Chapter 2763 - 2764: Doubts

Fairy Tale Village is situated at the center of Fairy Tale Island. Besides the various Candy Houses, there are all sorts of adorable cartoon cottages. Unlike Feng Yuan, who doesn’t care about appearances, the others, including Zhou Weijun, find it somewhat hard to relax.

Of course, this also ties to Fairy Tale Island’s generic theme. For them, what truly evokes nostalgia are childhood memories. Although these cartoon cottages are full of whimsy, they lack a certain sense of reminiscence.

Feng Yuan doesn’t mind this at all. He pulls Xiao Ji and the others around for photos, occasionally dragging Agunas and the others in for group shots, thoroughly enjoying the experience.

"Hehe, I almost forgot there are things to eat here."

Taking a commemorative photo in front of the Juice Fish Pond behind a Candy House, Feng Yuan, feeling thirsty, suddenly remembers that each small cottage on Fairy Tale Island has a variety of sweet treats available for free.

At first, the Flame Chasing Furry Dog wasn’t resistant to this sweet journey, but the sweets and candies here are just too excessive. Feng Yuan keeps eating incessantly, thereby inducing Xiao Ji to consume quite a bit as well.

The Flame Chasing Furry Dog feels its fangs might rot from all these candies, swiftly flicking its tail and sneaking away, too scared to follow behind Feng Yuan.

Noticing the Flame Chasing Furry Dog’s departure, Feng Yuan didn’t think to pull it back, finding it unnecessary. Since the dog doesn’t particularly like sweets, Feng Yuan isn’t interested in forcing his hobby on it.

While Feng Yuan and Xiao Ji are savoring various sweets, a whistle sounds from Candy Square. Feng Yuan curiously approaches and discovers that the Candy Spirit Beasts have somehow gathered there.

Veronia and Agunas had been watching early on and sensed something during the Candy Spirit Beasts’ moves. But seeing no dissatisfaction among the Spirit Beasts, Agunas remained indifferent.

As the whistle changes, the Candy Spirit Beasts begin showcasing their special Ultimate Moves. Though their power is almost negligible, each Candy Spirit Beast possesses a unique Ultimate Move.

Fruit Sugar Baby is the first to make a move, releasing bubbles of different sweet flavors that float over Candy Square, causing Zhou Weijun and the others to involuntarily step back to the edge.

There’s no helping it; they might rush forward if they were children, but unfortunately, they’re not.

These sweet, giant bubbles are composed of various liquid fruit sugar syrup, amusingly capable of carrying people into the air under Fruit Sugar Baby’s control.

Yet it doesn’t change the essence of the sticky syrup. A careless move could cover one in gloppy goo, especially when Fruit Sugar Baby enjoys wrapping people in syrupy bubbles and then suddenly popping them upon landing.

Feng Yuan doesn’t fear the syrup dirtying his clothes, but he’s holding too many sweets to participate.

As bubbles burst, new changes unfold before the crowd. The Candy Spirit Beasts take turns showcasing their exclusive Ultimate Moves, delivering a sweetness-overloaded performance.

Even after the performance ends, the air is filled with the sweet aromas of various desserts, candies, and drinks.

"What a waste."

Veronia glances at Feng Yuan and casually remarks, with a laugh Feng Yuan says

"It’s part of their schedule, yet indeed, this Fairy Tale Island doesn’t quite mesh with the guests’ interests."

"I suppose so. If they had children, it would be different. This age group just doesn’t fit; what on earth is Maomu City thinking?"

Shooting a glance at the crowd, Veronia says, Fairy Tale Island places too much emphasis on age, at least Zhou Weijun and the others aren’t particularly drawn to this place.

Perhaps due to the low enthusiasm, the ship didn’t linger long at Fairy Tale Island. Besides Feng Yuan grabbing some more sweets right before departing, the others seemed more like they were just checking off a task.

As the ship sets sail again, Feng Yuan stands on the front deck, slowly enjoying sweets he took from Fairy Tale Island against the wind.

"Looks like you had quite the fun."

Noticing Feng Yuan’s joyous demeanor, Zhou Weijun comes over to greet him. Glancing at him, Feng Yuan smiles and says

"What else? I felt Fairy Tale Island was quite interesting, but... the age issue didn’t allow for total enjoyment."

