Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1032 - 1333 Night • Casual Talk

"Why are you running around everywhere in the middle of the night?"

Gitalien, who was leading Little Green Snake towards the big lawn of Cotton Orchid Manor, saw Long Boduo running about joyously and asked with some confusion. Hearing Gitalien’s question, Long Boduo stopped and looked at Gitalien, then asked with some surprise,

"What are you doing? Why are you bringing so many Little Green Snakes here? Will he get angry?"

Scanning the dense crowd of snakes behind him, Gitalien said nonchalantly,

"That guy will just complain verbally at most; ultimately, he’ll still unhappily finish making the potion. But with so many Little Green Snakes, it seems like we might not have enough ingredients. I’m not sure where to get some for him."

Gitalien glanced at Nagna dozing off on his shoulder and then at Long Boduo’s head, thought about it, and abandoned the idea. The other party was not Big Cat; it would probably be hard to let Nagna rest on its head.

Thinking of this, Gitalien inexplicably wanted to steal Big Cat from Feng Yuan’s side. With it around, Nagna could have a place to rest anytime, but... it probably wouldn’t willingly follow him. After thinking it over, Gitalien gave up on this enticing idea.

"Why are there so many Little Green Snakes?"

Just as the middle-aged man finished covering the equipment with a waterproof cloth, he saw Gitalien approaching with a group of Little Green Snakes and said, somewhat surprised, "That’s a bit... too many, isn’t it?"

"They’re prepared for him, and it doesn’t concern you much."

Gitalien responded expressionlessly, and the middle-aged man chuckled and said,

"I see. If we were to research, we’d definitely find volunteers ourselves. However, with such a large quantity, I doubt they can transport so many materials in a short period."

"That’s not my concern."

As he looked at Nagna sleeping on his shoulder, Gitalien didn’t seem very keen on conversing. The man took out a bottle of wine and shook it, saying,

"You don’t seem about to rest either; how about chatting with me?"

His nose twitching, Gitalien felt tempted. Regardless of what the other intended, it probably posed no real threat, since he was an official researcher of Great Xia with some necessary checks and that wine...

Seeing Gitalien being tempted, the middle-aged man faintly smiled and said,

"Don’t worry, I just want someone to casually talk to. There will be no improper requests."

Saying this, he placed the bottle of wine on a table nearby and pulled out a chair to sit down. Gitalien had planned to leave with the Little Green Snakes, but the enticing aroma from the poured drink stopped him. If this person hadn’t been an official from Great Xia, he might not have been so tempted.

"If you want to drink, just drink. He’s reasonably trustworthy, as long as you don’t carelessly agree to others’ requests."

The black-haired middle-aged man picked up Nagna from Gitalien’s shoulder and said. In a dazed state, Nagna fluttered her eyes open, saw the face of the person holding her, and let out a pleased chirp as she snuggled into his embrace. At this moment, Long Boduo also became much more subdued, and Gitalien just let it be, as that guy mostly behaved unpredictably, unlike Lorraine Tower.

Hanging his head low, Long Boduo scraped the ground, already thinking about sneaking away. Fortunately, without saying anything, Lorraine Tower just carried Nagna and left. However, before leaving, Lorraine Tower said,

"Since you’re so free to gather so many Little Green Snakes, why not make an extra effort to collect all the ingredients for those evolution potions?"

Seeing Gitalien with a troubled expression, the middle-aged man swayed his wine glass and said to Gitalien,

"How about having a drink?"

The other nonchalantly snatched the wine glass from his hand, took a swig, and eyed the middle-aged man with some puzzlement and said,

"You don’t seem to really... care about us much? Interesting."

Looking at Gitalien and then at Long Boduo, he chuckled and said,

"Why should I specially care? Aren’t you also among the living beings? Though you might be more powerful, compared to other Spirit Beasts, I don’t find you particularly special."

Saying this, he poured another drink, swayed it, and said,

"I believe ordinary Spirit Beasts may not reach your heights, but they won’t be far behind."

