Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1022 - 1023: The Researcher’s Doubt

"It seems I have inadvertently disturbed your leisure time."

Seeing that everyone was eating cake, Meng Binglan apologetically said, and as a twenty-something woman behind her was about to inquire, Meng Binglan promptly stopped her. Before she could say anything to the man who was holding her, Orlina approached and said,

"I didn’t expect you to have another ground-breaking discovery so soon."

"Orlina, teacher?"

Qi Chen looked at the newcomer with some surprise. It didn’t surprise him that Meng Binglan and the others were here, as she had previously mentioned needing Feng Yuan’s help, but it was odd that Orlina was here. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

"Today’s not a weekend, is it?"

Feng Yuan looked at Orlina, puzzled. Although she was only a part-time teacher of Spirit Beast Health, which barely required attention as it had very few sessions in a semester, importantly, she was currently the only Spirit Beast-related school doctor. Normally, she would be at the school during class hours. Was she on leave?

"With such a big event happening here, of course, I took a leave. I really want to see for myself what the new evolution form of the Little Green Snake looks like. May I? I promise to keep it a secret."

Seeing Orlina acting like a schoolgirl, Feng Yuan rubbed his temples and pointed at Kong Qing, saying,

"It’s right there. As for keeping secrets, it’s not necessary. After all, according to its request, this is definitely meant to be public."

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the dissatisfaction showed on the woman’s face, but the man beside her held her back from voicing any objections. Orlina, somewhat surprised, scrutinized Feng Yuan and asked,

"Why? If it were kept confidential, no one would blame you after all. That’s customary. Moreover, wouldn’t a strong new evolution form be very beneficial for Great Xia?"

"This is Kong Qing’s wish. It hopes that the Little Green Snake population can have a better life, and it... doesn’t really involve Great Xia, does it?"

"This evolution form was completely discovered by itself, and I have nothing to do with it. How could I possibly decide for it?"

Feng Yuan spoke, glanced at Kong Qing with a smile, and Orlina, surprised, looked at Kong Qing, recalling something. Feng Yuan warned,

"You better not get any ideas about it. If I find out, I won’t be nice. Don’t forget I have Agunas by my side, and Gitalien is also watching."

"Then why are you pushing it into the spotlight?"

Orlina looked confused at Feng Yuan. If he really cared for it, why not consider keeping it hidden? Staring at Orlina for a long while, Feng Yuan asked,

"What if you discover a new evolution form, and someone tells you they’re doing you a favor by taking away the discoverer’s credit, would you be happy?"

Kong Qing shook its head at Feng Yuan and hissed something, while Agunas looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"It says it doesn’t mind, as long as most of the Little Green Snakes know about this new way to evolve."

"But I can’t accept it. Taking others’ research achievements, especially those of Spirit Beasts, would make me feel very uncomfortable."

Feng Yuan said earnestly, and after looking at him for a long time, Orlina lightly laughed and said,

"I see. I could help you submit an application to the Alliance for protection..."

"There’s no need to trouble yourself, our Great Xia can handle that."

Ye Hanlei walked in and looked at Orlina, saying, if it weren’t for her being a teacher at Feng Yuan’s school, she would have likely been driven out immediately. Despite her proclaimed goodwill towards Great Xia, she was undeniably an Orian, and as a researcher herself, her intentions could never be fully known.

Smiling, Orlina offered no defense. She was well aware that her being in Great Xia was only because she liked the environment here, but, nevertheless, she was still an Orian, and their wariness towards her was completely justified.

Moving to the side, she pulled out a chair to sit down, Orlina glanced at Feng Yuan and said.

"I’m really looking forward to, how effective is its ability?"

"Well, you’ll have to wait until we finish eating,"

Feng Yuan casually said as he pointed at the cake, clearly not having had his fill and not willing to forsake the pleasure of eating delicious food.

"I never thought you would actually finish this cake honestly."

