use allies as pawns for certain plans, that was only when necessary. Besides, Dou Yanlan knew that if they deemed it necessary, they would willingly act as pawns.

To fellow comrades, such friends were hard to hold in high regard, but at least he wouldn’t betray his own.

However, the same ability directed at enemies...

She sighed, feeling rather worried.

That unknown Different Time Qiu Hanmo might be a major threat, for even in the Qi Realm, she hadn’t noticed, or even if she did, she might selfishly use that special power for resurrecting Peculiar Realm Qi Chen.

Different Time Qiu Hanmo... would probably unhesitatingly use it for research, or even find a way to increase the odds... for attacking other timelines...

She hadn’t noticed Qiu Hanmo secretly observing her, just as Feng Yuan hadn’t noticed that Dou Yanlan was troubled.

"I’m off to register for canyon exploration~"

Because Feng Yuan wasn’t in a hurry to supplement the team needs, he didn’t accompany Yang Hongzhi and the others to register for the Spirit Beast entry.

This was a privilege Maomu City provided for contributors, so those going to register weren’t particularly numerous.

After all, not everyone could, like Qi Chen and the others, obtain the Ascension Stone when their strength was still weak. Most Beastmasters were already near Legendary Level, with their teams practically complete, so the need for additional Spirit Beast entries wasn’t urgent.

Yang Hongzhi smiled and agreed, preparing to take Qi Chen and the others to register, but before that, they needed to schedule a consultation, not knowing the Spirit Beasts they should prepare.

Since most eligible for application weren’t in a rush and their teams were virtually complete, few needed consultation, allowing Qi Chen and the others to register directly without waiting.

In contrast, Feng Yuan found more people participating than anticipated, with many evidently having just ascended to Legendary Level Beastmaster.

Without asking, Feng Yuan could guess they were likely soldiers retreating from the front line. Naturally, their actions and demeanor hinted at it, as they were clearly different from ordinary people.

Feng Yuan had no intention to engage in conversation, promptly completing the registration and leaving. Meanwhile, the group was somewhat curious about Feng Yuan’s identity, since not everyone could participate in this canyon exploration activity, or require registration; they weren’t ordinary people.

Although Feng Yuan was well-known among the official circles in Maomu City, they hadn’t linked it together yet, given that Veronia and Tamur didn’t join him. In their eyes, Feng Yuan was just a young lad.

They didn’t think only Feng Yuan was eligible in his age group to earn such a reward, and naturally, wouldn’t privately discuss this in public.

"Finished registering? Seems like the front-line folks have returned,"

Veronia noticed Feng Yuan coming out, stopped chatting with a Beast, and floated over to greet him. Rolling his eyes, Feng Yuan replied with irritation,

"Do you need to say it? Isn’t it obvious? The City Defence Army personnel responsible for city defense aren’t on vacation yet, and having a similar aura, already Legendary Level Beastmasters, if not from the front line, where else would they spring from?"

"What’s your intention in telling me this?"

Feng Yuan looked at Veronia in confusion. He didn’t quite understand her intention. Even he couldn’t treat retreating front-line personnel lightly, and he quite respected them.

Though he toured the Imperial Timeline personally, even crippling the Mordan Empire, but that was when he could undeniably overpower them. The United Army’s frontline troops were different.

Their strength was at a disadvantage compared to the Imperial People, and the relatively lower casualties this time were owing to the Divine Beasts’ intervention. Even so, sacrifices weren’t absent.

If not for them, the United Army’s many participating countries wouldn’t have had the chance to celebrate here.

"Hmm, my point is, the Little Crocodile is probably returning soon."

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Veronia spoke tersely. Her words implied mistrust that he might intend something inappropriate, which seemed impossible, as she wasn’t that irresponsible kind.

"Agunas? True, given the situation, it should be returning soon. No wait, what are you planning?"

Feng Yuan looked at Veronia in surprise. He doubted she was concerned about Agunas, but did she intend for Agunas to do something?

"Hmm, with the Little Crocodile guarding Maomu City, you can roam elsewhere."

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Veronia replied tersely. Her statement implied that due to its peculiarity, different from theirs, Agunas could produce several near-identical split entities.

It had previously done the same, allowing it to guard Maomu City without hindering action, which Veronia and others couldn’t.

Even Veronia, despite having fewer duties, couldn’t guarantee not encountering emergencies necessitating departure, but Agunas could. As long as it didn’t leave the Main World, its splits could persist and act independently.

"Err, sounds nice, except Agunas probably won’t agree, right? Why not let it rest after all the hard work?"

Pausing, Feng Yuan replied dryly. With a sniff, Veronia said,

"To it, it might not mean much, you know."

"Tch, hearing that might spark another argument, you know."

Shaking his head helplessly, Feng Yuan didn’t plan to continue this topic. Moreover, he didn’t intend to leave Maomu City shortly.

Though the other side of the Imperial Timeline had been severely hurt, who could assure they wouldn’t counter-attack again?

Besides, celebrating in his habitual city felt more satisfying, compared to elsewhere. As for later?

Who could accurately predict the future—would tourism recover, or perhaps none venture into tourism due to resource shortages?

Concerning way too many advancing to Legendary Level Beastmaster, the visible scarcity of resources was virtually inevitable.

In such circumstances, those people likely had no heart for tourism, preferring to swiftly gather resources, even venturing into the Imperial Timeline—not for another Ascension Stone but its Legendary Level cultivation resources.

"Tch, troublesome indeed, just can’t decide where to eat,"

Having regrouped, Feng Yuan was about to propose solving the lunch dilemma, but upon checking his phone, found both Jufu Tower and Fortune Full Building bursting at maximum capacity.

Unable to help it, with the war recently concluded, many couldn’t resist splurging in retaliatory spending—not just in Fortune Full Building, Maomu City’s most famous dining place, but even the officially-backed Jufu Tower was packed.

The soldiers descending from the front line commonly chose to dine here. Given their guest status and Jufu Tower’s backing, the establishment couldn’t decline these people.

Identical situations appeared in other renowned restaurants, each issuing announcements that the dining crowds had overwhelmed their hosting capacities, urging interested patrons to book early or visit another day.

"If indecisive about dining choice, I’ve got a suggestion you might want to consider."

Smiling, Qiu Hanmo remarked nonchalantly.