"I wonder what Jade Island will be like. If it’s just a pile of gemstones, tsk, I do question Maomu City’s intent behind these invitations."

Reflecting on the boatload of guests, Feng Yuan humorously remarks that aside from him, the others probably weren’t satisfied with the Fairy Tale Island trip, and he doesn’t understand what Maomu officials are up to.

"Maybe there’s not enough time? It’s common for hastily put-together plans to encounter various issues."

Zhou Weijun laughs and says, he didn’t particularly mind the Fairy Tale Island affair, as although one couldn’t fully let loose, it sufficed for relaxation.

Glancing at Zhou Weijun, Feng Yuan smiles and says

"You have an easygoing attitude. After all, it’s a reward... yet, it turned out like this, tsk～"

Perhaps due to the Fairy Tale Island trip, Feng Yuan and Zhou Weijun’s conversation shifted from serious matters to various Maomu City folklore.

Besides Feng Yuan, the others are mainly locals, knowing numerous odd folklore and rumors, no, to be precise, strange legends emerging due to the presence of Spirit Beasts.

These tales might be insignificant initially, but distorted over time they turn into peculiar folk tales.

During this idle chat, the ship gradually docks at Jade Island’s pier.

Unlike Fairy Tale Island, the plants on Jade Island have plump, translucent leaves, seemingly resembling various gemstones. Even the beach where the pier is located gleams under the sunset.

"Tsk, a paradise for women!"

Staring at the gem-studded beach, Feng Yuan can’t help but sigh, Jade Island is truly a haven for lovers of gemstone jewelry.

"Hmm, ostentatious indeed, Jade Island turning into Jewelry Island seems to have lost its way."

Veronia, unaffected, evaluates the spectacle of Jade Island, Agunas flicks its tail and says

"Not off track, the whole island focuses on various shades of jade, with the beach’s gemstones merely decorative. Even the pathways are made of special jade, did they acquire the Mysterious Treasure Child spirit beast?"

The Mysterious Treasure Child is also a special non-combat Spirit Beast, but unlike Candy Spirit Beasts, it has fewer varieties, categorized by mineral gemstones.

Of course, compared to Candy Spirit Beasts, the Mysterious Treasure Child is far more practical, its exclusive Ultimate Move can transform mineral structures.

Or put it another way, the Mysterious Treasure Child can achieve Stone to Gold.

Depending on transformation capability, Mysterious Treasure Children are categorized into minerals, gemstones, and several major categories.

Faced with such abundant jade, claiming they’re all purchased, Agunas has doubts. Though due to the presence of Mysterious Treasure Child and similar Spirit Beasts, gemstone prices are relatively cheap, they’re essentially still luxury items.

Especially gemstones transformed through Ultimate Moves, despite stable output, their prices generally aren’t notably low. Naturally, due to lacking many attributes compared to natural gemstones, artificial gemstones are relatively cheaper.

If these are truly all natural gemstones, Agunas doubts even a stationed military could protect this place.

They’re joking, given this quantity of gemstones, if entirely natural, it would be exorbitant, even artificial gemstones aren’t cheap.

"It should be, Mysterious Treasure Children hardly mass-produce gemstones, and at this scale, without self-sufficiency, the costs far exceed those of Fairy Tale Island."

Feng Yuan nods and states, even without inquiring he can speculate these gemstones are likely creations of Mysterious Treasure Child-type Spirit Beasts, and those beasts are probably owned by Qianqiu Tourism.

"Come to think of it, what’s Qianqiu Tourism’s situation like? Excluding Candy Spirit Beasts, although difficult to collect, the costs are relatively low. But obtaining Mysterious Treasure Child spirit beasts with mineral converting ability isn’t something ordinary folk can manage."

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan turns to Agunas, asking, both Fairy Tale Island and Jade Island have very distinct themes, but comparatively, Feng Yuan is more intrigued by how they acquired such a large number of rare Spirit Beasts.

"You suspect they have ties to poaching organizations? Yet... Fairy Tale Island’s Spirit Beasts show no such issues."

Agunas looks at Feng Yuan surprised and asks, Feng Yuan laughs and responds

"I wouldn’t say that, I’m merely curious about Qianqiu Tourism’s background and how they obtained such rare Spirit Beasts. Not to mention, even the Maomu Officials couldn’t get their hands on Mysterious Treasure Child’s kind."