Qi Chen was somewhat surprised as he looked at Feng Yuan, who was eating the last piece of cake, said. He thought that this guy would cause some sort of commotion, but unexpectedly, he was able to quietly finish the cake. Could it be because there were outsiders present? Casting a glance at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan said irritably,

"What else? I don’t mind playing food fight with ordinary cakes, but I can’t bear to waste this one. Do you really think Cotton Orchid Flowers are that abundant?"

"Alright, what do you want to ask?"

Having put down the last piece of cake, Feng Yuan looked at the people and asked. He temporarily couldn’t eat any more. As for Xiao Ji? It didn’t seem to like the taste of the cake that much, having eaten only a piece and then busied itself with something else with Big Cat. Seeing Little Ice Cream sneak up to his cake, Feng Yuan said amusingly,

"If you want to eat it, go ahead, as long as you don’t mind that I’ve eaten from it."

Meng Binglan glanced at the snow cream ball wriggling behind the cake. She also had some understanding of Little Ice Cream’s situation, being a brand new Spirit Beast that appeared from a meteorite, alas, it looked like it might be hard for it to reproduce. Of course, that wasn’t definite, after all, Spirit Beasts were so magical, no one knew what the future would hold.

As for the fact that Veronia was hiding a group of Little Ice Creams, most people didn’t know, but even if they did, it wouldn’t be much use. No one dared to go before Veronia and say they wanted to research Little Ice Cream’s ability, asking for one to be provided. If someone really did that, Veronia would probably show them what a Divine Beast looked like when angry.

Regaining her thoughts, Meng Binglan asked,

"Regarding the Homeward Snake’s space, is that thing invadable and detectable?"

"Invasive? Detectable? Well... perhaps it is possible, but infiltrating without alerting them is impossible."

"Why?"

The female researcher, who had been kept from speaking until now, seized the chance to ask. Looking at Kong Qing, Feng Yuan said,

"Because the Homeward Snake’s space utilizes a space layer. As long as you can inspect the space layer, you can find those spaces. Strictly speaking, all spatial equipment and even Spatial Abilities basically use the space layer."

"It’s just that those space layers are in extremely secretive areas, protected by time and even life rules, which is different from the Homeward Snake’s space scattered directly in the space layer. Otherwise, why would the Homeward Snake have such a large space at that level?"

After much thought, the middle-aged man who had been silent spoke up,

"What you said is indeed true. What we couldn’t understand before was just this. The abilities and strength displayed by the Homeward Snake don’t match its level, but if it’s as you said, it is possible."

"But how did it manage to touch such profound spatial rules?"

The space layer wasn’t something to play with; let’s not say that Kong Qing is only at Elite Level, even if it were at Legendary Level, if it’s not a Space-attribute Spirit Beast, don’t even think about sensing, much less using it. Kong Qing’s case is a bit strange.

"Why do you need to understand it to use it? It’s the natural instinct after evolution, it’s not just Kong Qing that can evolve successfully."

Feng Yuan looked perplexedly at the man, who paused for a moment before realizing. Although having such exaggerated abilities after evolution, it seemed, indeed, that the Spirit Beast itself didn’t need to master the skill. But...

The middle-aged man curiously looked at Kong Qing and said,

"But something is off, as a Pioneer, if you don’t master that ability, how did you discover this evolutionary form?"

"Dolomons Grass can enhance the spatial sense of Spirit Beasts, maybe Kong Qing naturally has a talent for space attributes?"

Feng Yuan sincerely said, though both Agunas and Veronia were well aware that he was lying. In fact, the other party’s suspicion was accurate—if Kong Qing wasn’t a Space-attribute Divine Beast, the Homeward Snake’s evolutionary form probably wouldn’t appear; after all, even if Kong Qing controlled its evolutionary form as it wished, it basically still related to the unique evolutionary control of Divine Beasts, much like Xiao Ji could previously choose its own evolutionary form.