Although humans are unaware of the additional rule control abilities of Divine Beasts, they can guess that Divine Beasts have special divine bonuses; otherwise, it wouldn’t happen that Divine Beasts, apparently weaker than Sacred Beast Level Spirit Beasts, unexpectedly turn out to be stronger in a fight.

"Are you trying to please me?"

Gitalien took the other’s wine glass with a suspicious glance, and the other’s attitude seemed somewhat off. He chuckled and said,

"Almost, everyone is trying to build alliances, although having him is good, but one cannot solely rely on one person, right?"

"I thought you understood that we can’t easily reveal our stance."

Gitalien narrowed his eyes and stared at the middle-aged man calmly, his tone seemingly devoid of emotion. Even Long Boduo couldn’t tell if the other was angry. With a light laugh, the middle-aged man leaned back in his chair and said,

"I understand, but... how long can this unwritten agreement last?"

"I think all this is meaningless. Despite your excellent wine, I can’t help you with this matter."

"Is it because we don’t know each other? Shen Shimu, that’s my name."

The middle-aged man smiled as he introduced himself and extended his hand to Gitalien. Looking puzzled at Shen Shimu, Gitalien hesitated for a long time before finally shaking his hand and saying,

"You are quite interesting, I rarely come across someone like you."

"Haha, it seems I’m not the first then."

Shen Shimu said with a laugh, while Gitalien pulled out a chair next to him and sat down and asked,

"Did you intentionally wait for me here?"

"Not really, I’ve seen too many cases where careless checks on equipment lead to distorted data and even affect subsequent research. Besides, impatience has always been our greatest enemy."

Sighing, Shen Shimu whispered,

"I don’t know if it’s because of the immense pressure surrounding them, but everyone seems desperate to achieve results immediately. However... the evolution of Spirit Beasts really can’t be rushed..."

Gitalien poured himself another glass of wine and scoffed,

"Aren’t you humans always like this?"

Snorting loudly, Long Boduo found it dull and turned to leave. Gitalien looked at Shen Shimu and asked,

"I’m curious, what do you all think of him? What is your own opinion?"

It took Shen Shimu a moment to understand what was meant, and after some time he finally realized and said,

"You mean Feng Yuan? He is too mysterious. Their attitude is probably to woo him if possible, and if not, then no big deal, isn’t that very utilitarian? As for my opinion? He’s quite a capable person."

"Both in crafting Potions and observing data, this is true. Is there really such a thing as a versatile person in this world?"

Shen Shimu said with an indeterminate look. It truly was that Feng Yuan was proficient in too many diverse fields. During a previous check-up on the Homeward Snake, Shen Shimu had noticed that the other could identify the erroneous data caused by various unavoidable accidents. If it weren’t for his pointed remarks, even he wouldn’t have been able to identify those significant data deviations so quickly.

Gitalien just smiled, not responding. Although he didn’t know the specific details about Feng Yuan, he could guess. Knowing so much wasn’t necessarily due to talent; it might also be because of lifespan. Although he didn’t know exactly how long the other had lived, he could guess that he had learned many strange things throughout his long life.

Under the moonlight, Gitalien and Shen Shimu talked for a long time. However, when the wine bottle was empty, Gitalien stood up without any hesitation and left.

"How can there be so many Little Green Snakes?"

Feng Yuan looked at the group of Little Green Snakes outside the warehouse in surprise, as a wine-scented Gitalien glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"These were all hard to find. What do you think?"

"I think you’re drunk. How long am I supposed to craft Potions with so many Little Green Snakes?"

Feng Yuan said discontentedly to Gitalien; the number was simply too much. Although the Potions were not very difficult to craft, the quantity was overwhelming.

"Well, I don’t know about you."

Gitalien leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest, while Shen Shimu was already busily tinkering with the devices early on. Gong Qiuxia was by his side, helping to adjust and correct the errors in those devices. Although it had only been one night, the devices already showed many deviations in values that needed correction. Hesitating for a moment, Feng Yuan sighed and said,

"Perhaps, I should ask someone to help?"